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The  WilliMns  Record 


VOL.  94,  NO.  1 


USPA  684-680 


WILLIAMS 


COLLEGE 


SEPTEMBER  16,1980 


Economist  defends  capitalisnn 


Noted  economist  Herbert  Stein 
declared  that  capitalism  "is  an 
essential  source  and  guarantor  of 
freedom"  and  called  for 
Americans  to  defend  against 
what  he  perceived  to  be 
capitalism's  greatest  threat,  the 
Soviet  Union,  in  his  Convocation 


Address  last  Saturday  in  Chapin. 
"The  public  should  value  the 
free  system  enough  to  be  willing 
to  pay  for  it,"  Stein  said.  He 
explained  that  "paying"  meant 
bearing  the  "expenses  and  risks 
necessary"  for  the  military 
defense    of    the    United    States 


Benn  faults  communism, 
copifolism:louds  socialism 


Attacking  what  he  called  "the 
obvious  failures  of  capitalism 
and  communism,"  British 
sociahst  Tony  Benn  called  for  the 
acceptance  of  democratic 
socialism  before  a  packed  house 
at  Jesup  hall  last  Thursday  night. 

Speaking  from  a  position  of 
varied  government  experience  as 
a  Labor  party  leader,  Post 
Master  General,  and  Minister  of 
Energy  and  Technology,  Benn 
compared  the  virtues  of 
democratic  socialism  to  the  evils 
of  both  capitalism  and  com- 
munism." 


British  Labor  Party  leader  Tony 
Benn  explained  the  advantages  of 
his  brand  of  democratic 
Socialism  to  a  packed  Jesup  Hall 
Thursday  night.  (Buckner) 


Benn  observed  that 

capitalism's  lack  of  deep  roots  in 
history  was  a  prime  reason  for  its 
inability  to  withstand  20th  cen- 
tury market  forces  such  as  the 
multinational  corporation  which, 
he  said,  threatens  individual 
freedom.  Stating  that 

multinationals  "constitute  a 
sovereign  power  with  no  loyalty 
to  its  home  country",  he  accused 
them  of  being  a  primary  threat  to 
world  peace. 

Benn  also  attacked  capitalism 
on  ideological  grounds,  accusing 
it  of  being  "a  moral  vacuum 
because  of  its  lack  of  concern  with 
social  justice."  He  asked  whether 
political  freedom  was  compatible 
with  capitalism  or  whether  one  or 
the  other  may  have  to  be 
changed. 

Benn  went  on  to  berate  Com- 
munism with  similar  arguments 
on  almost  every  level.  He  con- 
demned the  insistence  of  modern 
communistic  doctrine  on  in- 
corporating everything,  in- 
cluding personal  freedom,  into 
the  state.  Neither  system,  he 
concluded  "makes  it  a 
requirement  to  have  social 
justice  and  political  freedom  for 
fear  of  the  disruption  of  the 
present  power  base."  The  threat 
that  Democratic  Sociahsm  poses 
against  established  authority, 
Benn  argued,  is  the  chief  reason 
why  Democratic  Socialism  is  so 

Continued  on  Page  3 


against  Soviet  aggression. 

Stein  drew  a  comparison 
between  today's  economic 
situation  and  that  of  1935,  when 
he  graduated  from  Williams. 
Capitalism  then  faced  two 
threats,  he  said:  the  breakdown 
of  the  economy  and  the  "foreign 
enemy"— Nazi  Germany. 

"Tliere  was  a  widespread 
belief  then  that  'this  is  the 
collapse  of  capitalism,'  "  Stein 
recalled.  "But  there  was  no  fatal 
flaw  in  capitalism."  The 
mobilization  of  America's 
energies  overcame  both  threats, 
and  today.  Stein  claimed,  we  are 
benefitting  from  capitalism's 
survival. 

"Real  income  is  2V2  times  as 
high  today  as  in  1929,"  the 
asserted,  "and  the  society  in 
general  and  even  the  economy 
are  more  free  today  than  in  the 
thirties."  Viewed  from  1973,  he 
admitted,  "we  might  see  a 
capitalism  unable  to  cope,"  but 
those  who  predict  its  failure 
today  are  similar  to  those  who 
predicted  it  in  1935. 

Stein    entitled    his    speech 

"Capitalism—  IF  You  Can  Keep 

It,"  explaining  that  "the  survival 

and  development  of  capitalism" 

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Seniors  donned  caps  and  gowns  Saturday  for  the  traditional  con- 
vocation ceremony,  which  featured  an  address  by  economist  Herbert 
Stein.  (Buckner) 


College  Council  vice-president  resigns 


Phil  Sheridan  '82  resigned  from 
the  vice  presidency  of  the  College 
Council  last  spring. 

Darrel  McWhorter  '81, 
president  of  the  Council,  plans  to 
reveal  this  at  the  Council's  first 
meeting,  on  September  24.  At 
that  meeting,  a  temporary  vice 
president  will  be  elected  from 
within  the  Council. 

A  permanent  successor  to 
Sheridan  will  be  elected  in  Oc- 
tober, along  with  the  freshman 
representatives. 

The    Council's    constitution 


contains  no  provision  for  an  of- 
ficer's resignation. 

Sheridan  ran  unopposed  last 
spring.  Todd  Tucker  '82  withdrew 
from  the  race  a  few  days  before 
the  election. 

Sheridan  says  he  chose  to 
resign  because  he  "couldn't 
commit  100  percent  to  the  job." 
He  felt  bad  about  this  because 
he  knew  "the  other  guys  were 
really  into  it,  and  I  just  couldn't 
do  it." 

The  vice  presidency  is  one  of 
the  most  time-consuming  jobs  on 


Panelists  search  for  economic  solutions 


Six  prestigious  and  quick- 
witted Convocation  panelists 
discussing  "The  Future  of 
Capitalism"  attracted  a  full 
capacity  attendance  in  Chapin 
Hall  on  Friday  evening.  A 
dissatisfaction  with  the  decision- 
making process,  in  Washington 
was  the  most  common  sentiment 
expressed  by  the  panel  that  in- 
cluded .  Arthur  Levitt,  Jr., 
president,  American  Stock 
Exchange;  Irving  Shapiro, 
chairman,  DuPont;  Herbert 
Stein,  former  head  of  the  Council 
of  Economic  Advisors;  Tony 
Benn,  Labor  Party  Member  of 
Parliament;  Lester  Thurow, 
M.I.T.  economist  and  author  of 
The  Zero-Sum  Society;  and 
Marina  Whitman,  vice  president 
and  chief  economist.  General 
Motors. 

"The  critical  problem  facing 
capitalism  is  a  political  one," 
argued  Shapiro.  "Under  the 
pressure  of  constituents  and 
interest  groups,  the  government 
and  elected  officials  have  been 
settling  for  short  term  goals  and 
pursuing  social  goals  with  not 
enough  regard  for  the  economic 
impacts.  We  cannot  ask  the 
capitalist  system  to  do  and  be  too 
many  things  at  once." 


Levitt,  a  Small  Business  Ad- 
visor to  President  Carter,  pointed 
to  the  potential  of  the  small 
business  community  as  a 
f)Owerful  source  of  growth  if 
Congress  would  take  steps  to  aid 
it.  Those  steps  include  a  reduc- 
tion in  corporate  and  capital 
gains  taxes,  a  creation  of  in- 
centives in  research  and 
development,  and  a  revision  of 
depreciation  laws. 


Lester  Thurow  reiterated  the 
problem  of  the  short  term  in- 
centives in  determining  economic 
policy  resulting  from  pohticians 
seeking  re-election.  "Lack  of 
investment  is  not  the  cause  of 
declining  productivity,"  said 
Thurow.  "It  only  accounts  for  20- 
30  percent  of  the  decline." 
Thurow's  reasons  included  such 
permanently  debilitating 
changes  as  declining  production 


Panelists  Tony  Benn,  Lester  Thurow  and  Irving  Shapiro  (I  to  r)  were 
three  of  the  six  panelists  who  debated  the  future  of  capitalism  Friday 
night  in  Chapin  Hall.  (Buckner) 


of  oil  and  a  societal  change  from 
productive  to  service  industries. 
"Someone  has  to  sacrifice," 
Thurow  stated,  "but  no  one  wants 
to  do  it.  My  motto  for  the  1980's  is 
.  .  .  much  stress,  much  strain." 

Whitman  spoke  of  the  proper 
role  of  government  in  deter- 
mining economic  policy  as 
providing  a  stable,  predictable 
economic  climate.  "The  decision 
making  process  is  now  too 
chaotic.  The  fine  tuning  attempts 
should  be  abandoned  for  a  long 
term  policy,"  she  said. 

A  growth  in  productivity  was 
not  the  focus  of  the  articulate 
Tony  Benn,  the  democratic 
socialist  M.P.  Capitalism  is  "at 
the  end  of  its  road,"  he  said, 
stressing  the  need  for  expansion 
of  public  investment  to  restore 
employment  and  move  toward 
social  justice.  Benn,  unlike  other 
panelists  who  castigated 
Washington,  pointed  to  the 
tyrannism  and  power  of 
multinational  corporations  as  the 
source  of  our  woes. 

"Capitalism,  by  definition, 
exists  in  a  moral  vacuum,"  he 
said.  "What  the  commissars  of 
the  Kremlin  and  the  bankers  of 
Wall  Street  have  in  common  is 
their  desire  for  self  protection." 


the  Council.  The  vice  president  is 
chairman  of  the  Elections 
Committee,  which  screens  ap- 
plications for  council  ap- 
pointments and  supervises 
elections. 

McWhorter  commented,  "we 
usually  get  about  a  hundred 
applications  for  all  the  com- 
mittees. To  really  do  it  right,  the 
Elections  Committee  has  to  meet 
about  four  times  for  four  hours  to 
consider  the  applications  and 
appoint  the  members." 

Speculating  on  Sheridan's 
resignation,  McWhorter  said,  "I 
don't  think  Phil  had  a  total  un- 
derstanding of  the  respon- 
sibilities of  the  job." 

McWhorter  said  Sheridan 
missed  the  first  meeting  of  the 
newly  elected  Council  last  spring. 

He  also  recalled  a  meeting  at 
which  Sheridan  arrived  late,  and 
sat  in  the  back  of  the  room  with  a 
friend,  until  McWhorter  asked 
him  to  sit  with  the  other  officers. 

Some  members  of  the  Council 
believe  that  Sheridan's  com- 
mitment to  Rugby  was  the  main 
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Inside  the  Record 


Dracula  and  summer  theatre 
at  Williams   ...    p.  3 

Williams  student  soon   to  be 
crowned    ...   p.  4 

CDE    students    attack     Stein 
...  p.  7 


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THE    WILLIAMS    RECORD 


September  16,  1980 


Uninspiring 


TANGENTS 


This  year's  Convocation  address  was  a  disappointment,  if  not  an 
insult,  to  a  majority  of  students  and  faculty  who  attended  the  program. 
While  Herbert  Stein's  topic  sounded  interesting,  his  speech  was 
uninspired  and  uninspiring,  containing  close-minded  generalizations 
and  baltant  campaign  appeals. 

Friday  night's  panel  provoked  more  thought,  yet  failed  because  of 
its  lack  of  balance.  Four  of  the  six  panelists  shared  a  similar 
traditional  view  of  capitalism;  only  Lester  Thurow  and  Tony  Benn 
offered  any  criticism  of  that  approach.  Why  were  there  not  six 
panelists  with  six  different  opinions  about  capitalism!  Certainly  there 
are  men  and  women  of  all  political  philosophies  worthy  of  an  honorary 
degree  from  Williams. 

This  year's  Convocation  points  up  the  failings  of  a  Trustee 
dominated  speaker  selection  process.  It  is  not  enough  to  have  three 
students  on  the  student-faculty  Honorary  Degrees  committee,  par- 
ticularly since  that  committee  can  only  make  recommendations  to  the 
Trustees.  Students  deserve  more  say  in  who  is  to  address  them  at 
Convocation  and  Graduation.  Ideally  the  entire  student  body,  or  at 
least  the  senior  class,  should  decide  by  voting  for  a  speaker  from  a  list 
of  possibilities  drawn  up  by  a  student-faculty-trustee  committee. 

Yet  a  student  vote  doesn't  guarantee  quality.  To  insure  good 
speeches  in  the  future  the  advisory  committee  should  research  the 
speaking  ability  and  reputation  of  a  candidate  as  well  as  his  creden- 
tials. An  impressive  title  doesn't  mean  an  impressive  speech,  as  we  all 
learned  Saturday. 


Room  decay 


We  are  distrubed  by  reports  from  returning  students  regarding  the 
condition  of  their  rooms.  One  of  the  new  rooms  in  Dodd  is  so  small  that 
a  regular  bed  can't  fit  inside.  (Buildings  and  Grounds  is  planning  to 
build  a  loft) .  Other  rooms  have  cracks  in  the  walls  and  ceilings,  or  have 
peeling  paint.  The  Seely  Co-op  (referred  to  as  "Seedy"  by  its  oc- 
cupants) ,  is  so  dilapidated  that  it  ought  to  be  condemned.  The  Goodrich 
Co-op  shakes. 

Many  rooms  lack  basic  items— bookcases,  lights,  lightbulbs.  A 
sophomore  in  West  arrived  to  find  no  bureau.  There  is  a  waiting  list  for 
wardrobes.  Where  does  one  put  one's  clothes  in  the  meantime? 

Doesn't  anyone  check  the  rooms  before  the  students  return? 

We  realize  that  B  &  G  has  been  busy  with  conferences,  renovations, 
etc.  during  the  summer.  The  freshman  quad  received  a  long-needed 
overhaul.  But  upperclassmen  as  well  as  freshmen  deserve  habitable 
rooms.  We  are,  after  all,  paying  a  hefty  sum  for  them. 

There  is  a  new  director  of  student  housing  at  B  &  G,  Wendy 
Hopkins.  We  hope  that  she  will  correct  these  problems  and  be 
responsive  to  student  needs  in  the  future. 


Editorial  policy 


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stimulate  discussion  through  editorials  and  solicited  commentary  on 
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In  Memoriam 

The  Record  would  like  to  express  its  sympathy  to  the  family  and 
friends  of  Dave  Major  '81,  who  drowned  this  summer  on  a  geological 
expedition  in  Oregon. 


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To  the  editor: 

I  feel  it  is  important  to  recognize  the 
personal  courage  of  those  individuals  who 
die  pursuing  goals  which  we  all  value. 
While  any  death  is  a  loss,  I  know  1  speak 
for  many  people  when  I  say  that  it  is 
especially  difficult  to  start  this  school  year 
without  Dave  Major.  Most  people  on 
campus  know  the  circumstances  of  his 
death,  but  I  feel  compelled  to  share  with 
you  the  greater  meaning  of  those  cir- 
cumstances for  me. 

The  Mount  Saint  Helens  volcanic 
eruptions  have  been  a  tragedy  for  many 
familied  in  Washington  State.  Dave  was  in 
Seattle  to  work  with  a  Williams  alumnus 
who  was  doing  geological  research  in  the 
Olympic  mountain  range.  He  was  meeting 
University  of  Washington  scientists  who 
were  studying  the  volcano  and  was  full  of 
respect  for  the  one  scientist  who  was  killed 
when  the  volcano  erupted.  When  Dave 
talked  to  me  the  night  before  he  went  on 
his  fatal  boat  trip,  he  was  excited  about 


what  he  would  be  learning  from  his 
research  as  well  as  thrilled  by  the 
challenge  of  working  for  two  months  in 
dismal  conditions  out  in  the  Olympic 
National  Park.  Those  of  us  who  have 
personally  witnessed  the  destructive  force 
of  Mt.  St.  Helens  have  a  deep  and  special 
appreciation  of  scientists  who  are  willing 
to  risk  their  lives  to  learn  more  about  the 
eruptions  and  to  try  to  better  predict  them. 
Dave  seemed  to  me  to  be  trying  to  follow  in 
their  footsteps. 

I  know  that  in  the  past  months  many 
people  in  this  country  have  suffered  the 
loss  of  loved  ones  from  terribly  tragic 
events,  not  only  the  volcano  but  also  in 
riots.  I  feel  it  is  important  to  recognize  that 
Dave  Major  died  while  pursuing  the  goal  of 
learning  more  about  the  natural  geological 
disasters  and  perhaps  we  all  can  make  our 
tribute  or  show  our  sorrow  by  pursuing 
equally  valuable  goals. 

Thank  ynu, 
A  Friend 


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Forbert  to  entertain 


byPaiilGallay 
The  exciting  young  singer- 
songwriter  Steve  Forbert  and  his 
band  will  showcase  their  folk  and 
blues-tinged  rock  and  roll  in 
Chapin  Hall  this  Thursday  night 
at  8  P.M. 

The  trademark  of  Forbert's 
shows  are  the  power  and  in- 
tensity of  his  music.  He  and  his 
band  go  after  the  spirit  of  the 
songs,  leading  many  to  say  that  if 
Springsteen  had  come  from 
Mississippi  he'd  be  Steve  For- 
bert. The  performance  will  in- 
clude some  solo  acoustic  guitar 
numbers,  although  the  full  band 
will  play  for  about  an  hour  and  a 
half  of  the  two  hour  set.  Also 
included  on  the  bill  are  the 
Nightcaps,  a  New  York  blues 
band,  and  Artie  Tramm  &  Pat 
Alger. 

Originally  from  Meridian, 
Mississippi,  Forbert  moved 
easily  into  the  New  York  folk- 
rock  scene,  releasing  his  debut 
album,  Alive  On  Arrival,  in  late 
1978.  All  who  listened  were  duly 
impressed.  A  Rolling  Stone 
reviewer  concluded  that 
"nothing,  absolutely  nothing,  is 
going  to  stop  Steve  Forbert  and 
I'd  bet  on  that  anything  you'd 
care  to  wager." 

Forbert  performed  live  on 
WNEW  in  New  York  City,  and  his 
sell-out  Palladium  show  last 
December  was  broadcast 
throughout  the  Northeast.  He  has 
toured  extensively,  having 
recently  returned  from  a  set  of 
concerts  in  Japan. 

Forbert's  second  album, 
Jackrabbit  Slim,  featured  the  hit 
single  "Romeo's  Tune"  and  an 
upbeat  sound  which  included 
more     instrumentation      and 


backing  vocals.  His  latest  album. 
Little  Stevie  Orbit,  is  scheduled 
for  release  on  the  day  of  his 
Williams  appearance. 

Student  response  to  the  concert 
has  been  quite  favorable,  with  on- 
campus  ticket  sales  already 
exceeding  those  for  previous 
years'  shows  by  Southside 
Johnny  and  the  Asbury  Jukes, 
Jean  Luc  Ponty,  and  the 
Pousette-Dart  Band. 

Tickets  are  available  through 
Wednesday  at  lunch  and  dinner  in 
the  Baxter,  Mission  Park, 
Driscoll,  and  Greylock  dining 
halls.  Tickets  will  be  available  at 
the  door  beginning  at  6  P.M. 
Thursday. 


Music  -  in  -  Round  premiere 


Steve    Forbert   will   appear    at 
Chapin  Hall  Thursday  night  at  8. 


The  success  or  failure  of  this 
Thursday's  Steve  Forbert 
concert  could  have  a  major 
effect  on  the  future  of  popular 
music  concerts  at  Williams 
College.  If  Forbert  can  draw  a 
large,  well  behaved  audience, 
the  Concert  Committee  hopes 
to  bring  other  well-known 
performers  like  Hall  and 
Oates,  or  the  B-  52's. 

The  relatively  isolated 
location  of  Williams  and  lack 
of  suitable  concert  sites  left 
previous  concert  committees 
in  a  bind.  The  promoters  have 
difficulty  selling  tickets  to 
break  even  when  lesser  known 
performers  are  brought  in. 
Well  known  performers  are 
easier  to  sell,  but  there  are  no 
campus  facilities  that  provide 
enough  seating  to  sell 
reasonably  priced  tickets 
without  losing  money. 

Concert  Committee 
Chairman    Paul    Gallay    '81 


described  Forbert.  as  a  bridge 
between  the  two  types  of 
performers.  A  major  effort 
has  been  made  to  promote  the 
upcoming  concert.  New 
students  are  being  offered 
ticket  discounts,  ads  have 
been  placed  with  local  radio 
stations  and  the  committee 
received  administration 
approval  to  sell  one  fourth  of 
the  tickets  off  campus. 

Student  Activities  Board 
Chairman  Tom  Lynch  '81  was 
quick  to  point  out  that  profit  is 
not  a  concern  for  the  board. 
"Our  profit  is  not  money;  it's 
the  people  we  get  that  is  im- 
portant," he  said. 

Members  of  the  Concert 
Committee  has  also  seen  to  it 
that  the  show  will  not  get  out 
of  hand  as  previous  Chapin 
Hall  concerts  have.  "We 
requested  that  the  band  not 
bring  any  alcohol  on  stage," 
explained  Gallay. 


by  David  Kramer 

A  mix  of  a  musical  warhorse 
from  the  19th  century  and  two 
lesser-known  pieces  from  our 
century  gave  a  rousing  start  to 
the  Music  in  the  Round  series  in 
the  season  premiere  last  Thur- 
sday night  at  Brooks-Rodgers 
Recital  Hall.  The  musicians 
Julius  Hegyi  (violin),  Charlotte 
Hegyi  (piano),  Susan  St.  Amour 
(viola),  and  Douglas  Moore 
(cello)  once  again  demonstrated 
their  willingness  to  strike  out 
from  the  well-trod  musical  paths 
and  present  the  lesser-known 
and,  in  many  cases,  more 
demanding  repertoire  of  this 
century. 

The  first  half  of  the  program 
was  consigned  to  a  resuscitation 
of  the  Brahms  Quartet  for  Piano 
and  Strings  in  A,  op.  26.  This  is  a 
large-scale  work  requiring  some 
fifty  minutes  of  physical  en- 
durance on  the  performers'  part, 
and  stamina  on  the  listeners' 
part. 

The  opening  bars  of  the  first 
movement  lacked  the  per- 
formers' customary  unity  of 
intention  and  intonation,  but  by 
the  end  of  the  movement  they 
were  back  to  their  desired  level  of 
ensemble.  The  slow  movement 
was  a  model  of  the  kind  of  high- 
tension  restraint  this  group 
manages  so  successfully.  They 
treated  these  Brahmsian 
melodies  with  a  respect  one  can 
but  admire.  By  the  end  I  was 
convinced  and  moved,  though  the 
person  sitting  in  front  of  me 
(white  shirt,  short  brown  hair— 
you  know  who  you  are)— was 
sound  asleep. 

The  lilting  %  dance  figure  in 
the  Scherzo,  alternating  with 
more  Brahmsian  outbursts, 
eventually  brought  this  relaxeti 
individual  back  to  consciousness. 


Theatre  Festival  brings  stars  to  Williams 


After  Williams  theatre  closes 
its  doors  and  the  college  students 
have  returned  home  for  the 
summer,  the  stars  come  out  in 
the  Berkshires  as  Williamstown 


plays  host  to  one  of  the  most 
renowned  summer  stock  theater 
companies  in  the  nation,  the 
Williamstown  Theatre  Festival. 
This  year   marked    the    25th 


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Two  scenes  from  THE  FRONT  PAGE,  one  of  several  productions 
put  on  by  the  Williamstown  Theatre  Festival.  The  play  starred 
Christopher  Reeve  (above),  Celeste  Holm,  and  ftichard  Herrmann. 


anniversary  of  the  Festival, 
which  holds  its  performances  in 
the  Adams  Memorial  Theatre  on 
the  Williams  College  campus. 
Award  winning  actors  and  ac- 
tresses who  have  been  members 
of  past  Festival  companies  in- 
clude: Dick  Cavett,  Richard 
Chamberlain,  Susan  Clark,  Lee 
Grant,  Ken  Howard,  Joel  Grey, 
Stacey  Keach,  Linda  Lavin,  Ron 
Liebman,  and  Rita  Moreno. 

This  past  summer's  Festival 
was  under  the  direction  of  Nikos 
Psacharopoulos.  Main  stage 
productions  included  Cyrano  de 
Bergerac  with  Frank  Langella 
and  Stephen  Collins  (of  Star 
Trek:  The  Motion  Picture),  The 
Front  Page  with  Christopher 
Reeve  (Superman),  Celeste 
Holm,  and  Richard  Herrmann 
(F.D.R.  in  television's  "Franklin 
and  Eleanor"),  Whose  Life  is  it 
Anyway?  with  Richard  Dreyfuss 
and  Blythe  Danner,  and  The 
Cherry  Orchard. 

The  Williamstown  Theatre 
Festival    draws    its    audiences 


Richard  Dreyfuss  starred  as  a 
patient  at  the  mercy  of  his  doc- 
tors in  "Whose  Life  is  it 
Anyway?" 

from  New  York  City,  Boston, 
Canada,  and  cities  located 
hundreds  of  miles  in  every 
direction.  One  local  theater-goer 
said  proudly,  "The  Festival  is  to 
fine  theater  what  Tanglewood  is 
to  fine  music."  Another  local 
noted  with  awe  that  opening  night 
tickets  for  Cyrano  de  Bergerac 
sold  for  prices  ranging  between 
$50  and  $1(KI  a  seat. 

A  host  of  smaller  theater 
groups  are  associated  with  the 
Festival.  In  addition  to  the  major 
productions  one  cian  see  newly 
written  material  performed  by 
the  W.T.F.'s  The  Second  Com- 
pany. For  the  eighth  consecutive 
season,  members  of  the  Main 
State  company  performed  in  the 
more  informal  and  impromptu 
Cabaret,  rubbing  elbows  with  the 
audience.  The  Festival  also 
provides  training  in  all  facets  of 
theater  to  students  bound  for  a 
professional    theatrical    career. 


The  final  movement  seemed  arid, 
though  loud,  demanding  a  lot  of 
furious  sawing  and  pounding 
from  the  performers. 

The  second  half  of  the  program 
shifted  time  and  place  into  the 
20th  century  and  Eastern 
European  Russia,  an  area  and 
period  for  which  this  group  has 
shown  a  remarkable  sympathy. 

The  Sonata  for  Piano  and  Violin 
in  F  minor,  op.  80,  by  Prokofieff 
begins  with  a  movement  of  un- 
characteristically dark  color  and 
a  somber,  even  anguished  mood. 
Written  only  in  the  low  register  of 
the  paino,  it  was  given  a 
movingly  idiomatic  and  sensitive 
reading  by  the  Hegyis.  The 
second  movement,  labeled 
Brusque,  was  like  a  dialogue 
between  two  old  friends  who 
know  each  other  too  well  for 
politeness.  With  lyrical  passages 
that  sound  almost  comical  above 
the  circus  music-like  coun- 
terpoint in  the  piano,  this 
movement  is  still  a  little  shocking 
in  its  noisiness  and  audacity, 
even  after  35  years  in  the 
repertoire.  The  3rd  movement, 
with  muted  violin  and  a  repeating 
harp-like  figure  in  the  piano  is 
mysterious  and   other  worldly. 

The  final  movement  was  an 
emotional  descent  into  the  kind  of 
facile  wit  and  ready  sar- 
donicisms  which  are  Prokofieff's 
hallmarks.  This  sonata  was  given 
a  first-rate  reading. 

The  real  gem  of  the  evening 
was  the  Duo  for  Violin  and  Cello 
in  C  by  the  Czech  composer 
Bohuslav  Martivu  (1890-1959). 
What  was  as  marvellous  as  the 
piece  itself  was  the  performance 
given  by  Hegyi  and  Moore.  Their 
degree  of  musical  sympathy  and 
respect,  for  both  the  music  and 
each  other,  is  heard  too  in- 
frequently in  virtuoso  pieces  of 
this  type  (witness  the  Heifetz- 
Piatagorsky  recording  of  Qiis 
work,  in  which  these  two  giants 
sound  as  if  they  would  as  soon 
punch  as  play  with  each  other). 
Sometimes  seeming  to  echo  the 
solo  Suites  of  Bach,  sometimes 
the  double-stops  and  trills  of  the 
18th  century  Italian  virtuosi,  the 
cello  cadenza  in  the  second 
movement  once  again  revealed 
Moore's  outstanding  tone, 
technique,  and  musicality.  It  was 
a  stunning  conclusion  to  a 
generally  fine  evening. 

Benn  speaks- 

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distasteful  to  capitalists  and 
communists. 

From  this  moral  and 
philosophical  base,  Benn 
proceeded  to  argue  on  behalf  of 
Social  Democracy.  Claiming  that 
"the  roots  of  British  Socialism 
came  straight  out  of  the  Bible," 
Benn  directed  his  audience  to  the 
Judeo-Christian  beliefs  in 
equality  and  accountability  of 
one  to  all.  He  added  that  under 
Social  Democracy,  standards  of 
equality  would  so  structure  to 
political-economic  system  as  to 
abolish  the  uncertainty  and  risk 
associated  with  private  in- 
vestment and  management. 

Major  Barbara 
tryouts  to  be  held 

Auditions  for  the  William- 
stheatre  production  of  G.  B. 
Shaw's  Major  Barbara  will  be 
held  this  Thursday  at  7:00  P.M. 
and  Friday  between  4 :  00  and  6 :  00 
P.M. 

Williamstheatre  is  open  to  all 
members  of  the  college  com- 
munity. Audition  times  may  be 
signed  for  in  the  lobby  of  the 
Adams  Memorial  Theatre. 
Scripts  will  be  available  for  a 
two-hour  loan. 


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THE    WILLIAMS    RECORD 


September  16,  )9M 


Infirmary  becomes  new  dorm       v2r3 


by  Betsy  Stanton 
Thompson  Infirmary,  a 
traditionai  refuge  for  quiet  study 
as  well  as  a  sick  bay  for  the  ill 
and  overworked,  was  remodelled 
this  summer  to  house  tem- 
porarily displaced  students. 

"We  see  a  lot  of  positive 
aspects  with  the  infirmary 
situation,"  said  Kathleen  Mc- 
Nally,  dean  of  student  housing. 
"The  one  thing  that  Williams 
doesn't  want  is  a  lot  of  over- 
crowding or  empty  rooms.  We 
want  to  strike  a  balance,  and  you 
can  imagine  that's  difficult,"  she 
explained. 

The  College's  number  of  an- 
ticipated students  often  fluc- 
tuates at  the  end  of  the  summer. 
Some  plan  to  attend  and  then  do 
not,  while  others  say  they  will  not 
come  and  change  their  minds  at 
the  last  minute.  "One  of  the 
reasons  the  infirmary  was 
refurbished  was  to  be  flexible  for 
these  kinds  of  situations,"  Mc- 
Nally  added. 

Students  who  develop  room- 
mate conflicts,  desire  a  quiet 
place  to  study  for  a  week  or  so,  or 
who  just  need  a  change  of  at- 
mosphere may  take  advantage  of 
the  new  facilities. 

Thirteen  residents  currently 
inhabit    spacious,    attractive 


rooms  in  the  front  portion  of  the 
building  and  have  fondly  dubbed 
their  new  quarters  "Thompson 
Hall"  until  the  area  is  renamed. 
The  rooms  are  singles,  complete 
with  desks,  carpets,  and  curtains. 
The  memo  pad  on  one  door  noted, 
next  to  a  tiny  section,  "reserved 
for  all  those  people  who  like 
living  in  the  infirmary." 

They  are  living  there  for  a 
variety  of  reasons,  but  no  one  is 
an  indiscriminate  victim  of 
overcrowded  housing.  "We  have 
no  intention  of  letting  the 
enrollment  creep  up  through  that 
kind  of  a  move,"  remarked 
McNally. 

Most  of  the  residents  ex- 
perienced unforeseen  com- 
plications with  off-campus 
housing  or  very  recently  decided 
to  attend  Williams  this  fall. 

"We're  only  temporarily  in- 
carcerated here  for  about  a 
month  until  the  (off-campus) 
house  is  ready.  The  only  big 
burden  is  that  there  are  no 
telephones,"  said  Robert  Duke 
'81.  He  and  future  housemates 
Mary  Tokar  '81  and  Jim  Stockton 
'83  are  further  inconvenienced  by 
the  absence  of  a  kitchen  because 
they  are  not  on  full  board. 

"It's  nice  to  live  here,  but  it's 
also   hard    because   you're    not 


really  in  the  mainstream  of 
things,"  remarked  Flip  Coleman, 
a  second  semester  freshman. 
"Incoming  freshmen  get  first 
priority,  and  more  people 
decided  to  come  than  they  had 
originally  thought,  so  they  placed 
me  in  here,"  he  explained. 

Others,  like  Jamie  Kelly  '83, 
decided  just  last  month  to  return 
to  school.  "I  expected  that  it 
would  be  pretty  nice  because  I 
knew  they  were  redoing  it  over 
the  summer,"  she  said. 

Jamie  has  a  very  large  room 
with  a  porch  and  private 
bathroom.  She  plans  to  remain  in 
the  infirmary  for  at  least  a 
semester  because  it  is,  above  all, 
quiet  and  conducive  to  study. 

Where  does  this  loss  of  space 
leave  the  health  facility?  Ac- 
cording to  Mrs.  Janet  Corkins, 
Registered  Nurse,  it  is  still  too 
early  to  know.  There  has  been  no 
indication  so  far  that  service, 
including  in-patient  care,  will  be 
in  any  way  impaired 


Crown  Prince  Reia  Pahlavi  will  not  return  to  Williams  this  semester. 


Pahlavi    takes    time    off 


by  Steve  Willard 

Reza  Pahlavi  '83,  son  of  the  late 
former  Shah  of  Iran,  has  in- 
formed College  officials  that  he 
will  not  return  to  Williams  for  the 
fall  semester.  There  is  no  official 
indication  of  when  Pahlavi  will 
resume  his  education  here. 

According  to  family 
spokesmen,  Pahlavi  has  decided 


to  remain  with  his  family  in 
Egypt  for  the  time  being.  On 
October  31,  Pahlavi's  20th  bir- 
thday, he  will  assume  his  father's 
title  as  King  of  Kings  and  titular 
ruler  of  35  million  Iranian  people. 
His  mother,  the  Empress  Farah 
Dibah,  has  served  as  regent  since 
the  Shah's  death  July  27  of  cancer 
and  will  do  so  until  Reza  accepts 


CDE  students  react 


Remodelled  Thompson  Infirmary  is  now  a  home  for  temporarily 
displaced  students. 


Like  many  other  Williams 
students,  the  students  at  the 
Center  for  Developmental 
Economics  reacted  negatively  to 
Herbert  Stein's  assertion  that  a 
stronger  American  military  is 
necessary  for  preserving 
freedom.  But  since  they  come 
from  underdeveloped  countries 
around  the  globe,  these  graduate 
economics  students  viewed 
Stein's  recommendations  for 
future  U.S.  policies  from  a  unique 
perspective. 

"Human    progress    is    not    a 


Jankey  resigns;  moves  on  to  Corne 


Charles  Jankey,  director  of 
student  housing,  resigned  over 
the  summer  to  become  director 
of  residence  life  at  Cornell 
University  in  Ithaca,  New  York. 

Jankey  became  the  first 
director  of  student  housing  here 
in  1967.  He  graduated  from 
Williams  in  1959. 

Jankey  presided  over  the  in- 
tegration of  the  former  fraternity 
houses  into  the  College's 
residential    house   system.    His 


responsibilities  included 
management  of  the  physical 
plant  used  for  student  housing, 
assignment  of  students  to  the 
various  houses,  and  coordination 
of  campus  fire  safety  procedures 
and  systems. 

Jankey  decided  to  take  the 
offer  from  Cornell  because  that 
university  is  planning  massive 
renovation  of  its  student  housing 
system.  Jankey  will  have  a  major 
role  in  planning  and  execution  of 


the  changes  Cornell  desires. 

"I  need  something  new  to 
challenge  me  and  speak  more  to 
my  interests,  especially  in  the 
area  of  planning  new  con- 
struction and  renovation," 
Jankey  said. 

Cris  Roosenraad,  Dean  of  the 
College,  lamented,  "I'll  miss 
Chuck  a  lot,  as  a  good  friend  and 
a  great  director  of  student 
housing.  He's  a  fine  human 
being." 

Jankey  and  his  family  were 
very  active  in  the  Williamstown 
community.  He  served  as 
director  of  the  Williamstown 
Boys'  Club  for  ten  years,  and  was 
commissioner  of  the  Hoosac 
Water  Quality  Commission  from 
1977  to  1980. 

Jankey  is  succeeded  by  Wendy 
Hopkins,  who  will  assume  her 
duties  September  15. 


matter  of  war  but  of  working 
together,"  said  Miguel  Meyendey 
of  Peru.  "By  spending  money  on 
armaments  you  are  wasting 
energy  the  wrong  way." 

"If  you  build  up  a  strong 
economic  basis  rather  than  a 
military  basis  you  can  easily 
build  a  strong  army  when  you 
need  it,  not  in  peacetime,"  he 
continued.  The  students  were 
concerned  with  how  such 
American  militarist  positions 
would  affect  their  own  countries' 
relations  with  the  U.S. 

"The  United  States  can  in- 
fluence nations  with  a  strong 
economy,"  said  one  African. 
"Don't  give  them  weapons,  give 
them  food." 

lo  Usnan  of  Nigeria  said  he 
didn't  like  the  way  Stein  blamed 
America's  economic  problems  on 
the  Soviet  Union.  "It  is  the 
domestic  politicies  that  are 
causing  the  problems,"  he 
asserted. 


the  crown. 

College  officials  sought  to 
dispel  any  rumors  that  the 
College  in  any  way  discouraged 
Pahlavi  from  returning.  Dean 
Cris  Roosenraad  said  that  the 
decision  was  "a  personal  one 
which  was  made  by  him  and  his 
family."  Roosenraad  pointed  out 
that  it  is  not  unusual  for  Williams 
students  to  leave  college  for 
personal  reasons,  and  that 
Pahlavi's  time  off  would  have  no 
effect  on  his  status  beyond  the 
loss  of  time  in  his  work  toward  a 
degree.  Pahlavi  is  currently 
planning  a  French— Poll.  Sci . 
double  major. 

Pahlavi  maintained  a  low 
profile  during  his  year  at 
Williams,  despite  his  unusual 
circumstances. 

"Most  people  think  he's  just 
another  student  here,"  said  Irve 
Dell  '83.  "The  only  unusual  thing 
is  that  you  always  see  his 
bodyguards,  but  you  get  used  to 
that". 

Director  of  Alumni  Giving  Jim 
Baldwin  noted  that  Pahlovi's 
parents  were  treated  exactly  like 
other  students'  parents, 
receiving  a  mimeographed  form 
letter  during  the  Alumni  Fund 
Campaign  for  1980. 

Last  year  Pahlavi  bought  and 
lived  in  a  12  room  house  off  the 
17th  hole  of  the  Taconic  Golf 
Course.  Recent  additions  of  a 
high,  wire  fence  and  guard  dogs 
lead  many  to  believe  that  he  will 
return  to  Williams,  perhaps  as 
early  as  January. 


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is  desirable,  so  the  American 
people  should  try  to  keep  it. 
"Saving  capitalism,"  he  stated, 
"is  essential  to  preserving 
freedom." 

Professor  Stein  also  took  the 
opportunity  to  launch  attacks 
upon  government  intervention  in 
the  free  market  system,  and 
American  Marxists,  calling  the 
latter  "exhibitionists." 

Student  reaction  to  the  speech 
was  varied  but  largely  negative. 
Todd  Tucker  '81  commented: 
"the  sad  part  about  Mr.  Stein's 
speech  is  that,  in  the  end,  all  he 
could  say  was  that  capitalism 
needed  to  be  defended  by  the 
strength  of  arms  rather  than  by 
any  inherent  and  winning  virtue 
it  might  possess." 

Stein,  currently  a  professor  of 
economics  at  the  University  of 
Virginia,  was  chairman  of  the 


Council  of  Economic  Advisors 
under  former  President  Nixon. 
He  is  a  Senior  Fellow  of  the 
American  Enterprise  Institute 
for  Public  Policy  Research,  has 
written  a  number  of  books,  and  is 
a  regular  contributor  to  many 
magazines  and  newspapers. 

Stein  received  an  honorary 
Doctor  of  Letters  degree  at  the 
Convocation,  along  with  Lester 
Thurow,  Professor  of  Economics 
and  Management  at  M.I.T.  and 
Marina  Whitman,  vice  president 
and  chief  economist  of  General 
Motors. 

The  College  awarded  honorary 
Doctor  of  Laws  to  Tony  Benn,  a 
Labor  Member  of  Parliament 
since  1950;  Arthur  Levitt,  Jr., 
chairman  of  the  Board  of 
Governors  and  chief  executive 
officer  of  the  American  Stock 
Exchange,  and  Irving  Shapiro, 
chairman  of  the  board  and  chief 
executive  officer  of  the  DuPont 
Company. 


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Kershaw  returns  as  VP 


After  more  than  14  years  of 
teaching  and  administration, 
interspersed         with  two 

retirements,  Dr.  Joseph  A. 
Kershaw,  professor  of 
economics,  emeritus,  is  once 
more  bacic  to  serve  Williams. 
Appointed  by  President  Chandler 
as  acting  Vice-president  and 
treasurer,  Kershaw  will  be 
responsible  for  most  of  the 
College's  non-academic  affairs. 

In  his  new  position,  Kershaw's 
duties  will  include  serving  as 
staff  person  to  the  Board  of 
Trustee's  Finance  Committee 
which    handles    Williams'    88 


Dr.  Joseph  Kershaw  has  returned 
from  retirement. 


million  dollar  endowment. 

As  vice-president,  Kershaw  is 
in  charge  of  building  and 
grounds,  alumni  relations,  the 
development  office,  summer 
programs  and  personnel  prac- 
tices. In  these  capacities,  Ker- 
shaw will  oversee  more  than  six 
hundred  College  employees. 

Kershaw  came  to  Williams  in 
1962  to  teach  economics.  In  1965 
and  1966,  while  on  leave  from 
Williams,  he  was  assistant 
director  of  the  Office  of 
Economic  Opportunity  in 
Washington,  D.C.  for  the  Johnson 
administration.  Kershaw  also 
worked  as  program  officer  for 
higher  education  and  research 
for  the  Ford  Foundation  from 
1968  to  1970. 

Kershaw  graduated  from 
Princeton  in  1935  and  was 
awarded  a  doctorate  by 
Columbia  University  in  1947.  He 
spent  14  years  with  the  Rand 
Corporation  as  a  researcher, 
administrator  and  then  head  of 
its  economic  division. 

"I've  thought  of  Williams  as  a 
home  for  19  years,"  Kersahw 
said.  "Williams  is  a  good  place,  a 
respected  institution,  and  it's 
been  a  pleasure  to  be  associated 
with  it." 


-,,  i-i.:   ^  Lr.nre.BJ;.- 


Williams  Hall  underwent  renovations  this  summer  to  comply  with  fire  safety  regulations. 


(Buckner) 


Fire  safety  causes  rebuilding 


When  they  arrived  in 
Williamstown  for  the  fall 
semester,  freshmen  assigned  to 
Williams  Hall  were  greeted  by  a 
completely  refurbished  dor- 
mitory. Stricter  state  fire  codes 
forced  the  college  to  remove  all 
walk-in  closets  and  create  one 
corridor        connecting        the 


Summer  musings  raise  new  questions 


by  John  K.  Setear 

I've  got  a  few  questions  for  you. 

You're  all  smart  people,  even 
the  freshmen,  and  everyone  is 
encouraged  to  ask  questions 
here,  after  all.  Questions  are 
proof  of  our  intellectual  curiosity, 
that  elusive  entity  often  men- 
tioned in  various  speeches  and 
fund  solicitations  though  seldom 
found  while  actually  in  college. 

It  seems  only  proper, 
therefore,  that  over  the  course  of 
a  leisurely  summer,  some 
questions  might  present  them- 
selves to  our  otherwise-resting 
minds,  I  decided  to  write  some  of 
these  questions  down— a  scrib- 
bling which,  when  practiced  in 
restaurants  not  dimly  lit  enough 
to  hide  the  fact  that  two  people  at 
a  nearby  table  both  wore  wedd- 
ding  rings  but  had  last  names 
which  did  not  match,  oc- 
casionally got  me  some  dirty 
looks. 

Nonetheless,  like  an  up- 
perclassman  rumaging  through 
the  face  book,  I  persisted  until  I 
had  satisfied  my  curiosity.  Here, 
then,  are  some  observations  with 
the  inquiries  they  inspired    .  .  . 

The  plastic  substance  known  as 
"simulated  wood"  is  a  marvelous 
thing.  It  appears  in  automobiles 
everywhere  from  the  instrument 
panel  to  the  sides  of  station 
wagons.  It  can  be  found  on  clock- 
radios,  motel  walls,  and  hun- 
dreds of  other  places  where  you 
might  want  the  luster  of  wood  if 
you  had  the  money  and  the  trees. 
This  summer,  I  saw  simulated 
wood  in  a  bathroom — on  the 
walls,  and  even  in  the  sink. 

Who  in  the  world  would  want 
wood  in  a  sink? 

At  the  McDonald's  where  I  saw 
this  sink,  I  noticed  that  the  bags 
they  give  you  your  food  in  say 
"PUT  LITTER  IN  ITS  PLACE." 
Litter's  place,  however,  is  in 
gutters  and  on  the  lunchroom 
floor  and  in  your  neighbor's 
yard — or  it  wouldn't  be  litter, 
after  all. 

Does  McDonald's  want  us  to 
rush  out  and  throw  garbage  all 
over  the  place? 

People  putting  garbage  in  its 
place  might  start  by  depositing 
their  television  sets  in  a  handy 
trash  receptacle,  but  oc- 
casionally' the  tube  provides 
some  worthwhile  entertainment. 
One  of  my  favorite,  tension-filled 
TV  scenes  is  the  inevitable  one  in 


a  thriller  where  some  innocent 
person  is  driving  along 
peacefully  and  suddenly 
discovers  that  the  accelerator 
pedal  is  stuck  and  the  brakes 
don't  work.  The  tension  builds  as 
the  car  races  along  faster  and 
faster,  finally  crashing 
dramatically  in  a  noisy,  flame- 
filled  explosion. 

SETEARICAL 
NOTES 

Did  you  ever  wonder  why  the 
innocent  person  never  thinks  to 
put  the  car  in  neutral  and  coast  to 
a  stop? 

Anyone  who  has  seen  a  noisy, 
flamefilled  car  wreck  on 
television  has  probably  seen  the 
Dr.  Pepper  ad  where  a  colorful 
mass  of  people  trumpet  the 
virtues  of  the  "most  original  soft 
drink  ever"  and  of  being  dif- 
ferent. 

Did  it  ever  seem  strange  to  you 
that  a  huge  crowd  singing  a  song 
in  unison  should  be  proclaiming 
the  virtues  of  originality? 

McDonald's,  to  whom  I  extend 
a  personal  thank  you  for  giving 
me  repeated  opportunities  to  be 
inquisitive,  has  always  called  i*s 
milk  shakes  "shakes"  and  its 
cookies  "chocolaty  chip." 

Did  you  know  they  have  no 
choice,  as  these  products  contain 
respectively  no  milk  and  no 
chocolate? 

A  dog  called  Martha  holds  the 
world's  distance  record  for 
frisbee-catching  by  an  animal.  A 
man  throws  the  frisbee  into  the 
air  for  her  as  his  full-time  job. 

Did  you  know  he  holds  a  Ph.D. 
in  economics? 

Practicing  scholars  may  know 
that  an  authorized  biography  is 
often  a  good  source  when  you  are 
interested  in  someone  else's  life, 
as  the  consent  of  the  subject  or 
his  family  can  be  a  great  aid  to 
reliable  information-finding. 
Unauthorized  biographies  tend  to 
be  more  juicy  if  less  trustworthy. 
Autobiography  tends  somehow  to 
be  both  less  juicy  and  less 
reliable. 

What  would  an  unauthorized 
autobiography  be  like? 

Scholars  at  a  prestigious 
university  not  too  far  from  my 
house  have  a  problem  of  more 
than   academic  interest.  The 


university  constructed  a  landfill 
for  their  new  library,  taking 
particular  care  to  calculate  the 
stress  the  building  would  create 
on  the  underlying  ground.  They 
forgot  to  include  the  weight  of  the 
books  to  be  placed  in  the  library, 
however,   in   their   calculations. 

Did  you  know  the  library  is 
sinking  into  the  ground  at  a  rate 
of  several  inches  per  decade? 

A  lady  working  for  a 
prestigious  Fortune  500  company 
not  too  far  from  my  job  was 
recently  promoted  to  the  position 
of  Manager  of  Unavailable  In- 
ventory, 

What  does  a  Manager  of 
Unavailable  Inventory  do? 

And  you  thought  "to  be  or  not  to 
be"  was  tough. 

Sheridan  quits — 

Continued  from  Page  1 
reason    for    his    resignation. 
Sheridan  denies  this.  He  cites  a 
heavy  load  of  school-work  as  the 
only  reason. 

Sheridan's  neglect  of  his  duties 
as  Vice-President  of  the  Council 
last  spring  created  chaos  in  the 
student  committee  system. 

The  members  of  such  com- 
mittees as  the  SAB,  Athletics, 
Financial,  and  Admissions  were 
supposed  to  have  been  notified  of 
their  appointments  in  April,  but 
most  have  still  not  been  notified. 

Tom  Lynch  '81,  chairman  of  the 
SAB,  found  out  about  his  ap- 
pointment by  accident  from  the 
former  chairman,  Roger  Prevot 
'80. 

Lynch  went  to  Sheridan's  room 
the  day  after  classes  ended  last 
spring,  and  got  a  copy  of  the 
names  of  all  the  student  com- 
mittee members. 

Sheridan  later  lost  his  list,  so 
Lynch  had  the  only  list.  Mc- 
Whorter  had  to  get  the  in- 
formation from  Lynch  during  the 
summer  so  that  the  committee 
members  could  be  informed. 

Dave  Lipscomb  '83,  a  CC 
member,  remarked,  "I  don't 
think  Phil  knew  what  he  was 
getting  into.  He  just  wasn't  the 
man  for  the  job,  and  it's  un- 
fortunate that  it  worked  out  this 
way." 

One  CC  member  commented, 
"I  think  his  candidacy  was  a 
Rugby  team  joke,  and  I  think  Phil 
was  amazed  when  Todd  (Tucker) 
withdrew." 


building's  "A",  "B",  "C",  and 
"D"  entries,  and  another  joining 
entries  "E"  and  "F". 

Dean  of  Student  Housing  Kathy 
McNally,  explained  the  group's 
purpose  in  funding  the  project: 
"In  response  to  the  new  laws,  we 
had  to  make  two  means  of 
egress,  that  is,  two  means  of  exit, 
accessible  to  each  student  in  the 
hall.  We  consulted  the  con- 
tractors this  spring  and  came  up 
with  a  plan  that  would  conform  to 
safety  codes  and  still  leave 
students  in  a  comfortable  living 
situation." 

In  addition  to  the  reorganized 
fire  exit  system,  the  college  has 
furnished  rooms  with  new  beds, 
dresser-wardrobe    closets,     and 


bookcases.  The  committee  also 
decided  to  assign  four  students  to 
each  suite  (two  sleeping  in  each 
bedroom),  as  opposed  to  the 
previous  three-student  suites. 
"Most  colleges  were  designed  so 
that  two  persons  had  to  live  in  a 
bedroom,"  said  McNally.  "I  look 
upon  the  experience  of  having  a 
roommate  as  a  valuable  one.  It's 
something  that's  here  to  stay." 
The  new  arrangement  has 
drawn  a  generally  favorable 
reaction  from  past  and  present 
Williams  Hall  residents.  Most 
have  praised  the  new  design  as 
"space-efficient"  and  "at- 
tractive", although  others  have 
complained  of  overcrowding  and 
a  lack  of  privacy. 


O.CC  NOTES 


September  12, 1980 

Tuesday,  September  u 
WORKSHOP  Information  Session  on 

Graduate    Study    and    Careers    in 

Business,  OCC  at  3:00  p.m, 
Tliursday,  September  18 
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Graduate    Study    and    Careers    in 

Law.  OCC  at  3:00  p.m. 
Monday,  September  22 
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Diplomacy  to  interview  at  OCC. 
Tuesday,  September  23 
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introduce  Seniors  to  OCC  resources 

and  to  post  graduate  options.  OCCat 

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Gridders  brace  for  Middlebury  rematch 


by  Steven  Epstein 

With  the  coming  of  autumn, 
WilHamstown  becomes  a  small 
community  in  transition. 
Students  return  to  classes,  the 
leaves  begin  to  display  their  fall 
finery,  and,  oh  yes  ...  the  Eph 
Football  Squad  begins  its  double 
sessions  in  hopes  of  a  victorious 
season. 

For  the  close  to  40  players  who 
have  returned  from  last  year's 
varsity  squad,  the  memories  still 
linger  of  the  19-13  defeat  of 
Amherst  that  clinched  Williams 
another  Little  Three  Title. 
However,  still  other  memories 
linger  as  well.  They  include  three 
disappointing  losses,  including  a 
one-point  defeat  to  this  year's 
opening   opponent,    Middlebury. 

A  look  at  the  squad: 

QUARTERBACK— John 
Lawler,  a  5-10, 170  lb.  junior  from 
Wellesley,  Mass.,  was  a  big 
factor  in  the  Ephs  success, 
guiding  the  team  to  victories  in 
their  last  three  encounters  last 
year,  and  to  the  coveted  Little 
Three  title.  Lawler  passed  for  644 
yards,  completing  57  percent  of 
his  passes  and  throwing  for  two 
TDs. 

Coach  Odell  is  going  with 
Lawler  quite  confidently,  despite 
impressive  play  of  late  by  senior 
Kevin  Hinchey  and  sophomore 
Scott  Garabedian. 

RUNNING  BACKS— With  the 
loss  of  last  year's  starting  baclc- 
field,  the  Ephs  would  seem  to  be 
at  a  disadvantage.  Anyone  who 
has  seen  Jay  Wheatley  play 
knows  this  just  isn't  so.  The 
junior  halfback  from  Old  Brook- 
ville,  N.Y.  played  only  part-time 


last  year  and  still  rushed  for  over 
300  yards,  averaging  5.0  yds.  per 
carry.  This  was  second  on  the 
team.  Joining  Wheatley  in  the 
backfield  will  be  senior  Bill 
Novicki  at  fullback.  The  other 
halfback  spot  is  being  hotly 
contested  between  Junior  Tom 
Casey,  Sophomore  Jim  Steggall, 


squad  rested  largely  on  the  play 
of  an  offensive  line  which  mixed 
youth  and  experience.  Again  in 
1980,  it  will  be  the  offensive  line 
play  which  will  determine 
whether  or  not  the  Ephs  can  put 
points  on  the  board. 

At   center,    sophomore    Marc 
Theophelakes  has  his  position  'in 


them  a  total  of  67  unassisted 
tackles,  and  93  assists.  There  are 
scarcely  any  defensive  statistics 
in  which  seniors  Brian  "Bear" 
Benedict  and  Mark  "The 
Destroyer"  Deuschle  did  not  lead 
the  squad.  Benedict,  a  co-captain 
at  5-10,  205,  from  Sayville,  New 
York  and  Deuschle,  at  5-11,  200, 


The  varsity  football  squad  prepares  for  this  Saturday's  game,  when  they  will  atttnipt  to  aveng*  last 
year's  one-point  loss  to  Middlebury.  (Buckner) 


from  West  Seneca,  N.Y.  have  all 
of  the  speed,  agility,  and  ex- 
perience to  do  what  they  do  best 
.  .  .  trap  and  apprehend  enemy 
ball  carriers.  They  will  be  the 
cornerstones  of  a  tough  Ephense 
this  season. 

DEFENSIVE     BACKS— The 

Ephs  should  once  again  be  tough 
against  the  pass.  At  left- 
cornerback  Darrell  White  '82,  has 
a  tough  fight  on  his  hands  with 
senior  Dave  Durell  of  Columbus, 
Ohio.  Right  corner  is  the  territory 
of  180  lb.  senior  Stu  Beath.  The 
rover  will  be  junior  Jeff  Kiesel, 
and  the  free  safety  will  be  either 
senior  Chris  Suits  or  junior  Jeff 
Skerry. 

So  as  the  leaves  continue  to 
turn,  and  classwork  begins  to  pile 
up,  remember  Cole  Field  con- 
tinues to  buzz  with  the  won- 
derfully calming  sound  of  flesh 
hitting  flesh.  Just  4  days  until  the 
season  starts  at  Middlebury  .  .  . 
let's  hope  it's  a  successful  one. 


and  impressive  freshman  Sean 
Crotty. 

RECEIVERS— Micah  Taylor, 
a  Little  Three  Spring  champion 
will  get  the  nod  at  split  end, 
trying  hard  to  fill  the  very  big 
shoes  of  departed  team  MVP 
Rick  Walter.  Walter  caught  38 
passes  last  year  for  over  400 
yards  and  scored  3  TDS.  He  will 
be  sorely  missed. 

Helping  Taylor  will  be  tight  end 
Dave  Greaney  of  West  Hartford, 
Conn,  and  reserves  Scott  Kapnick 
'81,  Craig  Overlander  '82,  and 
Vinnie  Durnan  '83. 

OFFENSIVE  LINE— Last 
year,   the  fortunes  of  the  Eph 


Field  hockey  sets  for  Wesleyan 


Hoping  to  improve  on  last 
season's  5-5-1  record,  the  1980 
Williams  College  Field  hockey 
team  opens  its  season  this 
Saturday  morning  at  Wesleyan. 
The  team  is  optimistic  that  they 
will  avenge  four  losses  which 
came  by  a  one  goal  margin 
during  the  somewhat  disap- 
pointing '79  campaign. 

Five  varsity  players  were  lost 
to  graduation,  including  Monica 
Grady,  who  was  the  team's  spark 
on  attack,  as  well  as  Lee  Ash  and 
Anne  Sneath,  who  both  provided 
solid  defense.  But  several  ex- 
perienced players  return,  in- 
cluding seniors  Sarah  Foster  and 
Sarah  Behrer.  Foster  provides 
good  movement,  quickness,  and 
some  goal-scoring  potential  on 
attack,  while  Behrer's  speed  on 
the  wing  and  her  ability  to  feed 
should  be  an  asset.  Wendy  Brown 
'82,  from  last  year's  j.v.  squad, 
should  also  be  a  strong  threat  on 
attack. 

On  defense,  Sue  Smith  '82  will 
return  as  goalkeeper,  with 
classmates  Hendy  Meyer  and 
Holly  Perry  in  front  of  her  at 
midfield.  They  all  gained  con- 
siderable experience  in  their  play 
last  season  and  should  be  of  great 
help  to  Anne  Ricketson  '81  also  in 
the  midfield. 

Despite     lacking     offensive 


punch,  the  team  has  a  good  blend 
of  youth  and  experience.  Many  of 
the  squad's  opponents  have 
become  increasingly  strong  in 
both  attack  and  defense,  and  a 
tough  year  is  expected  unless  the 
offense  can  find  itself. 

Chris  Larson,  the  new  coach, 
will  bring  her  experience  at  the 
national  level  of  play  to  Williams. 
The  team  is  dedicated,  hard- 
working, and  should  be  a  force  to 
be  reckoned  with  in  New  England 
field  hockey.  Their  home  season 
opens  a  week  from  tomorrow 
against  Trinity  at  4:00  P.M. 


the  bog' .  The  starting  guards  look 
to  be  junior  Tim  Clark  and  last 
year's  super  freshman  Mike 
Chambon.  One  tackle  spot  is 
clinched  by  co-captain  Bob  Van 
Dore,  with  the  other  spot  unsure 
due  to  an  injury  to  sophomore 
Gary  Stosz. 

DEFENSIVE  LINE:  Here 
again  there  are  some  question 
marks  due  to  injuries.  The  key 
here  seems  to  be  the  ends,  all 
younger  players.  Carmen 
Palladino  explains,  "It  takes  two 
years  to  develop  a  good  defensive 
end,  and  ours  are  still  improving 
daily." 

One  end  will  be  anchored  by 
sophomore  Gary  Pfaff,  with  the 
other  shared  by  junior  Thomas 
Bouchard  and  injured  senior  Jim 
Namnoum.  The  tackles  are 
junior  Steve  Doherty,  converted 
from  offensive  tackle,  and  junior 
Joe  Ross,  converted  from  star- 
ting middle  guard  last  year.  Ross 
had  19  unassisted  tackles  and  32 
assists  last  year  as  a  sophomore 
starter. 

The  middle  guard  this  year 
seems  to  be  sophomore  Jack 
Kowalik,  who  had  a  superb  pre- 
season forcing  Ross  to  move 
over. 

LINEBACKERS— In  this 
position,  the  Ephs  are  in  good 
shape.  Both  linebackers  return 
from  last   year,   bringing   with 


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by  Coach  Susan  Hudson-Ha  mblin 
After  another  successful 
season,  the  Women's  Volleyball 
team  returns  as  the  Northeast 
Intercollegiate  Athletic  Con- 
ference (NIAC)  champions.  Our 
19-3  record  during  the  regular 
season  and  23-3  record  in  tour- 
nament play  included  wins  over 
Division  I  schools  such  as  UConn, 
UMass,  Harvard,  Dartmouth, 
and  the  University  of  Vermont. 
We  lost  to  New  England 
powerhouses  Springfield  College 
and  the  University  of  New 
Hampshire,  taking  each  match  to 
five  games.  We  also  have 
traditional  rivalries  with 
Amherst,  Mount  Holyoke,  and 
NIAC  runnerup  Smith  College. 
We  lost  four  seniors  through 
graduation  who  were  consistently 
outstanding  players.  Sue 
Laidlaw,  Lauren  Ingersol,  Dana 
Mulvany,  and  co-captain  Lisa 
Marder  all  contributed  to  the 
founding  of  the  volleyball 
program  at  Williams  and  will  be 
greatly  missed. 

Despite  the  losses,  the  coming 
season  looks  bright  with  the 
return  of  NIAC  Tournament  All- 
Star,  Kathleen  Gilmore  '83. 
Senior  Co-captain  Cathy  Gernert, 
will  be  running  the  offensive 
patterns  from  her  setting  position 
to  an  experienced  nucleus  of 
spikers,  junior  twins,  Anne  and 
Terry  Dancewicz;  and 

sophomores   Cathy   Evans   and 
Lisa  Pepe. 


The  team  prides  itself  in  the 
level  of  play  that  it  has  achieved. 
Through  the  use  of  the 
sophisticated  6-2  offense,  a  three 
hitter  attack,  and  multiple 
defenses,  Williams  seeks  to  play 
Power  Volleyball  in  its  truest 
form. 


Volleyball  coach  Hudson-Hamlin 
looks  on  at  practice. 


by  Coach  Peter  Farwell 

The  men's  varsity  cross 
country  team  hopes  to  start  the 
I980's  in  the  same  fashion  that  it 
finished  the  1970's— with  an 
undefeated  record.  During  the 
last  t6n  years,  the  team  compiled 
a  100-19  record  and  collected  ten 
Little  Three  titles.  The  upcoming 
team  expects  to  continue  this 
trend,  going  after  its  eleventh 
consecutive  Little  Three  title  and 
facing  13  dual-meet  opponents. 
Some  of  the  toughest  competition 
will  come  from  Albany  State, 
Vermont,  perennially  tough 
Coast  Guard  and,  of  course,  arch- 
rival Amherst  in  the  Little  Three 
meet.  The  team  will  try  to  peak 
for  the  Albany  Invitational,  the 
New  Englands,  and  the  NCAA 
qualifying  meet. 

Leading  the  squad  this  year 
will  be  captain  Phil  Darrow  '81, 
replacing  last  year's  co-captains 
Garrick  Leonard  and  Mike 
Behrman.  Phil  is  an  experienced 
4:12  miler.  He  qualified  for  the 


NCAA  nationals  last  year, 
finishing  12th  in  the  qualifying 
meet  and  125th  in  the  nationals, 
out  of  twice  that  many  national- 
caliber  runners. 

Last  year's  Freshman 
phenomenon  Bo  Parker  has 
gained  valuable  experience 
participating  in  track  in  the 
NCAA  5,000  meter  run.  Last  year 
he  finished  second  in  the  cross 
country  Easterns,  posting  the 
second  fastest  Williams  time 
ever  in  Boston's  Franklin  Park. 
Ted  Congdon  '81  and  Dan  Riley 
'83  should  be  vying  for  the  third 
spot  on  the  team  after  trading  off 
the  fifth  position  last  year  and 
placing  12th  and  20th  respectively 
in  the  Easterns,  and  23rd  and  30th 
in  the  NCAA  qualifier,  narrowly 
missing  a  trip  to  the  national 
meet. 

Standout  cross  country  skier 
Don  Hargen  '82,  is  running  cross 
country  tor  the  first  time.  He's  a 
very  talented  natural  runner,  and 


should  be  able  to  run  in  the  top 
five.  Several  runners  from  last 
year's  strong  junior  varsity  team 
will  be  trying  to  break  into  the 
varsity  seven,  including  juniors 
Cordon  Coates,  Charles  DeWoIf, 
Chuck  Stewart,  and  Dan  Sullivan, 
as  well  as  Lyman  Casey  '83.  They 
all  will  also  have  to  contend 
with  some  very  talented  in- 
coming freshmen. 

The  team  opens  its  schedule 
tomorrow  afternoon  with  a  race 
in  Troy  against  RPI. 


Women's   soccer  builds  a  strong  team 


Senior  Laura  Goebel  demon- 
strates forehand  form  that 
justifies  the  Wimbleton  logo  on 
her  T-shirt.  (Buckner) 


by  Coach  Leslie  Orton 

As  Coach,  I'm  very  optimistic 
about  our  1980  Women's  Soccer 
team.  We  lost  only  one  starter  to 
graduation,  so  the  team's  nucleus 
is  intact.  We  have  a  lot  of 
strength  returning  to  the  back- 
field,  and  in  addition  several 
promising  freshmen  should  beef 
up  our  attack. 

Our  record  last  year  was  4-7-1 
for  the  regular  season,  with  two 
victories  in  three  games  at  the 
NIAC  tournament  where  we 
played  our  best  soccer  of  the 
season.  We  hope  that  our  season 
ending  successes  will  allow  us  to 
continue  momentum  into  this 
fall. 

Among  the  key  players 
returning  this  fall  is  Becky 
Baugh  '83,  who  played  striker 
last  season.  She  has  a  good  shot, 
excellent  skills,  and  was  our  high 
scorer  last  year.  Mary  Jo 
Dougherty  '81,  is  back  at  center 
halfback.  She  can  control  the 
whole  midfield  area  and  is  superb 
at  distributing  the  ball.  Julia 
Weyerhauser,  another  senior, 
mi.ssed  most  of  last  season  with 
an  injury,  but  will  return  this 
year,  and  will  probably  be  on  the 
front  line.  Amy  Wilbur  has  a 
good  right  foot  and  with  a  bit  of 


work  will  be  strong  at  right  wing. 
Margaret  Drinker,  '81,  can  play 
any  halfback  position.  She's  very 
solid,  is  a  good  attack  link,  and 
comes  up  at  the  ball  a  lot. 

Key  backfield  players  will  be 
Mary  McGill  '82,  Joy  Rotch  '81 
and  goalie  Martha  Nealy  '82.  The 
backfield  is  one  of  our  strengths 


because  its  members  have  all 
played  together  for  a  year  at  the 
varsity  level. 

The  squad  will  open  its  1980 
campaign  Saturday  in  Mid- 
dletown.  Conn,  against  arch-rival 
Wesleyan.  The  first  home  match 
is  a  week  from  today  at  4:00  p.m. 
against  Smith. 


I'i  i. 

Women's    Soccer    coach    Orten 
yells  encouragement.      (Precht) 


Men 's  soccer  plans   to  improve  record 


by  Coach  Mike  Russo 

The  men's  soccer  team  should 
be  able  to  do  consistently  better 
than  its  2-8-2  record  of  last 
season.  We're  optimistic  because 
we  lost  only  three  seniors  from 
last  year's  team.  Also,  the 
valuable  experience  gained  by 
some  of  our  younger  players  will 
be  instrumental  to  our  team's 
chances  against  what  is  probably 
the  toughest  Division  III  soccer 
schedule  in  New  England. 

Our  style  of  play  will  emphasize 
a  hard-nosed,  high  pressure, 
aggressive  defense,  and  a 
disciplined  attack  centered 
around  ball  possession.  With  a 
core  of  good  players  returning  we 
will  have  keen  competition  for 


the  20  to  22  spots  on  the  varsity 
squad.  The  team  will  be  led  by 
senior  tri-captains  Daniel 
Friesen,  Stuart  Taylor  and  Derek 


Tennis  loses  No.  1  seed ,  gains  coach 


The  outlook  for  the  1980 
Williams  women's  tennis  team  is 
as  bright  as  it  has  been  in  recent 
years,  although  the  team  must 
replace  a  departing  number  one 
singles  player  as  well  as 
welcoming  a  new  acting  head 
coach. 

Becky  Chase,  who  played 
number  one,  has  graduated,  and 
any  time  a  team  needs  to  replace 
its  number  one  player,  it  means 
picking  up  quite  a  bit  of  slack. 
Last  year's  number  two  player, 
Lisa  Noferi  '83  is  the  likely 
candidate  for  the  position.  She 
had  an  8-3  record  last  year  at 
number  two,  and  possesses  all 
the  skills  needed  to  do  very  well 
at  number  one.  Laura  Goebel  '81, 
Mary  Tom  Higgs  '81,  Ann  Morris 
'81,  Barb  Reifler  '83,  and  Mary 
Simpson  '81,  all  of  whom  played 
singles  last  year,  will  return  to 
the  singles  lineup. 

The  doubles  picture  remains  a 
little   more   uncertain   because 


Trudy  tenBroeke,  who  played 
first  doubles  with  Jami  Harris  '82 
has  graduated.  There  are  also 
openings  for  both  positions  at 
number  two  doubles.  Kristen 
Dale  '81  and  Malanie  Thompson 
'82  could  see  action  in  either  slot. 

Some  prominent  j.v.  players 
from  last  year,  including  Lisa 
Buckley  '83,  Betsy  Clark  '81, 
Renee  George  '83  Alex  Pagon  '81 
and  Margo  Stone  '83,  will  all  by 
vying  for  spots  somewhere  on  the 
singles  and  doubles  ladders.  All 
of  them  have  one  or  more  years 
of  experience.  This  returning 
group  represents  as  much  depth 
as  the  team  has  ever  had. 

The  team,  however,  has  lost  a 
key  element  in  long  time  Head 
Coach  Curt  Tong,  who  will  be 
Acting  Athletic  Director  for  the 
year  and  will  not  coach  the 
women's  squad.  His  duties  will  be 
taken  over  this  year  by  Sean 
Sloane,  Head  Coach  of  the  men's 
tennis  team. 


The  team  opens  its  home 
schedule  on  next  Wednesday, 
Sept.  24  against  both  Trinity 
Varsity  and  J.V.  at4:00p.m.  Last 
Saturday,  the  squad  lost  a  close  5- 
4  decision  to  perennial  power 
Tufts  in  its  season  opener. 


Men's  soccer   coach   Russo   ex- 
plains strategy.  (Burghardt) 


Rugby  sees  rowdy,  winning  season 


by  Dave  Weaver 

Clashing  bodies  and  clinking 
glasses;  scrumdowns  and 
singing;  competition  and 
comradeship:  all  this  awaits  the 
men  and  women  of  the  Williams 
Rugby  Football  Club,  now  in  its 
twenty-sixth  year  of  existence. 
With  a  full  schedule  in  both  the 
spring  and  the  fall  facing  tough 
competition  from  the  likes  of 
Albany  and  Dartmouth  the 
serious  athletes  on  the  Club,  such 
as  Dave  Weyerhauser  '81,  are 
always  in  shape  and  ready  to 
withstand  the  rigors  of  com- 
petition. 


However,  the  W.R.F.C.  is  a 
social  group  as  well,  sponsoring 
parties  after  all  of  its  games 
which  are  open  to  the  entire 
Williams  community  as  well  as 
the  opposing  team.  The  banquets 
held  in  the  Winter  and  Spring  are 
legendary  for  their  conviviality 
as  well  as  for  the  massive  con- 
sumption of  traditional  refresh- 
ments, all  accompanied  by 
copious  amounts  of  singing  and 
fellowship. 

The  W.R.F.C.  welcnrnes  the 
class  of  '84  as  well  as  the  rest  of 
the  college  to  join  in,  as  it  begins 
its  season  later  this  month. 


Johnson,  all  of  whom  possess 
outstanding  attitudes  toward 
training  and  have  a  good  tactical 
understanding  of  the  game. 

On  defense  our  big  chore  will  be 
to  replace  the  number  one 
goalkeeper  for  the  past  three 
seasons,  Doug  Orr.  Four  players 
are  currently  vying  for  that 
position,  Fred  Schlosser  '81,  Mike 
Kiernan  '81,  RichLeavitt  '82,  and 
Doug  Nelson  '82.  Our  defense  will 
be  a  strong  point  since  we  have 
several  fine  backs  returning, 
among  them,  Johnson,  Sean 
Bradley  '81,  Regg  Jones  '82,  and 
sophomore  Willie  Stern.  They  all 
performed  extremely  well  during 
the  second  half  oflast  season  and 
we  expect  them  to  pick  up  where 
they  left  off. 

We  had  some  difficulty  scoring 
goals  last  year,  but  I  believe  we 
will  overcome  that  problem.  In 
midfield,  a  very  important  part 
of  soccer,  we  have  two  of  our 
captains,  Friesen  and  Taylor, 
who  have  been  playing  together 
for  three  years.  At  wing  we  also 
have  Kern  Reid  '81,  our  leading 
scorer  last  year  along  with 
Taylor.  Reid  is  a  highly  skilled 
player  with  great  acceleration 
and  an  explosive  shot.  Robbie 
Kusel  '83,  another  freshman  who 
made  the  team  last  year,  will 
very  likely  play  center  forward 
or  a  wing  position.  Other  forward 
players  who  will  be  looked  at 
closely  will  be  Jimmy  Peck  '82, 
Dave  Law  '81,  Ted  Chase  '82,  who 
played  midfield  last  year  but  will 
probably  be  moved  up  front  this 
year;  and  possibly  one  or  two 
incoming  freshmen  with  out- 
standing credentials. 

The  team  expects  to  show  its 
improvement  in  both  attitude  and 
ability  in  its  opener  tomorrow  at 
home  versus  North  Adams  St.  at 
4:00  P.M. 


The  WilliMns  Record 


VOL.  94,  NO.  2 


USPA  684-680 


WILLIAMS 


COLLEGE 


SEPTEMBER  23, 1980 


Forbert  rocks  950 


"The  best  concert  this  college 
will  ever  have."  That's  how  Mike 
Rosenfelder  '82  described 
Williams'  most  popular,  most 
successful  concert  in  recent 
memory,  Steve  Forbert's  conceit 
in  Chapin  Hall  last  Thursday 
night. 

The  statistics  for  the  concert 
justify  the  accolades.  The  concert 
grossed  over  4,300  dollars  which 
is  probably  a  record  for  Williams' 
concert  revenues.  Last  year's  top 
drawing  concert  only  grossed 
about  $2,000. 

The  crowd  of  about  950  which 
packed  Chapin  for  the  concert 
included  more  than  800  Williams 
students.  Chapin's  capacity, 
normally  1050,  was  reduced  to 
1000  by  the  extensive  lighting 
Forbert  brought  with  him. 

The  largest  previous  crowd  at  a 
Williams  concert  was  the  600  who 
turned  out  to  see  the  Pousette 
Dart  Band. 

"It  was  incredible;  everything 
went  right,"  exulted  Tom  Lynch 
'81,  chairman  of  the  Student 
Activities  Board. 

Lynch  attributes  much  of  the 
large  house  to  extremely  strong 
ticket  sales  among  freshmen. 


A  special  plan  offered  fresh- 
men a  discount  if  they  bought 
tickets  in  groups  of  five.  Over  300 
tickets  were  sold  to  the  Class  of 
1984. 

This  concert  had  none  of  the 
problems  of  security  and  crowd 
control  which  have  previously 
plagued  Williams'  concerts. 

"Paul  Gallay  and  the  SAB  did  a 
fine  job,"  said  Ransom  Jenks, 
Director  of  College  Security.  "It 
was  a  very  responsible  crowd. 

"With  the  success  of  this 
concert,  we  should  be  able  to 
bring  other  exciting  performers 
to  Williams  in  the  future,"  Lynch 
predicted. 

Jenks  concurs  with  this 
assessment.  "As  long  as  we're 
choosy  about  the  acts,  and  don't 
let  the  crowd  get  out  of  hand, 
there  should  be  no  problem  with 
future  concerts." 

"We  broke  the  string  of  bad 
concerts,"  says  Lynch.  "We've 
shown  that  people  can  have  a 
good  time  in  Chapin  without 
doing  damage.  We've  shown 
that  concerts  are  viable  at 
Williams." 


Steve  Forbert  sings  to  a  record  crowd  in  Chapin  Thursday  night. 

(Burghardt) 


Firm  recommends  college  return  to  coal 


by  David  Steakley 

Steadily  climbing  fuel  oil  prices 
have  led  Williams  to  consider 
returning  to  the  use  of  coal  in  its 
heating  plant.  A  study  presented 
by  the  engineering  firm  of  Pope, 
Evan  and  Robbins  this  month 
recommends  that  the  College 
install  a  coal-fired  l>oiler. 


The  college  heating  plant,  major 
changes  may  be  In  the  making. 

(Pynchon) 


Inside  the  Record 


Outlook  examines  the  fine  arts 
at  Williams    ...   p.  3 

College     cartoonist     takes 
national  honors   ...   p.  5 

Olympic  champion  comes  to 
Williams    ...   p.  8 


The  department  of  Buildings 
and  Grounds  is  studying  the 
report,  and  will  make  its 
recommendation  to  the  Board  of 
Trustees  in  October. 

The  heating  plant  uses  three 
oil-fired  boilers  of  various  sizes  to 
meet  the  College's  heating  needs. 
One  of  the  boilers  is  practically 
useless.  It  is  worn  out,  and  too 
small.  This  boiler  is  rarely  used, 
and  will  probably  have  to  be 
replaced  soon. 

The  engineering  report 
suggests  use  of  an  Atmospheric 
Fluidized  Bed  (AFB)  coal-fired 
boiler,  which  uses  pulverized  coal 
in  a  bed  of  sand  to  burn  the  coal 
more  efficiently  and  cleanly. 

John  Holden,  a  mechanical 
engineer  at  B  &  G,  speculates 
that  the  College  will  burn  the  less 
expensive  bituminous  coal  if  coal 
is  used,  raising  some  questions 
about  pollution.  Bituminous  coal 
is  higher  in  sulfur  and  other 
pollutants  than  anthracite  coal. 

"With  the  AFB  twiler,  you  can 
mix  a  little  calcium  or  limestone 
in  the  sand,  and  most  of  the  sulfur 
will  be  absorbed,"  Holden  points 
out.  "It's  the  most  flexible  of  the 
coal  boilers." 

The  AFB  can  also  be  used  for 
generation  of  electricity,  in  a 
process  called  "cogenerati6n." 
This  involves  pushing  steam 
produced  by  a  boiler  through  a 
turbine  before  sending  it  through 
the  steam  ducts  for  heat. 

To  be  efficient,  the  steam  has  to 
be  at  about  300  pounds  of 
pressure.  The  AFB  twiler  is 
capable  of  this,  while  the 
College's  current  boilers  are  not. 

The  engineering  report 
estimates  that  a  cogeneration 
system  could  produce  630 
kilowatt-hours  of  electricity  per 
hour,  compared  with  a  College 
demand  of  about  2600  kilowatt- 
hours  per  hour. 

The  report  estimates  the  cost  of 
installing  an  AFB  boiler  at  about 


two  million  dollars,  with  an 
additional  cost  of  $400,000  to  build 
for  cogeneration. 

Consideration  must  also  be 
given  to  anticipated  supply 
problems  for  the  oil-fired  Iwilers. 
The  College  has  about  427,000 
gallons  of  fuel  oil  stored  in  a  tank 
t)ehind  the  heating  plant. 

"That  was  a  bit  of  foresight  on 
the  part  of  the  Trustees  when  the 
oil-burners  were  installed.  If  our 
oil  supply  were  ever  cut  off,  that 
stockpile  would  be  enough  to  see 


us  through  the  winter,  with  a  few 
economies,"  Holden  said. 

Obtaining  a  sufficient  supply  of 
coal  isn't  certain,  either.  Local 
railroads  are  not  capable  of 
handling  the  amount  of  coal 
Williams  would  need,  but  they 
say  they  can  be  ready  to  handle  it 
by  the  time  Williams  would  need 
it. 

If  work  were  begun  today  on 
the  design  of  the  modification, 
Williams  wouldn't  burn  any  coal 
until  1983. 


College  to 

accept  more 

exchanges 

Attempting  to  provide  more 
diversity  in  the  Williams  student 
tx)dy,  the  College  has  instituted  a 
Visiting  Student  program  that 
will  enable  undergraduates  from 
any  college  or  university  to  at- 
tend Williams  for  a  spring 
semester.  To  accommodate  the 
new  students,  Williams  will  cut 
t>ack  its  commitment  to  the 
Twelve  College  Exchange 
program  by  admitting  fewer 
applicants. 

"The  students  we  have  from 
the  twelve  college  exchange  are 
really  not  spicing  up  Williams 
very  much,"  explained  Assistant 
Director  of  Admissions  Steve 
Christakos.  "There  is  little 
diversity  in  backgrounds  and 
types  of  institutions. 

Just  as  we  give  our  students  the 
opportunity  to  study  at  any  other 
institution,"  said  Christakos, 
"students  from  varied 
educational  backgrounds  should 
be  able  to  come  here." 

The  program  carries  some 
restrictions.  Only  sophomores 
and  juniors  are  eligible  to  apply ; 
they  must  have  the  approval  of 
their  home  institutions  and  a 
minimum  3.0  grade  point 
average.  They  will  not  be  eligible 
to  transfer  to  Williams.  Students 
enrolled  at  a  college  already 
participating  with  Williams  in  a 
formal  exchange  program,  such 
as  the  Twelve  College  Exchange, 
are  ineligible  to  apply. 

"There  will  be  problems,  like 
trying  to  evaluate  transcripts 
from  institutions  we  know  little 
about,"  Christakos  said.  "But  in 
terms  of  diversity  and  equality 
this  will  be  much  better  for 
Williams." 

Christakos  expects  anywhere 
from  10  to  25  students  to  take 
advantage  of  the  program  each 
year. 


Anderson  wins    student    poll 


Compiled  by  Sara  Ferris 

John  Anderson  is  by  far  the 
campus's  favorite  candidate  in 
the  November  presidential 
election,  according  to  a  telephone 
survey  of  Williams  students 
taken  by  the  Record  last  week. 

Sixty  percent  of  the  171 
students  polled  think  that  An- 
derson would  make  the  best 
president.    However,   only    47 


Who  do  you 

support 

In   the  1 

upcoming 

Presidential   | 

election: 

Reagan 

23 

Carter 

39 

Anderson 

81 

Clark 

1 

Undecided 

27 

Who  do  you  think  will  win  the 

election? 

Reagan 

72 

Carter 

76 

Anderson 

6 

Not  Sure 

21 

Of  the  three, 

who  do  you  think 

would      make      the 

best 

president? 

Reagan 

18 

Carter 

31 

Anderson 

103 

None 

13 

percent  plan  to  vote  for  him. 
Alison  Nevin  '81,  expressed  a 
common  sentiment:  "I'm  voting 
for  Jimmy  Carter,  but  I  support 
John  Anderson's  campaign." 
Carter  received  23  percent  of  the 
student  vote,  but  just  18  percent 
think  he  is  the  best  choice.  Six- 
teen percent  are  undecided  as  to 
who  will  get  their  vote  while  13 
percent  back  Ronald  Reagan. 

Although  many  students 
support  Anderson,  only  4  percent 
t)elieve  he  can  win  the  election. 
Forty-six   percent  think  Carter 


will  be  re-elected;  Reagan  trails 
slightly  with  44  percent. 

Most  students  seem  unim- 
pressed with  the  slate  of  can- 
didates. Sheldon  Ross  '82,  is 
"only  supporting  Reagan 
because  he's  the  best  of  the 
three."  When  asked  whom  they 
would  really  prefer  to  see  on  the 
November  ballot,  sixteen 
students  wanted  Edward  Ken- 
nedy and  fifteen  liked  George 
Bush.  Gerald  Ford  and  Howard 
Baker  also  received  some  sup- 
port. 


Williams'  students  feel  Anderson  bridges  the  gap  between  two  parties 
bent  on  destruction.  (Phillips) 


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WILLIAMS    RECORD 


September  23,  1980 


My  my  hey  hey 


TANGENTS 


by  Grodzins 


Chapin  Hall  rocked  Thursday  night  but  Friday  morning  no  heads 
rolled.  There  was  no  damage  to  the  building,  no  dangerous  pushing  and 
shoving,  no  drunken  violence.  Even  Director  of  Security  Ransom 
Jenks  commented  that  "the  crowd  was  very  responsible." 

Whether  you  liked  Steve  Forbert  or  not,  the  concert  was  a  success. 
Eight  hundred  Williams  students  bought  five  dollar  tickets,  and  a  150 
tickets  were  sold  outside  the  College.  Only  50  seats  in  Chapin  were  left 
empty.  The  concert  grossed  a  record  $4,300,  with  total  losses  at  only 
$2500,  an  unusually  low  figure  for  a  Williams  concert.  The  SAB's 
promotion  worked  well. 

In  recent  years  loud  rock  concerts  have  been  missing,  and  sorely 
missed,  at  Williams.  Not  everyone  likes  Harry  Chapin  style  mellow 
rock,  just  as  not  everyone  enjoys  loud  rock.  Thursday  night  proved  that 
we  can  have  both. 

Williams  will  never  get  the  big  names,  but  we  can  get  top  quality 
rock  acts  that  won't  bring  Chapin  tumbling  down.  And  with  continued 
good  promotion  and  student  behavior,  rock  'n  roll  may  be  here  to  stay. 


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Letters 


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Summer  job  gripes 

To  the  editor: 

I  am  a  student  at  Williams.  Unable  to 
find  other  employment  this  summer,  I 
applied  for  and  received  a  summer  job 
with  the  College's  Buildings  and  Grounds 
Department.  I  have  some  thoughts  on  my 
experiences  as  an  employee  of  B  &  G  to 
share  with  you. 

First,  whatever  my  complaints  may  be, 
neither  Mr.  Ralph  lacuessa,  the  General 
Foreman  of  B  &  G,  nor  Mr.  Donald 
Reougeau,  the  college  gardener  and  my 
immediate  supervisor,  is  one  of  them.  The 
College  is  very  fortunate  to  have  such 
conscientious  workers  and  warm  human 
beings  on  its  staff. 

Second,  however,  the  summer  em- 
ployment hiring  policies  of  the  school,  or  at 
least  of  Buildings  and  Grounds,  confuse 
and  dismay  me  to  some  extent.  At  the  end 
of  the  second  semester,  when  Mr.  lacuessa 
hired  me,  he  said  that  due  to  the  large 
numbers  of  applicants  for  summer  jobs,  he 
could  offer  me  work  for  only  six  weeks. 
When  I  began  work  on  June  2, 1  was  rather 
surprised  to  find  that  of  the  five  students 


womngwinithegardemngcrew,  only  two 
(including  myself)  were  Williams 
students,  the  other  three  being  the  children 
of  members  of  the  faculty  and  staff  of  the 
College. 

The  only  other  Williams  student  in  the 
crew  was  hired  only  up  until  the  week 
preceding  alumni  weekend.  Don 
Rougeau's  attempts  to  get  him  an  ex- 
tension of  a  few  weeks  were  not  successful, 
despite  the  fact  that  the  student  had 
worked  for  B  &  G  in  the  past.  The  following 
week,  the  daughter  of  another  Williams 
staff  member  (also  not  a  Williams 
student)  joined  the  crew  for  a  week. 

In  the  end,  it  turned  out  that  three  of  us 
were  let  go  after  six  weeks  (at  least  there 
was  no  preference  shown  to  non-Williams 
students  here).  The  remaining  summer 
employee,  who  had  worked  for  B  &  G  three 
previous  summers,  stayed  on,  and  will 
stay  on,  to  the  best  of  my  knowledge,  all 
summer.  Since  he  seems  to  have  gotten  the 
job  in  the  first  place  due  to  his  father's 
influence  as  a  member  of  the  faculty,  it  is 
rather  irrelevant  to  say  that  his  years  of 
experience  have  earned  him  the  right  to 
stay  on  all  summer.  My  main  concern  is 
that  if,  as  Mr.  lacuessa  originally  told  me 
in  May,  the  many  applicants  for  summer 
jobs  with  B  &  G  were  limited  to  only  six 


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weeks  of  work  to  allow  the  children  of 
faculty  and  staff  members  to  work,  then  it 
would  seem  counter-productive  for 
Williams  to  tell  its  financial  aid  students 
that  they  are  expected  to  earn  a  certain 
amount  of  money  each  summer,  and  then 
to  make  it  harder  for  them  to  do  so.  I  will 
be  many  hundreds  of  dollars  short  of  the 
amount  of  summer  earnings  expected  of 
me  by  the  financial  aid  office. 

I  do  not  believe  that  non-Williams 
students  should  be  barred  from  hodling 
summer  jobs  with  the  College;  however,  it 
seems  right  to  me  to  give  Williams  un- 
dergraduates first  preference  for  such 
jobs.  I  hope  that  you  will  look  into  this 
matter  and  see  to  it  that  hiring  practices 
contrary  to  the  good  of  the  college,  that  is 
to  the  good  of  its  students,  are  discon- 
tinued. Sincerely, 
Jeffrey  Perry  '82 
June,  1980 

Ruggers  deny  joke 


To  the  editor: 

We  do  not  wish  to  waste  any  time 
decrying  the  way  in  which  the  Williams 
Record,  in  its  September  16  issue,  blew  out 
of  all  proportion  the  resignation  of  Phil 
Sheridan.  Rather,  our  purpose  is  to  ex- 
press our  distaste  for  the  unprofessional 
practice  of  printing  statements  without 
attempting  to  research  their  validity. 
Specifically,  we  refer  to  a  quotation 
contained  in  the  closing  paragraph  of  the 
article  in  question,  where  the'opinion  was 
expressed  that  Phil's  "candidacy  was  a 
rugby  team  joke". 

Our  Rugby  Club  has  not,  does  not,  and 

will  not  ever  make  light  of  any  College 

institution  other  than  ourselves.  If  only  the 

Record  had  taken  the  time  to  consult  a  few 

team  members  it  would  have  found  that 

this  casual  slander,  to  Phil's  character  as 

well  as  that  of  the  WJl.F.C,  is  totally 

unfounded.  Yet,  regrettably,  the  Record 

made  no  such  effort;  and  we  consider  this 

omission  to  be  irresponsible  journalism. 

Respectfully, 

Nevill  Smythe  '81 

Ted  Cypiot  '81 

for  the  Williams  Rugby 

Football  Club 

Editor's  Note:  Five  members  of  the 
College  Council  made  this  statement  to  the 
RECORD  We  felt  that  this  fact  alone  was 
newsworthy,  regardless  of  whose  word  one 


believes  about  the  origins  of  Phil's  can- 
didacy. 


Sheridan  replies 


To  the  editor: 

In  the  quest  to  make  the  news  more 
exciting  and  readable,  some  reporters  find 
it  necessary  to  create  problems  which  do 
not  exist.  Furthermore  the  conflict  within 
these  problems  becomes  more  memorable 
if  reduced  to  a  melodramatic  level, 
thereby  making  an  issue  as  uninteresting 
as  the  resignation  of  a  College  Council 
officer  a  focal  point  of  the  newspaper.  This 
is  a  fairly  obvious  trait  of  most  news 
media.  Bad  reporting,  however,  will  go  as 
far  as  to  create  the  facts  in  order  to  satisfy 
its  artistic  appetite.  In  the  Sept.  16  Record 
the  story  concerning  my  resignation  made 
the  following  errors: 

1.  It  stated  that  I  missed  the  first  CC 
meeting  for  new  officers, 

2.  that  I  sat  with  a  friend  in  the  back  of 
the  room  at  another  CC  meeting. 

3.  that  the  neglect  of  my  duties  created 
chaos  in  the  student  committee  system, 

4.  that  I  lost  my  list  of  student  com- 
mittee members. 

My  version  of  the  story  is 

1.  I  attended  the  first  CC  meeting  for 
new  officers. 

2.  My  "friend"  was  Mr.  Ricci,  the 
faculty  advisor  to  the  College  Council. 

3.  The  "chaos"  in  the  committee 
selection  system  resulted  from  the  student 
body's  lack  of  interest  in  these  com- 
mittees. The  process  was  necessarily 
delayed  by  a  second  appeal  to  student 
volunteers  for  positions  on  the  com- 
mittees. 

4.  I  did  not  lose  my  list  of  student 
committee  members.  I  still  have  it. 

The  remainder  of  the  article  judges  my 
performance  as  Vice-President  based 
upon  an  interpretation  of  created  "facts." 
Whether  or  not  a  proper  judgement  can  be 
made  in  such  a  manner  is  a  question  only 
for  all  concerned  enough  to  discover  the 
truth — not  those  interested  in  dredging  up 
non-existent  muck.  For  the  Record,  let  me 
state  that  my  resignation  was  offered  in 
the  best  interests  of  the  CC  and  the  student 
body.  I  do  not  yet  understand  in  whose 
interests  last  week's  news  article  was 
written. 

Phil  Sheridan '82 


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EDITOR 'S  / 
one  of  those 
going?"  piec 
just  long  enc 
just  enough 
to  form    a 
college.    I  I 
Being   tugge 
terest  of  mi 
something  tc 
the  finer  art 
'84  I  can  offe 
and  keep  yoi 
clean.    Know 


lam,  with 
thehumanitii 
the  arts  at  V 
North  not  so 
in  before  th 
Center  or  t 
museum  win 
guides  gently 
home  of  th< 
"Wouldn't  y( 
zipping  throu 
"You're  goir 
steering  for  t 
and  a  beaute 
fields;  all  wit 


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be  a  cynic.  Pi 
behind  a  physi 
fascinated  by 
barely  take  in 
College  as  it 
derfully  enorr 
impressive  (si 
fields).  In  tru 
oblivious  as 
deficiencies.  I 
many  wide-ej 
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the  Berkshire! 
seemed  to  havi 
mist.  But  ther 
anecdotes,  for 
comprise  past 
quiet  rumor  oi 
last   few   yeai 


WILLIAMS    RECORD 


Outlook 

A  word  in  praise  of  the  fine  arts  at  Williams 


EDITOR'S  NOTE:  This  may  develop  into 
one  of  those  "0  Williams,  where  are  you 
going?"  pieces  because  I  have  been  here 
just  long  enough,  I  have  sweated  through 
just  enough  far  away  southern  summers 
to  form  a  communicable  opinion  of  my 
college.  I  am  also  a  greenhorn  editor. 
Being  tugged  along  by  an  eccentric  in- 
terest of  mine,  I  feel  as  though  I  have 
something  to  say  to  my  peers  concerning 
the  finer  arts  at  Williams.  To  the  class  of 
'84  I  can  offer  only  advice:  Welcome  .  .  . 
and  keep  your  eyes  peeled  and  your  noses 
clean.    Knowledge    falleth    all  about   you. 

by  Alyson  Hagy 
A  Quest  for  Purpose 
I  am,  with  a  mind  softened  by  a  study  of 
the  humanities,  concerned  with  the  state  of 
the  arts  at  Williams.  I  hauled  myself  up 
North  not  so  very  long  ago,  but  I  did  settle 
in  before  the  days  of  Bernhard  Music 
Center   or   the  birth   pangs    of   an   art 
museum  wing.  I'll  never  forget  the  tour 
guides  gently  drifting  by  Currier  (the  past 
home   of  the   music  department)     .  .  . 
"Wouldn't  you  rather  see  the  library?", 
zipping  through  Goodrich  (studio  art)   .  .  . 
"You're  going  to  love  the  library,"  and 
steering  for  the  Freshman  Quad,  Sawyer, 
and  a  beauteous  view  of  acres  of  playing 
fields;  all  without  interjecting  a  strong  or 


consciously  working  toward  an  im- 
provement of  its  image  in  the  arts  in  order 
to  balance  the  frightening  strength  of 
various  Division  I  and  II  departments. 
Such  foresight  is  typical  and  almost 
sickening.  It  seems  one  hardly  has  time  to 
gripe  around  here. 

A  Rumble 

Okay,  so  I'm  an  optimist,  but  I'm  hardly 
alone  in  my  grateful  appreciation  to  the 
powers  that  be.  Douglas  Moore,  chairman 

"77/  never  forget  the 
tour  guide:    'The  music 

department? .  .  wouldn't 
you  rather  see  the 
library?'  " 

of  the  Music  Department,  calculated  that 
musical  doings  rank  second  only  to  sports 
(that  Williams  monolith)  in  percentage  of 
student  body  participation.  And  he'll  tell 
you  that  to  your  face— with  reserved  pride. 
The  BMC,  squat  as  she  is  snuggled  in  next 
to  Chapin,  fairly  rumbles  with  activity. 
There  are  octets,  quartets,  trios,  and  solo 
recitals;    performances  of  a   symphony 


definite  word  about  the  arts.  Ah,  yes,  I  can 
be  a  cynic.  Perhaps  I  was  trailing  along 
behind  a  physics  major.  At  the  time,  I  was 
fascinated  by  everything  I  saw;  I  could 
barely  take  in  the  obvious  strengths  of  the 
College  as  it  was.  Bronfman  was  won- 
derfully enormous.  The  AMT  was  quite 
impressive  (so  were  the  varsity  playing 
fields).  In  truth,  Williams  soon  had  me, 
oblivious  as  I  was  to  "forgivable" 
deficiencies.  Doubtless,  there  have  been 
many  wide-eyed  wanderers  more  per- 
ceptive than  I,  many  who  have  fled 
the  Berkshires  for  good  because  culture 
seemed  to  have  dissipated  in  the  mountain 
mist.  But  there  is  a  greater  truth  in  such 
anecdotes,  for  it  may  now  be  that  they 
comprise  past  history,  emerging  only  in 
quiet  rumor  or  small  complaint.  For  the 
last   few   years,   the   College   has    been 


orchestra,  a  chorale,  and  a  jazz  ensemble. 
Et  cetera.  The  full  list  of  possibilities  is 
impressive  in  its  length  and  inspiring  in  its 
quality  for  a  small  college  community. 
Heck,  Boston  is  two  and  a-half  hours  away. 
I  wonder  if  we  who  grimace  and  complain 
so  often  are  possibly  underestimating  our 
good  fortune? 

It  has  t)een  said  that  grades  rule  this 
campus.  Some  folks  here  would  prefer  to 
hole  themselves  up  in  their  rooms  to  hope 
(and  pray)  that  pure  thought,  and  its 
reward,  is  the  prime  mover  in  William- 
stown.  It  may  be  said  that  some  alumni, 
with  their  feet  more  firmly  plastered  on 
(or  sunk  in)  the  ground  out  in  the  "real" 


Thoreau  took  to  the  woods  "to  drive  life 
into  a  corner  and  reduce  it  to  its  lowest 
terms."  Freshman  participants  in  the 
Williams  Orientation  to  Outdoor  Living  for 
Freshmen  Program  (WOOLF)  may  not 
have  had  such  lofty  goals  as  they  headed 
into  the  hills  over  the  last  two  weeks,  but 
their  experience  may  have  been  just  as 
transcendental. 

(Burghardt) 


world,  and  quite  a  few  undergrads  bow 
before  the  Williams  alter  of  practicality. 
Imagine  a  frequent  tete-a-tete  over  a  beer 
at  the  Log  between  Mr.  '34  and  Mr.  '56 
being  introduced  by  the  fascinating  ob- 
servation: "Geez,  did  you  notice  that  there 
are  seventy  Econ.  majors  in  this  year's 
class?"  or  "Helluva  bunch  of  pre-meds 
finishing  up."  Good  01'  Williams.  This  is 
not  to  belittle  the  goals  of  the  hard-core 


the  entire  community.  It  might  be  said 
that  the  current  music  faculty  members 
(not  unlike  other  department  staffs) 
possess  the  invaluable  ability  to  think  and 
speak  on  their  feet  without  the  appearance 
of  ignorance  or  agitation. 

So  what?  Now  whether  it's  the  comfort 
of  a  good  carpet  or,  more  generally,  the 
inspiration  of  a  spanking  new  building, 
there  is  a  sense  of  unity  in  BMC  which  is 


among  us.  Some  folks  are  definitely  more 
attached  to  the  good  and  tangible  earth 
than  others.  But  there  is  a  worthy  point  to 
be  made.  If  career  oriented  programs  and 
departments  have  had  certain  priority  in 
past  development  decisions,  do  the 
marked  improvements  in  the  arts  con- 
stitute a  meaningful  change  in  policy? 

A  New  Renaissance 
One  has  only  to  peek  at  the  credentials  of 
the  small,  effective  music  faculty  to  note 

"Williams  is  backing  into 
the  80  's  to  receive  the 
Renaissance  man  and 
woman  who  can  graph 
commodity  supply  and 
demand,  sing,  and  blast  a 
forehand  down  the  line.  ' ' 

the  permeation  of  the  traditional  Williams 
ideal  of  liberal  arts.  The  hall  of  offices  is 
filled  with  fine,  fine  musicians  who  also 
teach  and  administrate,  organizing  a 
Berkshire  cultural  arena  with  verve.  They 
are  well-rounded  performers  who  serve 


allowing  music,  its  performance  and 
study,  to  become  iaiportant  to  the 
Williams'  ideal  of  education.  It  is 
fascinating  to  observe  this  trend  creep 
across  Route  2  toward  the  sight  of  the 
Lawrence  museum  addition.  The  finer  arts 
are  now  being  re-emphasized  beyond  the 
level  of  a  compulsory  joy  found  in  Art  101 
or  the  pleasure  of  an  occasional  sym- 
phony. It  seems  that  perhaps  Williams  has 
decided  not  to  chase  after  the  bright  and 
shiny  rainbows  so  popular  at  career- 
oriented  institutions.  I  do  not  believe  there 
will  ever  be  an  engineering  department  or 
a  swank  business  school  squeezed  onto 
campus  no  matter  what  job  market 
analyses  or  career  preference  polls  report. 
This  is  a  liberal  arts  college.  We  still  don't 
sell  our  integrity  or  our  souls  across  the 
admissions  desk.  Instead,  Williams  is 
backing  into  the  80's  to  revive  the 
Renaissance  man  and  woman  who  can 
graph  commodity  supply  and  demand, 
sing,  finger  paint,  and  blast  a  forehand 
down  the  line. 

I'm  impressed.  That  does  not  mean  that 
I'm  content.  It  is  often  necessary  for  the 
educated  jjerson  to  speak  in  foreign 
tongues.  N'est-ce  pas?  There  is  much  to  be 
done,  even  in  the  rumpled  hills  of  western 
Massachusetts. 


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WILLIAMS    RECORD 


September  23,  1980 


September  2: 


McNally  to  act 
in  many  roles 

by  Rob  Egiiiton 

Kathy  McNally  says  she  feels 
that  an  important  part  of  the 
liberal  arts  experience  is  getting 
involved,  and  as  an  Assistant 
Professor  in  Economics,  a 
member  of  a  team  doing 
research  on  durable  medical 
equipment,  and  a  newly  ap- 
pointed Assistant  Dean  of  the 
College,  she  is  sure  to  remain  an 
active  member  of  the  Williams 
College  Community. 

McNally  will  be  an  Assistant 
Dean  for  one  year,  taking  the 
position  Cris  Roosenraad  held 
last  year  while  Roosenraad  fills 
in  as  Dean  of  the  College  for 
Daniel  O'Connor,  who  is  on 
sabbatical  this  year.  McNally's 
main  responsibility  is  student 
housing,  and  as  such  she  is  on  the 
Committee  on  Undergraduate 
Residential  Life,  administers 
student-run  businesses,  and  acts 
as  both  a  personal  and  academic 
counselor. 


Although  she  said  she  sees  no 
major  differences  between  her 
ideas  and  the  policies 
Roosenraad  has  pursued.  Mc- 
Nally does  have  a  number  of 
goals  she  would  like  to  ac- 
complish during  her  tenure. 
McNally  says  she  has  heard 
complaints  from  some  students 
that  houses  are  too  party- 
oriented,  and  would  like  to  see 
them  expand  their  activities  to 
include  such  things  as  blood 
donation  drives.  She  would  also 
like  to  see  house  cultural  funds 
put  to  better  use,  sponsoring 
activities  like  Dodd  House's 
reception  for  CDE  students. 

McNally  will  teach  one  class 
per  semester  this  year,  which  she 
sees  as  an  important  way  of 
keeping  in  touch  with  the 
students  as  well  as  continuing  her 
research  on  durable  medical 
equipment. 

McNally  adds  that  she  ap- 
preciates the  Williams  system  of 
having  administrators  remain 
part  of  the  teaching  faculty. 
Without  it,  she  feels,  she  would 
not  be  able  to  remain  active  as 
professor,  researcher,  and  dean. 


Hopkins  goes  to  Housing 


by  Dave  Steakley 
Following  the  resignation  of 
Director  of  Student  Housing 
Charles  Jankey,  the  Trustees 
have  appointed  Wendy  Hopkins, 
a  1972  Williams  graduate,  to  fill 
the  position. 

Hopkins  leaves  her  position  as 
an  account  director  of  the 
Berkshire  Broadcasting  Com- 
pany to  take  management 
responsibility  of  student  housing 
matters  at  Williams. 

Hopkins  lauds  the  Buildings 
and  Grounds  department  for  its 
handling  of  student  housing 
matters  in  past  years.  "In  the  few 
days  I've  been  here,  I've  been 
terribly  impressed   with   how 


responsive  they  are  to  the 
students.  They  take  a  tremen- 
dous amount  of  pride  in  the 
physical  plant,"  said   Hopkins. 

When  asked  about  room  decay 
lamented  in  a  recent  Record 
editorial,  Hopkins  replied,  "We 
had  a  week  to  get  the  rooms  into 
shape  after  the  summer  con- 
ferences, and  I  think  the  staff  did 
a  terrific  job.  There  are  still  some 
problems,  but  we're  working 
hard  to  solve  them." 

Hopkins  promised  to  look  into 
the  wardrobe  shortage  that  has 
plagued  some  students. 

Looking  forward  to  her  new 
job,  Hopkins  said,  "My 
overriding   concern  is   to  work 


with  the  students.  I  want  to  deal 
very  closely  with  the  house 
managers,  and  establish  an 
ongoing  contact  with  someone  in 
each  house,  who's  familiar  with 
the  house  and  its  problems." 

"A  lot  was  accomplished  this 
summer,  with  the  modifications 
to  Williams  and  the  Infirmary, 
but  there's  still  a  lot  that  needs  to 
be  done,"  Hopkins  commented. 

"Work  has  to  be  done  on  Fitch, 
to  comply  with  some  regulations 
about  methods  of  egress,  so  we'll 
be  looking  at  that." 

"I'm  delighted  to  be  back  at 
Williams,"  Hopkins  exclaimed. 
"It's  a  healthy,  positive,  dynamic 
place." 


Runners  roll  in  start  of  season 


Biologist  receives  grants 


Steve  Zottoli,  a  newly  ap- 
pointed assistant  professor  of 
biology,  has  won  two  grants 
totalling  more  than  $125,000.  He 
will  be  studying  the  healing 
process  of  severed  nerves.  This 
research  is  funded  by  the 
National  Science  Foundation  and 
the  Muscular  Dystrophy 
Association. 

Zottoli  wants  to  find  out  why 
mammalian  nerves  do  not  grow 
back  and  function  properly  after 
being  cut. 

The  first  question  he  plans  to 
investigate  is  whether 
regeneration  of  nerve  cells  is 
prevented  by  the  nerve  cell  itself 
or  factors  acting  on  the  nerve 
cell. 

If  he  can  show  that  such  factors 
as  clotted  blood  or  scar  tissue 


prevent  regeneration,  and  that 
these  factors  can  be  removed,  it 
may  be  possible  to  change  the 
external  factors  in  such  a  way 
that  would  allow  the  nerve  cell  to 
heal. 

Goldfish  have  a  pair  of  nerves 
in  the  spinal  cord,  called 
Mauthner  cells,  in  which  Zottoli 
is  specifically  interested. 

The  Mauthner  cells  initiate  a 
tail-flip  which  occurs  when 
goldfish  are  startled. 

Zottoli  plans  to  sever  these 
nerves  and  see  if  the  cut  ends 
grow  back  and  work  properly 
again. 

He  suspects  they  won't,  and  if 
he  is  correct,  he  will 
systematically  eliminate  factors 
that  might  be  blocking  the 
regrowth. 


Opening  its  1980  season  with 
two  impressive  away-meet 
victories  last  week,  the  men's 
cross  country  team  downed  the 
RPI  Engineers  16-36  at  Troy,  and 
the  Middlebury  Panthers  15-49. 

At  RPI,  captain  Phil  Darrow 
'81  was  the  individual  winner, 
followed  in  quick  succession  by 
outstanding  freshmen  John 
Nelson  in  second  and  Lyman 
Casey  '83  in  third.  Also  scoring 
well  were  Chris  O'Neill  '84  in  fifth 
and  Dan  Riley  '83  in  sixth. 

"Our  strategy  worked  well," 
commented  Coach  Farwell.  "We 
knew  RPI  would  go  out  fast,  so 
we  just  hung  back  in  a  pack  and 
waited  for  them  to  come  back  to 
us,  which  they  soon  did.  I  was 
very  pleased  with  our  first 
showing,  especially  since  we 
didn't  take  Bn  Parker,  one  of  our 
top  two."  Parker,  last  year's 
freshman  star,  had  a  slight  leg 
injury  but  was  back  in  action 
Saturday. 

If  the  Ephs  had  an  easy  opener, 
the    Middlebury    meet    was    a 


THE    THATCH:    NEWEST 
INTRODUCED  BY 


MEN'S    HAIRSTYLE 


The  Clip  Shop 


No,  It's  not  a  type  of  roof.  It  is  a 
kind  of  hairstyle  that  the  stylists 
of  the  Ciip  Shop  are  creating  for 
their  male  clients. 

And  contrary  to  its  name,  the 
Thatch  is  actually  a  precise, 
organized  and  highly  structured 
cut.  The  stylists  at  the  Clip  Shop 
consider  three  things  before 
giving  this  type  of  cut  or.  Indeed, 
any  cut. 

The  first  is  the  client's  bone 
structure.  The  Thatch  was 
developed  for  faces  which  are 
narrow  In  the  cheekbone  and 
need  fulness.  It  is  a  good  cut 
especially  for  men  with  a  strong 
jaw  because  its  fullness  provides 
balance  for  their  features. 

The  second  consideration  is 
hair  texture.  The  Thatch  is  ex- 
cellent for  wavy  hair.  The  cut 
makes  this  hair  easy  to  take  care 
of. 

The  third  thing  the  stylist 
considers  Is  the  growth  pattern  of 
the  hair.  Every  person's  root 
direction  is  different  from 
everyone  else's.  It's  as  individual 
as  a  fingerprint.  And  it's 
something  that  affects  the  cut. 
Clients  who  wear  the  Thatch  have 
a  growth  pattern  that  moves 
predominantly  back  at  the  sides. 

The  Thatch  is  a  chunky,  grainy 
cut.  With  tremendous  texture  and 
motion.  The  hair  which  is  short  in 
front  gains  width  and  fullness  as 
it  moves  back. 

The  stylists  of  the  Clip  Shop 
invite  you  to  stop  in  for  a  free 
consultation  to  see  if  this  may  be 
the  perfect  cut  for  you.  It  is  one  of 
the  latest  they  have  learned  by 
means  of  video. 

The  Clip  Shop  would  like  to  take  the  time  now  to  congratulate  the  students  who  will  be  attending 
Williams  for  the  first  year  and  welcome  back  last  year's  students. 

They  would  like  to  Invite  you  to  stop  in  between  classes  or  make  an  appointment.  If  you  have  any 
hair  or  scalp  questions  or  problems,  stop  in.  They  would  be  glad  to  assist  you.  They  have  been  serving 
the  students  of  Williams  for  six  years. 

The  Clip  Shop  has  four  convenient  locations.  Wllliamstown  458,9167,  PIttsfleld  443,9816  or  447,9576, 
Great  Barrington  528-9804,  and  Bennington,  802-442-9823. 


laugher.  O'Neill,  Darrow, 
Parker,  Nelson,  Casey  and  Riley 
all  cruised  in  together  for  a  six- 
way  tie  for  first  place,  some 
thirty  seconds  ahead  of  the  first 
Panther  runner. 

Though  the  Ephs  already  boast 
a  solid  lineup,  they  will  be  testing 
their  depth  this  weekend  against 
both  SUNY-Albany  and  Vermont 
at  meets  to  be  held  at  Williams. 

Women's  Cross-Country 

Coming  into  the  cross  country 
season   as    an    unproven    com- 


modity, the  women's  squad 
finished  a  surprising  second  in 
the  Williams  Invitational  meet. 

The  Ephwomen  were  paced  by 
freshman  Kerry  Malone's  fourth 
place  finish,  as  well  as  other 
strong  performances  by  Trisha 
Hellman  (13th),  Sue  Marchant 
(14th),  Liz  Martineau  (19th),  and 
Barb  Bradley  (20th). 

"I  was  hoping  for  a  finish  in  the 
top  five,"  said  an  elated  coach 
Bud  Fisher.  "The  girls  did  a 
fantastic  job.  1  couldn't  like  it 
more." 


Alder)   fund    establistied 


A  scholarship  fund  has  been 
established  at  Williams  College 
in  the  memory  of  William  C. 
Alden,  a  1954  Williams  graduate 
and  a  development  officer  at  the 
College.  Alden  died  recently  after 
suffering  a  heart  attack  during  a 
tennis  match. 

Williams  president  John 
Chandler  said  that  the  College 
would  designate  up  to  $25,000  of 
its  unrestricted  endowment  funds 
as  a  part  of  the  scholarsfiip 
memorial. 

Russell  Carpenter,  associate 
director  of  development  at 
Williams,   and  a   classmate   of 


Alden's,  said  the  members  of  the 
Class  of  1954  have  also  designated 
$25,000  of  its  25th  reunion  fund  as 
a  part  of  the  scholarship. 

Alden  had  been  a  member  of 
the  Williams  Development  Office 
staff  since  1973. 

"Bill  Alden  had  an  unusually 
large  number  of  friends  of  all 
ages  and  from  all  walks  of  life," 
said  Chandler.  "The  gifts  to  the 
scholarship  in  his  memory  in- 
dicate the  affectionate  regard  in 
which  his  friends  held  him.  His 
death  represents  a  great  loss  both 
to  his  friends  and  to  Williams." 


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"THERE  AIN'T  NO 

FREEDOM  IN  THIS  DAMN 
LAND."  These  words  confronted 
me  all  summer  as  I  lived,  played, 
and  learned  with  the  kids  on  14th 
and  Belmont  streets  in  our 
nation's  capitol.  I  was  not  sure 
why  I  was  there  in  the  middle  of 
one  of  the  so  called  "worst"  areas 
of  D.C.  helping  to  run  a  program 
for  boys  and  girls  between  the 
ages  of  eight  and  thirteen.  Nor 
was  I  quite  sure  what  to  maite  of 
that  protest  scrawled  in  red  paint 
across  the  side  of  a  nearby 
building.  But  as  I  began  to  accept 
my  neighbors  and  as  they  began 


Cartoonist  receives  top  award 


by  Lori  Miller 

He  began  cartooning  at  the  age 
of  seven  because  he  wanted  to  do 
something  to  be  different.  Now  19 
years  and  innumerable  cartoons 
later.  Dean  Grodzins  has  again 
set  himself  apart  from  the  crowd 
by  taking  top  honors  in  the  1980 
National  College  Cartoonist 
Contest. 

Grodzins  entered  the  contest 
this  past  spring  with  three  car- 
toons from  his  weekly  strip 
"Tangents."  The  competition 
was  tough— over  300  college 
papers  across  the  nation  sub- 
mitted entries,  more  than  100  in 
Grodzin's  category,  but  Grod- 
zins' "refreshingly  unique" 
drawing  style  and  his  "subtle 
humor"  won  him  the  praises  of 
the  judge  and  the  first  place 
award.  Although  the  prize  carries 
no  money  with  it,  the  National 
Council  of  College  Publication 
Advisors,  sponsors  of  the  contest, 
will  be  publishing  Grodzins' 
entries  in  the  College  Press 
Review. 

The  a w a r d - w i n n  i  n  g 
"Tangents"  strip  represents  only 
the  most  recent  endeavor  in 
Grodzins'  long  cartooning  career. 
In  his  grade  school  years, 
Grodzins  designed  greeting  cards 
for  his  family  and  puzzled  school 
teachers  with  the  strange 
characters  he  would  draw  on  the 
top  of  homework  papers.  In  high 
school,  Grodzins  drew  a  regular 
comic  strip  for  the  Lexington 
High  Musket.  At  the  same  time, 
he  began  submitting  his  cartoons 
to  magazines.  "As  of  now," 
Grodzins  says  with  a  smile,  "the 


only  thing  I  have  to  show  for  that 
venture  is  a  small  pile  of  rejec- 
tion slips." 

Over  the  years,  Grodzins  has 
modified  his  cartooning  and 
reduced  the  number  of  charac- 
ters who  people  his  strips. 
"Tangents"  features  only  two 
characters:  a  skinny,  sensitive 
type  with  a  big  nose  and  glasses, 
and  his  burly  roommate. 
Speaking  of  the  former,  Grodzins 
says,  "I've  been  drawing  him 
just  about  from  the  beginning.  I 
always  considered  him  as 
modeled  after  me.  His  room- 
mate, the  large,  beefy  guy,  I've 
also  been  drawing  for  a  long 
time.  He  comes  in  and  out  of  the 
strip.  But  I  don't  have  the  same 
attachment  for  him  that  I  do  for 
the  other."  When  questioned 
about  the  apparent  namelessness 
of  his  two  characters,  Grodzins 
replies,  "The  character  modeled 
after  me  used  to  be  called  Harold. 
But  Harold  is  a  loser's  name.  In 
comic  strips,  you  know,  they 
always  name  the  loser  Harold— 
that  or  Norman.  I  didn't  see  my 
guy  that  way.  He's  often 
frustrated  and  overly  en- 
thusiastic, but  he's  not  a  loser." 

Although  Grodzins'  first  love  is 
the  drawing  of  his  own  strips,  he 
also  enjoys  looking  at  the  work  of 
other  cartoonists.  "Every  day 
when  I  can,  I  go  down  to  the 
library  and  read  three  to  four 
papers  with  comic  strips,"  said 
Grodzins.  "I'm  not  ashamed  to 
say  that  it's  the  first  thing  I  look 
at  in  a  newspaper." 

His  favorite  cartoonists?  "My 
all-time  favorite  is  definitely 
'Pogo'    by    Walter   Kelly.    I've 


College  Council  is  now  asking  for  self-nominations 
for  the  position  of  Vice-President.  Every  student  is 
eligible  to  run.  Self-nominations  with  a  brief 
statement  or  purpose  should  be  in  the  College 
Council  SU  3190  by  Friday,  Sept.  26,  4:00  p.m.  A  full 
description  of  the  position  and  the  responsibilities  it 
entails  is  available  in  the  Dean's  office. 


always  seen  a  cartoonist  as  the 
little  kid  on  the  edge  of  the  parade 
who  laughs  when  he  realizes  that 
the  emperor  really  doesn't  have 
any  clothes  on ,  or,  that  the 
clothes  have  no  emperor,  as  is 
often  the  case.  Kelly  recognized 
this.  He  was  imaginative;  he  did 
crazy,  child-like  thinps.  He  made 
you  laugh  at  the  animals  in  his 
strip,  but  he  also  managed  to 
mirror  American  society  in  his 
swamp." 

Jules  Feiffer  also  rates  high  on 
Grodzins'  list  of  favorites. 
"Feiffer  can  make  you  laugh  and 
can  also  make  you  thing,"  said 
Grodzins.  "This  is  the  mark  of 
the  really  great  cartoonist.  I 
really  believe  that  the  major 
purpose  of  any  cartoon  strip  is  to 
make  you  laugh.  That  doesn't 
seem  like  a  good  thing  to  say.  But 
I  remember  what  a  poet  once 
said  about  poems,  that  they're 
notmadeofideasbutof words .  In 
the  same  way,  a  cartoon  isn't 
made  of  ideas,  but  of  the  joke. 
Also,  when  you  make  people 
laugh,  you  make  them  think 
about  themselves." 

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to  accept  me  as  more  than  just 
another  honky,  I  began  to  see 
the  truth  in  that  abandoned 
statement.  I  saw  that  the  girls 
would  soon  be  pregnant.  I  saw 
that  the  boys  would  soon  begin 
dropping  out  of  school  (some  still 
not  able  to  read)  and  1  saw  their 
police  files  beginning  to  grow.  I 
began  to  realize  that  if  my  skin 
had  just  been  a  little  darker,  if  I 
had  been  put  in  the  wrong 
bassinet  and  as  a  result  had 
grown  up  on  14th  street,  I  would 
probably  now  be  a  hustler,  a 
caged  tiger,  with  a  book  for  a 
police  record. 

During  your  address,  as  you 
spoke  of  freedom,  capitalism, 
and  sacrifice,  thoughts  of 
Belmont  street  returned  to  me. 
From  those  thoughts  I  decided 
that  I  would  meet  your  challenge 
with  a  firm  no.  I  still  bow  before 
you  and  the  capitalist  America 
that  is  giving  me  my  education, 
but  that  education  makes  me 
aware  of  where  the  great 
sacrifices  must  come  from. 

You  said,  "To  resist  that  threat 
(from  the  Soviet  Union)  will 
require  the  United  States  to  make 
defense  expenditures  that  are 
large  compared  to  what  we  have 
recently  been  used  to,  but  not 
large  compared  to  our  economic 
capacity."  What  I  want  to  know  is 
under  what  criteria  you  have 
judged  our  economic  capacity.  If 
you  are  counting  on  a 
reawakening  of  the  protestant 
ethic,  check  Max  Weber's  proof 
that  it  is  not  natural.  If  true,  his 
work  sheds  serious  doubt  on  such 
hope.  Though  you  warned  about 
the  danger  of  over-regulation, 
you  didn't  seem  to  call  for  rolling 
present  regulation  back.  A 
reasonably  pragmatic  attitude 
considering  that  the  assumption 
behind  most  rollbacks,  that  we 
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system,  is  certainly  highly 
questionable.  A  third  way  to 
increase  productivity  is  through 
technology.  Here  I  point  to  the 
past  10  years  when  a  major 
portion  of  America's  industry  has 
failed  to  plan  for  the  long  term 
future.  Why  do  you  think  this  will 
change? 

I  wouldn't  be  so  sure  that  we 
can  count  on  improved 
production.  Is  it  not  likely  we 
have  a  harder  choice  to  make?  A 
choice  between  raising  taxes, 
producing  rapid  inflation,  or 
reallocating  resources  from 
redistributive  to  defense 
programs.  Are  you  willing  to  call 
for  an  increase  in  the  tax  rate?  I 
doubt  it.  The  second  option,  in- 
flation, would  heavily 
discriminate  against  many 
people  on  14th  street  and  to  all 
those  either  in  low  paying  jobs  or 
on  fixed  incomes. 

This  brings  us  to  America's 
final  choice,  reallocation.  Is  this 
your  choice?  Personally,  I  didn't 
see  any  fat  on  14th  street.  In  fact, 
in  the  D.C.  school  system  I  see 
starvation. 

Turning  to  the  Third  World,  I 
would  suspect  that  you  would  be 
willing  to  support  fascist  states  to 
protect  capitalism  from  the 
Soviet  Union.  Is  this  a  correct 
assumption? 

What  right  I  ask  do  we  have  to 
demand  the  most  sacrifice  from 
the  least  free?  It  is  within  this 
context  that  I  have  decided  that 
in  order  to  be  faithful  to  my  love 
of  God  and  neighbor  I  choose  not 
to  respond  to  your  call  to  rearm. 
This  decision  is  made  embracing 
the  ambiquities  that  come  with 
being  conscious  of  the  neo- 
Stalinist  nature  of  the  Kremlin 
and  the  knowledge  that  Eritrea 
and  Afghanistan  will  be  repeated. 
Your  course  of  action  may  be 
right,  if  you  consider  only  the 
immediate  future;  but,  I  am 
convinced,  that  if  we  want 
humanity  to  continue  for  more 
than  another  25  years  we  will 
have  to  do  something  about  the 
insidious  nature  of  our  self 
centeredness. 

I  grew  up  in  the  third  world: 
Nigeria,  Bangladesh,  India,  and  I 
have  seen  things  most  people 
never  dream  of.  Images  of  Dacca 
during  the  famine  of  '74  come 
back  to  me,  of  death  having  in- 
filtrated Gulshon,  our  expatriate 
haven,  of  a  child  my  age,  his  eyes 
pleading  for  help  as  he  gave  way 
to  death.  I  did  nothing.  At  least 
nothing  until  I  spent  the  summer 
in  D.C.  I  know  now  why  I  was 
there.  I  was  responding  to  the 
plea  of  the  child. 

William  Foster '82 


BURGER  KING  welcomes  you 
to  the  new  school  year 


BURGER 

KING 


Buy  one  Hamburger, 
get  another 
Hamburger  free. 

Please  present  this  coupon  before 
or(jering  Limitonecoupon  per  customer 
Void  where  prohibited  by  law 

This  offer  expires September  30, 1980 

Good  only  at 

Rt.  2,  Williamstown 


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ENTERTAINMENT 


WILLIAMS    RECORD 


September  23,  1980 


Reviewer  pans  Forbert 


by  Mark  Dernier 
Steve  Forbert  opened  the  SAB 
concert  season  on  Thursday  night 
in  Chapin  Hall  to  an  audience  of 
950  people,  all  determined  to 
enjoy  themselves.  From  the  time 
the  lights  dimmed  to  bring  on 
Artie  Traum  and  Pat  Alger  until 
the  end  of  the  concert,  the  crowd 
remained  enthusiastic  and  ap- 
preciative of  what  they  were 
hearing.  However,  a  pleased 
audience  does  not  necessarily 
mean  a  great  show,  as 
Thursday's  concert  proved. 

Not  that  there  wasn't  good 
reason  for  excited  anticipation. 
Before  last  week's  show  lots  of 
positive  things  were  to  be  heard, 
aside  from  the  usual  promotional 
hype,  about  Forbert  in  general 
and  his  live  performances  in 
particular. 

Forbert  was  a  rising  young 
American  songwriter  with  a 
Southern  charm  that  set  him 
apart  from  the  typical  guitar  and 
harmonica  style.  Alive  on 
Arrival,  his  first  album,  showed 
real  promise  in  its  distinctive 
vocal  and  songwriting  styles.  If 
the  subsequent  Jack  Rabbit  Slim 
was  disappointing,  it  was 
redeemed  by  reviews  of  his  first 
tour  that  praised  Forbert's  on- 
stage energy  and  rapport  with  an 
audience.  Thus,  even  those 
skeptical  of  his  studio  product 
were  interested  in  the  prospect  of 
his  performing. 

Unfortunately,  Thursday's 
show  had  some  real  problems, 
the  largest  of  which  was  the  band 
who,  although  accomplished 
from  a  technical  point  of  view, 
had  all  the  stage  presence  of 
lifelong  (and  at  least  one  of  them 
looked  plenty  long-lived)  studio 
session  men.  Their  lack  of  any 
genuine  energy  seemed  to  be 
contagious  as  Forbert  showed 
little  of  the  spark  and  humor  he  is 
reputed  to  have.  Worse,  the  thick 
sound  created  by  Steve's  near 
continual  use  of  electric  guitar. 


his  lead  guitarist's  distortion,  and 
the  two  key  boardists  that  ac- 
company him  on  the  road,  made 
it  appear  that  Forbert  has 
reached  his  Budokan  about  fif- 
teen albums  sooner  that  Dylan 
did.  There  wasn't  much  to  be 
hopeful  for  in  the  immediate 
future  as  the  new  material  seems 
directed  toward  this  type  of 
sound. 

The  show  began  on  a  high  note 
with  the  familiar  opening  riff  to 
"Going  Down  to  Laurel",  im- 
mediately revealing  a  surprising 
fullness  to  the  sound.  Some 
forgettable  new  material 
followed  before  Forbert  rendered 
the  first  ballad,  "Baby,"  a  song 
acceptable  as  the  only  one  of  its 
kind,  but  a  real  fish  as  a  sign  of 
things  to  come. 

There  was  some  variety  in  the 
form  of  one  reggae-infected  and 
some  country-like  tunes  prior  to 
the  band's  leaving  the  stage  of 
allow  Steve  to  go  at  it  with  just 
acoustic  guitar  and  harp.  This 
was  undoubtedly  the  most 
satisfying  part  of  the  show. 
Forbert's  excellent  vocal  quality 
was  finally  audible,  and  along 
with  tasteful  acoustic  guitar 
demonstrated  his  irresistible 
charm.  The  harp  gave  way  to  the 
rest  of  the  band  far  too  soon 
though,  and  they  got  started  on  a 
succession  of  dragged  out  ballads 
that  were  made  worse  by  the 
unnecessary  synthesizer  and 
obtrusive  leads.  The  lead  guitar 
in  particular  continued  to 
hamper  the  music  after  the  pace 
picked  up,  not  even  retraining 
itself  during  "Romeo's  Tune." 
Judging  by  the  performance 
given  in  the  main  part  of  the 
concert,  I  chose  not  to  stay  for  the 
encore.  Some  people  have  said 
that  the  concert  hit  its  high  point 
in  the  encore,  but  I  am  of  the 
opinion  that  a  performer  should 
put  his  best  work  in  the  concert 
rather  than  holding  out  for  an 
encore.    Word   has    it  that   the 


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THURSDAY,  OCTOBER  2,  TO  DISCUSS  THE  DUKE  MBA 
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acoustic  guitar-harp  combination 
and  a  general  rock  and  blues 
sound  that  showcased  Forbert's 
better  side  was  a  large  im- 
provement. 

If  Forbert  was  somewhat  of  a 
letdown,  Nitecap  was  a  pleasant 
surprise.  Fronted  by  "ex- 
cessive," an  18  year  old  lead 
singer-lead  guitarist-songwriter, 
they  churned  out  high  energy 
original  compositions  that 
featured  some  measure  o  f  funk 
and  reggae.  They  also  did  two 
excellent  covers,  a  tough  version 
of  "Let's  Get  It  On"  and  a  show- 
stopping  rendition  of  "Ain't  No 
Sunshine  When  She's  Gone." 
Spurred  by  Excessive's  energy 
and  a  driving  beat,  a  rather 
substantial  mass  was  dancing  in 
front  of  the  stage  by  show's  end. 

Artie  Traum  and  Pat  Alger  got 
the  evening  going  with  some 
dexterous  guitar  picking  and  a 
very  lighthearted  attitude.  They 
played  mostly  their  own  material 
with  brief  intervals  of  amusing 
spoofs  that  kept  the  audience 
clapping  and  stamping  a  good 
deal  of  the  time. 


Steve   Forbert  demonstrated 
talents  Thursday  night. 


versatile   harmonica 


and  guitar 

(Somers) 


Griffin  concert  revives  Baroque 


by  David  Kramer 

The  Baroque  chamber  music  of 
five  composers  from  four 
countries  was  featured  in  the  first 
of  the  Griffin  Hall  concert  series 
last  Saturday  night  in  Griffin 
Hall. 

The  program,  performed  by 
Gene  Marie  Green  on  oboe  and 
oboe  d'amore,  George  Green  on 
violin  and  baroque  violin,  and 
Victor  Hill  on  harpsichord, 
reflected  the  different  musical- 
national  styles  of  the  period. 

Too  often  performances  of  this 
type  suffer  from  the  distance 
between  curator  and  object.  The 
music  is  treated  as  something 
precious,  valuable,  even  beloved, 
but  as  an  object  to  be  displayed  at 
a  distance,  under  glass.  Too  often 
the  performers  of  this  music  see 
their  function  as  curatorial 
rather  than  recreative.  The 
Greens  and  Mr.  Hill,  in  their 
various  ways  and  with  varying 
degrees  of  success,  attempted  to 
inspirit  life  into  this  ancient 
repertoire. 

The  best  thing  about  the 
evening  was  the  opportunity  to 
hear  the  Greens.  George  Green, 
Professor  of  Music  at  Skidmore, 
composer,  and  concertmaster  of 
the  Schenectady  Symphony, 
played  with  musicality  and 
conviction.  He  was  clearly  the 
spine  of  the  trio,  and  what  his 
playing  occasionally  lacked  in 
tone  quality  or  intonation  was 
more  than  made  up  for  by  the 


ability  to  become  excited  by  the 
music,  a  white-hot  musical  in- 
tensity and  concentration. 

Gene  Marie  Green,  teacher  at 
Skidmore  and  oboeist  in  the 
Albany  Symphony,  while  not  a 
musical  risk-t£>ker,  played  with 
authority  matched  by  a  solid 
musical  sense. 

The  high  point  of  the  evening 
was  the  Bach  Concerto  in  D 
minor,  BWV  1060  for  oboe,  violin 
and  harpsichord  (reconstructed 
from  a  two-harpsichord  concerto 
by  Max  Schenider  in  1921).  The 
concerto,  in  its  two  keyboard 
form,  has  long  been  a  favorite  of 
performers  and  audiences. 
Though  classical  music  lovers 
have  heard  this  work  dozens  of 
times,  the  Greens  played  it  as  if  it 
were  new.  Performed  with 
assuredness  and,  in  the  last 
movement,    even    passion,    the 


concerto  was  given— as  is  the 
object  of  performances  of  this 
type,  but  not  always  the  result— a 
genuine  recreation. 

The  least  successfully  realized 
work  in  the  program  was  the 
failed  resurrection  of  Francis 
Couperin's  Concert  9  in  E, 
"Ritratto  dell'Amore"  for  oboe 
and  harpsichord.  Written  to 
"soften  and  sweeten  the  King's 
melancholy"  (quoted  from 
George  Green's  excellent 
program  notes),  the  performance 
limped  around  the  netherworld 
between  musical  life  and  death. 
These  are  trivial  pieces,  the 
Galante  style  at  its  most  deter- 
minedly insipid,  given  here— 
between  Mr.  Green's  correct  but 
rather  straightfaced  playing,  and 
Mr.  Hill's  relentless  forcing  of  the 
tempo— a  reading  which  failed  to 
delight. 


Log  adds  new  attractions 


by  Greg  Pliska 

The  Log  has  set  out  this  year  to 
"offer  a  variety  of  entertainment 
which  will  appeal  to  many," 
according  to  manager  Tom 
Johnson  '80. 

"We  want  to  avoid  becoming  a 
stereotypical  pub,"  said  Johnson, 
"one  where  only  jocks  or  theatre 
people  go.  We  want  to  attract 
different  types." 

To  carry  out  this  plan,  Johnson 
has  lined  up  a  regular  schedule  of 
nightly  entertainment.  "Monday 


Carfoonisf  takes  honors- 


Despite  his  avid  interest  in 
other  cartoonists  and  their  work, 
Grodzins  does  not  look  to  them 
for  ideas,  nor  does  he  try  to 
imitate  their   styles.    He   com- 


Community 
Coffees 

to  begin 

TUESDAY 
2:30  -  4:30 

Stetson 
Lounge 


mented,  "I  agree  with  the  famous 
cartoonist  who  once  said  that  if 
you  can't  walk  down  a  street  and 
get  ten  ideas  for  a  cartoon,  you 
don't  belong  in  the  business.  I  get 
all  of  my  ideas  from  watching 
and  thinking  about  what  goes  on 
around  me."  Since  he  draws  for  a 
college  newspaper,  Grodzins 
concentrates  mainly  upon  sub- 
jects which  students  at  Williams 
are  likely  to  encounter  every 
day— the  humorless  professor, 
the  eight  o'clock  class,  the  "less- 
than-compatible"  roommates. 
Grodzins  then  combines  these 
ideas  with  his  love  for  the  visual 
and  verbal  pun. 

"I  think  my  biggest  asset  is 
that  I  can't  draw,"  Grodzins  says 
with  a  laugh."  That's  why  my 
cartoons  are  funny." 


Night  Football  on  big  screen 
television  leads  off  the  week, 
followed  by  some  kind  of  discount 
on  Tuesday  night— reduced 
prices  for  seniors  or  juniors  .  .  . 
or  perhaps  a  special  on  a  brand  of 
beer,"  said  Johnson. 

"On  Wednesday  we  will  offer 
some  sort  of  entertainment,  like 
Open  Mike  Night.  We  will  also 
have  performers  play  the  entire 
evening,"  continued  Johnson. 
Future  appearances  at  the  Log 
feature  guitarist  Mark 
Ballesteros  '81,  area  performer 
Chris  Baskin,  and  possibly  the 
student  band  "The  Doctors",  or 
the  Octet. 

Beyond  this  basic  format,  the 
Log  plans  to  present  a  number  of 
cabarets,  theme-oriented 
musical  revues,  under  the 
direction  of  Peter  Gloo  '78, 
assistant  manager  of  the  Log. 
The  first  cabaret  will  feature  the 
music  of  the  60's  and  is  scheduled 
for  October  23,  24, 25. 

Foosball  and  a  newly  acquired 
video  game  table  add  to  the 
recreational  facilities,  and  the 
food  of  Alpha  Pizza  Phi  "adds 
substance  to  our  fare,"  said 
Johnson. 

This  year  the  Log  will  open  at 
9:00  from  Monday  through 
Saturday.  The  bar  will  close  at 
midnight  Monday  through 
Thursday  and  at  1:00  on  Friday 
and  Saturday.  The  Log  is  closed 
on  Sunday. 


' 


September  23,  1980 


WILLIAMS    RECORD 


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Nuclear  issue  is  on  referendum 


No  Nukes  speaks  for  itself  In  any  language. 


O.CC  NOTES 


Tuesday,  Sept.  23 
Freshman    Snacks    and    Orien- 
tation.   Attendance    by    Entry: 
Williams  E  and  Sage  F.  OCC  at 
9:00  p.m. 

Wednesday,  Sept.  24 
New   York   Law   School   to   in- 
terview at  OCC. 

WORKSHOP:  Information 
Session  on  Careers  and  Graduate 
Schools  in  the  field  of  Education 
at  OCC  3:00. 
Thursday,  Sept.  25 
Columbia  Law  to  interview  at 
OCC. 

WORKSHOP:  Information 
Session  on  Government,  Social 
Service  &  Non-Profit 

Organizations  at  OCC  3:00. 
Meet  OCC  at  The  Log.  9:00  p.m. 
All  classes  welcome! 

Bank  official 
opens  series 

Dr.  Parvez  Hasan  of  the 
World  Bank  opened  the  1980-81 
lecture  series  at  the  Center  for 
Development  Economics  last 
Friday  evening  with  rousing 
praise  for  the  strong  economic 
development  of  many  East  Asian 
nations. 

Singling  out  Indonesia, 
Malaysia,  Korea,  Thailand  and 
the  Philippines,  Hasan  referred 
tp  the  nations  as  a  major  force  in 
the  world  economy.  He  em- 
phasized that  the  GNP  and  export 
growth  of  these  nations  was  far 
better  than  that  of  most  low  and 
middle  income  countries  and  that 
the  imports  of  those  five  coun- 
tries were  more  than  twice  as 
large  as  those  of  Japan.  This, 
Hasan  said,  made  these  nations  a 
market  of  the  greatest  im- 
portance for  the  United  States. 

Hasan  also  spoke  on  the 
requirements  for  successful 
economic  growth  in  developing 
nations.  "The  first  of  what 
amounts  to  five  factors  con- 
tributing to  good  economic 
development,"  said  Hasan,  "is 
political  stability."  Recognizing 
that  political  stability  in  East 
Asia  was  usually  associated  with 
military  regimes,  Hasan  noted 
that  a  strong  government, 
whether  democratic  or  not,  was 
essential  to  development  as  it 
served  as  a  base  from  which 
other  positive  factors  could 
emerge. 

Hasan  noted  that  a  general 
commitment  to  growth  and  the 
improvement  of  economic  and 
human  conditions  was  also  im- 
portant. The  remaining  factors  in 
promoting  development  were 
technological  change, 
manufacturing  development,  and 
a  favorable  world  environment. 


(Burghardt) 

Friday,  Sept.  26 

Washington  &  Lee  Law   to  in- 
terview at  OCC. 

Emory  Law  to  interview  at  OCC. 
Sunday,  October  5 
Ogilvy  &  Mather,  Inc.  Post 
Sunday  Brunch.  Check  details  at 
Office  of  Career  Counseling. 
Sign-up  sheets  now  available  for 
Graduate  Schools  recruiting  on 
campus.  We  urge  you  to  sign  up 
NOW. 

Graduate  Schools  to  interview  on 
Campus  the  week  of  Sept.  29: 

Cornell  Business 

Duke  Business 

NYU  Business 

Vanderbilt  Law 

Harvard  Business 
WINTER  STUDY 
Chemical  Bank  and  Ernst  & 
Whinney  will  have  internships  in 
January.  These  internships  will 
be  offered  as  99's.  If  interested 
please  come  and  sign  up  at  Office 
of  Career  Counseling. 


by  Betsy  Stanton 

Due  to  the  summertime  efforts 
of  the  Williamstown-based 
Referendum  Organizing  Com- 
mittee, Berkshire  County  voters 
will  consider  a  moratorium  on 
nuclear  arms  proliferation  on 
this  November's  ballot  in  the 
form  of  a  public  policy  question. 

The  Williamstown-based 
Referendum  Organizing  Com- 
mittee, a  loosely  organized  ad- 
hoc  group  of  Williams  faculty  and 
students  as  well  as  Williamstown 
residents,  submitted  1,800 
signatures  in  July  to  the  clerks  of 
several  towns  in  Berkshire 
County.  Twelve  hundred 
collected  and  certified  signatures 
are  required  before  a  public 
policy  referendum  may  appear 
on  a  ballot  in  a  Massachusetts 
state  senatorial  district. 

Petitioners  support  a  mutual 
nuclear  weapons  moratorium  in 
the  U.S.  and  Soviet  Union  which 
would  halt  the  production, 
testing,  and  deployment  of 
nuclear  warheads,  missiles  and 
delivery  systems,  They  hope  that 
the  reduction  of  the  numbers  and 
sophistication  of  weapon  systems 
will  achieve  the  ultimate  goal  of 
preventing  a  nuclear  war. 

A  "yes"  vote  on  the  ballot  is 
essentially  a  request  that  a 
resolution  demanding  an  arms 
moratorium  be  introduced  into 
the  State  Senate  by  the  state 
senator  from  the  particular 
district  in  which  the  voter  lives. 

The  referendum  will  also  ap- 
pear on  ballots  in  Hampshire  and 
Hamden,  and  Springfield 
counties,  in  addition  to  a  slightly 
modified  form  in  10  Boston  state 
representative  districts. 

"We  are  sort  of  echoing  a 
movement    that   we    think    is 


growing,"  said  Jean  Gordon, 
assistant  professor  of 
mathematics  and  one  of  the  first 
committee  members.  "Many 
people  all  around  are  talking 
about  this,  and  they're  worried. 
Similar  questions  are  appearing 
on  ballots  everywhere.  Very 
influential  educators  and 
politicians  are  talking  about  the 
dangers  of  a  nuclear  arms  race," 
she  explained. 

"We  want  to  begin  a  discussion 
among  people  to  find  out  what 
they  think  about  the  weapons 
programs  in  this  country," 
commented  Peter  Kramer, 
assistant  professor  of  physics  and 
member  of  the  referendum 
committee. 

Kramer  contends  that 
Americans  must  seriously 
consider  which  kinds  of  weapons 
are  necessary  and  which  are 
destructive  to  our  national 
security.  "The  military  isn't 
interested  in  that,"  he  asserted. 
"The  people  should  tell  the 
defense  system  what  to  do,  not 
the  other  way  around.  The  only 
way  that's  going  to  happen  is  if 
they  understand  what  the  threats 
to  our  security  really  are,  and 
what  they  really  are  not," 
Kramer  said. 

The  committee  is  sponsoring 
the  referendum  in  Berkshire 
County  in  conjunction  with  the 


Traprock  Peace  Center  in 
Deerfield  and  the  Western 
Massachusetts  Friends  Service 
Committee,  a  Quaker 
organization  in  Northampton. 

The  center  proposed  the 
referendum  campaign  which 
Gordon  began  May  18  with  other 
faculty  and  members  of  the 
community  including  The  Rev. 
Bob  Moore  of  the  First  United 
Methodist  Church  in  Williams- 
town,  and  Al  and  Katie  Ed- 
monds, both  active  town 
residents. 

Committee  members  solicited 
signatures  in  public  places  such 
as  supermarkets  until  they  had 
exceeded  the  required  number  by 
600,  to  ensure  the  validity  of  at 
least  1,200. 

"To  get  1,200  signatures  is  one 
thing,  but  to  get  30,000  or  40,000  to 
vote  for  it  is  another.  My  greatest 
hope  is  that  the  students  of 
Williams  College  will  focus  on  the 
question,"  said  Kramer.  "They 
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SPORTS 

Ephmen  tied 
by  Panthers 

by  Mary  Kate  Shea 

Driving  73  yards  in  nine  plays 
for  a  touchdown  and  successful 
two-point  extra  point  conversion, 
the  Middlebury  Panthers  tied  the 
Eph  football  squad  14-14  in  both 
teams'  season  opener. 

Williams  and  Middlebury 
exchanged  series  in  the  first 
quarter  with  neither  offense  able 
to  move  the  ball  effectively.  The 
Ephs  got  on  the  scoreboard  first 
with  a  25-yard  interception  return 
by  defensive  back  Jeff  Kiesel  '82 
with  3:21  left  in  the  first  half.  The 
extra  point  kick  by  Rich  Coomber 
'81  gave  Williams  a  7-0  halftime 
lead. 

With  just  over  five  minutes  left 
in  the  third  quarter,  the  Panthers 
launched  a  drive  that  went  82 
yards  in  10  plays  and  culminated 
with  a  five-yard  touchdown  run 
off  left  tackle  by  co-captain  John 
Brennan  with  0:13  showing  on  the 
clock.  Williams  maintained  a 
one-point  lead,  however,  when 
the  extra  point  kick  carried  wide 
to  the  left. 

The  Ephs  upped  their  margin 
to  14-6  with  6:25  left  in  the  fourth 
quarter  as  quarterback  John 
Lawler  '82  hit  halfback  Tom 
Casey  over  the  middle  for  a  28- 
yard  gain  that  put  Williams  at  the 
goal  line,  then  Jay  Wheatley  '82 
plunged  through  the  left  side  of 
the  line  for  the  score.  Coomber's 
extra  point  kick  split  the  uprights 
again. 

Williams  could  not  take  ad- 
vantage of  what  proved  to  be  a 
costly  scoring  opportunity  in  the 


THE    WILLIAMS    RECORD 


September  23,  1980 


NEXTBAME 


i  I  i  TO-60 


The  scoreboard  tells  the  story  as  the  Williams  offense  attempts  a  last  minute  effort  at  breaking  a  14- 14  tie  in  Middlebury. 


(Precht) 


last  five  minutes  of  the  contest. 
With  5:37  left,  tackle  Steve 
Doherty  made  his  second  fumble 
recovery  of  the  game  and  the 
Ephs  moved  the  ball  to  within 
field  goal  range.  Coomber's  45- 
yard  attempt  fell  just  short,  then 
Middlebury  took  possession  and 
started  its  game-tying  drive. 

Panther  quarterback  Dave 
Caputi,  who  threw  four  in- 
terceptions on  the  afternoon, 
came  up  with  strikes  in  clutch 
situations.  He  hit  Brennan  for  a 
30-yard  gain  that  moved  Mid- 
dlebury into  Williams'  territory, 
then  completed  another  pass  to 
Beau  Coash  for  13  yards.  A  16- 
yard  pass  interference  penalty 
against  the  Ephs  put  the  Pan- 


thers at  the  14-yard  line  and  two 
plays  later  Brennan  ran  10  yards 
around  the  left  end  for  his  second 
touchdown.  Middlebury  then 
went  for  the  tie  with  a  two-point 
conversion  attempt.  Caputi 's 
pass,  intended  for  Coash,  was 
tipped  by  a  Williams  defender 
into  the  hands  of  Jody  O'Donnell. 
A  final  attempt  by  Williams  to 
break  the  tie  proved  un- 
successful. 

Williams  will  face  Rochester  in 
its  home  opener  this  Sat.  in  a  1 :  30 
start  at  Weston  Field.  This 
meeting  will  be  the  first  between 
the  two  schools  since  the  un- 
defeated 1975  Williams  squad 
handled  Rochester  16-7. 


AA'bury  heads  off  strikers 


Olympian  joins  coaching  crew 


by     Lisa  Noferi  and 

Brian  Cradle 

This  year  Williams  welcomes 
to  its  coaching  staff  Chris  Larson, 
the  women's  field  hockey  coach. 
Larson  is  a  graduate  of  Penn  St. 
'78  and  comes  to  Williams  from 
the  head  coaching  position  at 
Boston  University.  She  also  is  a 
member  of  the  U.S.  national  field 
hockey  team  which  this  year 
would  have  participated  in  the 
Summer  Olympics. 

Capping  her  final  year  at  Penn 
St.  by  making  the  national^  team 
in  field  hockey,  Larson  moved  on 
in  1978  to  Boston  University. 
There  she  greatly  strengthened 
the  field  hockey  team  and 
developed  the  school's  first 
women's  field  hockey  program. 
For  Larson,  the  most  difficult 
responsibility  of  coaching  was  to 
master  the  organizational 
aspects  of  coaching  (making 
schedules,  organizing  away 
games)  rather  than  giving  in- 
struction out  on  the  field. 

Larson  stated  that  she  was 
"upset  and  frustrated"  when  the 
U.S.,  in  protest  of  Russian  ac- 
tivities, boycotted  the  Olympics 


in  Moscow.  "I  still  find  it  hard  to 
get  over  it,"  she  said.  "'  really 
don't  think  politics  should  intrude 
into  sports." 

Larson  did  get  a  chance  for 
some  international  competition 
this  summer,  however.  The  U.S. 
team,  moving  up  from  a  NMo.  10 
spot  in  the  world,  finished  third 
this  summer  in  competition  in 
Europe,  behind  Holland  and 
Germany.  Larson  contends  that 
European  superiority  is  a 
perennial  phenomenon.  "At  the 
age  of  six,"  she  noted,  "when 
most  American  girls  are  busy 
helping  Mom  in  the  kitchen,  their 
European  counterparts  are 
enrolled  in  field  hockey  clubs 
developing  their  stickwork  and 
dodging." 

For  the  Williams  girls,  training 


for  the  '80  season  actually  began 
in  June  when  they  went  through  a 
summer  training  program  with 
Larson.  The  hard  work  continued 
in  pre-season  with  three-a-day 
practices. 

Strategically,  Coach  Larson 
has  introduced  a  new  offensive 
system  which  features  a  four- 
person  front  line  in  place  of  the 
five-person  front  line  with  which 
the  girls  are  accustomed.  So  far, 
Larson  is  pleased  with  the 
results.  She  believes  the  team  is 
comparable  in  talent  with  some 
Division  II  schools  (Williams 
plays  in  Division  III)  and  is 
hopeful  for  a  winning  season.  She 
is  wary  of  such  powers  as 
Springfield  and  Dartmouth,  but 
she  feels  early  indications  are 
very  promising. 


by  Dave  Woodworth 

In  losing  a  2-0  decision  to 
Middlebury  on  Saturday,  the 
men's  varsity  soccer  squad  saw 
its  record  drop  to  0-1-1  on  the 
season. 

Williams  dominated  most  of 
the  first  half  in  terms  of  ball 
control  and  territorial  ad- 
vantage. The  Eph  strikers, 
however,  were  unable  to 
penetrate  a  tough  Middlebury 
defense  which  held  firm  under 
the  constant  pressure.  The 
match's  first  goal  was  scored  at 
28:41  of  the  first  half  by  Mid- 
dlebury substitute  Peter  Urlich, 
who  knocked  in  a  corner  kick  that 
an  Eph  defender  had  failed  to 
clear. 

Trailing  1-0,  Williams  opened 
the  second  half  as  it  had  the  first, 


and  the  momentum  gained  by 
Middlebury  on  its  goal  shifted 
back  to  the  Ephs.  However, 
Middlebury  scored  again  at  20:27 
of  the  second  half  on  a  brilliant 
solo  effort  by  Jamie  Hutchins, 
who  slipped  between  two 
Williams  backs  and  beat  the 
goalie  one-on-one.  The  Mid- 
dlebury defense  continued  to  hold 
and  the  game  ended  without  any 
further  scoring. 

Middlebury  had  eight  shots  on 
goal,  six  of  which  were  stopped 
by  goalkeeper  Alex  Keusseoglou 
'81.  John  Lombardi  of  Mid- 
dlebury also  had  six  saves. 

In  their  home  opener  last 
Wednesday,  the  Ephmen  gained 
a  1-1  tie  with  North  Adams  State 
when  senior  tri-captain  Stu 
Taylor  nailed  a  penalty  kick  with 
42  seconds  left  in  regulation  time. 


An  Ephman  maneuvers  on  a  North  Adams  St.  defender  in  last  week's 
1-1  tie.  (Burghardt) 


RTS-SPORTS  SHORTS-SPORTS  SHORTS- SP 


Ctiris   Larson   will  coach   girls' 
field  hockey  this  year.     (Kraus) 

See  x-country,  p.  6 


Golf  under  par 

The  best  of  the  nation's 
collegiate  golfers  awaited  the 
Williams  golf  squad  at  the  Yale 
Golf  Club  as  the  Williams  golf 
team  journeyed  to  the  Yale  In- 
vitational. The  Eph  five  returned 
to  Williamstown  with  a  16th  place 
finish  and  a  score  of  990. 

Duke  won  the  tournament  with 
a  892,  followed  by  an  898  from  the 
University  of  North  Carolina,  a 
908  from  the  University  of 
Virginia,  and  a  922  from  Temple. 
The  27-college  field  was  drawn 
from  all  over  the  East  Coast  and 
the  Northeast. 

"We  were  generally 
dissatisfied  with  our  per- 
formance," said  Chris  Malone, 
the  Williams  captain.  "We  can 
play  better. 

Williams  brought  in  scores  of 
316,  324,  and  353  for  the  three-day 
tourney,  as  Greg  Jacobson  '82 
was  the  Williams  low  man  with  a 
75,  81,  and  90  for  a  236  total. 

Williams  returns  to  the  Taconic 
tomorrow  for  a  1:00  p.m.  meet 


with  U.Mass.  "They're  going  t(\ 
give  us  a  pretty  tough  test," 
Malone  says.  Williams  enters  the 
meet    with    a    3-0   record. 

Rugby  triumphs 

In  their  first  outing  of  the 
season,  the  Williams  Rugby 
Football  Club  crushed  a 
somewhat  disorganized  Mid- 
dlebury team,  38-6.  Charles  Von 
Arentschildt  '82  opened  the 
deluge  with  a  beautiful  drop-kick, 
and  seconds  later.  Jack  Clary  '81 
plunged  over  for  the  first  try  of 
the  day  as  Williams  continued  to 
apply  the  pressure  to  the  hapless 
Middlebury  ruggers.  With  the 
Scrum  playing  together  as  a 
cohesive  unit  and  totally  con- 
trolling the  ball,  Chris  Smythe  '82 
and  Yoshi  Belash  '81  also  put 
points  on  the  board,  accompanied 
by  the  thump  of  Dave  "Dead- 
eye"  Weyerhauser's  foot  kicking 
multiple    extra     points. 

Bootees  stumble 

Despite  the  outstanding  efforts 
of  junior  goaltender  Martha 
Mealy  '82,  the  Women's  Soccer 


team  suffered  a  1-0  defeat  at  the 
hands  of  Little  Three  rival 
Wesleyan  in  its  season  opener 
Saturday. 

Williams  repeatedly  found 
itself  suffering  at  the  hands  of 
Wesleyan's  high  shooting  offense. 
Goalie  Mealy  recorded  over 
twenty  saves  to  keep  Williams 
within  threatening  distance 
throughout  the  game. 

The  Ephwomen's  offense  got 
off  to  a  strong  start  behind  the 
sterling  play  of  Mara  Bun  '84. 
The  second  half,  however,  saw  a 
slowdown  as  the  Ephs  failed  to 
make  many  shots  on  the 
Wesleyan  net. 

Despite  her  team's  opening 
loss.  Coach  Leslie  Orton  is  op- 
timistic for  the  coming  season. 
She  has  almost  the  entire  starting 
lineup  from  last  year's  6-8-1  team 
and  has  picked  up  several 
talented  freshmen  players  since 
then. 

The  Eph  bootees  take  on 
defending  MAC  champion  Smith 
College  4:00  p.m.  today  at  Cole 
Field  and  then  travel  to  Skidmore 
Saturday. 


Tennis  teamwins 

Overcoming  tough  Wesleyan 
opposition,  the  Ephwomen  tennis 
squad  posted  a  7-2  victory 
Saturday  in  an  away  match. 

In  the  win  column  for  the  Ephs 
were  singles  players  Barb  Riefler 
'83,  Mary  Simpson  '81,  Mary  Tom 
Higgs  '81,  Laura  Goebal  '81,  and 
Kristin  Dale  '81. 

Their  decisive  scores  indicated 
a  coaching  success  for  Sean 
Sloane  in  developing  what  he 
calls  "solid  technique  and  intense 
concentration." 

Coach  Sloane,  however,  ad- 
mitted that  the  newly  formed 
doubles  teams  "need  time  to 
work  on  strategy." 

Sloane  said  he  was  particularly 
proud  of  the  three  set  victory  of 
Melanie  Thompson  '81  and 
Denise  Harvet  '81  at  third 
doubles. 

Little  Three  Champions  for 
three  years  running,  the  team 
will  be  halfway  to  a  1980  title  as 
they  Uke  on  Trinity  Sunday  at 
4:00. 


The  Willk^ns  Record 


VOL.  94,  NO.  3 


USPA  684-680 


WILLIAMS 


COLLEGE 


SEPTEMBER  30, 1980 


Students  to  elect  V.P. 


by  David  Steakley 

In  the  wake  of  Phil  Sheridan's 
resignation,  College  Council 
President  Darrel  McWhorter  '81 
called  a  special  election  to  select 
a  new  vice  president. 

McWhorter  earlier  declared 
that  election  of  a  permanent  vice 
president  would  be  delayed  until 
the  regular  election  in  October,  in 
which  freshmen  representatives 
are  elected. 

"I  think  we  just  need  to  get 
beyond  this  problem  and  work  on 
things  we  want  to  do,"  Mc- 
Whorter explained. 

The  special  election  will  be  held 
tomorrow  and  Thursday  in  the 
dining  halls.  College  Council 
House  Representatives  will  be 
issued  ballots,  and  will  be 
responsible  for  canvassing  their 
house  members. 

Six  students  nominated 
themselves  for  the  open  spot: 
John  Cannon  '82,  John  Coleman 
'81,  John  McCammond  '81,  Ann 
Mesmer  '83,  Todd  Morgan  '84, 
and  Stuart  Robinson  '83. 

John  Cannon,  Perry  House 
representative  on  the  College 
Council,  has  run  a  very  active 
campaign.  Cannon  sees  many 
problems  with  the  present 
elections  system,  and  would  like 


to  work  for  changes  in  this  area  if 
he  is  elected. 

"People  don't  know  who 
they're  voting  for— they  say  'why 
am  I  voting?'  and  just  circle  any 
one  of  the  names,"  Cannon  said. 

"I'd  really  like  to  work  on  the 
nominations  process,  and  try  to 
make  people  more  aware  of 
elections,"  he  added. 

Speaking  of  other  major 
concerns.  Cannon  mentioned  the 
future  of  Row  House  dining.  "The 
Committee  on  the  80's  submitted 
a  plan  to  (President)  Chandler 


which  called  for  Row  House 
dining  to  be  phased  out,  and  for 
various  spaces  in  the  houses  to  be 
chopped  up  for  more  rooms. 
Someone  needs  to  look  at  those 
things,  and  make  sure  that  they 
don't  ruin  the  Row  House  ex- 
perience," he  stated. 

John  Coleman  worked  on  the 
Elections  Committee  last  year, 
and  is  very  concerned  about 
improving  the  student-faculty 
committees. 

"The  vice  president  needs  to 
Continued  on  Page  6 


Tailgate  parties  proved  a  major  diversion  at  halftime  during  ttie 
Williams  University  of  Rochester  foorball  game.  (Precht) 

PCB's  discovered 
in    Hoosic  River 


Clustered  here  in  their  version  of  the  Williams  football  huddle,  these 
talkative  tallgaters  are  in  the  process  of  missing  Williams'  rambling, 
scrambling,  marching  band.  (Precht) 


by  Katya  Hokanson 
The  Hoosic  and  Housatonic 
rivers  are  contaminated  by 
PCB's  an  industrial  compound 
that  can  cause  skin,  liver,  and 
kidney  lesions,  atrophy  of  the 
thymus,  chloracne,  and  certain 
pre-cancerous  and  cancerous 
conditions,  according  to  a  report 
made  by  the  Western  Regional 
Office  of  the  Department  of 
Environmental  Quality 
Engineering  (DEQE). 


New  employment   plan   proves   success 


New  work-study  guidelines  for 
student  employment  have 
provoked  varied  reactions 
regarding  the  availability  and 
flexibility  of  campus  jobs.  While 
a  few  students  expressed 
dissatisfaction  with  stricter 
rules,  most  said  they  were  not 
bothered  by  the  new  system. 

The  new  guidelines  stipulate 
that  "for  the  month  of  Sep- 
tember, only  financial  aid 
students  and  regular  student 
employees  from  last  year  (i.e. 
students  who  earned  more  than 
$200  during  the  1979-80  college 
year)  will  be  allowed  to  sign  up 
for  campus  jobs."  Each  certified 
student  gets  an  authorization 
form  which  entitles  him  to  get  a 
job.  Non-certified  students  may 
apply  for  any  remaining  jobs  on 
campus  after  September  30th. 

The  new  system  also  requires 
that  no  student  hold  more  than 
one  regular  job.  The  only  ex- 
ceptions will  involve  some 
financial  aid  students  who  are 
unable  to  earn  enough  money  in  a 
single  campus  job. 

Phil  Wick,  Director  of 
Financial    Aid,    and    an    ad- 


Inside  the  Record 


CC  has  first  meeting  . .  .  pg.  5 

Outlook  examines  registration 
...   pg.  3 

The    Log;    history    or    trivia 
.  .  .    pg.5 


Mugwumps 
...   pg.  6 


new    cartoon 


Football    wins    home-opener 
...   pg.  8 


ministrator  of  the  new  program 
explained,  "There  were  several 
basic  difficulties  with  the 
previous  system  including  a  lack 
of  uniformity  in  pay  rates,  in- 
sufficient administrative  control 
over  student  employment,  and 
inadequate  protection  of  finan- 
cial aid  students  in  getting  jobs 
on  campus." 

Wick  was  a  member  of  a  13 
member  faculty-student  com- 
mittee which  investigated  the 
campus  employment  situation 
last  spring  to  make  recom- 
mendations for  changes  in  the 
established  campus  employment 
system. 

The  investigation  was  spurred 
by  a  substantial  increase  in 
Federal  money  available  for 
work-study  at  Williams:  from 
$12,000  to  $207,000.  This  increase 
also  meant  an  increase  in  the 
college's  accountability  to 
Federal  auditors,  thus  hastening 
the  move  for  more  uniform 
regulation  of  campus  em- 
ployment. 

The  Committee's  report 
detailed  the  new  standardized 
pay  schedules  which  also  went 
into  effect  in  September.  These 
pay  levels  group  compensation 
by  responsibility  level  within  the 
college  and  eliminate  previous 
pay  discrepancies  for  com- 
parable work  which  had  often 
exceeded  $.50  an  hour. 

The  implementation  of  the  new 
system  seems  to  have  been 
smoother  than  anticipated.  "It's 
a  wonder  it  worked  as  well  as  it 
did,"  said  Wick.  "It's  hard  to 
make  radical  changes  within  the 
institution  (the  College).  Em- 
ployers last  spring  felt  the  world 
was  coming  to  an  end." 

Wick  emphasized  that  em- 
ployers have  worked  very  hard, 
to  make  the  new  system  work. 
"It's  really  in  their  interest," 
said  Wick.  "The  previous  system 
didn't  give  employers  much 
control  over  their  students.  The 


new  system  fosters  a  greater 
loyalty  in  the  student  toward  his 
only  employer." 

Although  some  non-certified 
students  complained  that  the 
system  discriminates  in  favor  of 
previous  workers  and  financial 
aid  students,  they  will  be  able  to 
compete  for  campus  jobs  after 
September  30th.  "Some  other 
schools  let  only  financial  aid 
students  work  on  campus,"  said 
Wick.  Students  who  get  jobs  after 
September  30  have  no  guarantee 
that  they  can  keep  their  job  if  a 
financial  aid  student  needs  it  at 
some  point  in  the  semester,  but 
Wick  does  not  expect  this  to 
happen.  "We'll  certainly  bend 
over  backwards  to  protect  all 
students  in  the  coming  months," 
said  Wick. 

Employers  said  they  were 
basically  pleased  by  the  new 
system. 

"The  labor  pool  has  filled  the 
need,"  said  head  of  Food  Service 


Ross  Keller.  "We've  generally 
been  able  to  fill  almost  all  shifts. 
When  we  have  had  a  problem,  the 
system  has  been  very  flexible 
and  has  allowed  us  to  sign  up 
students  who  aren't  on  financial 
aid.  This  has  made  the  change- 
over far  easier  than  we  had  ex- 
pected." 

Some  students  have  found 
problems.  "The  new  system  is 
rough  on  upperclassmen,"  said 
senior  Peter  Buckner.  "I  had  two 
jobs  last  year,  one  I've  worked 
the  last  four  years,  and  one  which 
is  preparation  for  my  job  after 
Williams.  It's  tough  to  be  forced 
now  to  choose  between  the  two. 
Either  way  I  go,  it  hurts." 

In  general,  however,  most 
students  echo  the  sentiments  of 
junior  Mike  Rosenfelder  who 
says,  "I  guess  it  had  to  be  done  at 
some  point.  I  think  they've 
handled  the  changes  pretty 
fairly." 


The  report  states  that  the 
rivers  are  contaminated  "to  the 
point  where  natural  life  forms  in 
the  rivers  are  threatened  and  in 
turn  humans  and  animals  that 
consume  the  aquatic  life  as  a  food 
source."  Public  warnings  to  that 
effect  were  made  as  early  as 
October  1977. 

Neither  river  is  expected  to 
meet  Class  B  environmental 
standards  (suitability  for 
swimming  and  fishing)  by  1983 
even  with  control  of  all 
discharges.  The  Hoosic  River 
forms  the  northern  boundary  of 
the  Williams  campus. 

The  two  major  firms  in 
Western  Massachusetts  that  used 
large  quantities  of  PCB's  are 
Sprague  Electric  Company  in 
North  Adams  and  General 
Electric  in  Pittsfield.  Although 
neither  company  has  used  the 
substance  for  the  last  three 
years,  PCB's  continue  to  find 
their  way  into  the  rivers. 

While  a  spokesman  from 
Sprague  Electric  contends  that 
there  is  "no  evidence  what- 
soever" that  any  PCB's  from  the 
North  Adams  landfill  (where 
Sprague  Electric  has  dumped 
some  of  its  PCB-containing 
equipment  in  previous  years) 
have  reached  the  Hoosic,  the 
DEQE  study  listed  possible 
sources  of  PCB's  as  unidentified 
user  industries,  sanitary  landfills 
and  dumps,  sewage  treatment 
plants,  surface  runoff  and  the 
river  sediments. 

Continued  on  Page  7 


Newmonf  stalls  Advisory  Committee 


At  this  year's  first  meeting  ot 
the  Advisory  Committee  on 
Shareholder  Responsibility, 
member  J.  Hodge  Markgraf 
reported  that  officials  of  South 
Africa's  Newmont  Mining 
Company  "had  no  interest  in 
giving  factual  responses"  to 
questions  about  the  company's 
racial  policies. 

The  issue  of  College  holdings  in 
Newmont  Mining  has  grown  over 
several  years  as  a  result  of  in- 
creased student  protests  over 
apartheid  policie  of  South  Africa. 
Campus  protest  reached  a 
climax  last  May  when  two 
Williams  student  activists  staged 
a  hunger  strike  in  Hopkins  Hall. 
One  of  their  demands  was  for  the 
College  to  divest  its  shares  in  the 
Newmont  company,  which  the 
students  accused  of  unethical 
behavior.  At  that  time  the 
Trustees  agreed  to  act  only  upon 
a   recommendation  from   the 


ACSR. 

Over  the  summer  Markgraf, 
President  Chandler,  two 
Trustees,  and  Don  Dubendorf, 
ACSR  alumni  member,  met  with 
Newmont  officials  to  ask  about 
the  company's  racial  policies. 
The  meeting  occurred  after 
ACSR  members  expressed 
dissatisfaction  with  written 
explanations  supplied  by 
Newmont. 

The  meeting  yielded  little  in  the 
way  of  satisfactory  explanation. 
Newmont  officials  freely  ad- 
mitted that  their  action  are  in- 
fluenced exclusively  by  economic 
considerations.  Markgraf  added 
that  one  of  the  Newmont  officials 
quipped,  "Meetings  like  this  can 
be  meaningful  if  we  avoid 
details." 

Specifically,  questions  asked  of 
Newmont  concerned  a 
discriminatory  job  reservation 
system   used   in    the  Newmont 


mines.  Newmont  responded  by 
claiming  that  the  discriminatory 
system  had  been  diminished 
when  the  company  resisted 
demands  of  a  striking  white 
workers'  union. 

ACSR  member  Lola  Boygo 
suggested  that  it  would  be  to  the 
company's  advantage  to  break 
up  any  union  among  its  workers. 

Markgraf  concluded  that 
Newmont  Mining  was  "still 
trying  to  fog  us  over."  ACSR 
members  noted  that  they  had 
never  received  meaningful  an- 
swers to  its  questions,  but  the 
committee  resolved  to  send  one 
final  letter  stressing  the  im- 
portance of  receiving  factual 
information.  The  committee  did 
not  specify  what  action  it  would 
take  if  Newmont  fails  to  provide 
satisfactory  answers. 

The  committee's  outlook  on  the 
success  of  this  final  inquiry  was 
pessimistic. 


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WILLIAAAS   RECORD 


September  30,  1980 


Kudos 


TANGENTS 


The  success  of  the  new  campus  employment  plan  this  month  is 
doubly  important.  The  new  plan  not  only  corrects  gross  inequities  in 
pay  scales  and  job  availability  for  financial  aid  students,  but  also 
stands  as  proof  that  substantial,  thoughtful  change  can  be  made  at 
Williams  in  a  rational,  cooperative  way. 

It  has  been  clear  in  the  last  few  years  that  substantive  change  has 
been  necessary  in  the  campus  employment  system.  Last  year  the 
Record  documented  differences  of  as  much  as  $.50  an  hour  in  pay  rates 
for  comparable  work.  Employers  used  the  now  prohibited  "incentive 
wage  increases"  as  a  weapon  to  hold  over  students,  while  students 
were  often  less  than  responsible  to  their  employers  because  they  felt 
they  could  always  quit  and  fall  back  upon  another  campus  job.  Many 
financial  aid  students,  particularly  freshmen,  also  faced  hardships  in 
finding  the  jobs  which  are  a  necessary  part  of  their  total  financial  aid 
package. 

The  committee  set  up  last  spring  to  study  the  campqs  employment 
question  understood  these  problems.  Made  up  of  staff,  students,  and 
representatives  of  the  two  major  employers  on  campus,  the  committee 
made  no  sweeping,  radical  proposals;  they  talked  instead  with  people 
who  would  be  affected  by  the  changes  and  made  reasonable  proposals 
based  on  these  discussions. 

The  implementation  of  the  program  was  also  excellent.  Rather 
than  quietly  releasing  the  decisions  during  the  summer  (as  has  been 
done  with  other  programs),  the  Provost  released  the  new  plan  to  the 
community  in  the  spring,  thus  allowing  further  input.  Then,  as  the 
semester  began,  Phil  Wick  and  Jean  Richer  of  the  Financial  Aid 
department  showed  remarkable  flexibility  and  commitment  to  helping 
both  students  and  employers  adjust  to  an  unfamiliar  system. 

As  a  result  of  the  real  communication  and  effort  by  members  of  the 
administration,  staff,  and  student  body  as  a  whole,  important  changes 
in  a  very  sensitive  part  of  campus  life  have  been  made.  The  success  of 
these  difficult  changes  is  a  tribute  to  Williams. 

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LETTERS 


Short  memory 


To  the  editor: 

I'm  glad  to  see  that  the  Forbert  concert 
did  well,  but  just  to  set  the  record  straight, 
950  is  not  the  largest  crowd  to  attend  a 
Williams  concert.  In  1972,  the  hockey  rink 
was  filled  with  probably  double  that 
number  for  Stevie  Wonder  and  again  for 
Loggins  and  Messina.  Chapin  Hall  was 
filled  to  near  capacity  that  year  also  for 
several  concerts,  including  a  double  bill  of 
Leo  Kotkie  and  the  Mahavishnu  Or- 
chestra. 

Your  newspaper's  memory  is  short. 


David  Fowie  '76 


Displeasure 


To  the  editor: 

I  would  like  to  express  my  displeasure 
with  the  "sketchy"  nature  of  the  article 
which  appeared  in  the  last  issue  of  the 
Record.  (September  23,  1980)  concerning 
the  new  Visiting  Student  Program. 

First  of  all,  I  take  objection  to  the 
stripped-down  quotation  attributed  to  me 
that  the  Twelve  College  Exchange 
students  are  not  "spicing  up  Williams  very 


much"  and,  therefore,  by  implication,  the 
College  has  instituted  the  Visiting  Student 
Program  to  attempt  to  rectify  this 
situation.  Actually,  I  feel  that  students  on 
the  Twelve  College  Exchange  here  have 
contributed  much  to  life  at  Williams  and, 
only  in  terms  of  the  type  of  institutions 
from  which  they  come  (i.e.,  similar  to 
Williams)  do  they  tend  not  to  "spice  up" 
the  Williams  community.  Rather  than 
stemming  from  a  negative  vein  in  trying  to 
rectify  a  situation,  our  instituting  the 
Visiting  Student  Program  is  a  positive  step 
taken  simply  to  add  to  the  existing 
strengths  of  Williams,  which  include,  I 
feel,  the  College's  participation  in  the 
Twelve  College  Exchange  Program.  The 
Visiting  Student  Program  is  designed  to 
allow  students  from  additional,  four-year, 
accredited  institutions  the  same  op- 
portunities to  benefit  from  and  contribute 
to  Williams  College  that  Twelve  College 
Exchange  students  have  had  available  to 
them  for  a  decade. 

As  we  outlined  very  carefully  to  the 
reporter  who  interviewed  me,  the  Faculty- 
Student  Committee  on  Admissions 
provided  the  impetus  last  spring  for  the 
Visiting  Student  Program  to  be  approved, 
in  principle,  in  late  May  by  President 
Chandler.  The  Committee  did  much  work 


in  preparing  the  initial  proposals  for  such 
a  program  and,  justly,  deserves  much 
credit  for  its  existence  today. 

In  the  future,  I  hope  that  proper  at- 
tention and  care  be  given  to  thoroughly 
researching  and  responsibly  reporting 
issues  such  as  the  origin  and  im- 
plementation of  the  Visiting  Student 
Program. 

Sincerely, 

Stephen  M.  M.  Christakos 

Assistant  Director  of  Admissions 


Procrastination 

To  the  editor: 

As  once  again  the  academic  year 
commences  in  this  beautiful  Purple  Valley 
and  the  work-load  reaches  a  level  which 
even  the  Einsteins  amongst  us  find  dif- 
ficult, a  reasonable  form  of  short-term 
procrastination  can  be  of  prime  concern  to 
the  college  student.  It  is  with  this  quest  in 
mind  that  I  rescind  my  vows  of  eternal 
apathy  and  put  forth  eight  solutions  which 
are  recognized  as  most  effective  by  my 
home  branch  of  Procrastinators 
Anonymous. 

1)  Always  live  in  a  suite  with  at  least 
three  other  roommates.  There's  always  a 
chance  that  at  least  one  of  them  isn't  doing 
anything  productive  either. 


2)  Keep  your  room  in  a  continual  state 
of  chaos.  This  way  if  you  need  something 
in  order  to  do  something  it's  gonna  take  a 
while  to  find  it. 

3)  Cruise  through  Baxter  whenever 
possible.  There's  invariably  someone  to 
talk  to  or  something  else  you  can  do.  (For 
freshmen,  the  reserve  room  is  always  a 
good  substitute.) 

4)  Own  a  manual  turntable.  This  one's 
guaranteed!  Every  20-25  minutes  you've 
got  to  stop  and  change  the  record. 

5)  Roll  your  own  cigarettes.  Now  every 
time  a  smoke  break  rolls  around  you  can 
kill  at  least  an  extra  five  minutes  hunting 
up  the  tobacco  and  papers  and  then  rolling 
it  up. 

6)  Neglect  to  register  your  car.  Between 
searching  for  a  place  where  security  won't 
catch  you  and  paying  off  the  tickets  when 
they  do,  you  can  easily  go  through  an  hour 
each  day. 

7)  Try  to  find  a  clothes  dryer  that  does 
the  job  first  time  around.  This  is  a  good  one 
if  you've  got  a  day  or  two  to  blow. 

8)  Write  lots  of  letters  to  the  editor.  It's 
really  easy  to  kill  a  half  an  hour  thinking 
up  something  to  put  in  the  paper. 

Ned  Brown  '82 


Stanford  MBA 


REPRESENTATIVE 

COMING  TO  CAMPUS 

THURSDAY,  OCTOBER  9 

A  represenlalive  of  (he  Stanford  Graduate  School  of 
Business  will  be  on  campus  to  discuss  wilh  interested 
students  the  exceptional  educational  opportunity  of  the 
Stanford  MBA  Program. 

Appointihents  may  be  made  through 
The  Office  of  Career  Counseling 

The  Stanford  MBA  Program  is  a  two-year  general 
management  course  nf  studies  designed  for  men  and 
women  who  wish  to  develop  management  skills  to  meet 
the  broad  responsibilities  required  in  both  the  private 
and  public  sectors  today  and  in  the  future. 


GRADUATE  SCHOOL  OF  BUSINESS 
STANFORD  UNIVERSITY 

Stanford,  California  94305 


HARVARD  BUSINESS  SCHOOL 
MBA  PROGRAM 

An  Admissions  Representative  from 

Harvard  Graduate  School  of  Business  Administration 

will  be  on  campus 

FRIDAY. OCTOBER  3 

to  meet  with  students  interested  in 
the  two-year  MBA  Program 

Contact  the 
Career  Planning  and  Placement  Center 

for  more  details  and  to  sign  up  for 
an  inrormatjon  session. 


Harvard  Business  Stiuiol  is  commuted  to 

the  principle  of  equal  educalionai  opportunity 

and  evaluates  candidates  without  regard  to 

race,  sc\,  creed,  nalional  origin  or  handicap. 


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OUTLOOK 


WILLIAMS  RECORD 


Pages 


Conscientious  objection ,  conscious  denial 


Editor's  Mote:  In  the  wake  of  the  Reagan- 
Anderson  "debate",  it  seems  entirely 
fitting  to  examine  the  draft.  Every  major 
presidential  candidate  confesses  to 
midnight  visions  of  military  conflict 
peppering  their  sweet  dreams  of  victory 
and  a  born-again  America.  So,  even  eager- 
to-please  politicians  no  longer  mince  their 
word^.  Following  is  a  free-for-all  ob- 
servation of  the  'draft  mood'  and  an  article 
by  a  forthright  conscientious  objector. 
by  Alyson  Hagv 

Regardless  of  the  recent  splash  of 
journalism  concerning  this  summer's 
registration  for  the  draft,  I  don't  think  it 
inappropriate  for  OUTLOOK  to  take  a 
direct  look  at  how  registration  has  effected 
Williams  and  how  the  possible  "Draft  of 
1980"  and  concurrent  issues  may  well  roll 
themselves  into  a  frenzied  snowball  until 
the  College — conscientious  resolve  and 
all — finds  itself  bowled  over  in  a  legal 
avalanche.  As  one  counselor  has  phrased 
it:  "The  issues  are  both  urgent  and 
complex."  The  concerned  implications  of 
such  a  statement  are  to  be  taken  quite 
seriously.  Prior  to  the  1960's,  colleges  and 

"Visions  of  conflict 
pepper  every  candidate's 
sweet  dreams." 

universities  were  a  convenient  link  be- 
tween the  Selective  Service  Administration 
and  a  delectable  pool  of  eligible  draftees. 
Courteously,  perhaps  honorably,  and 
certainly  without  a  good  deal  of  thought, 
colleges  provided  the  S.S.A.  with  tran- 
scripts and  vital  personal  data.  But  since 
the  Anti-War  Movement,  the  "cozy" 
relationship  between  the  government  and 
higher  education  seems  to  have  cooled 
down.  It  is  now  possible  (if  not  probable) 
that  educational  institutions  may  decide  to 
deny  the  government  information  and 
convenient  access  to  their  students  should 
the  draft  be  reinstated.  Consequently, 
liberal  or  conscientious  schools  may  find 
their  hands  legally  tied  and  their  federally- 
filled  goody  bags  empty.  Actual  armed 
conflict  defines  urgency,  The  hodge-podge 
of  legislation  and  various  regulations 
being  shuffled  in  the  direction  of  colleges 
and  universities  can  be  no  less  than  con- 
fusing—legally and  morally.  Thus,  may 
we  confront  the  urgent  and  complex. 
The  student  body  at  Williams  meets  the 

// 


possibility  of  a  draft  with  the  expected 
jitters  of  youth,  Some  of  us  choose  to 
ignore  the  moral  predicament  implied  by 
registering  at  the  local  P.O.;  after  all,  the 
70's  raised  the  fast-moving  "Me 
Generation"  with  carpe  diem  (seize  the 
day)  practically  tattooed  on  each  and 
every  wrist.  The  bridge  of  conflict 
(whether  in  the  mind  or  spanning  an  Asian 
river<S\vill  be  crossed  when  reached.  We, 
with  all  our  intellectual  capability,  often 
cloak  ourselves  in  youthful  inexperience 
with  little  consistent  thought  about  the 


moral  judgments  we  are  expected  to  make 
when  we  turn  eighteen.  Then  there  are 
those  among  us  whose  anticipatory  moral 
outrage  burns  brightly  just  under  the  skin 
and  on  the  tips  of  tongues.  They  are  few  in 
number,  yet  effective  in  their  very 
existence,  perhaps  because  they  serve  to 
buoy  the  wallowing  morale  of  a  more 
complacent  majority.  The  protesters 
are  here  in  all  their  emotional  splendor, 
and  to  us,  who  grew  up  with  T.V.  maps  of 
Vietnam  in  our  heads,  they  seem  to  have 
always  been  here.  Surely,  if  a  wrong  or 


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hasty  decision  is  made  in  Washington  and 
someone  really  wants  us  to  tote  a  gun,  the 
agitators  will  come  to  our  aid,  won't  they? 
It  is  as  if  the  middling  masses,  prodded  by 
fright,  would  scurry  aboard  a  waiting 
bandwagon  built  of  pure,  righteous,  and 
somewhat  inflexible  fury.  Well,  the  wagon 
does  wait.  It  is  also  more  than  possible  that 
a  good  number  of  students  honestly  agree 
and  believe  in  the  purpose  of  a  draft  which 
will  ostensibly  improve  the  nation's  ability 
to  defend  itself  against  the  Russians, 
OPEC,  or  somebody.  Bravo.  There  is  a 
commendation  to  be  delivered  to  the 
colorful  conservatives  also.  No  one  ever 
said  that  the  right  half  of  the  idological 
spectrum  was  always  vicious  and 
irrationally  garbed  in  brown.  Ah,  if  only 
these  reserved  folks  could  be  found  on 
campus.  Feeling  vulnerable  and  unsure 
with  their  beliefs,  solid  values  that  have 
likely  been  packed  and  brought  from 
home,  they  tend  to  hibernate  in  their  own 
silence,  swallowing  the  cliche's  attached 
to  the  inbred  values  anchored  in  their  guts. 
So  divided  are  the  student-youths  in 
America  and  in  Williamstown. 

"We  cloal<  ourselves 
in  youthful 

inexperience" 


The  College  itself  is  not  generally  in- 
terested in  the  mood  of  a  long,  impatient, 
ear-scratching  line  in  front  of  a  Post  Of- 
fice, so  where  does  Williams  stand?  In  a 
sensitive  gesture  of  concern,  the  ad- 
ministration has  already  begun  organizing 
a  registration  counseling  service  to  look  to 
the  needs  of  those  young  men  who  will 
"come  of  age"  in  the  next  few  months. 
Concerned  faculty  and  personnel  are 
readying  themselves  for  the  deluge  of 
questions  and  concerns  that  may  pour 
forth  from  an  agitated  college  community. 
Such  sensitivity  is  to  be  applauded.  We 
may  all  go  our  own  way  in  this  matter;  we 
can  make  or  not  make  our  own  personal 
choice.  The  College,  as  an  institution  of 
free  and  creative  thought,  will  direct  its 
own  path  neither  to  specifically  protect  us 
nor  to  secure  its  own  financial  future.  It 
will  move  to  defend  intellectual  integrity, 
for  what  sort  of  entity  is  a  college  without 
the  free-flowing  fears  and  laughter  of  its 
young  students? 


Registration... implies  willingness  to  take  life" 


by  Karl  Walter  '84 

I  was  sitting  in  my  minister's  study  last 
July,  listening  to  him  try  to  convince 
someone  to  come  to  a  draft  counseling 
session  the  next  day.  "Who  was  that?"  I 
asked  as  he  hung  up.  "Chuck  Hill."  I  was 
stunned  for  a  second.  For  six  years.  Chuck 
had  been  the  kindest,  gentlest  person  I'd 
known,  and  it  seemed  so  absurd  and  im- 
probable that  our  government  could  turn 
him  into  a  soldier.  Then  I  remembered  just 
how  easy  they  make  it.  He'd  go  down  to  the 
post  office,  put  his  name  and  address  on  a 
card,  and  the  rest  would  be  done  for  him. 
Voluntarily  taking  that  simple  step  would 
start  him  on  the  road  to  becoming  a  killer. 

"Killer"  may  sound  too  polemical,  too 
"unobjective"  coming  from  a  freshman 
liberal  arts  student.  But  I  think  it's  the 
appropriate  word.  Armies  may  protect 
justice  and  liberate  the  oppressed  (though 
I  know  of  few  that  have),  but  soldiers 
simply  kill  other  people.  And  no  matter 
what  you  may  have  heard,  draft 
registration  implies  willingness  to  serve, 
which  in  turn  implies  willingness  to  take 
life.  The  registration  is  really  a  census,  the 
government's  appraisal  of  its  ability  to 
order  you  and  me  to  destroy  other  human 
beings  on  command.  But  anyone  who  ever 


despaired  of  the  opportunity  to  have  a  real 
impact  on  the  world  should  be  encouraged 
by  the  possibilities  of  the  moment.  If  only  a 
small  percentage  of  eligible  nineteen-year- 
olds  fail  to  register,  the  illusion  of  an 
omnipotent  and  unmovable  state  will  be 
shattered.  We  actually  hold  the  power  to 
stop  the  arrogance  of  leadership  which 
leads  to  war. 

It  was  on  this  basis  that  I  decided  not  to 
register,  and  to  speak  out  against 
registration.  But  before  I  could  demon- 
strate or  participate  in  formal  anti-draft 
counseling,  I  felt  I  had  to  learn  both  sides 
of  the  argument  in  case  I  ran  up  against 
someone  for  whom  murder  was  not  a 
sufficient  reason  to  refuse  registration.  I 
discovered  that  there  are  some  good 
reasons  for  registering,  and  some 
downright  ignoble  ones  for  failing  to.  The 
point  most  difficult  for  me  to  address 
concerns  duty  to  the  nation,  I  readily 
accept  all  the  privileges  this  country  offers 
me,  and  I  believe  I  owe  it  a  great  deal.  But 
I  make  a  distinction  between  debt  to  the 
country  and  debt  to  the  government.  The 
people  whom  I  owe  are  not  the  leaders  of 
the  state  bureaucracy,  but  workers  and 
teachers  and  artists,  people  who  have 
nothing  to  do  with  registration  laws  or 
contingencies    for    limited    nuclear    ex- 


changes or  neutron  bomb  development.  I 
think  I  serve  these  people  and  our  nation 
better  by  opposing  a  militarism  from 
which  we  can  derive  no  gain.  My  argument 
may  seem  somewhat  inadequate  in  the 
face  of  undeniable  Soviet  expansionism. 
Ceriamly  duty  to  a  nation  involves  a 
commitment  to  preserving  its  freedom. 
The  fact  is  I  don't  have  any  ultimate 
solution,  but  I  have  to  believe  that  stopping 
the  war  machine  now  is  preferable  to 
nuclear  holocaust  later. 

Other  pro-registration  arguments  are  a 
lot  easier  to  refute.  The  stated  goal  of 
registration  is  to  be  prepared  for  the 
remote  possibility  that  a  draft  will  sud- 
denly become  necessary.  Yet  the  govern- 
ment could  collect,  overnight,  almost 
complete  lists  of  potential  draftees  from 
motor  vehicle  and  social  security  records. 
The  idea  that  the  draft  doesn't  inevitably 
follow  from  registration  is  belied  by  the 
fact  that  there  has  never  been  a 
registration  without  a  draft,  and  never  a 


draft  without  an  armed  conflict.  As  for  the 
violation  of  the  law  inherent  to  non- 
registration, we  have  to  keep  in  mind  who 
the  real  transgressor  is.  A  government 
which  attempts  to  lead  its  citizens  into  war 
like  sheep  to  a  slaughterhouse  is  the  true 
violator  of  the  social  contract.  Further, 
war  resistance  has  a  longer  and  nobler 
tradition  than  American  jurisprudence.  It 
seems  clear,  at  least  to  me,  which  should 
be  the  victor  in  this  round  of  the  battle 
between  conscience  and  obedience. 

I'm  sitting  on  the  Morgan  lawn,  looking 
over  what  I've  written,  thinking  of  how  dry 
and  out  of  proportion  to  their  subject  my 
words  are.  It's  so  beautiful  out  here.  I 
imagine  for  a  moment  that  maybe  these 
men,  passing  just  now,  and  this  town,  so 
idyllic  in  late  summer,  may  survive  the 
consequences  of  Directive  59,  Then  I'm 
suddenly  angry  with  myself  for  accepting 
their  terms.  I'd  better  get  on  my  feet  and 
moving.  .  .  . 


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FindTHE  DEFINITION  OF  THE  THING 
by  the  late  Prof.  Miller,  author  of 
THE  PARADOX  OF  CAUSE 


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Graduate  School 

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A  REPRESENTATIVE  OF  THE  GRADUATE  SCHOOL  OF 
BUSINESS  ADMINISTRATION  WILL  BE  ON  CAMPUS 
THURSDAY,  OCTOBER  2,  TO  DISCUSS  THE  DUKE  MBA 
PROGRAM.  INTERESTED  STUDENTS  MAY  OBTAIN 
FURTHER  INFORMATION  BY  CONTACTING  THE 
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ENTERTAINMENT 


WILLIAMS  RECORD 


September  30,  1980 


Poet  brings  Beat   to  Williams 


The  ODA  party  on  Friday  night  was  a  first  for  Williams. 


(Somers) 


by  Paul  Phillips 

Allen  Ginsberg,  premiere  poet 
and  social  reformer  of  the  1950  s 
and  '60  s,  will  lead  a  workshop, 
"Poetics  and  Social  Change  in  the 
'80  s"  at  Driscoll  Lounge  on 
Thursday,  October  2,  at  4:00  p.m. 
At  7:30  that  evening,  he  will  read 
from  his  own  works  at  Chapin 
Hall. 

Allen  Ginsberg's  life  is  an  open 
book.  His  early  years  were 
recorded  within  the  chaos  and 
madness  of  Jack  Kerouac's- 
"Duluoz  Legend,"  particularly  in 
the  volumes  Kerouac  wrote 
between  1951  and  1957.  Kerouac 
pictured  Ginsberg  as  the  rational 


French  landscape  paintings  in  museum 


by  Peter  Hodgson 

The  Williams  College  Museum 
of  Art  has  on  display  seven 
paintings  in  an  exhibit  entitled: 
"French  19th  Century  Landscape 
Painting." 

The  works  are  representative 
of  significant  styles  which 
marked  the  progression  of 
French  landscape  painting 
during  the  19th  century.  Two 
pieces  by  Daubigney  exhibit  a 
realism  common  to  the  mid- 
century,  while  a  later  work  by 
Maxemilien  Luce  represents 
post-impressionism. 

Charles  Francois  Daubigney 
combined  his  talent  for  realistic 
detail  with  a  desire  to  portray  the 
grandeur  of  nature.  "La  Seine  a 
Porte  Joie"  (1874),  and  "River 
Landscape."  characterize  nature 
as  a  majestic  patron  to  the  set- 
tlements huddled  close  by  his 
hillsides.  In  the  first  painting,  the 
tranquility  of  the  setting  sun 
reflecting  off  a  mirror-smooth 
river  is  echoed  by  the  placement 
of  the  sun  directly  behind  a 
church  steeple.  Out  from  this 
point  radiate  the  rich  colours  of 
sunset,  covering  the  scene  with  a 
soothing  harmony. 


The  exhibit  is  fortunate  to  have 
one  work  by  Camilla  Pissarro, 
"On  the  Banks  of  the  Oise" 
(1877).  Pissarro's  success  with 
the  impressionist  style  of  cap- 
turing the  fleeting  effects  of  color 
and  atmosphere  caused  by  the 
play  of  light  and  shade  in  the  open 
air  can  be  witnessed  in  this  piece. 
Each  brush  stroke  glitters  in  the 
warm  summer  sun,  and  the 
peaceful  laziness  of  the  day  is 
enforced  by  two  figures  standing 
loosely  with  their  hands  in  their 
pockets. 

Henri  Harpignies  displays  a 
Corot-like  affinity  for  color  jn 
space.  In  "River  Landing"  (1894) 
he  assimilates  strong  spaces  of 
vibrant  sky-blue  and  sand-brown 
color  and  precise  scenic  detail 
into  a  structural  and  tonal  har- 
mony which  truly  reflects  the  soft 
earthiness  of  the  Mediterranean. 

Maxemilien  Luce  ends  the 
progression  of  style  with  a  post 
impressionist  example  of 
pointilism.  In  "London"  (1892) 
he  uses  dots  of  various  blues, 
oranges  and  reds  to  give  nightfall 
over  the  Thames  a  moody-blue 
atmosphere.  Though  Luce 
maintains  a  natural  grandeur  in 


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the  landscape,  his  style  of 
depiction  is  quite  different  from 
that  of  Daubigney. 

These  seven  paintings  bring 
together  different  approaches  to 
landscape  painting,  thereby 
allowing  the  viewer  a  glimpse  at 
the  general  stylistic  progression 
of  this  motif  in  19th  century 
French  Painting.  That  seven 
paintings  give  so  much  in- 
formation and  enjoyment 
bespeaks  the  excellent  quality  of 
this  exhibit,  and  is  a  tribute  to  the 
WCMA. 

"French  19th  Century  Land- 
scape Painting"  continues  to  be 
shown  in  Lawrence  Hall,  along 
with  two  other  exhibits: 
"American  Watercolors,"  and 
"German  Expressionism."  I 
urge  everyone  to  seek  the 
pleasure  of  its  company  for  at 
least  a  few  minutes. 

Af  the  Clark 


force  who  provided  money  and 
stability  while  Kerouac  and  Neal 
Cassady  sped  back  and  forth 
across  the  country  following  their 
impulsive  visions. 

Still,  Ginsberg's  life  in  those 
years  from  1946  to  1957  has 
passed  into  mythology.  Despite 
his  overall  stability,  Ginsberg 
was  given  to  bouts  of  extreme 
madness.  His  immersion  in  the 
night  life  of  New  York's  streets 
led  to  his  arrest  for  complicity  in 
a  drug  and  fencing  operation, 
although  Ginsberg  avoided  jail 
by  claiming  to  be  an  undercover 
investigative  reporter.  And  after 
his  expulsion  from  Columbia  on  a 
number  of  charges  including 
writing  obscenities  in  the  dust  of 
his  windows,  Ginsberg  entered  a 
mental  institution  as  a  condition 
of  his  retiu-n  to  college.  There  he 
met  Carl  Solomon,  for  whom  he 
wrote  his  first  great  poem, 
"Howl." 

In  these  early  years  Ginsberg 
developed  and  formalized  his 
poetic  style.  He  saw  truth  in 
spontaneity,  the  reflection  on 
paper  of  immediate  thought 
patterns.  His  poetry  became 
more  oral  than  written,  the  basic 
verse  unit  being  not  the  sentence 
or  phrase  but  the  length  of  each 
breath. 

The  pivotal  year  for  the  Beat 
Generation  was  1957,  thanks  in 
large  part  to  Allen  Ginsberg. 
Jack  Kerouac  had  been  trying 
unsuccessfully  for  seven  years  to 
publish  On  the  Road  as  his  first 
"spontaneous  novel,"  while 
Ginsberg  in  New  York  was  acting 
as  his  literary  agent.  Ginsberg's 
friendship    with    Carl    Solomon 


96  Water  St.  Williamstown,  'Mass. 


Sobol  sisters  shine 

by  Jackson  Galloway 

Those  who  braved  the  cold  night-air  journey  out  to  the  Clark  Art 
Institute  last  Saturday  evening  were  treated  to  a  delightful  program  of 
four-hand  piano  by  Debbie  and  Suzanne  Sobol,  featuring  a  tasteful 
selection  from  the  standard  repertoire. 

The  Mozart  sonata  in  C  major,  K.  521,  opened  the  concert  with  the 
epitomized  grace  of  the  style.  Nicely  shaped  phrases  and  rhythmic 
drive  propelled  the  first  movement  in  a  naturally  undulating  flow  of 
expression  and  dynamic. 

Some  problems  surfaced  in  the  area  of  balance  though,  as  the 
bright  upper-register  of  the  piano  covered  secondo  imitation  and 
answer  during  some  of  the  single  hand  runs  and  scales  of  the  prime. 
The  last  two  movements  failed  to  meet  the  challenge  of  musical  ex- 
citement issued  in  the  first.  The  slower  sections  were  nonetheless 
gracefully  fluid  and  impeccably  voiced,  but  the  brisk  passage  suffered 
from  a  muddy  lower  register  and  an  absence  of  articulation  in  the 
voices  supporting  the  melody. 

Overall,  the  dynamic  levels  prevented  the  achievement  of  strong 
tension  and  drama.  Dynamic  and  expressive  inflection  were  barely 
varied  enough  to  produce  a  few  notable  points  of  musical  climax. 
Rather,  the  result  was  a  series  of  high  points  which  progressively 
devalued  themselves  as  the  finale  approached. 

The  Schubert  Fantasie  in  F  minor,  op.  103,  is  the  most  mature  of 
the  four  four-hand  fantasies.  This  linking  of  four  movements  in  a 
continuous  work  seems  to  find  its  model  in  the  Mozart  Fantasies  and 
Beethoven  Fantasy  Sonatas.  Though  this  piece  lacks  a  single  unifying 
idea,  the  initial  motive  binds  the  work  throughout  as  its  repetition 
punctuates  the  work  at  pivotal  points. 

What  the  Mozart  lacked  in  terms  of  tension  and  surprise  found  its 
way  into  the  Schuberg,  but  problems  of  register  disguised  some  of  the 
octave  bass  root  movement  so  important  to  the  more  declamatory 
sections. 

Debussy's  Petite  Suite,  with  its  distinctly  French  character, 
followed  intermission.  This  work  features  the  use  of  the  whole  tone 
scale  and  rippling  sixteenth  as  part  of  the  water  imagery  of  En 
Bateau.  This  impressionistic  device  would  later  play  a  great  role  in 
works  such  as  La  Mer. 

The  sisters  were  more  registrally  compatible  in  this  suite  which 
features  a  thinner  overall  texture  than  its  predecessor.  A  sensitivity  to 
expression  did  much  for  the  character  of  this  suite,  especially  in  the 
swinging  rhythms  of  the  Cortige  with  its  staccato  broken  chords  and 
bold  parallel  chordal  motions  oMhe  secondo.  The  minuet  featured  a 
fine  delicacy  and  a  dynamic  control. 

The  Brahms  Hungarian  Dances  which  closed  the  program  were  at 
one  time  so  popular  that  many  people  thought  he  had  composed 
nothing  else.  This  selection  displayed  a  nice  balance  of  mood  and 
texture,  climaxing  in  the  final  two  Dances,  No.  5  with  its  simple  lyric 
construction  and  waltz-like  lilt,  and  No.  7,  probably  the  most  familiar, 
whose  melody  and  distinct  folk  rhythms  are  the  most  Hungarian. 

The  remarkable  balance  of  this  program,  despite  its  con- 
centration on  the  Romantic,  showcased  not  only  the  piano  in  the  dif- 
ficult medium  of  four  hands,  but  also  the  talent  of  the  Sobol  sisters  in 
their  eminently  compatible  artistry. 


paid  off.  After  leaving  the  mental 
institution,  Solomon  had  joined 
his  uncle's  publishing  firm  and 
convinced  the  firm  finally,  to 
publish  On  the  Road  in  1957. 

Fame  affected  the  Beat  poets 
in  different  ways.  Jack  Kerouac 
retreated  to  his  Long  Island  home 
to  produce  several  lesser 
volumes  in  his  "Duluoz  Legend," 
all  written  in  the  alcoholic 
stupors  which  would  eventually 
cause  his  death  in  1969.  Neal 
Cassady  spent  a  prison  term  in 
1958-60  on  drug  charges.  After  his 
release  he  drifted  into  the 
growing  San  Francisco  drug 
culture.  In  1968  Cassady  died  of 
exposure  while  traversing  the 
Southwest  on  foot. 

But  Ginsberg  revelled  in  the 
fame.  The  period  is  called  the 
"San  Francisco  Renaissance" 
although  New  York  City  had 
nurtured  and  molded  Ginsberg 
and  Kerouac.  Their  poetry 
readings  drew  a  favorable 
response  from  the  'Frisco  literati' 
but  one  incident  in  particular 
brought  notariety  to  the  events. 
Ginsberg's  poems  tended  to  be 
sexually  explicit  and  referred 
often  to  nudity.  At  one  reading,  a 
member  of  the  audience 
challenged  Ginsberg  to  define  the 
word  "naked,"  whereupon 
Ginsberg  removed  all  his  clothes. 
Thereafter,  Ginsberg  became 
known  as  the  "poet  who  takes  his 
clothes  off  at  poetry  readings" 
and  attendance  soared. 

By  the  1960's,  Ginsberg  was  an 
elder  statesman  of  letters,  using 
his  money  to  help  young  writers 
in  need,  while  his  own  works 
continued  to  grow.  After  Howl, 
Reality  Sandwiches,  Planet 
News,  The  Fall  of  America,  and 
Kaddish  soon  appeared,  the  last 
book  a  prayer  for  his  mother 
Naomi  who  died  alone  in  a  mental 
institution.  More  recently, 
Ginsberg  has  contributed  to  the 
"Giorno  Poetry  Systems" 
recording  series  along  with  Bill 
Burroughs,  Brion  Gysin,  Patti 
Smith  and  Frank  Zappa. 

Since  1975,  Allen  has  aban- 
doned his  previous  form  of 
writing  as  "artificially  struc- 
tured," having  realized  that  his 
attempts  to  commit  poetry 
spontaneously  to  paper  involved 
an  inherent  delay  from  brain  to 
hand.  In  the  past  few  years, 
therefore,  he  has  used  voice- 
actuated  recording  equipment  to 
create  his  poetry,  with  the 
clicking  of  the  machine  on  and  off 
measuring  out  the  lines.  This 
process  is  evident  in  his  most 
recent  collection,  appropriately 
entitled  Mind  Breaths  (City 
Lights,  1978).  Thus,  at  54,  having 
influenced  three  decades  of 
literature,  Allen  Ginsberg 
remains  an  innovative  force  in 
American  poetry. 

Dancing    taught 

Nancy  Stark  Smith,  a  leading 
exponent  of  contact  im- 
provisational  dance,  will  conduct 
the  Williams  College  Dance 
Society's  first  residency  class  of 
the  '80-'81  school  year. 

Smith  describes  contact  im- 
provisation as  dance  in  which  the 
dancers  "trust,  fall,  fly,  and 
follow  our  instincts  ...  as  we 
subject  ourselves  to  the  laws  that 
govern  all  bodies  in  motion." 

There  will  be  two  introductory 
sessions  on  Sunday,  October  5  at 
2:30  and  7:00  p.m.  Students  who 
attend  one  or  both  of  the  Sunday 
sessions  are  invited  to  attend  an 
advanced  class  on  Monday, 
October  6  at  4:00  or  7:30  p.m. 
Classes  will  last  approximately 
two  hours.  Previous  dance  ex- 
perience is  not  necessary.  Sign  up 
sheets  are  located  in  the  Dance 
Studio. 


September  30,  1980 


WILLIAMS  RECORD 


Pages 


The  Log: 

Dynamic 
gallery  on 
Spring  St. 

by  Chris  McDermott 

What  would  you  call  a  place 
where  the  walls  are  covered  with 
hundreds  of  artifacts 
memorializing  people  and  events 
long  passed— and  where  you  can 
get  a  pitcher  of  Busch,  beer  nuts 
and  a  square  of  cheese?  A 
tavern?  A  museum?  In  a  way, 
both  designations  fit  Williams 
College's  own  pub,  the  Log. 

Unknown  to  most  students,  the 
rooms  in  the  Log  are  named.  The 
northernmost  room  (otherwise 
known  as  the  "TV  room")  is  the 
Black  Room;  the  "bar  room"  is 
the  West  College  Room;  and  the 
room  with  the  bandstand  is  the 
Dodge  Room.  The  so-called 
"foosballroom",  so  far  as  anyone 
can  tell,  is  named  the  Foosball 
Room. 

By  far  the  most  famous  single 
artifact  within  these  rooms  is  the      Dodge  Room  devoted   to  quar-     distant  an  era. 

Council  confers  on  use  of  funds 


Little  Three  painting  over  the  bar 
in  the  West  College  Room,  which 
depicts  a  football-toting  Colonel 
Eph  Williams  scoring  a  touch- 
down as  rivals  Lord  Jeff  Amherst 
and  the  Reverend  John  Wesley 
give  chase.  Spectators  such  as 
Mark  Hopkins  (sitting  atop  the 
Log's  namesake  log),  the 
Haystack  Mission  Founders  and 
a  Purple  Cow  people  in  the 
background.  The  mural  also 
depicts  customs  of  Williams' 
brother  schools,  such  as  the  firing 
of  the  Douglas  Cannon  at 
Wesleyan,  and  the  competition 
between  the  odd  and  even  classes 
at  Amherst  for  the  statue  of  the 
Goddess  Sabrina.  The  whole 
story  of  the  mural's  allegory  is  on 
a  plaque  on  the  room's  west  wall. 

The  Stanley  J.  Rowland  murals 
in  the  Black  Room  depict  the 
signing  of  Col.  Williams'  will  and 
of  the  "Bloody  Morning  Scout"  at 
Lake  George,  where  Williams 
died     in     1755 . 

Sports  mementoes  outnumber 
every  other  kind  of  artifact  in  the 
Log.  There  are  alcoves  devoted  to 
particular  sports,  mementoes  of 
notable  games,  and  even 
veritable  shrines  devoted  to 
sports  liminaries  of  the  past— 
notably,  an  entire  corner  of  the 


lerback  Ben  Lee  Boynton  '21,  a 
Texan  who  became  the  quin- 
tessential Williams  football  hero. 
Most  of  the  artifacts,  however, 
are  far  more  anonymous: 
goalposts  from  Amherst  games, 
an  oar  from  a  Williams  Crew 
shell,  and,  in  a  corner  of  the 
foosball  room,  a  base  stolen  from 
the  Weston  baseball  field  in  1910 
(and  returned  to  the  College  for 
the  Class  of  1910's  40th  reunion). 
Among  the  rows  of  small 
photographs  on  the  wall  are  some 
surprises  (did  you  know  that 
Williams  was  formerly  a  power 
in  men's  field  hockey,  or  that  in 
1906  a  Williams  undergraduate 
was  an  Olympic  high  hurdles 
champion),  many  near-identical 
pictures  of  successive  varisty 
teams,  and  some  that  seemed 
hopelessly  obscure  (like  a  photo 
inscribed  "Compliments  of 
'Cabe'  Prindle.Teamof  1895",  or 
photos  of  Eddie  Monjo  and  'Hob' 
McCallon). 

It  is  somehow  both  intriguing 
and  saddening  to  see  the  rows  of 
pictures  that  seem  forgotten. 
Someday,  the  faces  of  the  1979 
Octet  standing  in  Yankee 
Stadium,  and  the  goalpost  from 
last  year's  Amherst  game  will 
seem  to  be  a    relic   from  just  as 


Colonel  Ephraitn  Williams  signing  his  will  (above)  in  a  mural  by 
Stanley  Rowland.  This  painting  is  just  one  of  several  In  The  Log,  a 
veritable  museum  for  Williams  College.  Numerous  sports  memem- 
toes  also  create  a  traditional  atmosphere  in  the  alumni  house.  Below, 
Ephraim  Williams  goes  for  the  goal  line  in  the  Little  Three  painting 
hanging  over  the  bar.  (Precht) 


by  Sara  Ferris 

Problems  in  financial 
allocations,  especially  regarding 
the  troubled  Yearbook,  and 
tomorrow's  vice-presidential 
elections  were  some  of  the  issues 
discussed  when  the  College 
Council  met  for  the  first  time  this 
semester  last  Wednesday  at  the 
Log. 

One  of  the  major  issues  facing 
the  Council  this  year,  according 
to  Treasurer  Russell  Piatt  '82,  is 
financial  allocations  to  various 
student  groups.  The  College 
Council  is  responsible  for 
distributing  money  from  the 
Student  Activities  Tax  to  student 
organizations  that  request 
support.  The  problem,  as  Piatt 
sees  it,  is  a  "trend  toward 
organizations  not  being  terribly 
responsible"  in  the  use  of  funds. 
To  insure  that  the  allocations  are 
necessary  to  the  success  of  each 
organization,  representatives  of 
such  groups  will  attend  a  Council 
meeting  to  answer  questions  on 
why  they  require  assistance.  The 
Council  will  then  vote  on  the 
allocation  at  the  following  week's 
meeting. 


Although  Council  policy  is  to 
consider  allocations  in  October, 
the  1981  Gulielmensian  received 
special  attention  at  this  meeting 
because  of  early  deadlines. 
During  the  past  two  years,  the 
Gul,  through  cost  overruns, 
budget  oversights,  and  inflation, 
has  runup  a  large  dafieit.  If  $6000 
in  back  advertising  revenues  is 
collected,  the  yearbook  will  still 
own  $3500.  The  cost  of  this  year's 
Gul,  without  considering  the 
deficit,  is  estimated  at  $11,000  to 
$13,000,  if  the  present  format  and 
policy  of  giving  free  yearbooks  to 
all  students  are  continued. 

The  Finance  Committee  of  the 
Council  recommended  that 
$10,000  be  provided  to  the 
yearbook  this  year.  From  this 
sum,  which  is  slightly  higher  than 
past  allocations,  all  debts  would 
he  paid  and  the  1981  Gul  printed. 
The  yearbook  staff  would  make 
the  ultimate  decisions  as  to  what 
measures  would  be  undertaken  to 
decrease  the  projected  budget. 
The  Council  will  vote  on  the 
allocation  this  week. 

President  Darrell  MeWhorter 
'81  proposed  that  Council  meeting 


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Different  houses  will  host  the 
meetings  so  that  ttie  Council  may 
discuss  specific  house  concerns 
and  encourage  student  par- 
ticipation. 

Secretary  Rachel  Varley  '83, 
announced  that  the  Campus  Life 
committee  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  has  invited  members  of 
the  Council  to  dinner  on  October 
17  to  discuss  student  concerns 
informally. 

The  officers  welcomed  the  new 
Dean's  Office  representative  to 
the  Council,  Assistant  to  the  Dean 
Mary  Kenyatta.  They  also 
reported  that  the  "faculty  is 
disillusioned  and  upset  that  the 
original  purpose  of  Guest  Meals, 
to  invite  faculty  to  dinner,  has 
been  discarded  for  student  get- 
togethers". 

The  Committee  on  Educational 
Policy  reported  that  they  are  in 
the  process  of  reviewing  and 
revising  the  catalogue  of  courses. 
They  have  also  discussed  the 
possibility  of  scheduling 
examinations  during  the  evening 
so  that  professors  would  not  lose 
any  class  time. 


Moving  into  the  AAouvant 
at  the  Clip  Shop 

The  Eternal  Problem:  The  client  who  wants  something  new,  but  Is  afraid  to  give  up  her  old  look.  A 
case  In  point  Is  the  woman  who  wore  her  hair  in  last  year's  Farrah  Fawcett,  but  desperately  desires 
this  year's  style — If  only  she  could  still  keep  her  hair  long.  The  answer:  keep  It  long,  but  make  It 
softer,  still  freer.  Make  it  move:  give  this  client  the  Mouvant. 

The  stylists  at  the  Clip  Shop  help  making  the  move  Into  the 
Mouvant  the  easiest  transition  ever.  It's  a  flattering  look,  but 
not  too  far  out.  And  It  looks  different  on  everyone  who  wears  It. 

The  hair  is  partially  permed  for  volume.  Then  It's  cut  with  the 
texture  and  with  the  root  direction,  so  the  cut  is  adapted  to  each 
Individual. 

The  AAouvant  style  requires  minimal  maintenance.  Because  It  is 
cut  for  the  way  it  grows,  women  no  longer  have  to  spend  45 
minutes  each  day  with  a  round  brush  and  a  blow  dryer.  They 
just  wash  it,  and  wear  it.  It's  that  simple. 

But  what's  more  Important  Is  that  the  Mouvant  moves  clients  ever  so  gently  out  of  last  year's  style. 
Hair  can  still  be  kept  rather  long,  as  long  as  In  the  picture  or  even  longer.  And  the  length  is  verstaile 
enoughso  that  hair  can  be  put  up  or  pulled  back. 

TheMouvantconceptwasoriglnally  developed  by  Sebastian  International,  the  professional  hair  care 
company  which  sponsors  a  sophisticated  educational  program.  The  stylists  of  the  Clip  Shop  have 
watched  this  transformation— The  AAouvant  Cut— via  videotape. 

Thus  the  Eternal  Problem  is  solved.  A  woman  can  keep  her  hair  long,  but  now  it  is  really  her  hair. 
The  Mouvant  has  made  her  definitely  unique,  and  definitely  up-to-date. 

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September  30,  1980 


C.C.  elecfion 

Continued  from  Page  1 
make  sure  that  the  Elections 
Committee  takes  action,  and  see 
that  things  get  done,"  he  said. 
The  vice  president  of  the  College 
Council  is  chairman  of  the 
Elections  Committee  ex  officio. 

Coleman  stressed  the  need  for 
fiscal  responsibility  on  the 
College  Council.  He  pointed  out 
that  the  Gul  has  a  large  deficit, 
which  will  eventually  have  to  be 
made  up. 

"Things  are  going  to  have  to  be 
cut  back,"  he  said.  "We  might 
also  need  an  increase  in  the 
Student  Activities  Tax,  maybe  of 
about  $10." 

Coleman  called  for  closer 
monitoring  of  student-faculty 
committees,  "to  make  sure  they 
are  operating  most  effectively." 

John  McCammond  was 
president  of  the  Freshman 
Council,  and  was  the  Mills  House 
rep  last  spring. 

McCammond  voiced  interest  in 
the  report  of  the  Committee  on 
theBO's,  as  Cannon  did.  "The  plan 
calls  for  a  number  of  cuts,  and  a 
number  of  additions,  and  I 
wonder  how  the  changes  are 
going  to  be  handled.  I'd  like  to  get 
some  dialogue  going  on  that," 
said  McCammond. 

"For  example,  will  they  just 
announce  one  day  that  this  JV 
sport  or  that  club  is  out,  and 
that'll  be  it?"  he  stated. 

McCammond  underlined  the 
importance  of  good  com- 
munications between  the  student 
government  and  the  student 
body." 

Ann  Mesmer  said  she  was 
disturbed  by  the  ferocity  of  the 
campaign  so  far,  but  she  said  she 
"wants  to  do  the  job." 


Credit  Union  gets  support 


"I  feel  I  have  proven  to  be  an 
effective  leader  in  the  past  as  a 
member  of  various  councils  and 
committees  in  high  school,  and  as 
a  member  of  the  Freshman 
Council  of  '83,"  she  said. 

"I  have  contact  with  a  variety 
of  the  student  body.  I  am  also 
open. minded  enough,  I  feel,  to 
hear  all  points  of  view  and  to 
efficiently  pass  those  thoughts  on 
to  others  in  the  proper  manner," 
she  stated. 

Todd  Morgan  is  the  lone  fresh- 
man entered  in  the  race. 

"I  saw  the  article  about 
Sheridan's  resignation  in  the 
newspaper,  and  I  decided  I'd  be 
willing  to  do  it,"  he  said. 

"I  know  I  have  enough  time  to 
give  to  the  job." 

"I  can't  believe  the  job 
demands  that  much  prior 
knowledge,  and  I  could  learn  it 


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pretty  fast,"  Morgan  said. 

Morgan  said  he  realizes  he's  a 
freshman  and  that  he'd  like  to 
find  out  more  about  the  College 
Council. 

Stuart  Robinson  acted  as 
president  of  the  Freshman 
Council  last  year.  He  said  he  has 
no  major  plans  or  proposals  if 
he's  elected,  but  is  more  con- 
cerned about  making  sure  the 
office  works  tc  its  fullest 
capabilities. 

"I'm  willing  to  do  the  job,"  he 
said.  "I'm  not  really  your 
average  campaigner,  choclc-full 
of  a  lot  of  plans  or  proposals.  I'm 
interested  in  improving  things, 
organizing  things." 

The  College  Council  con- 
stitution contains  no  provision  for 
the  circumstances  surrounding 
this  election,  so  all  decisions  have 
been  by  McWhorter,  in  con- 
sultation with  the  rest  of  the 
Council. 

McWhorter  said  there  will  be 
no  run-off  election,  despite  the 
size  of  the  field.  The  candidate 
who  wins  a  majority  of  votes  will 
be  the  winner. 


by  Michael  Treitler 

Two  hundred  and  thirty  of  a 
possible  seven  hundred  faculty 
and  staff  have  already  joined  the 
newly  formed  Williams  College 
Employees  Federal  Credit 
Union,  according  to  Sarah  Mc- 
Farland  of  the  union's 
Promotions  Committee.  She 
predicts  that  the  membership 
will  continue  to  grow  as  the  credit 
union  becomes  more  established 
and  the  word  of  its  benefits  is 
spread. 

W.C.E.F.C.U.  was  suddenly 
formed  this  year  after  years  of 
discussion  because  of  a  surge  in 
interest  among  a  few  employees. 

It  is  a  federally  chartered 
credit  union  created  solely  for 
Williams  faculty  and  staff  and 
their  families.  President  Sandy 
Connors  stated  that  no  member 
of  the  student  body  will  be  ad- 
mitted, even  those  that  work  at 
the  College. 

The  union  is  a  non-profit 
organization  run  by  volunteers.  It 
offers  such  features  as  high  in- 
terest rates  on  savings,  low  in- 
terest rates  on  loans,  and 
dividends  to  its  members.  In 
addition,  each  account  is  insured 
up  to  $100,000  by  the  National 
Credit  Union  Administration  of 
the  government. 

The  actual  dividends  and  in- 
terest rates  have  not  yet  been 
decided.  McFarland  said  that 
these  decisions  "depend  on  how 
much  money  is  in  the  credit  union 
and  how  fast  weare  growing." 

In  order  to  drum  up  support  for 
the  union,  Massachusetts  Credit 
Union  Association  consultant 
Herman  Leonard  was  invited  to 
Williams  to  run  four  sessions  on 
the  history,  management,  and 
benefits  of  the  credit  union.  The 
meetings  attracted  large 
audiences. 

Leonard  predicted  that  with 
wise  investments  in  such  credit 


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money,  which  has  a  high  interest 
rate  of  about  nine  percent,  and  a 
large  membership,  members 
could  be  receiving  dividends 
within  three  to  six  months. 

Other  advantages  of  the  credit 
union  are  CUNY  Mutual  and  its 
"once  a  member,  always  a 
member"  policy.  CUNA  Mutual 
is  the  union's  insurance 
organization  that  provides  such 
features  as  loan  protection  and 
disability  insurance.  The  lifelong 
membership  policy,  which  does 
include  members'  children  after 
they  leave  the  home,  is  an 
especially  attractive  feature  to 
people  who  are  thinking  of 
retirement. 

Reactions  to  the  credit  union 
among  the  faculty  and  staff  were 
very  positive.  Biology  professor 
Barton  Slatko  said  that  "it's  a 
great  way  of  uniting  people." 

One  staff  member  said:  "No 
matter  how  much  you  try  to  save 
with  a  bank,  it  never  works. 
Credit  unions  are  great." 

McFarland  said  that  the 
College  administration  has  been 
encouraging:  "They  have 
provided  office  space,  a 
telephone,  and  equipment."  In 
addition,  the  College  has  per- 
mitted its  employees  to  use 
payroll  deductions  to  put  money 
in  the  credit  union. 

Windmill  study 
begun  by 
Williams 


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Two  Williams  College  students 
built  a  100  foot  tower  in  Berlin 
Pass  last  summer  as  part  of  a 
project  which  could  provide 
between  15  and  50  percent  of  the 
College's  electrical  needs.  Tom 
Black  '81  and  Williams  graduate 
Don  Weber  built  the  tower  and 
installed  two  anemometers,  or 
wind  meters,  as  part  of  a  study  of 
the  feasability  of  the  generation 
of  electricity  by  windmill  power. 

The  two  students  also  placed  an 
anemometer  on  a  40  foot  tower  on 
top  of  Berlin  Mountain. 

The  anemometers  and  a  micro- 
computer collect  and  store  data 
about  wind  speed  at  half-hourly 
intervals. 

Weber  and  Black  got  an 
average  figure  for  August  of  13.8 
miles  per  hour.  Weber  exulted, 
"This  is  really  a  hopeful  note. 
August  is  supposed  to  be  the 
doldrums,  and  here  we  got  this 
great  figure." 

August  is  typically  a  month  of 
minimum  windspeed,  with 
highest  speeds  coming  in  the 
winter. 

The  students  estimate  that 
average  annual  windspeed  of  14 
miles  per  hour  would  make  a 
windmill  commercially  feasible. 

One  to  three  wind  turbines 
could  provide  between  15  and  50 
percent  of  the  College's  electrical 
needs. 

Weber  and  Black  plan  to 
compare  their  continuous  half- 
hourly  data  over  the  next  year 
with  data  about  the  College's 
usage  of  electricity,  before 
making  their  recommendation. 

Black  commented,  "We'll 
probably  recommend  that  the 
College  wait  a  few  years  anyway 
and  watch  the  marliet,  and  apply 
everywhere  for  grants  and 
assistance  to  build  a  mill." 


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September  30,  1980 


WILLIAMS  RECORD 


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t  Water  polo  splashes  to  victory 


The  women's  volleyball  team  upped  its  record  to  4-0  by  defeating 
North  Adams  State  and  Bridgewater  Saturday.  Ealier  in  the  week, 
Williams  crushed  both  Smith  and  Skidmore,  and  the  squad  looks  to 
increase  its  win  streak  today  against  Western  New  England  at  4:00. 


As  most  of  the  student  body 
was  dragging  itself  out  of  bed  last 
Saturday  morning,  the  Williams 
water  polo  team  was  thrashing 
its  opposition  from  Franklin  and 
Marshall  and  Westfield  State  in 
Muir  Pool. 

A  fairly  disorganized  11-8 
victory  in  the  first  game  was 
attributable  in  large  part  to  F  & 
M's  players'  inability  to  grasp  the 
ball  or  generate  any  sort  of 
defense.  The  game  was  marked 
with  some  rough  play  and 
provided  an  important  op- 
portunity for  some  of  the  more 
inexperienced  freshmen  and 
newcomers  to  see  a  great  deal  of 
playing  time.  Rob  Shatkin  '84  and 
John  Gould  '84  both  got  to  the 
Pennsylvania  goalie  for  two  goals 
apiece  while  goalies  Rob  Sommer 
'84  and  Brendan  Kiernan  '83 
skillfully  kept  the  F  &  M  offense 
in  check.  Although  the  game  did 
not  prove  to  be  a  test  for  the 
Ephs,  it  acted  as  a  learning  ex- 
perience for  the  F  &  M  program, 
coached  by  Tom  McAvoy  '76, 
which  was  playing  its  second 
game. 

The  second  game  of  the  day 
(Kraus)      was    never    close    as    Williams 


Booters  gain  split ;  defeat  Alumni  team 


by  Dave  Woodworth 

In  soccer  action  last  Wed- 
nesday, the  men's  varsity  side 
lost  a  3-1  decision  to  a  tough 
UMass  squad.  Once  again  the 
Ephmen  had  the  better  of  the 
play  throughout  the  game,  only  to 
see  their  opponents  emerge 
victorious. 

UMass  opened  the  scoring  at 
15:58  of  the  first  half  with  a  goal 
by  Tony  M.  Dias,  who  redirected 
a  corner  kick  into  the  net. 

At  10:41  of  the  second  half, 
UMass  was  awarded  a  penalty 
kick  on  a  hand  ball,  and  Dias 
drove  the  ball  past  a  diving  Alex 
Keousseoglou  '81  to  make  it  2-0. 


Dennis  Walsh  put  the  game  on  ice 
with  a  goal  at  38:07.  Williams 
averted  a  shutout  when  Dave 
Nasser  '83  scored  off  an  indirect 
kick  by  Stu  Taylor  '81  with  four 
minutes  left  in  the  game. 

Saturday,  two  Williams  Soccer 
teams,  past  and  present,  fought  it 
out  at  Cole  Field  with  the  present 
team  beating  the  Alums,  4-3. 

Dave  Nasser  '83  broke  the 
scoring  ice  early  by  booting  one 
past  Alumni  goalie  Doug  Orr  '80 
with  just  1 :  34  played  in  the  game. 
The  Alums  came  back  to  tie  it, 
however,  when  Gregg  Hartman 
'79  snuck  one  by  senior  goalie 
Fred  Schlosser  at  the  12:54  mark 
of  the  half.  Not  to  be  outdone,  the 


Rugby  earns  tough  split 


After  a  strong  start  last 
weekend  the  W.R.F.C.  A-side 
faltered  against  the  University  of 
New  Hampshire  on  Friday  night, 
losing  12-0.  In  a  game  charac- 
terized by  hard  hitting,  the 
Williams  ruggers  couldn't  quite 
get  the  feel  of  the  hard,  windy 


field.  The  W.R.F.C.  fared  better 
in  the  B-side  game  winning  3-0  as 
Bill  Hodgman  '82  kicked  in  the 
winning  field  goal.  The  Williams 
ruggers  consistently  outplayed 
theUNH  B-sidersas  Rob  "Dave" 
Caldwell  '81  prevented  many 
scores. 


current  team  scored  two  more 
goals  in  the  half— one  by  captain 
Stu  Taylor  '81  and  the  other  by 
Nasser. 

The  present  team  seemed  to 
wrap  up  the  game  early  in  the 
second  half  when  Taylor  scored 
his  second  goal  of  the  day  at  the 
10:40  mark  of  the  period.  The 
Alums  came  back,  though  and, 
after  Schlosser  was  forced  out  of 
the  goal  with  an  injury  and 
replaced  by  forward  Kusel,  they 
tallied  two  more  goals— another 
by  Hartman  and  one  by  Dave 
Barra  '79. 

The  oldest  returning  member 
of  the  Alumni  squad  was  Peter 
Tacy  from  the  class  of  1959.  Other 
returnees  were  Jay  Healy  '68, 
Graham  Hone  '76,  George  Evans 
'76,  John  Burbank  and  John 
Frieberg  '78,  Jas  Denbinski, 
Henry  Lee,  Perry  Nelson  and 
Marcus  Smith  '79  and  Peter  May, 
Chick  Johnson,  Jeff  Coombs,  and 
Andy  Chase  '80. 

The  Ephmen  return  to  in- 
tercollegiate competition  today 
when  they  face  the  Big  Green  of 
Dartmouth  in  Hanover. 


TONIGHT 

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Discounts,  give  aways. 


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assumed  a  quick  8-0  lead  over 
Westfield  before  finally  trium- 
phing 28-8.  The  Ephs  established 
a  dominant  defense  which  in  turn 
continually  set  up  fast  breaks  as 
Williams  began  scoring  at  will. 
"After  a  while  I  just  didn't  try  on 
the  breakaways,"  commented 
Westfield's  goalie.  Eventually, 
Westfield  gave  up  on  working  an 
offense  and  began  taking  flailing 
half  pool  shots. 

Meanwhile,  almost  every  Eph 
was   scoring.  Steve  lerardi   '82 


turned  in  one  of  his  best  per- 
formances with  good  overall  play 
and  two  goals.  Jubilation  filled 
the  air  as  both  exchange  Tracy 
Trippe  and  Frank  Fritz  '83  scored 
their  first-ever  goals  following 
the  lead  of  Burke  Miller  '81  and 
Jeff  Mook  '83,  who  combined  for 
12  goals. 

Last  weekend's  performance 
improves  the  polo  club's  record 
to  4-1  and  plans  include  im- 
proving further  this  weekend  at 
BU  and  UNH, 


PCB  V  discovered  in  river 


Continued  from  Page  1 

Polychlorinated  biphenyls, 
(PCB's)  made  and  marketed  in 
the  U.S.  since  1929,  are  organic 
compounds  that  have  had  many 
applications  in  the  electrical 
industry.  Their  ispecial  chemical 
properties,  including  their 
biological  and  chemical  stability, 
made  them  useful  for  trans- 
formers, capacitors,  and 
hydraulic  systems. 

According  to  the  DEQE  study, 
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in  nature  and  can  be  found  in  air, 
water  and  sediments  of  many 
waterways.  Most  of  the  PCB's, 
however,  are  probably  deposited 
in  sanitary  landfills  and  dumps." 

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in  river  bottoms,  where  they 
move  up  the  food  chain  via 
storage  in  fatty  animal  tissue. 
The  same  stability  that  made 
them  useful  in  industry  caused 
the  writers  of  the  study  to  term 
them  "a  significant  biological 
and    environmental   pollutant." 

Fish  samples  taken  from  the 
Housatonic  have  exceeded  En- 
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recommended  levels  of  PCB, 
which  prompted  the  1977  health 
warning.  However,  groundwater 
testing  has  shown  "little  or  no 
evidence  of  PCB  contamination 
through  groundwater 
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SPORTS 


WILLIAMS  RECORD 


September  30,  1980 


Runners  show  depth 


Cross  Country  runners  stampeded  througli  the  science  quad  at  the  beginning  of  the  dual  meet  at 
home  last  Saturday.  (Burghardt) 

Ephmen  romp  in  home  opener 


by  Mary  Kate  Shea 
Scoring  four  times  in  the  first 
half  of  its  home  opener  Sat.,  the 
football  squad  went  on  to  defeat 
the  University  of  Rochester  28-7. 
The  Ephs  are  now  1-0-1,  while  the 
Yellowjackets  are  winless  in 
three  outings. 

The  Ephs  played  a  solid  first 
half  both  offensively  and 
defensively.  They  gained  214  total 
yards  to  Rochester's  51  in  the 
opening  stanza,  outrushing  the 
visitors  92  yards  to  30  yards  and 
out-passing  them  by  a  122  to  21 
margin.  Williams  racked  up  282 
total  yards  on  the  afternoon  while 
the  defense  allowed  the 
Yellowjackets  just  131  total 
yards. 

WUFO  wins 
two    more 

by  Steve  Phillips 

Williams  Ultimate  Frisbee 
Organization  (WUFO)  triumphed 
over  two  visiting  teams  last 
Saturday,  easily  handling  Union 
Ultimate  21-10  and  later  in  the 
day  defeating  WPI's  ultimate 
squad  in  an  exciting  comeback 
victory,  21-18. 

The  Union  match  was  never  in 
question,  as  a  highly  inspired 
WUFO  team  maintained  a 
comfortable  lead  from  the 
beginning.  The  brisk  wind  made 
short,  concise  passing  necessary, 
something  the  Union  team 
seemed  not  to  realize.  Sloppy 
Union  passing  and  an  alive 
WUFO  defense  led  to  many  goal 
line  turnovers  on  which  WUFO 
capitalized. 

Although  WUFO's  offense  was 
hampered  by  the  wind  factor, 
they  yielded  for  fewer  turnovers. 
The  Union  team  was  unable  to 
cover  Williams'  Al  Gerra  '82,  who 
consistently  got  open  in  the  end 
zone.  At  the  half,  WUFO  led  11-6. 

WUFO's  defense  was  ex- 
tremely tough  in  the  second  half, 
highlighted  by  an  amazing 
sequence  of  defensive  plays  at 
the  outset  by  Al  Gerra.  Union, 
looking  tired,  was  held  scoreless 
until  late  in  the  second  half. 
Commented  WUFO  captain  Dan 
Goldman,  "Gonzo  fury  is  proven 
the  dominant  force  in  the 
universe." 

WUFO  found  the  going  much 
tougher  against  a  good  WPI 
team.  WPI  jumped  to  an  early  5-1 
lead",  capitalizing  on  WUFO  drops 
and  misplays.  However,  WUFO 
came  back  with  a  hot  defense  and 
cracking  the  WPI  zone  to  lead  by 
two  goals  at  the  half. 

The  second  half  began  as  the 
first  half  had,  with  WUFO  errors 
quickly  giving  WPI  a  16-13  lead. 
"Then,  with  spectacular  defensive 
play  by  WUFO's  Jamie  Speyer 
'81  and  Gerra,  and  good  'bee 
handling  by  Andrew  Julien  '81, 
WUFO  turned  things  around  and 
won  21-18  pulling  away  with  sheer 
stamina.  "We're  looking  for  a 
national  title,"  said  jubiliant 
captain  Mark  "Riff  Raff"  Raff- 
man. 


Halfback  Jay  Wheatley  '82 
capped  a  73-yard  drive  on 
Williams  first  series  with  a  one- 
yard  run  around  the  left  end  for 
the  score  with  10:15  left  in  the 
first  quarter.  Junior  place-kicker 
Rich  Coomber's  extra  point  kick 
gave  the  Ephs  an  early  7-0  lead. 
The  drive  was  sparked  by  two 
fine  plays  by  Wheatley's  back- 
field  mate,  Tom  Casey.  Casey  '82 
opened  the  drive  with  a  29-yard 
run  and  set  up  the  touchdown 
with  a  30-yard  pass  reception  that 
brought  the  ball  to  the  one-yard 
line. 

Fine  Williams  defensive  play 
on  Rochester's  next  series  gave 
the  Ephs  possession  of  the 
football  at  the  Rochester  43-yard 
line.  Again,  Williams  marched  43 
yards  in  six  plays  to  score  on  a  28- 
yard  pass  from  quarterback  John 
Lawler  '82  to  split  end  Micah 
Taylor  '82  with  7:03  left  in  the 
first  quarter. 

In  the  second  quarter,  Williams 
continued  to  dominate  Rochester, 
as  it  took  the  ball  at  its  own  24- 
yard  line  and  four  plays  later 
Lawler  hit  Wheatley  with  a  52- 
yard  touchdown  strike,  in- 
creasing the  Ephs'  lead  to  21-0. 

Once  again,  defensive  pressure 
from  Williams  forced  a 
Yellowjacket  error  and  the  of- 


fense capitalized  for  Williams' 
final  points  of  the  game. 
Sophomore  noseguard  Mike 
Hawkins  hit  Rochester  quar- 
terback George  Rau  and  Kip 
Cinnamon  '82  recovered  the 
fumble  on  the  Rochester  four- 
yard  line.  Two  plays  later,  senior 
fullback  Bill  Novicki  plunged 
one-yard  into  the  end  zone. 

An  interception  and  23-yard 
return  by  Rochester  defensive 
back  Tom  DiChristina  set  up  the 
Yellowjackets'  lone  score  of  the 
afternoon  in  the  fourth  quarter, 
DiChristina's  return  gave 
Rochester  the  ball  on  the 
Williams  four-yard  line  and  on 
the  following  play  Jim  lannone 
went  the  final  four  yards  for  the 
touchdown  with  1:40  left  in  the 
game. 

Lawler  and  Casey  paced  the 
Williams  offense  with  Lawler 
completing  four  of  seven  passes 
during  his  first  half  stint,  ac- 
counting for  all  122  yards  the 
Ephs  gained  in  the  air.  Casey 
rushed  11  times  for  75  yards  and 
caught  a  30-yard  pass.  Defen- 
sively, the  Ephs  held  Rochester 
to  81  yards  on  the  ground,  and  ran 
only  131  total  yards.  They  next 
take  on  Trinity,  Saturday  at 
Weston  Field. 


by  Ben  Duke 

Proving  its  superior  depth,  the 
men's  cross  country  ieam 
downed  Vermont  and  Albany 
State  28-36-67  in  a  dual  meet  at 
home  last  Saturday,  while  at  the 
same  time  gaining  the  third  place 
spot  at  Amherst  in  the  Amherst 
Invitational. 

While  the  team  split  up  by 
sending  eight  men  to  Amherst, 
they  consolidated  their  strength 
at  home  to  win  the  more  im- 
portant of  the  two  meets. 
Because  the  Amherst  race  was 
an  invitational,  it  does  not  appear 
on  the  Ephs'  overall  season 
record,  which  now  stands  at  4-0. 

At  home.  Bo  Parker  '83  finished 
a  strong  first,  nearly  eleven 
seconds  ahead  of  the  first  Albany 
runner.  John  Nelson  '84  took 
fourth  place,  while  captain  Phil 
Darrow  '81,  perhaps  a  bit  weak 
after  a  three  day  stint  away  from 
practice,  placed  fifth.  Also 
scoring  for  Williams  were 
sophomores  Lyman  Casey  (7th) 
and  Dan  Riley  (Uth). 

The  leaders  ran  a  relatively 
slow  first  mile,  remaining  in  a 
tight-knit  pack  for  some  time.  By 
the  second  mile,  though,  Parker 
had  already  opened  up  a  good 
lead,  which  he  widened  as  the 
race  continued.  Nelson  clung  to 
second  place  going  into  the  last 
mile,  until  an  ailing  foot  slowed 
him  down  on  the  final  stretch. 

"That  ought  to  be  one  of  our 
toughest  meets  of  the  season," 
remarked  Casey.  "Albany  and 
Vermont  had  some  fast  guys." 
The  Ephs'  next  test  comes  this 
Saturday  in  another  dual  meet, 
this  time  against  Trinity  and 
Union. 

Williams  secured  third  place  in 
the  Amherst  Invitational  behind 
strong  teams  from  Fitchburg 
State  and  Wesleyan.  Ted 
Congdon  '81  finished  sixth 
overall,  while  Chris  O'Neill  '84, 
struggling  with  a  mild  illness, 


took  twelfth.  Other  Williams 
runners  to  score  were  Gordon 
Coates  '82  (15th),  Willie  Spring 
'83  (20th),  and  Cam  Virrill  '81 
(29  th). 

The  Amherst  meet  probably 
foreshadows  what  is  in  store  for 
Williams  in  the  Little  Three 
contest  on  November  1.  The  Ephs 
came  in  ahead  of  Amherst's  full 
roster,  despite  the  first  place 
finish  of  Amherst's  top  runner. 
Moreover,  they  were  close  behind 
Wesleyan's  best  forces.  When 
asked  what  would  have  been  the 
results  if  Williams  had  sent  its 
strongest  team,  O'Neill  said,  "We 
would  have  killed  everybody 
...  We  would  have  run  away 
with  it." 

Women's  Cross-Country 
The  women's  squad  battled 
tough  competition  from  Holy 
Cross  and  Wesleyan  before 
pulling  away  to  capture  the  ten 
team  Amherst  Invitational 
Women's  Cross   Country    meet. 

Jackie  McNiff  (17:38)  from 
Holy  Cross  was  the  meet's  in- 
dividual winner  with  Kerry 
Malone  '84  from  Williams 
dogging  her  throughout  most  of 
the  race  before  finishing  5 
seconds  behind  in  second  place. 

Once  again  the  depth  and 
consistency  of  the  Williams  team 
came  through.  Tricia  Hellman  '82 
(10th),  Sue  Marchant  '82  (12th), 
Liz  Martineau  '82  (15th),  Barb 
Bradley  '81  (17th),  and  Maria 
Antonaccio  '82  (20th)  all  finished 
within  30  seconds  of  each  other  to 
insure  the  victory. 

The  remaining  teams  in  order 
of  finish:  Smith,  Amherst, 
Holyoke,  Vassar,  Westfield  St., 
Euster,  and  Trinity. 

The  Ephwomen's  next  meet  is 
tomorrow  against  Albany  and 
Hartwick  at  4:00  p.m.  The  meet 
starts  and  finishes  in  the  Science 
Quad  and  covers  3.25  miles. 


Eph  golf  machine  continues  to  dominate 


by  Ted  Herwig 

The  Eph  golf  machine  cranked 
out  its  fifth  fall' season  victory  on 
Saturday       morning,        ably 
defeating  the  Middlebury  five, 
409  to  420. 


The  top  three  finishers  in  the 
match  were  all  Ephs,  led  by  Greg 
Jacobson  '82.  He  toured  the 
Ralph"  Myhre  Course  with  a  four- 
over  par  75. 

"It's  getting  to  the  point  where 
we  can  expect  a  75  or  better  every 


time  he  goes  out,"  said  team 
captain  Chris  Malone  '81  of 
Jacobson.  "He  is  very  con- 
sistent." 

Phil  Beefriend  '83  and  Malone 
followed  Jacobson  with  their 
scores  of  79  and  83.  Malone's  83 


Women  serve  up  two  more  victories 


by  Lisa  Noferi 

Serving  up  victories  over 
Trinity  and  Skidmore,  the  tennis 
team  was  undefeated  this  past 
week.  Playing  Trinity  on  home 
clay  the  girls  finally  overcame 
Trinity's  customary  strength. 
There  were  four  matches  that 
stretched  into  3-sets  and  the 
continually  improving  doubles 
teams  of  Mitchell  '81  -  Harris  '82 
and  Thompson  '81  -  Buckley  '83 
captured  their  deciding  sets  7-5 
and  6-3  respectively,  while 
Single's  victors  were  Riefler  '83, 
Simpson  '81,  and  Higgs  '81. 

Scoring  at  Skidmore,  Williams 
women  (minus  one  due  to  injury) 
showed  their  versatility  by  taking 
8  out  of  9  matches  on  the  hard 
surface  at  Saratoga.  Barbara 
Riefler  at  first  singles  was 
matched  against  a  fast  two- 
handed  backhand  and  unor- 
thodox topspin  strokes  similar  to 
her  own  style.  Dismayed,  she  lost 
the  first  set  6-4  because,  as  she 
said,  "the  girl's  game  was 
together  and  her  hard  drives 
were  clean  winners,  so  I  kept  the 
ball  away  from  her  backhand, 
trying  to  keep  the  rallies  longer." 
Barb  won  the  second  set  6-3  then 


raced  to  victory  in  a  twenty- 
minute  6-2  third  set  as  the  girl 
"just  walloped  the  ball  out  in 
every  direction."  Lisa  Buckley 
'83  and  Denise  Harvey  '81 
finished  their  3-set,  3-hour, 
marathon      match     with     a 


tiebreaker  conquest.  A 
newcomer  to  the  varsity  squad 
that  day  was  Alex  Pagan  '81  who 
won  her  singles  match  in  the 
number  six  position.  Tuesday 
night  will  see  the  girls  under  the 
lights  at  Springfield. 


Sarah  Berber  '81  sprints  pasta  Trinity  defender  in  last  week's  3-1  loss. 
Williams  came  back  later  in  the  week  to  shut  out  Skidmore  3-0. 

(Burghardt) 


tied  the  two  Middlebury  low  men. 

Although  victorious,  Malone 
said  the  team  was  disappointed 
with  its  play,  especially  after  last 
Wednesday's  383-409  record- 
setting  rout  of  UMass.  "We  ex- 
pected to  play  better  than  we 
did,"  he  said. 

Last  week  against  UMass., 
Williams  was  devastating. 

"385  is  the  lowest  score  we've 
had  in  the  four  years  I  have  been 
at  Williams,"  said  Malone.  "We 
played  very  well.  If  we  can 
continue  to  play  like  we  did, 
nobody  is  going  to  beat  us." 

Match  medalist  was  Bruce  Goff 
'83.  Playing  in  the  number  one 
slot,  Goff  fired  a  three  over  par 
71.  "Bruce  was  just  steady  the 
whole  way,"  Malone  said. 

Malone  and  Jacobson  were  in 
hot  pursuit  of  Goff  with  their  pair 
of  76s.  Freshman  Phil  Burr 
carded  a  79  for  his  first  varsity 
match,  and  Beefried  tied  the 
U.Mass.  low  man,  Ron  Laver- 
dierre,  with  his  80. 

"Phil  Burr  was  the  real  sur- 
prise of  the  match,"  Malone  said. 
"We  are  really  pleased  with  his 
golf.  He  is  one  of  several  fresh- 
men playing  well— it  bodes  well 
for  the  future." 

Williams  takes  a  break  in  its 
intercollegiate  schedule  this 
week  as  the  College  holds  its 
annual  all-student  championship. 
Bruce  Goff,  the  defending 
champion,  did  not  play  as  well  on 
Saturday  as  he  usually  does, 
shooting  a  33  on  the  Middlebury 
course  where  he  shot  a  36-hole  159 
to  win  the  NESCACs  last  spring, 
but  he  can  be  expected  to  be  in 
top  contention. 


The  Willkms  Record 


VOL.  94,  NO,  4 


USPA  684-680 


WILLIAMS 


COLLEGE 


OCTOBER/,  1980 


Phi  Beta  Kappa: 

High  price 
for  honor 

by  Rosannellario 

Seniors  inducted  into  the  Phi 
Beta  Kappa  Society  may  be 
startled  to  learn  that  their  award 
brings  them  more  than  prestige. 
Accompanying  the  honor  and 
accolades  is  a  $28  bill.  Unless  this 
is  paid,  the  student  is  not  of- 
ficially recognized  as  a  member 
of  the  society. 

The  membership  fee  is 
currently  $14;  registration  runs 
$11;  and  the  Council  Fund 
requires  another  $3  to  cover 
administrative  expenses.  The  bill 
need  not  stop  here.  An  inductee 
can  order  an  official  gold  Society 
key  for  $80,  a  gold  key  with  pin  at 
$86,  bar  pin,  tie  chain,  or  tie  tack. 
The  cheapest  key  available  costs 
$12.  Few  students  opt  for  the 
works.  They  content  themsefves 
with  The  Key  Report  newsletter 
and  perhaps  a  subscription  to 
American  Scholar  Magazine,  for 
$10  a  year. 

Recent  Williams  inductees 
share  mixed  feelings  about  the 
value  of  their  election,  both 
monetarily  and  in  terms  of  what 
is  being  honored.  Some  take  the 
practical  stance  that  "Someone 
has  to  pay  for  things."  They  say 
they  feel  honored  in  a  vaguely 
satisfied  way.  Many  are  not 
surprised  or  bothered  by  the  fee. 
Others,  like  Amey  Winterer  '81, 
feel  uncomfortable  "because  the 
society  is  eUtist." 

Diana  Ngo  expressed  some 
doubt  when  she  recalled  the  blue 
and  white  ceremonial  ribbons 
which  read,  "fashioned  with 
tender  loving  care."  She  feels  as 
though  only  one  dimension  of 
human  growth  was  recognized 
and  looks  upon  the  honor  as  a 
"stepping  stone"  rather  than  as 
an  end  in  iteself.  To  Philip 
Darrow  the  key  means  little. 
"It  measures  a  small  kind  of 
achievement." 


Ginsberg  reads, sings; 
predicts  nuclear  doom 


Allen  Ginsberg  sings  a  poem  in  Chapin  Hall.  The  famad  poat  and 

political  activist  also  spoke  about  himself  and  of  his  predictions  on  the 
future  world  at  his  performance  on  October  2.  (Buckner) 


The  posters  seemed  to  promise 
that  the  beat  goes  on.  They 
depicted  Allen  Ginsberg,  poet 
laureate  of  the  Beat  generation, 
with  unkempt  hair  falling  below 
the  shoulders,  bushy  beard  and 
intense  eyes  peering  from  behind 
thick  glasses.  But  the  beat's 
changed  since  the  50's,  and  so  has 
Ginsberg.  He  arrived  at  the 
reception  held  for  him  at  Currier 
Wednesday  night  dressed  in  a 
blue  Pierre  Cardin  blazer,  a 
striped  tie  and  greay  trousers, 
with  hair  cropped  above  his  ears. 

Ginsberg  not  only  looked  dif- 
ferent from  his  days  as  Beat  poet 
and  60's  activist,  he  sounded 
different.  "Yes,  I'm  still  in- 
terested in  politics,"  he  told  the 
50  students  gathered  in  the 
Currier  ballroom.  "But  I  think 
it's  hopeless."  He  elaborated  by 
quoting  the  punk  rock  group,  the 
Sex  Pistols:  "There's  no  future 
for  me,  there's  no  future  for 
you." 

"To  Dooooooom,"  Ginsberg 
said  impishly  in  an  answer  to  a 


student's  question  about  where 
the  world  was  headed  in  the  80's. 
Predicting  the  inevitability  of 
nuclear  holocaust,  Ginsberg 
warned:  "At  this  point  there 
aren't  enough  people  who  are 
going  to  get  wise  enough  to  stop 
it.  Twenty-five  poets,  10  million 
kids,  and  20  million  old  ladies 
can't  fight  40  million  members  of 
the  Moral  Majority  armed  with 
atom  bombs." 

"Any  day  now  we  may  have  a 
limited  nuclear  war,"  he  said, 
attacking  President  Carter's 
latest  defense  policy  in  which 
such  a  war  "is  now  a  real  op- 
tion." 

"I've  changed  since  the  50's," 
he  explained.  "I  guess  I  used  to 
have  a  lyrical  vision  of  America's 
possibilities— that  we  could  make 
it  into  something  sacred— but  not 
now.  Power  is  too  centralized  and 
we're  too  committed  to  our 
petrochemical  energy  base.  And 
everybody  is  addicted  to  their 
comforts." 

Continued  on  page  3 


Williams  students  actively  back  Anderson 


by  Betsy  Stanton 

The  vast  majority  of  Williams 
students  active  in  presidential 
campaigns  this  fall  support  Rep. 
John  Anderson  and  compose  the 
only  actively  campaigning  group 
here, 

Jeff  Trout  '81  and  Jeff  Menzer 
'82  organized  the  173  cam- 
paigners and  were  responsible 
for  garnering  several  hundred 
petition  signatures  in  William- 
stown  this  summer  to  help  add 
Anderson's  name  to  the 
November  ballot.  The  self- 
recruited  workers  are  only 
loosely  connected  with 
metropolitan  committee 
headquarters. 

By  contrast,  Williams'  Reagan 
campaigners  number  20-25  and 
work    with    North    Adams    and 


Pittsfield  committee  programs. 
These  programs  include 
literature  distribution  and  phone 
banks  for  Berkshire  County. 

"We're  doing  almost  nothing  on 
campus  because  we  think  it  is 
virtually  useless,"  said  William 
Stern  '83,  coordinator  of  the 
college  Reagan  campaign. 

"Everyone  here  has  their 
minds  pretty  much  made  up,  and 
there  just  aren't  that  many 
Reaganites  on  campus,"  Stern 
added.  The  committee,  formed 
the  week  after  school  began  this 
fall,  largely  consists  of  students 
who  supported  George  Bush  in 
the  primary  last  semester. 

While  the  Williamstown 
Democratic  Committee,  led  by 
Mrs.  Virginia  Reardon,  sponsors 
radio  spots  and  newspaper  ads 


Chandler  speaks  about  S.Africa 


College  President  John 
Chandler  attended  the  funeral  of 
Sir  Seratse  Khama,  president  of 
the  Republic  of  Botswana,  in 
July.  The  White  House  asked 
Chandler  to  be  a  member  of  the 
U.S.  delegation;  Chandler 
speculates  that  the  close  ties 
between  Williams  and  the 
Botswanan  government  are 
among    the    reasons    he    was   in- 


Inside  the  Record 


Smiles  around  campus    .  .  . 
p.  3 

Chaplains  expand  roles    .  .  . 
p.  4 

Williams  Film  Societies:  Reel 
Fun    ...    p.  5 

Setearical  Notes  pities  fresh- 
men   ...   p.  7 

Soccer  comes  on  strong    .  .  . 
p.  10 


vited.  On  the  way  back  from 
Botswana,  the  delegation  was 
detained  in  South  Africa  for  a 
day.  Record  News  Editor  Rich 
Henderson  interviewed  Chandler 
about  his  experiences  in  Africa 
and  how  they  affected  his  views 
on  apartheid  and  divestiture. 

What  was  the  funeral  like? 

It  was  a  very  impressive 
ceremony — a  fascinating  glimpse 
into  Africa.  I  found  myself  sitting 
a  few  feet  away  from  African 
heads  of  state  like  Mugabe  and 
Nyere.  The  sermon  was 
Christian;  it  reminded  me  that 
many  African  leaders  were 
educated  in  the  mission  schools. 

How  did  you  get  to  see  South 
Africa? 

On  the  way  over,  we  had  to 
change  planes  at  Johannesburg, 
since  that  was  the  only  airport  in 
the  area  that  could  handle  a  plane 
as  large  as  ours.  Security  was 
very  heavy  at  the  airport:  there 
were  soldiers  everywhere  with 
machine  guns.  We  were  ushered 
immediately  into  a  DC-3  to  take 
us  to  Botswana. 

Then  again,  security  is  heavy 
at  Rome  and  Paris,  too. 


On  the  way  back,  we  had 
mechanical  problems  with  the 
Air  Force  plane  at  Johannesburg, 
so  we  had  to  wait  there  24  hours 
for  a  new  one. 

Did  you  get  to  see  much  of  South 
Africa? 

I  spent  two  or  three  hours  in 
Soweto;  an  officer  of  the  U.S. 
embassy  took  a  carload  of 
American  blacks  and  whites  for  a 
drive  through  there. 

Soweto  is  overwhelming — an 
enormous  area  of  little  houses 
jammed  together.  There  must  be 
about  l'/2  to  two  million  people 
living  there. 
Was  it  what  you  expected? 

Yes.  But  what  was  startling 
and  depressing  was  the  contrast 
with  the  white  suburbs  that  we 
saw  from  the  air.  They  are  all 
exceptionally  opulent  in  ap- 
pearance— very  much  like  Palm 
Springs  but  much  vaster.  Big 
houses,  swimming  pools  .  .  .  the 
whites  generally  live  like  this. 
One  had  a  feeling  that  it  was  a 
fool's  paradise,  that  the  disparity 
can't  last. 

There    was    a    general    up- 
tightness.  By  contrast  Zimbabwe 
Continued  on  Page  8 


for  Jimmy  Carter,  active  support 
for  the  president  is  non-existent 
on  campus. 

"As  far  as  I  know,  there  is  no 
one  at  Williams  who  is  active  or 
has  been  active  in  the  Carter 
campaign,  except  for  the  two 
students  who  are  on  our  com- 
mittee, Howard  Shapiro  '82  and 
Mark  Rubin  '82,"  Reardon  said. 

Shapiro  confirmed  Reardon's 
statement  by  noting  that  there  is 
at  best  some  passive  support  of 
Carter  here,  and  few  seem  en- 
thusiastic about  his  campaign. 
He  noted,  however,  that  many 
students  may  prefer  him  over  the 
other  two  candidates. 

Dwindling  Carter  support  also 
indicates  "the  great  appeal  that 
Anderson  had  for  students  last 
spring.  It  was  one  of  the  biggest 
political  meetings  ever  held  at 
Williams,"  Reardon  commented, 
regarding  Anderson's  recent  visit 
to  the  College 

Anderson  campaigners 
distribute  posters,  leaflets  and 
literature  on  campus  and 
throughout  the  local  area.  "We 
pretty  much  are  the  Anderson 
campaign  in  Williamstown,  so  we 
must  reach  out  into  the  town. 
North  Adams  and  area  com- 
munities," said  Trout. 


President  John  Chandler  at- 
tended the  funeral  of  the 
president  of  Botswana  last  July. 
During  his  trip  to  the  South 
African  country.  Chandler  also 
observed  the  South  African 
situation. 


"We  hope  to  telephone  each 
registered  voter  in  Williamstown 
at  least  once  and  answer  any 
questions  they  might  have  about 
Anderson's  positions,  and  to 
remind  them  to  vote,"  he  added. 

Workers  called  all  registered 
Republicans  and  Independents  in 
Williamstown  three  times  each 
before  the  primary  with  highly 
successful  results— Anderson 
carried  48  percent  of  the  vote  in  a 
seven-man  race. 

"We've  got  a  much  broader 
spectrum  of  support  because  he's 
now  a  national  candidate.  By  the 
same  token,  people  are  more 
uncertain  because  they're  not 
sure  he  has  a  chance,"  Trout 
remarked,  "That's  the  question 
we'll  be  addressing  very  soon  in 
an  Anderson,  Carter  and  Reagan 
debate  before  the  election." 

One  spokesman  for  each 
candidate  will  debate  following 
short  prepared  statements  on 
Wednesday,  Oct.  29. 

"The  whole  campaign  is  ex- 
cited about  the  prospect  of  An- 
derson winning  this  election.  And 
we  would  not  be  working  for  him 
as  hard  as  we  are  if  we  felt  that 
on  Nov.  4,  he  was  going  to  either 
draw  no  support  at  all  or  throw 
the  election  to  someone  we  would 
Continued  on  Page  3 

Run-off  held 
for  CC  Vice 

In  last  week's  College  Council 
Vice-Presidential  election,  John 
Cannon  '82  and  John  Mc- 
Cammond  '81  both  received 
enough  votes  to  send  the  race  into 
the  run-off  election  held  today 
and  yesterday.  The  results  will  be 
announced  tomorrow. 

The  final  results  of  the  general 
election  were: 
John  Cannon  276 

John  Coleman  175 

John  McCammond  219 

Ann  Mesmer  8B 

Todd  Morgan  45 

Stuart  Robinson  132 

Total  number  of  votes :         932 


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Page  2 


THE  WILLIAMS  RECORD 


October  7,  1980 


Thinking's  not  enough 

As  a  liberal  arts  college,  Williams  states  that  its  purpose  is  to  teach 
students  "how  to  think."  But  thinking  isn't  enough,  particularly  for 
students  who  invariably  go  on  to  take  top  leadership  positions  in  our 
society.  We  must  also  know  how  to  make  decisions  and  how  to  act  on 
them.  Williams  teaches  us  little  about  either. 

In  our  classes  we're  encouraged  to  be  critical  and  skeptical,  to  look 
at  both  sides  of  an  argument,  to  gather  all  the  information  we  can  find 
about  a  subject.  Then  we're  told  to  examine  and  synthesize.  Sometimes 
we're  asked  to  analyze,  but  rarely  are  we  prodded  to  take  a  stand,  to 
take  action,  to  take  a  chance,  to  do  anything  at  all  except  vacillate 
among  the  complexities  of  a  subject. 

We  learn, of  course, when  we  gather  and  synthesize  information. We 
grow  when  we  see  that  another  perspective  is  as  valid  as  our  own.  But 
the  learning  and  growing  are  cut  short  if  we  refuse  to  take  a  stand 
because  our  information  is  imperfect,  or  because  we  know  that 
somewhere  there  are  more  perspectives  to  be  considered.  We  end  up  in 
a  muddle,  with  nothing  to  argue  passionately  for  in  class,  and,  more 
frightening,  nothing  to  live  passionately  for  after  Williams. 

Commitments  and  beliefs  don't  have  to  end  in  intolerance;  they 
can  end  in  constructive  action.  Williams  should  help  us  to  believe, 
stressing  all  the  while  the  importance  of  staying  flexible  enough  to 
change  our  'jeliefs  if  new  information  comes  along.  Professors  should 
demand  that  their  students  do  more  than  just  think. 


TANGENTS 


by  Grodzins 


AND  DR^'e:?.  u'v'  all. 


6 


C  LI  /v\  6S  up  -rw'EL  SPo^T 
A-6-AIKJ 


CHILDHOOD 
T"  LASH  BACK 
ATTACK 


Viewpoint 


Freedom  demands  responsibility 


This  is  in  response  to  last  week's  Outlook 
on  the  draft  and  registration. 

by  David  Moro 

The  security  of  America  and  of  the 
Western  liberal  democracies  in  general 
has  re-emerged  as  an  issue  of  primary 
importance  as  we  face  the  eighties. 
Inevitably,  this  has  focused  attention  in 
our  country  on  the  draft  question.  I  am 
writing  out  of  a  deep  concern  that  the 
discussion  of  this  issue,  at  Williams  and 
elsewhere,  has  degenerated  to  the  point 
where  few,  if  any,  of  the  relevant  con- 
siderations are  being  examined.  As  a  case 
in  point,  I  should  like  to  direct  your  at- 
tention to  the  views  expressed  in  the  Sept. 
30  issue  of  the  Record  and  in  particular  tc 
the  article  by  Karl  Walter  '84. 

JV^r.  Walter  begins  with  a  remarkable 
dichotomy:  armies,  he  says,  can  protect 
justice  and  liberate  the  oppressed,  but 
those  who  serve  in  armies,  soldiers,  are  no 
more  Jhan  "killers"  and  destroyers  of 
humanity.  He  condemns  those  who 
register  as  being,  in  effect,  \viUing^J;o 
commit  "murder." 

After  disposing  of  soldiers  and 
registrants,  Mr.  Walter  turns  to  the 
government.  He  exhorts  us  to  combat  the 
"arrogance"  of  this  "real  transgressor" 
who  would  lead  us  like  sheep  to  the 
slaughterhouse  of  war.  We  must  revolt  and 
shatter  the  "illusion  of  an  omnipotent  and 
unmovable  state."  Confident  that  "war 
resistance  has  a  longer  and  nobler 
tradition  than  American  jurisprudence," 
ne  marches  off  to  his  version  of  "the  battle 


between  conscience  and  obedience." 

With  all  due  respect  to  its  author,  I  find 
both  the  approach  and  conclusions  in  this 
article  unacceptable.  Its  one  redeeming 
feature  is  that  Mr.  Walter  himself  realizes 
as  much,  for  when  he  brings  up  the  crux  of 
the  problem— "undeniable  Soviet  ex- 
pansionism" and  the  threat  it  poses— he 
admits  his  views  offer  "no  ultimate 
solution."  He  avoids  the  tough  questions 
and  leaves  us  instead  with  a  little  wishful 
thinking:  "stopping  the  war  machine  now 
is  preferable  to  nuclear  holocaust  later." 

It  is  precisely  this  noble  task— that  of 
averting  nuclear  war — which  may  well 
require  the  institution  of  compulsory 
military  service,  and  that  is  why  Mr. 
Walter  and  others  like  him  refuse  to  carry 
their  reasoning  to  conclusion.  They  prefer 
to  talk  about  "killers,"  "sheep"  and  the 
like,  and  to  ignore  the  essential  con- 
siderations of  the  draft  question.  Let  us 
now  take  a  look  at  them. 

First  of  all,  a  country  like  ours  needs  an 
army  for  its  own  defense  and  for  its 
defense  commitments  to  others.  And 
surely,  if  an  army  is  engaged  in  as  noble  a 
cause  as  the  defense  of  freedom,  we  must 
accord  its  parts  some  measure  of  the 
credit  we  assign  to  the  whole.  Soldiers  are 
not  common  butchers  or  murderers,  and 
Mr.  Walter's  distinction  is  simply  not 
valid. 

The  second  consideration  relates  to  the 
threat  posed  by  Soviet  totalitarianism  to 
the  Western  democracies.  One  need  not 
believe  the  Russian  people  to  be  inherently 
wicked  or  aggressive  (a  view  I  totally 


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reject)  in  order  to  understand  the  nature  of 
the  Soviet  regime  and  the  forces  which 
propel  it.  This  regime  is  guilty  among 
other  things  of  the  greatest  extermination 
by  a  state  of  its  own  people  in  history: 
between  collectivization,  "dekulakation," 
the  Stalinist  purges  and  the  extermination 
of  its  own  returning  prisoners  of  war  up- 
wards of  30  million  people  lost  their  lives. 
TheU.S.S.R.  has  changed  and  evolved  and 
I  do  not  advocate  paranoia;  neither, 
however,  should  we  harbor  any  illusions. 
The  very  existence  of  a  free,  prosperous 
West  threatens  the  Soviet  regime,  because 
it  presents  a  glaring  example  to  the  people 
of  the  Soviet  empire  that  life  does  not  have 
to  be  the  way  it  is.  It  is  no  accident,  for 
example,  that  the  Soviet  press  blamed  the 
West  in  large  part  for  the  Gdansk  crisis  in 
Poland.  The  regime  sees  the  connection, 
and  fears  it. 

The  U.S.S.R.  is  currently  the  leading 
world  military  power,  with  an  army  twice 
the  size  of  the  U.S.'s,  a  reserve  force  of 
over  25  million  and  a  military  budget 
roughly  twice  the  size  of  ours.  Its  army  of 
conscripts  (each  serving  between  two  and 
three  years)  is  the  best  trained  and  best 
equipped  in  the  world.  With  this  might,  the 
Soviet  regime  will  pursue  its  primary 
goal— the  neutralization  of  Western 
Europe  and  of  the  entire  free  world  with 
it— as  long  as  it  is  allowed  to  do  so.  If  on  the 
other  hand  it  is  met  by  a  resolute  West,  it 
can  be  induced  to  negotiate  on  arms  and 
other  matters;  history  has  shown  the 
Soviets  to  be  as  realistic  as  they  are  op- 
portunistic. 

American  military  power  has  declined 
steadily,  in  relative  terms,  ever  since  Viet 
Nam,  and  with  it,  its  value  as  a  deterrent. 
One  of  the  prime  reasons  for  this  was  the 
decision  to  do  away  with  the  draft.  Far 
from  being  a  considered  decision,  it  was  a 
desperate  attempt  made  by  Nixon,  against 
the  better  advice  of  the  services,  to  regain 
some  popularity  in  the  face  of  Watergate. 
The  result  has  been  a  staggering  loss  of 
qualified  personnel.   Our    "army"   is 

LETTERS 


becoming  increasingly  a  mercenary  force 
of  deprived  ghetto  kids  (many  of  whom 
cannot  read  a  basic  manual),  forced  into 
service  by  poverty.  One  can  put  the 
question  directly  to  Mr.  Walter:  is  this 
kind  of  coercion  preferable  to  that  which 
would  require  him  to  register?  The 
problems  of  the  American  Army  relate  not 
only  to  its  physical  state  of  preparedness, 
but  to  its  moral  fiber  as  well,  and  are  of 
such  magnitude  as  to  make  it  increasingly 
clear  that  merely  throwing  more  money  at 
them  won't  solve  them.  The  concept  of 
paying  someone  to  lay  his  life  on  the  line 
for  his  country  has  never  gained 
widespread  acceptance,  and  I  consider  it 
to  be  fundamentally  flawed.  All  the  major 
Western  European  allies  have  compulsory 
national  service.  For  all  the  above 
reasons,  and  many  others  as  well,  I  believe 
the  idea  of  a  draft— or  preferably,  required 
national  service— (albeit  for  only  eight 
months  or  a  year)— deserves  serious 
consideration.  Certainly,  much  more  than 
it  gets  from  most  at  Williams. 

In  his  memoirs,  Churchill  mentions  the 
Oxford  undergraduates  who,  in  1933,  drew 
up  the  Joad  resolution,  refusing  "to  fight 
for  King  and  country."  They  represented  a 
Britannia  which  Hitler  regarded  as  "a 
flabby  old  woman  .  . .  who  would  only 
bluster  and  was,  anyhow,  incapable  of 
making  war."  Britain  would  soon  be 
forced  once  again  to  defend  her  freedom— 
at  unimaginable  costs— in  the  "un- 
necessary war,"  a  war  made  possible 
owing  largely  to  simplistic  views  on  the 
prevention  of  war.  We  inherit  a  legacy  of 
freedom  and  civility  from  people  who 
worked,  fought  and  died  for  these  things 
through  the  centuries;  from  those  who, in 
Walter  Lippman's  words,  "planted  trees 
they  would  never  sit  under."  Let  us  not 
betray  them,  or  their  legacy,  by  being 
blind  to  history.  Let  us  approach  issues 
like  the  draft  with  the  soberness  and 
responsibility  they  demand. 
David  Moro  '82,  a  Russian-Economics 
major,  spent  last  year    in  the   U.S.S.R. 


A  vote  for  Alda 


To  the  editor: 

I  am  in  complete  agreement  with  the 
Record  editorial  of  September  16  calling 
for  more  student  involvement  in  the 
selection   process   for    convocation   and 


FOR  THE 
REGORD 


The  RECORD  would  like  to  clear  up 
any  misconceptions  about  Steve  Ep- 
stein. Epstein  Is  still  co-sports  editor  of 
the  Record. 


commencement  speakers.  The  abyssmal 
performance  of  Mr.  Stein  this  Fall  was 
preceded  by  a  lackluster,  though  less 
offensive  address  by  Terris  Moore  to  the 
graduates  of  1980.  It  is  time  for  the  class  of 
1981  to  take  the  bull  by  the  horns.  I  hereby 
announce  the  formation  of  the  Alan  Alda 
for  Commencement  Committee  (AACC). 
It  is  not  possible  for  a  college  of  Williams' 
calibre  to  attract  someone  with  a  sense  of 
humor  and  a  social  conscience? 

R.  Michael  Peterson  '81 
Acting  Chairman,  AACC 
P.S.  —  It  is  within  the  realm  of  possibility 
that  we  could  enlarge  our  pool  of  ap- 
plicants to  include  the  small  number  of 
interesting  human  beings  who  never  at- 
tended Williams  College. 


October  7,  1980 


THE    WILLIAMS    RECORD 


Williams     has 
commitment  to 
Botswana 

by  Michael  Treitirr 
President  Chandler's  recent 
trip  to  Botswana  is  not  a  first  for 
Williams  faculty.  Four  members 
of  the  Williams  Economics 
Department,  Stephen  Lewis, 
Charles  Harvey,  Earl  Mc- 
Farland,  and  Michael  Stevens,  a 
visiting  lecturer  here  last  year, 
have  worked  there  as  economic 
advisors. 

Lewis  and  Stevens  have  figured 
prominently  in  Botswana's 
development.  Lewis  was  one  of 
the  chief  consultants  in  the 
Ministry  of  Finance.  Stevens  rose 
to  Director  of  Economic  Affairs 
and  Planning  only  to  be  replaced 
by  a  Botswanan  trained  at  the 
Williams  Center  for  Develop- 
mental Economics. 

McFarland  has  also  worked  for 
the  Ministry  of  Finance,  and 
Harvey  was  a  senior  official 
involved  in  creating  the  Bank  of 
Botswana.  In  addition,  Harvey 
taught  at  the  University. 

Development  economists  "are 
regularly  called  upon  by 
developing  nations  for  con- 
sulting," Harvey  said.  He  noted 
that  Botswana  has  about  3-4,000 
of  these  foreign  advisors. 

The  influx  of  economic  ad- 
visors into  Botswana  began  just 
after  she  gained  independence  in 
1966.  It  was  a  poverty-stricken 
nation  whose  main  industry,  beef 
cattle,  was  suffering  as  the  result 
of  droughts. 

With  the  rains  reviving  the  beef 
industry  and  the  discovery  of  rich 
mineral  resources,  the  govern- 
ment became  wealthy. 

But,  as  Harvey  puts  it,  "they 
(the  government)  were  not  good 
at  pushing  money  out  to  the 
people."  The  government  was 
intent  on  spending  on  raw 
development  such  as  erecting 
buildings  and  creating  roads, 
"but  they  didn't  create  self- 
sustaining  livelihoods,"  he  said. 

Advisors  were  brought  into 
Botswana  to  organize  two  major 
mining  projects  in  that  center. 
Though  one  of  the  mines  operates 
at  a  loss,  the  real  success  of  these 
projects  is  the  generated  em- 
ployment, according  to  Harvey. 
In  addition  to  helping  set  up  these 
projects,  the  Williams  contingent 
has  negotiated  with  foreign  in- 
vestors, mostly  South  Africans. 
Harvey  has  also  helped  the  Bank 
of  Botswana  to  create  a  Bot- 
swanan monetary  system. 


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WCFAA    develops    studio 


Williams  students  found  reasons 
to  smile  this  week  despite  Allen 
Ginsberg's  prediction  of  nuclear 
doom.  Maybe  it  had  something  to 
do  with  autumn  and  the  brightly 
colored  trees.  Tra  la  la. 

(Kraus) 


The  College  radio  station  is 
preparing  to  purchase  a  $5,500 
reel  to  reel  tape  deck  as  it  con- 
tinues a  project  begun  in  the 
summer  of  1979  to  restore 
equipment  in  the  production 
studio. 

Brad  Adams  '82,  treasurer  of 
WCFM,  reported  that  the  station 
raised  the  money  through  small 
donations,  ads,  and  the  revenue 
of  the  monthly  program  guide. 


"Cheaper  is  not  better"  seems 
to  be  WCFM's  attitude  toward 
equipment  quality.  Many 
students  use  this  radio  station 
gear  and  it  has  to  endure  even  the 
tampering  of  novices. 

Although  fund  raising 
processes  were  cleared  through 
the  Development  Office,  backing 
for  the  project  is  deficient  and 
equipment  must  be  purchased  in 
piecemeal  fashion.  An  alumni 
donation  presented  to  WCFM 
during  1979  largely  financed  the 
renovation  of  the  master  control 
room,  but  no  such  contribution 
has  yet  been  found  to  refurbish 
the  production  studio.  The  next 
two  years  will  be  spent  in  fund 
raisers  as  WCFM  looks  toward  a 
completely  renovated  radio 
station  in  1982. 


The  Amherst  look:  Why  they're  number  2 


This  article  was  originally 
published  in  the  September  22 
issue  of  THE  AMHERST 
STUDENT  and  is  reprinted  by 
permission.  It  clearly  illustrates 
one  of  the  more  important  dif- 
ferences between  Williams  and 
Amherst  students. 

Towards  the  end  of  Orientation 
week,  a  few  of  my  friends  and  I 
found  ourselves  playfully  beating 
an  R.  A.  (J. A.)  about  the  face  and 
neck,  trying  to  force  him  to 
relinquish  his  prized  face  books. 
While  telling  us  we  were  a  bunch 
of  "sexist,  sleazy  slime  balls  who 
wouldn't  know  what  to  do  with  a 
girl  if  you  found  one  any  way," 
our  R.A.  friend  retrieved  the  face 
book  from  under  his  pillow  where 
it  was  sandwitched  between  last 
month's  Hustler  magazine  and 
The  French's  of  Hollywood 
Catalogue  of  Adult  Toys. 

I  grabbed  the  face  book  from 
him  and  ripped  it  open  to  the  first 
page,  whereupon  my  friends  and 
I  began  to  rape  the  pictures  of  the 
girls.  After  we  had  finished 
"reading"  the  book,  our  con- 
versation switched  from  gutteral 
noises  to  words  as  I  turned  to 
sleazy  slime  ball  No.  1  and 
queried,  "Did  you  see  that  really 
cute  girl  with  the  monogramed 
sweater?" 

"Which  page  was  she  on?"  he 
asked. 

"I  forgot.  You  know,  the  girl 
with  the  striped  ribbon  in  her 
hair." 

"There  has  to  be  forty  girls  in 
there  that  match  that  descrip- 
tion," he  replied. 

After  a  few  more  conversations 
like  this,  my  friends  and  I 
realized  that  the  rumors  are  true. 


Matrons  phased  out 


by  Philip  Busch 

Williams  students  will  even- 
tually be  responsible  for  cleaning 
their  own  rooms,  according  to  a 
recently  adopted  policy  for  the 
elimination  of  matrons  through 
attrition. 

No  matrons  will  be  fired,  but 
those  who  retire  or  take  janitorial 
jobs  will  not  be  replaced.  The 
phaseout  will  take  several  years. 

Director  of  Student  Housing 
Wendy  Hopkins  said  that  the 
reason  for  the  new  policy  was 
budgetary,  and  tliat  three 
matrons  had  left  since  the  policy 
was  instituted. 

Daniel  Alcombright  of  the  B  & 
G  staff  said  that  the  policy  was 
established  several  months  ago, 
and  that  so  far  71  man-hours  per 
week  had  been  eliminated.  Such  a 
policy  was  recommended  in  the 
preliminary  report  of  the 
Committee  on  the  80's  last  spring 

"I  think  it's  a  bad  idea," 
argued  one  former  matron.  The 
students  like  having  their  rooms 
cleaned,  and  with  a  total  of  only 
20  or  25  matrons,  the  monetary 


savings  can't  be  too  much."  No 
one  contacted  knew  the  exact 
amount  that  would  be  saved. 

Student's  reactions  were 
mixed.  "They  can't  do  that! 
Who's  going  to  vacuum  my  room 
and  empty  my  wastebasket?" 
asked  Mark  Belemjian  '84.  "I 
know  I  won't." 

Sam  Natarajan  '82  took  an 
opposing  viewpoint:  "It's  a  good 
idea.  Matrons  don't  provide  any 
essential  services." 

Campaigners 

Continued  from  Page  1 
consider  unacceptable,"  said 
Trout. 

"We've  been  waiting  for  a 
realigning  election  that  would 
change  the  nature  of  the  two 
major  parties,  which  have 
become  even  less  relevant  to  the 
i.ssues.  If  we  win  or  lose,  by 
promoting  Anderson,  we  are 
promoting  that  redefinition.  I 
think  we  are  salvaging  the  ef- 
ficiacy  of  the  two-party  system 


Virtually  everyone  at  Amherst 
can  be  fit  into  a  few  categories. 
We're  as  homogeneous  as  is 
conceivable  with  any  group  of 
1500  people.  Just  about  anyone  at 
Amherst  can  be  put  into  one  of 
four  major  categories. 

The  first  of  these  categories  is 
the  monogrammed  sweater  girls 
mentioned  earlier.  Women  of  this 
type  typically  accompany  their 
sweaters  with  electric  pants  and 
striped  ribbons  in  their  hair  and 
watch  bands.  They  are  further 
typified  by  their  vocabulary 
which  is  rich  with  such  words  and 
phrases  as:  neat,  keen,  neato, 
super  good,  super  bad;  wicked, 
wicked  keen,  wicked  good, 
wicked  bad,  super  wicked  keen, 
super  wicked  good,  and  super 
wicked  bad. 

The  super  wicked  keen 
boyfriends  of  these  women  form 
the  second  major  group:  the 
clean  cut  Aryans.  Members  of 
this  category  traditionally  sport 
short  hair  cuts,  neon  pants,  deck 
shoes,  bare  ankles,  two  or  more 
shirts,  and  boxer  shorts.  These 
males  can  be  heard  saying: 
"How  the  heck  are  you?", 
"Damn  straight!",  and  "The 
Econ.  department  may  be  con- 
servative, but  I'll  be  damned  if 
they're  not  right." 

The  third  group  hails  from 
"The  Island,"  that's  Long  Island 
for  you  laymen.  This  contingent 
is  characterized  by  its  inability  to 
pronounce  red  robin  and  Long 
Island  correctly.  They  are  easily 
identified  by  their  disco  hair 
styles,  and  that  special  "Jor- 
dache  Look." 

The  final  major  group  can 
count  me  as  a  member;  the  non- 
New  Englanders.  We  may  be 
seen  wandering  around  pointing 
at  the  clothes  and  trying  to  figure 
out  what  the  hell  scrod  is,  but  I 
wrote  about  that  last  year,  and 
it's  not  funny  anymore. 

While  we  were  pondering  this 
discovery  and  "rereading"  the 
face  book,  we  discovered  that  not 
only  does  virtually  everyone  at 
Amherst  fall  into  one  of  these 
groups,  but  everyone  looks  like 
someone  else  at  the  school.  Every 
freshman  or  transfer  looks  like 
an  upperclassperson  or  a  senior 
who  had  graduated  the  year 
before. 

Achieving  this  symmetry  of 
looks  is  no  easy  task.  Each  year 
the  Admissions  Office  must  not 
only  find  400  or  so  intelligent  high 
school  seniors  (sic),  but  these 
very  same  seniors  must  look  like 
another  member  of  the  College 
community.  (I  say  community, 
because  looking  like  a  faculty 
member,  especially  Austin  Sarat, 
is  also  an  asset.)  One  cannot 
appreciate  the  difficulty  of  this 
endeavor  until  one  realizes  that 
Dean  Wall  must  now  find 
someone  with  my  boyish  good 
looks  and  winning  smile   .  .  . 


The  realization  of  the  im- 
portance of  looks  solved  the 
mystery  of  why  so  many  people 
are  guaranteed  admission  at 
their  interview.  Quite  simply, 
those  accepted  happened  to  have 
the  looks  Dean  Wall  and  his  staff 
needed  at  the  time.  In  my  case,  I 
happen  to  look  something  like 
John  Goggins.  Sure,  I  had  the 
grades,  but  the  fact  that  I  look 
like  the  G-man  was  the  deciding 
factor. 

Looks  is  also  the  reason  that 
there  are  so  many  alumni 
children  attending  Amherst.  To 
those  who  say  the  College  accepts 
these  children  for  their  parent's 


money,  I  say,  "Lies,  all  lies." 
Looks  is  what  counts.  The 
chances  are  that  there  is  a  look- 
alike  of  the  alumnus  now  at- 
tending Amherst.  So,  the 
alumnus'  child  becomes  nothing 
more  than  the  replacement  of  his 
or  her  father's  look-alike. 

Having  beat  out  discovery  to 
death,  my  friends  left  me  to  write 
down  the  high  school  and  room 
number  of  one  particularly 
ravishing  blonde  to  whose  room  I 
shortly  went.  Once  there  1  asked 
her  if  she  knew  people  whose 
names  I  had  just  made  up  who 
ostensibly  had  gone  to  high  school 
with  her. 


Ginsberg  challenges  students- 


Contlnueafrom  Page  1 

Ginsberg  spent  most  of  his  time 
at  the  reception  and  workshop 
discussing  his  philosophy. 
Central  to  that  philosophy  is  his 
belief  in  humor,  con- 
tradictoriness,  spontaneity  and 
"gentleness  of  heart." 

"My  deepest  beliefs  are  dif- 
ferent at  different  times,"  he  told 
a  crowd  of  about  one  hundred  at 
the  workshop  titled  "Poetry  and 
social  change  in  the  80's." 

"I  pay  lip  service  to  Buddhism, 
I  guess,  1  believe  in  its  three 
characteristics  of  existence- 
suffering,  transitoriness  and 
what  I  would  call  existential 
emptiness." 

Ginsberg  talked  about  the 
writing  of  poetry  in  Buddhist 
terms.  Quoting  the  now  dead 
Jack  Kerouac,  father  of  the  Beat 
Generation,  Ginsberg  said  that  to 
write  poetry,  one  should  "open 
the  windows  of  the  mind  and  let 
the  sounds  come  in." 

Poetry  should  be  "natural, 
fanciful,  non-linear,"  he  said, 
adding  that  it  should  capture  the 
"real"  thought  behind  the 
"socially  acceptable"  thought. 
Ginsberg  pointed  out  that  he 
seldom  rewrote  his  poetry.  "It's 
best  to  look  into  the  arrangement 
of  things  at  the  moment,"  he 
explained,  "and  not  go  back  later 
and  try  to  change  them." 

Ginsberg's  belief  in  the 
hopelessness  of  the  world's  future 
seemed  to  upset  many  students. 
"How  can  you  live  without  any 
hope?"  one  woman  asked. 

"Hope  is  dope,"  he  replied. 
"It's  just  a  delusive  thing  for 
little  kids.  It's  not  necessary. 
Hope  in  America  is  tied  up  with 
success— very  goal  oriented. 
With  hopelessness  you  can  see  a 
situation  in  its  reality."  Ginsberg 
instead  advocated  a  gentleness 
and  concern  for  the  day-to-day 
relationships  and  events  which 
an  individual  can  still  control. 

When  a  student  asked  if  this 
meant  that  they  should  give  up 
"trying  to  change  the  world," 
Ginsberg  replied  "Go  ahead  and 
try.  I'm  still  out  there.   I   got 


busted  last  year  at  the  Rocky 
Flats  Plutonium  Lab,  but  I  didn't 
see  any  crowds  coming  out  to  get 
busted  with  me." 

Ginsberg  was  arrested  at 
Rocky  Flats  for  meditating  on  the 
railroad  tracks  and  thereby 
blocking  the  trains  that  bring  the 
plant's  supplies.  In  recent  years 
he  has  been  active  in  the  gay 
rights  movement  as  well  as  the 
anti-nuclear  movement. 

Ginsberg  said  that  he  would 
probably  vote  for  President 
Carter  in  the  fall,  because  "I'm 
scared  of  Ronald  Reagan."  He 
hardly  supported  Carter  though, 
again  and  again  comparing 
Carter's  policy  which  accepts  the 
option  of  limited  nuclear  war  to 
Jim  Jones  forcing  Kool-Aid  on  his 
Jonestown  followers. 

Of  his  three  public  ap- 
pearances, Ginsberg's  poetry 
reading  Thursday  night  drew  the 
largest  crowd.  Chapin  was 
almost  full  during  the  first  half  of 
the  performance,  during  which 
the  poet  sung  William  Blake's 
"The  Tiger"  and  "The  Lamb," 
accompanied  by  Marlin  EUer  of 
Williamstown  on  acoustic  guitar. 

His  protest  poem,  "An  ode  to 
Pluto,"  brought  a  large  round  of 
applause.  The  lyrics  protested 
the  manufacture  of  plutonium, 
the  man-made  element  used  in 
making  nuclear  bombs.  Gin- 
sberg's poem  on  punk  was  also 
popular  with  the  crowd. 

In  the  second  half  of  his  per- 
formance, Ginsberg  read  his 
famous  "America,"  but  it  was  to 
a  crowd  half  the  size  of  the  initial 
audience.  He  also  sang  several 
ditties,  such  as  "Don't  Smoke" 
and  "Everybody's  a  Little  Bit 
Homosexual." 

Ginsberg  wore  his  designer 
blazer  and  tie  for  the  per- 
formance, not  the  white  robes  he 
so  often  donned  in  the  60's.  The 
tie,  he  explained  when  asked 
about  his  "straight"  appearance, 
was  given  to  him  by  a  friend,  and 
the  coat,  a  find  in  the  Kansas  City 
Army  Navy  surplus  store. 

Maybe  the  beat's  just  slowed 
down  a  bit. 


FEATURES 


THE  WILLIAMS  RECORD 


October  7,  1980 


Chaplains  serve 
as  counsellors 

by.  Susan  Willicms 
Many  Williams  students  regard 
the  Chaplain's  office  as  merely 
part  of  the  scenery  in  Baxter 
Hall;  others  find  that  it  is  a  place 
to  find  an  understanding,  sym- 
pathetic friend.  Chaplains  Jane 
and  Michael  Henderson  have 
been  listening  and  responding  to 
Williams  students  for  the  past 
two  years. 

The  Chaplains'  position  is  often 
misunderstood  by  Williams 
students.  The  job  does  not  merely 
consist  of  arranging  the  religious 
services  and  pronouncing  the 
opening  and  closing  prayers  at 
school  ceremonies.  Rather  an 
important  part  of  the  job  involves 
counseling  students  who  come  to 
them  seeking  either  advice  or  a 
good  listener.  Often,  the 
problems  that  students  want  to 
discuss  are  not  of  a  spiritual 
nature.  Jane  Henderson  says  that 
a  student's  typical  opening  line 
is,  "I'm  sorry  that  this  is  not  a 
religious  problem,  but   ..." 

The  Hendersons  feel  that  they 
hold  a  unique  position  on  campus 
because  they  are  two  of  the  few 
adults  at  Williams  who  wield  no 
power  over  students.  This 
benefits  the  student-Chaplain 
relationship  because  students  too 
intimidated  by  professors,  ad- 
ministration or  the  school 
psychologist  feel  comfortable 
with  the  Chaplains.  The  Hen- 
dersons try  to  be  supportive  of 
every  student  who  comes  to  them 
for  help. 
They   especially   seek   to   en- 


Chaplain  Mike  Henderson  gives 
advice  on  both  spiritual  and 
secular  problems.  (Precht) 


courage  those  students  who  find 
themselves  in  minority 
situations,  such  as  opponents  of 
draft  registration.  The  Hen- 
dersons realize  that  Williams  is  a 
secular  environment,  but  they 
aren't  trying  to  convert  anybody. 
Instead,  they  try  to  "deal  with  the 
situation  as  is,  and  take  people  on 
their  own  terms."  Parents 
concerned  about  their  children's 
emotional  or  spiritual  stability 
also  seek  reassurance  from  the 
Chaplains. 

Although  the  Chaplains  don't 
act  as  intermediaries  between 
administration  and  student,  they 
do  meet  with  the  administration 
to  discuss  the  student's  attitudes 
and  the  school's  atmosphere. 
Michael  Henderson  said  that  he 
thought  that  in  comparison  to  the 
Deans,  the  Chaplains  often 
suggest  that  the  students  be  held 
more  accountable  for  their  ac- 
tions. 

The  Hendersons  try  to  involve 
the  Williamstown  community  in 
college  activities.  The  College 
chapel  becomes  a  meeting  place 
in  which  all  churches  can  join 
together  in  worship.  The  World 
Communion  Sunday  Service  is  an 
annual  event  in  which  com- 
munity churches  participate,  and 
the  College's  Thanksgiving  and 
Christmas  services  are  open  to 
all  members  of  the  community. 
The  Hendersons  see  no  need  for 
conducting  regular  Protestant 
services  since  a  variety  of  options 
for  worship  already  exist.  They 
support  the  already-existing 
activities  on  campus,  such  as  the 
Christian  fellowship,  Newman 
and  Jewish  Associations  and  the 
Continued  on  Page  7 


ABC   aids   inner-city  students 


by  Luri  Miller 
For  the  past  decade,  the 
community  of  Williamstown  has 
been  offering  inner-city  high 
school  students  "A  Better 
Chance"  for  a  sound  education.  A 
Better  Chance  (A.B.C.)  is  a 
national  non-profit  program 
designed  to  give  motivated 
students  from  urban  areas  the 
opportunity  to  attend  some  of  the 
nation's  better  secondary 
schools.  It  selects  students  who 
have  demonstrated   intellectual 


promise  and  places  them  in 
schools  which  are  academically 
strong  and  which  are  located  in 
communities  thought  to  be 
conducive  to  the  students'  growth 
and  happiness.  Private  day 
schools,  l)oarding  schools  and 
public  high  schools  all  participate 
in  the  program  and  students  may 
or  may  not  remain  in  their  home 
communities  while  attending 
classes. 

This  year,  seven  ABC  students 
are   enrolled    in   Mt.    Greylock 


This  comfortable  house  on  Hoxsey  St.  houses  the  ABC  students. 


(Precht) 


Regional  High  School,  while 
living  together  in  the  large, 
mustard-colored  ABC  house  on 
Hoxsey  Street.  The  young  people 
range  in  age  from  14  to  17.  Some 
are  here  in  Williamstown  for  the 
first  time;  others  are  returning 
for  the  second  or  third  year.  All  of 
the  students  come  from  cities  in 
the  Northeast. 

As  participants  in  the  ABC 
program,  these  students  are 
required  to  take  college 
preparatory  courses  at  Mt. 
Greylock  and  to  maintain  a 
certain  grade  point  average. 
When  interviewed,  the  students 
all  admitted  that  the  standards 
are  tough,  but  claimed  that  the 
extra  work  is  more  than  worth  it. 
George  Parks,  a  senior  from 
Columbus,  Ohio,  remarked  that 
he  had  taken  grades  for  granted 
in  his  old  high  school.  "Here 
people  work  harder,"  he  said. 
"There's  more  competition  and 
that  makes  you  want  to  work 
harder."  To  help  the  students 
cope  with  the  work,  ABC  supplies 
tutors,  who  assist  the  students 
with  academic  problems  while 
also  serving  in  the  role  of  big 
brother  -  big  sister.  This  year, 
two  Williams  students,  Alisha 
Arnold  and  Ray  Whiteman  are 
tutors.  ABC  also  asks  for 
volunteer  tutors  to  come  to  the 
house  and  help  out  with 
homework  during  the  nightly 
study  hall. 

All  of  the  students  questioned 

have  very  positive  feelings  about 

their  living  situation.  "We're  like 

brothers    and    sisters,"    one 

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Fuel  committee  warns  Berkshire  County 


by  Chris  McDermott 
Everyone  knows  how  cold  the 
winters  can  be  in  the  Berkshires ; 
we  meet  that  frigid  air  every 
time  we  stick  our  noses  out  a  door 
during  the  wintertime.  But,  as 
you  curl  up  beside  your  warm 
fireplace  or  radiator,  have  you 
ever  considered  what  it  would  be 
like  to  go  without  heat  during  a 
Berkshire  winter? 

The  Berkshire  County  Fuel 
Committee  (BCFC),  a  volunteer 
organization  centered  in  Pitt- 
sfield,  is  attempting  to  insure 
that  no  one  in  Berkshire  County 
has  to  go  without  heat  this  winter. 
In  addition  to  collecting  and 
distributing  wood  and  other  fuel 
resources,  the  Fuel  Committee 


NEW  YORK  UNIVERSITY 


SCHOOL  OF  LAW 


REPRESENTATIVES  WILL  BE  AT  WILLIAMS 
COLLEGE  ON  THURSDAY,  OCTOBER  9,  1980 
FROM  2:30  P.M.  UNTIL  4:30  P.M.  TO  SPEAK 
WITH  INTERESTED  PERSONS  ABOUT  AD- 
MISSION TO  NEW  YORK  UNIVERSITY  SCHOOL 
OF  LAW,  AND  TO  ANSWER  QUESTIONS  ABOUT 
THE  LAW  SCHOOL. 


THE  MEETING  WILL  BE  HELD  IN  THE  OFFICE 
OF  CAREER  COUNSELING. 


does  research  in  the  community 
to  determine  the  most  pressing 
needs,  and  helps  people  to  work 
through  existing  institutions  to 
achieve  positive  material 
results — activities  they  classify 
under  the  general  term  "ad- 
vocacy." 

The  BCFC  is  an  exclusively 
volunteer  organization,  ac- 
cepting no  government  funding. 
Everything — from  wood  and 
insulation  to  chainsaws,  trucks 
and  wood  stoves — is  donated. 
Labor  is  also  donated,  and 
volunteers  range  from  General 
Electric  employees  to  welfare 
receipients,  and  in  age  from  79  to 
12  years  old. 

Michael  Petteys,  BCFC 
President,  explained  that  the 
Fuel  Committee's  advocacy 
work,  dealing  with  government, 
government-funded  agencies, 
and  utility  companies,  is  among 
the  most  difficult  and  time- 
consuming  of  the  BCFC's  tasks. 
It  is  also  unpredictable.  "You 
can't  predict  your  crises," 
Petteys  said;  "you can't  schedule 
your  shutoffs."  Though  Petteys 
maintained  that  the  BCFC  tries 
to  protect  consumers  from 
possible  abuses  on  the  part  of  the 
utilities,  using  the  Department  of 
Public  Utilities  as  a  primary 
legal  recourse,  it  also  tries  to 
maintain  its  perspective  in 
dealing  with  the  companies. 
"They're  business,"  Petteys  said 
about  the  utilities,  "but  their 
business  is  keeping  people  alive." 

The  Fuel  Committee  grew  out 
of  the  Western  Massachusetts 
Labor  Action  (WMLA),  a  mutual 
benefits  association  active  for 
five    years    in    Pittsfield.    Peg 


Uman,  a  representative  of 
WMLA,  explained  that  WMLA  is 
not  a  labor  union,  charity 
organization  or  "single  issue" 
organization.  Rather,  she  said, 
WMLA  is  trying  to  establish  a 
permanent  base  from  which 
actions  such  as  the  Fuel  Com- 
mittee can  be  organized.  Uman 
also  emphasized  that  WMLA  is 
working  against  the  tendency  to 
be  satisfied  with  stopgap 
solutions  to  the  problems  of  the 
poor,  but  to  work  toward  per- 
manent solutions.  "People  look 
so  shortsightedly  at  these 
problems,"  she  said,  "that  they 
create  more  problems  for  poor 
people." 

Far-sighted  goals  aside, 
however,  the  very  immediate 
problem  of  supplying  heat  to 
those  who  cannot  afford  it 
becomes  more  and  more  pressing 
as  the  temperatures  drop.  In 
addition  to  fuel  distribution,  the 
Fuel  Committee  also  collects  and 
distributes  food  and  winter 
clothing  to  insure  that  people  do 
not    have    to    choose    between 


eating  and  staying  warm.  The 
BCFC  is  still  understaffed  and 
underequipped  to  meet  the  task 
at  hand,  however,  and  is  trying  to 
elicit  volunteers  to  organize  food 
and  clothing  drives,  to  distribute 
firewood  and  to  do  canvassing 
and  leafletting.  The  BCFC  also 
sponsors  "fuel  clinics"  at  its 
office  on  Columbus  Avenue  in 
Pittsfield  to  train  its  volunteers  in 
advocacy  work. 

Petteys  stated  that  the  BCFC 
reached  and  aided  about  280 
people  during  last  winter- 
though  there  were  thousands  who 
lost  their  utilities.  "We  didn't  find 
a  tenth  of  them,"  he  remarked. 
Petteys  also  warned  that  the 
BCFC  is  not  a  solution  in  itself  to 
the  heating  problem,  though  the 
Committee  is  able  to  relieve 
some  of  the  pressure  on  the  poor 
community.  Yet  the  situation  is 
acute  and  becoming  more 
widespread;  as  Petteys  noted  of 
the  coming  cold  season  in  Pitt- 
sfield, "Every  street  in  this  town 
has  someone  who  will  go  without 
heat." 


In    Other    Ivory    Towers 


Hey  Donna, 

Happy     birthday,     dammit 
.  .  .  Oh,  can  you  go  to  King's 
for  me? 

Paul 


Havcrford  College  — 
Haverford,  Pa. 

A  recent  poll  revealed  that  7 
percent  of  the  eligible  Haverford 
students  failed  to  register  for  the 
draft  this  summer.  An  estimated 
20-25  percent  of  those  who  did 
register  have  claimed  or  will 
claim  conscientious  objector 
status.  Although  the  federal 
government  has  threatened  to 
prosecute  all  those  who  did  not 
register,  popular  view  at 
Haverford  is  that  the  Carter 
Administration  will  not  pursue 
prosecution  until  after  the 
November  elections. 


Bates  College  — 
Lewiston,  Me. 

Ed  Clark,  the  Libertarian 
candidate  for  President,  spoke  to 
a  disappointingly  small  crowd  at 


Bates  College  last  week.  Eighty 
students  gathered  to  hear  Clark 
expouse  his  principle  of  govern- 
ment non-intervention  in  foreign 
and  domestic  affairs. 

Wesleyan  University  — 
Middletown,  Ct. 

A  crowd  of  over  400  Wesleyan 
students  gathered  to  hear  Barry 
Commoner,  the  Citizens  Party 
candidate  for  President,  a  month 
ago.  Commoner  spoke  for  two 
hours  on  why  American 
Democracy  is  in  deep  trouble. 
Although  Commoner  admitted 
that  most  of  his  audience  had 
probably  not  come  prepared  to 
hear  his  different  political  views, 
he  added  that  most  seemed  to 
have  been  persuaded— as  the 
standing  ovation  he  received 
might  attest. 


ENTERTAINMENT 


THE  WILLIAMS  RECORD 


Pages 


Eating  out 
on  campus 

by  Steve  Spears 

When  the  wallet  is  empty  or  the 
BMW  is  in  the  shop  for  repairs, 
the  average  Williams  student 
turns  to  the  Williams  College 
Food  Service  for  his  meals.  Those 
of  us  without  wallets  or  BMW's 
have  little  choice  about  where  to 
sup.  Still,  with  four  main  dining 
halls  on  campus,  students  have 
the  opportunity  to  exercise  their 
"freedom  of  choice."  For  the 
discriminating  trencherman,  we 
offer  the  following  critique  of  our 
main  campus  eateries. 

Baxter 

Patience  is  not  only  a  virtue, 
but  a  necessity  at  Baxter  Hall,  for 
long  lines  seem  to  be  de  rigeur 
there.  This  is  due  in  large  part  to 
the  fact  that  virtually  all  fresh- 
men and  many  upperclassmen 
choose  to  dine  at  this  centrally 
located  establishment.  Baxter 
managers  deserve  an  extra 
round  of  applause  for  having  the 
intelligence  to  put  napkins  at  the 
beginning  of  the  line.  This  is  a 
distinct  departure  from  other 
dining  halls  where  one  must 
struggle  to  balance  a  full  tray  on 
one  hand  while  grappling  for  a 
napkin  with  the  other  hand. 
Carpet  cleaning  and  broken 
dinnerware  could  be  kept  to  a 
minimum  if  others  followed  the 


Although  the  candle  lends  an 
aura  of  one  of  the  finer 
restaurants  In  the  area,  closer 
examination  will  reveal  only  one 
fork  per  place  setting  at  this 
Mission  Park  table.        (Somer«^ 

Baxter  example  (although 
students  would  be  denied  the  joy 
of  seeing  someone  humiliated  for 
"spilling"). 

People-watching  is  the  favorite 
Baxter  pastime.  The  corner 
tables  in  the  North  room  provide 
an  excellent  view.  Another  en- 
tertaining feature  is  the  Baxter 
"napkin  board,"  the  most  in- 
novative and  funny  board  of  any 
on  campus.  Our  favorite  was  the 
comment  about  serving  "hard- 
pore  corn." 

Driscoll 

Named  for  former  New  Jersey 
Governor  Alfred  E.  (as  in 
"Neuman")  Driscoll,  this  dining 
hall  offers  open  booths  for  eight 
and  a  wood-and-stone  decor 
reminiscent  of  a  New  Jersey  Neo- 
Tudor,  split-level  ranch  house. 
Small  windows,  spot  hghting, 
cold  floors,  and  round  rooms  give 
one  the  sensation  of  eating  in 
walnut  veneer  fishbowl,  sans  the 
little  plastic  scuba  diver  that 
emits  bubbles. 

Decoration  aside,  the  small 
size  and  relatively  isolated 
location  (underground  in  the 
Berkshire  Quad)  keeps  lines  to  a 
minimum.  This  is  the  perfect 
dining  hall  for  an  intimate 
"rendevouz  for  two."  We 
especially  recommend  the 
Driscoll  ice  cubes;  the  "flying 
saucer"     shape    cools     your 


beverage  without  dominating  the 
drink.  Driscoll  brunch  is  also 
recommended  for  when  you  wake 
Up  too  late  to  catch  one  at  a  row 
house. 

Greylock 

Greylock  Dining  Hall  provides 
friendly,  efficient  service  within 
the  limits  of  institutional  cuisine. 
The  wait  for  food  is  usually  brief, 
and  behind  the  counter  "Woody" 
offers  sage  advice  on  what  is  safe 
and  unsafe  to  consume.  The 
lunchtime  salad  bar  is  stocked 
with  breakfast  bakery  goods  that 
serve  well  as  "take  home  items." 
Wrap  them  in  a  napkin  and 
they'll  stay  fresh  on  your  win- 
dowsill  for  up  to  twenty-four 
hours.       _ 

Chairs  and  tables  at  Greylock 
are  anything  from  unsteady  to 
hazardous.  It  is  a  good  idea  to 
have  someone  in  your  party  who 
eats  with  his  elbows  on  the  table. 
Many  tables  suffer  from  a  single 
short  leg  and  without  a  person  to 
anchor,  you  could  wind  up 
wearing  your  dinner  of  meat 
grenades  with  green  peppers. 

Large  floor-to-ceiling  windows 
provide  ample  sunlight  and  offer 
an  excellent  view  of  WUFO 
practice  (the  largest  collection  of 
pailsley  bandanas  in  the  Western 
Hemisphere).  Dividing  the  hall 
into  separate  dining  rooms  helps 
to  disguise  the  institutional  at- 
mosphere. A  fascinating  An- 
thropological study  could  be 
made  of  the  rigid  caste  system 
among  the  dining  rooms. 

Mission  Park 
Few  people  eat  in  hospital 
cafeterias  by  choice,  and  the 
same  thing  may  be  said  about 
Mission  Park  dining  hall. 
Sterility  is  the  general  motif,  with 
accents  of  pastel  blue,  red  and 
orange  that  we  haven't  seen  since 
kindergarten.       The       chairs 


Film  schedule  offers  variety 


Apparently  this  student,  shown 
here  threatening  Mission,  wants 
more  from  college  dining  halls 
than  he's  getting.  (Kraus) 

resemble  egg  baskets  with  a 
cushion,  but  they  are  much 
sturdier  than  they  would  appear 
to  be.  The  upper-level  lounge 
window  that  overlooks  the  east 
wing  reminds  us  of  Big  Nurse's 
window  looking  into  the  asylum 
from  One  Flew  Over  the  Cuckoo's 
Nest  (there  may  be  some 
significance  there). 

Service  was  excruciatingly 
slow  on  the  nights  we  visited 
because  only  one  line  was  open. 
One  bright  note  was  the  amply- 
stocked  salad  bar  which,  on  one 
occasion,  had  a  cold  cut  tray 
featuring  commendable  corned 
beef.  Another  bright  note  is  the 
commentary  and  antics  of 
"Lottie"  who  makes  his  ap- 
pearance behind  the  counter  on 
select  evenings. 

For  Park  residents,  the  hall 
offers  the  convenience  of  a 
covered  entrance  (much  ap- 
preciated by  late  November),  but 
for  those  who  must  brave  the 
elements,  a  mission  down  to 
Mission  could  end  in  disap- 
pointment. 


by  Greg  Pliska 
This  year  the  Williams  Film 
Society  and  Reel  Vintage  should 
provide  "a  good  selection  of 
films,"  according  to  WFS 
president  Rob  Caldwell  '81. 

The  Film  Society,  said  Cald- 
well, shows  "all  kinds  of  films: 
musicals,  horror  films,  thrillers, 
westerns  ...  in  order  to  provide 
something  for  everyone.  We  want 
to  entertain  as  many  people  as  we 
can." 

Reel  Vintage  follows  different 
paths  than  the  Society.  Mark 
Andres  '81,  Reel  Vintage  Student 
Coordinator,  compared  the  two 
organizations.  "Although  any 
comparison  is  difficult,  I  think 
that  the  goal  of  the  Film  Society, 
of  which  I  was  a  member  for  a 
year,  is  to  bring  entertainment  to 
the  largest  number  of  people 
possible." 

Andres  said  that  in  contrast  to 
this,  "the  goal  of  Reel  Vintage  is 
to  provide  exposure  to  films  with 
cinematically  interesting 
styles."  Reel  Vintage  criteria  for 
selecting  a  film  are  "interesting 
narrative,  good  camerawork, 
exciting  experimental 
techniques,  and  no  documen- 
taries or  so-called  'art'  films," 
explained  Andres. 

The  essential  aim  of  Reel 
Vintage  is  to  offer  a  broad  enough 
spectrum  of  film  that  "over  four 
years  a  student  will  get  an 
education  in  film  history, 
directorial  styles,  and  the 
characteristics  of  various 
countries."  As  a  part  of  this  aim, 
Reel  Vintage  searches  for  what 
they  call  "old,  foreign,  and 
forgotten  films." 

The  choice  of  which  movies  will 
be  shown  is  made  in  much  the 


Dance  Society  expands  1981  schedule 


In  response  to  the  exceptionally 
large  turnout  at  lecture- 
demonstrations  last  year,  the 
Williams  College  Dance  Society 
has  expanded  its  schedule  to 
include  more  workshops  and 
films  in  addition  to  the  traditional 
artists-in-residence  series  and 
student  performances. 

Over  200  Williams  students 
take  classes  in  ballet,  modern, 
jazz,  and  tap  dance.  The  influx  of 
a  substantial  number  of  athletes 
has  added  a  new  dimension  to  the 
program.  The  men's  ski  team 
and  members  of  the  men's 
basketball  squad  study  dance  on 
the  advice  of  their  coaches. 
Dance  Director  Joy  Anne  Dewey 
conducted  special  classes  for 
men's  soccer  and  women's 
volleyball  and  soccer  this  fall  at 
the  request  of  the  coaches. 

Following  this  athletic  theme, 
Charles  Moulton,  former  soccer 
player  and  member  of  the  Merce 
Cunningham  Dance  Company, 
will  conduct  a  workshop  this 
upcoming    weekend.    Moulton 


recently  formed  his  own  com- 
pany to  explore  the  parallels  that 
exist  between  sport  and  dance 
movement.  Innovative  game 
structures  based  on  simple  tag 
and  other  more  complex  games 
are  the  source  of  his  explorations. 
There  will  be  two  two-hour 
sessions:  the  first  at  11:00  a.m.  on 
Sunday,  Oct.  12  in  Lasell  gym, 
and  the  secondat  2:30  p.m.  on  the 
Baxter  Hall  lawn.  The  workshop 
is  limited  to  fifty  people  and  the 
sign-up  sheet  is  located  in  the 
dance  studio,  second  floor  of 
Lasell. 

Later  this  month,  Susan  Rose 
will  present  a  four-day 
choreography  workshop  con- 
centrating on  "change  of  tempos 
and  shapes."  Rose  has  per- 
formed, taught,  and 
choreographed  with  the  Bella 
Lewitsky  Company,  the  Harvard 
Summer  School  of  Dance,  and 
Danceworks,  her  own  company. 
The  workshop  will  be  held  on  four 
consecutive  days  beginning 
October  26,  from  7:00  to  9:00 p.m. 


Participants  are  limited  to  the 
first  fifteen  who  sign  up  in  the 
dance  studio. 

The  College  Dance  Society  has 
already  begun  planning  for  the 
year's  first  student  production, 
the  contemporary  opera  Tran- 
sformations. The  text  is  based  on 
several  Grimm's  fairy  tales  and 
the  cast  will  consist  of  eight 
dancers,  eight  singers,  eight 
actor-mimes,  and  eight 
musicians.  A  limited  number  of 
students  may  use  the  production 
as  their  Winter  Study  project. 

Another  departure  from  the 
traditional  schedule  will  be  the 
three  week  Dance  Film  Festival 
beginning  November  5.  Films 
presented  will  deal  with  ballet, 
modern  dance,  and  jazz-tap 
dance. 

College  Dance  Society  leaders 
hope  that  the  expanded  schedule, 
with  emphasis  on  participation, 
will  encourage  students  to 
become  more  involved  with  the 
myriad  aspects  of  dance  offered 
here  at  Williams. 


same  way  for  both  organizations. 
Suggestions  are  taken  from 
members  in  the  spring  of  each 
year.  The  suggestions  are  sifted 
through  the  student  body  and 
eventually  return  to  the 
organizations  for  a  final 
elimination.  Availability  of  films 
is  rarely  a  factor  except, 
primarily  for  Reel  Vintage,  when 
one  is  lost  or  excessively  cut. 

Financial  constraints  play  an 
indirect  part  in  the  selection  of 
films.  The  WFS,  a  non-profit 
organization  which  receives  no 
money  from  the  College,  looks  to 
get  films  which  will  "leave  next 
year's  group  with  no  debt,  and 
hopefully  with  a  surplus,"  ac- 
cording to  Caldwell. 

Reel  Vintage  does  receive 
College  funds,  allowing  it  to 
obtain  films  without  much 
concern  for  the  ability  to  draw  a 
profitable  crowd. 

"We  do,  of  course,  want  to 
avoid   debt,"    noted    Andres. 


"Occasionally  we  will  show  a 
film  that  draws— a  Hitchcock  for 
example." 

In  general,  while  the  Film 
Society  can  be  very  confident  of  a 
substantial  turnout  every 
evening.  Reel  Vintage  at- 
tendance will  fluctuate  "between 
zero  and  100  ...  usually 
averaging  twenty  or  thirty,"  said 
Andres. 

New  features  in  the  Reel 
Vintage  lineup  this  year  include 
"more  recent  films  and  films 
from  countries  without  a  sub- 
stantial film  history."  Andres 
also  hopes  to  coordinate  films 
with  campus  lectures,  "so  that 
we  could  have  a  movie  critic  up 
here  in  conjunction  with  the 
showing  of  a  particular  film," 
said  Andres.  Andre  is  a  member 
of  the  SAB's  Lecture  Committee. 

The  WFS  is  revising  its 
schedule  as  well,  showing  more 
double  features  and  offering 
perennial  favorite  Dr.  Zhivago  in 
both  the  afternoon  and  evening. 
The  Society  will  also  sponsor  a 
free  movie  around  Christmas. 


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October  7,  1980 


B- 5 2 's: No  letdown 


The  Williams  Trio  performed  In  Chapin  Hall  Friday  Night.        (Precht) 


by  Mark  Dermer 
The  B-52's  (Wild  Planet)  Warner 
Bros.  BSK  3471) 

The  second  release  by  any  band 
that  produced  an  exciting  debut 
album  is  usually  preceded  by 
speculation.  Will  the  new  album 
continue  in  the  style  that  made 
the  first  such  a  success  or  will  it 
surprise  listeners  with  something 
new?  The  B-52's  are  no  exception 
to  this  rule.  Though  many  will  be 
disappointed  to  find  that  the 
group  has  maintained  its  original 
style,  some  will  be  very  pleased 
with  Wild  Planet. 


Williams  Trio  shows  versatility 


by  David  Kramer 

Once  again  Messrs.  Hegyi  and 
Moore  sandwiched  an  unpopular, 
barbaric,  atonal,  decadent  piece 
of  twentieth  century  so-called 
modernism  between  the  bait  of 
the  kind  of  music  our  fathers  and 
grandfathers,  loved.  To  hear 
Ravel,  you  had  to  sit  through 
Davidovsky,  a  cheap  trick  if 
there  ever  was  one. 

Levity  aside,  besides  the 
Davidovsky,  Messrs.  Hegyi  and 
Moore  introduced  another 
element  of  musical  con- 
temporaneity into  the  Williams 
community  Friday  night:  the 
pianist  (and  recent  addition  to 
the  faculty)  Paula  Ennis-Dwyer. 

The  program,  consisting  of  the 
Brahms  op.  8  in  B  major,  the 
Davidovsky  Chacona  (1972),  and 


the  Ravel  Trio  (all  piano  trios), 
was  a  nice  balance  of  the  un- 
familiar and  the  too-familiar, 
once  again  displaying  the  per- 
formers' determination  (at  some 
personal  risk  to  life  and  limb)  to 
introduce  this  community  of 
music-lovers  to  the  music  of  the 
century  in  which  they  live. 

Their  reading  of  the  Brahms, 
emphasized  the  drama  in  the 
work,  using  lots  of  hairpin 
dynamic  turns  and  a  sense  of 
tension  throughout.  This  im- 
parted a  sense  of  brooding  angst 
frequently  missing  from  other 
performances  of  this  very  long 
work.  The  slow  movement  was 
taken  at  a  pace  which  one  could 
only  call  courageous.  Labeled 
adagio,  they  took  it  at  a  crawl; 
any  slower  and  the  piece  would 


TS  ARTS  ARTS  AR 

Frosh  to  compete         SAB 's  first  dance 


The  Adelphic  Speaking  Union 
will  present  the  annual  Fresh- 
man Speaking  Contest  in  Brooks- 
Rodgers  Recital  Hall  this 
Saturday  at  3:00  p.m. 

The  competition  is  open  to  all 
freshmen.  Contestants  present  a 
five  minute  speech  on  any  topic 
they  choose.  Speeches  are 
usually,  though  not  necessarily, 
of  a  humorous  nature. 

First  prize  os  $20  worth  of 
traditional  refreshments 
presented  to  the  winner's  entry. 
To  enter,  students  need  only  to 
show  up  Saturday  at  3:(X). 


The  SAB  will  host  its  first  all- 
college  party-dance-concert  of 
the  year  this  Friday  night, 
featuring  the  music  of  The 
American  Standard  Band. 

The  American  Standard  Band 
performs  music  from  the  rock-'n- 
roU  era  along  with  today's  sounds 
of  New  Wave  and  Punk.  The  band 
plays  their  own  compositions  as 
well  as  popular  favorites,  and 
they  have  appeared  as  the 
opening  act  for  several  major 
concerts  in  the  Northeast. 

The  party  will  be  held  at 
Greylock  Dining  Hall,  with  doors 
opening  at  9:30  p.m.  Traditional 
refreshments  will  be  served. 
Admission  is  $1.50. 


have  collapsed  under  its  own 
stupendous  weight.  As  it  turned 
out,  it  was  a  tour  de  force  of  sheer 
musicianship,  serving  as  the 
ponderous  keystone  for  this 
massive  and  grandiloquent  piece. 
The  Chacona  (1972)  of  the 
Argentinian  composer  Mario 
Davidovsky  (b.  1934)  employed 
the  extreme  upper  and  lower 
ranges  of  the  strings  as  well  as 
the  plucked  strings  of  the  piano  to 
produce  a  work  of  dark,  con- 
templative beauty;  a  work  as 
unchaconne-like  as  could  be 
imagined.  At  times  sounding  like 
orchestrated  electronic  music 
(Davidovsky's  usual  medium), 
the  texture  of  Chacona  never 
thickens,  remaining  spare, 
austere,  and  enigmatic.  Played 
with  conviction  and  sympathy,  it 
was  a  blast  of  fresh  air  after  forty 
minutes  of  Brahms. 

The  Ravel  Trio  (1915)  is  an 
unusually  full-blooded  work  for 
Ravel,  going  far  beyond  the 
merely  piquant  or  exquisite  (his 
usual  modes)  into  an  almost 
German  idiom.  The  work  has 
always  seemed  overwrought  (in 
both  senses),  and  was  given  a 
properly  humorless  and  elevated 
reading  by  the  Trio.  Except  for 
the  Scherzo  with  its  chattering 
strings  and  the  pianistic  vir- 
tuosity of  Ms.  Ennis-Dwyer  (who 
plays  this  sort  of  thing  very  well) , 
it  was  a  little  monochromatic. 

The  crowd  was  large,  in  part 
due  to  the  curious  who  wanted  to 
hear  Ms.  Ennis-Dwyer.  She  is  a 
stunning  pianist.  Capable  of 
playing  with  wiry  restraint  of 
Brahmsian  thunder,  Gallic 
resciousness  or  seemingly 
whatever  else  is  called  for,  she  is 
a  most  welcome  addition  to  this 
season's  musical  calendar. 


Basically,  this  album  is  very 
similar  to  the  first  B-52's  disc  in 
every  manner  save  the  far  more 
slick  production.  The  com- 
bination of  lead  singer  Fred 
Schneider  shouting  while  the 
girls  harmonize  blends  with  the 
rhythm  section  of  guitar  and 
drums  (no,  they  still  don't  have  a 
bass  player).  Together  they 
create  two  sides  of  tunes  that  just 
won't  let  you  stop  dancing.  While 
the  music  sends  signals  to  your 
feet,  the  lyrics  assault  your  funny 
bone  in  a  way  that  is  so  particular 
to  the  B-52's  that  one  cannot 
really  dislike'  the  similarities 
with  the  first  L.P. 

Wild  Planet  is  not  a  complete 
clone  though.  The  guitar  riffs  on 
which  each  song  is  built  are  more 
atonal  and  not  as  full  as  before, 
giving  Kate  Pierson's  organ 
interjections  greater  impact. 
Cindy  and  Kate  demonstrate 
some  new  vocal  noises  and  far 
greater  range  than  was  heard 
previously.  The  real  surprise  of 
the  new  release  is  Cindy  singing 
solo  on  "Give  Me  Back  My  Man." 
Without  strong  accompaniment, 
one  hears  the  tremendous  vocal 
talent  that  was  revealed  all  too 
briefly  in  "Dance  This  Mess 
Around." 

As  for  the  subject  matter  of  the 
album,  the  B-52's  are  still  very 
silly  Americans.  Throughout  the 
record  there  are  crazy  situations 
involving  strange  characters 
from  all  over  the  U.S.  that  are 
never  profound  statements,  but 


nearly  always  funny.  What  else 
would  one  expect  from  a  group 
that  is  first  and  foremost  a  dance 
band?  There  are  enough  musical 
thought-provokers  around.  The 
B-52's  are  not  only  different,  but 
they  are  also  a  relief. 


Athos  Bousvaros  munches  while 
juggling  with  the  Williams 
Marching  Band.  (Burghart) 


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Wed.,  Oct.  a 

7:30  p.m.— From  Ragtime  to 
Swing;  music  from  the  earlier 
eras  of  jazz,  plus  com- 
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Thur.,0ct.9 
4:00  p.m.— Reggae  Rockers; 
reggale,  ska,  and  bluebeat. 
7:30  p.m.— Exile  On  Spring 
St.;  a  look  into  new  and  dif- 
ferent aspects  of  rock. 

Ph.,  Oct.  10 

7:30  ,  p.m.— Looking  At  the 
Rock;  contemporary  rock 
music  with  commentary  and 
criticism. 

Sat.,  Oct.  11. 
6:30    p.m.— Sportstalk;    In- 
teresting   interviews,    trivia, 
and  even  a  few  scores. 

Sun.,  Oct.  12 

5:00  p.m.— Community  Views 
starring  Steve  Brodie; 
opinions  and  commentary  on 
topics  of  interest. 
7:30p.m.— New  Perspectives; 
current  issues  presented  from 
an  alternative  viewpoint. 


Men.,  Oct.  13 

7:30  p.m.— Ballade  et 
Baratin;  music  and  con- 
versation for  the  French 
community. 

8:00  p.m. — Community  Af- 
fairs. 

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7:30  p.m.— The   Great   White 
Way;    show  tunes  from   the 
Boardway  classics. 

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Tuesday  — The  Dooble 
Brothers,  One  Step  Closer 
10:30  p.m. 

Wednesday— Jean-Luc  Ponty, 
Civilized  Evil  10:30  p.m. 

Thursday — Classic 
Emerson,  Lake  and 
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10:30  p.m. 

Sunday— Premiere  album: 
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October  7,  1980 


THE  WILLIAMS  RECORD 


Pag*  7 


Pity   the   poor   freshman   iephraim 


by  John  K.  Setear 
The  average  freshman  arrives 
at  Williams,  matching  luggage  in 
hand,  with  little  more  impression 
of  the  campus  where  he  or  she 
will  spend  the  next  four  years 
than  that  gleaned  from  the 
college  catalog  or  perhaps  a 
quick  tour. 

SETEARICAL 
NOTES 

The  freshman  is  unlikely  to 
know  that  the  campus  we  call 
Williams  is  a  campus  we  call 
Yecch  during  the  six-month  rainy, 
season.  The  hapless  freshman 
can  hardly  imagine  that  the 
delapidated  gym  will  spring  to 
life  upon  the  occasion  of  the 
Amherst  basketball  game, 
rivalling  the  Coliseum  for  the 
noisiness  and  tolerance  of  its 
fans. 

They  are  most  unlikely  to  know 
that  they  will  be  typecast  for  the 
rest  of  the  year,  not  by  the  high- 
school  class  rank  which  they 
slaved  laboriously  to  attain  or  the 
SAT  scores  for  which  they 
sharpened  dozens  of  pencils,  but 
by  the  picture  they  sent  in 
casually  for  placement  in  some 
mysterious  "face  book"— 
"whatever  that  is,"  they  thought, 
unaware  people  would  infer  from 
it  their  weight,  moral  status,  and 
potential  GPA. 

Animal  behaviorists  tell  us  the 
king  of  beasts,  the  lion,  does 
nothing  on  this  earth  but  eat, 
sleep,  and  copulate.  For  which  of 
these  three  activities  the  fresh- 
man must  substitute  "study"  is 
usually  a  question  few  of  them 
realize  they  must  face— at  least 
until  Freshman  Warnings  rain 
down  upon  their  parades. 

In  summary,  the  information 
possessed  by  freshman  is,  as  an 
economist  would  so  delicately 
say,  imperfect. 

The  common  sin  of  the 
descriptions  of  various 
organizations  foisted  upon  the 
freshman  is  one  of  omission. 
They  laud  the  ease  with  which 
any  slob  can  stutter  over  the 
airwaves,  commit  grammatical 
atrocities  in  print,  or  indulge  in 
symbolic  cannibalism  with 
likewise-inclined  zealots.  They  do 
not,  however,  acknowledge  their 
member's  manifest  confirmation 
one  of  the  more  important  func- 
tions of  organizations  at 
Williams:  the  administratively 
blessed  formation  of  institutional 
cliques. 

Social  stratification  seems 
quite  nearly  to  have  gone  about 
as  far  as  it  conceivably  can  by  the 
time  you  examine  the  Williams 
student  body.  High-school 
dropouts  go  to  the  nearest  pizza 
parlor;  drug-oriented  possessors 
of  moderate  intellect  go  to  some 
state  school;  the  future  pohtical 
and  academic  leaders  of  the 
world  go  to  Harvard;  and  the 
child   molestors   trundle   off  to 


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Amherst.  Yet  we  need  further 
differentiation. 

Why?  (Because  we  like  you 
.  .  .  M-o-u-s-eeeeeee.)  It  is  in 
fact  exactly  because,  after  the 
sorting  processes  indulged  in  by 
the  Educational  Testing  Service, 
the  Admissions  Committee,  and 
the  U.S.  Treasury,  we  at 
Williams  are  likely  to  be  far  too 
homogeneous. 

Sure,  I  know  some  of  us  wear 
Topsiders  while  some  of  us  wear 
Brooks  running  shoes.  I  know 
some  of  us  have  blue  blazers  with 
three  gold  buttons  on  the  sleeve 
while  some  have  only  two  but- 
tons. And  others  go  on  to  secure 
financial  futures  wliile  some 
proceed  to  secure  financial 
futures, 

Nonetheless,  there  is  a  fun- 
damental, human  need  to  try  and 
be  a  little  bit  different  from  the 
next  guy  that  is  satisfied  only  by 
the  existence  of  some  in- 
stitutional method  of  maintaining 
the  differentiation.  Marx  was  big 
on  the  power  of  institutions  in 
determining  the  fundamental 
interactions  of  society,  after  all, 
and  we  all  know  what  most 
people  at  Williams  think  of  him. 
But  I  think  the  purpose  of  this  line 
of  reasoning  is  already  clear. 

Granting  the  necessity  of  the 
existence  of  these  differentiating 
institutions— clubs,  magazine 
staffs,  and  the  like — what  the 
freshman  really  needs  to  know  is 
just  which  organizations  are  for 
what  kind  of  person.  Just  who, 
the  freshman  asks  with  the 
bewilderment  seen  mbre 
protractedly  in  Chemistry  101, 
belongs  where? 

As  a  social  service,  then,  next 
week  I  will  offer  a  compilation  of 
membership  profiles  in  various 
organizations. 


OH  no!    J   JU^T  PUT  IX)WN'\ 
Ian    UNOR^&INAL  THOUCbHli 


by  Banevicius  CC  debates 
GUL, 


IT  WAS  A  MISTAKE  !  I'LL 
NEVER  DO  n  AGAIN  H 
PLEA'yH!  PLEASE! 

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ABC  helps  students- 


Continued  from  Page  4 
student  said.  And,  like  brothers 
and  sisters  in  any  family,  they 
enjoy  working  and  playing 
together  and  indulge  in  the  usual 
amount  of  teasing.  Because  they 
are  living  away  from  home, 
however,  these  young  people 
have  had  to  grow  up  faster  than 
most  teenagers  their  age.  This, 
they  agreed,  is  at  once  the  worst 
and  the  best  thing  about  the  ABC 
program.  "It's  hard  being  away 
from  home  at  first,"  said  Abby 
Ramos,  a  senior  from  Newark, 
New  Jersey.  "But  you  end  up 
more  independent  and  more 
mature."  "You  have  to  start 
making  your  own  decisions," 
added  George.  "It's  definitely  a 
good  change." 

Of  course,  the  students  are  not 
totally  on  their  own.  For  food, 
shelter  advice  and  support,  they 


Chaplains  expand  role- 


Continued  from  Page  4 
Chapel  Board. 

The  Hendersons  feel  a  com- 
mitment to  broaden  students' 
minds  and  help  them  to  see  all  of 
the  alternatives  that  life  has  to 
offer.  Although  they  are  both 
active  in  different  social  issues, 
they  do  not  let  their  own  views 
prevent  them  from  "getting 
inside  of  other  peoples'  minds." 

The  Hendersons'  backgrounds 
add  another  dimension  to  the  way 
in  which  they  relate  to  students. 


Mr.  Henderson  was  a  criminal 
lawyer  in  New  York  City  before 
returning  to  Divinity  School  at 
Harvard.  His  wife  Jane  spent 
several  years  in  different  jobs 
before  she,  too,  entered  Divinity 
School  at  Harvard.  Both  of  the 
Hendersons  are  ordained 
Congregational  ministers,  and 
both  feel  that  this  kind  of 
background,  plus  their  in- 
volvement in  social  activism,  has 
enabled  them  to  fill  and  expand 
the  role  of  Chaplain. 


THE  FAHEY  BEVERAGE  CO. 

is  pleased  to  announce 

the  appointment  of 

the  lyiiiler  Representative  for 

WILLIAMS  COLLEGE 


TOM  CASEY  '82 
SU2159      597-6469 

JON  DAYTON  '82 
SU  2203      597-6479 


Call  your  Miller  Campus  representative  to  find 
out  what  important  services^  equipment*  ideas 
and  fine  products  we  have  to  help  make  your 
party  or  event  a  very  successful  one. 


turn  to  their  resident  directors 
Seth  and  Sara  Bardo.  The  Bardos 
are  currently  in  their  second  year 
as  resident  directors,  a  job  which 
they  believe  encompasses  much 
more  than  just  the  supervision  of 
the  household.  "Sure  we  provide 
a  good  meal,  and  a  good  time," 
said  Seth.  "But  we  also  provide 
support.  The  kids  know  that  if  it's 
3  a.m.  and  they're  sick,  or  they 
have  a  real  problem  they  can 
come  in  and  wake  us  up.  They 
know  somebody  cares  about 
them." 

Like  the  students,  the  Bardos 
have  positive  feelings  about  the 
Williamstown  ABC  program  and 
the  support  the  community  has 
given  it.  Unlike  most  of  the  other 
programs,  Williamstown  ABC 
funds  itself  solely  through  the 
contributions  of  local  people. 
Sara  also  pointed  out  that  several 
local  shopkeepers,  including 
Drummond  Cleaners  and  Renzi's 
Bookstore,  offer  discounts  to  the 
students.  "It's  one  more  in- 
dication that  people  do  care,"  she 
said. 

Though  college  is  still  a  few 
years  in  the  future  for  most  of 
this  year's  ABC  students,  many 
have  already  begun  considering 
career  possibilities,  among  them 
law,  education  and  business.  But 
all  of  the  students  questioned 
stated  that  the  ABC  program  had 
improved  their  attitude  towards 
education— the  real  proof  that  the 
)rogram  pays  off. 


mascots 

by  Sara  Ferris 

The  College  Council  discussed 
the  financial  situation  of  the 
yearbook  and  heard  preliminary 
proposals  for  a  November  con- 
cert at  an  October  1  meeting  at 
Dodd  House. 

The  yearbook  is  "not  yet  out  of 
the  hole",  according  to  Council 
Treasurer  Russell  Piatt  '82.  A 
minimal  amount  of  advertising, 
worth  about  $250,  was  sold  for  the 
1980  yearbook,  meaning  that 
$3000  in  anticipated  revenue  does 
not  exist. 

Beth  O'Leary  '82,  the  editor  of 
the  Gul,  asked  for  Council  ap- 
proval of  plans  to  order  500 
yearbooks  for  the  class  of  1980 
and  to  take  orders  from  un- 
derclassmen, who  will  be 
charged  $5  for  the  book.  This 
would  then  become  standard  Gul 
practice. 

Council  representatives 
reported  positive  reactions  from 
students  concerning  this  plan. 
Most  students  were  surprised 
that  they  didn't  have  to  pay 
before,  since  many  were  ac- 
customed to  purchasing  year- 
books in  high  school. 

Although  no  advertising  will 
appear  in  the  1980  Gul,  editors 
are  preparing  to  sell  ads  for  1981. 
"We're  getting  a  fresh  start," 
O'Leary  said. 

Paul  Gallay  '81,  chairman  of 
the  SAB  Concert  Committee, 
announced  plans  for  a  Nov.  6 
concert  on  campus.  The  Com- 
mittee is  currently  negotiating 
with  various  groups  for  this  date. 
Gallay  asked  that  the  name  of  the 
Board's  first-choice  group  not  be 
mentioned,  since  they  had  not  yet 
agreed  to  a  contract  and  the 
Board  wished  to  avoid  any 
misunderstandings  about  the 
concert. 

Concerns  of  Council 
representatives  included  the 
College  policy  of  allowing  one  dog 
per  house  as  a  mascot.  One 
representative  wished  to  know  if 
"students  have  a  say"  in  this 
matter,  since  some  houses  have 
more  than  one  dog.  A  mascot 
may  be  registered  in  one  house 
but  live  in  another. 

Students  were  also  interested 
in  seeing  some  variety  injected 
into  meal  plans.  The  Council  is 
looking  into  this  and  will  discuss 
it  further  at  a  future  meeting. 


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THE  WILLIAMS  RECORD 


October  7,  1980 


Tennis  wins 
another  one; 
now  5-1 

Plummetting    yet    two    more 
contenders    through    adverse 
playing  conditions,  the  women's 
tennis    team    marched  on   this 
week  to  a  5-1  record.  Under  the 
lights    Tuesday   at    Springfield, 
seniors  Mary  Tom  Higgs,  Laura 
Goebel,  and  Kristin  Dale  won, 
setting  up  a   3-3  score  with  a 
crucial      tie-breaker      facing 
doubles  combo  Karen  Mitchell  '81 
and  Jami  Harris  '82.  Hopes  for  a 
repeat  performance  of  their  first- 
set  victory  fell  in  the  tie  breaker, 
and  the  outcome  put  the  team 
behind  one  match.  However,  Lisa 
Buckley      '83      and     Melanie 
Thompson  '81  walked  off  the  side 
court  with  a  6-2,  64  victory  and 
provided  center  court  action  and 
pressure  for  substituting  varsity 
player  Jane  Cadwell  '82.  "I  didn't 
realize  I  was  playing  the  deciding 
match,"  she  later  said  amidst 
handshakes  and  adulation  from 
fellow    squad    members    for 
capturing  the  strategic  third-set 
tiebreaker  and  match :  6-3,  4-6,  7-6 
(5-1). 

On  Friday  afternoon,  Mt. 
Holyoke  came  to  Williams  along 
with  a  steady  rain  drizzle. 
Although  the  wet  clay  proved 
hard  to  manage,  the  equally 
damp  opponents  did  not.  The 
Ephs  totaled  three  embarrassing 
falls,  one  set  of  ruined  gut,  a  cold ; 
but  moreover  six  wins,  and  a 
pleased  coach.  Beforehand  he 
advised,  "Use  your  dropshots 
today,  ladies,  the  ball  will  drop 
dead  on  the  soft  clay."  Likewise 
did  the  opponents  drop  at  the 
hands  of  Barb  Riefler  '83,  Mary 
Simpson  '81,  Higgs,  Goebel, 
Mitchell-Harris,  and  sophs  Renee 
George  and  Margot  Stone.  Higgs, 
playing  consistently  strong 
overall  tennis  said,  "I'm  finally 
satisfied  with  the  results  of  my 
work  on  my  game."  And  Laura 
Goebel's  6-7,  6-4,  6-4  win  Friday 
displays  her  improvement  in 
concentration.  Next  week  the 
women  will  battle  Vassar  and 
Middlebury. 


Golf  squad  defeats  Union 


Number  one  singles  player  Lisa 
Noferi/  '83  returned  from  the 
disabled  list  last  week  in 
Williams'  win  over  Holyoke. 

(Precht) 


Williams  freshman  Eric  Boyden 
led  two  of  his  classmates  and  four 
sophomores  to  victory  as 
Williams  defeated  the  Union  golf 
team  408-444. 

"When  a  freshman  comes 
through  with  such  a  super  score 
as  a  74,  a  coach  can  be  nothing 
but  elated,"  Williams  coach 
Rudy  Goff  said.  "That  adds  not 
only  to  the  success  and  spirit  of 
the  day,  but  also  of  the  next  three 
years." 

Before  the  season  started,  Goff 


had  said  that  the  team's  fate 
would  rest  on  the  underclassmen, 
and  that  he  was  concerned 
because  they  were  still  an 
unknown  quantity.  But  on 
Saturday,  he  took  a  squad  of  only 
freshmen  and  sophomores- 
junior  Greg  Jacobson  and  senior 
captain  Chris  Malone  were 
unable  to  play— to  the  Taconic 
and  returned  with  a  convincing 
26-stroke  win. 

Boyden's  74  stood  as  the  day's 
low  score,  followed  by  an  80  from 


Phil  Seefriend  '83  and  an  81  from 
Larry  LazOr  '84.  Phil  Burr  '84 
shot  an  86  and  Bruce  Goff  '83  an 
87.  The  Union  medalist  was  Mark 
Cantor  with  his  83. 

Williams  is  now  undefeated 
after  six  matches;  they  will  try  to 
end  the  season  with  a  perfect 
record  when  they  host  Springfield 
and  North  Adams  at  the  Taconic 
club  tomorrow. 

"The  freshmen  are  certainly 
much  stronger  than  I  expected," 
Goff  said.  "It's  marvelous." 


Chandler  discusses  South  African  trip 


Continued  from  Page    i 
seemed  relaxed. 

Did  the  visit  change  your  attitude 
towards  the  role  of  American 
business  in  South  Africa? 

No,  my  attitude  has  not 
changed.  From  what  I  saw  and 
heard  from  talking  to  people  at 
the  embassy,  it  appears  that  it 
provides  some  very  limited 
leverage  for  producing  some 
desirable  change.  I  came  to 
appreciate  the  limited  capacity 
of  American  business  to  effect 
change.  There  are  the  constraints 
of  South  African  law;  also,  many 
of  the  firms  are  linked  up  with 
South  African  companies,  so  that 
in  many  cases  Americans  don't 
hold  management  positions. 

Could  you  describe  Soweto? 

The  whites  like  to  compare 
Soweto  to  the  slums  of  Monrovia 
or  other  large  African  cities.  It  is 
true  that  the  housing  is  much 
better,  but  that's  not  the  point. 
Their  lives  are  controlled  by  a 
pohce  state;  they  can't  own  land, 
need  permits  to  work. 

To  do  their  shopping  the 
residents  must  travel  10-15  miles 
to  Johannesburg.  There  is  one 
motion  picture  theatre  and  a  few 
little  convenience-grocery  stores 
to  serve  millions.  For  most  things 
they  have  to  pour  money  back 
into  the  economy  of  the  whites.  In 
fact,  Soweto  could  be  starved  out 


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rather  easily— this  is  one  way  to 
control  them. 

Relating  to  Williams— do  you 
think  that  Newmont  Mining  is 
trying  to  change  things? 

I  think  they  are  trying  to  im- 
prove the  lot  of  their  non-white 
workers.  They're  moving  to 
equalize  wage  rates. 

What  about  the  strike  they 
broke? 

This  had  to  do  with  job 
classifications.  The  white  union 
demanded  that  certain  classes  be 
reserved  for  whites  only.  I  go 
along  with  the  management  on 
this  one. 

Was  your  meeting  with  Newmont 
officers  over  the  summer 
beneficial? 

We  did  get  information  we 
didn't  have  before.  The  meeting 
was  partly  satisfactory,  partly 
discouraging;  satisfying  in  that 
what  they  said  contributed  to  our 
understanding  of  the  conditions 
under  which  they  operate, 
frustrating  in  that  they  didn't 
answer  some  of  the  specific 
questions  put  to  them  last  spring. 
They  did  say  that  there  were 
some  questions  more  important 
than  the  ones  Williams  asked— 
which  is  true. 

The  meeting  did  provide  one  of 
the  best  opportunities  for  putting 
pressure  on  a  company.  For 
instance,  Newmont  expressed 
frustration  in  dealing  with  the 


IRRC.  We  said  that  (the  College) 
is  dependent  on  the  IRRC,  so  that 
Newmont  should  be  patient  and 
come  to  some  kind  of  un- 
derstanding. 

What  is  your  opinion  on 
divestiture  of  Newmont  stock? 

That  depends  on  divestiture  for 
what  purpose  and  on  what 
ground.  It  ends  the  dialogue  and 
pressure,  and  one  must  ask  if 
selling  is  going  to  make  any 
difference  in  behavior. 

Yet  if  management  is  stubborn 
and  unreasonable  in  answering 
reasonable  stockholder 
questions,  then  I  think  selling  is 
an    alternative    that    could    be 


considered. 

Can  stockholders  really  affect  a 
change? 

Visiting  South  Africa  reminds 
one  of  the  tenuous  chain  con- 
necting the  management  here 
and  the  situation  there.  A 
dramatic  tug  on  the  chain  here 
will  probably  not  produce  an 
effect  there. 

The  best  way  really  to  have  an 
influence  is  to  sort  of  hang  in 
there  and  maintain  the  dialogue. 
There  is  no  question  that  top 
management  is  paying  much 
more  attention  to  South  African 
operations  as  the  result  of  such 
questions. 


Rugby  crushes  Albany  Med 


by  Dave  Weaver 
Dominating  play  throughout, 
the  Williams  Rugby  Football 
Club  defeated  the  ruggers  of 
Albany  Medical  School  Saturday 
by  a  score  of  16-0. 

Play  began  with  the  Williams 
ruggers  dominating,  as  Tim 
Williams  and  Darryl  "Devo" 
Demos  guided  the  scrum  and 
controlled  the  ball.  Coordination 
between  the  line  and  scrum  paid 
off  early,  as  Jack  Clary  ran  down 
an  excellent  pop-kick  by  Charlie 
Von  Arentschildt  and  scored.  The 
line  was  able  to  move  easily  on 
the  wet  field,  and  minutes  after 
the  first  try  Von  Arentschildt  put 
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scrum  continued  to  out-push  the 
Med  ruggers,  and  maintained  the 
ball-control  that  is  crucial  to 
victory.  Late  in  the  first  half,  Ted 
Cypiot  broke  through  and  scored 
on  a  brilliant  side-line  run. 

The  second  half  was  more  of 
the  same,  but  increasingly 
slippery  playing  conditions  kept 
the  WRFC  from  scoring  their 
usual  40  points.  The  Eph  ruggers 
continued  to  outplay  Albany  as 
rookie  Jeff  Desmond,  on  a  fine 
personal  effort,  ran  through  and 
over  several  ruggers  from  both 
teams  to  score  the  final  try  of  the 
afternoon  for  the  A-side. 

The  B-game  was  hard  fought, 
as  the  Albany  ruggers  eked  out  a 
4-0  victory,  scoring  late  in  the 
final  half.  The  Williams  ruggers 
were  frustrated  by  the  extremely 
wet  conditions,  as  the  rain  began 
to  fall  in  earnest. 

This  week,  the  WRFC  faces 
Vassar  in  an  away  game. 


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THE  WILLIAMS  RECORD 


Page  9 


Volleyball 
wins  again 

The  volleyball  team  beat 
Clarkson  College  Saturday  17-15 
and  15-8,  but  fell  to  Albany  State 
14-16,  15-5. 

Williams  started  cold,  finding 
themselves  down  10-4  in  the  first 
game  against  Clarkson.  They 
warmed  up  in  time  to  win  the 
game,  pulling  out  a  17-15  victory. 
According  to  Coach  Sue  Hudson- 
Hamblin,  Cathy  Gernert  '81  was 
instrumental  in  getting  the  team 
going  in  that  first  game.  "Her 
aggressive  play  and  her  ex- 
perience on  the  court  really 
showed.  We  are  a  young  team, 
lacking  in  experience.  Cathy 
helps  to  stabilize  the  team."  In 
the  second  game  of  the  match, 
Williams  dominated  the  court 
and  won  the  game  15-8.  Out- 
standing performances  by 
Sophomore  spikers  Kathleen 
Gilmore  and  Lisa  Pepe  were  the 
key  to  the  victory. 

In  what  Hudson-Hamblin 
called  "the  toughest  match  of  the 
season",  Williams  was  defeated 
by  Albany  State.  "Albany  had  a 
well-balanced  offense,"  she  said. 
"Anything  we  hit,  they  returned. 
Albany  is  an  older,  more  ex- 
perienced team  then  we  are  right 
now.  By  the  end  of  the  season, 
though,  I  really  think  the  girls 
from  Williams  will  be  winning 
matches  like  the  one  we  lost 
today.  We  just  need  a  little  more 
time  together." 

The  team's  record  now  stands 
at  7-1,  and  they  take  on  Russell 
Sage  and  U.Mass.  tonight  at  7:00. 


Polo  loses — 


Continued  from  Page  10 

penalties  were  handed  to  the 
Purple  Wave,  four  Ephmen  were 
ejected  from  the  pool  during  the 
last  eight  minutes  of  play. 

Exeter  is  the  New  England 
prep  school  water  polo  champion 
and  has  three  prep  school  All- 
American  players  on  its  team. 

Williams  is  now  7-2  on  the  fall 
season  and  is  looking  for  its  first 
New  England  championship. 

Playing  its  first  game  ever,  the 
Williams  women's  water  polo 
club  lost  a  close  15-13  match-up 
against  UNH.  Sophomores  Katie 
Hudner  and  Liz  Jex  led  the 
Williams  attack  with  4  goals 
each;  exchange  Tracey  Trippe 
had  two  goals  and  three  others 

had  one  each.  "We  played  well 
for  our  first  game,"  club  vice- 
president  Katie  Hudner  said.  "In 
the  first  half,  we  were  rather 
disorganized,  but  we  were  able  to 
work  things  out  for  the  second 
half  and  score  a  httle  more." 


Lisa  Pepe '83  spikes  over  twoAICblockers  in  Ephs'win  last  Tuesday. 


(Kraus) 


Football  drops  to  rain  and  Trinity- 


Continued  from  Page  10 

three  possessions  of  the  second 
half,  capitalizing  both  times  on 
Eph  turnovers,  as  Trinity  jumped 
out  to  a  27-3  lead. 

Just  as  it  looked  the  darkest 
and  the  game  threatened  to 
become  a  total  washout,  senior 
backup  quarterback  Kevin 
Hinchey  of  Newton,  Mass.  en- 
tered the  game  and  dried  up  a 


I    Crew  is  ready  to  row 


Despite  its  continued  status  as 
a  club  rather  than  varsity  sport, 
the  Williams  crew  has  entered  its 
fall  training  schedule  with  ah 
impressive  force  of  oarspeople. 
For  seasonal  reasons,  the  crew 
must  make  the  most  of  its  on- 
water  training  time  and  thus  did 
not  hesitate  in  returning  to  the 
cooling  waters  of  Lake  Onota. 

Losing  only  five  of  its  top 
sixteen  oarsmen  to  graduation 
last  spring,  the  men's  crew  en- 
ters the  year  with  a  strong  ex- 
perienced core  led  by  co-captains 
Tom  Rizzo  '81  and  Cabby  Tennis 
'81.  Head  coach  John  Peinert  has 
slightly  altered  the  fall  training 
program  by  using  a  more  relaxed 
approach  with  long  distance 
rowing  at  a  lower  pressure.  This, 
he  hopes,  will  prevent  the  usual 
winter  slump  associated  with 
year-round  intensity.  So  far 
coach  Peinert  is  pleased  with  the 
results  of  the  style-oriented 
workouts  which  will  be  highly 
beneficial  when  the  crew  goes  to 
full  pressure  in  the  spring.  The 
only  problem  so  far  has  been  a 
shortage  of  coxswains.  Laura 
Yordy  '81,  returning  from  a  year 
in  England,  will  prove  helpful 
with  her  valuable  experience 
from  the  heavyweight  boat  two 
years  ago.  Roland  Merullo  will  be 
coaching  the  men's  frosh  this 
year  and  has  a  solid  group  of 
young  recruits  to  work  with. 

Women's  head  coach  George 
Marcus   looks  towards    the  up- 


coming season  with  un- 
derstandable enthusiasm,  having 
lost  only  one  varsity  rower  from 
last  spring.  Inspired  by  co- 
captains  Cindy  Drinkwater  '81 
and  Carolyn  Mathews  '81,  the 
women's  crew  hopes  to  maintain 
its  status  as  one  of  the  top  small 
college  crews  in  the  country.  Dan 
Coholan  has  joined  the  coaching 
staff  in  charge  of  the  freshman 
women. 


few  of  the  raindrops.  In  his  first 
chance  to  play  since  Lawler  won 
the  number  one  job  midway 
through  last  season,  Hinchey 
looked  sharp  to  say  the  least, 
completing  10  of  16  passes  for  115 
yards  and  one  touchdown.  He 
also  managed  to  do  this  against 
Trinity's  first  string  defense — for 
the  most  part. 

The  Ephs  made  a  game  of  it 
from  this  point  on,  showing  guts 
and  determination  that  will  stand 
them  in  good  stead  throughout 
the  rest  of  the  season.  Hinchey 
engineered  a  strong  drive,  taking 
12  plays  and  culminating  with  10 
seconds  to  go  in  the  third  quarter 
with  Hinchey  taking  the  one  yard 
'Nestea  plunge'  himself  for  the 
score.  The  extra  point  attempt,  a 
flashy  and  innovative  shot  at  a 
flea-flicker  with  Krieg  trying  to 
throw  back  to  QB  Hinchey  was 
incomplete.  The  score  was  still  a 
lopsided  27-9. 

Just  three  minutes  later  things 


got  even  brighter.  After  getting 
the  ball  on  the  Trinity  46,  the 
Ephs  were  benefitted  by  a 
facemasking  penalty  that  gave 
them  a  first  down  on  the  Trinity 
35.  On  the  next  play  Hinchey 
found  junior  speedster  Micah 
Taylor  open  in  the  left  corner  of 
the  endzone  for  another  six. 
Coomber  kicked  the  extra-point 
and  again  it  was  a  game,  27-16. 

Hinchey  proved  himself  human 
on  the  Ephs  next  series,  and  after 
three  plays  the  Ephs  punted.  But 
strong  Ephense  led  by  John 
Kowalik  '83,  Dave  Durell  '81,  and 
Jeff  Kiesel  '82  forced  Trinity  to 
hand  over  the  ball  to  give  the 


offense  another  shot  at  comeback 
that  seemed  nearly  impossible. 

Two  plays  later,  however, 
Hinchey  was  intercepted  in  tlie 
end  zone  to  bring  all  hopes  of  a 
comeback  down  to  eartli.  The 
rain  continued  and  the  crowd 
began  to  leave,  with  Williams 
falling  short  in  one  further  at- 
tempt to  score. 

The  loss  was  the  Ephs  first  of 
the  season,  breaking  a  5-game 
unbeaten  string  which  stretches 
back  to  the  sixth  week  of  last 
season.  Next  week  they  travel  to 
Maine  to  face  Bowdoin,  in  an 
attempt  to  avenge  last  year's  7-0 
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October  7,  1980 


Kickers  beat  Dartmouth ,  Trinity 


jSisp* 


Hardnosed, 
member. 


aggressive  play  is  demonstrated  by 


tl)is    J.V.   squad 

(Burghardt) 


by  Dave  Woodworth 

Defeating  Dartmouth  3-2  and 
Trinity  3-1,  the  men's  soccer 
team  went  undefeated  last  weeic 
to  lift  their  season  record  to  2-2-1. 

Playing  at  Hanover,  N.H.  last 
Tuesday,  Williams  rode  a  strong 
first  half  to  victory  over  the  Big 
Green  of  Dartmouth.  Dartmouth 
opened  the  scoring  on  a  goal  by 
Shaun  Rai  at  7:58  of  the  first  half. 
However,  Williams  dominated 
the  remainder  of  the  half,  getting 
goals  from  Jeff  Sutton  '83  at  21 :39 
(unassisted),  Neal  Mclaughlin  '81 
at  32:43  (assisted  by  Jim  Peck 
'82)  and  Peck  at  41:04 
(unassisted). 

Dartmouth  tallied  early  in  the 
second  half  as  Henry  Erbe  scored 
at  4:56,  closing  the  gap  to  3-2.  The 
Ephs'  defense  toughened, 
however,  and  the  game  ended 
without  further  scoring. 

Shots  on  goal  were  even  at  14; 
Dartmouth  keepers  Andy 
Krahling  and  Alex  Dmyterko 
combined  for  5  saves,  while  Alex 
Keousseoglou  '81  had  4  saves  and 
Rich  Leavitt  '82,  2  for  Williams. 

The  Ephs  returned  home  to 
face  Trinity  on  Saturday  before 
an  enthisiastic  crowd  of  150.  The 
first  half  featured  good  ball 
control  by  both  teams,  although 
Williams  appeared  to  get  the 
better  of  the  play.  Finally,  with 


about  six  minutes  remaining  in 
the  half,  the  Ephs  put  pressure  on 
the  Bantams'  goal.  Keeper  John 
Simons  saved  on  corner  kick, 
deflecting  it  over  the  end  line,  but 
a  Trinity  defender  committed  a 
hand  ball  on  the  second,  and  Peck 
drove  home  the  ensuing  penalty 
kick. 

Trinity  came  back  to  tie  the 
match  at  one-all  when  right  wing 
Mohamud         Farah         beat 


Keousseoglou  at  4:48  of  the 
second  half.  The  Ephs  regained 
the  lead  when  midfielder  Rob 
Keusel  '83  redirected  Sutton's 
cross  at  14:55.  Williams  iced  the 
game  when  Trinity  again  com- 
mitted a  hand  ball  with  5:58  left 
in  the  game,  Stu  Taylor  '81 
getting  the  penalty  shot. 

Simons  stopped  4  of  Williams'  7 
shots,  while  Keousseoglou  had  six 
saves  for  the  Ephs. 


Polo  splashes  to  wins 


by  Ted  Herwig 

Traveling  all  over  New 
England,  the  men's  water  polo 
club  raised  their  season  record  to 
7-2  with  wins  over  Boston  U, 
UNH,  and  Trinity  and  a  loss  to 
Exeter  in  double  overtime. 

"We're  very,  very  pleased  with 
the  results,"  said  Jerry  Treiman, 
'82,  club  co-captain.  "Trinity  is 
the  defending  New  England 
champion  and  we  beat  them  9-2. 
We  just  demoralized  them. 
Holding  anyone  to  two  goals  is 
unheard  of." 

Williams  trampled  UNH  23-10 
and  Boston  U  13-6  before  playing 
Exeter  on  Saturday  afternoon  in 


Women's  soccer  record  up  to  4-2 


A  goal  by  Margot  Drinker  '81 
with  15  minutes  left  to  play  broke 
a  1-1  deadlock  and  gave  the 
Williams  Women's  soccer  team  a 
hard-earned  victory  over  a 
physical  Mt.  Holyoke  squad 
Saturday.  The  win  is  the  third 
straight  for  the  Eph  hooters  and 
it  boosts  their  record  to  3-2. 

Playing  before  a  Parents' 
Weekend  crowd,  Holyoke  proved 
the  aggressor.  Holyoke  outshot 
the  Ephwomen  25-20.  Only  the 
solid  play  of  goaltender  Martha 
Mealey  '82  and  Liz  Ulmer  '84  in 
her  first  start  of  the  season  kept 
the  Holyoke  offense  at  bay. 

Mt.  Holyoke  scored  first  at 
6:43.  Williams  rebounded  14 
minutes  later  when  Amy  Wilbur 
'83  took  a  pass  from  Becky  Baugh 
'83  and  found  an  open  spot  in  the 
Holyoke  net.  The  teams  broke  for 
halftime  with  the  score  still  tied 
at  1-1. 

The  second  half  saw  a  see-saw 
battle  until  Drinker  scored  her 
game-winning  goal  off  a  pass 
from  Baugh.  Holyoke,  desperate 
for  a  win,  put  tremendous 
pressure  on  the  Williams  goal  in 
the  final  minutes.  Several  clutch 
saves  by  Mealey  preserved  the 
Williams  lead  until  the  final 
whistle. 

Coach  Leslie  Orton  was  pleased 
about  her  team's  play  in  the  final 
minutes.  "We  really  dug  in  at  the 
end  and  refused  to  give  in." 

Wednesday,  Williams  jumped 
off  to  a  quick  lead  on  an 
unassisted  goal  by  Mary  Jo 
Dougherty  at  the  19  minute  mark, 
and  went  on  to  beat  Middlebury  5- 
1.  Middlebury  tied  the  score  five 
minutes  later,  but  exchange 
student  Nicki  van  Ackere  put  the 
game  out  of  reach  by  scoring  two 
goals  from  her  right  wing 
position  to  give  Williams  a 
commanding  3-1  halftime  lead. 

Becky  Baugh  '83  took  the 
limelight  in  the  second  half  when 
she  fired  a  hard  and  high,  turn- 
around shot  past  the  Middlebury 
netkeeper  from  twenty  yards  out. 
Coach  Leonard  had  nothing  but 
praise  for  Baugh's  overall  per- 
formance. "She  is  in  on  every 
offensive  play  we  make.  She  sets 
everything  up." 

Freshman  counterpart  Mary 
Bun  also  received  high  praise  for 
her  aggressive  defensive  play. 


With  the  score  at  4-1  Williams 
emptied  its  bench  and  gave  the 
non-starters  a  chance  to  exercise 
their  game  skills. 

Jean  Loew  '84  capped 
Williams'  scoring  with  five 
minutes  left  in  the  game  by 
knocking  in  a  head  ball  from 
Baugh. 


Williams  squeaked  by  Mid- 
dlebury 1-0  last  year  and  was 
expecting  a  tough  grudge  match 
from  its  up-country  rival.  Its  easy 
victory  took  the  pressure  off  the 
starters  and  enabled  them  to 
experiment  with  their  offensive 
teamwork  and  individual  skills. 

Head   coach   Leslie   Orton   is 


quite  optimistic  about  the  season. 
After  two  early  losses  to 
Wesleyan  and  Smith,  Orton  feel 
the  team  is  steadily  gaining 
momentum.  She  expects  a  strong 
finish. 

The  Big  Green  of  Dartmouth 
visit  today  to  take  on  the  soccer 
squad  at  4:00  p.m. 


front  of  an  excited  crowd  num- 
bering more  than  500.  Playing  in 
Exeter's  home  pool,  Williams 
started  the  scoring  in  the  spirited 
and  closely  fought  match.  No 
team  led  by  more  than  two  until 
the  overtime  periods.  Williams 
scored  first,  followed  im- 
mediately by  an  Exeter  goal.  It 
alternated  again  to  rest  at  2-2  at 
the  end  of  the  first  quarter,  then 
see-sawed  to  5-5  at  the  half.  Then 
Williams  jumped  ahead  with  two 
goals  to  lead  7-5.  Exeter 
recovered  with  four  straight 
goals  to  put  it  9-7  at  the  end  of  the 
third.  Williams  raised  it  to  a  9-all 
tie,  then  Exeter  scored  again. 
The  score  rose  to  Williams  11, 
Exeter  10;  Exeter  tied  it  up  with 
30  seconds  remaining.  Neither 
was  able  to  score  in  the  last 
seconds.  In  the  overtimes  Exeter 
fired  fusilades  of  shots  at  the 
Williams'  goal  and  connected 
with  three  to  lead  14-11  at  the  end 
of  the  first  overtime  period. 
There  was  no  scoring  in  the 
second  overtime. 

Treiman  characterized  the 
Exeter-Williams  game  as  "very 
spirited  and  intense."  Fourteen 

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Freshman  haifbacic  Sean  Crotty  runs  over  and  around  towards  a  Trinity  defender  in  last  Saturdays  27-16  loss. 


(Burghardt) 


Ephs  show  mettle  in  loss  to  Trinity,  27-16 


by  Steven  Epstein 
Despite  a  second  half  flurry 
that  put  two  touchdowns  on  the 
board,  and  inspired  play  from 
backup  quarterback  Kevin 
Hinchey  '81,  the  Eph  football 
squad  lost  a  game  Saturday  to 
Trinity  that  they  just  let  get 
away,  falling  27-16. 

Trinity  showed  that  they  were 
just  a  better  football  team, 
ignoring  the  cold  and  rain  that 


pelted  down  on  Weston  Field, 
turning  the  Purple  Valley  into 
soup,  and  scoring  27  unanswered 
points  in  the  second  and  third 
quarters  to  salt  away  the  victory. 
The  Ephs  attempted  a  comeback, 
but  an  intercepted  pass  at  4:20 
left  in  the  final  quarter  sealed  the 
Ephs  fate  for  the  afternoon. 

Everything  seemed  rosy  in  the 
opening  quarter  of  play.  A  Gary 
Pfaff  fumble  recovery  gave  the 


Ephs  a  golden  opportunity  at  the 
Trinity  35.  A  halfback  option  pass 
by  junior  Tom  Casey  complete  to 
Dave  Greaney  ('81)  for  12  yards 
put  the  Ephs  into  field  goal  range. 
After  being  stalled  on  a  4th  and  7 
from  the  Trinity  18,  Rich 
Coomber  entered  the  game  and 
converted  a  35  yard  field  goal 
attempt  with  just  0:52  left  in  the 
quarter. 
The      two      clubs      traded 


possessions  until  just  under  4 
minutes  left  in  the  half,  when  the 
downpour  began— both  from  the 
skies  and  on  the  field.  Momen- 
tary lapses  by  the  defense 
combined  with  good  signal 
calling  by  Trinity  QB  Palmer 
found  the  Ephs  trailing  14-3,  after 
two  Trinity  scores  in  just  1:35. 

The   news   got   no   better  as 
Trinity  scored  on  two  of  their  first 
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The  Willkms  Record 


VOL.  94,  NO.  5 


USPA  684-680 


WILLIAMS 


COLLEGE 


OCTOBER  14,1980 


Ellsberg 
warns  of 
nuclear  war 


Charging  that  the  Pentagon's 
current  claim  of  Soviet  nuclear 
superiority  is  "as  great  a  hoax  as 
Kennedy's  'missile  gap'  in  1960, 
former  nuclear  war  strategist- 
turned-protester  Daniel  Ellsberg 
warned  a  lunchtime  audience  in 
Bernhard  last  Monday  that 
Washington  is  leading  the  United 
States  towards  destruction. 

"This  country  is  paying  the 
price  of  the  attitudes  of  the 
military,"  Ellsberg  declared. 
"Since  1950,  every  time  a  U.S. 
military  force  has  been 
surrounded  and  threatened  with 
tactical  defeat,  the  U.S.  prepared 
for  the  imminent  use  of  tactical 
nuclear  weapons  to  defend 
them." 

Ellsberg  outlined  specific  in- 
stances of  nuclear  threats 
against  the  Chinese  and  Viet- 
namese at  Pomoy  and  Kaysan. 
"Nuclear  weapons  have  been 
used,"  he  said,  "in  the  same  way 
a  gun  is  used  when  you  point  it." 

Such  threats  are  still  being 
used  by  the  present  Ad- 
ministration, according  to 
Ellsberg.  "Carter  is  making  the 
most  open  nuclear  threats  since 
Berlin  and  Cuba  crises,"  he 
maintained.  According  to 
Ellsberg,  the  Administration  has 
said  "we  cannot  stop  the 
Russians  in  the  Persian  Gulf 
without  nuclear  weapons,"  but 
our  Middle  East  policy  is  based 
upon  stopping  them. 

"Could  the  Russians  stop  us 
from  invading  Canada?  No.  It  is  a 
simple  fact  of  geography," 
Ellsberg  analogized. 

"Right  now  we  are  sending  a 
force  of  1800  marines  to  the 
Persian  Gulf,"  he  said.  "The  New 
York  Times  reports  that  we  will 
have  to  attack  with  nuclear 
weapons  if  they  are  surrounded. 
How  could  they  not  be 
surrounded?  They  are  meant  to 
be  surrounded.  They  even  call  the 
force  a  "trip  wire:" 

Ellsberg  said  that  he  doesn't 
think  the  United  States  can 
continue  to  make  such  nuclear 
threats:  "our  leaders  want 
nuclear  superiority  so  they  can 
continue  to  make  limited  threats. 
Continued  on  Page  9 


The  Freshman  Revue  played  to  packed  houses,  enthusiastic  audiences  and  rave  reviews. 


(Burghardt) 


AAcCammond  wins  CC  veepship 


by  Jon  Tigar 

John  McCammond,  '81,  won 
last  Tuesday's  run-off  election  by 
a  sizeable  margin  and  became 
Williams'  new  College  Council 
Vice-President.  McCammond 
expressed  enthusiasm  about  the 
job  and  said,  "I  feel  excited.  I'm 
all  set  to  launch  right  into  it." 

McCammond  received  400 
votes  while  his  challenger,  John 
Cannon,  took  265  votes. 

McCammond  had  much  to  say 
about  his    new   responsibilities. 


"There's  not  too  much  going  on 
right  now,"  he  admitted.  "My 
main  immediate  concern  during 
the  election  was  the  recom- 
mendations made  by  the  Com- 
mittee on  the  Eighties  on  budget 
cuts.  What  kind  of  voice  will  the 
students  have  in  how  those  cuts 
are  implemented?  The  athletic 
department  just  cut  a  bunch  of 
JV  sports  and  other  activities. 

"I  talked  with  President 
Chandler  last  week  and  he 
assured  me  that  the  students 
would  have  a  voice  through  the 
Committee  on  Undergraduate 
Life    and   the   Committee    on 


Educational  Policy.  He  also 
assured  me  that  any  cuts  would 
be  made  gradually,  some  over 
the  course  of  a  few  years. 

"1  think  the  Finance  Com- 
mittee looks  really  good  this 
year.  I  think  Russell  Piatt  has 
things  well  in  hand.  This  is  more 
his  department,  but  I'd  like  to 
draw  up  a  list  of  alternate 
sources  that  organizations  can  go 
to  for  money  besides  the  College 
Council.  The  organizations  get 
their  budgets  in  November  and 
by  April,  some  of  them  are  asking 
the  Council  for  more  money.  I 
think  we  should  be  able  to  say 


'have  you  checked  all  these 
sources  first?' 

"Also,  if  you  look  at  the  Student 
Activities  Tax  allocations,  you'll 
find  that  the  top  five 
organizations  on  the  list  get  fifty 
percent  of  the  money.  People  in 
the  CC  might  want  to  find  out  if 
people  think  that's  fair.  Maybe  it 
is;  but  that's  definitely 
something  that  ought  to  be  looked 
into. 

"In  terms  of  elections,  which  is 
the  chief  function  of  this  office, 
'I'm  going  to  be  helping  the  fresh- 
men set  up  their  election,  which 
is  happening  pretty  soon. 


Trustees  to  discuss  80's  study 


John  McCammond  was  elected 
the  new  CC.  Vice-President  In 
elections  held  last  week. 

(Burghardt) 


The  Trustees  will  hold  their  fall 
meeting  here  this  Thursday 
through  Saturday,  during  the 
College's  fall  reading  period. 

At  the  meeting,  the  Trustees 
will  receive  and  discuss  the 
report  of  the  Committee  on  the 
80's,  which  maps  the  College's 
direction  in  the  next  decade. 

The  Committee  will  preesnt  a 
progress  report  on  such  steps  as 
reduction  of  operating   budgets 


for  Athletics  and  Physical 
Education,  student  services,  and 
dining  operations. 

Another  topic  before  the 
Trustees  is  the  selection  of  a  vice- 
president  for  Administration  and 
Treasurer  of  the  College.  Francis 
Dewey  retired  from  this  position 
last  spring;  professor  Joseph 
Kershaw  is  filling  the  post  on  an 
interim  basis. 

The  Trustees  will  also  consider 


GUL    to    charge    for    yearbooks 


by  Paul  VanBloem 

Two  weeks  ago,  the  GUL  an- 
nounced that  only  seniors  would 
continue  to  receive  copies  of  the 
yearbook  at  no  charge.  This  is  a 
change  from  the  earlier  policy, 
under  which  all  undergraduates 
received  copies  at  no  cost. 
Subscriptions  had  been  paid  for 
by  the  Student  Activities  Tax. 

This  change  came  as  no  sur- 
prise to  College  Council  mem- 
bers, who  were  told  several 
weeks  ago  that  the  GUL's  deficits 
were  nearing  $2,000  for  both  the 
'79  and  '80  issues.  The  recent 
revelation  that  no  ads  had  been 
sold  in  the  '80  Gul  meant  a 
projected  deficit  of  about  $5000 
for  that  issue,  requiring  drastic 
action. 

Russell  Piatt,  CC.  Treasurer 
and  Chairman  of  the  Finance 
Committee,  noted  that  one 
possibility  was  an  increase  in 
funding  from  the  SAT.  The  real 


problem  with  this  approach,  he 
said,  was  that  there  are  many 
other  activities  that  need  money 
from  a  fund  that  has  not  in- 
creased significantly  in  the  last 
few  years.  "The  Council  had  an 
intensive  lobbying  last  year  to 
increase  the  SAT,"  according  to 
Piatt,  but  the  Trustees  limited 
the  increase  to  10  percent,  less 
than  the  inflation  rate. 

The  allocation  to  the  GUL  has 
increased  at  an  even  smaller 
rate,  from  $9500  in  '78-'79  to 
$10,000  in  '80-'81.  The  result  has 
been  a  series  of  mounting  deficits 
which  had  to  be  paid  for  by  some 
other  means. 

GUL  '81  Editor  Beth  O'Leary 
said  that  she  anticipated  sales  to 
the  lower  years  to  be  about  300, 
but  noted  that  as  of  last  Thursday 
more  than  that  number  had 
already  been  ordered.  This  is  in 
addition  to  the  500  which  will  be 
ordered  for  the  Class  of  '80. 


the  expansion  of  the  College's  art 
facilities.  They  are  expected  to 
decide  when  construction  on  the 
new  facility  behind  Lawrence 
Hall  will  begin. 

The  report  of  the  Committee  on 
the  bo's  was  a  topic  of  great 
controversy  last  year.  Many 
students  have  expressed  concern 
over  changes  considered  by  the 
Committee,  such  as  the 
elimination  of  Row  House  dining. 

The  Committee  and  its  report 
surfaced  as  an  issue  in  the  recent 
special  election  for  vice  president 
of  the  College  Council.  Can- 
didates said  they  were  concerned 
that  new  directions  for  the 
College  would  not  be  fully  con- 
sidered. 


Fall  comes  to  the  Purple  Valley  bringing  radiant  trees,  leaf  piles,  and 
a  return  to  papers  and  hour  exams.  (Bleezarde) 


Inside  the  Record 


Club' sports  offe^^axed 

liiit-^B.-*  .-rr --      ^ 

Freshman  Kevue  triumphs 
...    pg  4. 

Marching    Band   ambles  and 
scrambles   ...   pg  S. 

Setearical  Notes    ....    pg  6. 

Epstein    lectures   Odell     .  .  . 
pg.  10 


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THE  WILLIAMS  RECORD 


October  14,  1980 


Onward  with  99's 

A  99  project  represents  the  best  of  Winter  Study:  imagination, 
intellectual  independence,  academic  or  experiential  adventure.  99's 
teach  students  to  discipline  themselves,  to  motivate  themselves,  to 
take  responsibility  for  their  own  education.  We  find  it  distressing  that 
the  number  of  99's  has  dropped  so  significantly  in  recent  years,  and 
that  the  trend  this  year  seems  to  be  continuing. 

There  was  an  atmosphere  on  campus  this  fall  that  discouraged 
students  who  hoped  to  do  99's.  Rumors  of  a  militantly  strict  Winter 
Study  Committee  frightened  both  students  and  faculty  away  from  99 
projects.  Furthermore,  the  drop  in  the  number  of  required  Winter 
Studies  for  faculty  to  teach  left  a  shortage  of  professors  to  serve  as 
advisors.  Even  students  with  thoughtful,  well-planned  projects  gave 
up. 

Another  reason  for  the  trend  away  from  99's  is  students'  own 
growing  conservatism.  It's  easier  and  safer  to  pick  a  course  in  the 
catalogue,  and  usually  a  lot  less  work.  Certainly  it  doesn't  require  as 
much  initiative  or  creativity.  A  99  is  a  challenge  a  decreasing  number 
of  students  are  willing  to  create  for  themselves. 

We  agree  to  the  wisdom  that  freshmen  benefit  most  by  staying  on 
campus  for  the  month  of  January.  But  we  don't  think  the  same  holds 
true  for  sophomores,  juniors  and  seniors.  Often  upperclassmen  need 
the  experience  that  an  away  from  campus  99  provides;  the  excitement 
of  this  independence  can  revitalize  a  student's  academic  interests  and 
change  his  perspective  on  Williams  and  his  education.  In  the  end,  the 
whole  campus  is  energized  and  enriched. 

The  pendulum  is  swinging  away  from  experiential  education 
these  days  and  we're  returning  to  traditional  academic  approaches. 
But  99's  must  not  be  victims  of  this  change  in  vogue.  They  are  far  too 
necessary  a  part  of  an  education  which  often  seems  perfunctory  and 
lifeless.  We  urge  the  Winter  Study  Committee  to  support  the 
imagination,  independence  and  excitement  present  in  99's. 


TANGENTS 


by  Grodzins 


LETTERS 


Phi  Beta  Kappa 

To  the  editor: 

This  letter  raises  an  "issue"  which  may 
not  be  worth  much  discussion,  but  I  feel 
the  article  "High  Price  for  Honor"  (The 
Record,  Oct.  7)  concerning  Phi  Beta 
Kappa  was  a  shoddy  piece,  especially  as  it 
misquoted  me.  By  doing  her  investigative 
work  by  phone  at  10:00  a.m.  Sunday 
morning  and  confusing  questions  about  the 
high  price  of  gold  pins  with  questions  about 
the  self-images  of  new  inductees,  the 
author  came  up  with  a  "small  kind  of 
achievement." 

As  for  the  two  points  I  made  which  were 
lost,  I  indicated  that  1  really  didn't  care 
what  the  price  of  a  key  was  since  its  value 
to  me  was  not  great.  I  don't  need  or  want 
any  high-priced  gold.  That  does  not  imply 
that  1  intended  to  coolly  belittle  the  entire 
institution,  though  such  was  the  tone  in  the 
article.  Secondly,  I  said  that  the  honor 
measures  a  narrow  kind  of  achievement, 
not  a  small  one.  In  other  words,  there  are 
many  kinds  of  big  achievements  which  are 
not  recognized  by  any  kind  of  special 
society.  The  distinction  may  not  seem  too 
important,  but  it  is  to  me.  Journalists  are 
in  the  business  of  implication  and 
therefore  must  be  concerned  about  words, 
especially  when  quotation  marks  are  to  be 
used.  Sincerely, 
Phil  Darrow  '81 

Art  museum 

To  the  editor: 

When  the  College  first  announced  its  plan 
to  build  a  new  wing  to  the  college  museum 
last  fall,  I  imagine  many  people  skimmed 
the  Record  article  and  thought:  "Sounds 
nice,  but  I'm  not  an  art  major  so  it  won't 
concern  me."  Still,  a  few  more  people, 
perhaps  art  majors,  have  since  been  over 
to  Lawrence  to  see  the  architect's  model 
and  from  their  quick  glance  have  thought: 
"Looks  like  a  great  idea!"  The  plans  for 
the  $4  million  addition  are  unquestionably 
attractive  and  impressive,  but  I  wonder 
how  many  of  us,  art  majors  or  not,  un- 


derstand its  full  implications  in  terms  of  a 
teaching  museum  and  a  center  for 
exhibiting  art.  When  complete,  the  new 
building  will  curiously  alter  our  college 
and  community  in  more  ways  than  meets 
the  eye. 

Consider  for  a  moment  the  type  of 
community  we  presently  find  in 
Williamstown.  We  live  in  a  small.  New 
England  town  which  focuses  around  a 
single  street  known  as  "the  Village 
Beautiful."  Tourists  come  once  a  fall  for  a 
few  weeks  of  foliage  and  then  the 
town  returns  to  its  cozy,  campus  at- 
mosphere. However,  when  the  new  an 
museum  is  built,  the  quiet  atmosphere  of 
Williamstown  may  suddenly  change.  The 
potential  for  our  small  town  to  become  a 
first-run  contemporary  art  center, 
drawing  talent  and  visitors  from  all  over 
the    nation,    may    become    a   reality. 

The  additional  gallery  space  and  the 
improved  gallery  conditions  will  un- 
doubtedly make  Williams  a  more  at- 
tractive place  for  major  New  York  artists 
to  show  their  work.  The  new  security 
system  and  automatic  temperature 
control  will  enable  Williams  to  borrow 
important  works  that  presently  can  not  be 
borrowed  from  even  the  nearby  Clark. 
Artists,  dancers  and  musicians  will  be 
drawn  to  the  college  by  the  new  facility 
which  includes  a  large  gallery  hall 
suitable  for  performing  arts,  inter- 
disciplinary exhibits  and  even  college 
athletic  events.  The  possibilities  for  uses 
are  vast,  and  the  new  addition  will  benefit 
not  only  art  majors,  but  everyone  in 
Williamstown. 

A  college  museum  of  this  stature  will 
undoubtedly  put  Williamstown  on  the  map, 
bringing  prominent  visitors  into  the  area 
with  not  only  one,  but  two  excellent  art 
museums,  The  new  addition  would 
unquestionably  spark-up  our  present, 
quiet  community.  Whether  you  feel  the 
change  is  needed  or  not  at  least  no  one 
would  have  to  answer  to  that  all  too 
frequent  age-old  question:  "Where  in  the 
hell  is  Williamstown???" 

Elizabeth  M.  Davis  '81 


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Revue:  a  magic  mirror 


The  girl  sitting  next  to  me  at  the  open 
dress  rehearsal  of  The  Freshman  Revue 
last  Thursday  night  didn't  like  reporters. 
"But  since  you're  not  working  for  the 
Record  tonight,"  she  said,  "I  guess  you 
can  be  tolerated." 

"What  makes  you  think  I'm  here  purely 
as  a  spectator?  "I  responded. 

It  took  her  less  time  than  I  expected  to 
respond,  "Don't  be  silly.  You're  a  sports- 
writer.  I've  read  your  stuff.  They'd  never 
send  you  to  do  a  theatre  piece." 

Her  next  line  wasn't  spoken,  but  I  knew 
what  it  was  despite  her  silence.  'What 
could  you  possibly  know  about  the 
theatre?' 

Admittedly,  I'm  much  more  com- 
fortable in  a  press  box  with  hot  dog  in  hand 
and  ballgame  in  view  than  I  am  in  row  3, 
seat  5  of  the  orchestra.  However,  one  of  the 
many  themes  of  this  year's  Class  of  '84 
version  of  the  revue  entitled  "Steps  and 
Stages"  is  the  motto,  "You  never  know 
when  the  magic's  going  to  hit  you"  and  last 
Thursday  night  I  sat  for  over  two  hours 
incredulously  being  bombarded  by  'the 
magic'. 

To  spew  forth  a  bunch  of  meaningless 
superlatives  as  I  did  after  the  show  ended 
would  be  useless.  I'll  leave  that  to  the 
review.  Instead,  I'd  like  to  try  to  reveal  the 
thought  processes  that  went  on  in  my  mind 
as  I  watched  18  startlingly  talented  per- 
formers stand  on  a  stage  and  flawlessly 
portray  a  mirror  of  my  life. 

There  is  no  other  way  to  describe  David 
Barnes'  writing  other  than  completely 
reflective  of  everything  that  Williams 
really  is.  He  takes  on  all  the  stereotypes 
with  complete  candor  and  made  me  laugh 
at  them,  although  many  of  them  were  me. 

Then,  almost  effortlessly,  a  transition  is 
struck  and  the  mood  changes  as  a 
silliloquy  describes  to  me  without  flaw  the 
feelings  I've  had  so  often  about  missing 
my  parents  or  being  the  only  one  here  who 
isn't  one  of  'the  beautiful  people! 
Everything  is  right  on  the  button.  There  is 
no  facet  of  this  show  that  anyone  who  has 
spent  any  time  at  Williams  will  fail  to 
recognize.  And  more  importantly, 
everything  relates  specifically  to  the 
Williams  experience.  No  need  to  sort  out 
meaningless  information.  Every  situation 
portrayed  could  be  you,  and  in  many  cases 
was  definitely  me. 

The.  Revue  made  me  deal  with  feelings 
I've  shoved  aside  so  often  in  favor  of 
English  papers  and  intramural  basketball. 
It  allowed  me  to  laugh  at  take-offs  on 
California-type  frisbee  playing  roommates 
that  talk  like  John  Lennon  and  Lacoste 
shirts  that  perform  a  vital  purpose— not 
clashing  with  the  changing  leaves. 

In  more  solemn  moments,  I  cried.  I'm 
not  really  the  crying  type  (excluding  one 
Bio  101  test  last  year)— unless  something 
really  hits  home.  The  song  so  beautifully 
performed  about  a  father's  working  his 
whole  life  to  give  his  son  a  better  op- 
portunity brought  forth  the  tears,  for  it 
was  my  story  that  was  being  told  and 
somehow  that  Joycian  epiphany  I  was  sure 
didn't  exist  came  up  and  slapped  me  in  the 
face.  I  was  dealing  for  the  first  time  with 
sentiments  about  my  family  that  existed, 
but  somehow  got  trampled  by  History  201 


and  silly  things  like  Ephusions. 

At  this  point  I  realized  that  this  revue 
had  turned  into  David  Barnes'  valedic- 
tory. It  couldn't  really  encompass  all  of  the 
feelings  of  the  group  of  18  freshmen  that 
were  performing  it,  despite  their  obvious 
talents.  They  just  haven't  experienced 
enough  here  to  realize  how  "right-on" 
their  caricatures  of  professors,  rich  kids, 
and  the  sad  sordid  sufferers  of  the  malady 
known  as  "the  freshman  10"  weight  gain 
really  were.  But  David  Barnes  has  seen, 
and  he's  seen  it  all.  He  writes  about  being 
black  at  Williams,  and  while  I  can't  relate, 
I  see  the  truths  maybe  for  the  first  time. 
Two  minutes  later  he  comes  back  and 
scares  me  with  a  sad  monologue  delivered 
about  the  unthinking  cruelty  of  the 
Williams  men— and  I  begin  to  wonder  if 
my  conscience  will  hang  me  for  my 
lockerroom  chatter. 

I  made  50  different  New  Year's  type 
resolutions  while  watching  Barnes' 
mirror  on  my  existence  here  in  the  Purple 

PURPLE  PROSE 

Valley.  I'll  break  them  slowly,  one  by  one 
because  people  only  change  gradually,  and 
even  then  it  takes  a  push.  But  still  the  show 
gave  me  so  much  of  myself  to  look  at,  to 
smile  about,  and  to  criticize.  When  it  en- 
ded, I  raced  back  to  my  room  and  called 
my  parents  and  shared  with  them  a  few  of 
my  discoveries.  I  told  them,  that  like  one 
of  the  characters  in  "Steps  and  Stages"  I 
too  missed  the  smell  of  breakfast  cooking 
on  Sunday  morning  and  Dad  sitting  with 
The  Times.  It  just  took  me  a  year  of  "The 
Williams  Experience"  and  a  look  at  it 
through  the  brilliant  eyes  of  David  Barnes 
to  be  able  to  verbalize  these  real  feelings. 

My  only  regret  is  that  "Steps  and 
Stages"  was  primarily  seen  by  those  who 
will  gain  least  from  it.  While  the  parents  of 
the  Class  of  '84  will  enjoy  the  show  and 
maybe  gain  better  insight  into  their 
children's  lives  through  this  magical  tour 
into  every  Williams  student's  soul,  it  is 
more  important  for  every  person  who  is 
here  to  gain  the  realization  possible 
through  "Steps  and  Stages."  Since  Friday 
and  Saturday  night's  shows  were  sold  out 
to  parent  visitors  and  only  Sunday  offered 
a  chance  for  a  few  students  to  see  this 
window  on  their  Williams  world,  I'd  like  to 
suggest  some  type  of  return  engagement 
for  "Steps  and  Stages"  so  that  many  more 
of  the  members  of  this  community  can  get 
a  better  perspective  into  just  who  they  are. 
I'm  sure  the  cast  would  not  hesitate  to  do 
another  show  or  two,  and  the  goodwill  and 
heightened  morale  that  would  come  from 
viewing  such  an  accurate  appraisal  of  the 
Williams  world  might  be  just  the  booster 
that  this  campus  needs  to  get  us  through  a 
long  winter. 

I  left  the  theatre  Thursday  night  trans- 
formed. That  hasn't  happened  to  me  since 
"Chorus  Line".  But  "Chorus  Line"  was 
another  world.  One  I'll  never  know.  This 
show  dealt  with  this  world,  my  world,  and 
it  was  moving.  It's  true  that  you  never 
quite  know  when  the  magic's  going  to  hit. 
It  shocked  the  hell  out  of  me. 

—Steve  Epstein 


OUTLOOK 


WILLIAMS  RECORD 


Pages 


A  woman.. 

by  Sarah  Wilson '81 

1  grew  up  in  Teaneck,  New  Jersey,  a 
suburb  of  New  York  City  with  a  large 
Black  and  Jewish  population.  There, 
"feminism"  was  taken  for  granted  (at 
least  on  an  intellectual  level)  as  an 
element  of  self-definition  rather  than  a 
dirty  word.  So,  I  was  ill-prepared  for  the 
harsh  stereotypes  of  feminists  circulating 
among  parts  of  the  Williams  College 
student  body.  As  a  freshman,  I  was  too 
stunned  by  the  "pranks"  of  my  male 
dormmates  to  contemplate  the  seeming 
complacency  of  Williams  women.  The 
alleged  removal  of  a  petition  from  the 
entry  door  provoked  a  memorable 
response  from  one  fellow  resident. 
Scrawled  on  a  piece  of  paper  and  tacked  to 
the  door  was  the  following  message;  "The 
next  dumb  broad  that  tears  this  down  is 
going  to  be  raped." 

My  own  feminist  ideology  has  undergone 
many  changes  since  my  freshman  year. 
Although  I  carry  that  particular  memory 
with  me,  I  have  learned  to  avoid  em- 
passioned  debates  over  trivial  and  isolated 
points  taken  out  of  any  larger  political 
context.  My  political  interest  in  the  status 
of  women  has  expanded  into  academic 
channels.  As  a  women's  studies  major,  I 
have  learned  to  apply  traditional  and  non- 
traditional  methods  of  analysis  to  a  new 
field  of  study— women's  history— with 
enormous  intellectual  and  personal 
gratification.  The  inclusion  of  women's 
issues  and  achievements  into  the 
curriculum  is  a  tribute  to  the  respon- 
siveness of  many  professors  and  the 
persistence  of  many  students,  particularly 
women.  Williams  appears  to  be  making 
considerable  progress  in  combating  the 
historical  practice  of  excluding  racial, 
religious,  and  sexual  minorities. 

Individual  attitudes,  however,  often  lag 
behind.  I  was  told  by  a  female  student  at 


This  week's  OUTLOOK  attempts  to 
capture  the  mixture  of  ideas  and  attitudes 
that  surrounds  the  mystique  of  Williams 
women.  It  is  difficult  to  be  specific  because 
the  range  of  impressions  about  women, 
particularly  those  caught  up  in  the  rigors 
of  academia,  is  extremely  broad.  Below 
are  the  thoughts  of  two  students,  a  man 
and  a  woman,  who  have  special  comments 
on  the  subject  of  women  in  general  and 
the  educated,  somewhat  confused, 
Williams  women  in  particular.  OUTLOOK 
invites  consideration  of  the  topic  and 
welcomes  criticism  and-  additional 
opinions.  We  are  not  searching  for,  nor  are 
we  stating,  a  full  truth;  we  are  only 
contemplating  the  fragments. 


In  \96i,  Suzy  Pearson 
triecl  to  enroll  at  Williams 
College.  Slie  w&$  c'on5e(]ue^tly 
raped,  beaten  and  <lragf^ed 
out  of  town- 


Williams  that  she  had  no  need  for 
feminism  because  she  had  never  ex- 
perienced any  discrimination  on  account 
of  her  sex.  Immunity  from  sex 
discrimination  increases  with  economic 
wealth  and  educational  privilege.  The 
lukewarm  acceptance  or  rejection  of 
feminist  principles  may  reflect  an 
inability  to  find  direct  personal  relevance 
in  issues  that  seem  only  to  affect  poor 
women:  medicaid  funding  for  abortion, 
sterilization  abuse,  unemployment  and 
occupational  segregation.  Female 
graduates  of  Williams  will  inevitably  be 
forced  to  confront  feminist  concerns, 
however,  in  the  workplace  and  in  their 
personal  lives.  According  to  OCC 
statistics,  26.3  percent  of  Williams  women 
in  the  class  of  1980  have  entered  the  labor 
force,  14  percent  of  them  in  the  business 
world.  A  recent  Wall  Street  Journal  article 
(October  7,  1980)  reported  that  although 
"women  executives  in  United  States 
companies  have  made  some  significant 
career  gains  in  recent  years"  their 
"salaries  still  lag  far  behind  those  of  male 
executives,"  and  most  working  women  are 
segregated  into  clerical  positions  with 
salaries  on  the  lower  end  of  the  pay  scale. 

Previous  generations    of  American 


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WILLIAMS 
COLLEGE 


WILIIAMS 
COLIECE 


women  viewed  career  and  family  as 
mutually  exclusive  paths.  My  female 
peers,  not  viewing  the  choice  of  one  to  be  a 
complete  sacrifice  of  the  other,  still 
convey  some  ambivalence  about  their 
ability  to  successfully  juggle  two  roles. 
Balancing  responsibility  of  work  and 
family  is  an  issue  that  crosses  boundaries 
of  class  and,  increasingly,  gender.  Male  as 


well  as  female  graduates  of  Williams  will 
eventually  have  to  face  the  larger  issue 
that  lies  at  the  heart  of  feminism :  the  need 
to  be  true  to  one-self  in  the  face  of  possible 
social  constraints.  Perhaps  the  reluctance 
to  view  social  stereotypes  within  their 
political  context  will  diminish  as  we  at- 
tempt to  balance  responsibilities  in  our 
personal  lives. 


and  a  man  sketch  the  Williams  woman 


by  Tom  Costley  '82 

June  1954.  Thirty-four  years  since  the 
passage  of  the  19th  amendment  granting 
women  suffrage;  sixteen  years  before 
Williams  College  admits  women.  My 
father  makes  what  he  calls  one  of  the 
biggest  decisions  of  his  life:  he  turns  down 
Boston  College  Medical  School  and  goes 
instead  to  graduate  school  to  study 
geology.  B.  C.  Medical  School  rules  would 
have  prohibited  him  from  holding  an 
outside  job;  they  suggest  that  his 
newlywed  wife  work  to  support  his 
medical  education.  He  flatly  refuses— no 
wife  of  his  was  going  to  have  to  work  to 
support  him. 


December,  1976.  Six  kids  and  twenty-two 
years  later  my  mom  decides  that  there  is 
more  to  life  than  carpooling  and  general 
suburbia.  Feeling  that  she  hasn't  fully 
tapped  her  potential,  she  goes  into 
business.  The  effect  upon  me  is  significant. 
Caught  up  in  a  frenetically  paced  dating 
relationship  with  a  pink  and  green  clad 
prep  from  a  nearby  all  girls'  school,  I 
begin  to  critically  evaluate  her  goals  and 
ambitions.  Although  she  has  proven 
talents,  she  desires  very  few  things:  a 
family,  a  house  in  the  suburbs,  a 
Republican  president,  and  a  Chevrolet 
station  wagon  trimmed  with  walnut 
veneer.  I  begin  to  ask  myself  if  this  is  what 
I  would  want  if  I  were  a  college  bound 
female. 


October,  1980.  I'm  lounging  in  my  living 
room  in  East  College  talking  with  my 
roommate  on  a  subject  that  has  preoc- 
cupied me  for  months.  What  will  I  do  after 
graduating  from  Williams  in  1982? 
Perhaps  I'll  teach.  Great  satisfaction  as 
long  as  money  and  other  material  goods 
aren't  a  priority.  I  could  get  a  training  job 
in  a  New  York  City  bank  for  three  years, 
go  to  a  high-powered  business  school,  and 
proceed  to  fight  my  way  to  the  top  of  some 
mega-corporation  ladder.  Challenges, 
competition,  money  and  an  early  death. 


What  will  I  do?  Easy,  my  roommate  says, 
marry  a  doctor. 

My  awakening  to  the  changing  role  of 
women  in  our  society  began  well  before  I 
set  foot  in  the  Purple  Valley.  Far  from 
resolving  the  complex  issues  raised  during 
my  adolescence,  Williams  has  never- 
theless presented  me  with  diverse  group  of 
women  whose  attitudes,  values,  and 
ambitions  have  strengthened  the  picture  in 
my  mind  of  the  independent,  fully  realized 
woman.  The  Williams  woman,  if  I  can 
generalize,  is  a  far  cry  from  the  girls  that 
made  up  my  high  school  experience. 

Regardless  of  reality  (whatever  it  was), 
in  high  school  girls  were  viewed  from  that 
uniquely  distorted  perspective  that  defines 
the  adolescent  male.  The  level  of  social 
interaction  between  the  sexes  rarely,  if 
ever,  rose  above  uninformative  small  talk. 
In  high  school,  everyone's  role  was  clearly 
defined,  and  they  were  all  roles  that  were 
easy  to  enjoy.  We  played  the  same  games 
that  have  been  played  for  decades.  Yet, 
toward  the  end  of  my  senior  year,  I 
became  increasingly  dissatisfied  with  the 
aspiration  of  the  girls  that  I  had  spent  four 
years  pursuing.  Most  of  them  were  going 
to  college,  but  what  of  it?  Few  that  I  knew 
were  going  to  schools  with  strong 
academic  reputations.  I  looked  at  my  high 
school  girlfriend  and  realized  that  she  had 
virtually  no  ambition  other  than  to  get 
married.  Initially,  I  overreacted.  Women 
must  have  careers,  I  fell.  They  must  fulfill 
their  "potential",  and  potential  to  me  was 
a  narrowly  defined  term.  My  years  at 
Williams,  however,  have  shown  me  that 
women  and  their  "potentials"  are  more 
complex  than  I  originally  thought, 


The  Williams  woman:  intelligent,  ac- 
tive, ambitious.  From  intellectual 
discoursein  the  classroom  .  ..  to  running 
the  newspaper  ...  to  playing  on  some  of 
the  best  sports  teams,  women  have  ex- 
celled at  Williams  since  coming  here  as 
students  over  ten  years  ago.  Thanks  to  an 
intelligent  admissions  process,  we  enjoy 


the  virtues  of  true  coeducation,  whereas 
many  formerly  all-male  institutions  lag 
far  behind  in  the  move  toward  a  balanced 
student  body.  The  average  Dartmouth 
male  roadtrips  fairly  frequently;  the 
Williams  male  seldom,  if  ever,  seriously 
"roadtrips."  One  can  infer  from  this  that 
Williams  men  and  women  are  content 
(generally  speaking)  with  the  social  life 
that  our  college  community  offers.  More 
importantly,  our  coeducation,  more  than 
just  providing  a  'viable  social  life,  creates 
a  community  in  which  both  men  and 
women  benefit  from  the  similar  goals  of 
their  peers.  Furthermore,  by  living, 
studying,  and  competing  on  equal  terms 
day  in  and  day  out,  the  Williams  man  and 
woman  develop  a  mutual  respect  and 
appreciation  for  the  strengths  and 
weaknesses  of  each  other.  The  notion  that 
the  world  is  made  up  of  people  pursuing 
individually  and  socially  beneficial  goals 
triumphs  over  any  concept  of  a  single  sex 
as  the  provider,  and  the  other  half  as 
nursemaid  to  the  next  generation. 

Within  the  Williams  population  there  are 
no  male  or  female  archetypes.  It  is  just  as 
misleading  to  label  all  Williams  men  as  of 
one  type  as  it  is  to  label  the  women  as  all 


being  the  "same".  Yet,  within  the 
diversity  that  is  Williams,  there  is  at  least 
one  common  denominator.  We  are  the 
children  of  a  generation  of  one  income 
(usually  the  father)  families.  This 
heritage  conflicts  with  the  changing  roles 
that  men  and  women  are  assuming  in 
society  today.  The  Williams  woman 
personifies  the  struggle  of  today's  woman. 
Her  intelligence  and  her  talents  beg  to 
meet  the  challenges  of  a  career  outside  of 
the  home. 

But  many  women  have  suggested  to  me 
that  the  women  here  (and  the  men,  for  that 
matter)  are  not  radically  innovative.  We 
seek  the  "good  life"— an  eager  balance  of 
careers  and  family  job.  The  significant 
characteristic  of  the  Williams  woman  is 
that  she  seems  to  view  the  complexities  of 
her  changing  role,  not  as  a  treacherously 
high  hurdle  to  be  painfully  overcome,  but 
rather  as  a  series  of  doors  to  be  opened. 
These  doors  were  once  closed,  but  these 
women  truly  have  a  desire  to  attain  their 
personal  ideal  of  "potential"  as  a  woman 
and  as  a  person.  This  attitude,  more  than 
any  specific  set  of  goals,  is  what  separates 
the  Williams  woman  from  the  uninformed 
chatterers  of  my  adolescence. 


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ENTERTAINMENT 


WILLIAMS  RECORD 


I 


October  14,  1980 


Revue  questions  Williams   trends 


by  Justin  Johnson 
Steps  and  Stages,  the  definitive 
Revue,  was  not  a  show  meant 
expressly  for  the  wide-eyed  Class 
of  '84.  Rather,  this  parade  of 
talent  was  the  senior  class'  fand 
though  appropriately  bitter,  poke 
at  life  at  Williams  College, 
represented  symbolically  as  a 
purple  stage.  Author  David 
Barnes  and  composer  Scott 
Solomon  have  created  a  pageant 
so  electric  with  truth  and  yet  so 
redolent  of  love  that  one  does  not 
know  whether  to  fidget  with 
embarrassment  or  simply  cheer. 
Presented  from  October  9th  to 
the  12th  in  Jesup  Hall,  the  Fresh- 
man Revue  started  off  in  Dutch, 


which  is  to  say  that  the  strikingly 
Aryan  Miss  Marline  Westermann 
delivered  a  monologue  in  her 
native  tongue,  understood  by  no 
one  but  ogled  by  all.  One  won- 
dered what  Mr.  Barnes  was  up  to. 
Is  beauty  all  it  takes  in  the  Purple 
Valley?  Apparently  it  takes  a 
great  deal  of  talent  too.  It  must. 
For  then  Miss  Timmie  Rony 
strode  out,  her  eyes  flashing  like 
the  most  provocative  of  chan- 
treusses,  to  produce  a  low  note  of 
such  vibrance  that  it  whisked  the 
audience  back  from  Holland. 
Whatan  assured  voice!  And  what 
a  torchy  song,  daring  one  to 
"Lose  A  Little,"  and  one  decided 
to  do  so  as  the  cast  of  18  joined 


Karin  Miller  (above)  leers  to  the 
audience  "I  Don't  Want  to  be 
Sleazy,"  one  of  the  more  popular 
numbers  in  "Steps  and  Stages," 
this  year's  Freshman  Revue.  The 
play,  written  by  David  Barnes  '81 
and  Scott  Solomon  '81,  was 
performed  at  Jesup  Hall  during 
Freshmen  Parents'  Weekend.  At 
right.  Will  McClaren  and  Tory 
Smith  mimic  the  "Beautiful 
People."  (Burghardt) 


Miss  Rony  under  the  purple 
lights,  singing  their  hearts  out  for 
what  would  be  two  tuneful  hours. 

And  then  the  wicked  humour  of 
Mr.  Barnes  took  over.  As  in- 
nocent freshpersons  marched  on 
and  off  the  stage,  either  men- 
tioning that  they  did  not  know 
why  they  were  here  or  that  they 
simply  "went  with  the  flow". 
Barnes'  contradictory  jux- 
taposition of  Williams  negativism 
and  then  the  often  repeated 
sentiment,  "we're  having  the 
times  of  our  lives ,"  is  at  the  heart 
of  Steps  and  Stages.  For  the  stage 
is  the  school,  and  the  show  is  four 
years  at  Williams,  and  you've  got 
to  love  it,  and  you've  got  to  hate 
it.  Even  if  you,  like  Caroline 
Kettlewetl  are  "Searching  For 
My  Destiny"  with  a  clear, 
pristine  soprano. 

Scott  Solomon  can  write  a  song, 
be  it  the  Denveresque  "Destiny" 
and  "New  England",  whose  full 
harmonies  recall  "Country 
Roads",  or  "I  Get  This  Feeling," 
a  duet  to  challenge  Sondheim's 
finest.  This  critic  wonders, 
however,  whether  the  easy-going 
consistency  of  the  numbers  is  not 
at  times  at  odds  with  the 
sometimes  bleak,  sometimes 
bright  pronouncements  of  the 
Freshman  Class. 


Concert  Listings 


October  17  Kenny  Rankin  at 
JB  Scott's  in  Albany,  NY 

October  18  Black  Sabbath 
&  Blu^  Oyster  Cult  at 
Madison  Square  Garden  in 
New  York. 

Kinks  at  Providence  Civic 
Center  in  Providence,  RI. 

NRBQ,  at  State  West  in  W. 
Hartford,  CT. 

Stephan  Grappelli  at 
Berklee  Performance  Ctr. 
in  Boston. 

October  19  Gary  Numan  at 
the  Palladium  in  New  York 
City. 

Jean  Luc-Ponty  &  Larry 
Coryell  at  the  Palace 
Theater  in  Albany. 

Yes  at  the  Nassau 
Coliseum  in  Uniondale,  NY. 
Al  Jarreau  at  Symphony 
Hall  in  Boston. 

Spyro  Gyra  at  the  Berklee 
Performance  Ctr.  in  Boston. 

Carmen  McRae  at  the 
Fine  Arts  Center.  Concert 
Hall  of  U.Mass.,  Amherst. 


October  22  The  Roche  Sisters 
at  Hullabaloo  in  Rensselaer, 

NY. 

October  24  Frank  Zappa  at 
Hartford  Civic  Center  in 
Hartford. 

October  25  Kinks  at  Cape 
Cod  Coliseum  in  S.  Yar- 
mouth, MA. 

October  26  Kinks  at 
Nassau  Coliseum  in 
Uniondale,  NY, 

Dave  McKenna 
&  Marian  McPartland  & 
Teddy  Wilson  at  Proctor's 
Theater   in  Schenectady, 

NY 

October  27  Judy  Collins  at 
Symphony  Hall  in  Boston. 

November  15  Sonny 
Rollins  at  the  Fine  Arts 
Center.  Concert  Hall  of 
U.Mass.  Amherst. 

Doobie    Brothers   at    the 
Boston  Garden   in  Boston. 

Tickets  available  from 
Ticketron.Pittsfield.  Prepared 
by  Toonerville  Trolley. 


PROSPECTIVE  LAW  STUDENTS 


Law  School  jnd  Lt'gjI  Career 
Intormation 


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These  eighteen  young  men  and 
women  have  a  whole  lot  to  say. 
Either  they're  black  or  they're 
female  or  they're  gay  or  they're 
plumg;  or  they're  bored  or 
overworked  or  in  love— but, 
dammit,  they're  going  to  tell 
you.  "Williams  men  are  dumb," 
pronounces  the  magnificently 
stunning  Miss  Karin  Miller— 
almost  on  the  brink  of  tears.  With 
her  hands  in  her  pockets,  and  her 
belly  button  peeping,  she  ad- 
monishes those  boys  who  insist 
that  "there  are  no  women  at 
Williams."  She  and  Tory  Smith, 
Meg  Schofield  and  Alice 
Comiskey  will  later  drape 
themselves  across  the  stage  in 
leather  boots  chanting,  "I  Don't 
Wan'na  Be  Sleazy",  leaving  one 
positive  that  there  are  at  least 
four. 

Of  course,  Steps  and  Stages  is 
at  times  too  ponderous,  perhaps 
even  too  doggedly  topical.  Why 
do  they  all  "sit  at  that  table  over 
there"?  Is  that  "hunk  of  a  hockey 
player"  really  unable  to  deal  with 
"sexuality  as  complex  as  a 
woman's"?  What  can  Williams 
do  if,  "I  love  somebody  who  looks 
just  like  me"?  Perhaps  there 
were  too  many  fidgiting  parents 
in  the  audience  wondering  about 
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Club  offers  home  in  N.Y. 


If  the  wallet  is  full  and  the 
BMW  is  out  of  the  shop,  the 
average  Williams  student  might 
consider  a  weekend  road  trip  to 
The  Big  Apple.  Such  wayward 
students  need  not  sleep  on  a 
bench  or  in  their  320i,  because 
every  Williams  student  has  a 
home  away  from  home  at  the 
Williams  Club. 

Located  in  neighboring  Vic- 
torian brownstones  at  24  E.  39th 
Street  (tel.  212-697-5300),  the 
Williams  Club  has  been  giving 
Williams  undergrads  and  alums 
"the  opportunity  to  work, 
socialize,  entertain,  or  just  relax 
in  their  own  club"  since  1913, 
according  to  the  Club's  brochure. 

For  travelling  students,  the 
Club  offers  all  the  facilities  of  a 
small  hotel.  Single  rooms  are 
available  on  a  daily  basis  for  $36 


with  private  both  or  $28  without. 
Doubles  go  for  $45  with  bath  or 
$38  without.  The  rooms  may  not 
be  the  height  of  elegance,  but 
they  serve  as  well  as  any  dorm 
room,  and  the  price  is  un- 
beatable. (It  may  sound  like  a  lot, 
but  this  is  New  York,  not  the 
hometown  Holiday  Inn).  At  no 
extra  charge,  the  Club  throws  in 
their  Springer  Spaniel  mascot 
who,  we  have  been  assured, 
never  barks  in  the  night. 

The  Club  has  breakfast,  lunch, 
and  dinner  facilities  catering  to 
either  the  greasy  spoon  or  tie- 
and-jacket  types.  Additionally, 
there  are  two  lounges  (for  those 
students  with  smoking  jackets), 
valet  and  laundry  service,  and  a 
bar  for  that  pre-night-on-the-town 
drink. 

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Costello's   LP  outlines  career 


by  Mark  Dermer 

Elvis  Costello 
Taking  Liberties 
(Columbia  JC36839) 
After  an  artist  has  released 
four  sensational  albums  there 
often  follows  a  "greatest  hits" 
package  that  chronicles  his-her 
music  to  date  with  songs 
available  on  the  previous  LP's. 
This  convention  exists  primarily 
to  capitalize  on  the  folks  who  held 
off  buying  earlier  releases  but 
who  can  be  enticed  to  take  the 
plunge  by  the  well-known 
material  on  the  hits  disc.  This 
also  gives  the  artist  time  for  a 
vacation   on    tne   Riviera.    One 


expects  a  little  more  from  Elvis 
Costello  though,  and  he  once 
again  delivers,  this  time  with  a 
career  retrospective  of 
unreleased,  reworked,  or 
unavailable  (in  the  U.S.),  tunes. 
Taking  Liberties'  twenty  cuts 
are  dominated  by  work  done 
around  the  Get  Happy  album 
(including  different  versions  of 
"downtime  is  Over"  and  "Black 
and  White  World  " )  but  there  is  no 
lack  of  earlier  material.  "Radio 
Sweetheart",  featuring  Nick 
Lowe  on  bass,  is  one  of  Elvis' 
earliest  compositions  and  sounds 
straight  off  of  My  Aim  is  True 
except  for   the  highly  polished 


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production. 

Most  recognizable  of  the 
unavailable  songs  are  the  bunch 
from  the  This  Year's  Model 
sessions,  particularly  "I  Don't 
Want  to  Go  To  Chelsea,"  which 
appears  on  the  import  version  of 
the  album  and  is  a  mainstay  in 
Elvis'  concert  repertoire.  "Night 
Rally"  and  "Big  Tears"  are 
slower  paced  songs  that  were 
losers  in  the  now  obsolete  one- 
slow  -  song  -  per  -  Elvis  -  album 
sweepstakes.  Their  quality 
proves  that  a  Costello  loser  is  no 
loser  at  all.  "Wednesday  Week" 
is  the  only  one  of  these  previously 
unknown  to  this  critic,  though  it's 
a  wonder  it  was  for  it  presented 
tremendously  frenetic  rock. 

Music  written  during  Armed 
Forces  is  limited  to  "Crawling  to 
the  USA"  but  is  made  up  for  by 
the  already  mentioned  abun- 
dance of  recent  material.  Nearly 
all  these  songs  have  a  sparse 
accompaniment  and  slow  tempo 
that  gives  full  exposure  to  Elvis' 
ever-improving  vocalization.  The 
multiple  vocal  tracks  on  "Black 
and  White  World"  are  an  ex- 
cellent eMmple  as  are  both 
"Hoover  Factory"  and  "Just  a 
Memory".  The  latter  is  par- 
ticularly beautiful,  sung  with  real 
passion  and  backed  only  by  Steve 
Naive's  solo  paino. 

If  music  like  this  is  taking 
liberties  one  can  only  hope  Elvis 
Costello  keeps  taking  them. 


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FEATURES 


WILLIAMS  RECORD 


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Band  marches  over  rivals 


The  band's  solid  trumpet  section  blasts  its  rendKion  o(  "Hey 
Look  Me  Over."  Burghardt) 


by  Rob  Brooks 

You  can  tell  right  away  that 
they  are  not  ordinary.  The 
straight  ranks  of  in- 
distinguishably  uniformed 
figures,  the  beautifully  precise 
and  coordinated  movements,  the 
shiny  clean  instruments  and  the 
shiny  clean  music  traditional  of 
the  typical  marching  band  are 
noticeably  lacking.  Any 
resemblance  to  a  typical  mar- 
ching band  is  so  lacking,  in  fact, 
that  without  the  occasional  cheer 
of  "Band!"  which  comes  from 
the  group,  an  unwary  spectator 
might  take  them  to  be  just  an 
unusually  rowdy  bunch  of  fans. 
They  are  much  more  than  just 
fans,  though.  The  Williams 
Marching  Band  is  a  revolution  in 
marching  band  thought. 

Whereas   most  bands   exist 


Area  studies  examines  cultures 


In  recent  years,  the  American 
educational  system  has  come 
under  fire  for  neglecting  foreign 
languages  and  cultures,  par- 
ticularly those  of  theThirdWorld. 
Here  at  Williams,  the  Area 
Studies  program  encourages 
undergraduates  to  explore  these 
oft-ignored  regions  of  the  globe. 

Developed  ten  years  ago  to 
combat  the  growing  ethnocen- 
tricity  in  American  higher 
education,  the  Area  Studies 
program  is  not  a  regular 
department.  Rather,  professorial 
appointments  are  made  in  a 
number  of  departments  with  non- 
western  courses  in  mind.  Thus, 
Area  Studies  students  do  not 
concentrate  in  a  specific 
department  either,  but  take  four 
courses  in  a  variety  of  fields, 
focusing  on  one  of  four  regions- 
Latin  America,  Africa  and  the 
Middle  East,  Russia  and  Eastern 
Europe  or  South  and  East  Asia.  A 
new  addition  to  the  program  is 
Critical  Languages,  an  in- 
dependent-study course  offered 
in  Arabic,  Chinese,  Hebrew, 
Japanese  and  Swahili. 

Reports  on  the  actual 
educational  benefits  of  the 
program  are  mixed.  Pat  Diaz  '81 
called  his  Asian  concentration  "a 
nice  addition,  although  you  don't 
become  a  total  expert.'  "  Anita 
Brooks  '81,  concentrating  in 
African  studies,  said  that  the 
program  exists  only  to  stimulate 
interest  in  a  non-Western  area  and 
"what  little  it  does,  it  does  well." 
She  continued  to  say,  however, 
that  "studying  Swahili  has  taught 
me  a  lot  about  African  character 
and  customs" 

Peter  Frost,  chairman  of  the 
Area  Studies  program,  agrees 
that  the  program  exists  only  to 
encourage  interest  in  non- 
Western  cultures.  As  a  program 
of  study,  he  says,  it  is  not 
coherent,  but  is  simply  a  "stamp 
on  the  transcript." 

Interest  in  the  program  has 
been  cyclical.  This  year,  the 
Asian  courses  are  all  over- 
subscribed while  the  African  and 
Latin  American  courses  have  few 
students.  Frost  attributes  the 
increased  interest  in  Asia  partly 
to  China's  emergence  into  the 
national  consciousness,  but  also 
to  factors  peculiar  to  Williams, 
especially  the  Winter  Study  Trip 
to  China.  The  lack  of  interest  in 
Africa  and  Latin  America,  he 
says,  is  probably  due  to  the  fact 
that  there  are  no  professors  at 
Williams  specializing  in  the 
history  and  culture  of  these 
areas. 

This  last  fact  points  to  what 
Frost  feels  is  the  biggest  problem 


for  the  Area  Studies  program— 
the  "Catch-22"  relationship 
between  student  interest  and 
professorial    appointments. 

Because  of  low  enrollment  in 
African  and  Latin  American 
courses,  the  appointment  of 
specialists  in  these  areas  have 
not  been  renewed  in  the  past.  To 
generate  interest  in  these  areas, 
however,  these  same  professorial 
appointments  are  necessary; 
professors  who  are  at  Williams 
long  enough  to  develop  good 
reputations  for  themselves  and 
enthusiasm  for  their  subjects  are 
a  must  for  the  successful  con- 
tinuation of  the  program. 

The  problem,  then,  is  in 
redirecting  student  interest.  The 
best  possible  way  to  do  this, 
according  to  Frost,  is  to  hire  and 


keep  a  good  professor  in  each  of 
the  deficient  areas.  In  light  of  the 
Committee  on  the  Eighties' 
proposals  concerning  increased 
faculty  salaries  and  ap- 
pointments, this  solution  has 
some  hope.  The  Africa-specialist 
position  in  the  History  depart- 
ment has  been  renewed  for  next 
year;  the  Latin-American 
position,  however,  will  remain 
unfilled. 

In  addition  to  the  Area  Studies 
program,  other  programs  exist  at 
Williams  to  encourage  interest  in 
the  non-Western  world.  Par- 
ticularly successful  are  the 
Junior  Year  Abroad  and  job 
placement  programs.  Through 
the  latter  program,  25  Wilhams 
graduates  are  presently  teaching 
English  in  Japan. 


merely  to  support  a  team,  to 
cheer  it  on  and  entertain  the  fans 
while  the  team  takes  a  break,  the 
"Marching  Moo-Cow  Band" 
seems  to  share  a  symbiotic 
relationship  with  the  Williams 
football  team. 

The  band  attends  the  games 
and  roots  the  team  on,  not  as  a 
group  of  assistants,  but  with  the 
carefree  attitude  of  a  family  on  a 
Saturday  afternoon  picnic. 

The  most  visible  signs  of  the 
band's  outlook  are  the  costumes 
of  its  members  and  the  form  its 
halftime  performance  takes. 
While  the  "official"  uniform  of 
the  band  is  a  blue  coat,  grey 
slacks,  saddle  shoes,  and  a  tie, 
this  exact  combination  rarely,  if 
ever,  appears.  Instead,  it  is 
replaced  by  a  wild  collage  of 
clothing  which  may  or  may  not 
include  any  of  the  "official" 
issue.  An  army  camouflage  shirt, 
a  blazer  and  tie  worn  on  an 
otherwise  bare  upper  body,  green 
and  yellow  fluorescent  pants— 
the  styles  seem  to  get  wilder  the 
longer  the   people  stay   in    the 


band.  The  fashions  reach  their 
crazy  end  with  one  of  the  leaders, 
who  dresses  in  a  witch  costume 
and  conducts  the  group  with  a 
tree  branch. 

The  halftime  show  varies  from 
week  to  week,  presumably— 
since  general  chaos  is  its 
trademark— in  an  attempt  to 
keep  the  band  from  polishing  up 
any  one  routine.  Its  basic  format 
is  usually  the  same,  though.  In 
place  of  the  more  typical  mar- 
ching, the  band  has  what  it  calls 
"The  Charge"  into  midfield, 
where  it  mills  around  for  a  time 
in  mass  confusion.  The  group 
forms  itself  into  one  of  the  band's 
unusual  concert  formations,  such 
as  the  "Concert  Athletic  Sup- 
porter Formation"  or  the 
"Concert  Drunken  Spectacle 
Formation,"  and  plays  a  song, 
over  the  loudspeakers,  This 
commentary  might  be  con- 
sidered crude  or  insulting  to 
some  people  in  the  stands,  but  it 
is  never  less  than  entertaining. 
Next,  the  commentary  is  read 
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Brandishing  the  ceremonial  instrument.  President  Chandler  prepares 
tothrowout  the  first  trumpet  of  another  undefeated  band  season. 

(Burghardt) 


Lehman  Service  Council  helps  community 


by  Kataya  Hokanson 
The  Lehman  Service  Council,  a 
Williams  organization  that  has 
been  in  existence  for  about 
twenty  years  has  begun  to  set  up 
this  year's  volunteer  community 
service  programs.  Headed  by 
Senior  John  Chance,  the  council 
runs  or  helps  to  provide  personnel 
for  eleven  programs,  which  are 
guided  by  at  least  eight  different 
student  coordinators.  Chance 
estimates  that  altogether  at  least 
100  Williams  students  are  in- 
volved in  the  program,  which 
include  a  Big  Brother  -  Big  Sister 
Program,  a  hydrotherapy 
program  for  the  handicapped, 
tutoring  adults  towards 
equivalency  exams,  tutoring  high 
school  students,  operating  a 
telephone  help  line,  helping  to  run 
a  Williamstown  children's  club, 
visiting  nursing  homes,  helping 
at  a  North  Adams  hospital, 
helping  at  a  "reform  school 
without  walls"  and  visiting 
people  in  North  Adams  and 
Williamstown  who  cannot  get  out 
on  their  own. 

Chance  said  that  the  various 
programs  were  beneficial  both  to 
the  people  giving  and  receiving 
services,  and  that  participation 
in  the  programs  "helps  get 
students  away  from  books  and 
college  and  into  the  community." 
The  Council  offers  four  dif- 
ferent children's  programs. 
Being  a  Big  Brother  or  Big  Sister 
involves  spending  a  few  hours  a 
week  with  a  child  who  comes 
from  a  poor  or  broken  home,  or 
whose  parents  have  little  time  to 
spend  with  him.  Others  who  like 
to  work  with  children  participate 
in  the  hydrotherapy  program. 
Workers  need  no  proper  training, 
but  simply  help  each  of  the  15  to 
20  handicapped   children    get 


dressed  and  get  to  and  from  the 
pool  during  their  weekly  session 
at  the  North  Adams  YMCA.  "It's 
great  to  get  to  know  the  kids,  play 
games  with  them  and  help  them. 
We  really  need  more  volunteers 
because  we  like  to  have  one-to- 
one  relationships  between 
helf>ers  and  kids,"  Chance  said. 

Another  way  to  help  children  is 
to  volunteer  at  the  Williamstown 
Boys'  Club,  where  both  boys  and 
girls  can  go  to  play  games,  do  art 
work  and  talk.  Volunteers  coach 
teams  and  teach  arts  and  crafts 
once  a  week.  Lastly,  students 
who  participate  in  the  Berkshire 
Farm  For  Boys  program  get  to 
know  the  boys  who  live  in  this 
"reform  school  without  walls" 
and  spend  their  time  with  them 
there  once  a  week.  Leila 
O'Connell  '84  commented,  "I 
really  enjoyed  talking  to  the 
kids— I  felt  I  could  identify  with 
them  and  with  their  problems. 
Basically  we're  giving  them 
some  contacts  outside  the  Farm. 


It's   very    low-key,   just  a    get- 
together  to  talk  or  play  games," 

Those  interested  in  teaching 
often  wish  to  volunteer  to  tutor. 
Literacy  volunteers  either  tutor 
people  in  the  area  so  that  they 
can  pass  their  high  school 
equivalency  exams  or  help  adults 
learning  English  as  a  second 
language.  Another  type  of 
tutoring,  that  of  high  school 
students,  takes  place  at  the  ABC 
(A  Better  Chance)  House  on 
Hoxsey  St. 

North  Adams  Regional 
Hospital  recruits  college  students 
to  visit  geriatrics  patients,  do  lab 
work,  or  help  in  the  emergency 
room.  Volunteers  usually  work 
one  shift  per  week.  There  are  also 
two  nursing  homes  nearby, 
Sweetbrook  and  Adams,  whose 
residents  students  can  visit  and 
work  with  on  various  projects. 
Ann  Day  '83,  coordinator  for  the 
Adams  Nursing  Home,  said, 
"Some  people  at  the  Home  feel 


very  isolated  and  really  enjoy 
talking  with  anyone  who  doesn't 
wear  a  white  coat.  Students  talk 
or  read  to  them.  Most  kids  stay 
with  the  program  all  four  years 
becuase  it's  so  rewarding."  In  a 
similar  program,  students  may 
visit  people  in  North  Adams  and 
Williamstown  who  need  help 
shopping,  doing  small  repairs, 
and  the  like.  Finally,  there  is  the 
possibility  of  working  shifts  for 
the  Help  Line,  which  according  to 
Council  literature  is  "the  only  24- 
hour  telephone  crisis  in- 
tervention, counseling,  in- 
formation and  referral  agency  in 
Berkshire  County."  People  who 
work  on  this  program  must  first 
have  22  hours  of  training  and 
work  two  practice  shifts. 


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October  14,  1980 


PurpleValley  gets  bus 


BRTAbus  inaction. 


(Burghardt) 


by  Kip  Cinnamon 

For  the  car-less  students  who 
yearn  for  escape  from  the 
beautiful  purple  valley,  help  has 
arrived  in  the  form  of  an  off- 
color,  oblong,  mass-transit  bus. 
Starting  at  mid-summer  of  this 
year,  two  Berkshire  Regional 
Transit  Authority  busses  roll 
hourly  between  Williamstown, 
North  Adams  and  Adams  from 
6:30  am  and  6:30  pm  Monday 
through  Friday. 

Local  residents  praise  the 
usefulness  and  economy  of  the 
BRTA  bus  system.  A  William- 
stown disabled  veteran  said,  "I 
use  this  bus  just  about  every  day. 
It's  real  handy."  A  North  Adams 


Campus  clubs  simplified  for  burgers 


by  John  K.  Setear 

Last  week  I  discussed  the 
plight  of  the  poorly  informed 
freshman,  particularly  his  or  her 
difficulty  in  inferring  the  desired 
membership  characteristics  of 
various  campus  organizations. 
This  week,  although  most  of  the 
burgers  have  probably  gotten 
themselves  in  over  their  heads 
already,  I  nonetheless  offer  a 
brief  selection  of  organizations 
and  the  typical  qualifications  of 
their  members. 

(Of  course,  I  apologize  to  any  of 
those  deserving  organizations, 
and  to  a  few  of  the  undeserving 
ones,  who  were  omitted  for 
reasons  of  brevity  or  my  fear  that 
they  would  have  me  drawn  and 
quartered. ) 

Outing  Club— Members  should 
be  heavily  into  granola, 
MOTHER  EARTH  NEWS,  and 
the  acoustic  guitar.  Backpacks 
optional. 

Berkshire  Symphony  Or- 
chestra—Members should  enjoy 
omelettes,  the  NEW  YORKER, 
and  some  symphonic  instrument. 
Ability  to  tolerate  tem- 
peramental   violinists    optional. 

Moo-Cow  Precision  Marching 
Band — Members  should  be  in- 
capable of  feeding  themselves, 
reading  JACK  AND  JILL,  or 
playing  a  musical  instrument. 
Highly  developed  sense  of  the 
absurd  mandatory. 

Republican  Club— Members 
should  swear  by  nickel  ham- 
burgers, LOOK,  and  the  tax  cut 
fairy.  Having  wealthy  relatives  is 


useful;  the  ability  to   suppress 
compassion  is  essential. 

Newman  Association  — 
Although  many  people  are  under 
the  impression  that  this  is  an 
organization  for  Jewish  people, 
most  members  are  actually 
Catholic.  For  this  reason, 
mennbers  heavily  into  rick  'n  roll 

SETEARICAL 
NOTES 


are  discouraged,  while  members 
heavily  into  sex  and  drugs  will  be 
excommunicated. 

Jewish  Association— People 
under  the  impression  that  this  is 
an  organization  for  Catholic 
people  generally  also  think  that 
the  Six  Day  War  was  a  playoff 
between  the  Philadelphia  Flyers 
and  the  Boston  Bruins. 

Rugby  Club— Members  should 
be  impervious  to  pain  and 
temptations  to  be  polite.  An 
ability  to  rapidly  memorize  in- 
volved, slurred  song  lyrics  while 
simultaneously  consuming  one's 
body  weight  in  beer  is  recom- 
mended. 

Octet— Members  should  have 
the  maturity  of  a  fourteen-year- 
old,  the  facial  hair  of  a  sixteen- 
year-old,  and  the  ability  to  count 
to  eight  of  a  two-year-old. 
Musical  talent  is  optional, 
although  the  ability  to  rapidly 
memorize  large  quantities  of 
unique,  vivid  slang  and  sound 
effects  is   mandatory.    Females 


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currently  ineligible. 

Ephlats— Members  should 
possess  the  musical  taste  of  a 
fourteen-year-old  James  Taylor 
fan  with  an  older  sister  who  likes 
Simon  and  Garfunkel,  the 
choreographic  sensibilities  of  a 
quadraplegic,  and  the  ability  to 
smile  cheerily  for  several  hours 
in  a  row.  Former  Octet  members 
currently  ineligible. 

Ephoria— Members  should 
possess  the  musical  tastes  of 
every  all-women's  college 
singing  group  in  history,  the 
ability  to  sing  competently  while 
moderately  intoxicated,  and  a 
desire  for  on-campus  recognition 
comparable  to  Bandit  the  Ger- 
man Shepard.  Octet  members 
presently  infatuated. 

Purple  Key — Members  should 
be  able  to  keep  large  groups  in 
order  (without  the  aid  of  a  sheep 
dog)  while  simultaneously 
stressing  with  a  straight  face  that 
the  geographical  isolation  of 
Williams  is  actually  an  asset  to 
the  social  life.  An  interest  in 
being  among  the  very  first  to 
scope  the  incoming  Freshman 
class  is  helpful. 

College  Council — Members 
should  be  able  to  hold  long 
discussions  without  resolving 
anything,  run  for  offices  the 
purpose  of  which  is  obscure  even 
to  those  who  hold  them,  and  be 
capable  of  sitting  in  the  Log  for 
more  than  ten  minutes  without 
ordering  a  pitcher  of  beer. 

Gargoyle  Club— Members  who 
find      the      College      Council 


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prerequisites  too  demanding 
often  wind  up  here^particularly 
if  their  resumes  look  a  little 
scanty— in  an  attempt  to  find  out 
what  a  "gargoyle"  is.  They  will 
leave  Williams  thinking  that  a 
gargoyle  is  a  person  whose  im- 
pact upon  College  policy  is 
equivalent  to  that  of  a  stone 
representation  of  a  medieval 
monster. 

WCFM— Members  should  have 
a  voice  that  sounds  naturally  as  if 
you  were  talking  into  a  sink,  a 
talent  for  dealing  with  listener 
requests  from  obviously  in- 
toxicated people  who  shout  non- 
existent titles  of  songs  at  you 
from  albums  that  have  been 
stolen  from  the  station,  and  the 
ability  to  inadvertently  drag  a 
phonograph  needle  across  the 
record  you're  playing  without 
unleashing  a  cascade  of  ob- 
scenities into  a  live  mike. 
Barring  these  qualities,  mem- 
bers should  grow  a  slightly 
droopy  blonde  moustache. 

Pique— Members  should  be 
literate,  objective,  and  capable  of 
making  difficult  decisions  in  a 
large  group.  Since  members 
must  also  be  human  beings,  any 
one  of  the  three  qualities  will  do 
in  practice. 

Backtalk— Members  should  be 
sensitive  to  ethnic  perspectives, 
literate,  and  capable  of  main- 
taining that  PIQUE  is  an 
establishment  tool.  My  J. A.  had 
all  three  of  these  qualities,  but 
since  few  other  J.A.'s  qualify  by 
most  standards  as  human  beings, 
any  one  of  the  three  qualities  will 
do  in  practice. 

Record— Members  should  be 
physically  attractive,  in- 
tellectually impressive,  and 
spiritually  inspiring.  All  three 
requirements  are  suspended  for 
columnists. 


businessman  agreed,  saying  "It's 
dependable  and  economically 
reasonable  transportation."  The 
fare  is  30  cents  within 
Williamstown,  and  50  cents  from 
here  to  North  Adams,  with  an 
additional  30  cents  for  the  full  trip 
on  to  Adams. 

Another  advantage  of  the 
service  is  the  energy  savings  it 
provides.  Bob  Kately,  one  of  the 
three  drivers  who  rotate  between 
the  two  BRTA  buses,  explained 
that  "one  of  these  buses  can  run 
the  whole  day  (approximately  13 
hours)  on  25  gallons  of  gasoline, 
and  that's  with  some  350  daily 
passengers  every  day.  If  only  a 
portion  of  those  350  people  forego 
private  transportation,  the  gas 
savings  are  significant." 

Students  may  pick  up  the  bus  at 
any  point  along  Spring  Street  at 
half  past  the  hour,  The  bus  then 
swings  by  the  senior  citizens 
complex  and  heads  for  North 
Adams.  In  North  Adams,  the  bus 
swings  by  some  factories  east  of 
the  cemetery  and  then  loops 
through  downtown  in  its  return  to 
Williamstown  for  a  repeat  run.  At 
the  First  Agricultural  bank  on 
North  Adams'  Main  Street, 
passengers  may  transfer  buses, 
pay  30  cents  extra,  and  ride  on  to 
Adams.  The  drivers  will  stop 
anywhere  along  their  routes  to 
pick  up  or  discharge  passengers. 

Dubious  musicians- 
Continued  from  Page  5 

A  great  deal  of  the  character  of 
this  year's  band  is  derived  from 
its  leaders.  Rusty  Case  and  Mike 
Peterson,  and  its  administrative 
assistants,  Ned  Brown  and  John 
Cooperman.  As  the  "executive 
council",  these  four  guide  the 
band  with  an  easy  hand  and  are 
responsible  for  the  light  at- 
mosphere which  surrounds  it. 
The  nominal  rules  they  impose, 
such  as  "in  bed  by  ten,  home  by 
twelve",  are  not  serious. 

An  attitude  of  togetherness 
is  fostered  by  these  four  through 
the  use  of  band  parties,  a 
Saturday  morning  "training 
table",  and  other  social  activities 
for    the    group. 

An  aura  of  administrative  good 
will  also  surrounds  the  band.  The 
director,  Mr.  Francis  C.  Cardillo, 
who  is  reverently  referred  to  as 
"Mr.  Luigi  Francesco  Don 
Giovanni  Cardillo"  or  any  other 
combination  of  Italian  sounding 
syllables,  takes  a  passively 
benevolent  stance  toward  the 
band.  He  only  requires  the  band 
members  attempt  to  perform  a 
reasonable  rendition  of  "The  Star 
Spangled  Banner",  and  is, 
consequently,  generally  beloved 
of  the  members. 


You,  Too,  Could  Be  A 

Young  Artist 

Someday! 

Come  to  the  Second  Concert  of  our 
Young  Artists  Series  at  Williams. 

JULIAN  MARTIN,  pianist 

(Peabody  Conservatory  Faculty) 

Thursday,  October  16th  at  ^:30  P.M. 
Brooks-Rogers  Recital  Hall 

—STUDENTS  ENTHUSIASTICALLY  WELCOME— 


October  14,  1980 


WILLIAMS  RECORD 


Page/ 


B-52's  out, 
Hall  &Oates 
a  possibility 

by  Sara  Ferris 

November  concert  plans  were 
the  main  concerns  at  the  October 
8  College  Council  meeting  held  at 
Dennett  House. 

Paul  Gallay  '81,  chairman  of 
the  Concert  Committee  of  the 
Student  Activities  Board,  an- 
nounced that  plans  to  engage  the 
B-52's  had  fallen  through  when 
the  group  requested  $10,000  for  an 
appearance,  which  was  $4000 
more  than  the  SAB  had  budgeted. 

Gallay  asked  for,  and  received. 
Council  permission  to  "move  on  a 
different  concert".  The  Concert 


Committee  is  "doing  its  best  to 
get  Hall  and  Gates"  for  a 
November  6th  show  in  Chapin 
Hall.  According  to  Gallay,  "the 
choice  is  that  or  nothing"  until 
January  becuase  there  are  "not 
too  many  bands  around".  In 
response  to  doubts  about  the 
group's  popularity  on  campus, 
Gallay  replied  that  "a  lot  of 
people  like  them  and  would  love 
to  see  them  here". 

The  Finance  Committee 
presented  preliminary 
allocations  for  eight  student 
groups  as  follows:  Adelphic 
Speaking  Union,  $310;  Cap  & 
Bells,  Inc.,  $4400;  Dance  Society, 
$3650;  Humor  Magazine,  $320; 
Investment  Club,  $365;  Jewish 
Association,  $1375;  Pipe  Band, 
$780;  and  Purple  Key  Society, 
$450.  Treasurer  Russell  Piatt  '82, 
emphasized  that  these 
allocations    are    not    final    and 


asked    anyone    with    questions 
about  them  to  speak  to  him. 

Peter  Hodgson  '82  and  George 
Ahl  '82  were  chosen  to  serve  on 
the  Elections  Committee.  New 
Vice-president  John  Mc- 
Cammond  was  also  introduced. 

McCammond  wins 
CC  election 

Continued  from  Page  l 
the  big  election  this  spring  will  be 
done  pretty  much  the  same  as 
last  year's.  There's  also  an 
election  coming  up  soon  to  fill  a 
Division  I  seat,  in  the  CEP  and 
two  housing  category  reps  to  the 
CC  from  the  Row  Houses  and 
Greylock.  People  should  start 
thinking  about  running  for  that." 

McCammond  also  talked  about 
the  possibility  of  establishing  a 
student  trustee,  and  having  a 
trustee  "walk-in  hour". 


"Steps  and  Stages"  magnificent- 


Continued  from  Page  4 
the  benefit  of  leaving  their 
darlings  "Up  Here  In  The 
Boondocks"  with  Gary  Selinger— 
who  sang  it  with  a  vengeance  and 
grimaced  when  the  lyrics  got  a 
bit  too  tart  for  all  of  us.  Yet  the 
power  of  Steps  and  Stages  was  in 
its  very  controversiality— its 
insistence,  through  word  and 
song,  that  one  stare  the  positive 
and  the  negative  aspects  of 
Williams  straight  in  the  eye. 

Regardless  of  the  production's 
pervasive  "senior  presence," 
Steps  and  Stages  was,  in  the  end, 
a  freshman  triumph.  It  was  they 
who   spouted    the    cynical    wit- 


ticisms, only  to  follow  them  up 
with  hugs  and  smiles  and 
resonant  voices. 

Elijah  Alexander's  rendition  of 
"My  Father's  Dreams"  was  one 
such  triumph.  He  maintained  the 
poignancy  and  strength  of  an 
absolutely  riveting  song  which, 
regrettably,  had  too  many  in- 
teresting verses  to  be  taken  all  at 
once.  Moving  minimally,  he 
sang,  "What  do  I  owe  to  my 
father's  dreams?"  subtlety 
confronting  a  sincere  topic  with 
no  titillatory  value. 

He  was  spotted  restrainedly 
under  the  always  professional 
lights   of       Victoria        Ruder. 


Williams  Club- 


Continued  from  Page  4 
Weekend  activities  can  also  be 
arranged  through  the  Club. 
Students  may  order  tickets  for 
Broadway,  Off-Broadway,  ballet, 
concerts,  football,  basketball, 
and  hockey  at  the  front  desk.  For 
more  popular  events,  it  is 
suggested  that  you  order  well  in 
advance.  Each  year  the  Club 
purchases  a  bloc  of  seats  for  the 
U.S.  Open  Tennis  Cham- 
pionships, though  preference  is 
given  to  Club  members. 

If  you  are  really  itching  to  get 
to  the  U.S.  Open,  you  can  become 
a  member  by  paying  $13.50  in 
quarterly  dues.  Membership  also 
includes  use  of  the  Manhattan 


Squash  Club  facilities.  The  club 
brochure  gently  suggests  that 
members  "may  enjoy 
challenging  fellow  members  on 
the  Club's  squash  ladder."  (Just 
"bop  on  down"  to  the  city  for  a 
game  of  squash,  eh?) 

If  you  are  merely  passing 
through  New  York  and  are  in 
need  of  a  break,  the  club  will  loan 
you  a  room  free  of  charge  to 
shower,  nap,  or  change  clothes. 
Ask  for  a  key  at  the  front  desk. 

A  word  of  warning  to  those 
students  looking  for  escape  from 
school:  The  Club  hosts  what  it 
calls  "Distinguished  Professor 
Luncheons"  at  various  times  of 
the  year. 


MATT'S  PREMIUM  NIGHT 
THURSDAY 

T-SHIRTS,  VISORS,  POSTERS, 
LIGHTS,  GRAND  PRIZE 


WORLD  SERIES 

EVERY  GAME  ON  THE  BIG  SCREEN 


Ruder,  set  designer  Tamara 
Turchetta,  and  costumer  Ellen 
Vanderschaaf,  demonstrated 
well  that  a  little  is  a  lot.  The  tier- 
like stage,  mounting  to  a  flat  on 
which  was  painted  purple  stairs, 
provided  the  production  with  an 
all  around  sense  of  triumphant 
ascension.  But  was  it  to  Van- 
derschaaf's  credit  or  detriment 
that  not  a  single  alligator 
adorned  a  single  shirt?  Restraint 
and  a  little  too  much  calculation 
seemed  to  mark  the  technical 
aspects  of  the  production. 

So  many  times  one  wondered 
why  the  show  had  to  end — why, 
for  all  its  good  points  and  all  its 
bad,  the  lights  had  to  go  down, 
and  the  seniors  had  to  accept 
their  diplomas.  But  with  Steps 
and  Stages,  the  final  number,  one 
was  shown  that  it  had  been  worth 
it.  So  rollicking  was  the  finale 
that  it  had  a  staid  Williams 
audience  clapping  its  hands  and 
singing  along.  It  was  an  op- 
timistic climax  and  a  simply 
brilliant  song  which,  to  a  certain 
extent,  may  be  applied  to  the 
production  as  a  whole.  Steps  and 
Stages,  the  musical  and  the  tune, 
is  as  excellent  a  swansong  as  a 
senior  class  could  ever  compose. 


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CES  holdsfestival 


by  JonTigar 

In  an  effort  to  promote  interest 
in  environmental  concerns,  the 
Center  for  Environmental 
Studies  held  a  Harvest  Festival 
last  Saturday  in  Hopkins  Forest. 
Activities  included  cider  pressing 
and  gardening,  and  the  day  ended 
with  a  dinner  and  dance  at  the 
Williamstown  Grange. 

This  is  the  third  year  that  CES 
has  put  on  a  fall  festival.  Two 
years  ago  the  festival  featured 
cider  pressing  and  crafts;  last 
year  CES  sponsored  gardening 
instruction  and  greenhouse 
building.  This  year  combined  the 
best  of  both. 

The  festival  included  a  seven 
mile  run,  cycle,  run  race.  Phil 
Darrow,  '81,  won  the  race  doing 
all  three  legs  alone  with  a  win- 
ning time  of  44:28.5. 


The  team  oi  Cabby  Tennis, 
Sandy  Pike,  and  Swiss  Card  had 
the  best  combined  time  in  the 
race  and  the  cider  press.  The  top 
cider  time  was  pressed  out  by 
Jay  Liebold,  Tom  Black,  and 
Dave  Chesney. 

There  were  many  awards 
handed  out  over  the  course  of  the 
day,  including  one  to  a  faculty 
team  for  "setting  the  pace." 

The  turnout  of  about  fifty  was 
great,  said  Symington,  especially 
in  light  of  the  rain.  The  best 
turnout,  about  eighty  or  ninety, 
came  for  the  dinner  and  dance. 

Symington  said,  "We  had  a 
huge  turnout  for  the  dance.  It 
provided  a  great  end  for  the  day. 
People  were  just  really  happy. 
Everybody  was  dancing  with 
everybody  else,  college  students 
with  kids  from  the  town." 


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WILLIAMS  RECORD 


October  14,  1980 


Golf  ends  unbeaten 


by  Ted  Herwig 

"We  did  it,"  said  Williams  golf 
coach  Rudy  Goff  as  his  squad 
won  two  matches  Wednesday  to 
finish  the  fall  season  with  a 
perfect  8-0  record.  Led  by 
medalist  Bruce  Goff,  the 
Williams  five  toured  the  Taconic 
course  with  a  397,  35  strokes 
ahead  of  Springfield's  432  and  42 


ahead  of  North  Adams  State's 
439. 

"We  are  very  happy  about 
today's  results,"  said  Rudy  Goff. 
"Our  depth  really  helped  us.  And 
again,  our  freshmen  came 
through.  Eric  Boy  den  and  Larry 
Lazor  both  turned  in  fine  rounds 
after  steady,  consistent  seasons. 
Our  senior  captain  Chris  Malone 
has  been  very  consistent  and 
dependable.  And  it's  awfully  good 
to  have  two  guys  like  Greg 
Jacobson  and  Bruce  Goff— you 
know  tnat  one  of  them  will  come 
back  with  a  good  round.  Either 
Bruce  or  Greg  was  medalist  for  7 
of  our  8  games  this  fall." 

This  is  the  second  fall  season  in 
a  row  that  Goff's  golf  squad  has 
been  undefeated.  Last  year  they 
finished  the  fall  with  a  9-0  mark. 
After  such  a  successful  season, 
Goff  says,  he  is  ready  for  the 
spring. 


The  action  is  intense  as  always  in  Little  Three  soccer  competition. 
Tlie  Ephs  lost  this  one  at  home  to  Amherst,  2-1.  (Burghardt) 


Field  hockey   stomps  Amherst 


The  'perfect'  swing  is  the  order  of 
the  day  for  the  Williams  golf 
team,  who  chipped  and  putted 
their  way  to  an  8-0  season  this 
year. 


Despite  a  seemingly  close  first 
half  on  a  wet  field,  the  Williams 
field  hockey  team  shot  forth  in 
the  second  half  to  crush  archrival 
Amherst  3-0. 

The  first  half  went  scoreless 
with  both  teams  battling  to  get 
the  ball  in  the  goal.  Junior  Carol 
Vanderswaag  started  the  scoring 
off  for  the  Ephwomen  in  the 
second  half  as  she  picked  up  a 
ball  off  the  oads  of  the  Amherst 


goalie  and  smashed    it   in   the 
corner  of  the  goal. 

Williams  skill  continued  to 
prevail  for  the  remainder  of  the 
second  half.  With  a  tremendous 
display  of  team  work  and  finesse, 
the  Williams  defense  worked 
around  an  approaching  Amherst 
line  to  get  the  ball  upfield.  Junior 
Beth  Connolly,  ac'  "jtly  an- 
ticipating the  defense,  lorwarded 
the    ball    to    senior    co-captain 


Bell  rings  clear  in  contest 


by  David  Steakley 

Speaking  on  "a  typical  day  at 
Williams,"  Jim  Bell  '84  took  top 
honors  in  the  Freshman  Speaking 
Contest  Saturday. 

The  contest,  held  every  year  by 
the  Adelphic  Speaking  Union, 
attracted  seven  freshman  en- 
trants and  a  large  crowd  of 
forensics  enthusiasts. 

In  his  speech.  Bell  traced  his 
path  on  a  typical  day  from  his  bed 
to  the  shower,  ("ice  cold 
water"),  to  breakfast,  ("I  gob- 
bled my  food  down")  to  classes, 
("I  could  hardly  stay  awake") 
and  to  crew  practice  that  af- 
ternoon ("I  set  a  new  record  for 
catching  crabs"). 

Adelphic  Speaking  Union 
President    Larry    Sheinfeld    '82 


awarded   Bell  the  $30  in   prize 
money. 

Dan  Smith  '83,  last  year's 
winner  of  the  contest  and  one  of 
the  judges,  said,  "Any  one  of 
these  people  would  have  won  last 
year:  It  was  an  incredibly  tough 
decision." 

Other  speakers  included  David 
Altschuler,  Lee  Farbman,  Beth 
Grossman,  Alfred  Haft,  Ben 
Joffe,  and  Jim  Johnston. 

The  diversity  of  the  speeches 
made  the  judges'  decision  par- 
ticularly difficult.  The  con- 
testants were  free  to  speak  on 
any  topic,  extemporaneously  or 
from  preparation. 

Haft  read  two  soliloquies  from 
Hamlet,  while  Altschuler  invoked 
"St.  Oakley"  with  a  reading  of 


"Twas  the  Night  before  Mid- 
terms." 

Farbman  took  suggestions  for 
topics  from  the  audience,  but 
interrupted  himself  with  a 
"newsflash"  on  Williams  sports 
action. 

Johnston  offered  a  political 
analysis,  concluding  that 
America  seemed  to  be  in  the  last 
act  of  a  Sartre  play. 

Grossman  spoke  on  the  need 
for  attention  to  pressing  world 
problems,  such  as  starvation. 

Joffe  emphasized  the  im- 
portance of  imagination  in  his 
talk.  He  derided  the  con- 
centration in  America  on  "hard- 
core science"  and  recommended 
that  we  "seek  the  secret  of  the 
blue  sky,  imagination." 


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Too  much  sun,  or  too  much  cold,  and  your  skin  becomes 
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most  people  don't  realize  that  the  elements  which  cause  dry 
skin    make  for  dry  hair,  too. 

Besides  the  summer  sun  and  the  winter  cold,  blow  dryers, 
hot  rollers,  perms— a  host  of  chemical  and  mechanical 
processes — rob  hair  of  Its  essential  moisture. 

Your  hair  reacts  to  a  loss  of  moisture  much  as  your  skin 
does.  Dry  hair  is  dull,  rough  and  brittle.  It  doesn't  feel  good, 
and  It  doesn't  look  good,  either.  And  It's  hard  to  style. 

Many  times  our  clients  have  come  Into  us  at  the  Clip  Shop 
and  said,  "I  wish  I  could  come  In  every  day  to  have  you  take 
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your  head  under  the  faucet  lust  won't  work.  Surprisingly  enough,  hair  does  not  take  its  moisture 
directly  from  water:  it  needs  water  vapor.  In  addition,  hair  needs  help  In  order  to  hold  on  to  the  water 
i/apor. 

At  the  Clip  Shop  we  use  Moisture  Base.  As  its  name  suggests,  it  provides  each  strand  of  hair  with 
a  base  or  platform  which  actually  can  grab  water  vapor  from  the  atmosphere.  This  base  is  actually 
keratin  protein.  These  protein  molecules  are  large  so  they  are  not  absorbed  by  the  hair  shaft:  they 
rest  on  its  surface.  Also,  these  molecules  have  a  slight  electric  charge  so,  through  bonding,  they 
attract  and  retain  ionized  molecules  of  water  vapor.  Besides  keratin  protein,  Moisture  Base  contains 
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Sarah  Foster  who  left  the 
Amherst  defense  behind  and 
powerfully  drove  the  ball  from 
the  top  of  the  circle  in  for  a 
second  Williams  score. 

Foster,  a  three-year  varsity 
veteran,  saw  her  second  score  of 
the  day  only  minutes  later.  After 
reverse-stick  stopping  a  powerful 
oncoming  center  from 
sophomore  Mary  Pynchon, 
Foster  dribbled  around  the 
defense  to  face  the  Amherst 
goalie  one  on  one.  Then  with 
apparent  poise  and  deter- 
mination, the  quick  senior  put  a 
difficult  reverse-stick  shot  past  a 
flustered  Amherst  goalie  to  lock 
the  game  up  for  the  Ephwomen. 

Earlier  in  the  week  the 
sticklers  lost  to  Middlebury  4-2, 
after  struggling  to  a  halftime 
score  of  2-2.  Connolly  scored  both 
tallies  for  the  Ephs. 


Ephwomen 
drown,  2-1 

Amid  a  torrential  downpour  on 
Cole  Field,  the  Amherst  women's 
soccer  team  slid  by  a  slow- 
moving  Williams'  squad  2-1 
Saturday. 

Williams  started  slowly.  Coach 
Leslie  Orton  said,  "It  took  us  the 
first  15  minutes  of  the  game  to  get 
untracked."  Captain  Margot 
Drinker  attributed  their  slow 
start  to  the  lack  of  pre-game 
warm-ups.  "We  didn't  do  our 
sprints,"  she  said. 

The  slow  start  proved  costly  as 
Amherst  threaded  a  goal  by  net- 
minder  Martha  Mealy  at  15:37  of 
the  first  half.  The  goal  gave  a  jolt 
to  the  lethargic  Ephs.  The  teams 
then  played  evenly  until  Amherst 
scored  on  a  penalty  kick  to  give 
the  Lord  Jeffs  a  commanding  2-0 
halftime  lead. 

Becky  Baugh  put  Williams  on 
the  scoreboard  in  the  second  half 
when  she  knocked  in  a  rebound  in 
front  of  Amherst's  goal  at  20:15. 
As  time  ran  down,  the  pressure 
gradually  mounted  on  Williams 
to  take  the  offensive.  Despite 
much  hustle,  an  effective 
Amherst  stall  and  several  near- 
misses  kept  the  Ephs  from  tying 
the  score. 

Coach  Orton  mentioned  the 
poor  playing  conditions  which 
made  a  comeback  difficult. 
However,  she  was  quick  to  note 
that  her  team  failed  to  convert 
several  golden  one-on-one  op- 
portunities. 

The  loss  sets  the  Eph's  record 
at  4-3  and  casts  their  NIAC 
tournament  bid  in  jeopardy. 
Their  next  game  against  Tufts 
next  Saturday  will  determine  the 
fate  of  their  post-season  play. 

In  action  on  the  men's  side  the 
Ephs  lost  two  to  Bates  and 
Bowdoin,  both  by  2-0  scores. 
Their  record  drops  to  2-4-1. 


X-Country  places  in  meet 


Williams  senior  Ted  Congdon 
earned  New  England  Small 
College  Athletic  All-Conference 
honors  in  Saturday's  NESCAC 
crosscountry  meet  at  Colby 
College.  C  ongdon  placed  tenth  in 
a  field  of  leventy  runners. 

Dan  Riley  took  17th  and  Gordon 
Coates  35th  for  the  Ephs'  next  two 
places.  Senior  Cam  Virrill  was 
also  slightly  injured  on  the 
muddy  course,  adding  his  name 
to    Williams'    dismally    large 


disabled  list.  The  race  was  run 
through  a  downpour  with  tem- 
peratures hovering  around  45 
degrees. 

The  Ephs  should  be.  able  to 
bounce  back  this  week,  however, 
as  they  travel  to  Coast  Guard 
Wednesday  for  a  triangular  meet 
which  will  include  Worcester 
Tech.  Saturday  will  see  the  Ephs 
return  home  to  meet  improved 
Tufts      and       MIT      squads. 


Water  St.  Wmst. 


October  14,  1980 


WILLIAMS  RECORD 


Page  9 


Club  sports 
give  jocks 
new  ground 

by  Brian  Gradle 

Club  Sports.  They  offer  refuge 
to  the  closet  athlete,  the  faded 
high  school  jock  and  the  person 
who  maintains  that  having  fun  is 
the  main  attraction  of  sports. 

Club  sports  at  Williams  involve 
over  250  students  in  a  wide  range 
of  activities.  They  also  get  a  good 
slice  of  the  College  Council's 
money.  The  following  is  a 
summary  of  the  club  sports  here 
on  campus.  Figures  cited  are  the 
clubs'  budgets  for  the  1979-80 
year. 


Women's  Crew  working  on  Lake  Onota 


(Alexander) 


from  alums  and  an  "ergothon"  in 
the  spring  in  addition  to  college 
funding.  Practices  are  held  at 
Lake  Onota  in  Pittsfield. 

Road  Runners 

College  Council  funding:  $245. 
The  Road  Runners  Club  gives 


Two  members  of  Women's  Ice  Hockey  Club  dig  puck  out  of  corner. 

(Eskew) 


Crew 

College  Council  funding;   $5500. 

The  Williams  crew  is  one  of  the 
most  hard-working  groups  on 
campus.  The  team  practices 
three  hours  a  day,  five  days  a 
week  during  the  regular  season 
and  then  conducts  training 
sessions  during  the  winter 
months  in  preparation  for  the 
spring  season.  Co-captain  of  the 
women's  team,  Cynthia  Drink- 
water,  described  the  team  as 
"like  a  varsity  sport"  in  terms  of 
dedication. 

Each  year  the  team  holds  its 
own  against  the  top  college 
rowing  teams:  Harvard,  Prince- 
ton, Yale,  Penn  and  Dart- 
mouth. Last  spring  the  men's 
team  made  the  finals  of  the  Dad 
Vail  race  in  Philadelphia- 
considered  a  championship  race 
for  small  colleges. 

Both  teams  do  the  majority  of 
their  racing  in  the  spring,  with 
each  participating  in  6  or  7  dual 
meets.  The  fall  season  consists  of 
head  races  used  primarily  for 
conditioning. 

Above  all  the  hardwork, 
however,  crew  is  "determined  to 
have  a  good  time,"  says  men's 
co-captain  Cabby  Tennis.  "The 
crew,"  he  continues,  "is  like  a 
family." 

Crew  pays  for  its  expenses  with 
annual  dues  of  $30,  contributions 


both  the  serious  runner  and  the 
weekend  jogger  the  opportunity 
to  participate  in  area  road  races. 
The  Road  Runners  do  not  hold 
practices— members  run  when 
they  can  in  order  to  prepare  for 
upcoming  races.  Most  races  are 
between  6  and  10  miles  and  cost 
members  about  $2  per  person.  The 
club  is  most  active  during  the 
spring  and  annually  participates 
in  the  Boston  Marathon. 

W.R.F.C.  (men) 

College  Council  funding:    $2097. 

The  Williams  Rugby  Football 
Club,  now  in  its  twenty-first  year, 
went  on  to  write  Indochina  war 
game  of  rugby  with  an  American 
sense  of  good,  clean  fun.  Forty 
eight  members  strong,  the  club 
plays  both  local  clubs  such  as 
Berkshire  Rugby  Club  and  Old 
Green  of  Albany  as  well  as 
traditional  college  rivals  such  as 
Wesleyan  and  Middlebury.  In  a 
-category  by  itself  is  "The 
Game."  This  year  it  will  be 
played  at  Amherst. 

The  club  fields  two  "sides",  or 
teams,  and  every  rugger  who 
attends  practice  during  the  week 
(4-6,  Cole  Field)  is  guaranteed  of 
playing  on  Saturday.  Newcomers 
are  welcome,  regardless  of  ex- 
perience. Dues  of  $30  cover  both 
the  fall  and  spring  seasons. 


EUsberg  speaks  on  arms  — 


Continued  from  Page  1 

But  they  don't  realize  that  our 
past  successes  weren't  based 
upon  superiority — they  were 
based  on  nuclear  monopoly." 

Few  people  are  more  familiar 
with  U.S.  military  policies  in  the 
last  few  decades  than  Ellsberg.  A 
nuclear  war  strategist  for  the 
Defense  department,  Ellsberg 
went  on  to  write  Indochina  war 
strategies  for  Henry  Kissenger 
and  the  secret  7,000-page  history 
of  decision-making  in  the  war 
which  later  became  renowned  as 
the  Pentagon  Papers. 

Increasingly  agitated  by  events 


in  Vietnam,  and  influenced  by  the 
anti-war  movement,  Ellsberg 
began  to  copy  the  history  and 
released  it  to  the  New  York 
Times  in  1971,  Vz  years  after 
leaving  the  Pentagon.  He  was 
subsequently  arrested  and 
charged  with  espionage,  theft  of 
government  property  and 
unauthorized  possession  of  secret 
documents.  Although  the  charges 
were  dismissed,  Ellsberg  was 
still  preyed  upon  by  the  Nixon 
administration.  A  covert  unit 
burglarized  his  psychiatrist's 
office  and  plotted  to  put  LSD  into 
his  food.  The  same  group  later 
broke  into  the  Watergate  Hotel. 


W.R.F.C.  (women) 

College  Council  funaing:  $989. 

Established  in  1975,  the  rugby 
team  has  grown  to  be  one  of  the 
most  feared  units  on  the  East 
Coast.  Twenty  five  women  form 
the  core  of  the  club,  which  plays  a 
full  intercollegiate  schedule  in 
both  the  fall  and  spring.  Prac- 
tices are  held  at  Cole  Field  from 
4-6  on  weekdays.  Dues  are  $25  a 
year. 

Waterpolo  Club 

College  Council  funding:  $500 

Playing  a  rigorous  and 
physical  game,  the  Waterpolo 
Club  is  characterized  as  "pretty 
competitive"  by  co-captain 
Burke  Miller.  Although  it  is  not 
required  that  one  be  on  the 
swimming  team  to  play  water- 
polo, the  game  does  demand  fast 
and  durable  swimmers,  and  the 
great  majority  of  waterpolo 
players  are  also  on  the  swimming 
team. 

The  team  plays  two  seasons, 
the  fall  season  featuring  17 
games  over  a  September- 
November  season  while  the 
spring  season  features  about  5  or 
6  games.  Team  practices  are  on 
Monday,  Tuesday  and  Thursday 
at  Muir  Pool.  Dues  are  $5  a 
semester. 

Women's  Ice  Hockey  Club 

College  Council  funding:  $100. 

This  club  is  a  great  starting 
point  for  any  girl  who  wants  to 
participate  in  athletics  but  is 
worried  about  lack  of  experience. 
The  club  combines  a  lighthearted 
attitude  with  an  emphasis  on 
participution  in  its  four  month 
(November-February)  season. 
Another  plus:  the  25  members 
pay  no  dues.   Money  is  raised 


through  an  annual  road  race.  The 
women  play  an  11  game  season 
and  practice  Vk  hours  a  day  six 
days  a  week. 

Yacht  Club  and  Sailing  Team 
College  Council  funding:  $474. 

No,  you  don't  have  to  have  a  net 
worth  of  over  $1  million  to  join 
this  club.  And  while  sailing  ex- 
perience is  necessary,  racing 
experience  is  not,  and  all  non- 
racing  sailors  are  welcome  to 
join.  Regattas  are  approached 
with  a  low  key  attitude  and,  like 
most  club  sports,  the  yacht  club 
puts  emphasis  on  having  a  good 
time.  The  team  races  420's  and 
Flying  Juniors  (both  16  ft.). 

Joining  the  club  is  also  joining 
part  of  yet  another  great 
Williams  tradition.  The  club  is 
the  oldest  sailing  club  in 
America. 

There  are  no  dues;  each  sailor 
pays  his  own  way  at  the  regatta. 


which  comes  to  about  $15.  There 
are  also  no  practices  during  the 
week,  although  a  private  boat  is 
available  for  use  by  members  of 
the  club. 

W.U.F.O. 

College  Council  funding:  $1100. 
. .  Sometimes  it  seems  that 
W.U.F.O.  is  more  than  a  club- 
it's  a  way  of  life.  The  club  is 
dedicated  to  a  loose  and  carefree 
attitude  and  its  games,  played  at 
the  "Gladden  Swamp,"  are 
exciting  and  fast  paced.  Says  one 
member,  Mark  Raffman  '82, 
"Some  players  are  very  intense. 
But  there  is  definitely  room  for 
the  rank  amateur." 

Established  in  1975,  the 
Williams  Ultimate  Frisbee 
Organization  has  grown  to  40 
dues  paying  ($15-semester) 
members.  The  team  practices  4-6 
on  weekdays,  with  tournaments 
and  games  on  Saturdays.  The  fall 
season  features  20  games  in  the  7 
week  season.  This  spring  the 
highlight  for  the  club  will  be  a 
trip  to  Washington,  D.C.  for  the 
annual  April  Fool's  Frisbee  Fest. 

Mens's  Volleyball  Club 

College  Council  funding:  $305. 

The  volleyball  season  opens  in 
Williamstown  in  late  January 
and  runs  till  spring  break.  The 
team  plays  both  individual 
games  and  tournaments. 
Practice  is  held  five  days  a  week 
in  Lasell  Gymnasium.  There  are 
no  dues  to  join  the  volleyball  club. 


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THE    WILLIAMS    RECORD 


October  14,  1960 


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Gridders  defeat  Bowdoin 
in  season's  second  win 


This  fierce  fight  for  the  ball  was  indicative  of  the  action  last  week  as  the  Ephwomen  upended  rival 
Amherst,  3-0.  Story  page  B.  (Buckner) 


by  Mary  Kate  Shea 
A  tremendous  defensive  effort 
by  the  Williams  College  football 
team  held  a  potentially  explosive 
Bowdoin  College  offense  in  check 
as  Williams  defeated  a  solid 
Bowdoin  club  12-7  in  the  pouring 
rain  Sat.  The  win  raises  the  Ephs 
to  2-1-1  and  ends  a  three-year 
losing  streak  to  the  Maine  school. 
Williams  gave  up  a  touchdown 
early  in  the  game,  then  tightened 
the  defense  to  hold  a  Bowdoin 
offense  averaging  342  yards  per 
game  coming  into  the  contest  to 
just  under  200  total  yards.  The 
Ephs  allowed  Bowdoin  only  half 
its  usual  ground  gains  ( 135  yards 
rushing)  and  kept  the  Polar 
Bears'  highly-touted  running 
backs  Bob  Sameski  and  Tom 
Sciolla  in  check  with  56  and  45 
yards  rushing  respectively. 

Members  of  tlie  Williams 
defensive  line  led  by  Steve 
Doherty  and  Jack  Kowalik 
sacked  John  Theberge,  a  good 
running  quarterback,  seven 
times  for  losses  of  42  yards. 

Bowdoin  scored  its  only  points 


V-ball  wins, Gernert  named  Hall-of-Famer 


Continuing  the  fine  team  play 
they  have  shown  on  the  court  all 
season,  the  Williams  Women's 
Volleyball  team  upped  their 
record  to  13-1  Saturday,  beating 
RPI  and  Westfield  State, 

In  the  first  match  against  RPI, 
Williams  dominated  the  court, 
winning  consecutive  games  in  the 
match  15-3,  15-7.  Against  West- 
field,  the  team  found  itself  in  a 
little  trouble  in  the  first  game  of 
the  match,  being  tied  at  5-5,  and 
again  at  9-9.  Williams  went  on  to 
win  from  there,  the  final  score 
being  15-9.  In  the  second  game, 
Williams  exhibited  excellent 
teamwork,  winning  15-1.  After 
defeating  Russell  Sage  and 
U.Mass  last  Tuesday,  the 
Williams  volleyball  team  found 
extra  cause  for  celebration  as  Co- 
Captain  Cathy  Gernert  '81  was 
inducted  into  the  Volleyball  Hall 
of  Fame.  Referees  Peter  Meltzer 
and  John  O'Donnell,  who  are  also 
directors  of  the  Hall  of  Fame, 


made  the  award  in  recognition  of 
the  "outstanding  leadership 
abilities,  good  sportsmanship, 
and  consistently  high  level  of 
play  which  Cathy  has  demon- 
strated in  her  three  years  as  a 
varsity  player."  The  only  other 
people  so  honored  have  been 
members  of  U.S.  Olympic 
volleyball  teams  and  of  visiting 
international  teams. 


In  reaction  to  the  award.  Coach 
Susan  Hudson-Hamblin  stated 
that  she  "was  happy  that 
someone  else  recognized  Cathy's 
talents.  She  makes  the  plays  for 
us,  she  always  makes  good  sets 
and  she  varies  them  so  the  other 
team  never  knows  where  the 
spike  is  coming  from." 

As  one  of  Cathy's  teammates 
noted,    "she    keeps    the    team 


working  as  a  unit,  and  that's  the 
key  to  our  victories."  When  asked 
whether  she  minded  not  getting 
to  make  her  own  spikes,  Cathy 
replied,  "I  really  enjoy  setting 
for  the  others  to  spike ;  volleyball 
is  definitely  a  team  sport." 

The  next  match  will  be  played 
Thursday,  Oct.  16,  at  Lasell 
Gymnasium  at  4:00.  The  team 
will  be  playing  Springfield  and 
UNH. 


of  the  afternoon  after  recovering 
a  Williams  fumble  on  the  Ephs' 
15-yard  line.  Two  plays  later 
Sciolla  went  12  yards  for  the 
touchdown  and  Kevin  Kennedy's 
extra  point  kick  gave  the  Polar 
Bears  a  7-0  lead  with  6:06  left  in 
the  first  quarter. 

The  one  score  was  enough  to 
give  Bowdoin  a  seven-point 
margin  throughout  the  first  half. 
Williams  threatened  several 
times  in  the  half,  but  was  not  able 
to  get  on  the  scoreboard.  A 
fumble  recovery  on  the  return  of 
the  opening  kickoff  set  up  an 
unsuccessful  49-yard  field  goal 
attempt  and  an  interception  by 
co-captain  Brian  Benedict 
initiated  a  short  drive  to  the 
Bowdoin  seven  setting  up  a 
second  missed  field  goal  of  24 
vards  on  the  last  play  of  the  half. 

Williams  quarterback  John 
Lawter  picked  up  the  offensive 
pace  m  the  third  quarter,  leading 
his  team  on  an  80-yard  touchdown 
drive  that  included  five  first 
downs.  Lawler  hit  halfback  Tim 
Casey  with  a  28-yard  third  down 
pass  and  fullback  Bill  Novicki 
carried  the  ball  three  times  for  27 
yards  before  Novicki  went  up  the 
middle  for  the  final  two  yards 
with  5:44  left  in  the  third  period. 
The  extra  point  attempt  failed  as 
the  kick  carried  wide  to  the  left. 

Place-kicker  Rich  Coomber  hit 
two  clutch  field  goals — of  42  and 
27  yards— to  give  Williams  the 
five-point  margin  of  victory. 

Coming  off  a  big  win  at 
Bowdoin,  Williams  will  face  a 
powerful  Tufts  University  squad 
in  Medford  this  Saturday. 


Epstein  tells  Coach  Odell  how  it  is 


by  Steve  Epstein 

I'd  like  to  dedicate  this  belated 
first  column  of  the  year  to  Coach 
Bob  Odell  of  the  Williams 
Football  Squad. 

Remember  me.  Bob? 
Remember  last  year  at  this 
time?  Last  year  it  was  a  7-0  loss 
to  Bowdoin,  the  record  was  1-3, 
and  things  frankly  didn't  look 
very  bright.  You  were  playing 
musical  quarterbacks  and  for  the 
third  weekend  in  a  row  some 


Ruggers  whip  Vassar, 
rise  to  a  3-1  record 


Dave  Weaver 

On  Saturday  the  Williams 
Rugby  Football  Club  defeated 
Vassar  RFC  by  a  score  of  27-0, 
raising  their  record  to  3-1. 

Play  commenced  as  Vassar 
kicked  to  Williams  and  retained 
possession  deep  in  Eph  territory. 
This  was  about  the  limit  of 
Vassar's  offense  for  the  day,  as 
the  Williams  men  then  proceeded 
to  drive  towards  the  other  end- 
zone.  The  Ephs  first  score  came 
when  Charles  Von  Arentschildt 
kicked  through  one  of  his 
patented  drop-kicks.  After  this 
the  Purple  machine  really  began 
to  roll.  Ted  Cypiot  pushed  in  the 
first  try  of  the  afternoon  for 
Williams  on  a  beautiful  end  run, 
and  minutes  later  Von  Arent- 
schildt slipped  through  un- 
touched for  a  second  Eph  score. 

The  second  half  also  belonged 
to  Williams  as  the  scrum 
maintained  their  pressure  on  the 
hapless  Vassar  ruggers. 
Following  an  extremely 
aggressive  play  by  Steve  Phelps, 
who  dominated  scrum  play  the 
second  half,  Jack  Clary  crashed 
through  several  ruggers  for  a  try. 


The  WRFC  continued  to  apply  the 
pressure  throughout  the  match 
and  put  the  contest  on  ice  with 
another  Von  Arentschildt  score, 
aided  by  a  long  Kevin  Drewyer 
run,  and  a  fine  50  yard  sprint  by 
Cypiot  that  resulted  in  a  final  try. 
Bert  Salisbury  also  played  a  fine 
game  for  the  Ephs,  handling  the 
ball  well  and  giving  several 
assists. 

The  B-side  match  was  also  a 
fine  victory  for  Williams  as  the 
WRFC  completed  their  sweep. 
Fine  line  play  enabled  Mike 
Brownrigg  to  score  for  Williams 
as  the  entire  B-side  played  hard- 
hitting, sharp  rugby.  Dixon  Pike 
led  a  powerful  scrum,  smacking 
several  Vassar  ruggers  into  the 
dust.  In  the  second  half,  John  "O- 
man"  Olvany  blasted  through 
three  VRFC  players  for  another 
try  after  a  perfect  run  by  fresh- 
man Hugh  Huizenga,  making  the 
final  score  10-0  and  completing 
the  best  afternoon  of  rugby 
played  this  year. 

Next  weekend  the  WRFC 
travels  to  the  Berkshire  Fall 
Rugby  Fest  in  Pittsfield. 


smart-aleck  freshman  football 
writer  was  telling  you  how  to  do 
your  job.  Seems  like  ages  ago, 
doesn't  it? 

Then  along  came  John  Lawler, 
the  offensive  line  matured,  and 
poof!  Magic!  The  team  could  do 
no  wrong.  Still,  the  players  got 
the  credit.  Somewhere  along  the 
line,  in  the  excitement  of  the  19-13 
Amherst  Show,  people  forgot  you. 
The  same  kid  who'd  put  all  the 
blame  on  your  shoulders  for 
Middlebury,  Trinity,  and 
Bowdoin  had  somehow  pa^ied 
you  over  while  dubbing  Rick 
Walter  with  accolades. 

Then  came  this  year  and 
Trinity.  The  kid  had  been 
silenced  by  5  straight  undefeated 
efforts,  but  one  muddy  defeat 
that  just  got  away  got  him 
thinking  again.  You  promised, 
coach!  QB  Lawler  all  the  way, 
until  he  let  you  down.  Yet  musical 
quarterbacks  started  again  and  it 
looked  like  last  year  one  more 
time. 

To  be  honest,  the  first  half  at 
Bowdoin  did  nothing  to  change 
my  mind.  Am  I  watching  re-runs, 
I  wondered  quietly  to  myself.  Will 
this  team  with  so  much  talent 
continue  to  treat  turnovers  as 
unwelcome  gifte  to  be  returned  to 
the  opposition  at  the  earliest 
convenience?  Can  an  offense  with 

.  .  .  Lord  knows  who  at  the  helm 
give  a  very  deserving  defense  the 
victories  they  had  coming? 
Would  another  game  pass  with 
the  Ephs  dominating  most  of  the 
statistical  categories,  and  still 
leaving  town  a  loser? 

Coach,  you  brought  a  team  out 
in  the  second  half  that  slowly 
underwent  a  transformation.  In 
what  combined  to  become  one  of 
the  best  playing  and  coaching 
efforts  this  place  has  seen  in  a 


while,  you  gave  John  Lawler 
back  the  reins  he  has  consistently 
earned,  and  the  two  of  you  called 
a  masterful  game. 

You  let  center  Marc 
Theofelakes  try  to  draw  the 
Bowdoin  team  offside  on  a  key 
4th  and  2  situation,  and  he  came 
through.  Again  and  again 
unorthodox  but  successful 
gutsy  coaching  decisions  were 
needed  and  you  were  equal  to  the 
task. 

Surely  the  emergence  of  Micah 
Taylor  as  a  fine  receiver  helped. 
His  catches  and  over  40  yard  end- 
around  run  had  to  be  inspiring  to 
the  whole  ballclub.  The  fact  that 
the  team  was  not  called  for  a 
penalty  all  day  was  an  extremely 
positive  factor.  But  in  key 
moments  along  the  stretch  when 
coaching  moves  combined  with 
inspired  and  innovative  play, 
calling   by    Lawler   led    to   the 


victory.  Play  by  both  the  of- 
fensive line  and  defensive  lines 
salted  away  a  game  that 
Williams  deserved. 

So,  coach,  this  is  what  things 
amount  to.  A  loss  by  Trinity  to 
previously  winless  Colby  sets  up 
an  opportunity  for  the  Ephs  to 
establish  a  claim  as  Number  1  in 
New  England  with  a  victory  over 
Tufts  next  Saturday.  I  won't 
oversimplify  this  task.  Tufts  is 
murder.  They  beat  us  30-0  last 
year,  but  neither  they  nor  we  are 
the  same  teams  that  played  in 
that  wash-out  last  year.  But  win 
or  lose  next  week  coach,  it's  time 
this  pesky  Tuesday  evening 
quarterback  gave  you  and  your 
staff  some  credit  for  a  superbly 
coached  game. 

Good  work  coach,  and  thanks 
for  pulling  me  out  of  a  jam.  I  hate 
like  heck  to  criticize  such  a  nice 
guy.  See  you  at  Tufts. 


Tennis  takes  Little  Tliree 


On  the  strength  of  a  7-2  per- 
formance, the  Williams  Women's 
Tennis  Squad  gave  their  Amherst 
opponents  the  rainy  day  blues, 
and  took  home  the  Little  Three 
title  while  they  were  at  it. 

It  was  the  third  win  of  the  week 
for  the  lady  racqueteers,  who 
elevated  their  seasonal  record  to 
7  wins  versus  only  one  defeat. 

Winners  in  singles  competition 
included  Mary  Simpson  '81,  Mary 
Tom  Higgs  '81,  Kristan  Dale  '81, 
and  Lisa  Buckley  '83.  The  three 
victorious  doubles  teams  con- 
sisted of  Jami  Harris  '82-  Karen 
Mitchell  '81,  Renee  George  '83- 
Margot  Stone  '83  (known  as  the 
Windy  City  Connection)  and 
finally  Melanie  Thompson  '82- 
Denise  Harvey  '81. 

The     team     showed     great 


toughness,  showing  no  distress  at 
the  wet  weather  conditions  that 
moved  the  proceedings  to  the 
indoor  courts  of  the  Lansing 
Chapman  rink.  In  fact.  Coach 
Sean  Sloane  commented  later, 
"As  in  our  performances 
throughout  most  of  the  rest  of  the 
season,  we  were  just  com- 
petitively tougher  than  they 
were." 

Earlier  in  the  week  victories 
came  fairly  easily  over  Vassar 
and  Middlebury.  In  those  con- 
tests the  already  powerful 
Williams  line-up  that  bested 
Amherst  was  aided  by  stand-out 
performances  by  Barb  Reifler  '83 
Alex  Pagon  '81,  Lisa  Noferi  '83, 
Laura  Goebel,  '81.  Ellie  Gartner 
'83^  in  her  debut  varsity 
match,  posted  an  impressive  7-5, 
6-3  singles  win. 


The  WilliMns  Record 


VOL.  94,  NO.  6 


US  PA  684-A80 


WILLIAMS 


COLLEGE 


OCTOBER  28,  198n 


Trustees   Okay    Art    Complex 


The  Trustees  ended  their  first 
meeting  of  the  1980-81  academic 
year  Saturday  with  the  an- 
nouncement of  a  new  Vice 
President  and  Treasurer  of  the 
College  and  the  start  of  con- 
struction on  a  new  Art  Complex 
adjacent  to  Lawrence  Hall. 

President  Chandler  announced 
the  appointment  of  Williams  S. 
Reed  to  the  position  of  Vice 
President  for  Administration  and 
Treasurer  effective  July  1,  1981. 

The  appointment  of  Reed  caps 
a  nine  month  search  that  began 
after  the  resignation  last  year  of 
Francis  H.  Dewey  III,  who  has 
held  the  position  since  1973. 
Joseph  A.  Kershaw,  professor  of 
economics  emeritus,  is  currently 
fining  the  position  in  an  interim 
capacity. 

Reed,  currently  Vice  President 
for  Development  at  Kenyon 
College  in  Gambler,  Ohio,  is  a 
1960  graduate  of  Kenyon.  He 
received  a  Masters  of  Public 
Administration  degree  from 
Syracuse  University  in  1961. 

In  his  new  position.  Reed  will 
serve  as  staff  advisor  to  the 
Board  of  Trustees  Finance 
Committee  which  is  responsible 
for  the  investment  of  the 
College's  endowment  fund.  He 
will  also  have  administrative 
responsibilities  in  the  areas  of 
personnel,    alumni    relations, 


development,  business 
operations,  building  and  grounds, 
and  summer  programs. 

The  start  this  Spring  of  con- 
struction of  the  new  Art  Center 
addition  to  Lawrence  Hall  was 
also  announced  Saturday. 
Construction  bids  are  expected  to 
be  solicited  in  January  with  the 
ground  breaking  scheduled  for 
April.  The  estimated  completion 
date  for  the  new  facility  is  Fall 
1982.  • 

The  Art  Center,  the  final 
building  goal  of  the  Colleges  $50 
million  Capital  Fund  Campaign 
for  the  Seventies,  is  expected  to 


cost  $4  million,  with  $2.7  million 
to  cover  actual  construction  costs 
and  $1.3  million  to  provide  an 
energy  and  maintenance  en- 
dowment. 

The  new  four-level  addition  will 
be  built  on  the  South  side  of 
Lawrence  Hall.  New  galleries, 
offices,  storage  spaces,  and  a 
print  room  complex,  will  be 
housed  in  the  25,000  square  foot 
center. 

Williams  has  also  received  a  $1 
million   gift  from  Arnold  Ber- 
nhard  '25  to  fund  a  seven  year 
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Halloween      comes      to      the 
Berkstilres  as  these  youngsters 

parade  down  route  2. 

(Buckner) 


C.C.  voids  run-off  election 


The  College  Council  voted 
unanimously  to  invalidate  the 
results  of  the  October  vice- 
presidential  run-off  election  at  an 
emergency  meeting  on  October 
16. 

John  McCammond  '81,  the 
winner  of  the  election,  read  the 
Council  a  letter  addressed  to 
President  Darrell  McWhorter  '81. 
This  letter,  which  was  found  in 
the  Council  mailbox,  contained 
allegations  of  ballot-box  stuffing 
through  the  use  of  xeroxed 
ballots.  McCammond  then  asked 
"that  College  Council  take 
necessary   actions    to   void    the 


elections  based  on  the  contents  of 
this  letter." 

After  some  debate,  the  Council 
decided  that  invalidating  the 
results  was  "the  best  thing  to  do. 
There  are  just  too  many 
questions."  McWhorter  ex- 
plained that,  because  of  a  slipup 
in  the  mail  room,  ballots  intended 
for  Freshman  Council  members 
were  distributed  to  the  entire 
student  body.  In  addition,  voting 
was  done  informally  in  every 
house.  These  factors  made  it 
possible  for  fraud  to  occur. 

McWhorter  accepted  all 
responsibility  for  the  laxity  of  the 


election.  "I  have  to  take  the 
blame  for  this.  I  didn't- see 
anyone  being  so  petty.  There 
were  just  too  many  ballots  lying 
around." 

Representatives  chose  to  let 
the  primary  election  results 
stand,  since  "we  have  no  reason 
to  suspect  fraud  in  the  original 
election."  The  run-off  has  been 
rescheduled  for  November  3  and 
4  in  Baxter.  The  Council  turned 
supervision  of  the  elections,  a 
duty  of  the  vice-president,  over  to 
the  Elections  committee. 
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80's    report   is  accepted 
amid    student  protests 


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The  Williams  heavyweight  eight  rowed  in  the  head  of  the  Charles  Regatta  this  past  weekend. 


(Lissack) 


by  Sara  Ferris  and 
Rich  Henderson 

The  final  report  of  the  Com- 
mittee on  the  80's  has  been  ac- 
cepted by  President  Chandler, 
and  implementation  has  begun 
amid  protests  from  the  College 
Council  that  student  opinions 
were  not  represented  in  the  final 
decision-making  process. 

The  basic  recommendations  of 
the  report  are  similar  to  those  of 
the  interim  report  released  in 
late  April  of  this  year.  The 
proposals  were  then  generally 
praised  by  faculty  and  students 
as  a  fair  and  comprehensive 
appraisal  of  the  complex  issues 
facing  the  College  in  the  1980s. 

Last  week,  however,  the 
College  Council  charged  that 
students  were  under  the  im- 
pression that  the  report  was  only 
preliminary  and  that  they  would 
have  a  say  in  the  final  decision  of 
what  to  implement  in  the  fall. 
Instead,  the  decision  was  made  in 
June  by  President  Chandler,  who 
countered  that  students  were 
given  ample  opportunities  for 
input  throughout  the  process  and 


Inside  the  Record 


Sprague  talks  on  energy  .  .  .   pg 

10. 

OUTLOOK  looks  at  Housing    .  .  . 

pg.  3. 

In  other  Ivory  Towers  ...  pg.  4. 

Chandler    speaks  on   80's    com 

mittee    ...   pg.  8. 

Football  crushes  Union   ...    pg. 

14. 


Gambling    eyes    Adams    area 


by  Michael  Treitler 
In  a  move  that  could  turn 
Adams  into  the  Atlantic  City  of 
the  Berkshires,  Metro  Goldwyn- 
Mayer  of  Las  Vegas  has  ex- 
pressed a  strong  interest  in 
purchasing  the  Greylock  Glen 
site  and  building  a  tourist  resort 
and  gambling  casino  there. 

MGM  will  not  buy  the  land  until 
gambling  is  legalized  in 
Massachusetts,  but  expects  this 
to  occur  within  a  year. 

The  Community  Savings  Bank 
of  Holyoke  holds  the  option  on  the 
site    right    now.    The    bank 


president  stated  that,  "we  own  it 
by  default  on  a  mortgage  and 
MGM  has  expressed  an  interest 
in  it." 

According  to  M.A.  Michalenko, 
who  is  running  for  the  state 
legislature  and  is  pushing  for 
acceptance  of  the  casino, 
"legalized  gambling  has  been 
approved  and  recommended  by 
the  Committee  on  Governmental 
Regulations  for  two  years,  but 
has  never  reached  the  House 
floor." 

Michalenko  said  that  the  bill 
for  legalized  gambling  will  be  re- 


entered December  3  in  the 
proceedings  of  the  new  state 
legislature.  There  should  be 
added  motivation  to  pass  the  bill 
because  of  recent  reports  that 
gambling  casinos  have  generated 
a  great  amount  of  revenue  for 
New  Jersey. 

Besides  creating  revenue  for 
the  state,  the  allowance  of  casino 
gambling  would  give  new  life  to  a 
sagging  community.  Michalenko 
stated  that,  "with  ten  percent 
unemployment,  the  Adams  area 
ranks  among  the  highest 
Continued  on  Page  9 


said  that  everything  in  the  final 
report  was  clearly  com- 
municated to  the  students  last 
Spring. 

The  report  is  a  comprehensive 
plan  to  reallocate  resources  from 
non-academic  areas  into 
educational  programs  and  needs, 
to  be  implemented  over  the 
decade  by  various  committees 
and  departments. 

Proposed  Changes 

Reductions  in  the  annual 
operating  budgets  will  be  made  in 
Athltetics  and  physical  education, 
for  an  estimated  savinas  of 
$60,000  to  $90,000  per  year; 
Student  services,  including  the 
Dean's  Office,  Health  Service, 
Chaplain's  Office,  and  Career 
Counciling  ($50,000  to  $75,000).; 
Dining  operations,  as  a  result  of 
consolidation  and  re-organization 
($60,000  to  $100,000);  academic 
support  services  ($40,000  to 
$60,000);  general  administration 
($40,000  to  $75,000);  and  through 
a  general  10  percent  reduction  of 
non-academic  employment, 
particularly  in  Building  and 
Grounds,  through  attrition 
($250,OOO-$30O,000). 

Increased  financial  support 
will  be  provided  for  six  additional 
faculty  positions,  at  a  cost  of 
$145,000  per  year;  higher  salaries 
for  faculty  and  staff;  and 
discretionary  funds  for  faculty 
and  staff  development  and  to 
facilitate  faculty  mobility 
($150,0OO-$25O,000);  activities  to 
encourage  the  interaction  of 
students  and  faculty  ($30,000- 
$50,000);  programs  to  improve 
public  awareness  of  the  College 
and  to  deal  with  the  increased 
geographical  despersion  of 
prospectives  and  alumni  ($40,000- 
$60,000) ;  an  expanded  computer 
Continued  on  Page  10 


Page  2 


WILLIAAAS    RECORD 


October  28,  1980 


Railroading? 

The  College  Council  is  upset.  Flyers  placed  in  student  mailboxes 
last  week  expressed  outrage  at  the  Committee  on  the  80 's  report  calling 
for  the  elimination  of  the  present  Row  House  dining  system.  The 
Council  claimed  the  decision  was  "railroaded  through  without 
adequate  student  representation  in  the  final  decision  making  process." 
We  disagree. 

The  Council  should  have  known.  An  interim  report  published  in 
April  called  for  a  consolidation  of  residential  dining  units  which  could 
result  in  a  savings  of  at  least  $60,000  a  year.  In  a  statement  in  the  April 
Williams  Reports,  President  Chandler  stated:  "After  reviewing  the 
Committee's  final  report  with  the  trustees  at  their  June  meeting,  I 
expect  to  begin  the  process  of  implementing  the  recommendations  that 
are  adopted."  As  expected,  the  trustees  okayed  the  recommendations. 
With  that.  Row  House  dining  was  as  good  as  dead.  The  Council  can't 
argue  the  move  was  unexpected. 

Nor  can  it  argue  that  students  were  excluded  from  the  decision- 
making process.  Two  seniors  served  on  the  Committee  on  the  80 's; 
student  opinion  was  widely  solicited.  The  Committee  even  took  a 
survey  of  student  views  on  what  should  or  should  not  be  cut. 

The  recommendations  the  Conlmittee  made  were  responsible  and 
justified.  While  we  realize  the  value  of  the  Row  House  dining  system,  it 
is  an  unnecessary  luxury,  one  long  ago  abolished  in  other  colleges. 
Even  now  only  a  minority  of  students  eat  in  Row  Houses ;  it  must  be 
possible  to  have  a  meaningful  Williams  experience  without  that 
luxury. 

No  decisions  have  been  made  thus  far  about  how  or  exactly  when 
the  changes  in  the  present  dining  system  will  occur.  This  will  be  the  job 
of  the  "Gifford  Committee,"  with  its  five  student  members. 

It  is  not  too  late  for  students  to  have  a  voice  in  the  final  decision 
about  Row  House  dining.  There's  a  big  difference  between  con- 
solidating Row  Housers  into  Perry,  for  example,  and  herding  them  off 
to  Greylock  and  Mission  for  a  second  shift  of  dinner.  We  suggest  that 
the  Council,  and  the  student  body,  concentrate  its  energies  on  the 
present  reality. 

Enough  is  enough 

The  Advisory  Committee  on  Shareholder  Responsibility  (ACSR) 
has  sent  yet  another  letter  to  Newmont  Mining  inquiring  about  the 
company's  racial  policies  in  its  South  African  operations.  Newmont 
hasn't  responded.  In  the  past,  the  company  has  taken  a  month  to  make 
its  unsatisfactory  responses;  so  far,  it's  only  been  three  weeks.  But  it's 
another  three  weeks  of  waiting  for  a  company  the  College  should  have 
cut  its  ties  with  long  ago. 

As  it  stands  now,  the  trustees  are  waiting  for  the  ACSR's  recom- 
mendation on  whether  or  not  the  College  should  divest  its  Newmont 
stock.  The  ACSR  is  waiting,  still  waiting,  for  Newmont  to  provide 
factual  evidence  of  the  justice  of  its  racial  policies.  Last  April,  the 
ACSR  assured  us  that  a  decision  would  be  made  by  Commencement. 
The  Anti-Apartheid  Coalition  and  more  than  600  petition-signing 
students  are  waiting  for  someone  to  decide  that  enough  is  enough . 

As  stockholders,  indeed  partial  owners  of  the  Newmont  Company, 
the  College  should  not  accept  such  shoddy  treatment.  A  company  that 
has,  as  one  ACSR  member  put  it,  "no  interest  in  giving  factual 
responses"  to  the  College's  questions,  isn't  conducting  its  business 
responsibly.  The  College  would  be  better  off  holding  shares  in  a 
company  that  at  least  cooperated  with  its  stockholders. 

Incomplete  evidence  now  suggests  that  Newmont  racial  policies 
are  indeed  unethical,  but  the  company  may  never  give  the  ACSR 
enough  information  to  know  for  sure.  Newmont  must  either  be  hiding 
something  or  running  a  very  bad  business.  It  doesn't  even  matter 
which.  If  Newmont  doesn't  provide  the  ACSR  with  complete  and 
factual  answers  to  all  of  its  recent  questions,  the  committee  should 
recommend  divestiture  and  the  trustees  should  accept  that  recom- 
mendation. Enough  is  enough. 


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Breaking  away 


•  •  • 


I  had  been  taking  my  annual  tour 
through  the  Facebook  when  I  noticed 
something  odd  about  the  calendar  printed 
on  the  inside  cover.  What  I  had  fondly 
thought  of  as  "October  break"  had  un- 
dergone a  metamorphosis  to  "fall  reading 
period."  I  later  found  out  that  the  name 
change  was  very  deliberate,  as  many 
faculty  members  were  upset  that  what 
was  originally  intended  to  be  a  catch-up 
study  period  had  evolved  into  a  vacation. 
The  name  change  was  part  of  an  effort  to 
reverse  that  trend.  Although  I  wondered  if 
the  trustees  would  find  it  odd  to  meet  at  a 
deserted  campus,  I  didn't  give  the  change 
too  much  thought  until  a  few  weeks  ago. 

I  was  in  the  shower  pretending  to  sing 
when  the  brilliant  idea  came  to  me  (have 
you  ever  wondered  how  many  ideas  were 
first  thought  of  in  the  bathroom? )  that  it'd 
be  a  lot  of  fun  to  bike  home  for  fall  break. 
My  friend  Kevin  agreed  to  take  the  bus  out 
from  Boston  and  bike  the  165  miles  back 
with  me,  but  he'd  have  to  be  back  home 
Saturday  night.  My  father's  reaction 
voiced  some  of  my  own  inner  thoughts. 
"You're  going  to  do  what!  You  take  one 
bike  trip  through  Cape  Cod  and  that  makes 
you  an  expert,  huh?  You're  not  really 
going  to  bike  through  those  mountains,  are 
you?  Next  thing  I  know  you'll  be  telling  me 
you're  biking  cross  country."  I  managed 
to  choke  off  the  "Well,  yeah,  but  I  wasn't 
going  to  tell  you  about  that  yet,  Dad,"  and 
instead  told  him  I'd  be  careful. 

The  Thursday  before  break  found  me 
missing  from  my  classes  so  that  I  could 
finish  writing  a  paper.  Kevin  had  taken  the 
bus  out,  and  as  I  alternately  wrote,  swore, 
and  crossed  out  what  I  had  written,  he 
packed  the  equipment  and  got  the  bikes 
ready.  We  didn't  make  it  to  bed  until  1:(X), 
and  the  toughest  part  of  the  trip  looked  as 
though  it  would  be  getting  up  at  6:30  .  .  . 
that  is,  until  we  both  got  hernias  carrying 
the  now  very  heavy  bikes  from  the  fourth 
floor  to  the  ground. 

Armed  with  water  and  Reese's  peanut 
butter  cups,  we  set  off.  I'd  like  to  be  able  to 
report  that  the  bike  ride  up  to  the  hairpin 
turn  on  Route  2  was  no  sweat,  but  I  think 
that  would  be  a  violation  of  the  Honor 
Code.  I'm  pretty  sure  the  lady  in  the 
souvenir  shop  up  there  still  thinks  we  own 
awfully  quiet  motorcycles,  judging  by  the 
quizzical  looks  she  gave  us  as  we  filled  our 
water  bottles  and  told  her  that  we  had 
cycled  up.  The  sweaters  and  warm  clothes 
on  back  of  the  bikes  probably  only  seemed 
heavier  as  the  sun  broke  through  and  it 
became  about  80  degrees  outside.  The 
foliage  was  spectacular,  though,  and  we 
stopped  frequently  to  try  and  absorb  the 
world  around  us.  There  was  one  wild  half 
hour  downhill  stretch  when  I  decided  that 
the  word  "alive"  was  just  inadequate  for 
describing  how  I  felt. 

Friday  night  we  camped  in  Erving  State 
Forest.  Erving  is  one  of  those  towns  that 


you  can  go  through  in  a  minute,  and  its 
only  claim  to  fame  among  Williams 
students  is  the  smiling  sign  which  tells  how 
many  days  the  factory  has  gone  without  a 
serious  injury.  Nevertheless,  Erving  State 
Forest  is  beautiful,  full  of  trees  and  a 
noticeable  absence  of  people. 

After  setting  up  the  tent,  the  warm 
weather  lured  us  down  to  the  nearby  lake 
for  a  swim  (believe  me,  it  was  a  very  quick 
one).  1  applied  my  fine  culinary  talents  to 
making  some  peanut  butter  and  jelly 
sandwiches,  and  we  brought  them  back 
down  to  the  beach  to  watch  it  grow  dark. 
Just  24  hours  before,  I  had  been  a  worried 
Williams  student  scratching  out  a  paper, 
my  mind  all  tensed  up  and  in  overdrive. 
Yet  here  I  was,  relaxed  to  the  point  where  I 
could  sit  and  watch  it  grow  dark  for  an 
hour  and  a  half  and  find  every  minute  of  it 
fascinating. 

A  big  campfire  and  a  stomach  full  of 
beef  stew  later,  Kevin  and  I  crawled  into 
the  tent  to  get  some  much  needed  sleep. 
Kevin  informed  me  that  he  wasn't  even 


PURPLE  PROSE 


tired  anymore,  and  fell  asleep  within  two 
and  a  half  minutes.  After  having  become 
acquainted  with  every  stitch  in  the  tent 
and  "accidentally"  kicking  Kevin  a  few 
dozen  times, .  I  decided  that  his  loud, 
rasping  snore  and  I  were  just  not  going  to 
get  along.  Outside  the  tent,  I  threw  my 
sleeping  bag  on  a  tarp  and  fell  asleep  with 
the  stars  winking  down  at  me. 

Paradise  was  lost  at  approximately  6:09 
Saturday  morning,  when  I  first  started  to 
notice  that  my  sleeping  bag  was  a  little 
soggy.  The  time-honored  solution  of  going 
back  to  sleep  (back  in  the  tent)  and 
worrying  about  it  when  we  woke  up  didn't 
seem  to  have  any  effect  on  the  (iouring 
rain.  We  finally  ended  up  abandoning  the 
camp,  hitching  home,  and  bringing  back  a 
car  to  retrieve  the  bikes  and  equipment. 
Anti-climatic  is  the  word  to  describe 
Saturday. 

Like  a  lot  of  Williams  students,  any 
intentions  I  may  have  had  of  getting  some 
studying  done  over  the  rest  of  the  weekend 
succombed  to  the  urge  to  have  a  good  time 
and  catch  up  on  family,  friends,  and  sleep. 
I  suppose  if  I  had  really  wanted  to,  I  could 
have  geeked  the  whole  time  and  caught  up 
on  much  of  my  work.  But  that  wouldn't 
have  helped  me  make  it  successfully 
through  the  rest  of  my  semester  one  tenth 
as  much  as  what  I  did  do— which  was  to 
"mellow  out"  completely,  even  if  it  was 
only  for  one  day.  Yeah,  it's  now  called  Fall 
Reading  Period  rather  than  Fall  Recess, 
but  to  me  October  Break  will  always  be 
just  that. 

—Jeff  LiRsack 


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OUTLOOK 


WILLIAMS    RECORD 


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at  its 
best? 

Editor's  Note:  The  College  is  at  it  again. 
Another  problem,  another  impressive 
committee.  OUTLOOK  considers  living 
and  being  at  Williams  to  mark  the  in- 
ception of  the  Committee  on  Student 
Residential  Life  [CSRL].  As  our  housing 
policy  is  about  to  be  reupholstered,  we 
remind  ourselves  of  Williams'  historical 
self-consciousness: 

The  inherent  defect  in  the 
[fraternity  housing]  arrangement 
lay  in  the  abdication  by  the  College 
of  part  of  its  own  responsibility  and 
resulting  inability  of  the  College  to 
insure  that  non-academic  aspects  of 
student  life  contribute  effectively  to, 
the   educational  process. 

—The  Angevine  Committee  '62 

*      *      *       * 

by  Alyson  Hagy 

Just  what  does  it  mean  to  be  "in 
residence"?  Every  campus  seems  to  have 
a  writer  or  two  as  a  focus  for  artistic  ec- 
centricities and  to  populate  snaclc  bars. 
Well-known  scholars  are  usually  "in 
residence"  somewhere,  meaning  that  they 
have  a  mailbox,  the  cursory  panelled 
office,  and  a  welcome  haven  for  their 
notoriety  at  some  spot  central  to  their 
whirlwind  lecture  tours.  But  what  about 
us?  What  about  the  students  that  "live"  on 
a  campus?  Is  there  real  meaning  in  a  Pro 
House  single?  I  would  like  to  put  forth  a 
few  thoughts  on  Williams  housing  and 
dining  to  scoop  the  ad  hoc  Committee  on 
Student  Residential  Life  .  .  .  because 
they  have  several  months  to  find  the  truth. 

To  Have  or  Have  Not 

I  pay  $8,200.  I  could  have  gone  to  UVa. 
for  a  fraction  of  that  amount  and  seen 
some  good  basketball,  had  a  real  social 
life,  and  gotten  a  good  education.  Instead, 
I  came  here.  It's  possible  that  I  chose 
Williams  because  the  "unique"  lifestyle 
options  were  so  attractive.  There  were 
quads,  rows,  hallways  .  .  ,  fireplaces, 
kitchens,  and  yards.  Almost  everyone  had 
a  tiny,  cozy  bedroom.  It  looked  wonderful; 
it  had  a  lot  of  atmosphere.  It  seemed  like 
the  place  to  find  a  garret  and  a  niche  to 
grow  into. 

I  wasn't  fooling  myself  by  romanticizing 
college  life.  Housing  is  something  special 
here,  and  in  fact  it's  so  wonderfully  unique 
that  being  "in  residence"  at  Williams  is  a 
complicated  matter.  The  fury  that  storms 
Hopkins  Hall  during  spring  inclusion  and 
room  draw  is  second  only  to  the  bolt  of 
emotion  and  anger  that  crackles  there 
during  exam  week.  We  will  spar,  fence, 
and  grovel  for  good  housing.  We  will  kill 
.  .  .  some  budding  or  delicate  friendships 

LETTERS  .  . . 

Election  fraud 


To  the  editor: 

College  Council  received  evidence  two 
weeks  ago  that  there  may  have  been  fraud 
in  the  run-off  election  for  vice-president. 
We  had  no  way  of  proving  whether  fraud 
had  occurred  or  not,  but  because  the 
possibility  existed,  I  asked  for  a  special 
meeting  of  the  Council  in  order  that  it  take 
the  necessary  steps  to  void  the  run-off 
election.  I  insisted  on  Council  action  two 
weeks  ago  in  view  of  the  fact  that  neither 
John  Cannon  nor  I  was  aware  that  the 
ballot  boxes  may  have  been  stuffed. 

John  D.  McCammond  '81 


CC  runoff  election 

To  the  editor: 

As  President  of  the  College  Council,  I 
feel  it  is  my  responsibility  to  clarify 
exactly  what  happened  in  our  decision  to 
invalidate  the  results  of  the  recent  run  off 
elections.  Rumors  of  ballot  stuffing  and 
loose  ballots  floating  around  the  campus 


for  a  quad  in  Greylock. 

Housing  is  of  intrinsic  value  at  Williams; 
it's  a  "real"  good,  an  $8,200  real  estate 
investment.  Some  buildings  are  concrete, 
some  are  wood;  some  buildings  are  big, 
some  are  little.  And  some  look  a  helluva  lot 
better  than  others.  To  have  a  fireplace, 
you'd  better  not  have  more  than  three 
close  friends.  And  dining  .  .  .  where  and 
how  we  eat  seems  to  be  of  great  social 
significance.  We  don't  really  care  what  we 
swallow  (except  at  brunch),  so  that  the 
meals  themselves  are  of  secondary  im- 
portance, corollaries  to  where  we  live  and 
why  we  want  to  live  there. 

The  Symptoms 

There  used  to  be  fraternities  here.  You 
know,  the  nifty  houses  with  chefs,  mor- 
ning wake-up,  and  file  cabinets  filled  with 
old  (but  very  useful)  exams  and  papers. 
They  were  social  organizations  separating 
the  work  from  the  play  at  Williams  with  a 
keg  naturally  obstructing  the  door  way  of 
the  house. 

In  the  early  60's,  fraternities  were 
abolished  because  they  seemed  to  create 
and  perpetuate  a  polarization  of  the 
student  body.  In  1962,  the  current 
residential  housing  system  was  instituted 
following  a  study  and  recommendation  by 
the  Committee  on  Review  of  Fraternity 
Questions  (the  Angevine  Committee) 
whose  report  cited  fraternities  as  having  a 
"disporportionate  role"  in  student's 
residential  life  such  that  the  "educational 
purposes  of  the  Cbllege  are  not  being  fully 
realized."  The  Angevine  Committee 
recommended  the  creation  of  a  standing 
body  to  oversee  the  implementation  and 
continuation  of  a  housing  system  that 
would  "...  create  a  campus  where 
education,  in  its  broadest  sense,  would 
take  place  everywhere  and  at  all  times." 
Thus,  the  Committee  on  Undergraduate 
Life  was  born.  Housing  and  dining 
facilities  were  to  be  remodeled  and  ex- 
panded with  the  premise  in  mind  that 
"there  is  a  place  for  Williams  as  an 
example  of  smallness  at  its  best." 

"We  will  spar,  fence,  and 
grovel  for  good  housing." 

It  is  now  1980.  Williams  is  much  changed 
since  the  Angevine  study.  The  student 
body  has  doubled  in  size;  there  are  women 
here;  we  have  Mission  Park.  There  have 
also  been  some  less  than  positive 
developments.  The  number  of  inter-house 
transfer  requests  has  sharply  increased; 
vandalism  is  no  longer  a  rare  occurrence 
perpetrated  by  "outsiders;"  social 
relationships  between  faculty  and 
students  are  rarely  a  consideration  during 
house  functions,  and  house  populations  are 
showing  a  marked  tendency  to  divide  into 
unequal  portions  of  dues  payers  and  the 
"other  guys,"  polarizing  the  activities  of  a 
house. 

These  trends  have  been  recognized  and 
designated  as  "symptoms"  of  some 
greater   inadequacy   in   the   Williams 


due  to  an  error  in  the  mailroom  lead  us  to 
question  whether  or  not  someone  had 
taken  the  opportunity  to  xerox  ballots.  In 
addition  to  this  I  received  an  anonymous 
letter  informing  College  Council  of  a 
possible  ballot  stuffing  or  voter  fraud. 
John  McCammond  initially  suggested  that 
the  results  of  the  election  be  invalidated. 
College  Council  met  at  an  emergency 
meeting  October  16  and  accepted  and 
approved  my  motion  to  invalidate  the 
results  of  the  runoff  election  on  the 
grounds  of  suspicion  of  voting  fraud. 

I'm  not  suggesting  that  voting  fraud  or 
ballot  stuffing  actually  occurred.  What  I 
want  to  emphasize  are  suspicions  which 
surround  the  runoff.  In  the  best  interest  of 
College  Council  and  in  the  interest  of  both 
McCammond  and  Cannon,  the  runoff 
election  will  be  held  November  3  and  4.  For 
my  part,  I  should  have  overseen  the 
election  more  thoroughly  and  efficiently.  I 
can't,  however,  be  responsible  for  other 
people's  actions,  and  no  one  can  expect 
College  Council  members  to  police 
students  while  they  vote. 

Sincerely, 

Darrell  McWhorter  '81 

College  Council  President 


residential  system  by  the  CUL  over  the 
last  few  years.  Out  of  concern  for  possible 
deterioration  of  what  has  been  a  very 
adequate  plan  for  undergraduate  living, 
President  Chandler  has  charged  the  ad  hoc 
Committee  on  Student  Residential  Life 
(CSRL)  to  review  the  present  policy  in  the 
context  of  the  recently-approved 
recommendations  of  the  Committee  on  the 
80's. 

Preference  or  Purpose 
A  college  is  an  unnatural  habitat.  Its 
institutionalized  form  has  often  been 
likened  to  a  monastery  or  a  military  in- 
stallation where  denial  of  luxury  is 
reflected  in  flat,  gray  architecture  and  the 
stark  expressions  of  the  disciplined 
residents.  It  may  be  fair  to  note  that  while 
we  are  not  ascetics  here,  the  College's 
primary  concern  is  not  for  carpeting  or 
picture  windows  but  to  provide  us  with  a 
relatively  comfortable  (or  tolerable) 
academic  setting.  Williams  has  certainly 
done  its  part  to  settle  us  in  "tolerable" 
living  quarters.  In  fact,  we  are  rather 
spoiled. 

"We'll  have  the  rest  of 

our  lives  to  decorate  .  .  /' 

--- -- 

It  appears  that  the  College  loosened  the 
reins  too  much  in  an  effort  to  go  with  the 
flow  of  the  last  two  decades,  thus  com- 
plicating a  commitment  to  "smallness  at 
its  best"  with  concessions  to  student  whim 
and  its  own  growth  spurt  (again  witness 
Mission  Park).  Now  that  the  BO's  have 
been  designated  as  years  of  careful  belt- 
tightening  and  budget  slashing,  it  has  also 
become  time  to  review  and  reorganize 
priorities  at  Williams. 

The  "Williams  in  the  Eighties"  report 
recommends  the  formation  of  a  committee 
(the  CSRL)  to  "consider  the  effectiveness 
of  our  present  and  any  proposed  system  in 
meeting  the  social  and  intellectual  needs 
of  students  in  their  life  outside  the 
classroom."  As  committee  chairman 
Professor  Don  Gilford  notes,  there  is  a 
point  where  policy  "becomes  a  matter  of 
preference  versus  purpose."  Whose 
preference  versus  whose  purpose  is  a 
complex  consideration.  We  may  pay 
thousands  of  dollars  in  tuition,  room  and 
board,  but  what  does  the  College  owe  us 
besides  the  necessities  of  a  fine  education 
and  a  bunk?  How  large  does  the  mattress 
of  that  bunk  have  to  be?  Obviously,  the 
answers  are  ultimately  given  by  those  who 
are  "in  control,"  the  stable  and  objective 
administrative  body.  That  is  a  fair  enough 
truth. 

Work  and  Play 

As  a  single-season  spin-off  of  the  CUL, 
the  committee  will  develop  a  plan  for 
consolidating  and  reorganizing  and  play 
with  the  dining  system,  ideas  that  mold  a 
philosophy  or  a  policy  of  living.  In  1962,  the 
thought  and  hope  was  that  the  College 
could  privide  a  set  of  facilities  "which 
would  have  great  advantages  over  mass 
dining  halls  and  colorless  dormitories."  As 


CC  laughable 


To  the  editor: 

Last  week  I  received  a  message  from  the 
College  Council  which  suggests  that  "we" 
(I  guess  meaning  the  student  body)  are 
complacent  if  "we"  are  not  agitated  by  the 
consolidation  of  college  dining.  The  notice 
says  this  decision  was  ".  .  .  .  railroaded 
through  (through  what  is  never  men- 
tioned) without  adequate  student 
representation  in  the  final  decision  making 
process  ..."  The  Council  seems  outraged 
that  students  are  up  in  arms  over  this 
infringement  on  their  eating  rights. 

If  the  College  Council  is  really  concerned 
with  representing  student  interests,  it 
would  be  informing  students  about  the 
implications  of  the  draft  and  the  use  of 
nuclear  arms. 

Williams  students  are  deeply  troubled 
by  immensely  more  complex  and  per- 
tinent issues  than  where  we  "munch  out." 
A  student  can't  eat  anywhere  with  his  head 
ripped  from  his  shoulders  by  a  lightning 
bolt  of  lead,  nor  will  a  student  care  much 


Prof.   Gilford  is  chairman  of  the  Com- 
mitlee  on  Student  Residential  Life. 


I  have  said,  we  now  have  Mission  Park, 
and  by  1985  some  of  the  "smallness  at  its 
best"  at  Williams  will  fall  prey  to 
economic  necessity. 

There  have  been  gradual  developments 
of  various  sorts  at  Williams  which  have  led 
our  lifestyle  to  "outgrow"  the  system.  The 
CUL  has  consistently  noted  a  marked 
separation  of  social  and  cultural  events  on 
campus.  Mr.  Gifford  goes  so  far  as  to  label 
the  distinction  between  the  two  as  "an 
invidious  one."  The  division  of  work  and 
play  can  be  so  complete  that  it  actually 
appears  to  halve  our  own  little  bodies,  and 
we  begin  to  squabble  about  the  place  of 
athletics  in  our  academic  lives,  arbitrarily 
separating  our  minds  from  the  rest  of  our 
fresh-air  fed  physiques. 

The  one  thing  no  one  ever  earnestly 
questions  is  our  first,  most  noble  reason 
for  being  here  (remember  the  $8,200):  to 
get  an  education.  Perhaps  it  is  time  to 
clean  house  by  consolidating  our  persons 
and  our  actions  and  to  discard  certain 
superfluous  considerations.  We  must  work 
and  we  must  "play"  somewhere;  to  mix 
inconguous  atmospheres  is  the  challenge 
of  an  "unnatural"  institutional  system. 

Supposedly  we  are  flexible  folks,  not 
given  over  to  obsessions  with  wall  paper, 
carpets,  walk-in  closets,  and  paid  for 
"clublike"  activities.  Such  things  are  the 
more  petty  worries  of  social  stability  that 
we  certainly  don't  need  while  we're  so 
young — we'll  have  the  rest  of  our  lives  to 
decorate  our  homes  and  our  lives.  To 
support  academic  fitness,  we  should  rough 
it  and  sacrifice  our  preferences  for  a 
purpose. 

The  CSRL  will  go  backwards  a  bit  for  a 
fresh  perspective.  They  will  resurrect  the 
historical  concerns  of  housing  at  Williams 
and  raise  their  own  questions.  The  com- 
mittee will  no  doubt  stick  its  finger  into 
every  pie  while  observing  the  living  and 
dining  facilities  of  other  small  colleges  in 
the  nation.  It  is  not  clear  that  we  will 
sacrifice  anything  .  .  .  not  even  in  the 
name  of  progress.  But  heaven  forbid  that 
we  as  students  should  defend  ourselves 
against  every  possible  change.  We  Hve 
here  now,  and  that  tradition  is  only  four 
years  long.  What  we  really  must  try  to 
perpetuate  beyond  the  preservation  of 
walnut  wainscoting,  windows  with  a 
southern  eicposure,  and  library  cocktail 
clubs  is  a  fresh,  dynamic,  and  even  ex- 
perimental tradition  of  smallness  at  its 
best. 


for  a  row  house  brunch  while  rotting  from 
radiation  released  by  nuclear  explosions. 

If  it  does  not  seem  to  the  Council  that 
students  do  not  care  much  about  the  future 
of  row  house  dining,  maybe  it  is  because 
we  could  really  care  less.  The  future  of 
peaceful  coexistence  weighs  too  heavily  on 
our  minds. 

Besides  its  content  expressing  that 
College  Council's  interests  are  not  based  in 
student  concerns,  the  form  of  this  message 
is  directed  at  arousing  our  emotions  rather 
than  informing  our  reason.  The  notice  is 
phrased  entirely  in  rhetorical  queries  and 
uses  such  loaded  terms  as  "railroading"  in 
describing  the  actions  of  some  un- 
mentioned  party . The  Council 's "approach" 
is  sheer  propagandizing,  behavior  far 
beneath  my  expectations  for  those  I  helped 
elect  to  college  office. 

The  discernable  purpose  of  this  message 
seems  to  be  providing  sluJonts  with  non- 
information  on  a  trivial  topic.  It  is  now  no 
wonder  to  me  why  some  may  feel  that 
College  Council  is  a  laughing  matter. 

Kip  Cinnamon  '81 


FEATURES 


WILLIAMS    RECORD 


October  28,   1980 


EN 


"Gus "offers  guidance  to  students 


by  Susan  Williamii 
For  the  past  four  years,  Father 
Augustine  Graap  has  been 
helping  the  Hendersons  to  fulfill 
the  functions  of  the  Chaplain's 
office.  Father  Gus,  as  he  is  called 
by  most  Williams  students,  also 
serves  as  one  of  the  five  priests  at 
Mount  Carmel  Retreat  House. 

Like  the  Hendersons,  Father 
Gus  advises  students  about 
personal  problems.  According  to 
him,  most  of  the  young  people  he 
counsels  want  to  talk  about 
religious  concerns.  He  believes 
that  many  men  and  women  in 
college  experience  doubts  about 
their  beliefs  and  are  likely  to 
begin  questioning  that  which  was 
always  assumed  to  be  true. 
Father  Gus  points  out  that 
Williams  is  an  academic  en- 
vironment and  that  the  effect  of 
such    an    environment    on    a 


student's  beliefs  can  be  sub- 
stantial. As  Father  Gus  sees  it, 
his  task  is  to  adjust  himself  to  this 
college  mentality  and  thus 
counsel  students  in  such  a  way 
that  the  students  will  respond.  "I 
try  to  provide  a  Catholic  response 
on  an  intellectual  level— a 
creative  response,  not  just  rote," 
remarked  Father  Gus,  adding 
"Students  need  to  be  challenged 
on  a  religious  level  as  much  as 
any  other." 

Father  Gus  tries  to  provide  this 
service  through  his  counselling 
and  through  his  work  with  the 
Newman  Association,  of  which  he 
is  an  advisor.  The  Newman 
Association  is  a  student 
organization  designed  to  keep 
Catholic  worship  alive  on  cam- 
pus. The  students  in  the  group 
meet  on  Wednesday  evenings  for 
Mass  and  discussion;  they  also 


In    Other   Ivory  Towers 


Amherst,  Mass.  The  Amherst 
newspaper.  The  Student,  was 
temporarily  discontinued 
recently  when  the  Students 
Allocations  Committee  (S.A.C.) 
drastically  cut  the  paper's 
financial  allocation.  The 
newspaper  appealed  the  S.A.C.'s 
decision  in  round-the-clock 
negotiations,  according  to  The 
New  York  Times,  and  was 
subsequently  awarded  almost  all 
of  the  money  it  needs  to  continue 
publishing  for  the  current  school 
year. 

A  recent  student  poll  revealed 
that  a  third  of  all  Amherst 
students  use  marijuana;  11 
percent  use  cocaine  and  8  percent 
use  LSD.  The  average  drug  user 
at  Amherst  spends  $10-$20  a  week 
on  drugs;  some  may  spend  as 
much  as  $80. 

Dean  of  Students  James  Bishop 
emphasized  that  the  college  will 


not  shield  students  from 
prosecution  by  outside 
authorities.  Despite  this  warning, 
however,  the  dealers  and  users 
interviewed  had  little  fear  of 
getting  caught  by  campus 
authorities.  One  dealer 
remarked,  "The  impression  I  get 
is  if  you  keep  it  quiet  they  really 
don't  mind."  Chief  William  Dion 
head  of.campus  security,  said  of 
illegal  drug  use,  "We  don't  ac- 
tively pursue  this  kind  of  thing." 

Clinton,  NY,  Richard  Queen,  a 
former  Iranian  hostage,  ad- 
dressed a  capacity  crowd  at 
Hamilton  College.  Queen  is  an 
alumnus  of  Hamilton.  Relating 
the  events  of  the  day  on  which  the 
embassy  was  taken  over,  Queen 
talked  about  how  he  and  his 
fellow  hostages  had  reacted  to 
the  take-over  and  their  sub- 
sequent imprisonment. 


sponsor  the  weekly  Sunday  night 
Mass  at  Driscoll  and  coordinate 
yearly  retreats.  For  the  past  four 
years.  Father  Gus  has  been 
concentrating  on  making  the 
Newman  Association  functions 
less  like  "meetings,"  and  more 
like  informal  times  for  sharing. 

Father  Gus  has  also  been  in- 
volved in  religious  education  for 
several  years.  He  taught  high 
school,  did  vocation  work  and 
obtained  a  Masters  Degree  in 
Religious  Education.  He  finds 
Williams  a  challenge  because  of 
the  "stimulating  environment 
created  by  people  growing, 
questioning,  and  seeking  an- 
swers." 

Besides  his  work  on  campus. 
Father  Gus  spends  a  good  deal  of 
time  working  with  families  in  the 
community.  Mount  Carmel  runs 
weekend  retreats,  many  of  which 
are  for  families  who  also  come 
for  the  special  programs  that  the 
Carmelite  Fathers  organize.  The 
Retreat  House  consumes  much  of 
his  time,  but  Father  Gus  still 
finds  time  for  what  he  calls  his 
"avocation"— music.  He  is  an 
accomplished  singer  and 
guitarist  who  has  made  two 
records  of  spiritual  music  and 
has  composed  about  six  songs. 
Father  Gus  incorporates  his 
musical  talents  into  his  work  by 
performing  folk  masses. 


Over  Fall  Reading  Period,  crowds  of 
usual  thing  at  Harvard  Square. 


Williams  students  joined  the 

(Edmonds) 


Students  trek  to  Boston  for  fall  break 


by  Bill  Edmonds 

Droves  of  Williams  students, 
ignoring  the  new  "reading 
period"  label  on  fall  break, 
headed  to  Boston  for  several  days 
of  big-city  excitement.  These 
students  joined  the  general 
migration  to  Boston  for  the  an- 
nual Head  of  the  Charles  crew 
race.  Since  the  race  coincides 
with  the  fall  breaks  of  many  New 


England  colleges,  the  biggest 
crew  event  of  the  year  has 
developed  into  an  enormous 
collegiate  get-together.  More 
than  just  a  sporting  event,  the 
Head  of  the  Charles  is  an  excuse 
for  students  and  alumni  to  mingle 
with  friends,  toast  their  college's 
boat  and  walk  the  banks  of  the 
river  sporting  the  latest  in  "prep- 
ware." 


Viewpoint 

Council  gets  jolt  from  '80's'  report 


by  Peter  Hodgson  '82 
By  2  p.m.  Wednesday  October 
14th,  the  Williams  mailroom  had 
placed  a  copy  of  "Williams  in  the 
80's"  in  the  SU  box  of  each 
College  Council  member.  That 
gave  those  students  five  and  a 
half  hours  to  digest  the  report 
before  they  were  to  meet  with 
Dean  Roosenraad  at  that 
evening's  Council  session.  Sur- 
prise at  the  sudden  appearance  of 
the  document  was  increased  by 
the  finality  which  clouded  Dean 
Roosenraad's  discussion  of  the 
major  proposals.  Even  greater 
than  that  was  a  sense  of  alarm 
among  Council  members  at  not 
being  notified  earlier  of — or  even 
consulted  on— the  final  decision. 
"Williams  in  the  80's"  presents 
the  final  recommendations  for 
resource  reallocations,  sub- 
mitted by  the  Committee  on  the 
BO'S,  and  approved  by  President 
Chandler,  Everyone  must  have 
heard  of  the  unceasing  activity  of 
the  Committee  on  the  80's  last 
spring,  so  why  should  there  by 
any  surprise  over  the  publication 
of  an  approved  plan?  I  can  see 
two  reasons:  first,  students  in- 
general  last  spring  failed  to 
recognize  the  serious  purpose 
behind  the  committee's  actions; 
and  second,  students  failed  to 
formulate  or  broadcast  a 
unanimous  reaction  to  Com- 
mittee proposals. 

Last  spring  the  Committee  on 
the  80's  solicited  opinions  from 
every  constituency  in  the  College 
community,  including  parents, 
faculty,  alumni,  and  students. 
There  was  ample  opportunity  for 
vocalization  of  student  opinion, 
whether    through    a    generally- 


circulated  questionnaire,  during 
visits  by  Chantal  Cleland  '80,  and 
Bart  Mitchell  '80  to  house 
meetings,  or  at  Council  meetings 
with  the  Committee  on  the  80's. 
This  search  for  student  reaction 
should  itself  have  bespoken  the 
serious  intent  of  the  Committee. 

Frankly,  there  was  minimal 
student  reaction.  Aside  from  a 
Town  Meeting  on  "Athletics"— 
which  degenerated  into  a  feud 
between  students  and  the  idea  of 
athletic  cuts,  and  another  on 
"Board  Options" — where  a 
strong  sentiment  against  the 
elimination  of  Row  House  dining 
was  voiced,  no  other  organized  or 
pervasive  student  reaction  was 
made  apparent. 

Unfortunately,  however,  it  was 
never  explicitly  stated  that  the 
Committee's  proposals  were  to 
become  the  exact  plan  of  action. 
An  "Interim  Report"  was  duly 
published  to  present  the  Com- 
mittee's initial  findings,  but 
students  were  never  told  that 
those  tentative  proposals  were  to 
be  the  final  package.  This  has 
created  among  CC  members  an 
indignation  at  having  been 
neglected  from  the  crucial 
decision-making  process. 

Now  that  a  system  of  financial 
and  educational  guidelines  has 
been  set,  students  have  two  op- 
tions. We  can  whimper  over  the 
justification  of  certain  cutbacks 
or  increases— and  with  hindsight 
we  may  sound  more  convincing— 
but  such  debate  is  now  academic. 
Or  we  can  become  involved  in  the 
implementation  of  the  proposals. 
Students  have  five  represen- 
tatives on  the  "Gifford  Com- 
mittee," which  will  review  all 


aspects  of  our  residential 
system— with  the  specific  intent 
of  formulating  a  plan  for  con- 
solidation of  Row  House  dining. 
The  CEP  and  CUL  will  also  be 
directly  involved  in  the  in- 
stitution of  changes  set  forth  in 
"Williams  in  the  80's". 
Moreover:  every  student- 
represented  committee  is  a 
channel  for  input  to  the  im- 
plementation process. 

Students  must  use  these  powers 
to  make  the  planned  changes 
conform  to  our  best  interests. 
Could  not  a  facsimile  of  Row 
House  dining  be  continued  by  an 
enlargement  by  an  enlargement 
of  Perry  House  dining  facilities? 
Ideas  like  this  must  be  voiced, 
and  it  should  be  the  College 
Council's  duty  to  promote  enough 
awareness  and  activism  so  that 
students  have  a  part  in  the  im- 
plementation process.  The  goals 
have  been  set  by  the  Committee 
on  the  80's,  but  there  is  still  room 
for  refinement  when  confronted 
with  the  circumstances  relative 
to  their  implementation. 

Student  participation  now  will 
perhaps  cover  our  failure  to  be 
heard,  or  to  speak  out,  last 
spring.  What  cannot  be  forgiven 
is  a  failure  amongst  students  to 
recognize  the  business  aspect  of 
Williams'  existence,  and  thus  the 
necessity  of  a  rigorous  economic 
plan  for  continued  success  in  the 
future.  The  decision  President 
Chandler  made  over  the  summer 
was  enacted  under  the  great 
urgency  of  such  a  requirement. 

The  Committee  on  the  80's— as 
well  as  certain  trustees— cited 
the  lack  of  student  reaction  as  an 
indication  of  general  favor  for  the 


proposals  set  forth  in  the  "In- 
terim Report".  If  this  assumption 
is  correct,  then  all  is  well.  But  if 
disagreement,  unconcern,  or 
ignorance,  was  the  actual  sen- 
timent, then  I  am  justified  in 
saying  that  student  involvement 
in  last  spring's  resource 
reallocation  issue  was  the 
culmination  of  a  much  publicized 
trend  of  student  apathy. 

The  administration  is  not 
without  blame.  The  charge  of 
railroading  the  proposals  past  the 
students  is  not  unjustifiable.  The 
College  Council  was  neglected 
from  communication  of  a  final 
decision.  The  student  body  was 
presented  with  an  "Interim 
Report,"  but  never  informed  of 
the  steps  leading  to  a  final 
decision.  Perhaps  the  ad- 
ministration has  little  respect  for 
student  reliability  on  decisions 
concerning  the  College's 
management,  but  this  would  be 
tantamount  to  a  negation  of  our 
role  in  the  future-planning  of  the 
College. 

Ultimately  responsibility  rests 
with  the  students.  We  must 
participate  in  the  im- 
plementation process— the 
proposals  are  still  amenable  to 
student  interest.  Students  must 
inform  themselves  of  this  and 
other  issues,  to  the  ac- 
companiment of  an  increase  in 
responsible  involvement  in 
College  administration.  Such 
action  would  certainly  gain  us 
respect  from  the  administration, 
but,  more  importantly:  should  we 
not  first  regain  self-respect  by 
eliminating  a  disease  called 
apathy?  I  would  hope  so,  for  ours 
is  a  truly  great  college. 


Besides  the  festivities 
surrounding  the  annual  crew 
race,  Boston  offers  an  array  of 
other  distractions.  Restaurants, 
night  clubs  and  shops,  jam  me 
streets  of  Boston.  Tne  typical 
gathering  spots  of  all  tourists 
spots— Quincy  Market  and 
Fanueil  Hall— attracted  their 
share  of  Williams  visitors.  Other 
students  frequented  the  college 
hangouts  in  Cambridge,  visiting 
spots  such  as  the  nationally 
renowned  Steve's  Ice  Cream 
Shop  and  the  Belgium  Fudge 
Shop. 

A  few  of  the  most  conscientious 
Williams  people,  unable  to  ignore 
the  fact  that  Fall  Break  was  now 
Fall  Reading  Period,  carried 
books  upon  their  backs  as  they 
trekked  to  Boston.  These  studious 
vacationers,  however,  has  some 
difficulty  in  locating  a  place  to 
study.  Some  had  hoped  that 
Harvard,  that  shrine  of  higher 
education,  would  provide  a  quiet 
refuge.  However,  the  security 
guard  at  the  door  of  each  library 
surprised  the  naive  visitors  by 
demanding  Harvard  ID's  to 
enter.  Deprived  a  place  in  which 
to  study,  these  students  quickly 
capitulated  to  the  drawing  pull  of 
Boston's  many  attractions. 

Committee  picks 
four  for  Watson 

The  Williams  Selection 
Committee  for  the  Watson 
Traveling  Fellowship  has 
nominated  the  four  seniors  who 
will  compete  with  candidates 
from  other  colleges  for  the 
fellowships  which  provide  a  year 
of  independent  study  and  travel 
abroad.  The  Williams  seniors  are 
Anita  Brooks,  Sarah  Dutton, 
Cornelius  Pietzner,  and  Wendy 
Severinghaus.  Brooks'  project  is 
centered  on  worker-owned 
cooperatives  and  economic 
development  in  Tanzania  and 
Kenya.  Dutton  plans  to  live  in 
Sephardim  and  Ashkenazim 
communities  in  Colombia  and 
Argentina.  Cultural  change  in 
fishing  villages  in  Norway  and 
Scotland  is  the  topic  of  Pietzner's 
project.  Severinghaus  will  ex- 
plore the  missionary  work  of  her 
grandparents  with  the  Mam 
Indians  in  Guatemala. 


ENTERTAINMENT 


WILLIAMS    RECORD 


Pages 


Woods  album  offers 
wide  jazz  variety 


Following  their  yearly  ritual  "return  to  tlie  nest/"  wayward  Octet  members  of  yesteryear  performed 
their  reunion  concert  last  Saturday  in  the  Brooks-Rogers  Recital  Hall.  Notice  Chuck  Hirsch's 
removed  facial  hair.  (Kraus) 

Old,  new  Octets  perform 


by  JohnK.Setear 

Various  editions  of  the 
Williams  Octet  entertained  a  full 
crowd  at  Brooks-Rogers 
Recital  Hall  last  Saturday  night, 
as  older,  newer,  and  just- 
graduated  voices  of  thirty  or  so 
past  and  present  Octet  members 
(and  one  renegade  Ephlat) 
combined  for  an  evening  of 
casual  music  and  fun. 

The  opening  "Little  Willie" 
was  a  fair  representative  of  the 
evening's  performance,  an  off- 
beat tale  of  a  youngster's  un- 
contained  sadism  fairly  well 
performed  with  a  pleasant,  rich 
sound. 

After  Warren  Hunke's  ob- 
servation that  "tenors  don't  come 
naturally  after  45"— a  remark 
interpreted  somewhat  differently 
by  different  age  segments  of  the 
audience — the  alumni  rendered  a 
solid  version  of  "  'Neath  the 
Shadows"  before  launching  a 
vivacious  medley  of  the  "Gems  of 
1913." 

It  slfould  be  mentioned  that  the 
single-breasted  blue  blazer  with 
grey  pants  was  the  singers' 
overwhelming  favorite; 
eyeglasses  were  also  a  popular 
item.  Trend-setters  included  Mr. 
Hunke,  who  sported  the  pointed 
sideburns  popularized  by  Star 
Trek,  and  Paul  "Y-max-Dom- 
dom-Dmitri-Tiger"  Robinson, 
the  single  alumnus  wearing 
khakis. 

Rumors  that  Psul  was  given 
the  lead  on  "Just  in  Case  You 
Change  Your  Mind"  because  his 
clothes  already  made  him  stick 
out  were  not  confirmed, 

Further  expositions  on  the 
charms  and  conundra  of  the 
female  sex  followed  with  John 
Hornor  contributing  what  ap- 
peared to  be  an  eminently  sincere 
solo  on  "I  Love  the  Ladies." 

After  intermission,  the  current 
Octet  took  the  stage  for  their 
usual  round  of  songs  and  Chuck 
Hirsch  jokes,  despite  Chuck's 
absence  from  the  group.  Never 
one  to  play  ethnic  favorites,  Mr. 
Weist  not  only  rendered  a 
devastating  imitation  of  Mr. 
Hirsch's  hands-on-lapel,  glasses- 
falling-off-nose  ex-solo  on 
"Chatanooga  Shoe  Shine  Boy," 
but  told  a  few  WASP  jokes. 

"What  do  you  call  twelve 
WASP'S  sitting  around  a  table?" 
Kevin     inquired     after     first 


Discs  on  CFAA 

Tuesday   The  Specials,   More 

Specials 

Wednesday  Steve  Reich, 

Thursday  (Classic  Album)  J. 

Cells,  Bloodshot 

Sunday  Angel  City,  Darkroom 

Tuesday  Roches,  Nurds 


cautiously  taking  a  head  count  of 
that  ethnic  persuasion  in  the 
audience. 

"Price-fixing,"  he  answered, 
sometime  before  Bill  Hahn 
rendered  his  delightful 
arrangement  of  Tom  Lehrer's 
"Be  Prepared"  and  Lyman 
Casey  arranged  his  pelvic 
motions  to  the  delight  of  much  of 
the  fen>ale  audience. 

Opinions  of  the  1980-81  Octet 
were  unanimously  favorable. 

"They  kept  the  cute  ones," 
observed  one  lass  whose  recent 
marriage  has  kept  her  neither 
from  continuing  her  aesthetic 
evaluation  of  the  fouler  sex  nor 
from  retaining  her  last  name, 

"I  liked  the  gorgeous  one  who 
did  the  Elvis  number,"  opined 
another  enthusiastic  young  lady. 

"That  guy  on  the  end  on  the 
right  had  more  facial  hair  than 
all  the  other  guys  put  together," 
noted  one  keen  observer. 

Doug  Buck's  specialty  set 
wisely  passed  up  "Momma  Took 
Our  Last  Clean  Sheet  and  Joined 
the  Ku  Klux  Klan"  for  "You  are 
the  Hangnail  of  My  Life,  and  I 
Can't  Bite  You  Off." 

The  alumni  Octet  eventually 
finished  the  evening  with  "God 
Bless  America,"  for  which  a  few 
scattered  members  of  the 
audience    stood,     and     "The 


Mountains,"  which  brought 
virtually  everyone  to  their  feet. 

One  member  of  the  audience 
later  proposed  a  bold  hypothesis 
for  the  disparity  in  loyalties  to 
country  and  college. 

"With  all  the  tax  shelters 
around,"  he  said,  "You  figure 
maybe  10  percent  tops  of  the 
income  in  the  room  went  to  the 
government  last  year. 

"Williams,  on  the  other  hand," 
he  concluded,  "has  got  to  come  in 
for  15  percent  minimum." 

Overall  audience  reaction 
ranged  from  the  puzzled  to  the 
unabashedly  enthused. 

"I  don't  get  it,"  said  one  per- 
son, "how  come  the  1980-81  Octet 
only  had  eight  guys?" 

"They  were  all  great,"  said  one 
woman  with  obviously  mature 
tastes.  "I  think  singing  groups 
are  just  great." 

One  must  indeed  praise 
unhesitantly  the  alumni  Octet. 
They  put  on  a  variety-packed 
show  after  just  a  few  hours  of 
rehearsal,  the  older  members  put 
up  with  the  recent  graduates,  and 
almost  all  of  them  refrained  from 
fidgeting  during  Mr.  Hunke's 
interminable  monologues. 

From  the  expressions  on  the 
faces  up  on  stage  last  Saturday, 
there  appears  to  be  not  only  life 
after  college,  but  a  lot  of  fun. 


by  Martha  Piatt 
Phil  Woods's  new  live  recor- 
ding, "The  Phil  Woods  Quartet- 
Volume  One,"  is  a*  refreshing 
combination  of  rarely-heard 
compositions  by  a  variety  of  well- 
established  jazz  spokesmen  from 
past  eras.  While  there  are  certain 
drawbacks  to  playing  these  less- 
well-known  tunes,  the  end  result 
is  basically  a  new  and  interesting 
musical  statement  when  played 
by  musicians  of  this  caliber. 

Since  their  last  live  recording, 
the  band  has  lost  two  members, 
leaving  a  seasoned  core  rhythm 
section  and  the  ever-dominant 
alto  saxophonist  and  leader,  Phil 
Woods.  They  are  a  cohesive  unit 
with  a  finely-tuned  sensitivity  to 
each  other.  Such  a  group  can 
always  play  safely  and  con- 
servatively, but  instead,  these 
musicians  seek  constantly  to  be 
fresh  and  artistic.  They  are 
sometimes  successful  and 
sometimes  not. 

Side  one  opens  with  Charlie 
Parker's  speeding  blues, 
"Bloomdido."  It  has  a  charac- 
teristically stark  melody,  which 
is  played  in  perfect  unison  here. 
While  this  displays  the  members' 
technical  prowess,  it  remains  for 
the  solos  to  say  something 
meaningful.  The  setting  for  each 
solo  is  very  open,  with  a 
minimum  of  accompaniment  and 
a  tendency  to  go  outside  the 
standard  notes  of  the  chords. 
When  Woods'  solos  with  out  any 
piano  backing,  the  context  of  the 
melody  is  lost  and  there  is  a 
barren  emptiness,  but  this  ex- 
poses some  rapid  and  intricate 
passages  and  focuses  all  at- 
tention on  the  soloist.  Stege 
Gilmore  follows  with  an  un- 
fortunately dull  and  soft  bass  solo 
made  more  inaccessible  by  Bill 
Goodwin's  grating  cymbal  work. 

Next  is  Cole  Porter's  relatively 
obscure  "Everything  1  Love." 
The  rich  and  flowing  melodies 
here  provide  an  ideal  vehicle  for 
some  lyrical  soloing  on 
everyone's  part,  which  comes  as 
somewhat  of  a  relief  after  the 
challenges  of  "Bloomdido." 
Gilmore's  bass  solo  is 
remarkable  for  its  resonance  and 


delicacy,  particularly  in  the 
upper  register.  Mike  Melillo 
follows  with  a  complementing 
piano  solo  that  starts  subtly  but 
ends  in  a  good,  driving  swing 
fostered  by  Goodwin. 

Side  two  features  the  strange, 
haunting,  hanging  chords  of 
Benny  Golson's  "Along  Came 
Betty,"  written  in  the  post- 
Parker  era.  The  chords  provide  a 
good  framework  for  Woods  to 
build  tension  and  release  it,  a  feat 
he  adroitly  accomplishes  with  the 
kind  of  poignant  tone  that  made 
his  solo  on  Billy  Joel's  "Just  the 
Way  You  Are"  such  a  success.  He 
follows  with  a  flurry  of  notes, 
cascading  in  all  registers,  and 
bows  out  with  a  sweeping  legato 
statement.  Later,  the  piano  solo 
surges  into  a  double  time  which 
sounds  forced  and  unnatural  and 
inappropriate  to  the  composition. 


The  side  is  rounded  out  by 
pianist  Bud  Powell's 

"Hallucinations,"  recorded  by 
Miles  Davis  in  1949,  and  here 
played  as  a  vehicle  for  some 
dexterous  soloing.  Equal  in  speed 
to  "Bloomdido,"  it  is  a  good 
balance  for  the  slower  tune 
preceding. 

On  the  whole,  the  album  fits 
together  well.  There  are  some 
problems  within  particular  songs 
that  range  from  the  technical  to 
the  artistic  in  "Hallucinations" 
Woods  sometimes  sounds  as 
though  he  were  standing  forty 
feet  from  the  mike,  and  in  some 
of  the  fast  tunes'  solos  there  is  a 
prohibitive,  esoteric  abandon. 
This  is  jazz,  however,  and  not 
designed  to  be  a  readily  ac- 
cessible art  form,  and  this  is  Phil 
Woods's  group,  not  designed  to 
play  worn-out  standards  or  settle 
for  the  traditional. 


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SAB 

This  Friday,  October  31st,  the 
Student  Activities  Board  will 
present  a  Halloween  "Punk 
Party"  at  Greylock  Dining  Hall. 
The  party  features  two  bands. 
The  Nightcaps  and  The  Neigh- 
borhoods. 


The  Nightcaps  are  a  young, 
four  man  band  that  last  appeared 
on  campus  as  the  warm-up  band 
for  Steve  Forbert.  The  Neigh- 
borhoods are  a  Boston  New  Wave 
band  that  the  Boston  Phoenix 
described  as  "the  most  consistent 
top-level    band    in    Boston." 


Doors  open  at  9:30  and 
traditional  refreshments  will  be 
served.  Admission  is  $2.00  for 
those  wearing  a  costume  and 
$2.50  for  uncostumed  students. 

Hall  &  Gates 
Daryl  Hall  and  John  Oates  and 


Architects  constructed  a  model  of  the  new  wing  to  Lawrence  Hal 
Museum  of  Art.  Construction  is  scheduled  to  begin  in  April. 


the  home  of  the  Williams  College 

(Precht) 


their  guests  Thomas  Dickie  and 
the  Desires  will  perform  in 
concert  at  Chapin  Hall  on 
Thursday,  November  6.  Tickets 
sell  for  $5.00  for  students  and 
$7.00  for  the  general  public 
Students  may  purchase  tickets 
either  at  the  SAB  table  in  Baxter 
Hall  or  in  town  at  The  Record 
Store  and  Toonerville  Trolley 
Records. 

Contemporary  Writers'  Series 

Authors  Suzanne  Berger  and 
Larry  Heinmann  will  read  from 
their  works  at  8:00  pm  in  the 
auditorium  of  the  Clark  Art  In- 
stitute on  Wednesday,  October  29, 

Suzanne  Berger  has  had  poetry 
published  in  several  anthologies 
and  in  Antaeus,  Boston 
University  Magazine,  The  New 
Yorker,  and  Ploughshares.  She  is 
the  author  of  These  Rooms,  for 
which  she  received  grants  from 
the  National  Endowment  for  the 
Arts  and  the  Massachusetts 
Council  on  the  Arts  and 
Humanities, 

Larry  Heinmann  is  author  of 
Close  Quarters,  a  Vietnam  War 
novel,  which  received  the  Society 
of  Midland  Authors'  Best  Novel 
award  in  1977. 

At  2:30  pm,  Suzanne  Berger 
will  hold  a  discussion  about 
poetry  in  Room  8  of  Stetson  Hall. 


Page  6 


WILLIAMS    RECORD 


October  28,  1980 


Students  display  new  art  forms 


by  Peter  Hodgeson 

Dodd  House  student  gallery, 
Currier  Ballroom,  a  Sawyer 
bench,  and  the  Stetson  exterior 
balcony:  these  were  recently  the 
settings  for  Advanced  Sculpture 
students'  artwork. 

Tim  Cunard,  instructor  of  the 
course,  assigned  his  students  the 
task  of  building  an  "In- 
stallation", the  intention  of  which 
is  to  create  a  narrative  between 
the  sculpture  and  its  setting.  To 
these  specific  directions  was 
applied  a  playful,  serious,  and 
bizarre  sense  of  imagination  by 
the  four  students. 

Alison  Palmer  '81  chose  the 
Dodd  student  gallery  for  her 
work,  entitled:  "Lola's  Bone". 
She  had  built  a  cage  on  stilts, 
using  unprocessed  wood  poles  for 
the  frame.  At  one  end,  raised  four 
feet  off  the  ground,  was  a  four 
foot  square  cage.  This  was 
screened  with  a  soft  wire  mesh, 
inside  of  which  was  placed 
crumpled  up  newspaper  and 
straw.  At  the  other  end,  com- 
prising two  thirds  of  the  length 
she  had  hung  two  eight  foot  poles 
from  a  crossbeam,  keeping  them 
horizontally  balanced  by  virtue  of 
some  plasticene  stuck  on  one  end 
of  each  pole. 

I  am  used  to  confronting 
bizarre  and  impenetrable  art- 
work, and  this  was  another  of 


those.  A  very  strange  work:  if 
Alison  ever  writes  any 
psychoanalytic  biographical 
fiction,  I  would  be  intrigued  to 
read  it.  Unfortunately,  this  work 
refused  me  access  to  its  dialogue 
with  the  setting,  so  I'll  wait  for 
the  biography. 

Ted  Ailen  '81  decided  to  use  a 
bench  outside  the  west  entry  to 
Sawyer  Library  as  the  location 
for  his  "Installation".  He  had 
carved  six  books  and  two  worm- 
shaped  bookends,  out  of  marble. 
He  also  had  miniature  worms 
eating  into  the  books. 

Ted  told  me  he  intended  this 
work  as  a  pun  on  the  library,  by 
creating  a  narrative  advocating 
"a  humorous  attitude  towards 
the  serious  intellectual  pursuits" 
contemplated  in  the  library. 
Although  Ted  made  sure  to  name 
one  of  the  books  "Eck",  the 
moi'bid  tone  of  his  work  made  me 
wonder  if  he  isn't  replacing  his 
belief  in  Eckankar  with  a 
nihilistic  philosophy. 

John  "Fuzzy"  Fasano  '81  used 
this  assignment  to  define  a  socio- 
political concern.  His  setting  was 
the  Currier  Ballroom:  a  wood 
panelled  stateroom  whose 
solemnity  enforced  the  im- 
portance of  the  draft  issue  being 
allegorized. 

Fuzzy  constructed  a  red-roped, 
white-canvassed,       blue-corner- 


posted  boxing  ring,  in  the  middle 
of  which  stood  a  table  holding  a 
Scrabble  board  with  the  words 
"Now  is  the  time  for  all  good  men 
to  come  to  the  aid  of  their 
country"  pieced  together.  The 
draft  is  a  serious  issue,  and 
Fuzzy's  use  of  the  Ballroom 
emphasizes  his  desire  for  people 
not  to  take  responsibility  to 
themselves  or  their  country  too 
lightly. 

Bert  Snow  provided  some 
amusement  by  hanging  colour- 
cardboard  puppets  from  the 
arches  of  Stateson's  exterior 
balcony.  Single  pieces  of  card- 
l)oard,  representing  arms,  legs, 
heads  and  torsos,  were  strung 
together  and  held  aloft  by  lengths 
of  rope. 

The  comical  appearance  of  the 
four  puppets  ironically  undercut 
the  majesty  of  intellectual 
achievement  marked  by  the 
names  carved  above  the  arches. 
Like  minstrels  in  a  gallery,  the 
puppets  floated  in  the  winds  of 
their  own  harmony. 

The  "Installations",  while 
exhibiting  little  aesthetic 
refinement,  did  involve  their 
settings  in  a  determination  of  the 
significance  of  each  sculpture. 
Student  exhibits  such  as  the 
"Installations"  are  always 
available  to  students,  and  are  a 
source  of  much  enjoyment. 


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(Davidson) 


Alumniis  recommends  Foreign  Service 


"The  Foreign  Service  is  the 
last  bastion  of  renaissance  man- 
it's  a  generalist's  career," 
declared  Vince  Farley  '64, 
Executive  Director  of  the  Bureau 
of  Intelligence  and  Research  at 
the  State  Department,  at  a  lec- 
ture on  the  Foreign  Service  at 
Mears  House  on  the  Friday  of 
fall  break. 

"The  written  exam  to  enter  the 
Service  has  questions  on 
everything  from   ballet   to   the 


history  of  the  Napoleonic  Wars. 
One  student  here  looked  at  the 
exam  and  said,  'This  is  just  what 
they  prepare  you  for  at 
Williams,'   "  Farley  recounted. 

"The  process  is  tough,"  Farley 
cautioned.  "About  3400  take  the 
exam  every  year,  and  about  33 
join  the  foreign  service." 

"But  the  title  of  my  lecture  last 
year  was  'A  Career  in  Foreign 
Service:  It'll  never  be  dull.'  Try 
it!  You'll  never  regret  it,"  Farley 
exhorted. 

Farley  had  a  variety  of  caveats 
for  his  audience.  "If  you  want  to 
make  money,  don't  go  into 
government.  If  you  want  to  make 
foreign  policy,  become 
president." 

Speaking  of  the  difficulties  of  a 


career  in  the  foreign  service, 
Farley  commented,  "The  har- 
dest part  is  for  your  family  and 
your  spouse.  It's  tough  moving 
every  couple  of  years.  You  can't 
sacrifice  your  kids  on  the  altar  of 
your  career." 

Farley  observed  that  a  typical 
stint  in  a  foreign  country  was  no 
more  than  two  years. 

A  command  of  foreign 
languages  is  a  must  for  a  career 
in  the  foreign  service.  "It's  a 
definite  plus  if  you're  already 
fluent  in  some  world  language, 
but  if  you're  not— we'll  teach 
you,"  Farley  assured  his 
listeners. 

A  surprisingly  large  number  of 
students  turned  outfor  the  10a.m. 
session,  sponsored  by  the  Office 
of  Career  Counseling. 


People  stood  in  the  cold  and  rain  for  over  an  hour  to  see  the  first  Williams  Cabaret,  "A  Sixties 
Revue."  Scores  of  students  had  to  be  turned  away  at  the  door,  but  those  who  managed  to  get  in  were 
treated  to  a  musical  time  machine,  from  The  Association  to  Grace  Slick  and  The  Jefferson  Airplane. 

(Kraus) 

O.  C.  C.  to  offer  Extern  Program  again 


by  Philip  Busch 

Thanks  to  Career  Counseling's 
Extern  Shadow  Program, 
Williams  sophomores  and  juniors 
will  once  again  be  able  to  ex- 
perience the  world  beyond  the 
Berkshires  this  spring.  The 
program  offers  week-long  in- 
ternships during  Spring  Break  in 
career  fields  ranging  from  law 
and  government  to  medicine  to 
business.  Williams  alumni 
sponsor  the  interns  in  their  own 
fields.  The  interns  "shadow" 
their  sponsors  for  a  week,  in- 
vestigating that  field  in  depth. 

Most    interns    find    their    ex- 


perience rewarding.  At  an  in- 
troductory meeting  held  last 
week  at  OCC,  several  former 
participants  gave  their  im- 
pressions of  the  program. 

Cindy  Goheen  '81  spent  a  week 
last  spring  with  the  U.S.  Mission 
to  the  United  Nations.  She  found 
it  "a  great  way  to  explore  a 
career  you  might  be  interested 
in.  I  decided  I  didn't  want  to  work 
for  the  government." 

Jim  Leonard  '82  worked  on  a 
sales  promotion  program  for 
Sports  Illustrated  in  New  York, 
while  exploring  the  publishing 
and  advertising  businesses.  To 
him,  "The  best  thing  was  getting 


a  taste  of  the  work  from  the  in- 
side." 

The  structure  of  the  programs 
varies.  Leonard  was  free  to  in- 
vestigate SI  on  his  own,  while 
other  internships  were  more 
structured. 

Participation  in  the  program 
doubled  last  year  from  17  to  34, 
and  OCC  hopes  for  about  40  this 
year,  according  to  Katie  Case  of 
OCC.  Also,  more  internships  are 
being  sought  this  year  in  cities 
other  than  New  York  and  Boston. 

Interns  are  responsible  for 
their  own  transportation  and 
housing,  and  they  receive  no  pay 
or  academic  credit. 


CONCERT  LISTINGS 

Prepared  by 
Toonerville  Trolley  Records 


October  :so  Foghat,  Outlaws  at 
Springfield  Civic  Center  in 
Springfield,  MA.  * 

Southside  Johnny  at  Stage  West 
in  West  Hartford,  Conn. 

October  31  Flora  Purim  &  Airto, 
Berklee  Performance  Center  in 
Boston. 

Foghat,  Outlaws  at  New  Haven 
Coliseum  in  New  Haven,  Connf 

November  I  Blotto  at  JB  Scott's 
in  Albany. 

Foghat,  Outlaws  at  Boston 
Garden  in  Boston.* 

Slits  at  Bradford  Ballroom  in 
Boston. 

Chuck  Berry  at  Berklee  Per- 
formance Ctr.  in  Boston. 

November  2  George  Thourogood 
&  Destroyers,  Berklee  Per- 
formance Ctr.  in  Boston. 

Red  Clay  Ramblers  at  Buckley 
Hall,  Amherst  College,  in 
Amherst,  MA.  * 

November  4  Molly  Hatchet  at 
Mid-Hudson  Civic  Ctr.  in 
Poughkeepsie,  NY." 

November  5  Molly  Hatchet  at 
Springfield  Civic  Ctr.  in 
Springfield,  MA.* 

November  li  Muddy  Waters  at  JB 
Scott's  in  Albany 


George  Thorogood  & 
Destroyers  at  Rusty  Nail  in 
Sunderland,  MA. 

B-52's  at  Orpheum  in  Boston 

Harry  Chapin  at  Springfield 
Civic  Ctr.  in  Springfield,  MA." 

Ppinter  Sisters  at  Stage  West  in 
West  Hartford,  Conn. 
November  7  Carlos  Montoya  at 
Troy  Music  Hall  in  Troy,  NY  " 

George  Thorogoo(l  & 
Destroyers  at  JB  Scott's  in 
Albany. 

Ashford  and  Simpson 
Michael  Henderson  &  Taste  of 
Honey  at  Springfield  Civic  Ctr.  in 
Springfield,  MA.* 

November    10   Kansas,    Molly 

Hatchet   at    Boston   Garden    in 

Boston." 

November  11  Stevie  Wonder  at 

Boston  Garden  in  Boston. 

November  14  Talking  Heads  at 
Orpheum  in  Boston. 
November   15  Sonny  Rollins  at 
Fine  Arts  Ctr.  Concert  Hall  of 
U.Mass.  in  Amherst,  MA.' 

Doobie  Brothers  at  Boston 
Garden  in  Boston.' 

•*  denotes  tickets  available  at 
Ticketron  in  Pittsfield,  Tel.  499- 
2646. 


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stampei 
can  I  ig 
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who  wi 
tenden 
Soldiers 
Selinge 


LETTERS 


WILLIAMS    RECORD 


Rape  7 


WiHiamsWomen 

To  the  editor: 

As  per  Tom  Costley's  article  on 
the  "Williams  Woman":  First,  I 
would  like  to  commend  Mr. 
Costley  for  encouraging  women 
to  realize  our  potentialities  to  the 
fullest.  I  reallly  appreciate  his 
attempt  to  be  a  supportive  male. 
Yet,  he  has  not  noticed  that  the 
"pink  and  green  clad  preppie"  is 
still  very  visible  on  the  Williams 
campus.  Yes,  women  are 
aspiring  to  fields  that  used  to  be 
sacred  male  domains,  but  he  has 
forgotten  that  the  Williams 
woman  (and  man),  no  matter 
what  her  (his)  economic 
background,  is  still  very  much 
the  "cream  of  the  crop."  We  can 
afford— yes,  afford— to  aspire  to 
bigger  and  better  things  because 
we  don't  have  to  worry  about  the 
next  meal.  The  friendly  cooks  in 
Baxter  make  sure  we're  well-fed 
three  times  a  day.  Women  at 
Williams  are  well-rounded 
("intelligent,  active,  am- 
bitious"). We  know  how  to  carry 
on  an  interesting  conversation. 
We  have  been  well-trained. 

In  addition,  I  do  not  see  how  the 
infrequency  of  road-tripping  at 
Williams  is  in  any  way  a  marker 
that  "Williams  men  and  women 
are  content  (generally  speaking) 
with  the  social  lifeat  Williams."  1 
offer  the  following  question:  Just 
what  are  roadtrips  for?  Answer: 
To  get  laid,  of  course.  From  this, 
one  can  infer  that  now  the 
Williams  male  "stays  at  home," 
he  is  being  satisfied,  sexually 
that  is,  by  the  Williams  female.  I 
pose  several  other  questions  to 
Mr.  Costley  and  to  any  other  well- 
intentioned  Williams  male.  How 
are  things  any  different  now  than 
in  high  school?  Is  it  that  we  don't 
fumble  in  bed  anymore??  Is  it 
that  women  are  not  saying  no, 
coyly,  anymore?  Finally,  what 
species  of  being  is  this  "fully 
realized  woman?" 

In  conclusion,  it  would  serve  us 
well  to  keep  in  mind  that  sexism 
extends  beyond  the  clothes  one 
wears  and  the  fact  that  more 
women  are  now  entering  the 
medical  and  legal  professions.  In 
fact,  it  is  precisely  this  last 
assumption  that  feminists  should 
be  questioning.  Sexism  is 
tokenism  and  hence  a  lack  of 
respect  for  the  autonomy  of 
women. 

Elisa  Waingort  '81 

Time  to  Act 

To  the  editor: 

I  should  be  preparing  a 
stimulating  lesson  with  which  to 
influence  the  budding  minds  of 
my  students  in  the  morning,  but 
the  Williams  Record  has  just 
arrived  and  I'm  reminded  that 
lessons  in  religion  by  the 
spiritually  dead  will  never  be 
very  stimulating.  It's  time  for  a 
little  soul  exercise. 

I  don't  have  to  think  about  the 
draft.  I'm  a  comfortable  twenty- 
two  years  old.  I  could  join  Alyson 
Hagy's  group  of  "conscious 
deniers"  and  sleep  until  the 
bombs  start  falling.  I  don't  have 
to  take  a  stand  on  right-wing 
speakers  at  college  convocations 
as  Will  Foster  did— I've  got  a  job 
and  an  apartment  and  a  car  and 
more  business  than  I  care  to 
think  about.  I  don't  even  have  to 
respond  to  Gary  Selinger's  plea 
to  vote  for  Reagan— who  gives  a 
damn?  But  when  Karl  Walter 
tells  me,  in  effect,  that  I  could 
wake  out  of  this  stupor  with  a  gun 
in  my  hand  and  Murderer" 
stamped  on  my  forehead— how 
can  I  ignore  that? 

Well,  Mr.  Walter  is  obviously 
just  an  overzealous  freshman 
who  will  hopefully  outgrow  his 
tendency  to  oversimplify. 
Soldiers  as  killers?  Really !  Gary 
Selinger's     Parallax     article 


makes  much  more  sense:  "If  we 
truly  believe  in  a  set  of  ideals 
.  .  .  then  we  must  be  willing  to 
defend  it  against  an  admittedly 
hostile  power  with  a  set  of  ideals 
which  are  the  antithesis  of  our 
own."  That's  far  more  appealing, 
because  if  I'm  not  going  to  live  in 
apathy,  the  next  most  realistic 
thing  is  to  live  in  fear.  There's 
just  too  much  going  on  out  there 
to  endanger  the  security  and  the 
beauty  of  "Western  civilization 
as  I  know  it."  I'd  feel  a  lot  safer  if 
the  missies  were  all  cocked  and 
ready  to  blow— at  least  then 
maybe  the  Russians  wouldn't  try 
anything.  Agreed,  then,  we 
should  spare  no  expense  to 
defend  my— excuse  me,  our- 
security  and  our  relationships 
with  other  friends  of 
humanitarian  democracy,  such 
as  those  in  El  Salvador, 
Guatemala,  Pakistan,  and  Saudi 
Arabia. 

I  could  stop  here  and  get  back 
to  work  since  I  now  feel  much 
better  than  I  did  when  I  started. 
But  right  away  I'm  confronted 
with  another  problem:  I'm  a 
teacher  of  Christian  religion!  The 
existence  of  my  job  centers 
around  a  man  who  refused  to  live 
for  the  security  that  I  so  relish, 
who  sought  only  the  complete 
good  of  other  human  beings,  all 
the  while  striving  to  bring  them 
to  a  freedom  only  a  few  million 
fathoms  deeper  than  any  that 
America  has  ever  been  able  to 
offer— freedom  from  all  want, 
freedom  from  all  fear.  But  he, 
too,  was  confronted  by  an  "ad- 
mittedly hostile"  authority  "with 
a  set  of  ideals  which  were  the 
antithesis  of  his  own."  And  some 
thought  that  his  ideas  were  so 
wonderful  and  soothing  that  he 
ought  to  fight  to  save  them  from 
destruction.  His  response  to  their 
suggestion:  "Never.  I'll  die 
first."  Me  too,  I  guess. 

Sincerely, 
Bill  Clark  '80 

Wrong  Words 

To  the  editor: 

1  was  very  disappointed  in  your 
editorial  of  September  16,  1980 
referring  to  Dr.  Herbert  Stein's 
speech. 

You  may  have  found  it 
"uninspired  and  uninspiring", 
but  to  say  that  it  was  an  "insult" 
and  contained  "close-minded 
generalizations  and  blatant 
campaign  appeals"  was — at 
least — a  poor  choice  of  words, 
and  in  my  view  inaccurate. 

While  you  may  not  agree  with 
Dr.  Stein's  thesis,  to  use  the  word 
"insult"  for  a  talk  of  this  calibre 
from  a  man  with  as  distinguished 
a  background  as  Herb  Stein's, 
reflects— in  my  mind— poorly  on 
your  judgment  and  maturity  and 
does  a  disservice  to  the 
reputation  of  The  Williams 
Record. 

Walter  P.  Stern,  '50 

They  Liked  It 

To  the  editor: 

The  parturition  of  this  com- 
pendious epistle  was  ecphorized 
by  the  edification  of  your 
prestigious  dissertation  con- 
cerning the  Williams  College 
Band.  There  seemed  to  be  an 
insidious  indication  inherent  in 
this  article  to  the  effect  that  we 
conduct  ourselves  in  a  manner 
somewhat  less  than  indicative  of 
the  sobriety  which  generally 
pervades  rehearsals.  We  resent 
the  insinuation  that  our  routines 
are  not  "polished." 

As  a  matter  of  fact,  we  spend 
quite  a  long  time  dedicating 
ourselves  to  the  perfection  of 
sundry  details  which  constitute 
the  fine  point  of  a  virtuous  en- 
semble. For  example,  in  a  recent 
rehearsal  we  spent  the  entire 
hour  on  the  transcend  of  a  single 


onerous    measure    of    Rach- 
maninoff's "Prelude  in  C  sharp 
minor,Opus3,  no.2."This  type  of 
hard-fought  practice  and  noble 
and  selfless  devotion  to  the  art  of 
music  is  what  has  made  the  band 
into  what  it  is  today.  We  sincerely 
hope  that  a  repetition   of  this 
execrable,     vexatious,     hear- 
trending incident  will  not  recur. 
Love, 
The  trombone  section  '84 
(trombones  obnoxious  alcholis) 

Real  Good 

To  the  editor: 

We  liked  your  story  real  good 
about  the  band.  We  think  there 
wasn't  enough  pictures.  But  it 
was  real  good.  The  story  was  real 
good  about  the  band  and  the 
pictures  were  real  good.  We  liked 
it  alot.  Do  it  again  please  with 
more  pictures  and  it  will  be  real 
neat  and  made  the  words  dif- 
ferent too  that  will  be  real  cool. 
We  showed  Mr.  C  it  and  he  liked  it 
real  good  too  and  he  laffed  a 
really  lot  but  he  said  use  short 
words  so  they  get  it  better.  I  don't 
think  Mr.  C  got  it  real  good  but  he 
got  the  pictures  real  good  he  liked 
them  alot.  Do  it  up  again. 
Love, 

Mike  Peterson  and  Rusty  Case 
and  leaders  '81 

Type  of  Magic 

To  the  editor: 

Congratulations  has  its  place,  I 
suppose— sometime  after  the 
applause  has  subsided,  the 
rounds  of  hugs  and  smiles 
passed,  after  the  peak  of 
exuberance  spent  in  tearing  down 
the  set  has  reduced  the  illusion  to 
fragments  left  to  the  carpentry  of 
memory. 

Much  more  than  congratu- 
lations is  due  to  the  cast, 
director,  and  writers  of  "Steps 
and  Stages".  I  feel  as  if  I've 
witnessed  more  than  a  show, 
shared  in  more  than  an  af- 
ternoon's labor  on  the  stage.  This 
show,  this  "illusion",  was  alive 
with  truth,  honesty,  and  barbed 
observations  about  ourselves  as 
Williams  students,  as  daughters 
and  sons,  as  humans.  Seldom 
does  an  audience  have  the  chance 
to  share  so  much,  or  to  be  taught 
with  such  spirit. 

A  senior  must  be  allowed  some 
sentimentality,  and  I'll  resist  the 
overwhelming  temptation  to  give 
advice,  as  if  I  had  any  that  could 
possibly  make  sense  in  the  wake 
of  such  an  experience.  Seniors, 
after  all,  are  at  least  as  insecure 
as  freshmen.  My  housemate 
sings  "who  am  I  anyway,  am  I 
my  resume?",  from  A  Chorus 
Line,  a  question  that  unsettles  us 
more  often  than  we  might  admit. 
Without  doubt,  we'll  once  again 
be  "survivors  of  a  dream". 

How  wonderful  this  dream  can 
be!  It  has  taken  me  three  long 
years  to  realize  how  seldom  the 
frustrations,  the  days  of  despair 
and  that  devastating  sense  of 
falling— short  have  come  from 


the  institution,  how  often  from 
my  own  head.  In  three  years,  I 
have  learned  how  much  support  I 
rely  on,  and  how  much  I  have  to 
offer.  In  the  first  weeks,  one 
invariably  feels  "there's  not  as 
much  love  as  there  is  at  home," 
and  one  of  the  challenges  we  all 
face  here  is  the  challenge  to  give 
more  than  we  have  ever  had  to 
give  before,  in  hope  that  someone 
will  give  in  return  and  fill  the  void 
that  leaving  the  familiar  has 
created. 

Leaving  Williams  in  a  year's 
time  may  well  be  harder  than 
leaving  home  was  three  years 
ago.  I  have  ties  here  that  will 
never  be  matched,  as  well  as  a 
sharp  sense  of  all  the  op- 
portunities for  friendship  and 
sharing  that  I've  missed  or 
sacrificed.  "Steps  and  Stages" 
makes  me  hope  that  a  new 
generation  of  Williams  students 
will  resist  the  paper  tigers  of 
academics  or  the  social  life  here. 
At  Williams  we  all  want  to  come 
out  on  top;  the  only  way  there  is 
by  really  opening  our  hearts  to 
one  another.  No  one  said  this 
place  was  easy,  but  if  it  isn't 
human  we  all  have  to  share  the 
blame.  And  we  have  to  make  that 
final  effort  to  reject  the  eogism 
that  we  brought  this  far  with  us. 

"The  magic  comes  when  you 
least  expect  it."  And  "Steps  and 
Stages"  was  the  very  best  kind  of 
magic.  It  reaffirmed  that  here 
"in  the  boondocks"  we  have  the 
possibility  of  something  special, 
and  that  in  unexpected  and 
unacknowledged  ways  each  of  us 
is  here  by  the  grace,  the  joys,  and 
despairs  of  every  other  person 
who  walks  this  campus.  For  the 
cast  of  "Steps  and  Stages",  I 
hope  it's  a  performance  that  can 
be  sustained  through  four  brief 
years  and  a  boundless  lifetime. 
The  rest  of  us  can  only  show  our 
thanks  by  joining  it. 

Ted  Wolf  '81 


Please  Stop 

To  the  editor: 

For  the  second  time  in  less  than 
a  month,  the  Student  Activities 
Board  in  Baxter  Hall  has  been 
vandalized.  This  sort  of  action 
shows  not  only  a  callous 
disregard  for  student  owned 
property,  but  is  also  a  general 
nuisance  for  those  who  try   to 


Bo's  Movie 

The  motion  picture,  "A 
Change  of  Seasons",  which 
was  shot  on  campus  and  in 
town  last  year,  has  been 
completed.  Contrary  to 
rumor  circulated  last  year, 
the  final  version  of  the  film 
does  include  all  the 
Williamstown  footage.  MGM 
should  have  the  film 
distributed  to  theaters  before 
Christmas. 


publicize    student    sponsored 
events.  Please  stop. 

Sincerely, 
Thomas  Lynch  '81 
Chairman  SAB 


Corrections 

In  its  Oct.  7  issue,  the  Record 
mistakenly  listed  the  cost  of 
membership  to  Phi  Beta  Kappa 
as  being  $28.  The  cost  of  mem- 
bership is  actually  only  $14;  $11 
for  registration  and  $3  for  the 
council  fund. 

The  Oct.  14  Record  article  on 
the  Freshman  Revue  should  have 
credited  Trish  O'Rourke  as 
costume  designer.  Ellen  Van- 
derschaaf  was  the  master 
electrician. 

Dance  Society 

To  the  editor: 

To  complete  the  Record's 
October  7th  account  of  the  Dance 
Society's  expanded  1981 
schedule,  it  should  be  noted  that 
the  Society  t)egan  its  year  with  a 
public  reception  for  "Spirit  of 
Dance,"  the  major  exhibition  in 
the  Chapin  Library.  As  it  can 
similarly  do  with  many  topics, 
the  Chapin's  collection  offered 
original  books,  prints,  and 
manuscripts  that  illustrate 
developments  and  ac- 
complishments in  dance  over  five 
centuries. 

For  those  interested  in  the 
Renaissance,  the  Chapin 
Library's  exhibition  from  Oc- 
tober 17  -  November  14  will 
feature  books  printed  in  the  15th 
and  16th  centuries  devoted  to 
"Popes,  Emperors,  Courts  and 
Kings."  Some  Queens  will  be 
included  as  well. 

Robert  L.Volz 

Custodian  of  the  Chapin  Library 


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Ass'n.  of  Savings  Bank  Women  -  Exec.  Bd.  Member 

Chairman  -  Real  Estate  &  Mortgage  Forum 
Justice  of  the  Peace  -  Williamstown,  Hancocii, 

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for  State  Representative 
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Pages 


WILLIAMS    RECORD 


October  28,  1980 


Chandler  on 
Committee 
of  the 
Eighties 


The  release  of  the  Report  of  the 
Committee  on  the  80's  has  stirred 
a  controversy  about  how  the 
decision  to  implement  the 
proposals  was  made.  Record 
News  editor  Rich  Henderson 
interviewed  President  Chandler 
about  his  decision  and  how  im- 
plementation is  to  proceed. 
Assistant  News  editor  David 
Steakley  talked  to  College 
Council  President  Darrel  Mc- 
Whorter  about  his  reactions  to 
the  report. 

What  was  the  Committee  on  the 
80's  set  up  to  accomplish? 

Its  work  was  to  produce  a  set  of 
feasibility  studies;  it  was  ex- 
pected to  determine  that  any 
recommendation  it  made  could 
be  carried  out  without  any 
damage  and  with  the  end  result  of 
strengthening  the  College.  It  was 
not  a  question  of  whether  changes 
should  be  made;  it  was  a  question 
of  how  they  could  be  made.  My 
assumption  in  creating  the 
committee  was  that  college 
resources  were  possibly  being 
improperly  allocated. 
In  what  ways?  What  were  your 
concerns? 

I  was  worried  about  two  things: 
declining  faculty  salaries 
relative  to  inflation,  and  the 
prospect  of  more  intense  com- 
petition for  students  as  the 
number  of  18-year-olds  drops 
through  the  decade.  These  two  tie 
together:  Williams  attracts  the 
students  it  gets  on  the  academic 
reputation  of  the  College,  which 
rests  on  the  quality  of  faculty 
more    than    anything    else.    To 


retain  the  faculty  they  must  be 
compensated  t)etter. 

The  Committee  considered 
these  matters  and  with  the  report 
said,  O.K.,  here's  how  you  can 
achieve  those  results,  and  end  up 
strengthening  the  College. 

The  College  Council  claims  that 
students  were  "railroaded"  in 
the  decision-making  process; 
that  their  opinions  on  the  matter 
were  not  represented.  Do  you 
think  there  is  any  validity  to  this? 

No.  The  report  came  out  in 
April.  On  the  25th  Williams 
Reports  ran  a  detailed  summary. 
The  Record  had  extensive 
coverage,  too. 

The  Committee  met  with  the 
College  Council  in  a  long  meeting 
to  discuss  the  proposals;  the 
student  members  met  with  House 
Presidents.  There  was  also  an 
open  meeting  with  the  student 
body,  but  not  many  students 
showed  up. 

There  was  nothing  in  the  final 
report  that  wasn't  very  open  last 
year. 

How  is  implementation  coming 
about?  What  will  the  Gifford 
Committee  be  doing,  for  in- 
stance? 

The  Gifford  Committee  has 
held  two  meetings  so  far.  It  is 
charged  with  looking  at  every 
dimension  of  student  residential 
life  with  a  view  to  making  it  more 
supportive  of  the  educatioiial 
programs  of  the  College,  and 
more  supportive  of  the  students' 
social  and  educational  needs. 

There  are  signs  that  there  are 
problems.  There  have  been  over 
200  transfers  per  year  from  house 
to  house  lately— it  used  to  be 
closer  to  ten  or  fifteen.  The 
amount  of  cohesiveness  in  the 
houses  seems  to  be  much  less  too. 
There  are  more  conflicts  within 
houses  regarding  social  life  and 
the  kinds  of  parties  thrown. 

There  is  also  a  deterioration  in 
what  used  to  be  the  very  strong 
tradition    of   inviting    faculty 


Four  distinguished  political  economists  debated  the  economic 
viewpoints  of  the  three  Presidential  candidates  in  Brooks-Rogers 
Friday  night.  (Kraus) 


have  been  more  carefully  con- 
sidered— isn't  there  some 
alternative? 

Well,  the  Gifford  Committee  is 
to  produce  a  plan  to  phase  out  and 
consolidate  Row  House  dining 
over  a  five-year  period.  But  I'd  be 
vastly  disappointed  and  sur- 
prised if  the  residential  house 
system  in  five  years  will  be  the 
same  minus  Row  House  dining. 

I  think  the  proposal  was  looked 
into  enough.  The  plan  is  com- 
prehensive; selective  preser- 
vation of  one  thing  will  endanger 
the  whole. 

Could  you  explain  this? 

For  instance,  I  got  a  letter  from 
an  alumnus  who  says  he  can  put 
together  a  fund  to  save  the  cuts 
being  made  in  athletics.  Un- 
fortunately, I  had  to  say  no— this 
would  destroy  the  delicate 
balance  of  the  whole. 

Another  suggestion,  in  regard 
to  Row  House  dining,  is  that  the 
board  bill  be  raised  fifty  dollars 
per  student — something  that 
most  people  could  afford.  But  this 
necessarily  constrains  tuition 
this    particular    decision    could     raised,  because  every  50  added  to 


President  Chandler  defends  the 
Committee  on  the  '80's  report. 

members  to  guest  meals.  Faculty 
members  and  students  should  get 
to  know  each  other  as  humans, 
with  a  social  and  home  life  in 
addition  to  the  academic.  They 
must  relate  to  one  another  out- 
side of  the  classroom. 
The  Gifford  Committee  is  also 
supposed  to  provide  a  plan  to 
phase  out  Row  House  Dining, 
which  many  students  are 
strongly  opposed  to.  Do  you  think 


the  board  bill  is  50  we  can't  add 
to  the  tuition  bill. 

What  are  some  of  the  specific 
cuts  planned? 

There  is  no  plan  to  reduce 
services  through  laying  off 
people;  it  will  all  be  done  through 
attrition.  Some  things  have 
already  started— a  few  matrons 
have  left,  and  OCC  was  reduced 
last  year  when  two  people 
resigned. 

Not  only  the  dining  will  be 
controversial,  either.  There  will 
be  a  reduction  of  certain  faculty 
support  services  too,  such  as  use 
of  the  science  shops  and 
audiovisuals.  Again,  these  cuts 
will  come  as  the  result  of 
retirements  or  vacancies. 

There  is  a  proposal  to  set  aside 
150,000  to  250,000  dollars  for  a 
seemingly  nebulous 
discretionary  fund  for  faculty 
and  staff  development.  Could  you 
explain  exactly  what  this  is  for? 
Sure.  There  are  going  to  be 
very  few  faculty  retirements 
here  during  the  1980's,  due  to  age 
structuring. 

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McWhorter  attacks  '80  report 


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What  do  you  think  about  the 
report? 

You  really  can't  argue  with  it. 
It's  carefully  written,  and  it  took 
a  lot  into  consideration. 

A  lot  of  people  arc  arguiiig  with 
the  elimination  of  Row  House 
dining.  What  about  that? 

Well,  Row  House  dining  is  not 
really  a  crucial  issue.  It's  crucial 
to  the  people  who  live  in  Row 
Houses,  but  other  issues  are  as 
crucial,  or  more  so. 

Some  people  feel  Row  House 
dining  is  a  waste,  and  some 
people  think  it's  a  waste  to  plow 
all  that  money  into  computer 
services.  Row  House  dining  is 
just  a  more  emotional  issue. 

How  did  the  rest  of  the  Council 
react  to  the  report? 

We  were  surprised.  We  had  no 
idea  it  was  coming  out  when  it 
did.  When  the  Committee  on  the 
80's  met  with  the  CC  last  spring, 
they  left  the  impression  that 
there  would  be  no  final  decisions 
made  before  they  checked  with 
the  Council  again.  We  didn't 
know  that  was  our  last  chance. 

What  action  do  you  plan  to  take 
about  the  report? 

This  Wednesday,  I  plan  to 
introduce  a  motion  at  the  Council 
meeting  for  the  formation  of  an 
ad  hoc  committee  to  come  up 
with  some  ideas  and  plans  for 
alternatives  for  Row  House 
dining  and  other  board  options. 
What  do  you  see  as  the  future  of 
Row  House  dining? 

Well,  I  can't  believe  that  it  will 
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there'll  be  some  consolidation. 
But  I  also  think  that  they'll  try  to 
keep  the  students  happy— the 
Row  House  people  want  To  have 
their  own  place  to  eat,  like  the 
Berkshire  (^uad  has  Driscoll,  and 
Greylock  has  their  hall... 

I  talked  to  Dean  Roosenraad 
about  this,  and  he  mentioned  one 
idea. ..he  said  that— well,  like. 
Perry  House  has  a  living  room, 
and  a  study,  and  that  big  frat 
room — maybe  the  kitchen  and  the 
dining  hall  could  be  expanded 
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Darrel  McWhorter  '81  is 
President  of  the  College  Council. 

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keep  their  living  room,  but  then 
Perry  dining  hall  could  serve  a 
lot  of  the  Row  Houses.  It'd  just  be 
consolidated. 

Isn't  it  also  possible  that  they'll 
just  expand  the  hours  of  the 
major  dining  halls,  like  Greylock 
and  Baxter,  to  accommodate  the 
Row  House  people? 

Yes,  that's  a  possibility. 
What  was  the  purpose  of  that  all 
campus  flyer  the  Council  sent  out 
about  the  Committee  on  the  80's? 

Well,  that  was  mainly  an  at- 
tempt to  generate  some  student 
awareness.  The  CC  is  perceived 
as  inactive,  and  I  think  we  need  to 
take  a  more  active  role  in 
reporting  on  the  issues.  We 
wanted  to  make  sure  everyone 
knew  what  had  happened. 

Peter  Hodgson  is  also  planning 
a  CC  news  letter.  The  newsletter 


would  take  maybe  three  or  four  of 
the  most  salient  issues  and  really 
go  in  depth  on  them. 
How  often  would  this  appear? 

Oh,  maybe  every  third  week. 
We  really  want  to  explore  some  of 
these  issues — let  the  campus 
know  what  we're  doing. 
The  Gifford  Committee  will  be 
very  important  in  the  im- 
plementation of  the  report.  Do 
you  plan  to  do  anything  about 
that? 

Well,  Gifford  has  expressed 
willingness  to  take  input  from  the 
Council.  He'll  also  probably  open 
up  some  of  the  meetings.  And 
some  of  the  student  members  of 
the  committee  have  promised  to 
talk  to  students,  get  some  of  their 
ideas.  We'll  work  with  the 
committee— we'd  really  like  to 
see  some  CC  ideas  go  into  effect, 
for  the  first  time  in  God  knows 
how  long. 

What  do  you  think  the  long-range 
impact  of  the  report  will  be? 

It's  hard  to  tell  when  the  effects 
will  begin.  We  may  not  feel  the 
results  for  a  year,  or  we  may  feel 
them  tomorrow.  The  trustees 
have  been  known  to  find  a  million 
dollars  overnight. 

The  report  really  is  a  good  one. 
It's  solid.  If  the  trustees  really 
want  the  kind  of  savings  the 
report  talks  about,  they'll  have  to 
eliminate  some  luxuries,  and  the 
report  spells  those  luxuries  out. 
I  gel  the  feeling  that  you  dont 
think  there's  much  that  can  be 
done  about  the  report.  Is  that 
correct? 

Yes,  basically.  The  report's 
been  approved,  and  they're  ready 
to  start  implementing  it.  The 
main  thing  now  is  keep  the 
channels  of  communication  open, 
and  let  everyone  know  what's 
going  to  happen.  But  there's 
really  nothing  we  can  do. 

I  kind  of  feel  it's  a  shame  there 
was  this  confusion  about  the 
report.  I  think  they  took  this 
summer  to  finalize  a  lot  of  the 
decisions.  We  just  didn't  know 
last  year  what  they  were  plan- 
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series  of  visiting  professorships, 
Chandler  disclosed. 

Bernhard  will  give  Williams 
$150,000  each  year  for  the  next 
seven  years  to  bring  "nationally 
recognized  leaders  in  the  arts  and 
sciences  to  Williams."  At  the  end 
of  seven  years,  the  program  will 
be  reviewed  to  determine 
whether  to  establish  it  per- 
manently. 

The  visiting  professors,  termed 
Arnold  Bernhard  Professors,  will 
normally  come  to  Williams  for  a 
semester  or  full  academic  year  to 
teach  in  their  specialties. 
Decisions  about  who  will  hold  the 
professorships  will  be  made  by 
the  College's  Appointments  and 
Promotions  Committee  in  con- 
sultation with  a  faculty  com- 
mittee which  will  provide 
recommendations  for  the 
positions.  There  will  be  one  ap- 
pointment in  each  of  three  areas ; 
the  natural  sciences,  the 
humanities,  and  the  social 
sciences. 

Bernhard  founded  the  Value 
Line  Investment  Survey,  one  of 
the  nation's  largest  investment 
banking  services.  The  recently 
completed  Bernhard  Music 
Center  was  named  in  his  honor. 

President  Chandler  also  an- 
nounced the  resignation  of  James 
Baldwin,  Director  of  Annual 
Giving  and  Assistant  Director  of 
Alumni  Relations.  James 
Briggs,  presently  Director  of  the 
Parents'  Fund,  will  serve  in  the 
position  until  the  end  of  the 
current  campaign   in   January. 


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Much  Council  discussion 
centered  on  whether  to  release 
the  contents  of  the  letter  While 
some  members  advocated 
complete  disclosure  as  a  way  to 
avoid  unnecessary  rumors, 
others  pointed  out  that  the  letter 
contained  unproven  accusations 
and  that  the  anonymous  author 
had  asked  for  privacy.  Mc- 
Whorter  explained,  "It's  just  one 
of  those  unfortunate  things  where 
the  guy's  doing  us  a  good  turn. 
The  letter  indicates  that  if  the 
letter  is  published,  someone  will 
know  who  did  it." 

Representative  Peter  Hodgson 
'82,  a  member  of  the  Elections 


Committee,  proposed  that  the 
Council  "usci.  this  incident  as  a 
springboard  tq,  improve  the 
elections  system.  The  whole 
incident  indicates  the  bad  student 
attitudes  toward  elections,"  The 
Council  agreed  to  centralize 
future  elections  in  Baxter  so  that 
more  safeguards  may  be  im- 
posed, even  if  this  results  in  a 
lower  voter  turnout. 

John  Cannon,  the  other  can- 
didate in  the  run-off,  called  the 
voiding  of  the  election  results  "a 
tricky  issue.  It's  all  up  in  the  air 
again.  To  be  very  honest,  I  had 
resolved  the  fact  I  hadn't  won. 
It's  taken  me  by  surprise."  He 
believes  this  incident   "will  be 


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During  this  period  there  will  be 
new  developments  in  various 
fields.  In  the  past,  people  were 
retiring  and  we  could  hire 
specialists  in  those  new  areas.  To 
compensate  we  can  retrain 
faculty  members  whose  interests 
border  on  these  fields.  The  fund 
would  pay  for  their  education. 

Some  of  the  money  would  also 
be  used  to  make  early  retirement 
possible  for  those  faculty 
members  who  wished  to  do  so. 
Some  would  go  into  providing 
more  research  support  for  the 
faculty.  This  is  particularly 
important  for  scientists.  More 
would  go  for  supplemental  leave 
support,  to  help  fill,  if  necessary, 
the  salary  gap  between  what 
faculty  get  while  teaching  and 
while  on  leave. 


detrimental  to  College  Council.  I 
don't  intend  to  campaign  because 
I  don't  want  to  draw  any  attention 
to  the  issue." 

McCammond  emphasized  that 
"there's  a  lot  of  talk  of  election 
fraud,  but  it  hasn't  been  proven. 
It's  just  a  possibility.  I  felt  it  was 
in  the  best  interests  of  the  Council 
to  void  the  elections.  We  got  it 
done  fast  and  it's  all  very  open." 


Casino  considered  for  Adams- 


unemployment  areas  in  the 
state." 

Using  MGM  estimates  that  the 
project  would  take  two  to  three 
years  to  build,  Michalenko 
figures  that,  "initially  three 
hundred  construction  jobs  will  be 
created." 

"After  this  project  is  com- 
pleted, these  workers  will  be 
needed  to  build  the  homes  and 
condominiums  that  are  projected 
to  be  in  demand  once  the  resort  is 
finished." 

In  addition  to  the  creation  of 
twelve  hundred  to  fifteen  hun- 
dred jobs  at  Greylock  Glen,  the 
Department  of  Commerce  has 
predicted  that,  about  two 
thousand  jobs  will  be  created 
outside  of  the  resort  at 
restaurants,  gift  shops,  and  other 
tourist  attractions. 

The  reason  for  the  large 
forecast  of  jobs  is  the  great  size  of 
the         proposed         complex. 


Michalenko  said  that  to  obtain 
the  right  to  build  a  casino,  "the 
hotel  must  have  at  least  three 
hundred  and  fifty  rooms  and  a 
specified  amount  of  convention 
centers  and  meeting  rooms." 

Besides  creating  employment 
for  area  residents,  including 
college  students  and  senior 
citizens,  the  Greylock  Glen 
casino  will  create  local  tax  relief. 
Michalenko  stated  that,  "Adams 
should  get  about  five  million 
dollars  in  taxes  a  year  from  the 
resort." 

There  will  also  be  a  general 
fund,  mandated  in  the  proposed 
gambling  bill,  that  will  consist  of 
seven  percent  of  gambling 
revenue.  Twenty  percent  of  this 
will  go  the  state  treasury  and 
eighty  percent  will  go  to  sup- 
porting the  elderly. 

The  resort  site  will  be  three 
miles  out  of  town.  It  will  have  a 


golf  course,  ski  trails,  tennis 
courts  and  other  facilities 
common  to  family  resorts.  The 
gambling  age  will  be  twenty. 

How  do  residents  of  Adams  and 
surrounding  communities  feel 
about  the  proposed  casino- 
resort?  Very  optimistic. 

An  Adams  businessman 
summed  up  general  local  sen- 
timent: "I  am  really  excited 
about  the  idea  of  revitalizing 
Adams  with  a  tourist  industry 
which  this  resort  would  create.  It 
will  give  us  a  great  boost  in 
raising  the  general  well-being  of 
the  people," 

A  few  of  the  elderly,  though, 
are  a  bit  skeptical  of  the  resort  as 
they  think  it  will  really  change 
the  face  of  the  community 
because  it  would  attract  so  many 
out-of-towners. 

They  agree,  though,  that  the 
benefits  the  resort  would  bring 
the  community  might  be  worth  a 
change. 


Council    hears    about  fire  safety 


Dean  Kathleen  McNally  ad- 
dressed the  College  Council  about 
fire  safety  issues  at  the  October 
22  meeting  at  Prospect  House, 

McNally  explained  that  "the 
College  is  increasingly  concerned 
about  fire  safety.  This  is  a 
positive  talk  about  what  we  can 
do.  Many  people  think  there 
really  isn't  danger,  but  there's 
always  danger  of  fire." 

She  pointed  to  continued  abuse 
of  fire  equipment  as  evidence  of 
"a  feeling  that  it  can't  happen  to 
me."  In  Pratt  House  this 
semester,  five  fire  extinguishers 
have  been  set  off.  The  College 
imposes  a  fine  of  $50  for  each  one, 
but,  as  McNally  put  it,  often  "no 
culprit  can  be  identified.  There  is 
no  way  to  show  that  Williams 
students  are  doing  it.  We  try  very 
hard  to  make  sure  that  it's  not 
just   circumstantial    evidence." 

Since  some  abuses  may  involve 
people    not    associated    with 


Williams,  she  suggested  that 
students  be  more  aware  of 
strangers:  "Many  of  you  feel 
somewhat  uneasy  about  asking  if 
a  person  is  part  of  the  College. 
It's  common  knowledge  that 
Williams  is  an  easy  target.  If  it 
becomes  known  that  you're 
watching  a  bit  more,  maybe  we 
can  cut  down  on  these  incidents." 

Council  members  proposed 
that  some  mechanical  deterrent 
might  stop  misuse.  Katie  Scott  '82 
suggested  that  "having  to  break 
glass,"  in  order  to  reach  the 
extinguishers  might  discourage 
students.  McNally  replied  that 
"protecting  the  equipment  might 
have  a  positive  value,  but  it's 
difficult  if  there  is  a  will  to  cir- 
cumvent. We  can  experiment 
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She  also  outlined  plans  for  ? 
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house:  "Everyone  will  know  in 
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■low  did  you  arrive  at  the 
decision  to  implement  the 
proposal  as  a  whole? 

I  could  have  rejected  the  report 
outright.  But  it  was  too  well 
thought  out.  I  could  have  called 
for  further  study  but  I  was 
satisfied  that  the  committee  had 
done  a  thorough  job.  I  could  have 
been  selective,  but  that  would 
have  destroyed  the  careful 
coherence  of  the  plan.  So  I 
reported  to  the  Board  in  June  that 
I  wanted  to  go  ahead  with  the 
implementation  of  the  report. 

Do  you  think  that  there  is 
anything  to  the  Council's  con- 
tention that  they  were  under  the 
impression  that  the  final 
decisions  were  to  be  made  in  the 
fall? 

The  confusion  this  fall  does 
indicate  that  there  is  a  legitimate 
comm.unications  problem. 
Perhaps  in  future  committees  as 
important  as  this  there  should  be 
sophomores  and  juniors  as 
student  members,  so  they  will  be 
around  to  explain  after  the 
decisions  are  made. 

The  confusion  also  illustrates 
that  I  and  others  should  meet 
more  frequently  with  the  College 
Council  and  the  House 
Presidents,  to  tell  them  what's 
going  on  and  what's  likely  to 
happen. 


G.P.A.  turns  downward 


The  recent  trend  toward  grade 
inflation  appears  to  have  been 
halted,  if  not  reversed,  according 
to  last  year's  GPAs. 

Dean  Roosenraad  remarked 
that  while  the  leveling  off  was 
"comforting  to  see,"  he  was 
more  concerned  with  the  grade 
distribution  figures  He  thinks 
that  a  distribution  in  which  over 
50  percent  of  the  grades  are  one 
kind  provides  him,  as  a  faculty 
member,  with  an  "insufficient 
range  of  grades  that  are  average 
to  make  distinctions  that  I  want 
to  make," 

He  believes  that  this  should  be 
"of  concern  to  students,  also," 
When  such  a  narrow  range  ap- 
pears on  a  "transcript  used  to 
decide  something  about  one's 
future,"  it  becomes  difficult  to 
distinguish  levels  of 

achievement. 

Students  had  mixed  feelings 
about  the  range  of  grades.  While 
most  agreed  that  the  distribution 
is  too  narrow,  many  thought  that 


the  grades  were  indicative  of  the 
quality  of  work,  Nora  Monroe  '82 
commented  that  "most  of  the 
students  here  are  used  to  getting 
A's,  so  they  work  hard  and  do  A 
work. 

The  average  grade  given  for 
first  semester  work  was  8.12, 
which  rose  to  8.29  during  the 
spring.  These  figures  reflect  a 
slight  decline  from  the  averages 
of  the  1977-78  year,  which  marked 
the  height  of  grade  inflation.  The 
fall  GPA  that  year  was  8.23,  and 
the  spring  GPA  was  8.36.  Com- 
parable figures  for  1970-71,  7.65 
and  7.93,  are  representative  of 
pre-inflationary  averages. 

Roosenraad  mentioned  that 
there  "had  been  concern  among 
the  faculty"  about  grade  in- 
flation, and  that  this  concern  may 
be  manifested  in  the  lower  GPAs. 
He  credited  Dean  O'Connor,  who 
is  on  leave  this  year,  with 
initiating  discussion  that  "made 
people  more  thoughtful  about 
grades."  


will  turn  off  the  lights  and  sound 
the  alarm."  This  would  then  be 
followed  by  a  surprise  drill. 
McNally  expects  that,  by  the  end 
of  the  semester,  each  House  will 
have  had  a  surprise  fire  drill, 
regardless  of  whether  it  had  a 
voluntary  one. 


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WILLIAMS    RECORD 


October  28,  1980 


Sprague    defines    company    policy 


by  Jon  Tigar 

John  Sprague,  president  of 
Sprague  Electric  Company, 
spoke  last  Friday  on  the  history 
of  the  company  and  its 
relationship  with  the  local 
community,  especially  regarding 
the  environment.  It  was 
Sprague's  disposal  of  PCB's  that 
is  thought  to  have  contaminated 
the  Hoosic  River. 

Sprague  Electric  has  been  in 
North  Adams  since  1929.  The 
company  has  grown  from  two 
people  working  in  their  basement 
with  $26,000  to  a  company  of 
10,000  employees  working  at  23 
plants  worldwide  and  total  sales 
this  year  of  over  $400  million. 

Mr.  Sprague  also  defined 
company  policy  on  a  wide  variety 
of  issues.  One  of  these  was  the 
strike  at  the  North  Adams  plant 
which  occurred  shortly  after  the 
merging  of  the  company  union 
with  the  International  Union  of 
Electrical  Workers  (lUE)  in  1970. 
That  strike  resulted  directly  in 
2000  jobs  being  moved  out  of  the 
North  Adams  area,  Sprague  said. 
The  lUE  claimed  it  struck 
because  Sprague  was  im- 
plementing an  incentive  wage 
system,  although  Mr.  Sprague 
pointed  elsewhere:  "Here  was  a 
new  union  out  to  prove  itself.  The 
lUE  is  a  tough  union,  and  they'd 
done  a  very  good  job  from  their 
point  of  view  over  at  GE. 

"The  tragedy  is  that  absolutely 
everybody  lost:  the  union  lost, 
the  community  lost,  the  company 
lost. 

"My  only  other  comment  on 
unions  is  that  ...  we  are  not 
unionized  elsewhere,  and  our 
whole  approach  is  to  provide  the 
kind  of  benefits  that  our  em- 
ployees don't  need  unions." 

When  asked  about  en- 
vironmental regulations  and 
compliance,  Mr.  Sprague  hinted 


that  he  would  rather  ignore  some 
environmental  regulations, 
although  his  company's  policy  is 
that  they  "really  have  no  choice 
but  to  comply.  You  can  argue, 
and  there  are  some  regulations 
that  are  absolutely  ridiculous.  I 
will  not  go  into  examples,"  he 
said. 

"Where  it  becomes  a  problem 
is  where  you  have  been  doing 
something  for  years  that  has 
been  a  part  of  your  manufac- 
turing process,  (when  there)  is  a 
material  that  you've  had  and 
you've  been  told  that  you  can't 
either  store  or  put  into  the  rivers 
after  handling  it,  when  suddenly 
that  becomes  illegal." 

"Those  regulations  are  getting 
tighter  each  year  and  it  is  con- 
ceivable .  .  .  that  all  of  a  sudden 
one  would  come  out  that  you  can't 
meet.  Then  you've  got  some 
pretty  serious  choices  to  make.  I 
think  it's  getting  a  little  out  of 
hand  myself.  Some  choice  is 
going  to  have  to  be  made  between 
having  jobs  and  people  being 
warm  and  having  electricity,  and 
the  requirements  of  the  rivers 
and  the  atmosphere." 

Someone  asked  about  the 
contamination  of  the  Hoosic 
River  by  the  carcinogenic 
compound  PCB,  recently 
reported  in  the  Record. The  PCB's 
are  thought  to  have  found  their 
way  into  the  river  because  of 
Sprague  Electric's  disposal  of 
PCB's  at  a  nearby  landfill  site. 
According  to  Mr.  Sprague, 
"There  is  no  violation  (of  a 
federal  regulation)  there 
whatsoever.  When  it  was  found  to 
be  a  carcinogenic,  we  were  the 
first  company  to  eliminate  it 
from  production;  that  was  done 
in  1976.  We  don't  use  it  now  and 
haven't  used  it.  You  couldn't  and 
you  shouldn't;   it's  too  bad  you 


didn't  know  that  twenty  years 
ago." 

Sprague  Electric  Co. 
manufactured  many  products  for 
the  military  during  WWII,  in- 
cluding incendiary  bombs  and 
capacitors  used  in  the  atom 
bomb.  When  asked  whether  he 
saw  any  moral  conflict  in 
depending  on  the  military,  Mr. 
Sprague  expressed  no  qualms  at 
all. 

"Our  total  sales  to  the  military 
are  approximately  12  percent, 
which  is  small.  I  feel  that  we 
must  support  those  military 
programs  as  we  have  in  the 
past." 


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capacity  for  both  instruction  and 
administration  ($75,000-$125,00O). 

History 

The  committee,  composed  of 
faculty,  students  and  Trustee 
representatives,  was  formed  in 
April  1979  to  determine  how 
Williams  could  best  meet  the 
challenges  of  the  coming  decade. 
In  its  report,  the  committee 
summarized  major  goals  for  the 
future  as  "maintaining  a  large 
pool  of  well  qualified  applicants 
and  maintaining  a  faculty  that  is 
talented,  well  compensated  and 
professionally  committed  and 
proud." 

The  committee  met  regularly 
during  the  past  year  to  consider 
the  effects  of  "the  substantial 
decline  in  the  college-age 
population,  the  oversupply  of 
academic  faculty  .  .  .  and  the 
adverse  national  economic 
climate"  on  Williams.  They 
solicited  "the  views  of  the 
principal  constituents  of  the 
College"  through  meetings, 
questionnaires,  letters  and 
reports. 

Dean  Roosenraad  termed  the 
report  "monumental;  its  im- 
plications are  substantial  for  all 
of  us." 

Implementation 

The  Athletics  Department 
established  a  subcommittee 
headed  by  Coach  Curt  Tong  to 
respond  to  the  committee's 
recommendation  for  a  10  percent 
budget  cut  (about  $80,000).  After 
broad  consultation  with  student 
athletes  last  spring,  the  sub- 
committee developed  a  plan  to 


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eliminate  a  number  of  sports 
which  Tong  described  as  "junior 
varsity  in  nature  and  not  farm 
clubs,  so  to  speak,  for  the  varsity 
teams:"  J.V.  Baseball,  J.V. 
Swimming,  J.V.  Golf,  and  J.V. 
Women's  Volleyball.  In  addition, 
the  plan  includes  Outs  in  staffing 
through  attrition  for  a  total 
estimated  savings  of  $53,000. 

President  Chandler  has  asked 
the  Ad  Hoc  Committee  on  Student 
Residential  Life,  chaired  by 
Professor  of  English  Don  Gilford, 
"to  develop  a  plan  to  phase  out 
Row  House  Dining  within  five 
years,  with  implementation  to 
begin  in  1981-82."  The  committee 
will  make  a  comprehensive 
review  of  the  residential  housing 
system  and  will  also  make 
recommendations  concerning 
new  uses  of  abandoned  kitchen 
and  dining  space  in  the  Row 
Houses.  The  plan  is  expected  to 
consolidate  the  dining  system  to 
the  four  major  dining  halls  and 
Dodd  House;  the  latter  will 
probably  not  continue  to  have  sit- 
down  dining. 

The  Building  and  Grounds 
Department  has  developed  a  plan 
for  gradual  elimination  of  matron 
service  through  attrition;  this 
process  has  already  begun. 

The  addition  of  six  full-time 
faculty  positions  is  not  expected 
to  be  begun  until  the  middle  of  the 
decade.  President  Chandler 
indicated  that  the  new  Bernhard 
Visiting  Professorships  "will 
ease  some  of  the  pressures  of 
excessive  class  size  and  meet 
some  of  the  College's  educational 
needs . ' ' 

Explained  toCollege  Council 

On  October  15,  Dean 
Roosenraad  addressed  Council 
questions  on  the  committee 
report.  Representatives  were 
most  concerned  with  planned 
cutbacks  in  student  dining 
facilities. 


Council  members  challenged 
the  amount  of  attention  given  to 
student  concerns  by  the  Com- 
mittee on  the  Eighties.  One 
reprsentative  remarked,  "It 
looks  like  another  issue  of 
railroading  a  huge  bill  through 
the  students." 

Council  Row  House 

representatives  met  with  the 
committee  last  spring  to  relate 
worries  that  the  elimination  of 
Row  House  kitchens  would  be 
highly  detrimental  to  the  social 
life  of  residents. 

The  committee  also  met  with 
the  full  Council  late  in  the  Spring 
to  discuss  the  Interim  Report. 
Council  President  Darrell  Mc- 
Whorter  '81  recalled  that  from 
7:30  to  11:00  p.m.  "we  talked  to 
the  committee  and  I  don't  see  any 
of  it  in  here.  I  wonder  how 
seriously  the  administration 
takes  us.  Perhaps  talking  isn't 
enough,  maybe  we  should  start 
yelling." 

Council  members  also  argued 
that  they  were  not  fully  aware  of 
the  significance  of  these 
meetings.  Most  Council  members 
who  were  present  at  them 
thought  that  no  decisions  would 
be  made  by  the  committee  until 
the  fall.  "They  left  people  with 
the  distinct  impression  that  they 
would  not  make  any  final 
decisions,"  contended  Mc- 
Whorter.  Instead,  the  committee 
presented  the  final  report  to 
President  Chandler  in  early 
summer. 

Roosenraad  emphasized  the 
finality  of  these  decisions.  "This 
was  a  report  to  the  President.  He 
had  to  consider  whether  to  im- 
plement it.  He  has  accepted  the 
report  and  it  will  be  im- 
plemented. Particular  reductions 
will  cause  inevitable  pain  and 
real  looses,  but  the  College  will  be 
stronger  in  fundamental  ways 
because  of  the  plan." 


96  Water  St.  Wmst 


October  28,  1980 


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A  skeleton  squad  of  Williams 
Men's  Harriers  took  fifth  place  at 
the  washed-out  Albany  In- 
vitational Saturday.  The  Ephs 
finished  with  153  points  just 
behind  SUNY-Binghamton  and 
SUNY-Cortland.  Nineteen  teams 
competed. 

"We  couldn't  hope  for  too  much 
by  taking  only  our  top  three," 
said  Coach  Pete  Farwell.  "We 
left  behind  our  fourth  through 
ninth  men  with  illnesses  and 
injuries  and  that  obviously  hurts. 
The  cold  and  rainy  conditions 
made  the  whole  thing  sort  of 
miserable  but  I  was  pleased  with 
the  races  of  those  who  made  the 
trip,  especially  Ted  Congdon." 

Congdon  '81  was  first  in  for 
Williams  for  the  first  time  this 
season,  taking  a  strong  fifth 
place.  "I  almost  got  pushed  off  a 
cliff  by  one  of  my  teammates,  but 
after  that  I  felt  good,"  said 
Congdon.  Next  in  for  the  Ephs 
was  sophomore  Bo  Parker  in 
twelfth,  followed  by  Phil  Darrow 
'81  in  fifteenth.  Neither  runner 
had  much  positive  to  say  about 
the  race,  but  both  hope  to  move 
back  up  in  the  coming  big  meets. 
John  Ellison  '84,  Gordon  Coates 
'82  and  Andy  Moyad  '84  had  fair 
races    for    Williams,    finishing 

Footers  lose 
to  Harvard 

by  Dave  Woodworth 

In  its  lone  match  last  week,  the 
men's  varsity  soccer  team  lost  a 
4-1  decision  to  powerful  Harvard. 
Playing  at  Cambridge  on 
Tuesday,  the  Ephs  went  into  the 
game  with  small  hopes  of  victory, 
as  they  faced  a  Crimson  side  that 
had  handed  nationally  ranked 
Cornell  its  only  loss.  Coach  Mike 
Russo's  fears  seemed  justified  as 
Harvard's  Lance  Ayrault  opened 
the  scoring  with  only  8:30  gone  in 
the  first  half.  Williams,  however, 
refused  to  concede  the  victory, 
and  held  the  Crimson  scoreless 
for  the  remainder  of  the  half. 

Williams  continued  to  hang 
tough  well  into  the  second  half 
but,  with  about  twenty  minutes 
gone,  the  floodgates  opened. 
Keighton  Welch  began  the  deluge 
with  an  unassisted  goal  at  19:24. 
Mike  Smith,  with  an  assist  from 
John  Duggan,  scored  moments 
later  (22:58).  Forty  seconds  later 
Smith  returned  the  favor, 
assisting  on  a  goal  by  Duggan. 
Eric  Smith  '83  had  the  lone  goal 
for  Williams  at  34:40  of  the 
second  half. 

The  Williams  offense,  plagued 
by  bad  luck  for  much  of  the 
season,  did  manage  twelve  shots 
on  goal,  nine  of  which  were 
stopped  by  Crimson  keeper  Ben 
Eruika.  Harvard,  however, 
unleashed  a  22-shot  barrage  on 
the  Williams  goal,  with  the 
hapless  Alex  Keusseoglou  '81 
making  nine  saves. 

Williams'  record  dropped  to  3- 
5-1  on  the  season  while  Harvard 
rose  to  7-3. 


53rd,  68th  and  73rd,  respectively. 
Some  135  runners  completed  the 
race. 

In  the  JV  race,  Williams  took 
third  out  of  nine  teams  as  fresh- 
men Brian  Angle  and  Max  Whyte 
went  9-10  respectively,  and 
Bennett  Yort  '84  also  had  an 
improved  race,  taking  14th. 

Williams  travels  to  Wesleyan 
Saturday  to  lay  its  undefeated 
dual-meet  status  on  the  line 
against  Little  Three  rivals 
Amherst  and  Wesleyan.  The 
Ephs  will  hope  to  bolster  their 
line-up  this  week  by  shortening 
the  disabled  list  considerably. 


-3W '"  Women  win 
again ;  V-ball 

record  16-3 


The  women's  water  polo  club  rolled  over  Smith  last  weekend  14-4  in 
the  squad's  second  victory  of  its  shortened  fall  season. 

Jacobson  wins  golf  tourney 


by  Ted  Herwig 

Williams  junior  and  number 
one  man  for  the  Eph  golf  squad 
Greg  Jacobson  won  the  College's 
individual  championship  in  an 
all-college  tourney  last  week  by 
defeating  the  defending  cham- 
pion, Bruce  Goff,  by  two  holes. 

"Greg  is  the  most  consistent 
player  on  the  team,"  Williams 
golf  coach  Rudy  Goff  said.  "He's 
been  playing  well  all  fall.  He  is  a 
steady  under-75  player,  and  was 
greatly  responsible  for  our  going 
undefeated." 

Jacobson  defeated  fellow  golf 
team  members  Eric  Boyden  2-1 
and  Phil  Burr  5-4  to  challenge 
Bruce  Goff  in  the  final  round. 
Goff  had  vanquished  Phil 
Seefried  2-1  and  Larry  Lazor  6-5 
in  earlier  rounds. 

Goff  led  Jacobson  by  two  holes 
after  playing  the  first  ten  holes  in 
Thursday's  championship  round, 
but  then  lost  control  of  his  put- 
ting. After  a  few  three-putts,  he 
found  himself  one  hole  down  with 
one  hole  remaining.  After 
Jacobson  holed  out  with  a  one- 


over  par  5,  Goff  put  it  all  on  the 
line  and  went  for  the  long  putt 
that  would  force  the  cham- 
pionship into  sudden-death  extra 
holes.  But  he  missed  the  putt  and 
ended    up    three-putting    for    a 


double  bogey  and  a  second  place 
finish. 

Jacobson  and  Goff  were  the  top 
two  men  on  the  Williams  golf 
team  this  fall.  One  of  the  two  was 
medalist  in  every  match  but  one 
during  their  perfect,  8-0,  season. 


Football  beats  Union 


Continued  from  Page  12 
the    Williams    offense,    as    the 
Jumbos  posted  a  14-8  win  over 
Williams  in  a  "mud-bowl." 

The  loss  was  the  Ephs'  fifth 
consecutive  defeat  at  the  hands  of 
the  Jumbos.  Tufts,  recognized  as 
one  of  the  strongest  Division  III 
teams  in  New  England  by  virtue 
of  an  8-0-0  1979  season,  is  4-1  in 
1980. 

An  inspired  Williams  defense 
held  Tufts  on  the  opening  series 
of  the  game,  then  sophomore 
noseguard  John  Kowalik  blocked 
Bob  Finnegan's  punt,  giving  the 
Ephs  possession  at  the  Tufts  30- 
yard  hne.  Six  plays  later,  Lawler 
scrambled  the  final  five  yards  on 
an  option  for  a  touchdown  with 
just  three  minutes  gone  in  the 


first  quarter.  The  missed  e<tra 
point  attempt  made  Williams' 
early  lead  6-0. 

After  having  his  first  punt 
blocked,  Finnegan  kept  Williams 
at  bay  all  afternoon  with  his 
strong  and  consistent  foot.  His 
efforts  continuously  pinned 
Williams  deep  in  its  own  territory 

Tufts  scored  a  touchdown  in 
twth  the  first  and  second  quar- 
ters, before  the  two  teams 
launched  into  a  defensive 
struggle  for  the  remainder  of  the 
contest. 


The  women's  volleyball  squad 
travelled  to  Cambridge  and 
returned  to  Williamstown  with 
their  record  improved  to  16-3.  In 
the  best  of  five  game  match, 
Williams  won  the  first  game  15-5. 
Harvard  won  the  second  15-12, 
and  then  the  Williams  gals  put 
the  next  two  games  away  15-11, 
15-8. 

Coach  Sue  Hudson-Hamblin 
cited  certain  players  who  played 
outstandingly  under  what  she 
called  "adverse  circumstances" 
(inexperienced  referees, 
distracting  court  location).  "I 
was  really  pleased  to  see  the 
Dancewicz  twins,  Anne  and  Teri, 
continue  the  good  serving  we 
have  seen  in  the  past  couple  of 
matches,"  she  said.  "They  each 
aced  a  couple  of  serves  today  for 
key  points.  As  their  confidence  at 
the  service  line  increases,  both 
Anne  and  Teri  are  putting  in 
better  and  better  serves."  The 
coach  is  also  pleased  with  two  of 
her  substitutes,  freshman  Sara 
Griffiths,  and  junior  Kenwyn 
Fuller.  With  veteran  Jane  Uretz 
'81  injured,  Hudson-Hambhn  has 
come  to  rely  even  more  on  these 
two.  "Sara  played  up  at  the  net 
today,  spiking  really  well,  while 
Kenwyn  patrolled  the  back  row, 
getting  all  the  digs.  We  miss  Jane 
out  there,  but  Sara  and  Kenwyn 
are  really  doing  well,  and  helping 
the  team  win." 


Crew  looks  to  the  spring' 


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oarswoman   and    focused    the 
squad's    attention    on    the    im- 
portance   of    relaxation   as    an 
integral  part  of  rowing. 

The  Head  of  the  Charles  was 
less  than  a  total  success  for  the 
varsity  due  to  two  unfortunate 
incidents.  First,  the  eight  hit  a 
bridge  during  the  course  of  the 
race,  which  was  particularly 
unfortunate  since  the  crew  rowed 
very  solidly  before  and  after  the 
incident.  Secondly,  the  four, 
composed  of  seniors  Karen 
Jones,'  Suzy  Gilmore,  and  co- 
captains  Carolyn  Matthews  and 
Cindy  Drinkwater  was  severely 
hampered  by  the  sudden  illness 
of  Cindy,  the  stroke.  Williams 
oarswoman  Kathy  Nagle  was  in 
Boston,  where  she  is  taking  a 
semester  away,  and  was  able  to 
fill  in  after  not  having  rowed  all 
fall.  After  the  boat  was  totally 
rerigged  from  starboard-rigged 
to  port-rigged,  they  managed  to 
finish  a  formidable  seventeenth 
in  a  field  of  forty. 

Although  these  boats  did  less 
well  than  expected  at  the  Head, 
the  new  boats,  the  new  coach,  and 


the  technique  workshop  with 
Rosenberg  have  led  head  coach 
and  political  science  professor 
George  Marcus  to  conclude  that 
"all  the  basic  fundamentals  of 
technique  have  been  ac- 
complished this  fall,  so  pending 
successful  winter  training,  we 
have  strong  reasons  to  be 
reasonably  optimistic  for  the 
spring." 


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October  28,  1980 


Rugby  squad  rolls  again 


Halfback  Jay  Wheatley,  above,  accounted  for  the  Ephs'  second  TD  in  the  14-0  shutout  of  Union.         ( Precht) 

Ephs  chalk  up  Union   shut  out 


by  Mary  Kate  Shea 

Scoring  twice  in  the  first  half 
before  heavy  rains  and  strong 
winds  stifled  all  offensive  play, 
Williams  went  on  to  defeat  Union 
College  14-0  last  Saturday. 

The  win,  which  makes 
Williams  3-2-1  with  two  games 
remaining  in  the  season,  marks 
the  first  shut  out  of  the  year  for 
the  defense  and  the  twelfth 
consecutive  win  for  the  Ephs  over 
Union. 

Williams  will  start  its  annual 
round  of  Little  Three  play  with  a 
home  contest  against  Wesleyan 
next  Sat.  Game  time  is  1:30  at 
Weston  Field. 

Although  the  visitors  gained 
more  total  yards  than  Williams— 
177  to  130  yards,  the  Ephs  were 
able  to  take  advantage  of  several 
opportunities  to  put  points  on  the 
board  early  in  the  game.  Then,  as 
has  been  the  case  throughout  the 
season,  the  Williams  defense  held 


on,  rarely  allowing  Union's  of- 
fense into  Williams'  territory. 

Williams'  defensive  end  Gary 
Pfaff  '83  caused  a  fumble  on  a 
fourth-and-two  situation  which 
gave  the  Ephs  possession  at  their 
own  48-yard  line.  Quarterback 
John  Lawler  '82  drove  Williams 
52  yards  for  a  touchdown  on  the 
strength  of  two  big  passing  gains. 
He  hit  halfback  Jay  Wheatley  '82 
for  a  28-yard  gain  on  the  opening 
play  of  the  drive,  then  three  plays 
later,  found  halfback  Tom  Casey 
'82  wide  open  in  the  end  zone  with 
a  20-yard  toss  for  the  score  with 
5:07  left  in  the  first  quarter. 

Williams'  touchdown  in  the 
second  period  was  set  up  by  a 
punt  block  by  Jeff  Skerry  '82, 
which  gave  the  Ephs  the  ball  on 
Union's  19-yard  line.  Williams 
marched  to  the  five-yard  line  on 
four  straight  running  plays 
before  Wheatley  went  over  the 
goal    line    at    10:56.    Williams 


Soccer  drops  close  match 


The  women's  soccer  team 
scored  two  goals  off  top-ranked 
Harvard  before  falling  prey  3-2  in 
an  evenly  played  game  last 
Tuesday. 

Harvard  jumped  off  to  a  quick 
start  scoring  two  goals  early  in 
the  first  half.  Williams'  Julia 
Weyerhaeuser  '81  then  brought 
the  Ephwomen  within  one  when 
she  chipped  in  a  well-place  shot 
over  the  goalie's  head  with  just  a 
few  minutes  left  in  the  half. 

Williams'  fear  of  highly  touted 
Harvard  evidently  dissipated 
during  halftime.  The  Ephwomen 
stormed  the  field  and  dominated 
play  in  all  areas  of  the  game. 
"We  really  controlled  the  second 
half,"  said  assistant  coach 
Amanda  Mierello.  "We  weren't 
psyched  out  and  our  passing  was 
superior  to  theirs." 

Williams  threatened  the 
Harvard  goal  several  times  but 
Harvard's  halfbacks  stymied 
most  attempts.  "Their  halfbacks 
kept  our  forward  line  deeper  than 
usual  which  forced  us  to  make 
longer  and  more  risky  passes," 
said  Mierello. 

Williams  finally  connected 
when  Jean  Loew  '84  knocked  in  a 
cross  pass  from  Maggie  Crane 
'82. 

Mierello  was  not  displeased  at 
the  final  score.  "We  were  the 
definite  underdogs  and  we  gave 
them  a  good  scare." 

With  only  one  game  remaining, 
the  team  feels  it  is  at  its  peak. 
"We  all  want  to  replay  our  early 
losses.  We've  finally  pulled 
together  and  we  think  we  are 
prettv  much  unbeatable." 

Alter  53  minutes  of  scoreless 
play  on  Cole  Field,  last  Saturday, 
Becky  Baugh  '83  drove  in  a  goal 
off  of  a  pass  from  Margot  Drinker 
'81  to  give  Williams  a  1-0  victory 
over  Tufts. 


"It  was  a  very  exciting  and 
tough  game,"  head  coach  Leslie 
Orton  said.  "We  moved  the  ball 
well  and  played  excellently 
throughout." 

The  Tufts  and  Williams  squads 
alternated  forays  into  each 
other's  halfs  unsuccessfully  for 
more  than  50  rainy  minutes.  The 
repeated  attacks  produced  no 
result.  Finally,  with  6:54  left  in 
the  game.  Drinker's  pass  met 
Baugh  20  yards  in  front  of  the 
Jumbo  goal,  and  she  lofted  it  in  to 
give  Williams  the  game's  only 
goal. 

Williams  took  13  shots  on  the 
Tufts  goal  during  the  game  and 
junior  goalie  Martha  Mealey  had 
8  saves.  The  Tufts  team  took  10 
shots  on  Williams'  goal  and  its 
goalies  had  5  saves.  Williams  had 
7  corner  kicks.  Tufts  had  4. 

"We  really  needed  this  win 
after  last  week's  disheartening 
loss  to  Amherst,"  Orton  said. 
"It's  very  important." 

Ted  Herwig 


connected  on  its  second  extra 
point  pass  attempt  of  the  game  as 
Lawler  dumped  the  ball  off  to 
Scott  Kapnick  '81. 

The  defense  took  over  for  the 
remainder  of  the  second  period 
and  the  entire  second  half. 
Sparked  by  senior  co-captain 
Brian  Benedict  with  10  solo 
tackles,  six  assists  and  one  in- 
terception (his  fourth  of  the 
season),  the  defense  held  Union 
in  check  and  allowed  them  only 
one  scoring  opportunity,  coming 
at  the  end  of  the  first  half. 

Union's  Tom  Plungis  recovered 
a  punt  snap  fumble  and  the 
Dutchmen  started  a  drive  from 
the  Williams  29-yard  line.  Several 
runs  by  halfback  Bill  Huttner, 
who  led  all  rushers  with  123  yards 
on  24  carries,  gave  Union  a  first- 
and-goal  situation  at  the  Ephs'  10. 
Union  got  to  the  four-yard  line 
before  defensive  back  Stu  Beath 
'81  snagged  his  third  interception 
of  the  season  to  end  the  Dut- 
chmen's threat. 

Throughout  the  second  half, 
both  teams  struggled  with  the 
rain  and  wind,  and  neither  was 
able  to  sustain  much  of  an  of- 
fense. Despite  the  weather 
conditions,  Williams'  punter  John 
Hennigan  '84  had  a  fine  af- 
ternoon, averaging  36.0  yards  per 
punt  on  seven  punts,  including 
efforts  of  46  and  50  yards. 

Last  weekend  at  Tufts 
University,  the  Jumbo's  steady 
offense  ground  out  a  14-6  halftime 
lead,  then  its  strong  defense  and 
excellent  kicking  game  shut  off 

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This  Saturday  the  Williams 
Rugby  Football  Club  defeated  the 
Siena  College  RFC  by  a  score  of 
14-3,  in  a  game  marked  by 
abysmal  playing  conditions. 

Williams  spelled  victory  s-c-r- 
u-m  as  the  purple  pack  totally 
dominated  the  game.  On  the  wet, 
muddy  field  the  Ephs  con- 
tinuously out-hustled  and  out-hit 
the  bigger  Siena  scrum,  getting 
the  ball  out  to  the  line  or 
executing  some  highly  successful 
plays  of  their  own.  Bill  O'Brien 
'81  and  Dave  Weaver  '82  both 
played  their  usual  brand  of 
outstanding  rugby,  leading  the 
scrum  to  many  vicious  smacks  in 
the  first  half.  The  second  half 
belonged  to  Jimmy  Meyers  '82 
and  Dave  Weyerhaeuser  '81. 
Meyers,  playing  very  aggressive 
rugby,  broke  loose  several  times 
for  long  gains.  After  a  60-yard 
Meyers  run,  Weyerhaeuser  took 
the  pass  and  scored.  Dave  also 
had  two  field  goals.  As  Charles 
Von  Arentschildt  '82  said,  "The 
line  would  be  nothing  without  the 
scrum.  They're  better*  athletes 
than  we  are". 

Play  commenced  as  soon  as  it 
began  to  rain.  After  repeated 
Sallys  at  the  goal-line,  Ted  Cypiot 
'81  nearly  slipped  through 
several  defenders  for  the  first 
score  of  the  day.  Two  minutes 
later,  Siena  kicked  in  what  was  to 
be  their  only  points  of  the  day, 
making  the  score  4-3.  In- 
creasingly   wet,    slippery    con- 


ditions hampered  the  line, 
especially  in  the  second  half,  but 
throughout  they  were  smooth  and 
coordinated,  kicking  and  passing 
well  and  running  the  ball  deep 
into  Siena  territory.  A 
Weyerhaeuser  field-goal  finished 
the  scoring  in  the  first  half.  The 
second  half  was  too  wet  for  any 
effective  line-play. 

Unfortunately,  the  B-side  did 
not  get  a  chance  to  play  as  the 
Siena  team  took  one  look  at  the 
young  barbarians  and  decided 
that  they  had  had  enough  for  one 
day. 

Last  weekend  the  WRFC 
travelled  to  Pittsfield  for  the 
prestigious  Berkshire  Fall  Rugby 
Fest.  In  the  first  game  the  line 
played  impressively  in  a  shutout 
victory  over  Albany  Med  RFC. 
Kevin  Drewyer  '82  scored  twice 
on  well-coordinated  plays.  The 
Ephs  then  suffered  a  defeat  at  the 
hands  of  the  eventual  winners  of 
the  tournament,  the  Berlin 
Strollers.  The  Purple  crew  gave 
the  nationally-ranked  Strollers  a 
real  run  for  their  money, 
especially  in  the  second  half, 
pulling  to  within  seven  points 
before  the  final  gun  sounded. 

The  WRFC,  now  5-2,  will  play 
the  Olde  Farts  next  weekend. 
This  game  against  the  alumni 
team  promises  much  good 
comradeship  as  well  as  good 
rugby. 


.,—  ■*- 


A  view  of  the  Williams's  Crew  at  the  Head  of  the  Charles  Regatta 
during  reading  period. 


Women's  crew  closes  season 


by  Martha  Piatt 

The  fall  season  for  Williams 
women's  crew  came  to  a  close 
this  past  weekend.  This  ab- 
breviated training  period  of  two 
months  serves  mainly  to  en- 
courage new  participants  in  the 
program  and  to  re-orient  the 
varsity  athletes  toward  their 
springtime  goals  in  competition. 


This  year,  the  fall  was  well- 
spent  and  successful  on  several 
counts.  First,  new  equipment 
provided  technical  and  morale 
boosting  as  two  new  shells  were 
added  to  the  fleet.  The  additions 
were  made  possible  through  the 
generosity  of  friends,  parents, 
and  alumni  of  Williams.  The 
Dixie  Rhodes  '76  is  a  four-man 


Field  hockey  falls  to  Dartmouth,  Smith 


In  a  very  aggressive  and  fast- 
paced  game,  the  field  hockey 
team  fell  to  Dartmouth  4-1. 

Williams  dominated  the  first 
half  of  the  game  as  they  per- 
sistently pressured  the  Dart- 
mouth goalie  and  created  several 
scoring  opportunities;  however, 
the  team  from  New  Hampshire 
capitalized  on  the  few  errors 
made  by  the  Ephwomen  and 
managed  to  drive  in  two  goals  by 
the  end  of  the  first  half. 

A  carefully  placed  penalty 
stroke  into  the  left  corner  of  the 
goal  started  the  scoring  off  for 


Dartmouth  early  in  the  second 
half,  and,  despite  the  continuous 
attempts  of  the  Ephwomen  to 
score,  the  green  team  managed 
to  sneak  its  fourth  goal  in  on  a 
penalty  corner. 

The  Williams  team  continued 
to  penetrate,  however,  and  it 
later  surprised  the  Dartmouth 
team  with  a  score  by  Anne 
Ricketson  '81.  The  score  came  on 
one  of  several  Williams  corners 
as  Beth  Connolly  '82  received  the 
oncoming  ball  from  the  endline 
and  pushed  it  to  halfback 
Ricketson  who  smashed  it  into 
the  corner  of  the  goal  to  finish  the 


scoring  at  4-1  before  the  whistle 
blew. 

One  week  earlier,  the 
Ephswomen  took  a  hard  1-0  loss 
to  Smith. 

Smith's  only  score  came  late  in 
the  second  half  as  a  Smith  player 
managed  to  shoot  the  ball 
through  a  cluttered  group  of 
players  into  the  goal. 

"Our  biggest  problem  was 
keeping  the  ball  on  our  stick  and 
running  to  meet  (>asses,  but 
Williams  was  good  on  attack," 
said  Coach  Chris  Larson.  "The 
team  played,  well." 


boat  named  after  the  former 
Williams  oarswoman  who  went 
on  to  scull  for  the  United  States 
team.  A  new  eight  was  also 
purchased,  the  Suzanne  Kluss, 
named  after  last  year's 
graduating  senior  who  was  a 
three-year  captain. 

The  novice  program  has  been 
revitalized  chiefly  through  the 
fine  efforts  of  Dan  Coholan,  who 
is  new  to  the  Ephs  coaching  staff. 
The  additional  attention  being 
focused  on  the  novice  squad  is 
already  paying  dividends,  as  they 
came  in  sixth  in  a  field  of  ten  in 
Boston's  Head  of  the  Charles. 
Although  this  was  not  as  good  as 
had  been  expected,  it  is  a  positive 
indicator  of  things  to  come. 
Having  come  in  sixth  with  a 
rating  of  only  twenty-two  strokes 
per  minute,  there  is  every  sign 
that  the  faster  rating  developed 
in  the  spring  will  produce  a  very 
fast  crew. 

This  fall  the  varsity  was 
coached  on  some  fine  points  of 
technique  by  former  U.S. 
National  and  Olympic  coach 
Allen  Rosenberg.  Mr.  Rosenberg 
gave  individual  attention  to  each 
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The  WilliMns  Record 


VOL.  94,  NO.  7 


USPA  684-680 


WILLIAMS 


EGE 


NOVEMBER  4,  1980 


Campus  shocked  by  burning  cross 

Pair  lights 
fiery  cross 

by  Stephen  Willard 

Two  shrouded  figures  burned  a 
cross  in  front  of  PciTy  House 
Saturday  night  in  view  of  about  40 
students  attending  Homecoming 
parties  at  Perry  and  Wood 
Houses.  At  about  10:20  p.m.,  the 
two  men,  dressed  in  white  sheets, 
lit  the  cross  and  a  semicircle  of 
flame  around  it,  on  the  northeast 
corner  of  the  Perry  House  lawn 
and  fled  to  a  waiting  car.  The 
incident  sparked  a  reaction  of 
fear  and  anger  in  the  Williams 
community  that  led  to  a  rally  at 
noon  Monday  on  the  Baxter  lawn, 
where  students  and  ad- 
ministrators denounced  the  act 
before  a  crowd  of  about  1200.  (see 
accompanying  story.) 

The  two  dark-haired  males, 
roughly  5'10"  to  6'  in  height  were 
originally  seen  pounding  a  dark 
object  into  the  Perry  House  lawn 
at  about  10:15.  "I  thought  they 
were  doing  something  in  con- 
nection with  the  Perry  House 
party,"  recalled  onlooker  Gordon 
Celender  '82.  The  men  pounded 
the  2'  by  r  cross  into  the  ground 
with  a  third  piece  of  wood,  and, 
after  tying  a  small  white  rag  to 
the  top  of  the  cross,  doused  the 
cross  and  a  semicircle  of  lawn 
around  it  with  gasoline.  After 
lighting  a  two-foot  torch,  the  pair 
then  waved  the  torch  wildly  for 
about  45  seconds  before  setting 
the  cross  and  ground  ablaze. 
Once  the  cross  was  on  fire,  the 
two  men  ran  around  the  west  end 
of  Perry  House  to  a  waiting  car 
parked  behind  the  house.  The  car 
was  described  by  an  eyewitness 
as  "an  early  model,  1972  or  1973, 
orange  Japanese  compact  with  a 
lot  of  body  putty  or  primer  paint 
on  it."  The  car  drove  out  onto 
Route  2  and  headed  east 
toward     North   Adams. 

Students  attending  the  Perry 
and  Wood  House  parties   first 

Continued  on  Page  3 


800  Students,  faculty,  and  staff  marched  from  the  rally  at  Baxter  to  Perry  House  where  they  viewed  the  site  of  the  cross-burning  and  prayed 
for  a  world  free  of  terror  and  racism.    (Buckner) 

Roily  draws  more  than   1200  participants 


by  Stephen  Willard 

More  than  1200  students, 
faculty,  and  staff  attended  a  noon 
rally  Monday  in  response  to  the 
cross  burning  late  Saturday 
nights  at  Perry  House  (see  ac- 
companying article).  The  crowd, 
many  of  whom  were  wearing 
white  armbands  distributed  by 
the  Williams  Black  Student 
Union  (BSU),  heard  President 
John  Chandler,  College  Council 
President  DarrellMcWhorter  '81, 
and  BSU  coordinator  Greg 
Witcher  '81  speak. 

Chandler  opened  the  rally  with 
comments  referring  to  a  one- 
page  statement  which  was  put  in 
student    mailboxes   about    11:00 


Monday  morning.  Chandler 
emphasized  in  his  comments  that 
no  one  presently  knows  whether 
the  perpetrators  were  part  of  the 
Williams  community  and  that 
their  motives  are  not  known. 

"The  deeply  disturbing  in- 
cident is  an  affront  to  the  fun- 
damental values  and  com- 
mitments of  Williams  College," 
Chandler  said.  "No  use  of  the 
terrible  symbolism  of  the  fiery 
cross,  whether  seen  as  a 
thoughtless  and  insensitive  prank 
or  as  a  malicious  effort  to  in- 
timidate, will  be  tolerated  at 
Williams.  This  episode  has  un- 
doubtedly damaged  .  .  .  and 
may  still  damage  Williams." 


Chandler  announced  that  the 
College  is  offering  a  reward  of 
$1000  for  information  leading  to 
the  identification  of  those 
responsible.  He  then  called  on 
students  to  "look  ahead  and  re- 
dedicate  our  efforts  to  creating  a 
positive  social  environment  so 
that  we  can  function  with  a  sense 
of  freedom  from  intimidation  and 
harrassment." 

Darrell  McWhorter  was  the 
next  to  speak,  representing  the 
student  body  as  College  Council 
president  in  expressing  its 
collective  shock  at  the  incident. 
McWhorter  emphasized  the 
terrible  symbolism  of  the  burning 
cross    to   all    people,    but    par- 


ticularly to  blacks.  "A  cross 
burning  evokes  lynch-in, 
hanging,  tar  and  featherings," 
said  McWhorter.  "It's  clear  that 
this  (Williams)  isn't  an  ivory 
tower."  In  his  speech  McWhorter 
assumed  that  the  offenders  were 
Williams  students. 

McWhorter  tried  to  explain  to 
the  assembled  students  the 
difficulty  of  being  a  black  student 
at  Williams,  saying  that  tension 
and  fear  of  violence  as  well  as  the 
problem  of  racism  is  "a  problem 
we  (back  students)  have  to  face 
every  day."  McWhorter  con- 
cluded with  a  call  to  black 
students  to  educate  their  white 
Continued  on  Page  3 


Reza    proclaimed    Shah 


Clockwise— pieces  of  the  charred  cross  near  the  site  of  the  cross-burning ;  Greg  Witcher  '81  speaks  to 
the  rally  at  Baxter,  Chandler,  who  spoke  before  Witcher,  looks  on ;  Reverend  Muhammad  Kenyatta 
leads  the  assembled  crowd  in  prayer  at  the  site  of  the  cross  burning.  ( Buckner) 


Reza  Pahlavi  '82  proclaimed 
himself  the  Shah  of  Iran  last 
Friday  in  a  message  to  the 
Iranian  people,  fulfilling  his 
father's  deathbed  wish  that  he 
assume  the  throne  on  his  20th 
birthday. 

Pahlavi  entered  Williams  as  a 
special  student  with  the  class  of 
1983  last  year,  but  did  not  return 
for  the  fall  semester.  He  is 
currently  a  Political  Science 
student  at  the  American 
University  in  Cairo,  Egypt;  there 
has  been  no  official  indication  of 
when  he  will  return  to  Williams. 

Friday's  statement  was  made 
at  a  simple  ceremony  in 
Pahlavi's  office  at  the  Kubbeh 
palace  in  Cairo,  where  the  family 
has  been  living  since  March  24. 
He  spoke  for  ten  minutes  saying 
that  he  grieved  over  the 
"nightmare"  of  the  Ayatollah 
Ruhollah  Khomeini's  regime  and 
the  "external  aggression"  of 
Iraq. 

Pahlavi    predicted    the    over- 


throw of  the  present  Iranian 
goverrunent  in  an  interview  with 
CBS  News.  "The  Iranian  people 
will  stand  up  again,"  he  said. 
"That  I  am  convinced  of  .  .  .  and 
will  sweep  away  this  regime." 

As  the  exiled  king  of  Iran, 
Pahlavi  said  he  hopes  to  become 
the  leader  of  an  anti-Khomeini 
resistance  movement.  "Now  that 
destiny  demands  that  I  take  up 
my  new  duties,  I  dedicate  myself 
to  a  new  and  shining  era  in  our 
history,"  he  told  the  Iranian 
people.  "I  seek  your  support, 
and  I  am  confident  of  your 
response.  It  is  imperative  that  all 
patriotic  groups  inside  and 
outside  Iran  should  now  join 
forces  in  the  common  cause." 

The  State  Department  said  that 
the  United  States  will  not 
recognize  Pahlavi's  claim  to  the 
throne  of  Iran,  which  is  based 
upon  the  1906  Imperial  con- 
stitution. "We  consider  the 
present  government  of  Iran  the 
legally  constituted  government," 
said  a  Department  spokesman. 


Page  2 


WILLIAMS    RECORD 


November  4,  1980 


A  not  so  ivory   tower 

A  cross  burned  Saturday  night  at  Perry  House  and  we're  frightened. 
Our  fear  lies  not  only  in  the  incident  itself,  but  in  our  own  reaction  to  it. 
Homecoming  partiers  at  Perry  gawked  at  the  spectacle  of  white 
shrouded  figures  burning  a  cross,  but  no  one  called  Security.  By  the 
time  the  Security  guard  from  the  party  noticed  the  fire,  the  culprits 
were  gone.  Onlookers  returned  to  their  drinking  and  dancing.  The  next 
day  some  joked  about  it. 

Sunday  morning  brought  no  denouncement  of  the  event  by  the  ad- 
ministration. Dean  Roosenraad  knew  of  the  occurence  by  11:00 
Saturday  night.  President  Chandler  by  11:00  Sunday  morning.  Neither 
made  an  attempt  to  call  leaders  of  the  Black  Student  Union  (BSU)  or 
College  Council  to  alert  them  of  possible  danger,  quell  spreading 
rumors,  or  condemn  the  act.  The  BSU  learned  the  facts  Sunday  af- 
ternoon at  the  meeting  with  administrators  which  was  suggested  only 
after  a  black  student  called  Dean  Roosenraad  for  information. 

Didn't  the  students  realize  what  a  burning  cross  symbolizes?  Would 
it  have  been  too  much  of  an  inconvenience  for  the  students  to  have  put 
down  their  drinks  and  alerted  Security?  Was  the  administration  trying 
to  downplay  the  incident  in  hopes  of  avoiding  a  blemish  on  Williams' 

Eublic  image?  Weren't  they  concerned  enough  about  the  safety  of  the 
lack  students  next  door  to  dispatch  more  Security  officers? 

Yesterday  we  behaved  like  a  different  college.  President  Chandler 
issued  a  statement  which  called  the  incident  "an  affront  to  the  fun- 
damental values  and  commitments  of  WiUiams  College.  "At  noon  more 
than  1200  students,  faculty  and  staff  gathered  at  Baxter  to  hear 
speeches  denouncing  the  act,  then  marched  to  Perry  for  a  stirring 
prayer.  Some  had  tears  in  their  eyes  and  many  wore  armbands.  It  was 
a  solemn,  moving  and  reassuring  show  of  support,  but  it  doesn't  erase 
the  events  of  Saturday  night.  Our  lack  of  sensitivity  towards  the  im- 
plications of  the  burning  cross  should  remind  us  that  racism  is  still  a 
problem  at  Williams  College,  a  problem  that  one  rally  won't  solve. 

It  is  easy  to  spend  an  hour  at  a  rally,  easy  to  don  an  armband,  even 
easy  to  cry  over  poignant  speeches  and  prayers.  It's  harder,  though,  to 
do  what  the  black  students  have  asked  us  all  to  do:  educate  ourselves 
about  oppression,  black  history,  and  the  continuing  presence  of  racism 
at  Williams,  and  in  the  rest  of  the  world.  Only  then,  they  believe,  can 
we  understand  what  it  is  like  to  be  black  at  Williams,  and  we  must 
assume  they  know  best. 

We  hope  that  the  past  few  days  have  shocked  students  enough  to 
realize  that  racism  still  lurks  in  the  shadows  of  our  not  so  ivory  tower. 
Given  the  events  of  Saturday  night,  it  is  obvious  we  must  make  the 
learning  process  begun  at  yesterday's  rally  a  continuing  one. 

Funding:  a  matter  of  quality 

The  Finance  Committee  has  chosen  to  give  a  low  priority  to  publica- 
tions in  its  allocations  of  funds  this  year.  Although  the  Student 
Activities  Tax  (SAT)  is  larger  than  ever,  all  but  two  of  the  campus' 
seven  publications  had  their  budgets  cut  from  last  year's.  Some  cuts 
were  as  much  as  20  percent. 

We,  of  course,  are  biased.  Yet  we  feel  that  most  students  enjoy  and 
depend  on  publications  as  sources  of  information,  forums  for 
discussion,  and  vehicles  for  self-expression.  Furthermore, 
publications  serve  as  a  record  of  College  issues  and  events.  They  in- 
form parents,  alumni,  and  prospective  students;  through  student 
publications  outsiders  learn  what  life  at  Williams  is  like. 

But  there  is  a  limit.  We  do  not  have  the  talent  or  the  money  to  support 
all  eight  of  the  publications  that  now  exist.  The  literary  magazines 
have  to  plead  for  material  to  fill  their  pages.  The  news  publications, 
always  understaffed,  often  are  forced  to  rework  old  stories  or  report 
new  ones  incompletely.  With  this  year's  lowered  budgets,  these 
problems  will  only  get  worse. 

The  Finance  Committee's  solution  is  to  cut  budgets  and  try  to  keep 
all  the  publications  alive  until  next  year  when  some  sort  of  con- 
solidation can  be  agreed  to.  They  say  quality  won't  suffer  enough  to 
justify  forcing  a  plan  for  consolidating  publications  this  semester.  We 
know  otherwise. 

While  applauding  the  Committee's  willingness  to  fund  new 
organizations,  we  also  believe  that  new  organizations  should  have  to 
prove  themselves.  The  committee  must  make  value  judgements  about 
the  groups  they  fund.  Are  they  different  from  other  groups?  Do  they  fill 
a  need?  The  committee  must  not  let  quantity  take  precedence  over 
quality.  The  recommendations  they've  made  do  exactly  that. 

The  funding  process  itself  is  at  fault.  Last  spring  the  committee 
should  have  realized  the  inevitability  of  a  funding  problem  and  begun 
meeting  with  editors  to  come  up  with  a  solution.  Consolidation  should 
have  already  occured. 

The  entire  allocation  process,  in  fact,  could  use  revising.  As  it  now 
stands,  each  committee  member  monitors  too  many  organizations  to 
understand  the  inner-workings  of  any  one.  Since  the  committee's 
recommendations  are  based  almost  solely  on  the  monitor's  own  ap- 
praisal, personal  bias  can  redirect  thousands  of  dollars.  Every 
organization  should  be  guaranteed  of  the  appraisal  of  at  least  two 


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monitors  so  the  decision  cannot  be  purely  subjective.  If  it  would  take  a 
larger  Finance  Committee  to  do  the  job  right,  then  so  be  it. 

It  is  not  too  late  to  work  out  a  way  of  consolidating  publications  to 
preserve  quality.  The  Finance  Committee  hasn't  even  given  editors  a 
chance  to  hammer  out  a  solution,  yet  it  plans  to  bring  its  recom- 
mendations to  College  Council  tomorrow  night  for  a  vote.  We  urge 
Council  members  to  rethink  their  priorities  and  consider  the  alter- 
native of  funding  publications  partially  until  a  consolidation  plan  can 
be  formed.  We  fear  that  the  drop  in  quality  the  committee's  recom- 
mendations would  insure  could  too  easily  become  permanent. 

JSdifors' note  .The  Record,  as  you  can  see,  appears  in  an  abbreviated  format  this  week. 
This  is  because  of  budget  cuts  recommended  by  the  Finance  Committee.  The  proposed 
Record  budget  allows  us  to  print  eight  pages  each  week;  already  this  year  we  have 
printed  two  issues  of  ten  pages  and  one  of  12  pages.  We  assumed  that  these  were 
reasonable  lengths,  however,  since  in  recent  years  the  Council  has  /'unded Records  with 
14  page  average  lengths.  Now  we  are  in  a  situation  where  we  must  cut  pages  from 
issues  to  make  up  this  difference.  Last  week  we  decided  to  publish  only  four  pages  today 
in  order  to  help  balance  our  budget. 

We  regret  that  we  could  not  give  fuller  coverage  to  Homecoming  sports  contests,  that 
we  could  not  print  the  many  letters  we  received,  that  we  could  not  cover  all  the  week's 
news.  We  particularly  regret  the  four  page  length  because  of  the  cross  burning 
Saturday  night  and  the  rally  on  Monday.  These  events,  we  felt,  were  so  crucial  that  we 
cut  other  stories  to  make  room  to  report  them.  It  is  essential,  we  believed,  for  parents, 
alumni  and  trustees  to  know  the  facts  about  the  incident.  We  apologize  to  those  readers 
whose  activities  we   neglected  this  week. 


LETTERS 


On  gambling 


Poster  replies 


To  the  editor: 

Last  Thursday  I  put  up  six  posters  in 
Baxter  Hall  titled  "They  Are  Coming 
Again."  The  title  referred  to  a  theme  in 
The  Tin  Drum,  which  is  a  movie  about  the 
rise  of  Nazism  in  Germany.  The  content  of 
the  poster  was  a  comparison  of  a  portion  of 
a  speech  of  Adolph  Hitler  and  of  remarks 
made  by  Ronald  Reagan  at  last  week's 
debate.  The  poster  ended  with  the 
aphorism,  "Those  that  are  ignorant  of  the 
past  are  condemned  to  repeat  it."  The 
purpose  of  this  letter  is  not  to  explicate  or 
argue  the  point  that  I  hope  is  clear  (See  the 
current  issue  of  Ms.  for  this),  but  to  ex- 
press my  anger  and  disappointment  that 
readers,  rather  than  replying  to  the 
posters,  chose  to  tear  them  down. 

The  intent  of  the  posters  was  to  be  ob- 
scene. People  at  Williams  and  throughout 
the  nation  are  too  complacent  and  the  only 
way  to  get  their  attention  is  to  "shock" 
them  into  realization.  The  slickness  of  the 
posters  was  meant  to  do  this.  The  posters 
were  also  meant  to  generate  some 
discussion.  A  frequent  complaint  is  that 
people  are  unwilling  to  discuss,  argue,  or 
express  a  viewpoint.  Often,  a  discussion 
class  turns  in  to  a  lecture  by  a  frustrated 
professor. 

Rather  than  tear  down  a  poster  that 
offends  you,  put  up  one  that  expresses  your 
viewpoint.  Baxter  is  full  of  bulletin  boards 
that  offer  the  opportunity  for  anonymous 
expression.  Bathroom  walls  are  also  great 
for  graffiti,  and  I  hope  that  rather  than 
eradicate  this  type  of  expression,  the 
powers  that  be  will  let  graffiti  flourish. 

Ignorance,  especially  during  these 
times,  will  prove  dangerous.  Only  through 
mutual  discussion  will  we  be  better  able  to 
understand  our  circumstances  and  be 
better  equipped  to  make  decisions. 

Jeffrey  A.  Menzer  '82 


To  the  editor: 

Regarding  the  article  on  casino  gam- 
bling in  Adams,  in  the  28  October  issue: 
those  interested  in  the  subject  would  enjoy 
Ann  Eldridge's  fine  article  in  the  fall  1976 
Pique. 

The  long,  complicated,  and  colorful 
history  of  the  project  has  basically  been  a 
matter  of  individuals  trying  to  make 
personal  profit  off  public  property.  Thus, 
for  years,  citizens  of  the  area,  the 
legislature  and  the  courts  have  fought  off 
efforts  to  include  Mt.  Greylock  in  a 
gigantic  ski  area.  Casino  gambling  is  the 
latest  ploy  by  the  proponents. 

I  don't  know  what  sort  of  a  survey  your 
reporter  made,  but  citizens  of  Adams  have 
always  been  deeply  divided  on  the  subject. 
The  lure  of  big  bucks  is  mitigated  by  the 
following  considerations:  1)  history  in- 
dicates that  outside  promoters  rather  than 
local  residents  get  the  money  and  dole  out 
the  jobs;  2)  Adams  is  a  deeply  religious 
community  and  gambling  presents  moral 
problems;  3)  Green  Mountain  Race  Track, 
in  southern  Vermont,  is  eloquent  evidence 
of  what  happens  to  dreams  of  tax  revenue 
from  such  projects;  4)  gambling  tends  to 
attract  organized  crime  and  other  un- 
savory characters;  5)  transportation 
systems  in  this  area  could  not  possibly 
serve  a  350  room  inn  and  convention 
center;  6)  the  beauty  of  Mt.  Greylock  and 
Adams  should  not  be  spoiled  by  such  an  ill- 
conceived  project.  Sincerely, 
Lauren  R.  Stevens 


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friends  who  he  said  "are  partially 
to  blame." 

Greg  Witcher,  one  of  the  six  co- 
ordinators of  the  BSU,  read  a 
statement  on  behalf  of  the 
organization.  Witcher  charged 
that  racism  exists  at  Williams, 
asking  "when  will  we  realize  that 
it  (racism)  also  exists  at 
Williams  and  in  our  attitudes? 
How  many  of  us  ever  consider 
that  beneath  our  shallow  liberal 
attitudes  there  still  do  exist 
significant  racial  prejudices?" 
Witcher  charged  that  "the 
school  we  attend  is  institutionally 
racist"  in  its  lack  of  tenured 
black  faculty,  its  response  to  the 
divestiture  issue,  and  its 
curricular  bias.  Witcher  also 
implied  that  it  was  Williams 
students  who  burned  the  cross, 
saying,  "is  it  really  all  that 
surprising  that  a  student  or  group 
of  students  from  this  college 
would  burn  a  cross  on  campus  to 
show  their  hatred  of  blacks?" 

In  an  interview  Monday  af- 
ternoon. President  Chandler 
denied  Witcher's  charge  that  the 
College  is  racist.  "The  policies  of 
Williams  College  as  established 
by  the  trustees  and  the  ad- 
ministration and  faculty  are 
strongly  supportive  of  values  that 
are  totally  antithetical  to 
racism,"  said  Chandler. 
"Williams  is  not  institutionally 
racist." 

After  the  statements,  ap- 
proximately 800  people  formed  a 
line  for  a  march  to  Perry  House 
to  view  the  site  of  the  cross- 
burning.  At  the  site  Muhammad 
Kenyatta,  a  special  student, 
minister,  and  former  civil  rights 
leader,  gave  a  short  prayer.  "The 
burning  of  a  cross  is  the  burning 
of  our  hopes  ...  for  justice, 
equality,  liberty,  brotherhood 
and  sisterhood,"  Kenyatta  said. 
"Each  of  us  is  a  participant  in 
what  happened  here.  We  must  re- 
dedicate  ourselves,  re-commit 
ourselves,  give  ourselves  to  the 
cause  that  all  people  might  be 
one,  be  free,  live  in  peace  and 
justice,  and  in  love,"  he  con- 
cluded. 

At  the  close  of  the  rally, 
students  said  they  were  generally 
pleased  with  the  way  in  which  the 
total  incident  was  handled.  "The 
rally  was  the  right  thing  to  do," 
said  McWhorter.  "Although  the 


administration  initially  acted 
very  badly,  I  think  we  can  now 
have  faith  in  them,  after  the 
rally.  They  acted  quickly  and 
thoughtfully.  I  just  can't  believe 
there  were  so  many  people  here 
who  were  crying,  so  many  people 

who  were  moved." 

There  was  some  dissatisfac- 
tion, however,  and  a  general 
wait-and-see  attitude  on  the  part 
of  some  blacks.  "We  had 
assumed  that  communication 
lines  were  open  between  the  BSU 
and  the  administration,"  said 
Witcher  "We  should  have  known 
sooner  " 


Last  Friday,  the  Choral  Society  gave  a  performance  of  Mozart's 
"Coronation"  Mass,  a  recently  discovered  Kyrie  by  Vivaldi  for  double 
choir,  and  Vaughan  Williams  Flos  Campl.  (Buckner) 


Burning  cross  seen  by  partiers- 


Continued  from  Page  1 
noticed  the  disturbance  when  the 
two  men  lit  the  torch  and  began 
waving  it  about.  Gar-Wood  House 
Vice-President  George 
Baumgarten  '82  said  "I  looked 
out  and  saw  a  guy  dancing 
around  with  a  torch.  In  a  few 
seconds  the  cross  and  ground 
were  burning  with  flames  about 
three  feet  high." 

Officer  David  Walsh  saw  the 
blaze  through  a  window  in  Perry 
House  where  he  was  acting  as 
security  monitor  for  the  Perry 
Homecoming  party.  "I  looked  out 
to  see  the  lawn  on  fire,"  said 
Walsh.  "I  could  see  the  cross 
burning  and  a  person  in  a  white 
sheet  out  there.  I  came  out, 
kicked  the  cross  apart  and  put  the 
fire  out.  The  people  who  did  it 
escaped  around  the  house  to  the 
south  of  me.  I  finally  had  to  use 
water  to  put  out  the  pieces  of  the 
cross;  whoever  did  this  used  an 
awful  lot  of  gasoline." 

The  two  men  poured  a  gallon  of 
gasoline  on  the  cross  and  lawn 
from  a  plastic  jug  found  near  the 
site  of  the  burning.  The  gasoline 
used  was  enough  to  set  the  grass 
below  and  around  the  cross 
burning  for  several  minutes. 

It  is  difficult  to  determine 
whether  the  two  men  who  burned 
the  cross  were  Williams  students 
or  outsiders.  The  jug  which 
contained  the  gasoline  was 
labeled  Fairdale  Farms  Orange 
Drink,  a  product  produced  in 
Bennington,  Vermont,  but  which 
is  available  locally.  Some  of  the 
wood  used  to  build  the  cross  may 
have  come  from  a  pile  of  wood 
behind    the    Adams    Memorial 


Theatre,  according  to  one  source 
who  examined  the  pieces  of  the 
cross,  but  an  exact  determination 
was  not  possible. 

Although  there  was  seemingly 
no  explanation  for  the  choice  of 
Perry  House  for  the  site  of  the 
burning,  the  cross  may  have  been 
targeted  for  a  party  being  held  by 
the  Williams  Black  Student  Union 
at  the  Weston  Language  Center 
next  door. 

Dean  of  the  College  Cris 
Roosenraad  and  College 
President  John  Chandler  held  a 
meeting  with  a  majority  of  the 
College's  approximately  120 
black  students  Sunday  at  4:00 
p.m.  to  explain  the  situation  and 
to  attempt  to  allay  student  fears 
that  this  act  was  part  of  the 
growing  nationwide  violence 
toward  blacks.  The  meeting  was 
called  only  after  Sunday  af- 
ternoon calls  to  Roosenraad  from 
The  Record  and  College  Council 
President  Darrell  McWhorter, 
asking  him  for  details  of  the 
incident.  This  fact  bothered 
many  black  students. 

"Why  weren't  we  told  sooner," 
asked  one  black  student.  "The 
College  knew  by  10:30  that  a 
cross  was  burned  near  the  BSU 
and  yet  they  told  no  one  at  the 
party.  There  were  black  women 
going  to  and  leaving  the  party 
alone  all  night.  It  shows  grave 
irresponsibility  on  the  part  of  the 
College." 

Black  students  were  also 
displeased  with  the  results  of 
their  Sunday  meeting  with 
Roosenraad  and  Chandler.  "The 
report  of  the  incident  was 
inadequate,"  said  Greg  Witcher, 


a  co-ordinator  of  the  BSU.  "The 
meeting  was  supposed  to  allay 
student  fears;  I'm  not  sure  it 
accomplished  that." 

Dean  Roosenraad  said  in  an 
interview  Monday  that  he  first 
learned  of  the  incident  at  10:35 
Saturday  night  when  he  was 
called  by  Security  Officer  Wilson 
with  a  report  on  the  burning. 
Roosenraad  said  that  a  College 
security  officer  was  dispatched  to 
search  the  area  behind  Perry  to 
look  for  the  people  responsible 
and  to  investigate  the  incident. 
Roosenraad  said  there  is  a 
College  policy  to  inform  students 
when  they  are  in  danger,  but 
stressed  that  it  is  not  an 
automatic  policy.  He  said  he  fell 
that  he  did  not  have  enough  in- 
formation to  justify  warning 
students  attending  the  party  at 
Weston,  nor  to  justify  dispatching 
additional  security  officers. 

"To  have  taken  any  action 
without  knowing  all  the  facts 
would  have  been  highly 
irresponsible,"  said  Roosenraad. 
Roosenraad  added  that  "given 
the  circumstances,  Officer  Walsh 
acted  correctly  in  my  opinion 
when  faced  with  a  great  crowd  of 
people  and  an  extraordinary 
act." 


Hall  and 
Oates  to 

play  Thurs. 

The  concert  by  Daryl  Hall  and 
John  Oates  in  Chapin  Hall  this 
Thursday  evening  may  surprise 
and  please  those  in  attendance  by 
offering  much  more  than  the  hits 
we're  all  used  to.  Since  1%9  when 
they  began  as  Philly  Rhythm  and 
Blues  players,  Hall  and  Oates 
have  been  folk,  rock,  soul,  and 
new  wave  artists  at  one  time  or 
another,  cutting  across  many 
sacred  musical  boundaries  to  the 
delight  of  critics  and  fans  alike. 

Originally  dubbed  the  "kings  of 
blue-eyed  soul"  by  Roiling  Stone 
for  their  mid-seventies  classics 
"She's  Gone,"  "Sara  Smile,"  and 
"Rich  Girl,"  the  pair  has  lately 
been  active  in  a  number  of  fields 
with  an  impressive  array  of 
supporting  talent.  In  the  last  five 
years  they  have  explored  hard- 
charging  electric  rock  with  the 
help  of  Cheap  Trick  guitarist 
Rick  Nielson  and  Todd  Run- 
dgren,  pop-rock  influenced  by 
cohort  George  Harrison,  and 
"modern  music"  a  la  Robert 
Fripp. 

No  doubt  the  older  songs 
mentioned  above  will  evoke  the 
strongest  reaction  from  the 
crowd  on  Thursday.  Word  is  that 
they  still  enjoy  playing  them,  and 
that  their  approach  to  live  per- 
formance is  as  provocative  as 
ever.  Williams  is  the  first  college 
date  for  the  band  this  year,  and 
they  are  looking  forward  to  the 
change  of  pace,  not  to  mention 
the  near-legendary  Williams 
concertgoers'  enthusiasm. 

Tickets,  five  dollars  with 
Williams  ID,  are  available  in 
Baxter,  Mission  Park,  Greylock, 
and  Driscoll  during  meals,  at 
both  of  Williamstown's  record 
stores  and  at  Chapin  on  the  night 
of  the  show. 


The  art  of  choosing  a  President 


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and  to  sign  up  for  a  student  information  session. 


Few  parents  seem  these  days 
to  want  their  child  to  grow  up  to 
be  President  of  the  United  States. 

There  are  even  fewer  people 
who  want  themselves  to  be  the 
Chief  Executive  from  sea  to 
shining  sea,  and  certainly  none 
currently  interested  who  are 
qualified  for  the  job. 

Mr.  Reagan's  foreign  policy  of 
virility,  Mr.  Carter's  irrational 
stubbornness  in  being  in- 
dignantly incorrect,  and  Mr. 
Anderson's  f righteningly 
"realistic"  outlook  give  us  a 
choice  of  three  basic  strategies 
for  solving  our  problems:  we  can 
nuke  'em,  kook  'em,  or  spook 
'em. 

Some  choice. 

It  can't  be  some  scarcity  of 
people  better  able— as  opposed  to 
more  willing— to  run  the  country : 
almost  any  graduate  of  any  one  of 
the  Eastern  elite  institutions  of 
higher  learning  would  make  most 
of  us  a  lot  more  comfortable. 

So  why  is  it,  then,  that  JFK  was 
the  last  President  to  get  his 
degree  from  an  elite  Eastern 
college?  Why  are  our  Presidents 
so  unmannerly  that  they  display 
their  abdominal  scars  to 
reporters  or  so  uncoordinated 
that    they     cannot    enter    a 


SETEARSCAL 
NOTES 

helicopter  without  cracking  their 
crania,  however  thick  these 
might  be? 

I'll  tell  you  why:  there  is  no 
standardized  aptitude  test  for  the 
Presidency  of  the  United  States. 

When  all  we  hot-shot  whiz  kids 
sit  down  one  sunny  afternoon  to 
plot  the  rest  of  our  lives,  our 


innate  confidence  so  ebulliently 
bolstered  by  our  Latin-inscribed 
diplomas  and  our  Brooks 
Brothers-inscribed  suits  over- 
comes any  doubts  we  have  about 
whether  we  shall  succeed,  but  not 
our  concerns  about  how  to  suc- 
ceed. 

We  are  greatly  aided  in  this 
latter  choice  by  our  scores  on 
various     standardized      tests 

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WILLIAMS       RECORD 


November  4,  1980 


Ephs  clip 

Cardinals' 

wings 


by  Steve  Epstein 
In  a  game  marked  by  turn- 
overs, the  Ephs  Football  squad 
handed  Little-3  rival  Wesley  an  its 
second  defeat  of  the  season— a  9-0 
shutout  Homecoming  victory. 

The  Eph  defense  was  the  story, 
led  by  junior  Steve  Doherty  and 
seniors  Mark  Deuschle  and  Stu 
Beath.  They  held  the  potentially 
explosive  Wesleyan  defense 
scoreless,  and  to  only  129  total 
yards  of  offense.  The  shutout  was 
the  Ephs  second  in  a  row,  and 
increased  a  string  of  12  con- 
secutive quarters  that  the  Purple 
Rush  Defense  has  not  allowed  a 
score.  It  was  also  the  second 
consecutive  Eph  shoutout  vs. 
Wesleyan 

While  the  defense  was  keeping 
the  Cardinal  attack  at  bay,  the 
Eph  offense  seemed  impotent— 
seemingly  unable  to  adapt  to  the 
sunny  weather  conditions  for  the 
first  week  in  four.  The  Wesleyan 
squad  kept  the  pressure  on  Jr.  QB 
John  Lawler  for  the  entire  first 
half,  and  kept  the  game  scoreless 
at  the  halfway  point. 

Neither  club  appeared  to  get  on 
track  early  in  the  second  half, 
either.  Both  continually  played 
'muffin,  muffin,   who's  got  the 


muffin',  with  the  Ephs  giving  the 
ball  away  seven  times  on  fumbles 
and  once  on  an  interception,  and 
Wesleyan  showing  more  variety, 
fumbling  four  times  and  throwing 
six  pick-offs  before  the  afternoon 
was  over. 

Finally,  late  in  the  third 
quarter  a  Gary  Pfaff  fumble 
recovery  on  the  Wesleyan  25-yard 
line  gave  the  Ephs  a  break  they 
would  capitalize  on.  The  TD  drive 
took  only  four  plays,  all  running 
plays  by  senior  fullback  Bill 
Novicki.  The  drive  culminated  on 
a  one-yard  plunge  by  Novicki,  to 
give  the  Ephs  all  the  advantage 
they  would  need. 

From  here,  the  defense  really 
took  over.  Wesleyan's  passing  QB 
Mark  Cramer  was  sacked  con- 
tinually by  the  middle  of  the 
Purple  Rush,  with  Steve  Doherty 
getting  much  of  the  destruction. 
The  defense  showed  their 
dominance,  allowing  Wesleyan  0 
yards  total  offense  in  the  second 
half. 

The  only  other  scoring  was  set 
up  by  a  38  yard  punt  by  freshman 
punter  John  Hennigan,  which  put 
the  ball  out-of-bounds  at  the 
Wesleyan  three,  with  just  under 
6:00  to  go.  Hennigan  did  the  job 
all  day  (27.2  avg.),  showing  real 
proficiency  for  the  second  con- 
secutive week.  On  the  next  day 
Deuschle  sacked  Cramer  in  his 
own  end  zone  to  get  the  safety  and 
put  the  game  out  of  reach. 

While  the  game  was  far  from 
an  artistic  success,  the  victory 
meant  a  lot  to  Doherty,  the 
defensive  standout  of  the  game 
for  the  Ephs.  "The  Little  3  is  a 
brand    new    season,"    he    com- 


mented, "and  the  defense  came 
out  fired  up.  We  made  the  key 
plays."  Defensive  assistant 
Carmen  Palladino  agreed. 
"Wesleyan  had  a  potentially 
explosive  offensive,  but  we  an- 
ticipated well  and  shut  them  off 
completely  in  the  second  half.  We 
played  a  solid  defensive  game." 

As  the  clock  ran  out  on  the 
Cardinals  and  their  shot  at  sole 
possession  of  the  Little  3,  the 
goalposts  traditionally  came 
down,  with  the  Ephs  in  position  to 
gain  sole  possession  of  the  Little  3 
crown  for  the  8th  time  in  10  years 
with  a  victory  over  the  defector 
Lord  Jeffs  next  Saturday  at 
Amherst.  An  unthinkable  loss  at 
Amherst  would  still  give  the  Ephs 
a  three-way  piece  of  Little  3  Pie. 


Teams    have    mixed    success 


Besides  the  football  squad,  the 
most  successful  team  on  campus 
in  homecoming  action  was  Men^s 
Cross  Country.  The  Eph  harriers 
travelled  to  Wesleyan  and 
brought  back  the  Little  Three 
Title  by  scores  of  Williams  28, 
Amherst  44,  and  Wesleyan  52. 
Ted  Congdon  '81  and  Bo  Parker 
'83  ran  a  course  record  time  of 
24:12  to  tie  for  first  place  and 
individual  honors. 

In  Volleyball  action,  the  Eph 
squad  travelled  to  Mount  Holyoke 
for  the  annual  NIAC  tourney  and 
finished  fourth,  somewhat 
disappointing  since  the  team  was 
top  seeded.  Bates  knocked  the 
Ephwomen  out  of  the  tourney.  A 


The  gestures  of  offensive  captain  Bob  Van  Dore  (66)  jubilantly  teir 
the  story  of  Bill  Novicki's  TO  plunge  that  made  the  difference  against 
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victory  over  Mount  Holyoke 
brought  them  fourth. 

Men's  soccer  returned  home  to 
Cole  Field  to  take  on  Wesleyan 
Saturday,  and  were  shut  out  by 
the  Cardinals  1-0.  The  women 
kickers  had  little  better  luck, 
fallmg  to  host  Amherst  4-0,  in  the 
first  round  of  the  NIAC  soccer 
tourney. 

Finally,  the  ruggers  played  an 
exhibition  against  the  alumni 
squads,  the  Olde  Farts  and  Olde 
Bags.  Both  alum  teams  emerged 
victorious— the  Farts  by  a  16-4 
score,  and  the  Bags  by  a  tally  of 
4-0.  "Rugby  is  good,"  commented 
many  an  incoherent  rugger  after 
the  match. 

Setearical 
Notes 

Continued  from  Page  3 

conducted  by  the  "Princeton 
Mafia,  "a  group  whose  activities 
are  in  some  ways  similar  to  other 
inhabitants  of  New 'Jersey  who 
shall  remain  nameless.  How 
could  any  rational  man  doubt  the 
ability  of  a  bunch  of  educators  to 
infer  my  optimal  career  path 
from  the  pattern  in  which  I 
blacken  completely  ovals  with  a 
No.  2  pencil  while  erasing 
completely  any  stray  marks? 

As  future  consumers  of  the 
multi-martini  mid-day  meal,  we 
cannot,  however,  take  advantage 
of  a  standardized  test  score  in 
deciding  if  we  wish  to  become 
President  of  the  United  States. 
And  what  happens?  A  bunch  of 
people  who  trust  Walter  Cronkite 
and  have  trouble  reading  the 
directions  for  working  the  voting 
machines  choose  the  next  Leader 
of  the  Free  World.  It  should  be 
little  wonder  that  our  current 
head  honcho  can't  tell  his  own 
ineptitude  from  a  national 
malaise. 

It  is  my  considered  opinion 
therefore,  that  we  should  have  an 
aptitude  test  for  the  Presidency : 
the  President's  (And  Not  Actor's) 
Comprehensive  Examination  of 
Aptitude.  (PANACEA). 

I  leave  the  construction  of  most 
of  the  PANACEA  questions  to 
those  guys  in  Princeton,  but  I  did 
come  up  with  what  I  would 
consider  a  sample  of  the  sort  of 
question  that  should  be  on  the 
test: 

Question  22) 

To  solve  the  problem  of  in- 
flation, we  should: 

a)  Cut  taxes  and  increase 
defense  spending. 

b)  Announce  future  tax  cuts 
and  increases  in  defense  spen- 
ding, but  not  so  much  as  in  a) 
above,  and  blame  your  own 
appointee  to  the  chairmanship  of 
the  Federal  Reserve  Bank  for 
current  high  interest  rates 

c)  Emphasize  that  supporting 
a)  or  b)  above  supports  a)  or  b) 
above 

d)  Admit  that  you  have  no  idea 
how  to  solve  inflation,  and  neither 
does  anyone  else. 

The  Advanced  Placement 
Examinations  in  English  also 
demonstrated  that  the 
Educational  Testing  Services 
bunch  could  deal  with  essays,  so  I 
propose  the  inclusion  in 
PANACEA  of  the  following 
question: 

ESSAY:  Describe  how  you 
would  guide  America  to  its 
proper  place  in  a  world  of 
reckless  energy  consumption, 
blatant  ignorance  of  income 
distribution  inequities,  and  ever- 
increasing  nuclear  proliferation 
without  permanently  alienating 
your  constituency  or  provoking 
the  Russians.  Be  complete.  Give 
specific  examples. 

I  figure  if  we  can  find  someone 
who  gets  a  "5"  on  that  one,  we're 
golden. 


The  Williapis  Record 


VOL.  94,  NO.  8 


USPA  684-680 


WILLIAMS 


COLLEGE 


NOVEMBER  12,1980 


College   calls    moratorium    on 
J  classes  for  discussion    of  racism 


Chandler:  "Williams  will  be  a 

stronger  place."    ,_       u    jx» 
(Burghardt) 


by  Rich  Henderson 

President  Chandler  suspended 
all  Tuesday  morning  classes  in 
response  to  threats  and 
harassments  directed  at  black 
students  following  last  week's 
cross  burning  at  Perry  House. 

Chandler  called  the 

moratorium  to  allow  students 
and  faculty  to  attend  a  forum  in 
Chapin  Hall  where  racial  issues 
were  addressed  and  discussed. 


Ray  Headen  '82:  "We  don't  just  want  coexisting."  (Burghardt) 


The  crowd  of  1300  afterwards 
broke  up  into  30  discussion 
groups  led  by  student  and  faculty 
volunteers. 

The  decision  to  suspend 
classes,  which  Chandler  an- 
nounced at  a  Chapel  service 
Sunday  afternoon,  was  a  reversal 
of  a  previous  decision  against  a 
moratorium. 

Chandler's  Friday  decision  to 
not  suspend  classes  was  based  on 
the  recommendation  of  the 
Faculty  Steering  Committee.  It 
was  met  by  a  call  for  a  boycott 
from  the  Black  Student  Union 
(BSU);  the  boycott  was  sup- 
ported by  some  faculty  members. 

Events  of  the  past  few  days, 
however,  convinced  Chandler 
that  "enough  people  were 
distracted  and  distressed  that  the 
College's  purposes  as  an 
educational  institution  have  been 
undercut,"  he  said,  so  that  a 
moratorium  was  in  "the  best 
educational  interests  of  the 
College." 

Threatening  incidents 

On  Wednesday  night,  the  BSU 
library  in  Mears  House  was 
broken  into  and  ransacked. 
Tables  were  overturned  and 
books  strewn  about. 


On  Friday  and  Saturday  many 
black  students  received 
anonymous  phone  calls,  some 
threatening.  "I  know  what  you're 
doing,  I  don't  like  it.  I  know  who 
all  the  nigger  leaders  are.  I 
knows  where  you  live,"  one  caller 
said.  One  student  received  seven 
phone  calls.  In  addition,  black 
students  were  taunted  from 
windows  of  College  buildings, 
Dean  Roosenraad  said  at  the 
forum. 

Students  and  the  President 
received  threatening  notes. 
College  Council  leader  Darrell 
McWhorter  '81  had  a  note  saying, 
"let's  call  a  spade  a  spade" 
pinned  to  his  door;  Muhammed 
Kenyatta  '81  received  a  letter 
signed  "KKK"  that  stated:  "You 
God  Damned  Stinkin',  Filthy, 
black  skinned  Monkies  do  NOT 
belong  among  an  White  Human 
Society,  You  shit  colored 
Animal's  will  eventually  be 
phased  out.  In  plain  English — 
Eliminated." 

President  Chandler  received  a 
similar  letter  in  the  same  hand- 
writing; both  were  post-marked 
in  Cleveland  on  November  5. 

By  Saturday  afternoon,  black 
students   were    frightened    and 


upset,  according  to  Ray  Headen 
'82,  a  BSU  coordinator. 
"Anything  might  have  erupted," 
he  said.  "It  was  a  tinderbox  for 
awhile.  The  threats  were  an 
intimidation,  trying  to  get  people 
to  not  raise  the  issues.  We  need  to 
get  people  talking." 

A  growing  number  of  students 
said  they  were  having  trouble 
coping  with  the  emotional 
demands  being  made  upon  them, 
which  interfered  with  their 
academic  work.  Many  asked  to 
be  put  up  in  the  Infirmary, 

Roosenraad  was  receiving 
"large  numbers"  of  phone  calls 
from  parents  concerned  about 
their  children's  safety  and  well 
being. 

Chandler's  decision 

On  Saturday,  Roosenraad,  the 
Committee  on  Black  Students' 
Chairman  Kurt  Tauber  and  BSU 
members  brought  these  events  to 
the  President's  attention.  By 
Sunday  afternoon  he  had  changed 
his  mind. 

"All  of  us  had  hoped  that  by 
this  time,  the  tensions  stemming 
from  the  cross  burning  would 
have  subsided,"  Chandler  said  at 


Ephs  capture  Little  Three  title 


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by  Steven  H.  Epstein 

In  what's  getting  to  be  a  very 
pleasurable  habit  indeed,  the  Eph 
football  squad  won  their  8th 
outright  Little  Three  Title  in  10 
years  with  a  10-3  victory 
Saturday  in  front  of  a  large 
homecoming  crowd  at  Amherst's 
Pratt  Field. 

The  Ephs  used  a  stiff  wind  to 
their  advantage,  controlling  play 
for  most  of  the  game  with  a 
combination  of  tenacious  defense 
and  a  running  game  which  had 
been  strangely  AWOL  the 
previous  few  weeks,  The  win, 
which  was  only  insured  in  the 
final  minute  with  a  Bear  Benedict 
interception  to  stop  an  Amherst 
last  ditch  drive,  gave  Coach 
Robert  Odell  a  perfect  record  in 
Little  3  competition,  with  at  least 
a  share  of  the  title  every  year 
since  his  emergence  on  the 
Williams  college  football  scene. 

The  defense,  which  saw  their 
string  of  11  consecutive  quarters 
without  being  scored  upon  go  by 
the  boards  when  the  Jeffs  booted 
a  field  goal,  held  on  to  allow  the 


Inside  the  Record 


Epstein  lauds  Van  Home   .  .  . 
pg  10 

Outlook       examines       the 
Williams  male    ...    pg  3 

Kenyattas  enrich  Williams 
...   pg  4 

Hall  and  Gates  triumph    .  .  . 
pg  5 


defectors  only  147  yards  total 
offense  for  the  day. 

The  keys  to  the  defensive  show 
were  senior  linebackers  Brian 
"Bear"  Benedict  and  Mark 
Deuschle,  junior  lineman  Joe 
Ross,  and  senior  defensive  back 
Chris  Suits — who  is  being  touted 
as  a  pro  prospect. 

The  offense  got  going  early  and 
shifted  into  gear.  Jay  Wheatley 
did  his  annual  Amherst  rein- 
carnation, rushing  for  99  yards  on 
19  carries  and  one  key  second 
period  touchdown.  Kevin  Hin- 
chey,  Kirt  Gardner,  and  Dave 
Greaney  all  came  alive  in  the 
third  period  to  finish  their 
Williams  careers  on  a  successful 
note  and  give  the  Ephs  one  of 
their  few  sustained  drives  of  the 
season. 

On  two  of  their  first  three  shots 
at  the  ball,  the  purple  got  within 
field  goal  range,  only  to  have  both 
partially  blocked  to  stall  Eph 
drives. 

Finally  on  their  fourth 
possession,  the  gridders  found 
the  end  zone.  After  an  Amherst  18 
yard  punt  into  the  wind  gave  the 
Ephs  a  1-10  on  the  Jeffs  42,  a  pass 
play  from  John  Lawler  to  Scott 
Kapnick  for  14  yards,  and  a 
Wheatley  run  for  another  11  gave 
Bob  Odell's  boys  a  1-10  on  the 
Amherst  17.  But  here  the  drive 


apparently  stalled.  Three  plays 
later,  faced  with  a  4-3  from  the 
Amherst  10,  Odell  elected  to  go 
for  a  first  down.  The  ensuing  play 
was  deja  vu.  Jay  Wheatley,  for 
the  third  time  in  as  many  years, 
ran  around  left  end  to  find  the 
endzone  and  a  6-0  advantage. 
Rich  Coomber's  kick  made  it  7-0 
Ephs  with  just  over  a  minute 
elapsed  in  the  second  stanza. 

With  just  under  4  minutes  to  go 
in  the  half,  it  appeared  the  game 
had  developed  into  a  stand-off, 
Amherst,  now  with  the  wind, 
showed  no  signs  of  an  offense  and 

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Not  all  of  the  large  crowd  fit  into  Chapin  for  Tuesday's  panel. 

(Burghardt) 


Black  choir  funds  remoin  low 


by  Mike  Trietler 

As  the  Capital  Fund  for  the  70's 
drive  comes  to  a  close  this 
December,  progress  on  the  en- 
dowment of  a  professorship  in 
Afro-American  studies  has  been 
conspicuously  slow,  John 
Prichard  '57,  director  of 
Development,  says,  however, 
that  more  attention  will  be  paid  to 
specific  areas  such  as  the  Afro- 
American  chair  as  the  drive 
winds  down. 

After  an  initial  contribution  by 
an  anonymous  contributor  last 
year,    the    drive    to   raise    the 


Third    C.C.   election   challenged 


by  Sara  Ferris 

John  McCammond  '81  once 
again  won  the  vice-president's 
seat  on  the  College  Council, 
defeating  John  Cannon  '82  in  last 
week's  re-election.  Council 
members  expressed  concern  that 
the  election  was  marred, 
however,  by  the  Council's 
prohibiting  freshmen  from 
voting. 

Before  the   Council  approved 


the  results.  Cannon  pointed  out 
that  it  was  "inconsistent  that 
freshmen  didn't  vote"  in  this 
election  since  they  "were  allowed 
to  vote  in  the  first  two  elections." 
He  emphasized  that  he  did  not 
think  the  results  should  be  in- 
validated, but  he  suggested  that 
"the  freshmen  deserve  some 
explanation."  McCammond 
concurred,  saying  it  was  "really 
Continued  on  Page  7 


necessary  $500,000  to  fund  the 
chair  has  been  stalled  with  only 
an  additional  $25,000  raised  in  a 
gift  from  the  Abelard  Foun- 
dation. 

The  purpose  of  the  chair  is  to 
provide  salary  income  and 
overhead  for  an  office  for  a 
professor. 

While  the  future  of  the  chair 
remains  uncertain,  funds  to  bring 
distinguished  blacks  to  Williams 
for  the  next  three  years  have 
been  provided  by  the  Luce 
Foundation  of  New  York  City. 
Their  grant  consists  of  $40,000  a 
year  for  three  years. 

Unlike  the  chair,  though. 
President  Chandler  said,  "the 
purpose  of  the  Luce  grant  is  not 
just  to  support  Afro-American 
studies;  it's  to  bring  blacks  here 
regardless  of  the  field  they 
teach."  As  of  now,  the  people  that 
have  come  here  under  the 
auspices  of  the  Luce  grant  have 
been  lecturers  and  concert  ar- 
tists. 

Dennis  Dickerson,  Assistant 
Professor  of  History  and 
Chairman    of    Afro-American 


studies,  is  head  of  the  advisory 
committee  for  spending  the  Luce 
Foundation  funds.  He  said  that 
the  first  two  blacks  to  come  as 
faculty  will  be  here  for  Winter 
Study. 

These  two  Luce  Visiting 
Professors  will  be  Rowland 
Wiggins  of  the  Hampshire 
College  Music  department,  and 
Alston  Meade,  an  entomologist. 
Wiggins  will  be  teaching  a  course 
on  Afro-American  music  and 
Meade  will  be  teaching  a  course 
on  pesticides. 

Dickerson's  aim  now  is  to  at- 
tract black  faculty  here  for  a 
semester  or  a  year  as  Luce 
Visiting  Professors.  He  believes 
that  this  Luce  grant  has 
demonstrated  that  the  College 
has  a  continued  commitment  to 
encouraging  black  faculty  to 
come  here. 

Dickerson  is  also  satisfied  with 
the  start  that  was  made  on  en- 
dowing the  Afro-American  chair 
and  is  certain  these  efforts  will 
continue.  He  maintains,  though, 
that  "we  aren't  where  we  ought 
Continued  on  Page  9 


Page  2 


WILLIAMS  RECORD 


November  12,  1980 


Towards  brotherhood 

Last  week,  we  expressed  fear  about  the  College's  reaction  to  the 
cross  burning.  This  week,  we  see  reason  to  hope.  The  Sunday  service  of 
recommitment  and  revitalization,  along  with  yesterday's  moratorium, 
have  unified  the  College  in  such  a  way  that  constructive  change  now 
seems  possible.  We  applaud  the  efforts  of  everyone  who  organized 
these  events,  particularly  President  Chandler,  who  made  the  difficult 
decision  to  change  his  mind  and  call  a  moratorium . 

Many  students  felt  that  the  moratorium  was  one  of  the  most 
meaningful  educational  experiences  of  their  Williams  career.  Nearly 
everyone  agreed  that  what  they  learned  was  more  important  than 
what  they  would  have  learned  in  class  that  morning.  The  group 
discussions,  certainly  the  most  beneficial  part  of  the  morning's 
program,  revealed  that  racism  is  an  issue  that  has  been  seething  under 
the  surface  of  Williams  life  for  a  long  time.  Now,  for  the  first  time  in 
years,  it  has  been  brought  out  into  the  open. 

These  candid  and  fruitful  discussions  must  go  on  even  after  the 
blatant  acts  of  racism  end.  We  hope  that  black  students  this  week  will 
be  able  to  return  to  their  work  in  an  atmosphere  free  of  fear  and 
harassment,  but  it  must  not  be  the  same  atmosphere  as  before.  The 
events  of  the  past  two  weeks  have  changed  Williams;  many  students 
have  cried  and  cared  and  tried  to  understand  black  problems  in  ways 
they  never  had  before.  Instead  of  returning  back  to  "normal,"  we  can 
use  yesterday's  positive  energy  to  create  a  lasting  atmosphere  of 
candidness  and  concern— a  community  where  blacks  and  whites  at 
least  feel  comfortable  discussing  the  barriers  between  them.  Certainly 
this  is  the  first  step  in  destroying  these  barriers. 

Taking  courses  in  Afro-American  studies  is  one  way  for  whites  to 
break  down  racial  barriers,  many  black  students  have  suggested.  We 
hope  that  in  the  future  white  students  will  consider  these  courses 
seriously  when  they  make  their  selection,  realizing  that  the  better 
informed  they  are,  the  more  they  will  be  able  to  understand  the 
problems  of  their  black  classmates.  We  also  encourage  faculty 
members  to  make  a  renewed  effort  to  include  black  material  in 
courses  where  it  is  now  lacking.  Other  questions,  such  as  divestiture 
and  the  number  of  black  faculty  members,  are  also  now  in  need  of 
renewed  attention.  Divestiture  is  not  a  dead  issue;  in  fact,  the  trustees 
are  scheduled  to  discuss  the  Advisory  Committee  on  Shareholder 
Rersponsibility's  recommendation  on  Newmont  Mining  next  month. 
Students  and  faculty  must  continue  to  think  and  talk  about  Williams' 
moral  responsibility  as  a  stockholder  in  companies  that  do  business  in 
South  Africa.  Lastly,  the  administration  and  the  departments  should 
recommit  themselves  to  the  search  for  quality  black  professors.  We 
realize  that  the  pool  is  small  and  the  competition  tough,  but  we  can't 
give  up. 

These  are  three  common  suggestions  for  improving  race  relations  at 
Williams.  But  the  bottom  line  for  any  improvement  is  our  own  inter- 
personal relationships.  Yesterday,  in  discussion  groups,  both  white 
and  black  students  discussed  their  difficulties  in  communicating  with 
each  other.  Both  expressed  resentment,  fear  and  confusion;  but 
yesterday  was  also  marked  by  students'  honest  concern  and  desire  to 
know  how  to  go  about  changing  the  racial  situation  at  Williams.  In  the 
days  to  come,  there  will  be  many  white  students  making  an  effort  to  get 
to  know  their  black  classmates  for  the  first  time,  trying  to  understand 
what  it's  like  to  be  black.  Many  will  be  awkward  and  offensive  in  their 
approaches  to  black  students,  but  most  will  be  sincere.  It  will  take 
patience  and  understanding  on  the  part  of  blacks  to  bear  with  them 
until  real  friendships  can  develop.  Such  friendships  are  certainly  the 
most  powerful  weapon  to  fight  racism  and  build  brotherhood. 


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LETTERS 


Special  understanding 

To  the  editor: 

While  most  of  us  are  of  course  disgusted 
by  last  week's  cross  burning,  perhaps  we 
really  haven't  dealt  very  well  with  the  old 
"issues"  as  raised  by  Darrell  McWhorter 
and  Gregory  Witcher  in  the  wake  of  that 
incident.  So  much  of  our  response  to  their 
speeches  has  been  defensive  and 
argumentative  that  apparently  their 
messages  have  been  lost.  This  campus  has 
an  ample  supply  of  both  guilt  and  verbal 
combat  readiness,  yet  we  are  often  a  bit 
short  on  contemplation. 

In  particular,  many  people  have 
responded  to  McWhorter  and  Witcher 
either  by  getting  uptight  at  the  implication 
that  we  are  all  responsible  for  the  cross 
burning  or  by  getting  uptight  because  "the 
speakers  had  to  politicize  the  whole  thing 
by  mentioning  Black  professors  and 
stuff." 

What  we  tend  to  forget  is  that  it  takes 
two  sides  to  make  politics.  These  "issues," 
Black  teachers.  Black  history  courses  and 
Area  Studies  in  general  are  political  ideas 
only  because  someone  persistently  resists 
them.  That  someone,  of  course,  is  us,  and 
that  leads  to  the  real  meaning  of  our 
responsibility  as  regards  last  week's  act  of 
racism,  and  the  many  others  which  have 
taken  place  with  alarming  frequency 
around  the  nation  and  around  the  world. 

If  we  could  only  get  beyond  the  notion  of 
"Black  demands"  and  "weak  arguments" 
we  might  be  able  to  get  to  the  point. 
Demands  are  the  unfortunate  result  of 
someone's  inability  to  understand  and 
accept  the  point,  but  the  message  in  this 
case  is  so  important  and  so  basic  that  we 
ought  not  to  atomize  it  with  blasts  of  self- 
justification. 

McWhorter  and  Witcher  have 
"demanded"  understanding  by  all  of  us  of 
the  fears  and  frustrations  of  other  in- 
dividuals. While  we  all  make  this  demand 
on  ourselves  in  our  close  relationships,  to 
understand  those  with  a  very  similar 
background  is  far  easier  than  to  ap- 
preciate personal  qualities  which  result 
from  a  very  different  social  background. 
The  speaker  did  not  ask  for  "special 
treatment,"  but  for  special  understanding 
of  the  sort  which  defines  us  as  human. 

We  all  have  some  time  to  think  this 
week,  and  some  of  it  should  be  used  to 
figure  out  just  where  some  of  our  resistive 
and  petty  impulses  are  coming  from. 
Chances  are  a  good  hard  look  will  reveal 
that  our  rational,  self-justifying 
arguments  are  based  on  less  secure 
foundations  than  we  might  have  thought. 
We  can't  forget  that  self-understanding 
and  understanding  of  the  differences  in 
others  are  inextricably  bound  up.  If  we 
ignore  that  we  will  most  likely  fail  at  both. 

Sincerely, 

Philip  Darrow  '81 

Stephen  Colt  '81 

No  Guilt  ~ 

To  the  editor: 
I  would  like  to  commend  the  president  of 


the  Student  CoaTicil  and  one  of  the 
presidents  of  the  BSU  for  taking  the  op- 
portunity of  the  burning  cross  to  expound 
upon  their  grievances  with  Williams 
College  in  general.  Listening  to  them 
speak  in  front  of  Baxter  on  Monday,  I  a 
white  freshman,  was  somehow  made  to 
feel  guilt  for  this  incident  because  I  had  not 
taken  a  course  in  black  studies.  I  was  told 
to  'Uhink"  because  I  did  not  "understand." 

I  did  'think,'  but  the  more  I  did,  the  more 
I  realized  that  I  had  nothing  to  "think"  for 
and  that  I  had  no  reason  to  feel  guilty.  We 
can  not  hold  Williams  College  responsible 
for  this  incident  because  we  do  not  know 
who  set  the  cross  aflame. 

The  black  segregation  which  occurs  at 
Williams  in  the  lunch  room,  in  classes,  and 
in  parties  is  by  the  choice  of  the  black 
students  themselves.  It  is  asserted  by  the 
president  of  the  BSU  that  blacks  at 
Williams  are  members  of  a  "white"society. 

I  believe  that  Williams  is  a  "college" 
society  and  that  the  blacks  have  forced  a 
problem  by  forming  their  own  "black" 
society  within.  This  separation' is  un- 
necessary. Otherwise  it  would  only  be 
natural  to  have  a  WSU  (white  students 
union),  I  find  it  hard  to  believe  that  an 
incident  similar  to  last  Saturday  night's 
could  have  occurred  if  there  had  been  only 
one  party  for  each  class  to  attend.  In  short, 
I  ask :  why  do  blacks,  who  have  been  trying 
to  eliminate  segregation  for  so  long,  insist 
upon  segregating  by  their  own  choice?  If 
the  difference  is  only  in  color,  and  we  want 
to  unite  as  one,  why  do  separatist  groups 
exist?  If,  however,  blacks  feel  that  they 
must  flaunt  their  racial  difference,  a  whole 
new  issue  has  arisen. 

The  cross-burning  of  last  Saturday  night 
disturbed  me  deeply.  However,  the 
speakers  of  Monday  noon  pointed  out 
another  cause  of  the  racial  problem  at 
Williams  which  will  only  be  solved  by  a 
united  and  singular  effort. 

Name  withheld  by  request 


Frustration 

To  the  editor: 

The  cross-burning  which  occurred  on 
Saturday,  November  1,  is  an  act  against 
all  members  of  the  college  community- 
one  which  cannot  be  tolerated.  As  mem- 
bers of  the  Jewish  faith,  we  look  upon  this 
incident  not  simply  with  disgust,  but  with 
great  anger,  sadness,  and  frustration.  Our 
sadness  results  from  the  realization  that 
even  in  our  seemingly  peaceful  com- 
munity such  an  event  can  occur,  and  our 
frustration  is  caused  by  our  apparent 
helplessness  when  attempting  tt  deal  with 
human  prejudice.  The  Jews  have  known 
such  prejudice  and  have  been  the  target  of 
Klan-like  acts  in  the  past,  as  you  well 
know.  It  is  therefore  understandable  that 
we,  as  well  as  the  members  of  the  black 
community,  would  feel  quite  strongly 
about  Saturday's  occurrence.  But,  we 
must  also  state  that  our  anger  and  con- 
tempt is  not  solely  derived  from  our  hearts 
as  Jews,  but  mostly  from  our  souls  as  men. 
Officers  of  the  Jewish  Association 


OUTLOOK 


WILLIAMS  RECORD 


Page  3 


The  Williams  Man:  from 
inside  a  pencil  sharpener 


Ed.  Note:  To  satisfy  curiosity,  a  male 
comes  out  of  the  closet  to  reveal  his  ob- 
servations about  men,  women, 
relationships  .  .  .  even  squirrels.  We  look 
at  ourselves  constantly;  we  talk  about 
ourselves,  directly  or  indirectly,  almost 
incessantly.  OUTLOOK  tries  to  pile  the 
pieces  of  the  puzzle  on  the  table  .  .  .  and 
then  to  leave  obsessions  to  late  night  small 
talk. 

by  Will  Layman '82 

I  ain  a  Williams  man.  And,  believe  me,  I 
don't  take  it  lightly.  Finally,  I  figured, 
here's  an  identity  that  is  mine  and  that 
doesn't  require  me  to  wear  an  arm  band, 
own  stoclt,  or  be  able  to  recite  the  Get- 
tysberg  address  in  Armenian.  It  is  not  so 
simple  however.  I  must  admit,  after  two 
years,  certain  questions  have  come  to 
obsess  me. 

What  does  it  mean  to  be  a  Williams  man 
as  opposed  to  a  Williams  woman  or  even  a 
Williams  squirrel?  While  there  has  been 
endless  talk  about  understanding  the 
shifting  roles  of  the  sexes,  a  Williams 
squirrel  would  undoubtedly  find  it  easier  to 
sneak  out  of  a  boring  senior  seminar.  I  am 
perplexed.  All  the  talk  and  exchange  on 
equal  education  potential,  more  equitable 
job  opportunity,  and  equal  pay  for  women 
leaves  me  unenriched.  And  I  don't  mean 
that  a  Williams  man  is  or  should  be 
unaffected  by  this  absolutely  necessary 
and  just  social  change.  In  fact,  career 
options  are  widening  even  for  men.  For 
instance,  it  is  now  acceptable  to  leave 
Williams  and  become  a  bricklayer, 
provided  you  get  your  M.B.A.  from 
Harvard  first.  But  the  real  issue  of  being  a 
man  or  woman  at  Williams  involves  not  so 
much  education,  but  rather  relationships 
and  friendships,  not  to  mention  why  it  is 
impossible  to  say  the  word  "bedbug"  in 
the  presence  of  an  Eskimo  without 
giggling. 

Let's  see,  here  we  all  are,  men  and 
women  alike,  working  away,  always  busy, 
buried  in  Norton  Anthologies  (years  ago, 
students  used  to  bury  themselves  in  jello, 
but  they  soon  found  the  stains  hard  to  wash 
out),  but  I  think  we'd  be  lying  if  we  said 
that,  deep  down,  knowledge  was  our  main 
goal.  Knowledge  is  great,  but  when  I  tried 
to  snuggle  up  to  my  Thesaurus  last  night  it 
slapped  me  on  the  cheek  and  asked  me 
what  kind  of  a  book  I  thought  it  was.  What 
we  really  think  about  and  wrestle  with 
constantly  is  the  elusive  relationship.  Isn't 
that  what's  really  on  our  minds  when  we 
inconspiculously  stroll  through  the  library 


glancing  into  every  single  carrel  in  the 
reserve  room?  Work  is,  perhaps,  the 
biggest  defense  for  us,  as  it  pushes  our 
frustrations  aside,  or  more  likely,  keeps  us 
too  busy  to  admit  our  frustrations  to 
anyone  else  but  ourselves.  (I  suppose  that 
1  am  admitting  my  frustration  publicly, 
but  that  is  only  because  it  has  grown  to 
unreasonable  proportions  and  is  occupying 
so  much  of  my  room  that  1  am  forced  to 
sleep  on  the  inside  of  my  electric  pencil 
sharpener.) 

It's  certainly  too  simple  to  just  say  that 
we're  all  frustrated  by  relationships,  but,  1 
suspect,  it's  plainly  ridiculous  to  even 
imagine  the  opposite.  Clearly,  writing 
about  this  subject  requires  that  1  make 
silly  generalizations  based  on  my  own 
experience,  but  what  the  heck.  You  may 
get  the  impression  that  I'm  just  a  regular 
clam  with  girls,  but  that's  not  quite  the 
case.  I  have  even  begun  some  actual 
relationships  with  women  here.  And  I'd  be 
all  set  except  they  all  seem  to  have  this 
nasty  habit  of  transferring  to  Stanford  or 
taking  their  junior  year  abroad  a  few 
minutes  after  the  first  kiss.  And  on  top  of  it 
all,  I  always  seem  to  be  the  one  who  drives 
them  to  the  airport. 

As  Tom  Costley  pointed  out  in  this  space 
a  few  weeks  ago,  the  Williams  women 
stand  eye  to  eye  with  us  Williams  men  in 

'  'Friendship  is  perhaps 
the  trickiest  factor  of  all. ' ' 

every  category.  (I  had  to  rely  on  Tom's 
judgment  here,  as  I  stand  eye  to  chin  with 
most  girls  here,  which  has  made  me  the 
unspoken  expert  on  women's  facial  hair  on 
campus.)  We  are  equals,  and  I  think  that 
in  areas  of  study  and  achievement,  we 
treat  each  other  as  equals.  Dynamite.  But 
while  we've  been  busy  catching  up  to  each 
other  in  those  areas,  our  social  con- 
ventions have  barely  slipped  out  of  the 
stone  age,  wandering  aimlessly  in  a  semi- 
coma. As  guys,  we  are  still  the  ones  who 
must  get  things  going  socially.  And  it's 
tricky;  the  old  lines  like,  "Hey  cutes,  how 
'bout  a  movie"  just  don't  seem  ap- 
propriate when  you're  addressing 
someone  whose  G.P.A.  runs  into  double 
digits. 

I  think  I'm  straight  away  intimidated  in 
a  sense.  To  a  large  extent,  there  aren't  any 
rules  to  govern  the  initiation  of  relation- 
ships between  equals,  and  yet,  as  guys, 
most  of  us  wouldn't   really  consider  a 


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serious  relationship  with  girls  we  see  as 
inferior,  and  hence  easier  to  approach.  So, 
most  girls  seem  unapproachable,  and  the 
rest  seem  undesirable.  Is  that  ridiculous?  I 
certainly  hope  so,  because  any  attempt  to 
understand  relationships  that  doesn't  take 
into  account  their  inherent  irrationality  is 
surely  ridiculous.  Fine,  but  how  can  I 
account  for  this  frustration  when  it  seems 
that  we  all  get  along  here  so  well? 

Friendship  is  perhaps  the  trickiest 
factor  of  all.  Now  I've  made  a  lot  of  friends 
here  at  Williams;  some  close  friends, 
some  good  friends,  some  okay  friends,  and 
some  friends  I  just  want  to  bruise 
regularly.  And  especially,  lots  of  friends 
who  are  girls.  That  has  been  one  of  the 
better  experiences  of  my  life;  I've  gotten 
to  know  a  bunch  of  women  who  I  can  ap- 
preciate for  their  wit,  intelligence,  sen- 
sitivity and  integrity  without  letting  their 
sex  be  a  factor  in  my  judgment.  And  in  my 
ideal  young  mind  that  basis  of  friendship 
would  seem  to  lead,  in  a  mature  and  in- 
timate way,  to  a  terrific  relationship.  But 
again,  the  social  skills  aren't  really  there. 
All  too  often  it's  like  trying  to  get  romantic 
with  your  sister.  (In  a  bind  for  a  date,  I 
once  asked  my  sister  to  go  with  me  to  the 
Junior  Prom,  and  it  was  a  great  disap- 
pointment to  me  when  my  mother  pointed 
out  that  I  was  an  only  child.) 

Another  problem  which  is  perhaps  even 
more  pervasive  here  at  Williams  is  the 


^^!?^!^e^ What's  wrong  with  Williams 


The  following  is  one  student's  opinion 
about  what  is  most  wrong  with  Williams 
and  what  could  be  done  to  remedy  the 
situation.  I  realize  that  what  1  shall  be 
discussing  is  quite  controversial;  I  would 
welcome  responses  from  all  interested 
students  and  faculty. 

All  of  the  major  complaints  which  I  have 
heard  from  students  about  life  at  Williams 
have  one  facet  in  common:  Students  are 
dissatisfied  with  the  general  campus  at- 
mosphere at  Williams.  Myself  and  many 
others  feel  that  the  lifestyle  here  is  too 
intense  and  too  competitive.  I  shall  deal 
with  the  intense  aspect  of  Williams  life 
first. 

Basically,  life  here  is  too  intense 
because  people  are  too  busy  studying  and 
they  have  too  little  time  left  over  for  the 
other  things  in  their  lives  which  are  im- 
portant to  them.  Let's  face  it:  if  a  person 
truly  wants  to  get  into  a  good  graduate 
school,  she  or  he  will  have  to  devote  a  large 
part  of  each  day  to  studying.  By  nature, 
studying  is  a  solitary  pastime,  a  self- 
centered  activity.  Time  spent  studying  is 
time  taken  away  from  being  with  friends, 
from  doing  sports,  from  making  music, 
and  from  getting  involved  in  campus 
committees,  political  activist  groups,  etc. 

I  believe  that  the  course  load  here  is  so 
heavy  that  it  is  impossible  for  the  average 
student  to  complete  all  reading  and  paper 
assignments  to  his  or  her  satisfaction  and 
to  have  adequate  time  left  over  to  pursue 
other,  personal  interests.  The  phenomenon 
of  the  heavy  course  load  has  two  very 


negative  effects  on  the  life  of  the  student. 
First,  it  severely  impedes  the  process  of 
education  which  is  supposed  to  be  oc- 
curring at  Williams.  'The  process  of 
education  does  not  take  place  solely  in  the 
classroom  and  in  the  library:  it  also  takes 
place  on  the  athletic  fields,  at  public 
lectures,  at  music  concerts,  at  meals,  even 
with  chance  encounters  on  the  street. 
When  the  excessive  demands  of  4  courses 
(and  graduate  school  entrance 
requirements)  denies  us  adequate  time  to 
participate  in  the  above  'extra-curricular' 
activities,  our  education  suffers. 

The  second  negative  effect  which  results 
from  an  excessive  course  load  is  that  our 
personal-emotional  lives  suffer  at  the 
expense  of  our  intellectual-rational  lives 
(or  more  seldomly,  vice  versa).  Who  has 
the  time  and  energy  to  be  a  good  student 
and  a  good  friend  or  lover  at  the  same 
time?  Because  of  the  solitary  nature  of 
studying  and  the  fact  that  the  majority  of 
people  at  Williams  want  to  go  on  to 
graduate  school  (and  hence  study  a  lot  in 
order  to  obtain  good  grades),  Williams  is  a 
landscape  of  self-centeredness  and  of 
loneliness.  Williams  graduates  mental 
giants  who  all  too  frequently  are  also 
emotional  infants. 

The  second  major  drawback  to  the 
Williams  atmosphere  (as  I  see  it)  is  its 
competitive  nature.  There  are  two  dif- 
ferent types  of  competition  possible:  one 
gains  experession  in  the  desire  to  achieve 
one's  best;  the  other  gains  expression  as 
the  desire  to  beat  the  opposition  and  to  be 


top  dog  for  the  sake  of  being  top  dog.  These 
two  desires  differ  mainly  with  respect  to 
the  attitude  which  the  person  takes 
towards  the  'competition.' 

The  former  type  of  competition  is 
healthy  socially  and  encourages  such 
things  as  excellence  in  the  various  fields  of 
science.  The  latter  type  of  competitive 
behavior  is  a  social  disease:  if  everyone 
can  only  be  really  satisfied  if  they  are  top 
dog,  then  there  will  be  a  maximum  of  only 
one  winner  and  there  will  be  an  entire  field 
of  losers  (because  there  can  be  only  one 
top  dog,  by  definition). 

On  the  individual  scale,  top-dogism 
leads  to  backbiting  and  other  undesirable 
behavior.  On  the  international  scale,  top- 
dogism  keeps  the  United  States  and  the 
U.S.S.R.  engaged  in  a  nuclear  arms  race 
in  which  there  can  be  no  winners.  I  think 
that  much  of  the  competition  at  Williams  is 
of  the  former,  healthy  nature.  However, 
more  and  more  students  are  getting  the 
message  that  they  won't  be  able  to  get  into 
graduate  school  unless  they  can 
distinguish  themselves  from  their 
classmates.  This  message  sometimes 
becomes  internalized  not  as  'do  your  best 
and  that  will  be  all  you  can  do'  but  as  'you 
must  be  number  one  and  beat  the  others'. 
Students  internalizing  the  latter  message 
will  only  feel  satisfied  when  they  have  so 
overloaded  themselves  with  work  that 
they  become  number  one  academically 
(although  their  overall  education  may 
suffer).  This  latter  type  of  competitive 
Continued  on  Page  9 


stern  independence  that  every  student 
feels  obligated  to  exercise.  Each  one  of  us 
seems  to  be  here  for  a  reason;  we've  got 
our  game  plan  and  our  goal  (be  it  Yale 
Med.,  Harvard  Law,  or  the  Secaucus 
Weasel-training  Institute)  and  it  rarely 
has  room  for  anyone  else.  In  a  situation 
where  neither  party  is  willing  to  act  as  a 
subordinate,  we  tend  to  choose  the  option 
of  simply  avoiding  any  commitment.  Let's 
face  it— the  kind  of  background  that  finally 
gets  you  to  Williams  rarely  puts  emphasis 
on  the  art  of  compromise.  This  sort  of 
career-minded  self-centeredness  gets  in 
the  way  of  really  getting  to  know  someone, 
and  also  excuses  us  when  we're  caught  in  a 
moment  of  insecurity.  It  seems  ironic  that 
these  qualities,  (independence,  equality, 
determination,  individuality),  which  we 
are  and  should  be  proud  of,  actually  may 
contribute  to  an  important  and  confusing 
frustration  for  us. 


There  are,  of  course,  so  many  other 
factors  that  enter  into  being  a  Williams 
man.  Diversity  is  the  most  wonderful  and 
deceptive  factor.  I'll  never  forget  my  first 
reaction  to  Williams  men:  "Dear  Mom, 
I'm  fine.  Everybody  here  looks  like  a  Ken 
doll.  At  4:00  they  all  go  to  practice  and  I'm 
alone.  What  is  'lacrosse'  anyway?  I  feel 
like  a  chipmunk.  Love,  Will."  With  time 
though,  I  learned  to  see  richness  and 
diversity  beneath  what  was,  to  me,  alien 
and  superficial.  Of  course,  the  "Williams 
man,"  when  we  really  get  to  know  him,  is 
refreshingly  uncategorizable.  And  so,  of 
course,  is  the  Williams  woman.  The  beauty 
is  that  in  so  many  cases  we  get  to  know 
each  other  as  full  human  beings.  The 
frustration  is  that,  in  social  situations,  we 
all  too  often  deal  with  only  the  superficial 
coatings  that  are  presented. 

This  problem  or  frustration  is  not,  of 
course,  only  troubling  for  the  male.  But,  in 
most  cases,  the  social  weight  does  sit  on 
our  shoulders.  More  importantly  though,  1 
think  guys  are  simply  more  neurotic  about 
relationships.  I  offer  myself  as  evidence. 
The  truth  is,  my  family  has  a  history  of 
neurotic  relationships.  My  great- 
grandmother  married  only  under  the 
condition  that  her  husband  refrain  from 
caressing  trout  on  weekends.  Several  of 
my  aunts  share  the  odd  habit  of  un- 
controllably wiggling  their  noses  like 
bunnies  when  in  the  presence  of  men  under 
five  foot  seven.  But  regardless  of  genetic 
make-up,  it  seems  that  guys  just  have 
fewer  marbles  when  it  comes  to  dating. 
We've  always  been  the  ones  who  had  to 
"perform",  make  "impressions",  act 
suave  and  so  on.  Now  it  doesn't  make 
sense  to  act  that  way  anymore.  What  are 
the  alternatives?  To  just  act  like  our- 
selves? No  wonder  we're  neurotic. 

Alas,  I  bring  you  no  solutions.  I  remain  a 
Williams  man.  This  evening,  if  you  have 
any  questions  about  any  of  this,  you  can 
probably  find  me  in  my  room.  I'll  be  the 
guy  wearing  the  pin-wheel  hat  sorting  out 
my  baseball  cards.  If  too  much  of  my 
frustration  gets  in  the  way,  just  peek  in- 
side of  my  pencil  sharpener. 


FEATURES 


WILLIAMS  RECORD 


November  12,  )980 


Kenyattas  enliven  the  Williams  community 


New  face  in  dean 's 
office  brings  variety 


A  different 
perspective 
of  Williams 

by  Jeff  l.issack 

In  class,  he's  like  any  other 
interested  student— active  and 
articulate.  But  those  who  heard 
him  speak  at  the  cross  burning 
rally  last  week,  or  al  the  Service 
of  Recommitment  and 
Revitalization  on  Sunday,  realize 
that  the  Reverend  Muhammed 
Kenyatta  '81  is  not  a  typical 
Williams  undergraduate. 

This  is  the  thirty-six  year  old 
Kenyatta's  second  time  at 
Williams.  He  first  studied  here 
from  1963  through  1966,  but  at 
that  time  his  name  was  Donald 
Jackson.  Jackson  became  the 
first  President  of  the  Williams 
Afro-Am  Student  Union,  the 
forerunner  of  today's  Black 
Student  Union,  (BSU)  in  1965, 
with  22  blacks  on  campus  at  the 
time. 

Kenyatta  recalls  that  most 
people  were  candid  about  "the 
fact  that  we  (the  black  students) 
were  here  as  an  experiment,  and 
the  primary  interest  of  the  ex- 
periment was  the  white 
students."  Keynatta  says  that 
most  considered  it  natural  to 
have  a  BSU,  "since  there  were  no 
other  blacks  around  for  black 
students  to  lean  on  but  each 
other .  " 

There  was  a  lot  of  white  par- 
ticipation in  the  organization  at 
that  time,  he  explained,  "before 
'reverse  racism'  had  entered  the 
social  lexicon  .  " 

Kenyatta  had  been  doing  Civil 
Rights  work  in  his  hometown  of 
Chester,  Pa.,  before  coming  to 
Williams,  and  he  left  school  in  the 
spring  of  1966  with  his  wife  and 
first  child  to  be  an  organizer  and 
activist  in  Mississippi.  He 
changed  his  name  in  1968  from 
Donald  Jackson  to  Muhammed 
Isaiah  Kenyatta  for  two  reasons. 
The  first  is  his  respect  for 
Mohammed,  founder  of  Islam, 
and  for  the  prophet  Isaiah.  The 
second  is  his  belief  that  it's 
ridiculous  for  blacks  to  carry  the 
names  of  those  who  held  them  in 
slavery.  Kenyatta  became  a 
"spokesperson  of  sorts"  for  the 
Civil  Rights  movement  in 
Mississippi,  and  left  in  1969  after 
much  harassment  and  threats  on 
his  life. 


Reverend  Muhamed  Kenyatta  '81  and  new  Assistant  to  the  Dean, 
Mary  Kenyatta,  liis  wife,  add  varied  dimensions  to  the  Williams  com- 
munity. (Buckner) 


Although  he  didn't  know  it  at 
the  time,  Kenyatta  now  blames  a 
lot  of  the  harassment  he's  taken 
in  his  career  on  the  U.S.  govern- 
ment, and  says  that  he  now 
knows  that  a  lot  of  the  threats, 
were  the  work  of  the  FBI  and  the 
CIA.  He  insists  that  "being  in- 
volved in  Civil  Rights  activities  in 
the  '60's  and  early  '70's  was  a  lot 
like  being  in  a  war." 

Kenyatta  is  a  Baptist  minister 
whose  only  formal  training  was 
at  Harvard's  Divinity  School  in 
1973  and  '74.  Kenyatta,  who  ex- 
plains that  "God  called  me  when 
I  was  twelve,"  has  been 
preaching  since  age  14.  Most  of 
his  religious  and  theological 
education  has  been  through 
experience  and  observation  of 
people  like  Martin  Luther  King, 
who  was  an  assistant  at 
Kenyatta's  church  in  the  late 
'50's.  According  to  Kenyatta, 
"probably  half  of  the  black 
preachers  in  this  country  have  no 
seminary  training,"  Kenyatta's 
career  has  been  a  blend  of  his 
religious  and  Civil  Rights  work, 
since  he  sees  "no  fine  line  bet- 
ween social  and  spiritual  ac- 
tivity." 

From  1969  until  1976,  Kenyatta 
was  head  of  the  Black  Economic 
Development  Conference 
(BEDC),  a  national  organization 
of  some  three  or  four  thousand 
blacks,  centered  in  Philadelphia. 
Kenyatta  describes  the  BEDC  as 
an  organization  which  tied 
together  leftist  and  religious 
issues,  and  one  which  relied 
heavily  on  confrontation  to  get 
across  its  views.  The  BEDC 
became  famous  for  disrupting 
services   at  white  churches   to 


demand  reparations  for  l)lacks, 
and  according  to  the  Philadelphia 
Bulletin,  successfully  prodded 
those  churches  into  giving 
millions  of  dollars. 

Kenyatta  compared  much  of 
his  day-to-day  work  as  a  Civil 
Rights  leader  to  what  might  be 
expected  of  a  Congressman  in  a 
white  middle  class  neigh- 
borhood: helping  someone  find  a 
job,  get  into  school,  or  to  have  an 
effective  voice  in  complaining  to 
the  government.  After  helping  to 
force  through  22  convictions  of 
black  drug  dealers  in 
Philadelphia,  Kenyatta  found 
himself  with  a  "black  Mafia 
contract"  on  his  life  and  again 
had  to  move  his  family.  The 
BEDC  "  'died'  in  1976,  largely 
due  to  the  Federal  government's 
efforts  against  the  black 
movement,"  and  Kenyatta  found 
himself  on  welfare  because  of  his 
controversial  reputation. 

Since  then,  Kenyatta  has 
organized  the  Black  Theology 
Project,  described  by  the  New 
York  Times  as  a  "small  group  of 
activists  with  a  concern  for 
developing  the  theological  im- 
plications of  the  black  power 
movement"  and  has  been  a 
Sociology  instructor  at  Haverford 
College.  He  also  directed  the 
"Eighth  Dimension"  program 
there,  which  he  described  as  an 
"intense  version  of  the  Lehman 
Service  Council".  Kenyatta  has 
travelled  widely  in  Africa,  China, 
Viet  Nam,  Pakistan,  Europe,  and 
the  Caribbean. 

With  everything  he's  done  since 
1966,  why  come  back  to  get  a  B.A. 
in  English  at  Williams  now?  His 
Continued  on  Page  7 


by  Elizabeth  Kosnagle 

For  the  past  15  years,  Mary 
Kenyatta  has  been  engaged  in 
social  and  civil  rights  activism 
throughout  the  United  States. 
Now,  Ms.  Kenyatta  is  using  her 
past  experience  in  organizing  and 
communicating  to  more  ef- 
fectively fulfill  her  new  position 
as  Assistant  to  the  Dean. 

Ms.  Kenyatta  has  had  a  varied 
career.  In  the  late  1960's,  she 
worked  at  organizing 

cooperatives  in  Mississippi, 
among  them  the  Poor  People's 
Corporation  and  the  Federation 
of  Southern  Cooperatives.  From 
there,  she  went  to  Philadelphia  to 
work  for  the  Black  Economic 
Development  Conference,  where 
she  did  community  organizing, 
lundraising  and  "agitating— a  lot 
of  agitating."  She  worked  in  the 
anti-war  movement  there  as  well, 
as  part  of  the  People's  Coalition 
for  Peace  and  Justice. 

In  1972,  Ms.  Kenyatta  took  a 
position  with  the  United 
Presbyterian  Church,  co- 
directing  a  project  called 
"Women  in  Leadership." 

"We  were  given  about  $500,000 
to  design  a  project  involving 
groups  of  women  working  on 
things  they  felt  needed  to  be 
done."  These  projects  ranged 
from  helping  Filippino  women  in 
California  set  up  a  day-care 
center  to  organizing  female  office 
workers  in  Boston.  Kenyatta 
says,  "We  provided  some 
training  and  consciousness — 
raising,  taught  them  how  to  at- 
tack problems  and  helped  them 
to  find  money  from  other  sources, 
such  as  foundations." 

During  1972  she  also  travelled 
to  the  People's  Republic  of  China 
for  six  weeks  with  a  group  of  anti- 
war activists  and  feminists.  "It 
was  fascinating,"  she  says.  "It 
taught  me  how  much  of  an 
American  I  really  am.  It  also 
taught  me  something  about 
tolerance  and  getting  along  with 
all  sorts  of  people.  I  think  you 
have  to  be  able  to  see  things  from 
the  perspective  of  other  people  if 
you  want  to  be  able  to  move 
toward  a  world  of  tolerance." 

In  1975,  after  all  those  years  in 
the  real  world,  Kenyatta  went  to 
college.  She  admits  that  going  to 


CC  considering  publication  consolidation 


by  Sara  Ferris 

Cuts  in  funding  for  publications 
were  hotly  contested  as  the 
College  Council  began  con- 
sideration of  the  1980-81  budget  at 
its  November  5  meeting. 

"We  had  to  make  a  lot  of  tough 
decisions,  said  Council  Treasurer 
Russell  Piatt  '82,  explaining  the 
overall  austerity  of  the  budget. 
"There  are  a  number  of  reasons 
for  the  tightness  this  year."  He 
cited  inflation  and  new  groups, 
mainly  publications  and  political 
organizations,  as  major  factors. 

"Publication  requests  were  up 
sharply  from  last  year.  Since 
1978,  four  new  publications  have 
started.  We  tried  to  judge  them 
all  by  what  they'd  been  doing  in 
the  past,  their  contribution  to  the 
College,  and  the  quality  of  the 
writing,"  Piatt  said.  "We  could 
either  totally  revamp  all 
publications  on  campus  or  try  to 
fund  them  all." 

The  Finance  Committee 
decided    that    the   first   option, 


which  would  entail  the  merger  or 
elimination  of  most  publications, 
was  "not  the  kind  of  thing  that 
should  be  done  quickly.  There's  a 
limit  to  how  far  you  can  go  in  that 
direction."  Instead,  after 
passage  of  funds  for  this  year,  the 
committee  plans  to  meet  with  the 
editors  of  the  publications  to 
work  out    long-range   solutions. 

Backtalk,  Offset,  Pique,  the 
(Jul  and  the  Record  all  were 
allocated  less  than  they  were  last 
year,  The  Oul's  funding  was 
discussed  earlier  in  the  year. 
Spiny  Norman,  the  new  humor 
magazine,  was  allotted  enough  to 
print  one  issue  with  which  to 
gauge  student  response.  Mosaic 
and  Parallax  were  given  more 
money  than  last  year  but  less 
than  they  requested  this  year. 

Todd  Tucker  '81,  editor  of 
Pique,  asked  the  Council  to  send 
the  entire  Publications  package 
back  to  the  Finance  Committee 
so  that  "a  whole  new  budget  can 
be  worked  out."  He  protested  the 


budget  cuts,  saying  "Pique  is  a 
valuable  and  integral  part  of  this 
campus.  It  is  an  established 
publication  and  has  a  right  to  be 
maintained.  We've  shown  a 
willingness  to  merge  with 
Backtalk  already,  but  we  were 
turned  down," 

Representatives  of  the  Record 
and  Parallax  joined  Tucker  in 
requesting  reconsideration  of  the 
allocations,  Charles  Lefave  '81, 
senior  editor  of  Parallax, 
remarked,  "There's  not  enough 
communication  between  editors 
and  the  Finance  Committee. 
These  cuts  will  kill  Parallax  next 
semester." 

Piatt  responded  that  delaying 
the  package  would  "leave  the 
whole  budget  in  doubt."  He 
reiterated  the  committee's  plan 
to  begin  meeting  with  editors 
sometime  after  Thanksgiving, 
and  said  that  the  present  budget 
"leaves  us  in  a  good  position  to 
consider  how  to  reorganize  the 
publications." 


Some  editors  suggested  that 
now  was  the  time  to  plan 
mergers.  Ann  Morris  '81,  editor 
of  the  Record,  observed,  "It's  the 
job  of  the  Finance  Committee  to 
make  judgments.  If  the  com- 
mittee exerted  some  of  its  power, 
I  think  people  would  be  willing  to 
give  and  take."  Lefave  agreed, 
saying  that  "the  Finance  Com- 
mittee can  dictate  to  us  whether 
we  can  exist  or  not." 

However,  Piatt  was  unwilling 
to  rush  consolidation.  Instead, 
Council  members  proposed  that 
the  budget  be  passed,  subject  to 
certain  restrictions.  According  to 
Piatt,  "There's  no  reason  why  we 
couldn't  unallocate  funds.  Bet- 
ween Thanksgiving  and 
Christmas  a  freeze  could  be  put 
on  funds,  and  a  revised  budget 
passed  in  January"  after  the 
reorganization  is  complete. 

The  Council  finally  voted  to 
approve  all  Publication 
allocations  with  the  attached 
conditions  of  review  and 
alteration  after  mergers  occur. 


school  as  an  adult  with  a  family 
gave  her  a  different  perspective 
on  things.  "There  were  some 
instructors  I  just  couldn't 
respect.  Too  many  people  let 
their  personal  and  political  bias 
affect  what  they  teach.  It  also 
impressed  on  me  the  extent  of 
institutional  racism  in  education. 
It  is  part  of  the  ethos  that  in- 
fluences what  is  taught.  In  one 
class  we  were  studying  reporters 
who  had  been  sent  to  prison,  and 
the  professor  never  mentioned 
the  first  one,  a  black  man  named 
Earl  Caldwell." 

With  all  of  this  behind  her, 
Kenyatta  arrived  at  Williams  this 
year.  Asked  what  her  job  here 
entails,  she  laughingly  respon- 
ded, "Sometimes  I'm  not  really 
sure."  Actually  she  serves  as  a 
liaison  between  student 
organizations  and  the  ad- 
ministration. She  explained  "I 
try  to  get  in  and  participate  in  the 
work  of  a  group,  to  facilitate 
things  that  need  to  be  done.  I  try 
to  save  people  a  lot  of  running 
around." 

"Observing  the  College  Council 
Finance  Committee  was  very 
useful  because  I  learned  a  lot 
about  all  the  organizations  much 
faster  than  I  could  have  other- 
wise," she  says,  adding  that  she 
feels  that  through  the  budget 
process  she  saw  a  "diversity  of 
ideology,  people,  and  interests," 
which  she  considers  a  positive 
aspect  of  the  student  body. 

"I  have  a  particular  interest  in 
radio  and  working  with  WCFM, 
because  that's  what  my  training 
was  in,"  says  Ms.  Kenyatta.  She 
majored  in  radio,  TV,  and  film 
communications,  more  out  of 
academic  interest  than  a  desire 
to  enter  the  field.  One  of  the 
aspects  of  radio  station  that  she  is 
most  concerned  with  is  the  area 
of  (ascertainment).  "You  need  to 
talk  to  people  in  the  community, 
including  leaders,  about  the 
problems  in  the  community  and 
how  radio  can  help.  It  could  even 
be  as  simple  as  just  asking  people 
in  the  dining  hall." 

Another  of  her  major  liaison 
activities  is  the  Black  Student 
Union.  "It's  important  to  get  a 
sense  of  the  history  of  the  BSU 
and  what  it's  role  on  campus  is. 
This  includes  talking  to  other 
students  about  what  it  means  to 
have  a  BSU  on  campus.  Having  a 
supportive  system  for  blacks  on 
campus  is  a  good  thing," 

Kenyatta  also  works  several 
hours  a  week  at  the  Office  of 
Career  Counselling,  which  gives 
her  further  contact  with  students. 
She  counsels  students  who  are 
interested  in  social  service  and 
change,  communications,  and 
fellowships.  As  she  says,  "I  don't 
see  the  people  who  want  to  be 
Supreme  Court  Justices." 

"Most  students  who  are  in- 
terested in  social  service  say  they 
want  to  help  people  and  make 
things  better  for  society.  It's  a 
very  broad  field  with  lots  of 
possibilities,  but  you  have  to 
warn  them  about  certain  things. 
You  have  to  assume  you  won't 
make  much  money,  and  there  are 
a  lot  of  frustrations.  It  is  very 
difficult  to  make  changes.  But 
there  are  satisfactions  too." 

In  summing  up  her  role  here 
Kenyatta  says,  "I  hope  people 
will  be  able  to  look  past  the  title 
and  see  that  I  am  a  person.  I'm 
willing  to  help  anyway  I  can.  I 
hope  folk  will  feel  free  to  come 
talk  to  me." 


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November  12,  1980 


WILLIAMS  RECORD 


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by  Jackson  Galloway 

Last  Friday  evening,  Music  in 
the  Kuuiid  provided  a  veritable 
smorgasbord  of  modern  music  in 
four  different  areas  of  its  ex- 
ploration. 

Henry  Correll  was  noted  for  his 
pioneering  worii  in  modern  music 
especially  in  America.  He 
provided  the  link  between  the 
Ivesian  school  of  the  1920's  and 
the  later  avant  garde.  Perhaps 
his  most  famous  innovation  was 
the  concept  of  a  tone  cluster,  an 
agglomeration  of  adjacent  fixed 
frequencies,  which  he  presented 
first  in  1911  with  his  The  Tides  of 
Manaunan.  This  technique  was 
used  in  the  piano  part  of  Set  of 
Five  as  a  textural  contrast  to  the 
flowing  melodic  lines  of  the  upper 
hand  and  violin. 

The  vigoroso  movement 
showcased  another  idea 
developed  by  Correll,  again  in  the 
piano  part;  the  great  variety  of 
timbres  that  can  be  achieved 
through  manipulation  of  parts  of 
the  piano  other  than  the  keys. 
Though  the  rhythmic  ideas  were 
an  area  of  Correll's  investigation, 
he  seems  to  have  concentrated  in 
Set  of  Five  on  presenting  the 
percussion  as  a  voice  in 
polyphony  with  the  piano  and 
violin.  The  violin  occasionally 
violated  this  concept  with  an 
over-edged  tone. 

The  Bridge  Rhapsody  for  two 
violins  and  viola  closed  the  first 
half  of  the  program  with  a  more 
continental  flavor.  In  this  trio. 
Bridge  departed  from  motive 
development  as  a  unifying 
principle  in  atonal  and  serial 
music,  and  thus  away  from  the 
Second  Viennese  school  which 
had  influenced  his  postwar 
works. 

The  arch  form,  a  structural 
device  used  in  Bridge's  phantasy 
works,  also  presented  itself  in 
this  trio  with  its  return  to  the 
ghostly  air  of  the  introduction. 
This  performance  captured  the 
extreme  emotional  concentration 
of  the  work  expresed  in  a  wide 
range  of  textures.  The  per- 
formance displayed  a  fluid  ex 


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pression  over  this  continuum 
from  the  lyric-melodic  through 
the  polyphonic  to  the  interwoven 
mass  of  gestural  lines  with  their 
occasional  projections  of  in- 
dividual expression. 

The  Debussy  sonata  for  violin 
and  piano  witnessed  that  com- 
poser's departure  from  the  world 
of  seneation  and  impressionism 
and  his  movement  towards  the 
expression  of  pure  abstract 
musical  ideas.  The  ambivalence, 
which  strikes  the  listener  in 
trying  to  sort  out  the  composer's 
intention  in  this  work,  must  owe 
itself  to  the  conflict  of  the  old  and 
new  in  Debussy's  mind  and  his 
difficulty  in  assimilating  the 
expanding  musical  resources  of 
the  period.  This  performance 
seemed  to  suffer  in  only  two 
areas,  that  of  failing  tone  in  the 
violin,  and  an  inability  to  ar- 
ticulate the  melodic  ideas  so  as  to 
maintain  a  continuum  of  tension 
in  the  Iris  amine  movement. 

The  Bartok  Duos  showcased 
the  use  of  authentic  folk  melodies 
in  a  serious  setting.  These  pieces 
were  originally  composed  for  use 
as  a  Gradus  ad  Farnassum, 
similar  to  the  IVIikrokosinos.  but 
these  violin  works  were  to  be 
appended  to  a  method  by  one  of 
his  colleagues.  Technical  ad- 
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by  Steve  Spears 
It  takes  more  than  just  "blue- 
eyed  sioul"  to  bring  over  a 
thousand  people  to  their  feet,  as 
Hall  and  Oates  did  in  their  ex- 
citing, varied  concert  last 
Thursday  night  in  Chapiri  Hall. 

Daryl  Hall  and  John  Oates 
instantly  brought  the  crowd  to  a 
fevered  pitch,  opening  with  their 
chart-topping  hits  "How  Does  it 
Feel?",  "Rich  Girl,"  and  "She's 
Gone."  The  group  carefully 
blended  the  extemporaneous 
sound  expected  of  a  live  show 
while  maintaining  the  studio 
sound  that  record  buyers  came  to 
love.  The  band  fulfilled  audience 
expectations  in  maintaining  a 
high  level  of  energy  to  the  very 
end  of  their  three  encores. 

Throughout  the  performance 
the  group  displayed  a  polished, 
professional  style  while  keeping  a 
spontaneous,  feeling  that 
audiences  appreciate  in  a  live 
concert. 

Daryl  Hall  kept  a  frenetic  pace, 
bounding  from  guitar  to 
keyboard  and  back.  His  vocals 
anchored  the  group  and  his 
pleading-on-knees  solo  in  "Sara 
Smile"  brought  the  hall  alive.  He 
slyly  glanced  to  the  stage  wings, 
playing  the  cheers  to  the  fullest. 
Then,  just  before  the  excitement 
began  to  fade.  Hall  leapt  to  the 


keyboard  and  the  band  kicked  in 
at  full  force. 

John  Gates'  baritone  was  a 
perfect  counterpoint  to  Hall's 
tenor.  Primarily  singing  in  the 
background,  Oates  took  the  vocal 
lead  in  their  Righteous  Brothers 
remake  of  "That  Loving 
Feeling."  Synchronizing  the 
vocals,  the  duo  showed  a  mastery 
of   "call-and-response"   singing. 

From  the  far  corner  of  the 
band,  sax  player  Charlie 
Duchamp  charged  into  the 
audience  for  his  solo,  which  was 
undeniably  the  most  popular  solo 
of  the  concert.  Shedding  his  red- 
plaid  dinner  jacket,  Duchamp 
crept  around  from  upstage  on 
several  more  occasions  to  almost 
steal  the  show. 

The  warmup  act,  Tom  Dickey 
and  the  Desires,  was  a  forget- 
table group  who  served  primarily 
to  help  people  adjust  to  the  loud 
amplification.  Action  was 
cramped  by  the  severely  limited 
stage  space  allotted  to  them. 
People  were  heard  to  wonder  how 
the  lead  guitarist  could  support  a 
guitar's  weight  on  his  pencil-thin 
legs. 

The  Hall  and  Oates  concert  was 
a  clear  success,  judging  by 
audience  reaction.  Williams 
students  can  look  forward  to 
three  more  quality  concerts  in 
the  months  to  come. 


WCFM  Album 
of  the  Week 

Tues.  Rockpile,  Seconds  of 
Pleasure. 

Wed.  Dire  Straits,  Making 
Movies. 

Thurs.  (Classic)  Van 
Morrison,  St.  Dominies 
Preview. 

Mon.  Thin    Lizzy,  Chinatown. 


Hall  &  Oates  perform  sold  out  concert 


Last  Thursday's  Hall  and  Oates 
concert  at  Chapin  Hall  was  a 
"full  house;"  the  first  Williams 
concert  in  eight  years  to  be 
completely  sold  out. 

Total  attendance  at  the  concert 
was  1075,  with  310  tickets  sold  to 
off-campus  residents.  Total 
receipts  for  the  performance 
were  $5700  which,  when  sub- 
tracted from  costs,  left  the 
committee  with  an  approximate 
loss  of  $4050,  better  than  had  been 
expected. 

"We  couldn't  have  done  any 
better!"  exclaimed  Concert 
Committee  Chairman  Paul 
Gallay  '81.  "We  never  expected  a 
full  house." 


Both  Daryl  Hall  and  John  Oates 
were  very  pleased  with  the 
audience  and  expressed  their 
appreciation  in  playing  a  third 
encore  in  addition  to  their 
standard  two. 

Security  officers  at  Chapin 
were  delighted  with  the  audience 
iDehavior.  Officer  Bill  BusI 
said,  "I've  never  seen  a  better 
one  of  these  (concerts)  done." 

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remaining,  the  group  plans  to 
present  at  least  three  more 
concerts,  A  jazz  triple  feature  is 
in  the  planning  for  mid-  or  late 
January,  with  a  performance  in 
the  Rathskellar  and  either  two  at 
Chapin  or  one  at  Chapin  and  one 
at  Brooks-Rogers  Recital  Hall. 
Gallay  summed  it  up  by  saying, 
"We've  had  our  'blue-eyed  soul' 
and  folk-rock,  so  now  we  can 
move  on  to  jazz,  rock  'n  roll, 
blues,  new  wave,  or  whatever." 


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A  BIG  WEEK  AT  THE  LOG! 


WE  DN  ESDA  Y  -  Chris  Baskin  Performs 

singer.  Songwriter,  Guitarist 

THURSDAY  -  Road  Tripper  Night 
To  promote  Marcus  Smith's  new  book 

SATURDAY  -  Mental  Floss  Performs 

A  new  campus  rock  band  featuring 

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Page  6 


WILLIAMS  RECORD 


November  12,  )980 


Major  Barbara 
to  open  '80-81 
theatre  season 


George  Bernard  Shaw's 
classic,  "Major  Barbara,"  will 
open  the  Williamstheatre  1980-81 
season  on  Thursday,  Nov.  13,  at 
the  Adams  Memorial  Theatre  on 
the  Williams  College  campus. 
There  will  be  performances  on 
Nov.  13,  14,  15  and  Nov.  20,  21,22, 
all  at  8  p.m.  The  opening  night 
audience  is  invited  to  join  the  cast 
for  a  wine,  cider  and  cheese 
reception  after  the  performance. 

Written  in  1906,  "Major  Bar- 
bara" deals  with  questions  which 
are  as  pertinent  to  our  own  time 
as  to  Shaw's.  The  central 
characters  are  Barbara  Un- 
dershaft,  a  Major  in  the  Salvation 
Army,  and  her  father,  Andrew 
Undershaft,  millionaire  head  of  a 
munitions  factory,  who  believes 
that  poverty  is  the  worst  of  all 
crimes.  The  opposing  forces  of 
salvation  and  gunpowder  make 
for  a  volatile  evening,  with  many 
opportunities  for  Shaw's  ironic 
humor  and  biting  wit. 

Although  best  known  for  his 
unconventional  ideas,  Shaw  was 
adept  at  creating  memorable 
characters.  In  "Major  Barbara" 
for  example,  we  meet  Snobby 
Price,  a  young  Cockney  who 
professes:  "In  a  proper  state  of 
society  I  am  sober,  industrious 
and  honest ;  in  Rome,  however,  I 


do  as  the  Komans  do."  Adolphus 
Cusins,  a  professor  of  Greek,  falls 
in  love  with  Barbara  and  finds 
himself  playing  the  bass  drum  for 
her  in  the  Salvation  Army  band 
Charles  Lomax,  bcthrothed  to 
Barbara's  sister,  Sarah,  is  a 
young  "man-about-town"  who 
can  be  trusted  to  say  absolutely 
the  wrong  thing  at  any  given 
moment.  Finally,  fire  and  ice 
meet  when  Barbara  and  her 
father,  Undershaft,  try  to  win 
each  other  to  their  own  personal 
form  of  salvation. 

Ticket  information  may  be 
obtained  by  calling  the  AMT  Box 
Office  (413)  458-3023  between  12 
and  5  p.m.,  Monday  through 
Friday. 

Music  in  round- 

Continued  from  Page  5 
vancement  was  not  the  goal  of 
this  collection,  but  rather  a 
sharpening  of  the  performers' 
ears  through  clashing  imitation, 
bitonality,  and  polyrhythmic 
passages.  Though  a  little  over  a 
third  of  the  collection  was  played 
in  this  performance,  the 
violoinists  maintained  interest 
through  a  vigor  of  attack  and 
expression  which  did  something 
to  offset  the  lack  of  technical 
complexity. 

This  thoughtful  performance  of 
these  works  should  help  dispel 
the  general  hostility  of  audiences 
to  the  modern  repertoire  through 
the  concert's  entertainment  and 
educative  functions. 


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The  forthcoming  multimillion 
dollar  addition  to  Lawrence  Hall 
promises  to  attract  major  art 
shows  and  more  visitors  to  the 
College  Art  Museum  as  well  as 
providing  sorely  needed  facilities 
for  the  Art  Department,  ac- 
cording to  museum  staff  and  Art 
faculty  members. 

Russell  Panczenko,  assistant  to 
the  director  of  the  Museum, 
explained  that  one  of  the  main 
reasons  for  adding  on  to 
Lawrence  is  that  the  museum 
already  has  too  large  an  art 
collection  for  its  exhibition  space. 
"The  new  galleries  will  provide 
spiice  to  display  some  of  the  art 
works  we  now  have  to  store,"  he 
said. 

"But  the  exciting  thing  is  that 
when  we  have  space,  we  will  be 
able  to  get  some  of  the  great 
traveling  exhibitions  to  come  to 
Williams." 

"We  can  give  Williams 
students  a  chance  to  see  the 
important  works  and  collections 
that  they  have  been  missing  all 
along  only  because  Williams  has 
simply  had  no  space  in  which 
they  could  be  shown,"  he  added. 

The  addition  will  be  triangular, 
built  on  the  slope  behind 
Lawrence  Hall.  The  architects, 

WHAP  plans 
annual  fast 

November  20th  is  the  date  of 
Oxfa  m-A  merica 's  annual 
nationwide  Fast  for  a  World 
Harvest,  the  Williams  Hunger 
Action  Project  (WHAP)  has 
announced.  Encouraged  by  last 
year's  results,  when  ap- 
proximately one  fourth  of  the 
campus  participated  and  $1500 
was  contributed  to  Oxfam, 
WHAP  is  focusing  this  year's 
activities  on  Nicaragua;  all  funds 
generated  by  this  year's  fast  on 
campus  will  be  earmarked  for 
agricultural  development 
projects  there. 

Actual  fasting  is  considered 
important  for  consciousness 
raising  purposes,  but  it  is  not 
essential,  said  WHAP;  thus  even 
those  who  cannot  (for  reasons  of 
athletics  or  other)  go  without 
eating  are  encouraged  to  sign  up, 
and  eat  elsewhere  that  day. 


"Your  Hair  Needs  Moisture^  Too".  . .  Says  The  Clip  Shop 

Too  much  sun,  or  too  much  cold,  and  your  skin  becomes 
dry.  You  reach  for  soothing  moisturizers  and  emollients.  But 
most  people  don't  realize  that  the  elements  which  cause  dry 
skin    make  for  dry  hair,  too. 

Besides  the  summer  sun  and  the  winter  cold,  blow  dryers, 
hot  rollers,  perms — a  host  of  chemical  and  mechanical 
processes — rob  hair  of  its  essential  moisture. 

Your  hair  reacts  to  a  loss  of  moisture  much  as  your  skin 
does.  Dry  hair  is  dull,  rough  and  brittle.  It  doesn't  feel  good, 
and  it  doesn't  look  good,  either.  And  it's  hard  to  style. 

Many  times  our  clients  have  come  into  us  at  the  Clip  Shop 
and  said,  "I  wish  I  could  come  in  every  day  to  have  you  take 
care  of  my  hair."  Unfortunately,  you  can't  come  in 
every  day.  But,  it  is  possible  to  take  care  of  your  hair  [ust  like 
we  professionals  would.  And  you  can  achieve  the  same 
professional  results,  with  the  greatest  of  ease.  That's 
because  you  can  usea  system  designed  by  the  same  company 
we    use,    the  same   company   that   supplies    us   with    our  products. 

So  if  the  summer  air  or  winter  cold  dries  your  hair,  how  to  restore  moisture  to  your  air?  Sticking 
your  head  under  the  faucet  just  won't  work.  Surprisingly  enough,  hair  does  not  take  its  moisture 
directly  from  water:  it  needs  water  vapor.  In  addition,  hair  needs  help  in  order  to  hold  on  to  the  water 
vapor. 

At  the  Clip  Shop  we  use  Moisture  Base.  As  Its  name  suggests,  it  provides  each  strand  of  hair  with 
a  base  or  platform  which  actually  can  grab  water  vapor  from  the  atmosphere.  This  base  is  actually 
keratin  protein.  These  protein  molecules  are  large  so  they  are  not  absorbed  by  the  hair  shaft:  they 
rest  on  its  surface.  Also,  these  molecules  have  a  slight  electric  charge  so,  through  bonding,  they 
attract  and  retain  ionizedmolecules  of  water  vapor.  Besides  keratin  protein,  Moisture  Base  contains 
the  most  effective  traditional  moisturizers:  soothing  aloe  vera,  lecithin,  panthenol,  even  soy  bean  oil. 
You  can  obtain  this  moisturizer  at  the  Clip  Shop,  so  that  when  you  take  care  of  your  hair  it  will  be 
as  soft  and  silky  as  your  skin.  And  manageable,  too,  all  year-round. 

At  the  Clip  Shop  we're  always  learning,  because  our  business  is  always  changing.  Our  salons  are 
equipped  with  a  sophisticated  video  system  on  which  we  constantly  watch  the  leaders  of  the  field 
demonstrate  the  latest  cuts;  on  which  we  listen  to  the  experts  in  the  industry  lecture  on  up-to-the- 
minute  product  developments.  We  feel  confident  in  the  products  we  use  and  sell  because  we  were 
educated  in  their  makeup,  and  we  would  like  you  to  be  also. 

The  Clip  Shop  has  four  convenient  locations.   PITTSFIELD  447-9576  and  443-»814.  WILLIAMS- 
TOWN  458-9167.  GREAT  BARRINGTONS28-9804and  BENNINGTON,  VT.  (802)442-9823. 


Moore,  Harper,  Grover,  made 
use  of  the  dropoff  by  designing  a 
building  four  stories  tall.  The 
bottom  two  'floors  of  the  annex 
are  telow  the  level  of  the  ground 
floor  of  Lawrence,  adding  more 
space  without  adding  height  to 
the  original   two-story  building. 

The  lowest  floor,  as  currently 
envisioned,  will  be  an  art  studio, 
while  the  second  will  contain 
office  space  and  a  slide  room. 
There  is  not  enough  office  space 
for  all  the  art  faculty  right  now, 
explained  Panczenko,  but  the 
new  offices  should  remedy  the 
situation.  The  third  floor  of  the 
addition,  corresponding  to  the 
first  floor  of  Lawrence,  will 
contain  storage  space  and  of- 
fices, while  the  fourth  floor  will 
consist  of  galleries. 

Lawrence  Hall  will  change  in 
other  ways  as  well,  said  Panc- 
zenko. What  is  now  an  auditorium 
on  the  second  floor  will  become 
classrooms.  Also,  there  will  be  a 
new  horseshoe-shaped  driveway 
in  front  of  the  museum  with 
diagonal  parking  for  visitors  on 
the  left  side  of  the  horseshoe. 
"We  hope  that  the  driveway  and 


the  parking  spaces  will  make 
Lawrence  more  accessible,"  said 
Professor  Whitney  Stoddard. 
"Those  together  with  the  new 
addition  should  put  Lawrence  on 
the  map.  Wc  want  visitors  to  go  to 
both  of  the  good  museums  in 
Williamstown." 

Construction  of  the  $3.5-4 
million  addition  to  Lawrence  Hall 
is  scheduled  to  begin  in  March 
1981  and  the  new  facilities  should 
be  ready  for  use  by  the  fall  of 
1982. 

Credit  Union 
to  lend  money 

Because  of  the  large  number  of 
people  who  have  supported  the 
Williams  College  Employees 
Federal  Credit  Union  in  the  few 
weeks  it  has  been  in  operation, 
the  Board  of  Directors  has 
decided  that  it  can  now  begin 
lending  money.  Beginning 
November  lOth,  members  may 
apply  for  personal,  unsecured 
loans  in  amounts  not  to  exceed 
$500.  All  members  of  the  credit 
union  are  eligible  for  loans. 


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Jimmy  Cliff  at  Berklee 
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Discussion 
replaces 

classes 

Continued  from  Page  1 
the  Thompson  Chapel  service 
Sunday.  "But  they  have  been 
exacerbated  in  the  past  two  days. 
A  brief  moratorium  is  in  the  best 
interests  of  the  College.  We 
cannot  let  recent  events  defeat  or 
divide  us." 

The  "Service  of  Rededication 
and  Recommitment,"  held  at 
Thompson  on  Sunday  afternoon, 
was  attended  by  about  250  people. 
Professor  Dennis  Dickerson  and 
Reverend  Muhammad  Kenyatta 
spoke,  and  "Essence"  and 
"Black  Movements"  both  per- 
formed. Many  commented  af- 
terward that  the  service  was  one 
of  the  most  moving  they  had  ever 
attended. 

"The  moratorium  is  a  drastic 
move,"  Chandler  said  in  an 
interview  Monday,  "and  I  don't 
like  to  do  it,  but  we  need  to  allay 
anxieties  and  apprehensions.  We 
have  to  help  restore  to  the 
campus  an  atmosphere  in  which 
we  can  go  about  our  jobs  again." 

C.C.  elections — 

Continued  from  Page  1 
wrong"  to  exclude  the  freshmen. 

Freshmen  were  told  by  Council 
monitors  that  the  election  was 
being  limited  to  upperclassmen, 
who  had  voted  in  the  original 
vice-presidential  election  last 
spring.  Phil  Sheridan  '82,  winner 
of  that  election,  resigned  last 
spring,  precipitating  the  new 
elections.  Freshmen  voted  in  the 
primary  and  first  run-off  elec- 
tion. 

Their  exclusion  was  reflected 
in  the  voter  turnout,  which 
dropped  from  665  in  the  first  run- 
off to  350  in  the  second.  Peter 
Hodgson  '82,  who  organized  the 
election,  called  it  "a  mistake  in 
judgment  to  not  have  freshmen 
vote."  When  asked  why,  then,  he 
decided  to  exclude  freshmen, 
Hodgson  only  said,  "the  results  of 
the  election  have  been  approved, 
it's  not  important."  He  refused 
further  comment. 

The  Council  unanimously 
approved  the  election  results. 
McCammond's  only  reaction  was 
"I'm  just  glad  it's  over." 


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Tuesday's  forum 

Thirteen  hundred  people  filled 
Chapin  Hall  and  overflowed  into 
Brooks  Rogers  Auditorium 
Tuesday  morning  for  the  forum 
moderated  by  Professor  of 
English  Peter  Berek. 

"Williams  is  a  bruised  com- 
munity," Berek  said.  "Our 
presence  here  today  is  a  measure 
of  our  concern.  A  cross  burned  in 
our  community,  but  we  are  not  a 
community  of  cross   burners." 

"We  share  a  common  history," 
Berek  added.  "Whites  should  not 
be  surprised  by  the  blacks'  fear, 
nor  blacks  by  the  whites' 
ignorance." 

President  Chandler  was  the 
next  to  speak,  offering  a  history 
of  Williams'  commitment  to 
minority  students  and  faculty 
recruitment  since  1969.  An  af- 
firmative action  program  was 
begun  in  1972  to  make  "a  con- 
ceited organized  effort  to  enlarge 
the  pool  of  minority  and  female 
applicants  for  faculty  positions," 
he  said.  "Against  its  own  goals, 
Williams  has  done  rather  well." 

He  stressed,  however,  the 
varying  factors  that  make  it 
difficult  for  Williams  to  attract 
and  keep  black  faculty.  Few 
black  college  graduates  go  into 
teaching,  he  explained,  and  many 
colleges  "scramble"  for  the 
small  pool  of  talent.  Even  when 
we  have  given  tenure  to  black 
faculty.  Chandler  said,  we  have 
lost  them  to  other  institutions. 

Chandler  said  he  was  op- 
timistic about  the  College's 
future  in  terms  of  racial 
problems.  "When  we  emerge 
from  this  experience,  Williams 
will  be  a  stronger  place,"  he  said. 
"It  will  be  responsive  to  the  needs 
of  all  students." 

Dean  Roosenraad  followed 
with  a  summary  of  the  past 
week's  events.  He  stressed  the 
importance  of  separating  fact 
from  rumor  in  dealing  with  such 
a  delicate  issue,  and  asked 
students  to  use  the  Dean's  Office 
as  a  "rumor  control"  center. 
"We  all  need  to  be  supportive  in 
the  days  ahead,"  he  said. 

Professor  of  Political  Science 
Ray  Baker  spoke  next,  praising 
Williams  for  "standing  against 
the  tide  of  racism"  by  continuing 
efforts  to  give  support  to  the 
black  student  and  faculty  com- 
munity and  to  Afro- American 
Studies.  "We  are  pledged  to 
strengthen  these  programs  into 
the  bo's,"  he  said,  adding  that 
some  other  institutions   have 


slackened  their  commitment. 

Ray  Headen  '82  followed,  ex- 
plaining to  the  enthusiastic  crowd 
"the  precariousness  of  the  black 
student  situation  at  Williams  or 
at  places  like  Williams."  Headen 
nonetheless  urged  students  to 
talk  about  delicate  racial  issues 
in  the  discussions  to  follow  the 
panel. 

"Don't  be  fragile  today," 
Headen  asked.  "Don't  be  easy. 
Take  a  chance  this  time.  We  just 
don't  want  co-existing,  but 
touching." 

Senior  Anita  Brooks  and 
Professor  of  Economics  Gerry 
Epstein  discussed  world  racism, 
particularly  as  it  exists  in  South 
Africa. 

"The  kind  of  society  that  the  Ku 
Klux  Klan  want  to  bring  to 
Williams,  one  of  racism  and 
oppression,  is  present  every  day 
in  South  Africa,"  Epstein  said. 
"The  College  must  realize  that  by 
holding  stocks  in  corporations 
that  operate  in  South  Africa 
we're  already  talking  a  political 
and  moral  stand.  We're  saying 
profit  matters,  morals  don't." 
Both  Brooks  and  Epstein  urged 
students  to  see  the  connections 
between  racism  in  South  Africa 
and  at  Williams;  Epstein  called 
for  total  divestiture. 

Dennis  Dickerson,  Chairman  of 
the  Afro-American  Studies 
Program,  addressed  the  question 
of  low  white  enrollment  in  Black 
Studies  courses.  "I'm  very 
dismayed  and  disappointed  to 
report  that  very  few  white 
students  are  enrolled  in  these 
courses,"  he  said.  "There's  not 
the  kind  of  participation  there 
should  be." 

Dickerson  argued  that  Afro- 
American  courses  are  important 
for  all  Williams  students,  as 
many  of  them  will  "be  significant 
persons  in  the  twenty-first 
century  serving  an  increasingly 
diverse  America  and  the  world." 
He  urged  professors  to  include 
more  black  material  in  their 
regular  courses,  and  urged 
students  to  demand  that  this 
material  be  taught. 

Enlarging  the  size  of  black 
faculty  and  staff  is  one  of  the 
primary  challenges  now  before 
Williams,  suggested  Political 
Science  Professor  Vincent 
Barnett,  the  panel's  last  speaker. 
With  more  black  faculty  and 
staff,  Barnett  said,  Afro- 
American  courses  "can  be  made 
more  meaningful. 

"This  move  is  essential  to  our 


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and  beyond,"  he  said.  "We  must 
say  we've  not  done  enough,  that 
we  must  do  better." 

(iruup  discussions 

Immediately  following  the 
forum,  the  audience  dispersed 
into  30  discussion  sessions  held  in 
classrooms  all  over  campus.  Two 
faculty  and  four  student  volun- 
teers presided  over  each  to  help 
provoke  discussion,  but  students 
generally  did  most  of  the  talking. 

Issues  raised  by  many  groups 
included  the  "black  tables"  at 
dining  halls,  ways  of  bettering 
interaction  between  the  races  at 
Williams,  and  the  role  of  the 
College  in  world  racial  issues, 
especially  in  South  Africa. 

Most  students  praised  the 
discussions  as  productive  and 
informative,  but  many  wondered 
about  the  future  of  com- 
munication between  the  races  at 
Williams.  Some  said  they  feared 
the  whole  problem  would  be 
"swept  under  the  rug"  in  a  week 
or  two,  with  the  underlying 
problems  of  race  relations  un- 
touched. 

Reactions 
The  discussions  continued 
outside  of  the  classrooms;  racial 
problems  were  the  universal 
topics  at  dining  halls  yesterday. 
Both  blacks  and  whites  agreed 


that  Tuesday's  experience  had 
been  a  positive  one.  "I  finally 
learned  to  appreciate  my  fellow 
students,"  said  one  junior. 

"A  lot  of  feelings  were  coming 
out,"  said  Darrell  McWhorter, 
College  Council  president.  "That 
usually  doesn't  happen.  I  think 
the  discussions  will  be  ongoing." 

While  support  for  the 
moratorium  was  extensive. 
Political  Science  Professor 
George  Marcus  held  his  Tuesday 
morning  statistics  class  as 
scheduled.  He  told  his  students 
that  "the  prime  structural  ac- 
tivities .  .  .  must  not  be  altered 
either  by  those  who  seek  to  in- 
timidate its  members  or  for 
recuperative  purposes,  however 
well  intentioned." 

While  many  blacks  and  whites 
said  they  were  optimistic  about 
the  outcome  of  the  week.'s  events 
in  helping  to  make  Williams  a 
better  institution,  some  were 
worried  about  the  effects  of 
recent  media  coverage.  There 
has  been  extensive  local 
television,  radio  and  newspaper 
reportage  and  limited  national 
coverage. 

"My  main  worry  right  now," 
said  President  Chandler,  "is  that 
the  exposure  might  coun- 
terbalance the  positive  influences 
on  campus.  The  Admissions 
Office  will  have  problems." 


A  unique  sfudenf- 


Continued  from  Page  4 
initial  response  is  simply  that  he 
really  "loved  this  school." 
Although  he's  still  doing  some 
writing,  Kenyatta  describes  this 
year  as  a  year  off,  "a  pause  for 
reassessment."  He  says  that  the 
best  way  to  do  that  is  to  be  around 
people  who  are  burdened  with  old 
visions,     i.e.,     students. 

Kenyatta  sees  a  lot  of  dif- 
ferences between  Williams  now 
and  the  one  he  knew  14  years  ago. 
He  describes  a  lot  of  what  goes  on 
in  class  as  "bullshit,"  and  thinks 
that  "teachers  and  preachers 
should  be  forced  to  spend  some 
time  in  the  real  world  every  now 
and  then."  Saying  that  most 
"socially  conscious"  students 
wound  up  in  the  Philosophy  Dept. 
in  the  early  '60's,  Kenyatta  feels 


the  "curriculum  has  broadened 
for  the  better  without  losing  its 
central   core." 

His  biggest  disappointment 
with  Williams  is  that  the  in- 
stitution "has  moved  practically 
nowhere  with  desegregation  of 
the  faculty  .  .  .  This  short- 
changes all  students,  but  does  a 
double  disservice  to  blacks."  He 
does  say  that  it's  a  lot  earier  to  be 
black  at  Williams  in  1980  than  it 
was  in  1966,  but  warns  that  blacks 
here  are  naive  about  America. 

"It's  dangerous  to  be  an  ex- 
slave  and  forget  it,"  he  says. 

Kenyatta  doesn't  know  what 
he'll  do  after  Williams,  although 
he  suspects  he'll  return  to 
teaching.  "Like  any  senior,  I'm 
uncertain  of  my  future,"  he  says 
with  a  laugh. 


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WILLIAMS  RECORD 


November  12,  1980 


Racism  here  now 

To  the  editor: 

I  am  a  racist.  That  is,  I  was 
born  in  America.  When 
Americans  are  naited,  we  hate 
whole  groups  of  people,  largely 
because  we  can  categorize  them. 
Socialization  into  a  culture  is 
learning  to  think,  act,  be  in  that 
culture's  categories  of  un- 
derstanding. We  are  all 
socialized  into  a  world  which  is 
still  structurally  racist.  Un- 
derneath our  clothes  of  rhetoric 
and  liberal  arts  magnanimity  our 
naked  bodies  hide.  There  is  no 
escape  from  the  past  which  has 
shaped  us,  only  toil  and  endless 
efforts  at  breaking  down  our 
selves  to  ourselves  and  others. 
We  must  be  naked  together  if  we 
have  any  hope  of  being  healthy 
together. 

On  the  lawn  of  Perry  House- 
where  thousands  of  harmless 
pranks  and  malicious  deeds 
occur  in  peoples'  minds,  pranks 
and  deeds  as  real  as  those  few 
which  actually  reach  outward 
expression — a  friend  asked  me, 
"What  do  you  do?"  I  ask  us: 

What  don't  we  do? 

What  haven't  we  done? 

What  will  we  continue  not  to 
do? 

America  is  a  racist  society, 
Williams  is  a  racist  institution, 
Econ.  101  is  a  racist  course  which 
we  all  digest  so  unquestioningly. 
The  only  way  to  begin  to  make  a 
dent  in  ourselves  is  to  change  the 
conditions  in  which  we  grow. 
There  is  plenty  to  be  done  here 
now. 

The  rally,  march,  and  prayer 
on  Monday  3  Nov.  1980  at 
Williams  College,  one  of  the  most 
powerful  events  of  my  life,  is 
meaningless  unless  it 

precipitates  daily  struggle  in  our 
personal  and  political  lives  (can 
they  really  be  separated 
anyway?).  It's  easy — hip — to 
show  up  for  a  big  exciting  event. 
But  unless  we  can  mobilize  the 
same  support  to  demand 
divestiture  of  companies  doing 
business  in  South  Africa,  and 
unless  we  can  all  join  together  to 
demand  that  the  administration 
hire  no  white  teacher  so  long  as 
there  is  a  qualified  black  person 
to  be  found  anywhere  until  we 
begin  to  create  a  balanced  en- 
vironment here,  what  is  the 
significance  of  one  lunch-hour 
walk? 

Our  administration  is  well- 
meaning  but  its  actions  are 
hypocritical.  If  we  don't 
respectfully  refuse  to  cooperate 
with  policies  which  contradict  the 
words  that  come  so  easily,  can  we 
deny  charges  of  complicity? 
Love, 
Andy  Levin  '82 


Correction 


To  Ihe  editor: 

Concerning  the  article  on  the 
cross  burning  incident  itself,  I 
saw  bits  and  pieces  of  the  in- 
cident and  related  them  as  best  I 
could  to  the  reporter.  I  was  in- 
correctly quoted,  however,  as 
having  seen  flames  about  the 
cross.  I  never  saw  any  cross, 
burning  or  not.  No  one  in  Wood 
House  did. 

George  F.  Baumgarten  '82 

Inaccurate 

To  the  editor: 

As  Treasurer   of  the  College 
Council   and    Chairman    of   the 
Finance  Committee,  I  would  like 
to  take  the  opportunity  to  respond 
to    several     misleading    and 
inaccurate    statements    in    last 
week's   Record  editorial   on  the 
College  Council  funding  process. 
I  would  first  like  to  correct  the 
Hccord's  impression  that  quality 
was  not  an  important  criterion  in 
the  Finance  Committee's  budget 
recommendations.   On   the  con- 
trary,   the   Finance  Committee 
made     very     explicit     value 
judgments,  weighing  the  quality 
of   each    of    the    publications 
against  alternative  uses  of  this 
funding  by  the  other  forty-three 
student  organizations  on  campus. 
On    the    basis    of    these    com- 
parisons, the  Finance  Committee 
concluded    that     the    college 
community  would  be  best  served 
through    a    reallocation    of    the 
$3780  savings  from  a  two  page  cut 
in  the  Record. 

Secondly,  the  editors 
mistakenly  seem  to  feel  that  the 
Finance  Committee  blindly 
accepts  the  advice  of  each 
group's  monitor  in  making  its 
recommendations.  Fortunately, 
nothing  could  be  further  from  the 
truth.  Though  the  monitor's 
impressions  are  an  integral  part 
of  the  decision-making  process, 
each  group's  budget  is  subject  to 
a  greater  amount  of  debate  and 
discussion  by  all  nine  members  of 
the  Finance  Committee  than  the 
Record  cares  to  admit. 

I  would  also  like  to  protest 
vigorously  the  editors'  regret- 
tably uninformed  and  misguided 
decision  to  print  a  four  page  issue 
on  the  eve  of  the  College  Council 
debates  on  the  Record's  budget. 
Such  petty  moves  are  an  affront 
to  the  College  Council  and  the 
campus  as  a  whole.  Had  the 
editors  taken  the  time  to  discuss 
their  budget  with  their  business 
manager  they  would  have 
discovered  that  the  cuts  proposed 
by  the  Finance  Committee  affect 
only  remaining  issues  of  the 
Record.  By  cutting  the  last  issue 
the  editors  of  the  Record  un- 
necessarily deprived  the  campus 
community    of    four    pages    of 


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homecoming  and  the  crucial 
events  surrounding  the  cross- 
burning  incident,  in  addition  to 
insulting  the  sensibilities  of  the 
representatives  of  the  College 
Council. 

Finally,  it  should  be  noted  that 
the  Finance  Committee  took  the 
initiative  two  weeks  ago  toward 
bringing      the      publications 
together  to  resolve  amicably  the 
current    funding  dilemma.    The 
editors  of  the  Record  apparently 
feel  that  this  discussion  among 
the  publications,  which  can  only 
be    conducted    in    a    careful, 
deliberative   fashion,   can   be 
completed  overnight.  What  they 
don't  realize  is  that   hasty  con- 
solidation without   at   least   the 
tacit  approval  of  the  concerned 
staffs  will  result  in  the  same  kind 
of   internal  disputes    that    have 
characterized  organizations  such 
as  the  Record  in  the  past.  Rapid 
consolidation    at    the    price    of 
irreconcilable  conflicts  within  the 
combined  organizations  is  worse 
than  no  consolidation  at  all.  It  is 
this  type  of  conflict  which  the 
Finance    Committee    seeks    to 
avoid.  Unfortunately,  the  editors 
of    the    Record    seem    to    have 
overlooked  this  critical  point. 
Sincerely, 
Russell  Piatt  'K2 
College  Council  Treasurer 


Misleading 


To  the  editor: 

The  Record's  editorial  con- 
cerning the  Finance  Committee's 
budget  recommendations  was 
extremely  misleading.  First,  it 
was  said  that  in  the  1980-81 
budget  publications  were  given  a 
low  priority.  It  was  not  noted  that 
the  25  percent  share  of  the  budget 
that  the  publications  received 
last  year  has  remained  constant 
while,  in  monetary  terms,  they 
were  allocated  $30,200  this  year 
compared  to  $29,016  last  year. 

Second,  the  editorial  pointed 
out  that  the  cuts  in  individual 
publication  budgets  coincided 
with  an  SAT  that  "is  larger  than 
ever."  Although  the  SAT  did  go 
up  10  percent,  allocation  requests 
this  year  were  30  percent  more 
than  the  amount  allocated  in  the 
'79-'80  budget.  Last  year's 
Finance  Committee  had  to  cut 
$9,000.  Our  decision  to  cut  the 
Record's  budget  should  be 
viewed  in  relation  to  the  more 
than  $24,000  in  cuts  that  this 
year's  Finance  Committee  was 
forced  to  make.  Reducing  the  size 
of  the  Record  meant  we  did  not 
have  to  cut  as  much  from  other 
organizations.  The  difference 
between  allocating  the  Record 
money  for  eight  pages  per  issue 
instead  of  ten  pages  per  issue  is 
an  amount  greater  than  the 
combined  total  allocations  to 
Peer  Health,  Purple  Key,  the 
Williams  Anti-Apartheid 
Coalition,  the  Women's  Rugby 
Club  and  the  Williamstown  Big 
Brother-Big  Sister  program. 

Third,  the  Record  "decided  to 
publish  only  four  pages  in  order 
to  help  balance  (their)  budget." 
It  was  not  necessary  to  reduce 
any  issue  drastically  to  make  up 
the  difference  for  the  previous 
larger  issues.  The  page  reduc- 
tions were  not  budgeted  to  be 
retroactive.  Instead,  the  Record 
allocation  allowed  for  eight  ten 
page  issues. 

Finally,  the  Record  stated  that 
we  opted  for  quantity  instead  of 
quality  because  we  did  not 
finalize  consolidation  of  the 
publications  before  the  com- 
pletion of  the  '80-'81  budget.  We 
opted  for  rationality.  Many  of  the 
students  involved  in  the  eight 
publications  are  bitterly  opposed 
to  consolidation.  Working  out  a 
plan  will  require  cooperation 
among  all  the  editors.  Largely 
because  the  Finance  Committee 


did  not  think  it  would  be  wise  to 
arbitrarily  decide  the  fate  of  the 
publications,  it  ruled  to  work  on 
consolidation  after  the  budget 
was  finished.  We  hope  to  present 
the  College  Council  with  a  con- 
solidation plan  before  Christmas 
break.  David  Lipscomb '8:1 

Finance  (.'onimittee  Monitor 
Ell.  Note:  Neither  the  business 
manager  nor  the  editors  of  the 
liECOan  were  informed  by  the 
Finance  Committee  that  the  pa^e 
reductions  were  not  retroactive. 
Our  monitor  never  reported  the 
committee's  decisions  to  us.  We 
thus  assumed  that  we  had  to 
compensate  for  previous  issues 
which  had  exceeded  eight  pages. 
In  our  editorial  we  faulted  the 
Committee  for  not  addressing 
Ihe  consolidation  question  earlier 
in  the  year.  We  do  not  believe 
that  a  solution  can  be  reached 
overnight.  What  we  proposed 
was  a  postponement  of  full 
funding  until  a  consolidation  plan 
could  be  formed.  Like  David 
Lipscomb,  we  felt  that  such  a 
plan  could  be  devised  by 
Christmas.  We  hope  that  the 
committee  will  not  hesitate  to 
redistribute  funds  if  consolida- 
tion   agreements    can    be    made. 


Ludicrous 


To  the  editor: 

Thank  you. 

Nothing  could  have  so  justified 
the  decision  of  the  Finance 
Committce-CC  to  cut  your  fun- 
ding as  your  last  issue.  For  you  to 
claim  exemption  from  cutbacks 
to  publications  is  ludicrous 
enough,  but  at  a  time  of  increased 
student  activities  during 
Homecoming  and  the  obscenity 
of  the  cross-burning,  you  chose, 
characteristically,  to  be  petty 
and  self-serving  by  publishing  a 
four-page  issue.  This  is  in  the 
public  interest?  This  is 
"quality?"  This  is  responsible 
journalism?  As  a  publication,  you 
pervert  and  abuse  "a  vehicle  for 
self  expression."  A  "drop  in 
quality"  seems  impossible  where 
the  Record  is  concerned. 

By  the  way,  the  last  issue  was 
your  "finest"  ever.  My  advise  is 
to  retain  a  four-page  format. 
You'll  be  less  offensive  and 
tiresome.  sincerely, 

Jim  Pettit  '82 
Ed.  Note:  Our  decision  to  publish 
a  four-page  issue  was  made  days 
before  Homecoming  Saturday,  as 
we  pointed  out  in  our  editors' 
note  last  week.  At  that  point 
there  was  very  little  news,  and 
we  felt  we  could  adequately 
cover  Homecoming  sports  in  the 
four  pages.  After  the  cross 
burning,  of  course,  there  was  not 
enough  room  for  full  sports 
coverage.  It  ivould  have  been 
impossible  to  increase  the  size  of 
the  issue  on  Sunday  or  Monday 
because  of  our  printer's  time 
restrictions  and  deadlines. 

Registration 

To  the  editor: 

The  Selective  Service  Act  will 
require  men  born  in  1962  to 
register  for  a  military  draft 
during  the  week  of  January  5 
through  January  12.  Thereafter, 
men  must  register  within  30  days 
of  their  eighteenth  birthday. 
Eligible  men  will  therefore  be 
facing  a  serious  decision  in  the 
coming  two  months.  In  response 
to  an  anticipated  need  for 
students  to  obtain  information 
and  counseling  on  this  matter, 
the  Dean's  office,  with  the  help  of 
the  Chaplains,  has  organized  a 
group  of  trained  draft  counselors. 

The  registration  schedule  will 
resemble  the  schedule  im- 
plemented this  summer:  it  will 
be  suggested  that  men  born  in 
January,  February,  or  March 
register  on   Monday    (Jan.   5), 


tho.se  born  in  April,  May,  or  June 
on  Tuesday,  and  so  on.  Friday 
and  Saturday  are  make-up  days. 
We  would  like  to  emphasize  that 
there  is  no  penalty  for  not 
registering  on  the  specified  day; 
thus  those  eligible  will  have  until 
the  end  of  the  week  to  consider 
their  options. 

Essentially,  there  are  four 
options  open  to  those  required  to 
register.  First,  you  may  comply 
with  the  Selective  Service  Act 
and  register.  Even  if  you  do 
choose  this  option  it  may  be  wise 
to  consult  someone  on  what  will 
happen  next,  and  to  obtain  in- 
formation on  deferments. 
Second,  you  may  register  under 
protest  or  with  the  intention  of 
applying  for  conscientious  ob- 
jector status.  Going  this  route 
requires  considerable  advance 
planning,  and  those  concerned 
will  need  much  help  and  advice. 
Third,  you  may  resist  quietly 
simply  by  not  registering;  and 
lastly  you  may  resist  publicly. 
Both  of  the  last  two  options 
constitute  a  federal  offense, 
subject  to  a  maximum  penalty  of 
five  years  in  prison  and  a  $10,000 
fine. 

The  question  has  arisen 
whether  President-elect  Ronald 
Reagan  will  continue  with 
Carter's  plans  to  revive 
registration  and  the  military 
draft.  It  should  be  pointed  out 
that  Congress  has  favored  such 
plans  for  the  past  several  years, 
and  that  Reagan  will  meet  with 
much  opposition  should  he  at- 
tempt to  reverse  the  plans  now  in 
operation.  It  is  also  of  interest 
that  Reagan  has  recently 
proposed  the  addition  of  another 
$20  billion  in  military  spending 
for  the  coming  fiscal  year.  We 
would  suggest  that  it  is  not  ad- 
visable for  the  individual  to  put 
off  consideration  of  these  issues 
in  the  hope  that  the  draft  process 
will  be  discontinued. 

The  Supreme  Court  decision  on 
the  constitutionality  of  a 
registration  and-or  draft  without 
women  will  be  made  in  the  near 
future;  therefore  women,  too, 
may  soon  be  faced  with  the  same 
decisions  as  men.  We  recom- 
mend to  all  those  affected  by  the 
Selective  Service  Act,  directly  or 
indirectly,  that  they  begin  to 
think  about  their  options  now. 

The  Williams  Draft  Counselling 
Service  will  operate  out  of  the 
Chaplain's  office.  Anyone 
seeking  information  should  call 
X2483  or  458-9312.  A  schedule  of 
available  counselors  will  be 
posted  in  the  near  future. 

Sincerely, 

The  Williams  Draft  Counselors 

Ephusions  - 

Continued  from  Page  10 

the  firing  of  former  Giants  Coach 
John  McVay  to  the  Russian  in- 
vasion of  Afghanistan. 

But  clearly  the  Eph  coaches 
knew  this  play  could  be  revised 
back  to  pre-Giants  form,  and  in 
the  case  of  exactly  correct 
timing,  could  be  used  to  the  Ephs 
advantage.  As  one  player 
commented,  "Our  'Hail  Mary' 
snap  isn't  the  kind  of  maneuver 
we'd  use  against  Tufts.  In  fact  the 
only  offenses  we  would  trust  not 
to  score  with  a  1-10  on  our  16 
would  be  Cub  Scout  Pack  455,  The 
WCFM  touch  football  all-stars, 
and  of  course,    .  .  ,    Amherst." 

Finally,  although  this  cannot  be 
substantiated,  it  was  rumored 
that  Brian  Benedict,  the  key 
beneficiary  of  the  play,  was 
thankful  after  it  was  all  over.  He 
was  rumored  to  say,  "Craig's 
snap  was  aesthetically  perfect.  5 
yards  closer  in  and  we  might 
have  been  in  trouble,  and  5  yards 
further  out  and  even  the  Amherst 
guys'  mothers  wouldn't  have  bet 
they'd  score.  He  kept  the 
pressure  on."  Way  to  go,  Craig. 


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College  reacts  to  Reagan  win 


The  Band,  in  its  usual  graceful  style,  cheers  on  the  new  Little  Three 
football  champions.  (Somers) 


by  (irog  Pliska 

"We're  all  going  to  die!"  cried 
one  student  as  President  Jimmy 
Carter  acknowledged  defeat  to 
President-elect  Ronald  Reagan 
last  Tuesday  night.  Many 
Williams  students  had  similarly 
negative  reactions,  ranging  from 
sad  resignation  to  a  frightened, 
"they  did  it,  they  actually  elected 
him!" 

Of  course,  Reagan  supporters 
on  campus  were  neither  as  upset 


Ephs  drown  Jeffs  at  Amherst 


Williams  Water  Polo  closed  out 
a  successful  14-3  season  this 
Sunday  at  the  New  England 
Water  Polo  Championships  in 
Harvard's  Blodgett  Pool.  Second 
seeded  in  the  New  England 
tourney,  the  Ephs  prevailed  over 
Trinity  and  lona  in  closely 
contested  battles  before  losing 
the  deciding  game  to  the 
University  of  Connecticut. 

The  tourney  capped  a 
superlative  season  which  saw  the 
Ephs  take  the  Little  Three  title  in 
strong  games  the  week  prior  to 


the  New  England's.  In  back  to 
back  victories,  Williams 
dispatched  Wesleyan  by  a  20-4 
score  Saturday  in  front  of  an 
enthusiastic  homecoming  crowd, 
and  then  crushed  the  defectors  of 
Amherst  in  a  stunning  11-9  vic- 
tory, their  first  at  the  Amherst 
pool. 

The  varsity  game  against 
Amherst  was  a  heated  physical 
battle,  with  tempers  flaring  on 
both  sides.  In  a  see-saw  game, 
Rob  Sommer  and  Brendan 
Kiernan    in    goal    were    virtual 


walls  while  Bill  Hymes  and  Mark 
Weeks  generated  the  attack. 
Williams  was  able  to  fend  off  a 
furious  Amhersv  onslaught  in  the 
final  minutes  to  preserve  their 
victory. 

The  U. Conn,  game  was  a  heart- 
breaker.  The  Connecticut  team 
was  playing  at  peak  and 
capitalized  on  seemingly  every 
Williams  error.  The  game  had  its 
bright  spots,  however,  as  Senior 
Gordon  Cliff  scored  six  strong 
goals  over  the  three  days  and 
probably  assured  himself  a  place 
on  the  all-New  England  team. 


Black  faculty  difficult  to  keep— 


Continued  from  Page  1 
to  be"  in  terms  of  having  black 
faculty  at  Williams. 

Dickerson  said  that  it  has  been 
difficult  to  keep  black  faculty  at 
Williams  but  that  "we  hope  to  fill 
in  temporarily  some  of  these 
gaps"  with  black  professors  here 
on  the  Luce  grants. 

One  reason  he  posed  for  having 
few  black  faculty  is  that  the 
majority  of  blacks  go  into 
professions  such  as  law  and 
medicine  and  that  minority  pur- 
suing an  academic  profession  has 
to  be  attracted  to  an  institution  to 
work  there. 

This  attractiveness  has  yet  to 
be  generated  at  Williams,  he 
said.  There  is  considerable  room 
for  increased  student  interest  in 
black  studies,  which  has  been 
sporadic  at  best. 

President  Chandler  said  that 
"disappointingly  small  numbers 
of  white  students  take  those 
courses." 

Greg  Witcher  '81,  one  of  the 
directors  of  the  Williams  Black 
Student  Union,  offered  another 
reason  for  the  lack  of  black 
faculty.  He  said  that  one  of  the 
constraints  of  Williams  policy  is 
to  recruit  only  assistant  or 
associate  professors  for  initial 
contracts  of  only  one  to  three 
years. 

He  suggested  a  concrete  policy 


change  in  this  respect  by  hiring 
black  faculty  for  tenured 
professorships.  He  cited  one 
instance  of  a  black  faculty 
member,  Joseph  Harris,  who  was 
finally  offered  tenure  but  went  on 
to  Howard  University  because  he 
was  offered  a  better  position, 
chairmanship  of  the  history 
department. 

Witcher  added  that  "the  people 
are  isolated  here,  the  community 
is  isolated,  and  it's  distressing  for 
blacks  to  come  here  as  faculty." 
President  Chandler  said,  while 
Williams  is  making  efforts  to 
attract  black  faculty,  in  the  next 
ten  years  there  will  be  very  few 
faculty  retirements,  so  that  any 
hiring  they  do  will  have  to  be 
"sensitive  to  the  particular  needs 
of  the  curriculum.  Any  expansion 
will  have  to  be  thought  through." 
In  another  funding  grant,  the 
Gaius  C.  Bolin  1889  essay  prize 
will  be  paid  for  through  the  next 
few  years  by  a  patron.  Pritchard 
is  optimistic  that  this  prize  for 
$100  "will  get  an  endowment 
soon," 

Last  year,  this  prize  was  not 
offered  because  of  insufficient 
funds  in  the  Afro-American 
budget.  About  two  months  ago, 
Dickerson  contacted  the 
Development  Office  and 
catalyzed  the  successful  search 


for  a  benefactor, 

Dickerson  said  the  purpose  of 
the  prize,  which  was  named  for 
the  first  black  graduate  of 
Williams,  is  to  "encourage 
students  to  do  research  on  the 
Afro-American  experience  in  any 
subject," 


nor  as  pessimistic,  "I'm  very 
pleased,"  said  Drew  Helene  '83, 
an  active  campaigner.  "I  don't 
think  il  will  be  as  bad  as  the 
average  Williams  student  thinks. 
Reagan  is  conservative,  but 
altogether  his  administration  will 
not  be." 

Professor  of  Political  Science 
James  MacGregor  Burns 
suggested  that  students  look  at 
Reagan's  performance  in 
California  to  determine  what  the 
next  four  vears  might  bring. 

"The  California  precedent  tells 
us  a  lot;  Reagan  is  not  the 
reactionary  Neanderthal  some 
see  him  as,"  Burns  said.  "Of 
course,  there  is  a  difference 
between  governor  of  California 
and  President  of  the  United 
States.  Hopefully  Reagan  will 
preside  benignly  .  .  .  any  void  in 
the  White  House  will  be  filled  by 
more  dogmatic  advisors  and 
dedicated  conservatives." 

One  of  the  major  fears  of 
students  is  the  prospect  of  U.S. 
involvement  in  a  war  with  Russia 
in  Europe  or  the  Persian  Gulf. 
Howard  Shapiro  '82  summed  up 
general  anti-Reagan  feeling. 
"I'm  trying  to  be  concerned  but 
not  paranoid.  I  don't  fear 
destruction,  but  I  don't  rule  out 
the  strong  possibility." 

In  general,  people  were 
disappointed  by  the  turnout  for 
Anderson.  "In  my  secret  heart  I 
thought  we'd  do  better  than  we 
did," said  supporter  Jeff  Trout  '81. 

Professor  of  Political  Science 
Fred  Greene,  a  Carter  Democrat, 
said  he  felt  that  "overall,  An- 
derson had  a  weakening  effect; 


more  voters  were  lost  to  him  by 
Carter  than  by  Reagan." 

Trout  pointed  to  an  ABC  survey 
which  contradicted  this 
statement.  "According  to  the 
poll,"  he  said,  "the  majority 
would  not  have  voted  without 
Anderson  as  a  choice.  Those  who 
would  have,  would  have  voted  for 
Reagan." 

Pressures  


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behavior  destroys  the  congenial 
atmosphere  sometimes  prevalent 
on  campus. 

The  intense,  frequently  com- 
petitive nature  of  Williams  life 
will  not  be  changed  overnight,  if 
at  all.  However,  certain  policy 
shifts  could  improve  the  campus 
atmosphere.  The  most  important 
of  these  would  be  to  reduce  the 
course  load  from  4  to  3  courses, 
per  semester.  A  reduced  course 
load  would  give  students  the 
opportunity  to  concentrate  on  all 
courses  without  having  to  rely  on 
having  a  "gut  course";  it 
especially  would  give  students 
more  time  to  pursue  those  extra- 
curricular activities  which 
contribute  to  personal  education 
and  well-being.  Having  fewer 
formal  course  requirements 
might  also  tend  to  discourage  the 
top-dog  brand  of  competition. 
Some  people  may  ask,  "Will 
students  be  busy  enough  and 
satisfied  with  having  only  three 
formal  courses'?"  My  answer  to 
this  question  is  cribbed  from  the 
Tao  To  C'hing:  "One  who  knows 
that  enough  is  enough  will  always 
have  enough." 

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November  12,  1980 


Williams  beats  Amherst 


Continued  from  Page  1 
punted  to  the  Williams  7.  On  the 
first  play  from  scrimmage, 
Lawler  called  an  innovative  QB 
draw  for  8  yards,  but  then  lost  the 
ball  at  his  own  15  yard  line,  with 
the  Jeffs  recovering. 

In  three  plays,  the  inept 
Amherst  offense  went  the  wrong 
way— losing  12  yards  on  a  run 
play,  a  sack,  and  an  incomplete 
pass.  This  forced  Amherst's 
Iticker  Tom  McDavitt  to  try  a  45 

Jeffs  kick  Ephs 

The  season  ended  Saturday 
morning  for  the  Williams  College 
soccer  team  and,  for  Coach  Mike 
Russo  and  his  23  players,  the  end 
came  none  too  soon. 

In  dropping  a  frustratingly 
close  2-0  decision  to  the  Lord 
Jeffs  at  Amherst's  homecoming, 
the  Ephmen  remained  consistent 
with  the  style  that  has  haunted 
them  all  season  long— playing 
good,  solid  soccer  but  unable  to 
put  together  an  attack  which 
might  get  them  on  the 
scoreboard.  The  shutout  was  the 
fifth  suffe-ed  by  the  Ephs  this 
season. 

In  this  contest,  Amherst  took 
control  early  by  scoring  a  goal  off 
of  a  corner  kick  after  only  3:15 
had  elapsed  in  the  game.  Jerry 
DeBontin  was  the  goalscorer. 
After  this  goal,  Williams  took 
over  and  dominated  play  for  most 
of  the  half,  but  was  never  able  to 
capitalize  on  any  of  their  scoring 
threats. 

The  second  half  was  very 
evenly  played,  except  for  another 
goal  by  Amherst— this  one 
coming  at  3:30  of  the  period- 
scored  by   Richard  Sutherland. 

In  commenting  on  his  team's  3- 
8-1  record,  Williams  coach  Mike 
Russo  said,  "I  can't  deny  that  the 
season  was  a  very  disappointing 
one  in  terms  of  wins  and  losses. 
All  we  can  do  now  is  look  towards 
next  year  for  improvement.' 


yard  field  goal— with  the  wind. 
Despite  the  fact  that  he  hadn't 
converted  from  further  than  30 
yards,  McDavitt  hit  the  field  goal 
to  narrow  the  score  to  7-3,  at  the 
half.  The  score  was  the  first 
allowed  by  the  Eph  defense  since 
a  TO  scored  by  Tufts  in  the 
second  quarter  of  their  game 
three  weeks  ago. 

On  their  first  possession  of  the 
second  half,  the  Jeffs  made 
things  interesting.  They  drove  35 
yards  on  8  plays  after  Lawler  was 
intercepted  to  set  up  a  first-and- 
goal  situation  on  the  Ephs  5.  But 
on  the  ninth  play  of  the  game 
Amherst  QB  Mark  Vendetii 
surprised  everyone  at  wind- 
swept Pratt  Field  by  trying  to 
pass  for  the  TD.  The  ball  was 
picked  off  in  the  endzone  by  Suits, 
ending  Amherst's  golden  op- 
portunity to  take  the  lead. 

After  three  fruitless 
possessions.  Coach  Odell  took  a 
big  chance  and  inserted  his 
second  string,  led  by  seniors 
Hinchey  and  Gardner.  The  move 
resulted  in  an  86  yard  drive  on  15 
plays  that  began  the  fourth 
quarter  and  put  away  the  game 
.  .  .  almost.  The  drive  was 
highlighted  by  Gardner's  35 
yards  rushing,  and  a  key  pass 
from  Hinchey  to  Greaney  for  10 
yards  in  a  third-and-eighth 
situation.  However,  the  drive 
stalled  at  the  Amherst  8,  and 
Coomber  came  into  the  game  for 
his  third  field  goal  attempt  of  the 
day,  this  one  from  25  yards.  It 
was  good  and  the  Ephs  led  10-3 
with  just  8:30  to  play. 

On  their  next  two  possessions 
the  Jeffs  could  do  nothing  and 
were  forced  to  punt.  However, 
the  Ephs  mysteriously  lost  the 
running  game  that  had  come 
back  especially  for  Amherst,  and 
couldn't  succeed  in  running  out 
the  clock.  The  final  hysterics  so 
emblematic  of  Williams-Amherst 
football  began  with  about  3:00  to 
go. 


With  the  Ephs'  John  Hennigan 
(31.6  season  avg.)  back  in  punt 
formation  to  give  the  Jeffs  one 
last  shot  at  a  tie,  the  snap  from 
center  was  high  and  sailed  over 
the  distressed  freshman's  head. 
He  recovered  the  ball  on  the 
Williams  16,  where  the  Jeffs 
would  take  over  on  downs. 

An  illegal  procedure  penalty 
took  the  ball  back  to  the  21,  and 
from  here  the  Jeffs  offense 
showed  its  consistency— doing 
nothing  for  the  umpteenth  time  of 
the  day.  They  found  themselves 
in  a  4th  and  9  on  the  Ephs  15  with 
1:15  remaining  and  called  time 
out  to  discuss  strategy.  Their 
plan  was  brilliant.  Jeffs  QB 
Vendetti  threw  a  perfect  spiral 
strike,  right  into  the  hands  of  the 
Ephs'  Benedict  who  intercepted 
the  pass  and  ran  for  50  yards  in  a 
fitting  theft  to  end  a  brilliant 
career  at  Williams.  With  this  win, 
the  Ephs  finish  with  5-2-1. 


Junior  halfback  Jay  Wheatley  eludes  Amherst  defenders 
99  yard  one-touchdown  performance. 


enrouteto  a 

(Somers) 


Harriers  finish  strong  season 


The  Men's  cross  country  team 
took  a  strong  ninth  out  of  some 
thirty  teams  at  the  New  Englands 
held  at  Boston's  Franklin  Park 
Saturday.  The  Ephs  finished  with 
294  points  behind  Bates  but  ahead 
of  all  other  Division  III  rivals  at 
the  meet. 

The  outstanding  individual 
performer  for  the  Ephs  was  once 
again  sophomore  Bo  Parker, 
whose  impressive  eighth  place 
finish  earned  him  a  solid  spot  on 
the  prestigious  All-New  England 
squad.  Said  Parker:  "I  felt  awful 
the  whole  time  because  I  went  out 
too  fast,  but  I  guess  I'm  satisfied. 

Other  finishers  for  the  varsity 
were  seniors  Ted  Congdon  in  32nd 
and  Phil  Darrow  in  52nd,  soph 
Lyman  Casey  in  69th,  juniors  Don 
Hangen  in  113th  and  Gordon 
Coates  in  126th,  and  freshman 
Chris  O'Neill  in  154th.  Over  200 


runners  finished. 

The  Purple  top  seven  will 
return  to  Franklin  next  Saturday 
for  the  Division  III  New  Englands 
and  National  Qualifier.  Parker  is 
almost  a  sure  shot  to  advance, 


with  Congdon  and  Darrow  also 
shooting  for  a  spot  among  the  top 
six  individual  qualifiers.  This 
year  the  team  score  will  be  im- 
portant also  with  the  addition  of 
the  New  England  designation. 


Van  Home  snaps  to  it 


Women  run  past  Little  3  rivals 


The  Women's  cross-country 
team  ended  up  the  season  with  a 
long-anticipated  victory  over 
Wesleyan  and  Amherst  in  the 
annual  Little  Three  Cham- 
pionships. The  Ephs  avenged  last 
year's  narrow  loss  to  Wesleyan, 
winning  with  a  total  score  of  23  to 
Wesleyan's  55,  and  Amherst's  62. 
Even  the  Wesleyan  coach  had  to 
admit  after  the  race  that  the 
Williams  girls  had  put  in  the 
strongest  team  performance  on 
that  course  that  he  had  ever  seen. 

Co-captain  Liz  Martineau  and 
freshman  Kerry  Malone  were 
tagged  most  of  the  way  through 
by  Wesleyan  runner  Jill  Quigley, 
but  both  ended  up  beating  her  to 
the  chute  by  a  comfortable 
margin.  Martineau  was  first  with 
a  time  of  17:35  and  a  personal 
record  of  5:40  per  mile.  Malone 
was  right  behind  her  with  17:41. 


Sue  Marchantalso  put  in  a  strong 
performance,  placing  fourth  with 
18:19.  Behind  her  were  Tricia 
Hellman  in  6th  place.  Barb 
Bradley  in  10th,  Maria  An- 
tonaccio  in  11th,  Margaret  Lynch 
17th,  Kristin  Levitan  20th,  Ann 
Jochnick  23rd,  Debbie  Gregg 
24th,  and  Anita  Kamat  in  30th. 

Actually,  the  Little  Three 
victory  was  only  the  culmination 
of  a  trend  that  had  extended 
throughout  the  season.  Quietly, 
the  team  improved  over  the  year, 
ending  up  as  a  top  contender  in 
New  England  competition. 
Williams  was  second  in  the  N.E. 
small  college  championships, 
and  sixth  in  one  of  the  most 
prestigious  events  in  this  part  of 
the  country,  the  New  England 
Championships,  in  which  33  top 
New  England  teams  competed. 

All  the  competitors  (with  the 


exception  of  senior  Barb 
Bradley)  will  be  returning  next 
fall,  and  hope  to  pick  up  where 
they  left  off  this  year  as  a  top 
contender  in  small-college  cross- 
country running. 


by  Steve  Epstein 

Maybe  Craig  Van  Home  just 
wanted  to  get  his  name  in  the 
paper.  Maybe  they  were  just 
trying  to  build  up  the  suspense. 
Whatever  it  was.  Bob  Odell,  the 
cheering  Williams  throngs,  this 
reporter,  and  maybe  even  John 
K.  Setear  were  plenty  worried 
when  Van  Home's  snap  went  over 
the  head  of  John  Hennigan,  the 
Williams  punter,  and  gave 
Amherst  a  1-10  on  the  Williams  16 
and  a  chance  to  win  the  game 
with  under  3  minutes  to  go  in  our 
version  of  the  annual  fall  classic. 

Only  Bear  Benedict's  final 
dramatic  interception  and  50- 
yard  run  kept  Van  Home  out  of 
the  annals  of  Williams  trivia, 
right  next  to  Brad  Adams— whose 
bad  snap  from  center  cost  the 
Ephs  a  victory  at  Bowdoin  two 
years  ago.  Adams  has  now  found 
fame  in  the  broadcast  booth,  and 


Eph  ruggers  ruin  Amherst; 
A  -side  gains  triumph  29- 1 9 


by  Dave  Weaver 

In  their  most  important  and 
final  match  of  the  year,  the 
Williams  Rugby  Football  Club 
scored  two  crushing  victories 
over  archrival  Amherst,  ending 
the  season  on  a  triumphal  note. 

Williams  kept  up  the  offensive 
pressure  throughout  the  game. 
When  the  dust  cleared,  the  final 
score  was  a  satisfying  29-19  and 


purple  and  white  festooned 
bodies  of  the  victors. 


the 


Action  a  long  the  line  is  fast  and  famous  as  Eph  B-squad  coasts  to  a  27-0  drubing  of  Amherst. 


(Somers) 


The  team  played  a  fine  game. 
The  scrum  consistently  out- 
played a  good  Amherst  scrum, 
overpowering  them  with  pure 
desire  and  insanity.  On  the  line, 
however,  the  Ephmen  truly 
shone.  Harder  hitting  than  ever 
before  kept  the  Amherst  line 
from  ever  mounting  a  coor- 
dinated attack  on  the  ground. 
This  tenacious  defense  was  led  by 
Co-captain  Jack  Clary  '81.  Long 
runs  and  superb  kicking  also  took 
their  effect. 

The  B-siders  were  their  usual 
amazing  selves,  pounding  the 
Amherst  ruggers  by  the  lopsided 
score  of  27-0.  This  shut-out  was 
characteristic  of  the  "B"s,  who 
have  been  scored  upon  once  all 
season  long.  John  Olvany  '82 
opened  the  gates  with  the  first  try 
and  the  rest  of  the  team  just 
poured  it  on.  The  Lord  Jeffs  could 
not  mount  an  effective  attack 
against  the  crazed  ruggers. 

The  WRFC  finished  out  its 
season  in  fine  style  with  a  final 
record  of  6-2. 


Benedict's  mterception  will  allow 
Van  Home  to  finish  his  career 
here  in  the  next  two  years  un- 
scathed by  the  wind-blown  snap 
from  center  that  might  have 
gained  him  infamy. 

However,  this  reporter,  upon 
inquiring  into  the  situation,  now 
realizes  that  even  my  own  vast 
knowledge  of  football  (field  goal 
is  worth  three,  isn't  it?)  was  . 
lacking  in  evaluating  the  play.  It 
was  explained  to  me  after  the 
game  by  various  players  and 
coaches  that  this  was  simply  a 
ploy  to  add  an  element  of 
suspense  to  an  otherwise  routine 
Williams  victory  over  Amherst 
and  give  Captain  Benedict  one 
last  shot  at  glory. 

EPHUSiONS 

As  one  coach  was  happy  to 
admit  afterward,  "We  called  the 
play  for  three  very  calculated 
reasons.  One,  we  wanted  to  show 
off  our  best  in  New  England 
defense;  two,  the  Amherst  of- 
fense wasn't  particularly 
threatening  (it  moved  like  the 
unpaid  phone  bill  line  during 
registration),  and  finally  by 
keeping  everyone  in  their  seats, 
we  freed  up  the  traffic  jam  and 
got  the  team  bus  out  quickly. 

With  the  strategy  behind  the 
play  now  understood,  enlightened 
reporter  set  off  to  find  out  the 
origin  of  the  'Hail  Mary'  snap,  as 
this  piece  of  strategy  is  now 
lovingly  referred  by  its 
proponents. 

Apparently,  many  of  the  teams 
that  have  used  this  play  have  not 
been  as  successful  with  it  as  the 
Ephs  were  Saturday.  Florida 
A&T  (known  affectionately  to  its 
fans  as  FAT)  used  the  play  six 
times  in  a  game  as  they  were, 
according  to  their  coach, 
'drubbed  off  the  blasted  con- 
tinent' by  Ohio  State  56-3  in  1944. 
From  this  point  on  the  play  was 
lost  until  just  two  years  ago  when 
a  variation  of  it  surfaced  in  the 
New  York  Giants  playbook. 
However,  this  play,  called  'the 
old  hand-off  to  Larry  Csonka's 
hip  trick'  was  used  in  a  fairly 
inopportune  moment  against  the 
Philadelphia  Eagles.  It  cost  the 
Giants  the  game  and  has  since 
been  blamed  for  everything  from 
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The  Willkfflis  Record 


VOL,  94,  NO.  9 


US  PA  684-680 


WILLIAMS 


COLLEGE 


NOVEMBER  18,  1980 


Security 
searches 
intensely 

In  the  search  for  the 
Homecoming  night  cross- 
burners,  College  Security 
Director  Ransom  Jenks  said 
officers  have  questioned  nearly 
seventy-five  people  who  were  at 
or  near  the  scene  of  the  incident, 
bul  that  the  College  investigation 
"has  not  been  very  fruitful." 

Much  of  the  investigation  is 
centered  around  Perry  House 
and  its  residents.  Jenks  has  said 
that  he  does  not  believe  the  cross 
burners  are  Williams  students 
but  that  it  would  be  negligent  to 
ignore  information. 

He  acknowledged  that  officers 
have  been  sent  to  the  house  to 
double-  and  triple-check  stories. 
Jenks  also  said  that  officers  have 
been  posted  at  the  Aladco  linen 
exchange  for  the  last  two  Wed- 
nesdays, checking  for  any  sheets 
with  holes  or  other  damage.  As 
with  the  other  efforts,  the  sheet 
check  produced  no  results. 

Following  sketchy  descriptions 
of  the  getaway  car.  Security  has 
checked  on  a  few  campus  autos 
but  to  no  avail.  As  one  student 
noted,  "There  must  be  hundreds 
of  Japanese  compacts  in  this 
area,  in  or  out  of  the  college." 
Student  reactions  to  the  security 
questioning  has  been  mixed. 

"Security  hasn't  been  here  in  a 
while,"  said  Perry  resident 
Priscilla  Cypiot  '82.  "They 
weren't  being  any  problem 
anyway."  Witness  Gordon 
Celender  '82  said  that  no  one  from 
security  had  questioned  him. 

Some  witnesses,  who  prefer  to 
remain  anonymous,  have  ex- 
Continued  on  Page  7 


The  arts  flourished  at  Williams  this  weekend  with  (clockwise  from  top  left)  Ephoria  performing. 
Sheila  Walsh  '83  singing  with  Mental  Floss  at  the  Log,  the  Octet  crooning,  and  Cathy  McCormick  '81 
playing  Major  Barbara. 

Room  damages  cost  students 


by  Rob  Egiiiton 

Williams  students  caused 
$17,194  worth  of  damages  last 
year  according  to  repair  bills 
from  the  Department  of 
Buildings  and  Grounds.  Students 
assert,  however,  that  B&G's 
charges  are  exorbitant. 

Students  allege  that  too  many 
workers  are  assigned  to  repair 
crews,  and  that  students  are 
charged  for  more  time  than   it 


CC  dishes  out  SAT 


by  Betsy  Stanton 

Alongside  term  bill  figures  for 
tuition,  room  and  board,  $33  may 
not  seem  like  a  lot  of  money.  But 
students,  who  pay  this  Student 
Activities  Tax  each  semester, 
contributed  a  grand  total  of 
$63,569  this  year. 

With  the  approval  of  the 
College  Council,  a  nine-member 
student  Finance  Committee 
recently  appropriated  these 
funds  for  sports  clubs,  concerts, 
service  organizations,  com- 
munications, and  other  deserving 
campus  groups. 

"If  they  have  an  organization 
which  is  viable,  with  members 
who   are    interested,    they   are 


Inside  the  Record 

1 

Fall  Sports  wrap-up  . 

.  .    p.  8. 

Major    Barbara    and 

Woctet 

reviews    ...   p.  4. 

Drinking  games    .  .  . 

p.  5. 

Setearical  Notes    .  .  . 

p.  5. 

Students  go  to  prison  . 

.  .    p.  7. 

entitled  to  some  of  the  money," 
said  Darrell  McWhorter  '81, 
College  Council  president. 

In  order  to  balance  this  year's 
budget,  the  committee  reduced 
the  original  budget  requests  of  51 
campus  groups  by  $24,695,  three 
times  last  year's  cut.  "In  many 
cases  it  was  not  a  question  of 
what  we  wanted  to  cut,  but  what 
we  had  to  cut,"  said  Russell  Piatt 
'82,  Finance  Committee  chair- 
man. 

However,  many  groups  still 
received  more  funds  than  last 
year.  Although  WCFM  received 
$1,175  less  than  they  requested, 
the  $12,325  they  did  receive  is 
$1,460  more  than  last  year's 
allocation.  The  committee  in- 
creased the  station's  funds  for 
two  reasons.  First,  the  cost  of  the 
UPI  wire  rose  $550;  second,  after 
a  telephone  line  servicing  the 
ABC  network  news  service  went 
down  in  a  storm  last  year,  the 
telephone  company  discovered 
that  WCFM  had  been  using  the 
line  at  no  cost  for  the  past  10 
years.  Accordingly,  they  levied  a 
$1.3,50  charge. 

In  addition,  the  station  must 
direct  much  of  its  sponsorship 
funds  toward  the  renovation  of 
the  deteriorating  prodiiction 
studio. 

The  committee   also   decided 
that    the    cost    to    the    college 
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actually  lakes  to  repair  the 
damages. 

Labor  is  billed  in  half-houi 
units,  so  if  a  door  takes  ten 
minutes  to  fix,  the  student  is 
charged  for  thirty  minutes  of 
labor  anyway. 

Wendy  Hopkins,  Director  of 
Student  Housing,  defends 
damages  policy.  "The  college 
does  not  willfully  overcharge 
students  or  assign  too  many 
workers  to  repair  damages,"  she 
said.  "It  is  the  decision  of  the 
General  Foreman  as  to  how 
many  workers  are  assigned  to  a 
crew.  Unless  labor  costs  are 
charged  by  the  minute,  students 
will  always  contend  they  are 
paying  for  more  work  than  is 
done." 

Hopkins  also  points  out  that 
students  pay  less  for  repairs 
made  by  the  college  than  if  the 
same  work  were  contracted  out. 

Students  also  complain  that 
damage  they  cause  is  repaired 
more  quickly  than  damage 
resulting  from  normal  wear  and 
tear.  One  student  said,  "B&G 
makes  such  a  concerted  effort  to 
fix  damages  when  they  have 
someone  they  can  charge,  but 
they  leave  other  comparable 
damages  unrepaired." 

Another  student  said,  "We 
damaged  the  walls  in  our  hallway 
and  Ihey  were  repaired  within 
two  weeks.  We've  got  a  stack  of 
tiles  in  our  bathroom  that  fell  off 
the  walls  and  have  needed  to  be 
replaced  since  we  got  here.  They 
fixed  the  wall  because  they  knew 
who  to  charge,  but  the  tiles  still 
haven't  been  replaced  because 
the  college  has  to  pay  for  it." 

Hopkins  agrees  that  it  may 
take  longer  for  regular  work  to  be 
done  than  damage  repairs. 
"Everything  is  put  on  a  critical 
need  basis.  Obviously  the  most 
critical  work  will  be  done  first. 
Damage  is  repaired  more  quickly 
because  it  tends  to  affect  the 
appearance  of  the  college  more 


than  normal  wear  and  tear." 

When  damage  is  done,  the 
House  Manager,  who  acts,  as 
liaison  officer  between  Student 
Housing  and  students  in  a  house, 
reports  it  to  B&G.  If  a  college 
crew  can  do  the  work,  B&G  sends 
them  out.  If  not,  the  work  is 
contracted  out  to  a  private  firm. 
After  the  job  is  completed,  the 
crew  foreman  records  the 
amount  of  time  worked,  cost  of 
labor,  and  cost  of  material  or 
parts.  B&G  then  processes  the 
bill,  and  sends  it  to  the  individual 
responsible,  if  known.  Otherwise, 
the  bill  is  sent  to  the  house  or 
dorm.  If  bills  are  not  paid,  they 
are  added  to  term  bills  for  the 
next  semester. 

Individuals  were  billed  for 
$5,815  last  year.  Upperclass 
house  bills  for  damages  came  to 
$6,134,  while  Freshmen  dorms 
were  charged  $1,425.  B&G  was 
unable  to  collect  $3,820  for 
damages. 

Rumors  investigated 


ACSR  may 
recommend 

divestiture 


The  Advisory  Committee  on 
Shareholder  Responsibility  is 
expected  to  recommend  to  the 
trustees  in  December  that  the 
College  divest  itself  of  its  shares 
in  Newmont  Mining   Company. 

The  Committee  received  a 
letter  from  Newmont  in  which  the 
company  declined  to  provide  the 
Committee  with  the  informatfon 
it  requested. 

In  the  letter  Newmont  stated 
that  it  did  not  wish  to  answer  the 
Committee's  questions,  but  that 
it  was  willing  to  discuss 
philosophical  questions. 

Don  Dubendorf,  ASCR  alumni 
member,  said  "They  were  not 
interested  in  detailed  factual 
response  but  would  be  interested 
in  more  talks. 

The  Committee's  position  in  the 
past  has  been  that  if  Newmont 
failed  to  respond  to  the  inquiries 
of  the  ACSR,  the  Committee 
would  have  no  choice  as 
responsible  shareholders  but  to 
call  for  divestiture.  The  ACSR 
now  faces  the  question  of  whether 
Newmont's  reply  provides  suf- 
ficient information  for  the 
College  to  act  responsibly. 

At  the  ACSR  meeting  on 
Monday,  November  10,  the 
Committee  announced  that  Anti- 
Apartheid  Coalition  senior 
member  Anita  Brooks  '81  has 
resigned  her  position  on  the 
Committee. 

Brooks'  resignation  was  ef- 
fective on  October  31,  and  leaves 
Jim  Levisnohn  '81  the  only 
student  member  of  the  Com- 
mittee. 

Brooks  said  she  found  it  "an 
unbearable  hypocrisy"  on  the 
part  of  the  trustees  "to  have 
policies  but  not  implement 
them." 

The  Committee  is  now  writing 
the  report  that  it  will  submit  to 
the  Financial  Committee  of  the 
trustees.  Dubendorf  said  that  the 
general  sense  of  that  report  has 
already  been  decided,  but  that 
the  Committee  didn't  think  it  was 
fair  to  the  trustees  to  reveal  the 
decision  before  giving  it  to  them. 
Continued  on  Page  8 


Racial  threats  persist 


Despite  the  passage  of  another 
week's  time,  no  new  information 
or  developments  have  been 
unearthed  in  College  or 
Williamstown  Police  in- 
vestigations of  the  cross-burning 
and  related  events  on  campus. 
The  relative  calm  on  campus  was 
marred  early  in  the  week, 
however,  by  another  threatening 
note  directed  at  a  member  of  the 
BSU. 

The  note,  slipped  under  the 
door  of  a  fem^Je  black  student 
living  in  Prospect  House  con- 
tained, according  to  Assistant  to 
the  Dean  Mary  Kenyatta,  "a  very 
real  threat  of  rape."  Kenyatta 
mentioned  the  letter  in  a 
statement  to  the  College  Council 
on  the  necessity  of  maintaining 
the  positive  racial  attitude  of  the 
Tuesday   morning   moratorium. 


A  number  of  actions  have  been 
taken  in  an  effort  to  check  the 
threatening         letters  and 

phone  calls  that  have  plagued 
blaek  students  recently.  Two 
students  have  requested  and 
received  "phone  traps"  on  their 
personal  telephone  lines.  With 
these  traps,  a  student  who 
receives  a  threatening  phone  call 
can  press  a  button  and  keep  the 
phone  line  open,  no  matter  when 
the  caller  hangs  up. 
Massachusetts  Bell  will  then  be 
able  to  trace  the  location  of  in- 
coming threatening  calls.  Any 
student  may  request  such  a 
"trap"   through   Mrs.   Marlowe. 

There  were  also  a  number  oi 

rumors    circulating    this    week 

about  the  possibility  of  a  rape  on 

campus.  Dean  Roosenraad  was 

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WILLIAMS    RECORD 


November  18,  1980 


Wagging  tongues 

students  from  big  high  schools  or  cities  often  lament  that  the 
problem  with  Williams  is  that  everyone  knows  everything  about 
everyone  else.  This,  of  course,  is  an  exaggeration.  We  don't  know 
everything  about  everyone  else,  but  we'd  sure  like  to.  Why  else  are  our 
ears  so  open  and  our  tongues  so  wagging  when  there's  a  rumor  going 
around? 

A  community  as  small  as  Williams  inevitably  breeds  rumors. 
From  subjects  as  delicate  as  tenure  decisions  to  those  as  frivolous  as 
faculty  romances,  rumors  keep  us  entertained,  if  not  well  informed. 
Most  of  them  are  harmless,  but  the  past  two  weeks  have  shown  that 
rumors  can  do  substantial  damage. 

Last  week  there  was  a  rumor  of  an  elderly  black  man  in  town 
beaten  up  by  a  gang  of  whites.  There  was  no  truth  in  the  rumor,  but  it 
escalated  tensions  and  aroused  new  fears  even  so.  This  week's  rumor 
of  rape  has  had  the  same  effect.  It  doesn't  take  facts  to  frighten  or  to 
anger  a  community  which  is  slowly  recovering  from  its  fear  and  anger. 
All  it  takes  is  a  rumor. 

We  must  be  skeptical.  We  must  question  vague  information  and 
unproven  accusations.  Dean  Roosenraad  has  generously  offered  up  his 
office  as  a  "rumor  central."  Students  should  check  with  the  Dean's 
Office  before  they  accept-or  spread— stories  which  might  be  just  that: 
stories.  Believing  the  best  about  each  other  rather  than  assuming  the 
worst  is  one  way  to  help  heal  the  wounds  of  the  past  two  weeks. 


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Childish  fear 


To  the  editor: 

It  is  with  a  great  deal  of  disappointment 
that  I  read  of  the  problems  that  have 
surfaced  at  Williams  concerning  racial 
intolerance.  But  I  must  admit  that  I  am  not 
shocited  or  surprised  that  these  things  can 
occur  at  a  respected  institution  dedicated 
to  enlightening  minds. 

During  my  two  years  at  Williams  I 
discovered  that  in  spite  of  the  idyllic 
concept  of  community,  there  was  in  fact  a 
lot  of  fear  of  and  disdain  for  people  in  that 
community  who  did  not  fit  the  prescribed 
ideal  (what  many  think  of  as  an  ideal)  of 
white,  middle  class,  athletic  "type."  And 
therefore  many  other  "types"  were 
shuffled  off  into  the  fringes  of  society — the 
blacks,  the  Orientals,  the  feminists,  the 
transfer  students,  the  off -campus 
students. 

I  was  amazed  at  the  way  Williams 
students  would  strive  to  categorize  and 
label  their  fellows.  Especially  when  it 
concerned  something  as  nebulous  as  what 
kind  of  cereal  a  particular  group  is  sup- 
posed to  eat  in  large  quantities  (and  that 
stereotype  was  dated  circa  1969) .  At  first  it 
seemed  humorous  to  me  that  a  group  of 
people  could  be  singled  out  as  "granola 


types,"  but  when  the  label  persisted  as  the 
only  aspect  of  their  collective  personality, 
I  got  nervous,  And  when  I  detected  the 
recurrent  noteof  sarcasm  in  peoples' voices 
when  they  discussed  the  feminists,  or  the 
creative  people  (actors,  artists),  I  began 
to  understand.  There  is  a  lot  of  childish 
fear  that  has  built  up  into  hatred  and  in- 
tolerance for  those  groups  that  seem 
"different"  from  the  norm.  I  can  only 
assume  that  the  people  who  are  most 
obviously  "different,"  those  with  skin 
colors  in  the  darker  range,  have  been  the 
brunt  of  the  largest  share  of  subtle  and  not- 
so  subtle  abuse  and  ostracism. 

No  amount  of  traditional  education  can 
enlighten  the  minds  of  people  who  per- 
sistently see  themselves  as  "normal,"  and 
everyone  else  whose  clothes,  or  skin,  or 
eating  habits  vary  as  "not-normal."  I 
despair  when  I  see  this  trend  among 
bright,  young,  intelligent  people. 

But  what  may  help,  especially  at 
Williams,  is  informal  education— people 
must  come  together  to  really  know  each 
other,  so  that  fear  and  mistrust  can  be  put 
aside  forever.  As  a  former  Psych  major,  I 
suggest  encounter  groups  (and  not 
"touchy-feely"  sessions).  And  I  suggest 
that  white  students,  if  they  care  at  all, 
should  take  it  upon  themselves  to  break 
out  of  the  complacent  rut  of  sameness  and 
enroll  in  black  studies  classes.  Encourage 


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others  to  join  you.  And  I  hope  the  black 
population  of  Williams  will  forgive  us  all 
and  reach  out  to  us  in  return. 

Nancy  Novak  '80 


Decision  disturbing 


To  the  editor: 

I've  kept  in  good  touch  with  Williams 
since  I've  been  away— through  friends,  the 
Record,  and  the  Register,  and,  most 
recently.  The  Washington  Post.  It  seems 
as  though  our  rivalry  with  Amherst  for 
prominence  has  extended  beyond  the 
bounds  of  sports  and  drinking. 

The  fact  that  a  cross  was  burnt  on  Perry 
House  lawn  doesn't  concern  me  all  that 
much— there  will  always  be  a  few  ob- 
noxious fools  in  the  world.  What  does 
concern  me  is  the  reaction  to  the  incident, 
particularly  the  action  taken  by  the  ad- 
ministration. 

I  find  it  incredible  that  none  of  the 
witnesses  of  the  act  found  it  worth  men- 
tioning to  the  authorities  and  that  Perry 
House  Security  did  not  see  the  fiasco  in 
time  to  apprehend  the  culprits.  And  I  am 
deeply  disturbed  that  the  atmosphere  that 
evening  would  help  foster  the  notion  on  the 
part  of  some  students  that  shrouded 
figures  playing  a  dangerous  game  could 
possibly  be  a  part  of  Homecoming 
festivities.  But  what  really  bugs  me  is 
what  seems  to  be  the  administration's 
decision  that  night  to  keep  the  spectacle 
under  wraps,  a  decision  that  appears  to 
have  disregarded  student  safety.  I  realize 
that  Hopkins  Hall  would  have  been  faced 
with  an  unknown  string  of  consequences 
for  facing  the  problem  honestly  and  im- 
mediately—but then,  being  a  dean  is  not 
supposed  to  be  a  piece  of  cake. 

Sincerely 
Robin  L.  Powell  '82 


Common  fabric 

To  the  editor: 

The  rally  and  discussion  of  Tuesday 
morning  were  very  fine  and  positive 
responses  to  the  spectre  of  the  cross- 
burning  and  racist  eruptions  of  recent 
days  here  at  Williams  College.  And  the 
calling  out  for  a  greater  understanding  of 
African  and  Afro-American  problems  and 
heritage  is  a  legitimate  and  helpful  in- 
strument perhaps  toward  an  easing  of 
tensions  and  a  better  interaction  between 
whites  and  blacks  within  our  society.  But 
while  we  all  have  heritages  and  cultures 
(for  which  we  may  be  both  proud  and 
ashamed,  at  times)  I  think  we  should 
realize  the  danger  of  clinging  too 
strenuously  to  the  past  for  our  senses  of 
well-being,  identity,  or  purpose. 

The  black  American  heritage  is  a  rich 
and  painful  history  of  hardships  and 
triumphs— a  beautiful  (and  at  times  ugly) 
history  (which   is  true  of  other   ethnic 


groups  in  this  country,  such  as  Mexican- 
Americans  and  Puerto  Ricans)— and  to 
better  understand  where  "they"  are 
"coming  from"  might  help  facihtate  a 
more  harmonious  society  for  all. 

But  we  should  also  remain  cognizant  of 
the  danger  that  lies,  sometimes,  in  over- 
identifying  ourselves  with  groups  and  their 
"constitutional"  philosophies,  to  the  ex- 
tent that  we  begin  to  set  ourselves  above  or 
apart  from  our  other  fellow  men. 

At  the  risk  of  sounding  ludicrous,  the  Ku 
Klux  Klan  is  also  a  group,  with  a  history, 
too— if  you  will— a  group  of  people  whose 
ideals  and  actions  (however  misguided) 
can  all  be  reasonably  traced  and  rationally 
understood,  I  would  imagine,  through  a 
careful  examination  of  their  histories  and 
upbringing  .  .  .  they  just  take  their  group 
identity  to  this  logical  exteme— 
supremacy— and  mix  up  their  pride  with  a 
foul  solution  of  prejudice. 

I  submit  to  you  that  we  must  learn  to 
realize  and  appreciate  the  common  fabric 
and  spark  of  humanity  that  bind  us  all 
together  .  .  .  and  if  we  can  learn  to  hold 
that  up  as  the  banner  of  our  hearts 
(knowing  full  well  that  most  of  the  things 
we  are  and  that  we  identify  with— be  it  the 
color  of  our  skin,  our  religions,  or  our 
jobs— were  mostly  the  products  of  the 
happen-chance  deal  of  the  gods  who  thrust 
us  wide-eyed  onto  this  earth  in  the  first 
place),  for  it  is  the  sanctity  of  each  in- 
dividual life  that  longs  to  be  understood 
and  appreciated— we  would  all  be  better 
off. 

Sincerely  yours, 
Marty  Kurzfeld 

Rally  honorable 

To  the  editor: 

On  Homecoming  weekend  the  horror  of 
racism  and  hatred  chilled  the  Williams 
community.  Such  atrocities  are  not  always 
inflicted  upon  other  people  in  other  places; 
they  threaten  each  of  us.  The  respon- 
sibility and  privilege  of  our  education 
compels  us  to  fight  injustice  wherever  we 
might  find  it.  The  rally  was  an  honorable 
and  forceful  act  of  conscience.  It  was  also, 
1  hope,  a  beginning. 

Sincerely, 
Nina  Murphy  '79 

Deans'  office  open 

To  the  editor: 

I  would  like  to  repeat  my  request  of  last 
Tuesday  that  our  office  be  used  by 
students  and  faculty  who  wish  to  report 
rumors  or  facts  about  verbal  or  written 
harassment,  racist  or  sexist  intimidation, 
or  other  behavior  which  is  unacceptable  in 
this  community.  Please  be  assured  that  we 
will  try  to  respond  sensitively  and  will 
respect  confidentiality. 

Sincerely, 
Cris  T.  Roosenraad 
Acting  Dean  of  the  College 


.  .  .LETTERS 


WILLIAMS    RECORD 


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Subtl 


e  sexism 


To  the  editor: 

Sexism  occurs  in  many  forms 
on  the  Williams  campus  in  subtle 
and  not  so  subtle  ways.  The 
subtle  forms  of  sexism  can  be 
seen  often  in  the  curriculum,  the 
number  of  tenured  women 
faculty,  and  the  culture  in  which 
we  live.  The  not  so  subtle  forms 
are  often  hidden  from  view  and 
include  the  physical  and 
psychological  abuse  of  all  ages, 
race,  and  class.  Though  rarely 
publiciiied,  many  women  on 
campus  continually  endure  the 
harassment  of  males. 

As  for  myself,  I  have  recently 
received  in  the  mail  a  letter  along 
with  various  xeroxed  materials 
on  sexual  paraphenalia.  The 
letter  also  was  a  xerox  copy  with 
my  name  written  in  at  the  top.  It 
contained  seven  pages  of 
described  sexual  acts  which 
aroused  my  anger  and  disgust  not 
just  because  I  received  it,  but 
because  the  letter  was  set  up  so 
that  it  can  be  sent  to  many  other 
women.  Women  do  not  publicize 
the  harassment  they've  suffered 
either  because  of  rage,  disgust, 
embarrassment  or  simply 
because  they  don't  know  to  whom 
to  complain. 

The  Deans  are  very  willing  to 
help  as  best  they  can,  especially 
Dean  Mclntire,  with  whom  I 
spoke.  It  is  important  to  warn  and 
inform  others  of  the  dangers  and 
hassles  on  campus  and  to  realize 
that  when  one  woman,  one  race 
or  class,  is  subject  to 
discrimination  or  prejudice  this 
means  that  everyone  is.  Do  not  be 
silent,  do  not  be  a  victim,  be 
angry  and  report  that  letter, 
series  of  phone  calls,  or  the  rape. 

If  we  do  not  tell  other  women 
and  men  what  is  happening  to  us 
we  cannot  get  support  from  one 
another  or  effect  an  end  to  it.  My 
experience  has  taught  me  that 
one  can  rely  on  others  when 
something  is  obviously  wrong. 
We  may  be  a  society,  or  campus 
ridden  with  sexism,  racism,  anti- 
Semitism,  and  anti-individual 
tendencies  but  there  are  many 
women  and  men  who  respect 
each  others  rights  to  live  freely, 
openly,  without  fear  or  hindrance 
and  it  is  up  to  us  to  insure  that  the 
minority  doesn't  take  away  this 
freedom. 

Sincerely, 
Elizabeth  Jex  '»i 

Gross  injustice 

To  the  editor: 

College  Council  "Vice 
President"  John  McCammond's 
statement,  "I'm  just  glad  it's 
over,"  in  reference  to  the  most 
recent  run-off  election,  seems  to 
typify    the     entire    Council's 


abrogation  of  responsibility  for 
the  spirit  of  gross  inequality  in 
which  the  election  was  held. 

The  Council  justifies  their 
decision  to  exclude  freshmen 
from  this  latest  round  of  voting 
by  explaining  that  the  freshman 
class  did  not  vote  in  the  original 
council  elections  last  spring.  This 
excuse  would  be  valid  had  the 
freshmen  been  further  denied 
ballot  access  in  the  special  vice- 
presidential  election  this  fall.  But 
the  freshmen  did  vote  then,  and 
the  two  finalists  who  emerged 
from  that  election  were  therefore 
as  much  the  freshman  class's 
choices  as  they  were  the  up- 
perclasses'  choices  (and  perhaps 
even  more  so,  since  voter  turnout 
results  indicate  that  almost  as 
many  freshmen  voted  as  the 
other  three  classes  combined).  In 
addition,  freshmen  voted  in  the 
first  run-off  election  which  the 
Council  invalidated  because  of 
alleged  election  fraud.  So  to 
disenfranchise  the  freshman 
class  for  the  second  run-off  was  a 
gross  injustice  which  the  Council 
should  not  have  approved  and 
must  not  ignore. 

The  Council's  reputation 
among  the  student  body  is 
already  poor:  "ineffective," 
"unrepresentative,"  and  "in- 
consequential" are  frequent 
descriptions  which  demonstrate 
a  pronounced  absence  of 
recognized  legitimacy  for  the 
Council.  Now  we  have  a  vice 
president  chosen  under  clouds  of 
election  fraud  and  election 
illegality. 

Whose  vice  president  is  John 
McCammond,  anyway?  I  cer- 
tainly will  not  in  good  conscience 
accept  Mr.  McCammond's 
authority  knowing  as  I  do  that 
nearly  half  the  possible  ballots 
were  deliberately  excluded  from 
consideration. 

Finally,  I  must  respond  to 
election  organizer  Peter 
Hodgson's  terse  dismissal  of 
candidate  John  Cannon's 
challenge  of  the  results.  So  long 
as  our  student  government 
maintains  any  pretense  of 
representative  democracy,  then 
legitimately  disputed  election 
results  must  not  be  approved  by 
an  obdurate  oligarchy  hellbent 
on  expediency. 

PaulJ.  Phillips  "81 

Why  come  here? 

To  the  editor: 

Perhaps  the  Record  would  not 
feel  pressured  by  the  cutback  in 
College  Council  funds  if  they 
devoted  their  space  to  worthwhile 
news  instead  of  articles  about  the 
"intense  aspect  of  Williams  life." 

I  can't  help  wondering  why  the 
person  who  wrote  "What's  wrong 
with  Williams"  came  to  Williams 
at    all — or    to    school    for    that 


matter.  If  "enough  is  enough", 
perhaps  she  would  prefer  to  drop 
all  of  her  courses  and  live  at  a 
less  expensive  country  club, 
where  there  would  be  plenty  of 
time  for  "being  with  friends, 
doing  sports,  and  making  music 

The  work  load  here  is 
challenging,  certainly  (isn't  that 
what  we  came  here  for?),  but  not 
overwhelming  if  time  is  used 
constructively.  If  competing  with 
other  students  is  undesirable,  one 
can  simply  refuse  to  participate 
in  the  competition.  If  other 
students  are  concerned  with 
getting  into  graduate  school,  (as 
Debbie  seems  to  think  this  is  the 
main  purpose  of  studying  at  all) 
then  perhaps  it  is  true  that  they 
must  "distinguish  themselves 
from  their  classmates"  and 
"devote  a  large  part  of  each  day 
to  studying." 

Certainly  unhealthy  com- 
petitiveness does  not  help  the  at- 
mosphere of  the  school,  but  how 
will  dropping  the  course  load  to 
three  formal  courses  solve  that 
problem?  I  think  Debbie  should 
take  the  Taoist  advice,  "give  up 
learning,  and  put  an  end  to  your 
troubles."  Personally,  I  would 
rather  stay  here  and  learn. 

Marian  K.  Bushnell  '82 

Ed.  note:  One  of  our  roles  as  the 
student  newspaper  is  to  serve  as 
a  forum  for  student  ideas. 
Hcfttsinf^  to  publish  viewpoints 
or  letters  because  we  disagree 
with  the  ideas  they  express 
would  he  a  dangerous  form  of 
censorship. 


Clarifications 


To  the  editor: 
Friends, 

Several  clarifications  re  the 
RECORD  Nov.  12,  1980  feature 
("The  Kenyattas  enliven  the 
Williams  community")  are  in 
order. 

1.  The  reference  to  "Moham- 
med, founder  of  Islam"  should 
have  been  to  "the  Honorable 
Elijah  Muhammad,  founder  of 
the  Nation  of  Islam,"  the  so- 
called  Black  Muslim  movement 
with  which  Malcolm  X  was 
associated.  Elijah  Muhammad 
was  a  nationalist  who  taught 
Afro-American  self-help,  con- 
demned white  racism  and  won 
renown  for  converting  thousands 
of  addicts  and  criminals  into 
disciplined,  productive  citizens. 
Like  many  Black  Christians,  1 
heartily  applaud  the  generally 
salutary  impact  of  the  growth  of 
Islam  in  our  communities  over 
the  past  three  decades. 

2.  I  did  not  state  that  students 
"are  burdened  with  old  visions", 
but  the  contrary:  that  students 
are  not  burdened  with  old  visions, 
thus  are  open  to  apprehend  the 
world  afresh  and  more  faithfully 
than  do  their  predecessors, 
among  whom  I  count  myself. 

3.  It  is  this  being  "burdened 
with  old  visions"  that  often  ob- 
scures the  present  for  us  teachers 
and  preachers  of  various  sorts. 
There  is  an  inevitable  dissonance 
between  the  words  exchanged  in 
the  classroom  (or  the  words 
proclaimed  from  the  pulpit)  and 
the  reality  those  words  attempt  to 
bespeak.  This  inevitable  mis- 
speaking is  the  "bullshit"  to 
which  I  referred.  It  is  a  structural 
limitation  necessarily  charac- 
teristic of  the  classroom  mode, 
not  an  arbitrary  failing  of  any 
particular  faculty  or  ciu-riculum. 

Having  said  all  that,  1  wish  to 
thank  Jeff  Lissack,  Elizabeth 
Rosnagle,  Peter  Buckner  and  the 
RECORD  for  their  generous, 
thoughtful  way  of  welcoming  our 
family  back  to  Williams. 

Yours, 
Muhammad  Kenyatla  'Kl 
Marv  Krnvatta's  husband 


Mind  the  gains 

To  the  editor: 

The  sad  fate  of  an  alumnus  is  to 
see  the  College  through  its 
printed  output  alone.  For  this 
reason  it's  always  struck  me  that 
any  alum  more  than  twenty  years 
out  must  view  the  debate  over 
Row  House  dining  as  quibble  over 
trifles  and  must  think  the 
recently  announced  "failure  of 
the  House  System"  the  result  of 
large  imponderable  forces- 
something  like  inflation.  To  me, 
however,  there  has  always  been  a 
simple  relation  between  the 
success  of  the  House  System  and 
the  continuation  of  house- 
oriented  rather  than  centralized 
services.  I  am  mystified  that  it's 
not  obvious  to  the  College  ad- 
ministration that  each  decision  to 
curtail  a  house  administered 
service  strikes  a  blow  at  the 
raison  d'etre  of  the  House 
System.  Over  the  last  ten  years 
we  have  pruned  away  house  mail 
delivery,  cut  so  much  out  of 
matron  service  that  it  may  as 
well  now  be  abandoned,  turned 
some  public  spaces  into 
bedrooms  while  allowing  others 
to  run  down  miserably,  and 
forced  unconscionable  numbers 
of  students  into  "over-flow" 
housing  rather  than  provide 
space  for  an  expanded  student 
body  in  new  'houses.'  Is  it  any 
wonder  that  the  House  System  is 
on  its  last  legs?  When  Row  House 
dining  is  a  thing  of  the  past,  what 
autonomy  will  justify  the 
existence  of  the  row  houses  as 
independent  entities? 

While  mindful  that  Williams' 
resources  are  limited,  I  wonder: 
Does  a  small  residential  college 
that  can  raise  four  million  to  give 
its  few  Art  majors  a  new  home, 
but  can't  put  by  enough  money  to 
hold  its  house  system  together, 
have  its  priorities  set  straight? 

Alyson  Hagy  in  her  recent 
"Outlook"  observes  "I  could 
have  gone  to  U.Va.,"  but  I  think 
she  misses  the  implications  of 
that  remark.  The  reason  that 
neither  she  nor  the  rest  of  us  did 
go  the  U.Va.  is  that  college  is  as 
much  a  four  year  commitment  to 
a  human  community  as  a  course 
of  study  that  comes  after  high 
school.  I  hope  I  will  not  be  written 
off  as  another  disgruntled 
alumnus  when  I  issue  the 
following  warning  to  the 
trustees;  do  not  undermine  the 
distinctiveness  of  the  Williams 
residential  community  unless  it 
is  very  clear  what  is  being  gained 
in  return.  Something  draws 
highly  qualified  students  away 
from  urban  universities  to  a 
small  town  in  the  country.  Lest  'I 
could  have  gone  to  U.Va."  turn  to 
"I  should  have  gone  to  U.Va.," 
don't  persist  in  taking  that 
"something"  for  granted. 

Yours, 
Thomas  W.Soybel '79 

Paper  not  due 

To  the  editor: 

As  I  was  walking  into  Bronf- 
man to  see  2()UI,  I  heard  two 
people  complaining  about  the 
film  as  they  were  leaving.  One 
said  something  to  the  effect  of, 
"This  movie  was  so  weird  that 


the  only  way  to  explain  it  is  as  a 
product  of  the  '60's  mentality." 
Inasmuch  as  I  found  2001  to  be  an 
extremely  thought-provoking  and 
carefully-structured  film,  this 
comment  encouraged  me  to 
reflect  on  the  attitudes  demon- 
strated by  many  people  during 
films  shown  on  campus. 

At  Williams,  critical,  deductive 
reasoning  is  the  most  encouraged 
of  our  mental  faculties.  We  are 
exposed  to  literature  and  other 
art  forms  with  the  understanding 
that  we  will  eventually  write 
critical  essays,  frequently 
examining  the  work  of  art  as  an 
example  of  the  movement  with 
which  it  is  associated.  Ac- 
cordingly, at  a  James  Bond 
movie  shown  at  Bronfman, 
people  will  hiss  when  the  evil-but- 
sexy  female  spy  appears  on  the 
screen  because  they  recognize, 
for  a  variety  of  psychological  and 
sociological  reasons,  that  she  is  a 
product  of  the  American  men- 
tality of  the  '50's  and  '60's.  Of 
course  this  response  is  justified 
because  therein  lies  the  extent  of 
a  James  Bond  movie.  Is  it  really, 
though,  the  right  response  to  hiss 
at  HAL  (the  pugnacious  com- 
puter in  2001)?  It  seems  to  me 
that  the  director's  point  is  more 
subtle.  Let  it  be  clear  that  my 
reason  for  writing  this  letter  is 
not  to  underline  the  banal 
complaint  that  it  irritates  me 
when  people  inappropriately  boo, 
cheer,  hiss,  jeer  and  applaud  at 
movies.  It  is  that  many  are  too 
aware  that  they  must  approach  a 
film  critically. 

2001  is  an  ambitious  but  sincere 
film.  The  symbolic  imagery  used 
in  it  is  often  evident,  even 
familiar.  So  what?  You  cannot 
pigeonhole  a  film  because  you 
find  elements  of  the  technique 
trite.  Nor  can  you  dismiss  that 
which  you  do  not  understand  as 
an  "example  of  the  '60's  men- 
tality." This  film  is  thematically 
much  more  extensive  than  the 
limits  of  its  cinematic  devices. 
Critical  analysis  of  film  or 
literature  should  not  preclude 
involvement  in  it.  A  6-8  page 
paper  is  not  necessarily  due  next 
week. 

JohnD.  Kessler'83 


Correction 


CORRECTION: 

It  was  Doug  Staiger,  not  Jeff 
Skerry  who  blocked  the  punt 
in  the  Union — Williams 
football  game  on  October  25. 


Think  SCRIMSHAW 
For  Gift  Giving 


Handmade  by 

LYNN  GURNETT 

Wllllamttown,  MA 

458-9319 


Custom  and  Personalized  Gilts  tor  Men  and  Women 


ENTERTAINMENT 


WILLIAMS  RECORD 


November  18,  1980 


Major  Barbara  looks  smart 


by  David  Kramer 

The  Wednesday  night  dress 
reliearsal'  of  Willianisthcatre's 
"Major  Barbara"  played  to  an 
empty  house.  The  lines  of  the 
large  cast  and  the  scattered 
laughter  of  the  six  or  seven  of  us 
in  the  audience  were  dwarfed  by 
the  dead  space  of  the  hall.  It  was 
a  solid  show,  but  there  were 
problems:  in  some  scenes  the 
characters  seemed  too  large  for 
the  actors,  hanging  about  them 
like  a  too-large  overcoat.  The 
timing  was  not  right,  the  gags  did 
not  go,  the  sjieeches  seemed  long. 

So  it  was  with  a  feeling  of  in- 
credulity that  I  saw  Saturday 
night's  performance.  What  had 
been  an  enjoyable,  competent, 
workmanlike  job  had  grown  in 
four  days  into  an  unqualified 
triumph.  Characters,  themes, 
gags,  gestures,  whole  scenes  that 
had  been  fuzzy  Wednesday  night 
were  radiantly  clear  by  Satur- 
day. There  was  exultation  in  the 
scenes  and  speeches,  joy  as  the 
audience  and  actors  played  off 
one  another.  It  was  what  theater 
is  supposed  to  be  about. 

The  play  is  the  story  of  the 
battle  of  Andrew  Undershaft, 
unspeakably  wealthy 
manufacturer  of  cannon,  for  the 
persons  and  souls  of  Barbara,  his 
daughter  and  Salvation  Army 
Major,  and  her  fiancee  Adolph 
Cusins,  the  down-at-the-heels 
Professor  of  Greek.  The  Helene, 
the  Christian,  and  the  Prince  of 
Darkness  tug  each  other  about 
until  a  synthesis  is  reached. 

Shavian  comedy  is  often  more 
philosophical  than  comic,  and 
often  more  paradoxical  than 
philosophic.  The  plays  keep 
breaking  down  into  monologues. 
It  is  never  long  until  we  realize 
that  the  characters  who  seem  to 
speak  with  such  vitality  and  wit 
are  merely  beautiful  lifeless 
masks  behind  which  lurks  the 
grinning  mask  of  the  paradoxical 
Mr.  Shaw. 

Major  Barbara  is  a  long  play 
and  a  talky  one,  with  highly 
artificial  dialogue  and  situations. 
It  was  an  unlikely  approach  to 
have  stressed  the  naturalness  of 
the  characters  and  situations,  to 
have  gone  for  dramatic  truth 
rather  than  dramatic  dazzle,  yet 
the  approach  Director  Jill 
Nassivera    took    yielded   very 


interesting    as    well    as    en- 
tertaining results. 

In  a  play  where  the  lines  are 
strong  enough  to  do  the  work,  this 
show  emphasized  character.  The 
problems  of  blocking  and  the 
sheer  weight  of  what  to  do  with 
nine  developed  characters  in  the 
same  scene  (as  in  Act  II)  were 
elegantly  solved.  Even  when  the 
action  was  stopped  for  the  in- 
spired madness  of  a  monologue, 
the  characters  did  not  freeze, 
tWe  was  still  a  subtle  interplay ; 
not  distracting,  but  there  still, 
while  the  speaker  held  the  stage. 

The  supporting  characters 
were  drawn  with  clarity  and 
sympathy:  Morrison  (Marc  de  la 
Bruyere  '82)  the  imperturbable 
butler  was  a  pleasure  to  watch  as 
was  Hilton  (Ethan  Herman  '83), 
the  nervous  gunpowder  maker 
and  foreman  of  the  set-changers 
(a  clever  touch,  that  was).  The 
Cockneys — bully  Bill  Walker 
(Richard  Dodds  '84),  the  'highly 
intelligent'  con-man  and  drunk 
Snobby  Price  (Hill  Snellings  '84), 
and  the  "commonplace  old 
bundle  of  humanity"  Rummy 
Mitchens  (Victoria  Price  '84)— 
were  a  joy.  Their  movements  and 
accents  were  realized  with  the 
timing  of  jugglers,  yet  there  was 
no  sense  of  the  practiced.  Gary 
Cole  '81  as  the  "discarded"  Peter 
Shirley  caught  the  right  tone  of 
weary  and  self-righteous  defeat. 
Mrs.  Baines  (Susan  Blakeslee 
'81 ),  the  bright-eyed  and  mer- 
cenary Army  "Judas"  was 
deliciously  nauseating.  Lynn 
Vendinello  '84  as  Jenny  Hill  was 


the  perfect  Christian  simpleton, 
glowing  with  open-hearted 
dopeyness. 

Sarah  Undershaft,  "slender, 
bored,  and  mundane"  as  Shaw 
described  her,  was  realized  with 
exquisite  shallowness  by  Lisa 
Lufkin  '81.  Her  fiance,  ChoUy 
(Eric  Widing  '81)  was  the  very 
apotheosis  of  boobishness,  a 
marvel  of  good  timing  and  good- 
hearted  idiocy.  Lady  Britomart 
(Jennifer  White  '81),  the  well 
born  matriarch  of  the  Undershaft 
household,  bullied  all  around  her 
in  the  grand  manner.  But  for  all 
her  imperiousness,  Ms.  White 
was  surprisingly  winning  in  the 
part.  Her  son  Stephen  (Bruce 
Leddy  '83)  was  propriety  in- 
carnate. He  looked  the  part,  and 
his  facial  tics,  stutterings,  pettish 

Continued  on  Page  6 


EPHRAIM 


by  Banevicius 


Octet  plays  to  capacity  crowd 


by  Steve  Willard 

An  enthusiastic  capacity 
audience  had  a  song  in  their 
hearts  and  on  their  lips  Saturday 
as  they  left  the  Octet's  Fall 
Concert,  one  of  the  most  en- 
joyable concerts  in  recent 
memory.  The  Octet  was  joined  in 
the  concert  by  the  Smith  College 
"Smithereens"  and  "Ephoria". 

After  a  short  canine  warmup 
act,  William's  own  "Ephoria" 
opened  the  night's  program  in 
their  main  stage  debut,  replacing 
the  Trinity  Pipes  who  were 
rumored  to  be  unable  to  find  the 
college  in  the  dark.  Their  absence 


went  unlamented  as  the  stunning 
Ephettes  took  the  stage  to  warm 
reactions  from  the  unescorted 
male  members  of  the  audience. 
Ephoria  opened  their  program 
with  "Breaking  Up  is  Hard  to 
Do",  a  perennial  favorite  which 
was  enlivened  by  humorous 
choreography.  "Basin  Street 
Blues"  followed,  a  song  with 
sophisticated  blues  harmony 
which  was  warmly  received  by 
the  audience. 

Ephoria's  "How  High  the 
Moon?"  offered  an  aesthetically 
pleasing  blend  of  voices,  but  was 
a    bit    slow    for    some    of    the 


Jackson's  ''Beat  Crazy''  not  spectacular 

unfaithful  to  his  sweetheart  while 


by  Gary  Selinger 

How  you  feel  about  the  new  Joe 
Jackson  album  depends  upon 
your  frame  of  reference.  If  you 
insist  on  comparing  Beat  Crazy, 
you  are  likely  to  be  disappointed. 
Look  Sharp!  and  I'm  The  IVlan 
constitute  a  pair  of  albums  dif- 
ficult to  top.  On-the  other  hand,  if 
you  approach  this  third  release 
with  no  preconceived  notions,  you 
will  find  Joe  Jackson  to  be  a 
talented  songwriter  and  singer. 
His  band  is  versatile,  able  to  play 
reggae,  three-chord  rock,  and 
ballads  with  equal  facility. 

Having  followed  Jackson  very 
closely  since  the  release  of  his 
debut.    Look    Sharp'.,     nearly 


eighteen  months  ago,  I  am  in- 
clined to  take  the  former  view. 
Jackson  has  moved  away  from 
the  lively,  fast-paced  rockers  that 
made   him   such   an    attractive 


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Jackson's  move  is  not  for  the 
better.  Jackson  has  not  made  any 
radical  changes,  still  singing  the 
same  old  themes  that  served  him 
well  on  his  first  two  albums.  The 
never-ending  battle  of  the  sexes, 
in  which  one  is  eternally  un- 
faithful to  the  other,  was  in- 
troduced on  Look  Sharp's  "Is  She 
Really  Going  Out  With  Him?" 
This  theme  is  repeated  in  Beat 
Crazy's  "Biology",  in  which  the 
protagonist  admits  that  he's  been 


he  was  gone,  but  not  to  worry;  it's 
no  reflection  on  her,  just  his 
natural  urges.  She  turns  the 
tables  on  him  at  the  end  of  the 
song,  and  ...  Well,  you  have  to 
hear  it  yourself. 

Like  "Geraldine  and  John"  on 
I'm  The  Man,  "Biology"  displays 
Jackson's  talents  as  a  storyteller, 
while  the  band  sharps  and  flats 
things  along— in  general,  this 
album  employs  accidentals  far 
more  than  the  first  two,  often 
lending  an  unpleasant  sound  to 
the  record. 

Beat  Crazy  seems  to  confirm 
Joe  Jackson's  move  toward 
reggae;  begun  when  he  in- 
troduced the  Toots  and  the 
Maytals  song,  "Pressure  Drop" 
as  a  concert  encore,  continued 
when  he  released  a  remake  of 
Jimmy  Cliff's  "The  Harder  They 
Come"  as  a  single  earlier  this 

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Students  ride  high  at  Mystic 


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Each  semester  several 
Williams  students  interested  in 
the  sea  participate  in  a  unique 
program  of  Maritime  Studies  at 
Mystic  Seaport  in  Mystic,  Con- 
necticut. The  Seaport  is  a 
museum  of  American  maritime 
history  that  includes  the  world's 
last  wooden  whaling  ship  among 
its  many  fully  restored  vessels, 
as  well  as  a  recreated  19th- 
century  New  England  village. 

The  program,  co-sponsored  by 
Williams,  includes  courses  in 
Maritime  History  and  Literature, 
Oceanography,  Marine  Ecology, 
and  Marine  Policy.  According  to 
Hub  Langstaff  '81,  a  participant 
last  fall,  the  difficulty  of  the 
courses  is  roughtly  equal  to  those 
at  Williams.  In  addition  to  their 
formal  course  work,  students 
learn  a  skill  such  as  navigation  or 
boatbuilding. 

Participants   live    in   Seaport- 


owned  houses.  Langstaff  said  he 
found  the  housing  "a  little 
crowded"  but  generally  "pretty 
good,"  with  furnishings  "com- 
parable to  Mission  Parks." 
Students  cooked  their  own  meals. 
Students  have  use  of  the  seaport's 
maritime  collections,  research 
library,  staff,  and  small  craft. 

In  mid-semester  the  students 
spend  ten  days  under  sail  aboard 
the  research  vessel  Westward. 
They  carry  out  scientific  ex- 
periments as  well  as  helping  the 
5-6  man  crew  sail  the  ship. 

The  program,  which  Langstaff 
said  he  considers  "the  best  part 
of  my  four  years  at  Williams,"  is 
open  to  students  of  the  Twelve 
College  Exchange  and  several 
other  colleges,  and  is  limited  to  21 
participants.  Costs  are  com- 
parable to  a  Williams  semester. 

Interested  students  can  meet 
director  Benjamin  Labaree  at 
Dodd  House  on  Thursday  Nov.  20 
at  noon. 


audience's  jazz  afficianadoes. 
Two  more  up-tempo  tunes, 
"Crazy  Rhythm"  and  the  "Santa 
Cataline"  medley  preceded  the 
fifties  classic  "Chapel  of  Love",  a 
song  which  featured  the  lovely 
voice  of  senior  Peggy  Redfield. 

Ephoria's  performance  con- 
clu(ied  with  "Sentimental 
Journey"  and  "Lullaby  of 
Broadway",  the  "Lullaby  ren- 
dition being  the  highlight  of  the 
group's  performance  as  the 
group's  rich  chords  and  excellent 
timing  combined  to  make  the 
number  really  swing. 

The  "Smithereens"  opened 
their  portion  of  the  program  with 
the  Andrews  Sisters  tune  "Boogie 
Woogie  Bugle  Boy".  Their 
"Santa  Catalina"  medley  (an 
obvious  opportunity  for  com- 
parison, and  yet  a  temptation 
resisted  by  this  reporter)  showed 
the  diversified  solo  capabilities  of 
the  Smithies.  The  number  also 
included  choreography  which 
could  only  have  been  stolen  from 
the  Williams  Marching  Band. 

Rather  difficult  portions  of  the 
concert  for  the  Williams  audience 
were  the  two  numbers  "The 
Flim-Flam  Man"  and  "My 
Momma  Done  Told  Me"  which 
contained  the  memorable  and  oft- 
repeated  line  "A  man  is  a  two- 
faced." 

The  Williams  Octet  took  the 
stage  after  intermission,  opening 
with  Gershwin's  "Fascinating 
Rhythm"  which  featured  senior 
Rick  Stamberger  in  a  cameo 
appearance.  Octet  regulars 
"Chatanooga  Shoeshine  Boy" 
and  "The  Pope  Song"  followed, 
interspersed  with  the  mat  of  any 
Octet  concert,  the  group's  flights 

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It's  how  you  play  the  game 


by  Chris  McDermott 

Over  the  years,  the 
recreational  imbibing  of  alcohol 
has  been  called  everything  from 
unhealthy  to  sinful  to  un- 
American.  At  Williams,  though, 
there  is  a  different  view  of 
drinking;  we  think  it's  fun.  And 
since  we  think  it's  fun,  we  have 
devised  all  sorts  of  games  to  help 
us  get  even  more  of  the  stuff 
under  our  belts. 

Since  alcohol  is  known  to  have 
some  temporarily  debilitating 
effects  on  a  person's  memory  and 
and  coordination,  most  drinking 
games  demand  large  measures 
of  both.  The  punishment  (or 
reward,  depending  on  your 
perspective)  for  a  lapse  of 
memory  or  coordination  is  in- 
variably the  forced  consumption 
of  yet  more  alcohol.  But  no 
matter— as  any  veteran  drinking- 
gamer  can  tell  you,  the  real 
object  of  drinking  games  is  not  to 
win  the  game,  but  to  drink  the 
booze. 

The  drinking  games  engaged  in 
at  Williams  are  a  mixed  bag, 
bearing  names  like  "Chuf-a-Lug" 
"Whale's  Tails,"  and  "Zoom 
Schwartz  Profigliano."  Some 
games  are  fairly  simple,  such  as 
"Shots  of  Beer,"  in  which  two 
participants  drink  one-ounce 
shotglasses  of  beer  until  one  or 
both  become  ill.  Others  are 
complicated,  such  as  "Cardinal 
Puff,"  which  was  so  complex  that 
no  one  I  spoke  to  could  give  me  a 
comprehensive  explanation  of 
the  game. 


Yet  far  and  away  the  most 
popular  drinking  game  in  the 
Purple  Valley  is  a  beer-swilling 
concoction  known         as 

"Thumper."  To  play  Thumper, 
the  group  sits  in  a  circle,  with  a 
full  glass  of  beer  in  the  center. 
Each  chair  has  a  particular 
"sign,"  such  as  scratching  the 
head  or  patting  the  stomach. 
Players  signal  each  other  using 
these  signs;  when  a  particular 
sign  is  signalled,  the  player 
sitting  in  that  chair  must  repeat  it 
and  then  make  another  player's 
sign.  The  first  player  to  make  a 
mistake  has  the  pleasure  of 
emptying  the  glass  in  the  center. 

To  start  a  round  of  Thumper, 
all  players  pound  their  feet  on  the 
floor  while  a  leader  yells : 

"What's  the  name  of  this 
game?" 

"Thumper!"  the  players  an- 
swer. 

"And  how  do  you  play  this 
game?" 

"All  the  way!" 

"And  who  plays  this  game?" 

"Assholes  like  you!" 
after  which   the  leader    makes 
someone's  sign,  and  the  game  is 
on. 

Players  of  Thumper  will 
always  maintain  that  theirs  is  a 
gentleman's  game.  No  pointing, 
cursing,  or  false  accusations  are 
tolerated,  and  violators  must 
drain  the  beer  glass  for  each 
offense.  To  increase  the 
challenge  of  the  game,  seats  are 
periodically  rotated  to  that  no  one 
can    memorize    his    particular 


Rabbi  serves  the  Jewish 
community  at  Williams 

by  Susan  Williams 


Jewish  students  at  Williams 
often  find  themselves  isolated  in 
the  secular  environment  that 
prevails  here.  Being  a  member  of 
a  minority  is  never  easy,  as  often 
minorities  become  assimilated 
into  the  mainstream  of  the 
majority.  To  help  avoid  this  loss 
of  religious  identity  among 
Jewish  students  at  Williams, 
Rabbi  Arthur  Hasselkorn,  the 
Jewish  chaplain,  comes  to  the 
College  twice  weekly  from  the 
North  Adams  Beth  Israel 
synagogue.  He  acts  as  on-campus 
advisor,  and  friend,  for 
Williams's  Jewish  students. 

Approximately  ten  percent  of 
the  student  body  at  Williams  is 
Jewish,  and  the  Rabbi  feels  that 
the  percentage  will  continue  to 
increase  if  the  administration 
continues  its  policy  to  attract 
Jewish  students.  Rabbi 
Hasselkorn  hopes  that  his 
presence  might  draw  more 
students,  and  reassure  parents 
that  Williams  is  not  completely 
non-Jewish.  The  Rabbi  does  say 
that  Williams  generally  does  not 
interest  conservative  Jews 
because  of  the  small  minority  of 
Jewish  students  here:  "They 
would  just  find  it  too  difficult,"  he 
says. 

Because  the  Rabbi  has  to 
conduct  his  own  synagogue 
services  on  Friday  evenings,  the 


Rabbi  Hasselkorn  comes  to 
Williams  from  the  North  Adams 
Beth-Israel  synagogue  twice  a 
week  to  serve  as  the  college's 
Jewish  chaplain.       (Buckner) 

weekly  services  at  the  Kushkin 
Center  are  run  by  Williams 
students.  Rabbi  Hasselkorn  does 
help  students  with  questions 
about  the  services,  and,  as  he 
puts  it,  "acts  as  the  local 
religious  authority." 

Since  Hebrew  is  not  offered  as 
a  course  at  Williams,  Rabbi 
Hasselkorn  also  acts  as  a  tutor  in 
this  area.  Students  can  learn 
Hebrew  for  credit  in  an  in- 
dependent study  conducted  by 
the  Rabbi.  He  said  that  he  hopes 
that  Williams  will  provide  more 
courses  in  Judaica  over  the  next 
few  years.  He  thinks  that  Liberal 
Arts  students  would  benefit  from 
courses  in  Judaic  Studies. 


sign.  A  game  of  Thumper  is 
considered  over  when  everyone 
involved  is  too  drunk  to  care 
anymore. 

Though  nobody  pretends  that 
the  significance  of  drinking 
games  extends  beyond  the  next 
morning's  hangover,  these 
games  are,  in  fact,  a  little- 
appreciated  means  to  self- 
understanding.  After  all, 
in  the  words  of  the  French 
philosopher,  "We  drink; 
therefore,  we  are." 


GOHEW!... 
BRING  ON  THE 
NEXT.' 


'^o-,«\/ic;.Ji 


Life  in  a  shopping  center 


by  John  K.  Setear 

Larry  Brown  has  never  seen  a 
clock  that  displays  the  correct 
time. 

"Some  of  the  department 
stores  have  clocks  in  them,  of 
course,"  says  the  twelve-year-old 
Brown,  "but  they're  never  set  to 
any  special  time." 

"I  guess  if  the  shoppers  knew 
what  time  it  was,"  observes 
Brown  shrewdly,  "they  might 
leave   earlier   than   otherwise." 

Larry  Brown  has  never  heard  a 
piece  of  music  that  has  words. 

"They've  got  that  nice, 
relaxing  music  playing  in  the 
mall  just  about  all  the  time," 
Brown  notes.  "But  never  with 
words." 

Brown  has  never  ridden  in  a 
car,  either. 

"I  guess  if  they  had  windows 
here,  I  could  see  hundreds  of 
them  in  the  parking  lot,"  he  says, 
"but  of  course  my  specialness 
means  I  just  have  to  imagine 
from  watching  the  TV  shows 
what  it  would  be  like  to  ride  in 
one." 

Larry's  "specialness"  is  a  rare 
medical  malady,  a  defect  in  his 
immunological  system  that 
prevents  him  from  ever  setting 
foot  outside  the  shopping  center 
where  he  was  born. 

"We're  not  sure  exactly  what 
causes  this  particular  defect  in 
the  body's  germ-fighting 
systems,"  says  Dr.  Alan  Pauley, 
"but  we  do  know  that  it's  unlikely 
we'll  ever  cure  it." 

"If  Larry  watches  his  diet, 
however,"  continues  Pauley, 
"and  he  never  leaves  the  con- 
trolled, familiar  environment  of 
the  shopping  center,  Larry 
could  lead  a  normal  life." 

"In  a  way,  of  course,  it's  a  pain 
in  the  rear  end,"  observes  the 
curly-headed  Brown 
philosophically,  "but  my 
specialness  really  isn't  as  an- 
noying as  you  might  think." 

"When  you  think  about  it," 
says  Brown,  "the  shopping 
center  really  has  everything  you 
need  in  it. 

"There's  plenty  of  food  places— 
both  fast  food  and  some 
restaurants,"  notes  Brown. 
"They  have  a  movie  theater  now 
and  all  the  televisions  you  could 
ever  want — some  of  'em  with 
those  new  computer  games,  too." 

"Larry's  good  cheer  is  almost 


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contagious,"  asserts  Dr.  George 
Kincaid,  who  holds  a  Ph.D.  in 
biochemistry. 

"Fortunately,  however,  his 
disease  isn't,"  jokes  Kincaid. 

"I  like  that  Brown  boy  a  lot," 
says  local  pharmacist  Alan 
McNitt.  "He  never  complains, 
and  he  always  takes  his  pills." 

"Larry  is  a  real  trooper," 
observes  Dr.  Michael  Ennemah 
between  a  seven-foot  putt  and  a 
long  drive.  "He  never  complains, 
and  his  parents  always  pay  his 
bills." 

Brown's  parents,  who  moved  to 
an  apartment  near  the  shopping 
center  where  Larry  stays  after 
doctors  told  them  Larry  could  not 
leave,  areas  proud  of  their  boy  as 
Larry  is  polite. 

SETEARICAL 
NOTES 

"He's  a  good  boy,"  said  a 
beaming  Mrs.  Brown.  "We 
thought  being  born  in  a  K-mart— 
let  alone  living  in  one — might 
damage  him  psychologically,  but 
he's  adjusting  so  well  it's  almost 
scary." 

"We  play  catch  together 
sometimes  after  the  mall  closes, 
just  like  any  kid  and  his  dad," 
says  Mr.  Brown.  "The  ball 
bounces  real  good  off  those 
marble  floors." 

"Strictly  off  the  record," 
begins  mall  merchant  Leonard 
Sloan,  "the  kid  is  a  gold  mine. 
People  come  from  all  over  to  see 
the  kid,"  he  whispers,  "and  very 
few  of  them  leave  completely 
empty-handed  if  I  can  help  it." 


"Some  people  might  accuse  us 
of  commercialism,"  says  the 
manager  of  the  K-mart  where 
Larry  was  born  and  now  makes 
his  home,  "but  we  thought  that  a 
Larry  Brown  Birth  Memorial 
Aisle  was  a  nice  way  of  telling 
Larry  that  we  appreciate  how 
cheerful  he  is  to  everyone." 

The  shoppers  who  see  Larry 
agree  that  it  is  worth  the  brief 
wait  in  the  line  that  occasionally 
forms  around  Larry's  La-z-boy 
chair,  donated  by  Fred's  Fur- 
niture and  Beverage  Mart. 

"I  saw  that  movie  on  television 
about  the  boy  in  the  bubble,  the 
one  with  that  cute  John 
Travolta,"  said  one  shopper, 
"and  this  boy  is  just  as  nice  and 
clean  cut." 

"He  handles  his  infirmary  very 
well,"  observed  one  com- 
plimentary passer-by.  "And  I  bet 
his  parents  don't  have  to  worry 
about  his  coming  home  from 
some  wild  teen-age  party  at  three 
in  the  morning,  either." 

"I  thought  he'd  be  all  pale  with 
glasses  and  all  that,"  admitted 
one  man,  "but  he  looks  a  lot  like 
your  normal  kid." 

"I  guess  maybe  some  people 
think  of  my  specialness  as  a 
handicap,"  says  Larry  as  he  tries 
to  smooth  a  pesky  cowlick,  "but  a 
specialness  won't  make  your  life 
any  less  fun  if  you  don't  let  it." 

"My  parents  love  me  a  lot  and 
all  the  storekeepers  are  real  nice 
to  me,"  Larry  says  with  em- 
phasis, "and  that's  what's  real 
important." 

"And  h)esides,"  Larry  says 
proudly,  I  live  in  one  of  the  few 
countries  in  the  whole  world 
where  it  would  be  possible  for  me 
to  be  alive  at  all." 


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WILLIAMS    RECORD 


November  18,  1980 


Student  rock  groups 
spring  up  in  Williams 


by  Greg  Pliska 

On  stage,  Doctors'  vocalist 
Kevin  Weist  '81  moves  about  like 
a  member  of  Devo,  often  freezing 
and  staring  wild-eyed  out  over 
the  audience.  Off-stage,  he  better 
fits  his  role  as  a  mild-mannered 
Octet  singer  in  suit  and  tie.  The 
situation  is  further  confused 
when  he  grins  inanely  and  says, 
"I  will  only  tell  you  silly  things." 

This  last  seems  to  be  a  common 
Doctors'  philosophy.  According 
to  keyboardist  Jeff  Morrison  '82, 
"We  have  a  credo  not  to  say 
anything  serious  to  anyone  .  .  . 
we  are  disciples  of  cosmic  ob- 
fuscation." 

The  group,  founded  by  Weist 
and  fellow  vocalist  and  Octet 
member  Vern  Mackall  '81,  in- 
cludes Morrison,  Chris  Tantillo 
'83  on  lead  guitar,  Adam  Merims 
'83  on  rhythm  guitar,  bassist 
Andy  Schlosser  '83,  and  drummer 
Bill  Simpkins  '83.  They  describe 
their  music  as  "power  pop,"  the 
gist  of  which  is  summed  up  by 
Mackall;  "F— art,  let's  dance." 

Originally,  the  bank  was  "a 
one-time  shot. ..sort  of  a  joke," 
explains  Mackall.  "There  really 
weren't  a  lot  of  bands  on  campus, 
so  we  decided  to  put  one 
together. ..people  liked  us,  so  we 
continued  playing."  Why  are  they 
called  "The  Doctors"?  "We 
refuse  to  answer  that  question," 
says  Weist,  grinning. 

(ed.  note:  We  learned  that  The 
Doctors  draw  their  name  from  a 
Bugs  Bunny  cartoon  in  which  a 
group  of  doctors  in  a  medical 
ampitheater  silently  stare  at 
Bugs  with  their  arms  crossed  and 
stroke  their  chins  with  one  hand. 
You  figure  it  out.) 

At  present,  the  group  plays 
parties  here  and  off  campus  in 
the  five-college  area,  with  a  trip 
to  Holyoke  planned  for  this 
weekend.  Beyond  that,  what  is 
the  future  of  the  band?  "Death," 
says  Mackall,  "mainly  because  I 
own  all  the  equipment." 

A  more  recent  addition  to  the 
college  music  scene  is  "Mental 


Floss,"  who  debuted  last 
Saturday  night  at  the  Log. 
"Floss"  consists  of  bassist  Bert 
Snow  '81,  Peter  Miller  '80  on 
keyboards  and  vocals,  guitarist 
Joe  Boni,  vocalist  Sheila  Walsh 
'83,  Gary  Sorgen  '81  on  six,  flute 
and  keyboards,  and  Scott 
Sherman  on  drums. 

Snow,  who  has  been  involved 
with  a  band  every  one  of  his  four 
years  at  Williams,  reacted  en- 
thusiastically to  Saturday  night's 
performance.  "I  think  we  did 
really  well. ..When  it's  your  first 
time  out,  you  don't  really  know  if 
it'll  work,  but  I'm  entirely  happy 
with  Saturday  night.  It  was  very 
successful;  hopefully  we'll  start 
getting  jobs  around  school  at 
parties." 

Earlier  Snow  had  pointed  out 
that  the  Log  debut  was  simply  "to 
get  people  to  know  who  we  are." 
Judging  from  the  reaction  of  the 
standing-room-only  crowd  on 
Saturday,  this  was  no  doubt 
accomplished.  The  crowd  was 
dancing,  as  best  it  could  in  the 
limited  space,  for  most  of  the 
second  half  of  the  show. 

The  music  of  Mental  Floss, 
ranging  from  early  Beatles  to 
modern  New  Wave,  consists,  in 
the  words  of  vocalist  Walsh, 
"songs  we  like  with  our  own 
creative    rearranging." 

Sorgin,  whose  fine  saxophone 
lent  to  the  aforementioned 
creativity,  explained  the  group's 
name.  "It  comes  from  a  Kliban 
cartoon  showing  these  people  like 
this,"  he  said,  pulling  an 
imaginary  string  back  and  forth 
through  his  ears.  "It's  sort  of  a 
cleaning  out  of  your  brain." 


Williams  theatre's  ^Barbara' 
proves  to  be  successful  — 


Sheila  Walsh  of  Mental  Floss, 
above,  belts  out  the  tunes  at  the 
Log.  Mental  Floss  is  just  one  of 
several  student  bands  at 
Williams.  The  Doctors  are  also  a 
popular  group.  (Cast) 


Continued  from  Page  4 
outbursts  and  looks  of  impotent 
astonishment      were     simply 
delightful. 

John  Stillwell  '82  as  Andrew 
Undershaft,  maker  of  cannon  and 
dubbed  Prince  of  Darkness,  was 
powerful  in  this  awesome  role. 
Undershaft  is  the  power  of 
England;  his  terrible  gospel  of 
salvation  through  gunpowder  and 
money  was  preached  by  Mr. 
Stillwell  with  strong  force. 
Adolphus  Cusins,  professor  with 
the  soul  of  a  poet,  was  played  by 
Charlie  Singer  '82,  who  brought  to 
the  brilliant  part  a  brilliance  of 
his  own.  I  thought  his  "you  do  not 
understand  the  Salvation  Army" 
speech  in  Act  II  one  of  the  high 
points  of  the  show,  delivered  with 
a  kind  of  manic  magnificence  and 
sustained  exultation. 

Carolyn  McCormick's  Barbara 
stood  out,  even  in  this  production 
of  uniformly  high  quality,  as 
magnificent,  pushing  her  part  to 
the  limit  without  overflowing  into 
exhibition  or  mere  effect. 
Ranging  in  mood  from  the  depths 
of  her  defeat  by  her  father  in  Act 


II  to  the  triumph  of  her  spirit  in 
Act  III,  it  was  a  beautifully 
drawn  and  spirited  performance. 
My  companions  Saturday  night 
told  me  later  they  kept  getting 
goosebumps  during  Ms.  Mc- 
Cormick's speech  on  the  gun  in 
Act  III. 

The  sets,  especially  in  Acts  11 
and  III  were  striking  and 
ingenious.  The  Salvation  Army 
barracks  was  so  stark  one  could 
almost  feel  the  January  cold  of 
the  scene;  the  effect  of  the  huge 
cannon  in  Act  III  swinging 
around  brought  shrieks  from  the 
audience— both  the  Act  II  and  Act 

III  sets  elicited  applause. 

The  lights  and  costumes  did  not 
draw  attention  to  themselves,  in 
keeping  with  the  spirit  of  the  rest 
of  this  production.  There  was  a 
sense  of  self-effacement 
throughout  the  show;  there  was 
no  grandstanding,  scene- 
stealing,  etc.— just  finely 
wrought  character  and  subtly 
worked  out  interplay.  Williams- 
theatre's  'Major  Barbara'  is  a 
splendid  piece  of  work. 


Joe  Jackson  moves  toward  reggae 


Continued  from  Page  4 

year,  and  now  finalized  in  Beat 
t'la/y's  booming  bass  lines 
courtesy  of  Graham  Maby,  un- 
deniably the  most  important 
member  of  Jackson's  bands,  the 
bass  sound  is  reminiscent  of  the 
best  of  recent  ska  releases.  I 
favor  the  title  cut,  a  decidedly 
tongue-in-cheek  look  at  the  way 
the  Older  Generation  looks  at 
those  who  "can't  get  no  jobs— 
can't    get    careers   with   safety 


Smithereens  join  Octet 


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of  wit  and  fancy. 

Capitalizing  on  a  campus-wide 
trend,  the  Octet  chose  to  focus 
this  concert  on  the  A.  J.  Moore  '82 
joke;  generally  depreciating 
remarks  directed  at  Williams' 
own  "golden  voice  of  the 
Berkshires."   The  Octet  also 


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George  Liddle's  appendix,  which 
had  been  removed  in  time  for  the 
show.  (The  actual  organ  was 
conspicuously  absent  although 
rumored  to  be  watching  the  show 
from  a  seat  at  the  rear  of  the 
auditorium.) 

The  Octet  followed  with  the 
"Piano  Roll  Blues",  a  quiet 
number  with  mellow  harmonies. 
George  Liddle  '83  took  up  his  bed 
and  walked  onstage  for  the  next 
number,  "Star  of  My  Life",  a 
slow  tune  which  definitely  lacked 
something,  probably  George's 
appendix. 

The  show  continued  with  the 
audience  favorite  "Be  Prepared" 
followed  by  Gershwin's  "I  Got 
Rhythm".  The  final  number  was 
"Blue  Moon"  featuring  Lyrnan 
Casey  '83  and  a  strong  backup  by 
the  six  appendicied  members  of 
the  Octet. 

Despite  Octet  taunts  that  "You 
probably  know  nothing  about 
music,"  the  audience  demanded 
and  received  two  encores  and  the 
song  "Little  Willie  is  Dead",  sung 
as  an  appendix. 


pms    stuck  through  their  ears.' 
Opening    the    album    with    a 
horrified  scream,  it  sets  the  tone 
for  a  very  different  Joe  Jackson 
album. 

The  next  song,  "One  To  One", 
is  probably  the  outstanding  cut  on 
the  entire  album.  Sung  to  a 
woman  too  caught  up  in  causes  to 
have  any  meaningful  relation- 
ships with  another  person,  it 
includes  the  best  lines  that 
Jackson  has  ever  written: 
"You're  beautiful  when  you  get 
mad— Or  is  that  a  sexist  ob- 
servation?" 

A  number  of  cuts  could  have 
been   excised  from   Beat   Crazy 


without  any  severely  detrimental 
effects.  Both  "Mad  At  You"  and 
"Crime  Don't  Pay"  go  on  too 
long,  the  former  for  six  un- 
necessary minutes.  "Bat- 
tleground" is  Jackson's  attempt 
at  showing  his  support  for  racial 
understanding,  and  why  it's  so 
difficult  to  achieve.  Un- 
fortunately, the  Clash  did  it 
better  on  "White  Man  in  Ham- 
mersmith Palais."  Jackson's 
tune  is  a  throwaway. 

On  the  whole,  this  album  is  a 
real  letdown.  If  Look  Sharp!  and 
I'm  The  Man  were  both  A-f 
records,  then  Beat  Crazy  is  a  C+. 
Sorry. 


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On  Wednesday,  November  19th, 
Toni  Morrison  and  Stanley 
Plumly  will  read  from  their 
works  at  8:00  P.M.  in  the 
auditorium  of  the  Sterling  and 
Francine  Clark  Art  Institute.  Ms. 
Morrison  will  hold  an  informal 
discussion  about  writing  at  3:00 
P.M.  in  DriscoU  Lounge  on  the 
Williams  College  campus,  and 
Mr.  Plumly  will  hold  a  discussion 
at  3:30  P.M.  on  the  Southern 
Vermont  campus. 

Toni  Morrison  has  been  a  senior 
editor  at  Random  House  in  New 
York  since  1965.  Her  articles 
have  appeared  in  New  York 
Times  Book  Review,  New  York 
Times  Magazine,  Mademoiselle 
and  MS.  Her  novels  are  The 
Bluest  Eye,  Sula  (nominated  for 
a  National  Book  Award),  and 
Song  of  Solomon  (winner  of  the 
National  Book  Critics  Circle 
Award,  1977). 

Stanley  Plumly's  poetry  has 
appeared  in  American  Poetry 
Review,  Antaeus,  the  New 
Yorker,  the  Nation,  and  Parisian 
Review.  He  is  the  recipient  of  the 
Delmore  Schwartz  Memorial 
Award  for  Poetry,  a  National 
Endowment  for  the  Arts  award, 
and  a  John  Simon  Guggenheim 
Fellowship.  His  books  of  poetry 
are  In  the  Outer  Dark,  How  the 


Plains  Indians  Got  Horses, 
Giraffe,  and  Out-of-the-Body 
Travel. 

The  program,  which  is  free  to  the 
public,  is  fourth  in  a  series  of  six 
sponsored  by  the  Clark  and  three 
area  colleges:  North  Adams 
State,  Southern  Vermont,  and 
Williams. 

Soviet  artists 

Vitali  Komar  and  Aleksandr 
Melamid,  two  Soviet  artists  noted 
for  their  satirical  paintings  on 
Soviet  bureaucracy  and  official 
culture,  will  present  a  lecture  and 
slide  show  at  the  Brooks-Rogers 
Auditorium  at  Williams  College 
on  November  20  at  4  p.m. 

The  two  artists,  who  were 
expelled  from  the  Moscow  Ar- 
tists' Union  in  1972  because  of 
their  cynicisrn,  gained  popularity 
while  in  the  Soviet  Union  through 
the  Western  press.  Their 
presentation  will  contain  many 
parodies  of  Socialist  Realism  and 
Western  Modernism  through  a 
series  of  paintings  first  shown  in 
New  York  City  in  1976  and  1977. 

Komar  and  Melamid  were 
allowed  to  emigrate  from  the 
Soviet  Union  to  Israel  in  1977.  The 
presentation  will  also  reflect  the 
artists'  attitude  toward 
American  advertising.  Cold  War 
cliches,  and  ideological 
sterotypes  of  the  East  and  West. 


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Class  describes 
Rahway  prison; 
society  created 

by  Bill  Galloway 

Recently  Professor  Abdul- 
Mu'Min's  Sociology  of  Im- 
prisonment class  traveled  to 
Rahway  State  Prison  in  Rahway, 
New  Jersey  to  gain  first-hand 
information  about  prisons  and 
prisoners.  The  members  of  the 
class  said  they  were  startled  and 
disturbed  by  the  living  conditions 
they  saw  when  guided  through 
the  cell  blocks  by  a  guard  and  a 
Prisoner  Organization  called 
"The Lifer's  Group."  One  student 
described  the  general  at- 
mosphere of  the  prison  as  "drab 
and  cage-like." 

Nearly  one  thousand  prisoners 
are  housed  in  cells  as  small  as  6 
by  7  feet.  Four  widely  varying 
types  of  living  conditions  make 
up  the  options  for  the  prisoners.  A 
division  called  "protective 
custody"  housed  those  prisoners 
waiting  to  be  "tried"  in  the  prison 
for  breaking  the  rules.  In  this  cell 
block,  there  are  no  windows; 
often  the  plumbing  doesn't 
operate.  Occasionally  a  cell 
might  lack  even  a  blanket  or 
mattress.  The  second  housing 
division  was  for  those  prisoners 
with  mental  problems.  Much  like 
a  hospital,  this  area  was  well- 
maintained,  students  said. 
Another  area  was  comparatively 
an  upper-class  neighborhood  with 
three  tiers  of  nicely-painted, 
relatively  comfortable  cells, 
according  to  the  students.  The 
"ghetto,"  on  the  other  hand,  had 


cracks  in  the  wall,  peeling  paint, 
and  bad  plumbing.  Some  cells 
were  boarded  up  because  their 
condition  was  so  poor.  The  class 
was  not  shown  one  section  of  the 
prison  housing,  the  solitary 
confinement  cells,  collectively 
called  "the  hole." 

The  class  saw  relatively  few 
prisoners  because  most  were  at 
work  for  the  day  in  another  part 
of  the  prison.  The  Lifers  Group 
that  led  them  through  the  prison 
were  very  cooperative  and  did 
not  appear  to  be  criminals  in  the 
stereotypical  sense,  the  students 
said.  Many  students  agreed  that 
the  prisoners  were  incarcerated 
not  because  of  a  moral  inferiority 
for  the  most  part,  but  because  of 


social,  economic,  and  political 
circumstance. 

According  to  the  prisoners,  life 
in  the  prison  means,  at  best, 
survival  and,  at  worst,  death  or 
insanity. 

"To  make  it  in  prison  you  must 
be  very  aware  of  what's  going  on 
(just  or  unjust)  but  mature 
enough  to  cope,  "one  said.  Coping 
in  prison  often  means  resorting  to 
drugs  and  violence,  a  prison 
official  freely  admitted. 

The  result  of  the  trip  to  Rahway 
and  of  class  discussion  was  the 
formation  of  the  Williams  Prison 
Reform  Society.  The  society 
seeks  alternatives  to  prison  in 
hopes  that  prisons  can  eventually 
be  abolished. 


Kenyatta  talks  to  Council; 
CC  considers  WCOD 


by  Sara  Ferris 

Assistant  to  the  Dean  Mary 
Kenyatta  addressed  the  College 
Council  last  November  12  about 
continued  racial  tension  on 
campus. 

Kenyatta  noted  that  hostile 
notes  are  still  being  delivered  to 
students  and  asked  if  Council 
could  "initiate  some  kind  of 
discussion"  among  students 
about  the  ongoing  problem. 

One  proposal  under  con- 
sideration would  involve  dinner 


Panelists  talk  about  social  change  jobs 


by  Katya  Hokansun 

Panelists  speaking  on  "Careers 
in  Social  Change"  at  Dodd  House 
last  Monday  night  gave  their 
listeners  a  double  message — 
social  work  is  very  difficult  and 
very  low-paying  but  high  in 
moral  and  ethical  compensation. 

Denis  Doyon,  1980  graduate  of 
Williams  and  member  of  the 
American  Friends  Service 
Committee  (AFSC),  said  there 
are  tradeoffs  between  working 
for  a  non-profit  organization  and 
a  large  company.  Citing  his  $62  a 
week  salary  and  long  work  hours, 
he  said  that  his  financial  con- 
straints are  heavy  and  that  he 
feels  he  is  making  something  of  a 
sacrifice. 

Khim-Lin  Johnson,  who  said 
the  focus  of  her  job  with  the  AFSC 
is  attempting  to  eradicate 
racism,  said  that  jobs  such  as 


hers  enable  one  "to  work  with 
your  head  high"  but  warned  that 
"you  can  misuse  your  power, 
work  too  hard  until  it  becomes  an 
obsession— you  think  if  you  stop, 
the  world  will  stop." 

Leslie  Nulty,  who  taught  in 
Tanzania  and  went  to  Pakistan  as 
an  economic  adviser  before 
working  for  the  Association  of 


Machinist  and  Aerospace 
Workers,  warned  that  in  the 
future  the  range  of  choice  of 
careers  in  social  change  is  going 
to  be  very  narrow.  To  get  work, 
she  said,  "you  have  to  be 
resourceful,  imaginative  and  not 
too  picky.  Remember  you  can 
work  for,  say,  Raytheon  and  still 
be  a  force  for  social  change.  Be 
critical  wherever  you  are." 


meetings  t)etween  students  and 
faculty  to  present  a  speech 
followed  by  discussion. 

David  Lipscomb  '83  went  on  to 
suggest  that  the  Council  "make 
the  Honor  Code  specifically  say 
that  anyone  who  threatens  others 
is  in  violation  of  the  Code." 

In  other  business,  the  Council 
returned  the  proposed  budgets 
for  The  .Coalition  and  the 
Williams  Committee  to  Oppose 
the  Draft  to  the  Finance  Com- 
mittee for  reconsideration. 

Warning  against  "double- 
funding,"  CC.  Vice  President 
John  McCammond  noted  that  all 
the  groups  under  the  Coalition 
banner  receive  individual  fun- 
ding as  well.  Katie  Scott  '82 
suggested  that  Coalition  member 
groups  "pool  their  funds"  rather 
than  request  Council  aid. 

The  WCOD  also  came  under 
scrutiny  with  some  Council 
members  questioning  the  need 
for  such  an  organization  in  light 
of  President-elect  Reagan's  anti- 
draft  stance. 


Security  carries  on  investigation 


Racial  incidents  continue 


Continued  from  Page  1 
informed  of  this  rumor  on 
Tuesday  by  several  students  and 
dispatched  campus  security  to 
check  out  the  rumors.  "We  are 
investigating  the  rumors  now," 
says  Roosenraad,  but  at  the 
present  time  we  have  nothing." 
Roosenraad  said  he  was  very 
pleased  that  students  reported 
the  rumors  to  him  and  em- 
phasized that  his  office  is  always 
open  to  those  with  information  or 


concerns  about  the  incidents  of 
recent  weeks.  He  also  stressed 
that  he  is  disseminating  all  in- 
formation he  receives  that  is  not 
of  a  personal  nature. 

"Often  we  don't  hear  about  a 
rumor  and  so  can't  take  any 
action  to  investigate  it  because 
we  don't  know -about  it.  Students 
who  hear  the  rumor  assume  we 
know  about  it  and  are  covering 
something  up.  It's  frustrating 
because  we're  doing  all  we  can." 


Continued  from  Page  1 
pressed  a  feeling  of  harassment 
by  security. 

"They  seein  to  think  I'm 
conspiring,"  said  one  student.  "A 
security  officer  asked  me,  'Who's 
in  the  inner-circle'.''  at  Perry 
House.  I  didn't  even  know  what 
he  was  talking  about." 

Another  witness  expressed 
anger  when,  during  questioning, 
he  found  a  security  officer  ap- 
parently shuffling  through 
papers  on  his  desk. 

"I  turned  my  back  for  a  few 
seconds,  and  when  I  looked  again 
he  was  examining  my  Econ 
problem  set,"  he  complained.  "I 
don't  know  why." 

One  student  who  was  not  a 
witness  but  was  otherwise  linked 
to  the  incident  said,  "I  received 
8:00  a.m.  call  telling  me  to  expect 
a  Security  officer  in  my  room  in 
fifteen  minutes." 

The   sense    of    a    search    for 


conspirators  was  echoed  by  a 
student  who  said,  "A  security  guy 
questioning  me  said,  'You're  not 
doing  your  duty,  are  you?'  I  told 
him  all  1  knew." 

Other  witnesses  alleged  that 
security  had  checked  their  waste 
cans,  made  pointed  statements, 
and  questioned  their  room  mates 
about  the  witnesses'  honesty. 

One  student  related  a  story  of  a 
security  officer  who  said, 
"Y'know,   once  something   hap- 


pened here  in  May  and  it  took  me 
until  the  next  October  to  solve  it, 
but  we  did.  We're  gonna'  solve 
this  one." 

Another  witness  expressed 
what  seemed  to  be  the  general 
consensus  of  those  who  are  upset 
about  the  search. 

"I'm  not  worried  or  anything," 
the  student  said.  "I  just  think 
they're  out  on  this  head-hunt  and 
they're  trying  to  look 
'professional.'  " 


THE  SHEEPDOG 

THE  NEWEST  IN  THE  POPULAR  "NO-BLOW  -  JUST  GO"  STYLES  AT 

THE  CLIP  SHOP 


The  hair  is  released  from  its  geometric  baseline 
into  a  soft  'layered  looking'  style.  The  "Sheep- 
dog" is  not  like  ttie  Shag  of  the  early  70's.  Hair  is 
not  just  'chopped'  off.  This  is  a  precision  cut.  The 
proof  of  it  is  when  a  patron  goes  home  all  she  has 
to  do  is  shampoo  her  hair,  finger-massage  the 
roots,  let  the  hair  dry  naturally  and  the  hair  is 
beautifully  back  in  the  "Sheepdog".  No  need  to 
push  or  pull  it  into  style.  The  cut  is  that  good! 

The  hair  is  cut  soft  around  the  face  and  the 
weight  is  at  the  cheekbones.  In  the  'Sheepdog' 
the  hair  gently  cups  the  cheekbones. 

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Fall  Sports  log  winning  season 


by  Brian  Gradlc 

A  wide  range  of  sporting  ac- 
tivities have  been  completed  in 
the  last  few  weeks.  Before 
Williams  plunges  into  the  winter 
season,  a  short  wrapup  of  the 
various  teams  and  their  efforts 
on  the  field  ^eems  appropriate. 
Men's  soccer  The  soccer  team 
compiled  a  3-8-1  record  this  fall  in 
a  season  that  was  marked  by 
close  losses.  Bright  spots  for  the 
team  included  Brian  Daniell  '82, 
Reg  Jones  '82  and  Rob  Kusel  '83. 
The  team  will  miss  the  services 
of  seniors  Derek  Johnson,  Stu 
Taylor,  Dan  Friesen,  Kern  Reid, 
Neal  McLaughlin,  Alex 
Keusseoglou  and  Sean  Bradley 
next  season. 

Women's  soccer  The  women 
finished  with  a  6-4  record  on  the 
year.  Among  the  squad,  bright 
spots  included  Becky  Baugh  '83, 
Jean  Loew  '84,  Mara  Bun  '84  and 
seniors  Mary-Jo  Dougherty  and 
Margaret  Drinker. 
Field  Hockey  The  field  hockey 
team  finished  with  a  5-5  record, 
although  it  was  felt  by  many 
players  and  opposing  coaches 
that  the  squad  had  made  great 
progress  in  stick  work  and  ball 
handling  under  first  year  coach 
Chris  Larson.  Players  named  to 
the  NECFHA  tournament  team 
were  Sara  Behrer  '81,  Sarah 
Foster  '81,  Anne  Ricketson  '81, 
Holly  Perry  '82  and  Beth  Con- 
nolly '82. 

Rugby  The  rugby  team  finished 
with  a  6-2  mark  on  the  year, 
concluding  with  a  fine  thrashing 
of  Amherst.  Much  promise  was 
shown  by  a  tremendous  B-side, 
which  was  scored  upon  one  time 
the  entire  season. 
Men's  cross  country  The  cross 
country  continued  its  winning 
ways  this  fall,  capturing  its  Uth 
consecutive  Little  Three  title  and 
extending  its  match  streak  to  29. 
Outstanding  performers  included 
Bo  Parker  '83,  Little  Three 
champion,  Ted  Congdon  '81,  who 
placed  second  in  the  Division  II 
New  England  championships  and 
Phil  Darrow,  '81,  who  captained 
the  team. 

Women's  cross  country  The 
women  had  a  very  successful 
season,  posting  a  5-1  mark  in 
regular  meets  in  addition  to 
capturing  the  Amherst  In- 
vitational and  the  Little  Three 
championship.  Fine  seasons  were 
registered  by  Liz  Martineau  '82, 


who  finished  19th  in  New 
England,  Kerry  Malone  '84,  Sue 
Marchant  '82  and  Trish  Hellman 
'82. 

Volleyball  Led  by  hall  of  famer 
Cathy  Gernert,  Jane  Uretz  '81, 
Kathleen  Gilmore  '83,  Lisa  Pepe 
'83  and  Anne  and  Terry  Dan- 
cewicz  '82,  the  team  rolled  to  a  21- 
5  record  this  fall.  The  squad  also 
captured  third  place  in  the  NIAC 
tournament,  finishing  behind 
Smith  and  Bates. 
Tennis  The  1980  tennis  squad 
finished  the  season  with  a  fine  9-2 
record  and  a  spot  in  the  top  five  in 
New  England.  Mary  Simpson  '81, 
Lisa  Noferi  '83  and  Mary  Tom 
Higgs  '81  led  the  way  on  the 
talented  and  well  balanced  team, 
(iolf  The  Williams  linksters 
strolled  to  an  undefeated  season 
and  a  16th  place  finish  in  the  Yale 
invitational  this  fall.  The  season 
was  dominated  by  sophomore 
Bruce  Goff  and  senior  Greg 
Jacobsohn,  although  Eric  Boyden 
'84  and  captain  Chris  Malone  '81 
also  played  well.  The  team  is 
anxiously  anticipating  the  spring 
season,  which  includes  the  New 
England  championships. 
Watcrpolo  The  waterpolo  team 
swam  to  a  13-3  record,  including 
two  big  victories  over  Amherst. 
In  a  tournament  last  week  at 
Harvard  University,  the  team 
placed  second  in  New  England. 
Gordon  Cliff  '81 ,  Burke  Miller  '81, 
Gerry  Treiman  '82  and  Mark 
Weeks  '83  were  among  the 
leaders  for  the  waterpolo  squad 
this  fall. 

Football  Defense  was  the  key  to 
this    squad's    5-2-1    record    and 


Little  Three  title.  Linebackers 
Brian  "Bear"  Benedict  '81  and 
Mark  Deuschle  '81,  lineman 
Steve  Doherty  '82  and  defensive 
back  Chris  Suits  '81  were  among 
those  who  especially  created 
problems  for  opposing  offenses. 


Reichert  to  be  Faculty  Dean 


Professor  John  F.  Reichert, 
chairman  of  the  College's 
department  of  English  and  a 
member  of  the  faculty  since  1968, 
has  been  named  Acting  Dean  of 
the  Faculty  for  the  1981-82 
academic  year.  He  will  succeed 
Dean  Francis  C.  Oakley,  who  will 
be  on  sabbatical  leave  for  the 
year.  The  appointment,  an- 
nounced by  President  Chandler, 
will  be  effective  on  July  1,  1980. 

As  dean,  Reichert  will  be 
concerned  with  all  aspects  of 
faculty  and  curricular  affairs  at 
the  College,  including  recruit- 
ment, promotions,  leaves,  and 
research  support.  He  will  con- 
tinue to  teach  while  serving  as 


dean. 

Reichert  served  on  the 
College's  Committee  on  Ap- 
pointments and  Promotions,  and 
as  chairman  of  the  Committee  on 
Undergraduate  Life,  the  Ad- 
missions Committee,  the  Honor 
System,  and  the  Steering  Com- 
mittee. 

Reichert  joined  the  Williams 
faculty  after  teaching  at  the 
University  of  Michigan  for  six 
years.  He  is  a  1957  graduate  of 
Amherst  and  holds  M.A.  and 
PhD  degrees  from  Stanford 
University.  Reichert  is  on  sab- 
batical leave  in  London  this  year, 
writing  a  book  on  Milton's 
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community  of  having  two  pages 
less  each  week  in  the  Record  was 
balanced  by  the  benefit  of 
allocating  the  saved  $3,780  to 
other  campus  groups.  Political 
groups  and  sports  clubs,  for  in- 
stance, generally  received  more 
funds  this  year. 

"We  like  to  see  how  many 
people  are  participating  and 
especially  how  much  they  are 
going  out  to  look  for  money  on 
their  own,"  explained  Piatt.  "We 
li-ied  to  respond  to  increased 
political  awareness  by  opening 
more  avenues  to  participation," 
he  added. 

Sports  clubs  received  a  boost 
due  to  increasing  gas  costs  and 
JV  sports  teams  cutbacks 
recommended  in  the  Committee 
on  the  80's  report. 

To  begin  the  funding  process, 
interested  groups  submit 
preliminary  budget  requests  to 
the  Finance  Committee  in  the 
spring.  Each  member 

"monitors"  a  particular  category 
of  organizations,  such  as  sports 
club's  or  publications. 

These  budget  requests  are  then 
revised  at  the  beginning  of  the 
fall  semester  and  submitted  to 
the  committee  which  considers 
them  in  October.  At  that  meeting, 
each  monitor  presents  a  series  of 
budgets  with  lists  of  the  groups' 
activities. 

The  committee  then  discusses 
each  item  and  suggests  options 


which  they  feel  would  facilitate 
more  economical  spending.  "We 
usually  manage  to  flush  out  every 
point  concerning  their  income 
and  expense  projections,"  said 
Piatt.  Groups  do,  however,  have 
the  right  to  appeal  the  com- 
mittee's decisions. 

In  an  effort  to  eliminate 
overlapping  and  in  view  of  the 
needs  of  many  other  groups,  the 
Finance  Committee  hopes  to 
consolidate  two  or  more  existing 
publications. 

"The  committee  will  begin 
discussing  the  issue  in  depth  after 
Thanksgiving  to  see  how  the 
groups  would  like  to  see  subjects 
handled  in  publications,"  said 
Piatt. 

The  committee  also  maintains 
a  buffer  fund  of  $7-8000  "in  case  a 
new  organization  springs  up  in 
the  middle  of  the  year  or  if  some 
organization  needs  more 
money,"  according  to  Mc- 
Whorter.  (The  Record  received 
an  additional  $880  last  March, 
and  WCFM  obtained  an  extra 
$350.)  This  year's  fund  totals 
$8,188.25  for  1980-81. 

Although  groups  are  entrusted 
with  large  sums  of  money,  both 
Piatt  and  McWhorter  agree  that 
the  fund  withdrawal  process 
leaves  little  room  for  abuse.  In 
order  to  obtain  money  from  their 
accounts,  groups  must  submit 
vouchers  to  Piatt,  who  reviews 
the  account  and  approves  the 
request. 


Decision  on  Newmont  expected- 


Continued  from  Page  1 

"We  don't  want  the  trustees  to 
hear  our  recommendation 
somewhere  else  first,"  Duben- 
dorf  said. 

The  Williams  Anti-Apartheid 
Coalition  (WAAC)  has  called  for 
divestment  as  a  means  of 
protesting  Newmont's  operations 
in  South  Africa  since  its  inception 
in  1978. 

Last  April,  two  members  of 
WAAC  staged  a  hunger  strike  in 
Hopkins  Hall  in  an  attempt  to 
force  the  trustees  to  divest.  This 
effort  failed. 

The  operations  of  Newmont  in 
South  Africa  are  condemned  by 
members  of  WAAC  as  helping  to 
perpetuate  a  racist  regime. 


Opponents  of  divestiture  argue 
that  socially  aware  institutions 
such-as  Williams  can  be  more 
effective  in  ending  racist  prac- 
tices by  retaining  its  stock  in 
Newmont.  "If  we  sell,  we  give  up 
our  leverage,"  President 
Chandler  said. 

At  the  November  10  meeting, 
the  ACSR  also  voted  unanimously 
to  recommend  to  the  trustees 
that  the  College's  investment 
advisors  no  longer  purchase 
certificates  of  deposit  from  five 
banks  that  lend  money  to  South 
Africa. 

Dubendorf  said  of  Brooks' 
resignation,  "We're  going  to  miss 
her.  I  intend  to  ask  the  president 
to  look  into  the  possibility  of 
replacing  her." 


The  WilliMns  Record 


VOL.  94,  NO.  10 


USPA  684-680 


WILLIAMS 


COLLEGE 


NOVEMBER  25,1980 


College  gets 
million  to 
endow  Chair  / 


Williams  has  been  given  $1 
million  by  the  Sherman  Fairchild 
Foundation  to  endow  a 
humanities  professorship. 
President  Chandler,  in  an- 
nouncing the  grant  at  the  faculty 
meeting  last  Thursday,  said  that 
in  assigning  the  professorship 
preference  will  be  given  to 
modern  foreign  languages  and 
Classics.  The  first  professor  will 
be  named  this  winter. 

The  professorship  will  be 
named  the  Frank  M.  Gagliardi 
Chair  in  memory  of  a  prominent 
Westchester  County  (N.Y.)  at- 
torney. Two  of  Gagliardi's  seven 
children  are  graduates  of 
Williams;  Joseph  F.  Gagliardi,  a 
Supreme  Court  Justice  of  the 
State  of  New  York,  and  Lee 
Parsons  Gagliardi,  a  United 
States  District  Court  judge,  and  a 
member  of  the  Board  of  Direc- 
tors of  the  Sherman  Fairchild 
Foundation. 

The  grant  is  the  fourth  in  a 
series  of  recent  gifts  to  support 
professorships  at  Williams.  The 
first  million-dollar  professorship 
in  the  College's  history  came  last 

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Proposed  calendar 
reduces  school  year 


Few  students  attended  the  draft  rally  held  last  Sunday. 


(Kraus) 


WCOD  holds  rally  at  Stetson 


by  Jon  Tigar 

About  80  people  braved  the  cold 
Sunday  afternoon  to  hear 
Muhammad  Kenyatta  '81, 
Professor  Kurt  Tauber,  and 
others  speak  on  militarism,  the 
draft,  and  alternatives  to  draft 
registration. 

A  similar  rally  attracted  over 
350  people  last  February,  but 
organizer  Roger  Doughty  '83  said 
he  was  "satisfied  with  the  turnout 
...  it  went  beyond  my  ex- 
pectations." He  explained  that 
the  earlier  rally  was  held  just 
after  the  registration  law  was 
passed,  while  this  one  was  held 
during  a  pressure-filled  time  of 
the  semester,  with  a  President- 
elect who  has  said  he  opposes 
registration. 

Tauber,  chairman  of  the 
Political  Science  Department, 
opened  his  speech  by  identifying 
the  people  in  charge  of  the  draft 
as  "public  enemy  number  one." 

"It  is  clear,"  said  Tauber, 
"that  the  interest  of  right-wing 
groups  is  to  establish  a  society 
based  on  racism,  militarism,  and 


Inside  the  Record 


Behind  the  scenes  at   Major 
Barbara    ...    p.  6. 

Amherst— IB   months    later 
...   p.  3. 

Williams  gets  nationfil  media 
play    ...    p.  7. 

Alum  returns  from  Iran   .  .  . 
p.  5. 


anti-communism." 

According  to  Tauber,  the 
remilitarization  of  the  country 
will  always  occur  when  the 
economy  is  in  a  decline,  when 
"the  goose  no  longer  lays  the 
golden  egg  ...  the  ultimate 
response  to  that  has  always  been 
the  diversion  of  interest  to 
foreign  adventurism." 

"Patriotism,"  said  Tauber,  "is 
the  last  refuge  of  scoundrels,  in 
terms  of  jingoism." 

Muhammed  Kenyatta  '81 
addressed  the  rally,  saying  he 
sees  the  election  of  Ronald 
Reagan  as  a  signal  to  con- 
servatives "that  the  coming 
years  are  theirs,"  years  in  which 
their  opponents  "are  muted, 
scared  to  speak  out." 

The  draft,  according  to 
Kenyatta,  is  tied  to  other  issues 
like  the  ERA,  racism,  and  the 
possible  repeal  of  the  Voting 
Rights  Act.  The  draft  is  merely 
a  manifestation  of  a  cultural 
syndrome:  "There  is  something 
about  this  country  that  is  related 
to  the  culture  and  how  we  define 
manhood  that  makes  war  and 
killing  and  guns  attractive." 

"The  people  who  run  this 
country,"  said  Kenyatta,  "must 
kill  to  keep  on  killing." 

The  rally  began  with  Randy 
Kehler  of  the  Traprock  Peace 
Center.  Kehler  said  three  issues 
came  to  mind  when  he  thought  of 
registration:  murder,  fear,  and 
freedom.  Registration,  said 
Kehler,  "is  not  just  signing  a 
piece  of  paper.  It's  a  choice  about 
murder."  Kehler  was  arrested 
during  the  Vietnam  War  and 
served  two  years  in  federal 
prison  for  refusing  to  sign. 

Fear,  he  said,  is  "the  reason 
why  we  refuse  to  live  up  to  the 
dictates  of  our  consciences."  The 
penalties  for  non-registration  a)"e 


"a  pretty  horrible  thought,"  but 
they  are  nothing  more  than  a 
"myth  that  has  been  created  to 
make  us  afraid." 

Al  Giordano  from  Charlemont 
sang  about  the  draft  with  such 
humor  and  skill  that  the  audience 
was  stamping  its  feet  and 
clapping  its  hands.  He  compared 
the  gathering  to  a  funeral  in  its 
appearance  and  suggested  that 
more  rallies  meant  less  funerals. 


The  Calendar  and  Schedule 
Committee  has  recommended  a 
cut  of  one  week  in  the  1981-82 
academic  year,  moving  Com- 
mencement to  Sunday,  May  30. 
This  change,  designed  to  save  the 
College  money  and  improve 
student  summer  job  prospects, 
will  require  small  adjustments 
elsewhere  in  the  calendar,  most 
of  which  will  occur  between 
January  and  May. 

A  vote  on  the  proposal  is 
scheduled  for  the  December  10 
faculty  meeting.  A  similar 
proposal  was  denied  last  year  by 
the  faculty  in  a  close  vote. 

The  committee  proposes  that 
the  combined  spring  reading  and 
exam  periods  be  reduced  from  11 
days  to  nine  and  one-half, 
creating  a  four  and  one  half  day 
reading  period  followed  by  five 
days  of  exams.  The  examination 
schedule  for  both  semesters  will 
be  switched  from  12  time  slots 
spread  over  six  days  to  15  slots 
over  five  days,  by  placing  three 
exam  slots  in  each  day. 

The  committee  believes  that 
the  flexibility  of  the  combined 
periods  offsets  any  negative 
consequences  of  compressing 
them.  An  increase  in  self- 
scheduled  exams  will  add  to  the 
flexibility,  committee  members 
argue.  They  are  encouraging 
faculty  members  to  give  such 
exams  whenever  possible. 

At  the  Nov.  faculty  meeting, 
Professor  Kurt  Tauber  objected 
to  the  calendar  change,  which  he 
saw  as  leading  to  increased  use  of 
alternatives  to  exams,  such  as 
papers  and  presentations.  "I  hate 
to  see  something  happening 
which  furthers  that  process," 
Tauber  said.  "They've  gone  too 
far  down  that  road  already." 

The  changes  in  the  schedule 


will  reduce  exam  conflicts  and 
three  consecutive  exam 
situations,  which  require 
scheduling  make-ups  in  the  last 
time  slot. 

Although  there  will  be  more 
pressure  on  faculty  and  the 
Registrar's  Office  to  report  and 
compile  senior  grades  in  time  for 
Commencement,  the  committee 
thinks  the  pressure  is 
manageable. 

For  further  compression, 
Winter  Study  will  end  one  day 
earlier  than  now,  and  spring 
semester  classes  will  begin  two 
days  earlier,  making  Winter 
Study  break  one  day  shorter.  The 
semester  will  end  two  and  one- 
half  days  earlier  than  now.  These 
alterations  maintain  the  same 
number  of  class  meetings,  except 
for  the  Wednesday  afternoon 
cycle,  which  drops  from  13  to  12 
meetings. 

In  the  fall  semester,  classes 
will  begin  one  day  earlier.  There 
will  be  a  four-day  reading  period 
from  Tuesday,  December  8, 
through  Friday,  a  Saturday  of 
exams,  a  Sunday  reading  day, 
and  four  more  exam  days.  These 
changes  will  add  an  extra  day  to 
the  Christmas-New  Year 
vacation. 

The  committee  said  it  foresees 
three  major  benefits  for  the 
College  community.  Faculty 
members  will  have  an  additional 
week  for  professional  study,  and 
students  will  have  a  better 
chance  at  getting  summer  jobs. 
The  committee  estimates  that  an 
extra  week  of  work  can  increase 
summer  earnings  by  10  to  15  per 
cent.  Finally,  the  College  will 
gain  money;  food  and  energy 
savings  alone  are  calculated  at 
$30,000.  Additional  summer 
programs  may  also  bring  in  more 
funds. 


Students  fast  for  Nicaragua 


by  Greg  Pliska 

Last  Thursday,  November 
20th,  approximately  500  Williams 
students  gave  up  dining  hall 
meals,  sending  at  least  1400 
dollars  to  Oxfam-America 
programs  in  Nicaragua,  ac- 
cording to  Alison  Nevin  '81. 
"We're  obviously  satisfied  with 
the  results,"  said  Nevin, 
coordinator  of  the  Williams 
Hunger  Action  Project  (WHAP). 
"These  figures  don't  include 
individual  contributions,  which 
should  total  about  50  dollars." 

The  money  was  collected  as 
part  of  the  "Fast  for  a  World 
Harvest"  conducted  annually  by 
Oxfam-America,  a  non-profit 
international  agency  which  funds 
self-help  development  programs 
in  Asia,  Africa  and  Latin 
America.  This  year,  through 
Oxfam,  WHAP  will  finance  three 
programs  focusing  on 
agricultural  development  and 
extension  of  health  services. 

Critics  of  the  fast  have  pointed 
out  that  many  funds  are  used  for 
administrative  and 
organizational  purposes,  while 
the  material  aid  that  is  actually 
sent  is  sold  on  the  black  market 
and  never  reaches  the  needy. 

Nevin  defended  Oxfam 
programs,  though,  explaining 


that  "our  money  will  go  directly 
into  these  three  programs  .  .  . 
and  Oxfam  is  small  and  con- 
trolled enough  to  avoid  problems 
of  distribution."  Oxfam  itself 
"believes  in  the  capacity  of  all 
people  for  self-reliance  ...  it  is 
their  project;  not  Oxfam's,  not 
the  governments,  but  their  own." 
"The  symbolism  is  equally  if 
not  more  important"  than 
material  aid,  explained  Nevin. 
"It  can  be  continued  beyond  the 
day  of  the  fast.  We  hope  it  will  be 
part  of  a  long-term  educational 
process."  Nevin  defined  the  goals 
of  WHAP  as  "conscious-raising 
and  fund-raising  ...  We  need  to 
discover  the  causes  of  hunger; 
once  we  understand  them,  we  can 
effect  change.  It  is  a  complex 


Two  projects  will  supply 
"emergency  funds  to  purchase 
seeds,  pesticides,  and  fertilizers 
.  .  .  (and  work)  with  a  new 
cooperative  of  45  families  by 
providing  tools  and  seeds  for  rice, 
bean,  and  corn  production," 
according  to  Oxfam.  The  third 
program  will  help  provide  health 
services  to  a  remote  area  where 
tuberculosis,  measles  and 
chicken  pox  are  epidemic. 
During  the  past  six  years,  tasters 
have  contributed  more  than  $l'/2 
million  to  self-help  projects. 

Some  tasters  bought  a  meal 
elsewhere;  both  Papa  Charlie's 
and  the  College  Snack  Bar 
reported  nearly  doubled  business 
the  day  of  the  fast. 


Draft  counseling  begins 


by  JoiiTigar 

Anticipating  student  need  for 
help  in  deciding  the  questions 
raised  by  renewed  draft 
registration,  a  draft  counseling 
program  has  been  established  at 
Williams  under  the  direction  of 
the  chaplain's  office. 

Starting  January  5  of  next 
year,  all  males  born  in  1962  will 
be  required  to  register  at  their 
local  post  office.  Thereafter,  all 
men  must  register  within  30  days 


of  their  eighteenth  birthday. 

The  College  realizes  that  many 
students  and  young  men  in  the 
local  community  might  need  help 
in  plotting  a  course  of  action,  said 
Chaplain  Michael  Henderson; 
many  do  not  know  all  -the 
possibilities  available  to  them. 
The  list  of  counselors  includes 
students,  faculty  members, 
and   the    Rev.    Henderson. 

Many  of  the  counselors  said 
Continued  on  Page  5 


Page  2 


WILLIAMS  RECORD 


November  25,  1980 


Calendar  Changes 

The  faculty  will  vote  on  the  Calendar  and  Schedule  Committee's 
proposed  1981-82  calendar  at  its  meeting  on  December  10.  That  gives 
students  two  weeks  to  let  their  professors  know  how  they  feel  about 
moving  graduation  forward  from  Sunday,  June  6,  to  Sunday,  May  30, 
compressing  spring  exam  period,  losing  a  day  of  Winter  Study  and 
winter  break,  and  beginning  fall  classes  a  day  earlier  than  in  the  past. 

We  think  the  cuts  are  relatively  painless,  and  well  worth  the  benefits 
the  new  calendar  would  bring.  Although  the  compressed  exam  period 
has  the  potential  to  create  dangerous  pressures  for  students,  the 
Dean's  Office  can  prevent  such  pressures  by  guaranteeing  that  no 
student  have  would  to  take  more  than  three  exams  in  two  days,  or  more 
than  two  exams  in  four  slots.  Professors  can  help  by  assigning  self- 
scheduled  exams  whenever  possible. 

Tho  big  advantage  of  graduating  a  week  earlier  is  that  Williams 
students  will  be  turned  out  on  the  summer  job  market  at  the  same  time 
as  other  students,  and  thus  given  an  equal  shot  at  the  best  jobs  and  a 
chance  to  increase  their  summer  earnings  by  as  much  as  10-15  per- 
cent. Professors  too  can  use  the  extra  week,  most  likely  for  their  own 
research.  Perhaps  more  research  time  will  lighten  the  pressures  on 
faculty  members  and  give  them  more  hours  to  spend  with  students 
during  the  academic  year.  Finally,  the  new  calendar  will  save  the 
College  at  least  $30 ,'000  in  food  and  energy,  certainly  no  small  sum. 

A  similar  calendar  was  voted  down  by  the  faculty  last  year.  Vocal 
student  support  can  make  this  year's  vote  different. 


TANGENTS 


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LETTERS. .  . 


Time  to  confront 

To  the  editor: 

To  President  Chandler: 

Friends  and  the  national  media  have 
brought  to  my  attention  recent  racial 
difficulties  at  Williams.  Your  responses 
and  the  reactions  of  the  College  ad- 
ministration to  these  events  have  par- 
ticularly troubled  me. 

During  my  four  years  at  Williams,  racial 
tensions  were  endemic,  if  rarely  ar- 
ticulated. Throughout,  the  administration 
refused  responsibility  for  these  tensions, 
ascribing  them  either  to  extremists  or  to 
alleged  inadequacies  and  excessive  ex- 
pectations of  black  students  themselves. 

I  am  chagrined  to  see  such  a  policy 
recurring  at  this  fresh  round  of  racial 
troubles.  It  has  never  been  effective  for 
more  than  glossing  over  crises  and  stifling 
protests  and  demands  for  change.  It  is  no 
longer  adequate  even  for  that. 

.\s  Williams  College  has  always 
claimed  credit  for  the  successes  and 
honors  of  its  students,  including  the 
Rhodes  scholar,  the  Watson  fellows,  and 
the  other  recipients  of  awards  and  prizes 
who  graduated  with  me  last  June,  so  the 
College  must  now  share  the  shame  and 
bear  the  responsibility  for  the  recent 
flurry  of  racist  acts  that  has  shaken  its 
members. 

The  Williams  institution  historically  has 
found  its  essence  reflected  in  the  horrors 
and  honors  of  its  students.  Both  are 
aspects  of  the  characters  it  has  helped 
build.  As  you  have  embraces  the  honors,  so 
you  must  now  embrace  the  recent  horrors. 

It  is  time  to  change,  Mr.  Chandler.  It  is 
time  to  confront  rather  than  piously  deny 
the  roots  of  racism  that  lie  in  the  foun- 
dations of  Williams  College,  for  only  by  so 
doing  can  you  ever  help  to  eradicate  them. 

I  shall  not  be  more  specific  about  how  to 
change.  I  expect  that  the  recipients  of  hate 
mail  and  death  threats  at  Williams  are  in  a 
far  better  position  to  do  so  than  I.  I  only 
ask  that  you  open  your  eyes  and  your  mind 
to  what  they  are  saying  and  have  been 
saying  for  more  than  a  decade. 

Further,  I  do  not  mean  to  single  you  out 
as  solely  culpable  for  recent  events  nor 


solely  capable  of  producing  change. 
Without  individual  change,  institutional 
change  is  bootless.  But  the  converse  is  true 
as  well,  and  I  hope  that  you  will  use  what 
power  you  have  to  bring  about  that 
change. 

Stu  Massad  '80 

You  are  you 

To  the  editor: 

I  am  very  glad  that  the  "soul-searching" 
of  the  last  two  weeks  has  taken  place.  I 
believe  that  it  is  very  vital  that  whites 
have  a  feeling  (I  don't  think  they  can 
really  "know"  what  it  means  to  be  black 
without  being  black)  for  black  history  and 
identity.  However,  I  have  one  problem, 
and  that  is  that  when  I  am  talking  to  an 
individual,  I  am  more  involved  with  what 
we  are  discussing  that  with  what  the  in- 
dividual's background  or  identity  is. 

The  following  is  an  attempt  to  put  the 
above  in  a  more  fluid  and  concise  form. 

CROSSES  HAVE  BURNED  IN  THE  HOME 

/  am  my  race 

I'm  white  and  you're  black 

But  my  fire   has  proven  me  a  liar 

Now  you're   white  and  I'm  black. 

In  your  face,  do  I  have  a  place? 

There's    something    to    surface    liberality 

I    can     only     attempt     to    exorcise     my 

background 
The  early  ingrained  anti-plurality, 
I  can't  say  it  ain't,  man;  it's  there   to  be 

found. 

This  is  one  source  of  your  grief. 

Yet  ignorance  of  you  is  not  your  attack. 

You  cry  loudly,   "Hey,  know  I'm  black; 

My  desire  is  your  knowledge  of  my  an- 
cient fire: 

In  this  rat-race,  what  it  means  to  be  in  my 
place." 

You  are   black,  I  hear  you 

But  what  you  don't  recognize  is  this: 

When  I'm  near  you, 

You  are  you,  I  am  I, 

We  strive  to  be  timeless  and  placeless. 

Surface  liberality  this  is  not 
If  I  eliminate  the  prejudices  I  may  have 
been   taught. 


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Learn  what  it  is  to  be  you 

Yet  I  will  talk  to  you  as  another  spirit. 

It  seems  you  don't  want  to  hear  it. 

But  though  you  are  black  and  I  white 
We  are  of  each  other  and  all  other; 
I  love  you,  my  brother. 

Sincerely, 
Ian  .Jordan  Whyte '84 

Make  the  effort 

To  the  editor: 

I  have  been  strongly  affected  of  late  by 
the  tumultuous  events  in  the  Williams 
College  area.  As  a  teacher  of  Social  and 
Political  Science  at  the  Secondary  School 
level,  your  situation  is  of  utmost  concern  to 
me,  and  impressively,  to  my  students  and 
colleagues. 

I  find  it  difficult  to  fathom  that  all  that 
has  happened  recently  is  completely 
campus-bound  and  that  there  appears  to 
be  such  difficulty  for  rational,  intelligent 
college  students  to  deal  with  the  wrappings 
of  ignorance  and  prejudice  surrounding 
such  incidents  of  racial  discrimination,  so 
blatant  and  close-to-home.  It  strikes  me 
awkwardly  that  a  Klan  rally  could  do 
anything  but  STRENGTHEN  the  bonds  of 
those  attending  Williams  AGAINST  such 
extraordinary  and  abysmal  biases, 
ignorance,  cultism,  regression, 
decadence,  insecurity,  and  the  highly- 
visible  maniacal  and  disgusting  per- 
ception and  treatment  of  fellow  human 
beings  as  proposed  by  this  depraved 
organization. 

The  burning  cross  incident,  prank  or  not, 
has  unfortunately  evoked  a  response  in- 
consistant  with  its  own  strength.  This  act 
seems  all  too  obviously  to  be  the  result  of 
an  impotent  group's  desire  to  create  im- 
pact. It  must  not  be  construed  as  the 
manifestation  of  the  majority  attitude.  It  is 
also  quite  visibly  with  no  other  aim  than  to 
upset  and  disrupt.  The  clear  lack  of  issues 
accompanying  this  display  has  now 
become  clouded  in  an  understandable,  but 
unfortunate  ,  response  across-the-board 
involving  more  than  those  actually 
responsible— the  implications  that  the 
town,  the  college,  and  society-in-general 
either  supported,  allowed,  or  consciously 
ignored  such  behavior  are  obviously  a 
matter  of  perspective  and  subject  to 
debate. 

But,  regardless,  we  cannot  accept  such 
perverse  and  powerless  displays  of  easily 
recognizable  self-hate,  unconfidence, 
cowardice,  impotence,  jealousy,  in- 
security, and  a  lack  of  probity  to  deal  with 
issues  (real  or  imagined)  in  a  visible, 
responsible,  and  socially  acceptable  way 
as  valid. 

lam  not  a  member  of  the  B.S.U.  (nor  am 
I  black) ;  as  a  member  of  the  human  race, 
however,  I  understand  injustice, 
inequality,  immorality,  and  their  more 
positive  antonyms.  My  years  at  Williams 
were  spent  in  the  hopes  of  acquiring  the 
tools  and  skills  to  replace  the  former  with 


the  latter,  once  I  set  upon  the  'real  world.' 
They  were  also  filled  with  genuine  af- 
fection for  all  my  peers  similarly 
dedicated.  I  only  hope  that  you  will  all  take 
one  more  moment  to  ponder  what  is 
happening  in  your  midst. 

STOP  confusing  violence  with  strength 
and  power;  the  ignorant  are  powerless,  the 
use  of  terror  ultimately  ruins  them.  STOP 
legitimizing  the  existence  of  worthless  and 
desperate  organizations  like  the  Klan; 
their  hopes  lie  in  being  associated  with 
established  institutions  and  re-directing 
your  energies.  CLARIFY  the  issues, 
ENCOURAGE  sympathizers,  and  DO  NOT 
sacrifice  tolerance.  The  success  of  your 
reaction  depends  on  the  integrity  and 
confidence  of  your  supporters — and  in  my 
estimation  (in  fond  remembrance  of  my 
Williams  colleagues),  the  B.S.U.  and  the 
Williams  community  as  a  whole  will 
survive  this  test  only  if  the  values  of 
friendship  and  cooperation  are  mutually 
re-affirmed  and  the  purpose  behind  in- 
stitutions like  this  college  are  reiterated  in 
the  face  of  such  a  challenge. 

I  may  have  confused  some  issues,  and 
may  have  confused  some  of  you,  but  my 
point  is  this :  apathy  and  mediocrity  have 
no  value;  get  involved,  wake  up,  stand  up, 
speak  up,  learn  something  about  your- 
selves and  others,  and  make  the  effort  to 
help  us  all  create  a  better  place  to  live.  My 
feelings  go  out  to  you  in  this  trying  time, 
but  the  future  demands  life  will  place  on 
you  may  never  be  as  difficult  as  what  you 
are  experiencing  at  present.  Make  it 
count. 

Sincerely, 
Peter  E.Barra  77 

Clarification 

To  the  editor: 

A  few  people  have  approached  me  in  the 
past  week  and  told  me  they  did  not  un 
derstand,  or  showed  me  they  misun- 
derstood, my  political  cartoon  appearing 
on  page  three  of  last  week's  Record.  The 
cartoon  shows  a  mountain  labeled 
"racism",  out  of  which,  at  the  very  top, 
grows  a  small  molehill  labeled  "Williams 
Cross  Burning." 

Two  men  stand  on  either  side  of  the 
molehill,  one  black  and  one  white.  The 
black  man,  labeled  BSU,  is  angrily 
pointing  at  the  molehill.  The  white  man, 
representative  of  many  white  students,  is 
asking  him,  "Aren't  you  making  a 
mountain  out  of  a  molehill?" 

The  point  was  that  the  molehill  already 
was  a  mountain  and  that  no  one  needed  to 
make  it  so.  I  am  truly  sorry  for  an  con- 
fusion. 

Dean  Grodzins  '83 


CORRECTION 

The  College  Council  vote  to  approve 
the  second  run-off  election  results  was 
not  unanimous.  Although  there  was  no 
formal  vote  count,  two  or  three 
members  dissented. 


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WILLIAMS  RECORD 


Page  3 


Racism  at  Amherst:  a 
lesson  to  be  learned? 


by  Alysuii  Hagy 
I  wish  to  take  a  bit  of  a  risk.  Not  that  I 
anticipiite  any  harm  to  my  person,  but  I 
have  to  consider  the  possible  dangers  to 
my  conscience  and  my  integrity.  I  am 
going  to  explore,  ponder,  and  generally 
fiddle  with  the  problems  and  possibilities 
of  our  dear  archrival,  Amherst  College, 
because  the  serious  racial  and  social 
problems  "down  there"  are  not  entirely 
dissimilar  to  the  conflicts  noticeable  on 
our  own  campus.  So,  I  beg  the  tolerance  of 
Eph  Williams  and  the  patience  of  Lord 
Jeff,  our  enemy  brother. 

Never  the  Twain  .  .  . 

On  April  24, 1979,  a  cross  was  burned  on  the 
campus  of  Amherst  College.  Some  18 
months  later,  a  cross  branded  the 
Williams  community.  To  parallel  the 
causes  and  effects  of  the  two  "unrelated" 
events  is,  to  a  certain  extent,  dangerous 
because  a  direct  comparison  encourages 
the  synthesis  of  generalizations  and 
provokes  the  development  of  a  "simple" 
conception  of  a  very  complicated  reality. 
To  quote  the  Amherst  Student  (April  26, 
1979):  "The  overhwelming  sentiments 
among  both  blacks  and  whites  is  that  the 
question  of  who  burned  the  cross  is 
irrelevant  to  the  issues  being  discussed." 
It  is  the  issues  that  matter.  To  try  to  un- 
derstand what  has  happened  (and  is 
happening)  at  Amherst  maybe  valuable  to 
us  in  the  Williams  community  as  we  are 
able  to  be  partially  objective  from  our 
perch  up  here  in  the  Berkshires,  but  of 
course,  the  distance  will  necessarily  mute 
the  complexities  of  the  situation.  Please, 
just  bear  with  me. 

"Racism  is  alive  and  well  at  Amherst 
College."  So  spoke  Herbert  Massey,  a 
Black  Students  Union  co-ordinator  at 
Amherst,  during  the  furor  following  the 
cross-burning  and  subsequent  student 
take-over  of  the  administration  building. 
Racism  is  alive  and  well  to  a  certain  ex- 
tent at  Williams  .  ,  .  and  it  thrives,  in 
varying  degrees,  throughout  the  United 
States.  The  national  press  corps  would  like 
to  have  us  believe  that  college  campuses 
are  erupting,  in  some  sort  of  fiery  unity 
reminiscent  of  the  60's,  because  of  the 
internal  pressures  of  racial  tensions.  It  is 
not  that  simple. 

In  the  Spring  of  '79,  both  Dartmouth  and 
Harvard  were  embroiled  in  discussions 
and  conflicts  concerning  various  types  of 
minority  discrimination,  but  such  con- 
tained fury  was  probably  not  indicative  of 
any  nostalgic  unity  of  spirit.  College 
campuses  in  the  Northeast  are  hardly 
chained  together  in  brotherhood,  and  even 
if  they  were,  Williams  College,  way  up  in 
the  mountains,  would  certainly  be  a  weak, 
amost  forgotten,  link. 

So  how  did  we  get  involved?  The  conflict 
came  from  within.  Racism  is  alive  and 
well  .  .  .  and  as  we,  the  children  of  the 
"Me"  generation,  come  to  grips  with  the 
economic  realities  of  scarcity  (yes,  even 
for  us)  and  the  pressures  of  trying  to 
manhandle  our  own  senses  of  security  in 
the  1980's,  it  will  remain  in  good  health 
even  unto  the  erosion  of  the  revered  social 
gains  of  the  plentiful  60's.  From  without, 
Amherst  is  its  own  self  with  its  own 
specific  problems,  a  small  and  excellent 
institution  of  some  1500  undergraduates,  13 
percent  of  whom  are  members  of  racial 
minority  groups.  It  is  subject  to  the 
varying,  and  more  volatile,  pressures  of  a 
suburban  area  as  the  campuses  of  UMass 
and  Hampshire  are  integral  parts  of  the 
Amherst  community.  But  from  within,  it 
almost  looks  like  Williams. 

On  April  24,  the  cross  was  burned  before 
Charles  Drew  House,  a  predominantly 
black  dormitory  at  Amherst.  It  seems  to 
have  been  a  symbolic  gesture  perpetrated 
by  a  black  student  or  students  to  protest 
the  Administration's  decision  to  alter  the 
minority  freshman  orientation  program 
and,   in   essence,    to  protest   racism    in 


general.  By  Monday  morning,  April  25, 
Converse  Hall,  the  administration  center, 
had  been  occupied  by  some  100  students  in 
protest  of  the  orientation  decision. 
Emotions  ran  high.  The  protesters  sqOn 
issued  a  series  of  demands  which  were  to 
be  discussed  thoroughly  before  they  would 
terminate  their  "sit-in." 

Following  a  faculty  vote,  classes  were 
suspended  Tuesday  the  26th  in  order  that 
black  and  Third  World  students  might  give 
organized  seminars  to  explain  their 
positions  and  to  educate  the  campus  about 
their  frustrations  and  concerns.  The 
students  specifically  demanded  the 
retention  of  a  separate  "pre-freshman 
days"  orientation  program  for  minority 
students,  student  input  into  the  hiring  of 
minority  faculty  and  staff,  divestiture 
from  holdings  in  South  Africa,  and 
renewed  funding  for  a  summer  program 
for  inner-city  youths  in  Springfield, 
Massachusetts.  While  their  demands  were 
being  discussed  and  "answered  ,"  the 
students  held  Converse  Hall  for  a  week 
despite  their  nominal  suspension  from  the 
College  and  increasing  radical  pressures 
from  other  campuses  for  more  action. 

A  lesson  to  be  learned? 

Amherst  College,  like  Williams,  had 
already  been  giving  quiet  thought  to  the 
problems  confronted  by  minority  students 
in  what  had  been  the  traditional  haunts  of 
white,  upperclass  males.  The  Board  of 
Trustees  was  ostensibly  committed  to 
"financial  prudence"  and  "social 
responsibility"  in  its  investment  dealings. 
There  were,  "on  the  books ,"  commitments 
to  hire  more  women  and  more  minority 
faculty  members,  to  expand  the  black 
studies  program,  and  to  intensify  minority 
recruitment  efforts.  As  students  filed  out 
of  Converse  Hall,  the  Amherst  "powers 
that  be"  reaffirmed  their  commitments  to 
minorities.  As  then  President  Ward  said 
when  he  addressed  the  college  com- 
munity: "The  issues  before  us  are  issues 
.  .  .  they  were  with  us  before  the  event 
and  they  are  with  us  still."  The  cross  was 
in  ashes,  the  hall  was  empty,  and 
Amherst's  path  lay  ahead.  But  where  were 
they  going? 

As  of  November  1980,  Amherst  has  yet  to 
hire  any  additional  minority  faculty 
members  in  a  full-time  equivalent 
position.  There  have  been  minority  ap- 
pointments in  counseling  positions,  and  the 
search  is  on  for  a  black  religious  adviser. 
The  College's  investment  policy  is  un- 
changed from  April  of  1978  when  the  Board 
of  Trustees  released  the  statement  "We 
remain  unconvinced  that  the  most  ef- 
fective expression  of  opposition  to  the 
South  African  system  is  either  to  sell  in- 
vestments ...  or  to  support  all 
resolutions  for  corporate  withdrawal  ..." 

In  a  very  unfortunate  development,  the 
trend  in  decreased  minority  enrollment  at 
Amherst  (first  noticeable  in  the  Classes  of 
'80  and  '81)  has  continued  to  the  point  of 
there  being  only  13  blacks  enrolled  in  the 
Class  of  '84.  The  freshman  orientation 
process  has  changed  and  developed  into  a 
series  of  afternoon  programs  given  by 
minority,  feminist  and  religious  groups 
during  "freshman  days"  although  there  is 
continued  pressure  for  a  separate  minority 
program.  This  is  not  to  infer  that  Amherst 
had  gone  nowhere  .  .  .  there  are  many 
sincere  considerations  printed  on  sheaves 
of  paper,  there  has  been  talk,  and  much  of 
the  linen  has  been  aired.  But  it  is  clear  that 
the  events  of  April  '79  produced  very  few 
concrete  results. 

To  understand  what  really  happened  at 
Amherst,  to  understand  similar 
phenomena  on  the  Williams  campus,  we 
have  to  tackle  the  intangibles  that  float  in 
and  among  the  ivy  of  colleges.  The  roots 
burn  with  youthful  frustration.  At 
Amherst,  student  morale  often  is  per- 
ceived as  being  low,  strained  by  the 
devisiveness  of  racial  and  social  conflicts 


( many  of  the  fraternities  have  just  become 
coed— with  great  reservation).  There  are 
only  13  blacks  in  the  Class  of  '84  not 
because  of  the  cross  burning,  but  perhaps 
because,  although  there  is  a  substantial 
black  community  in  the  valley,  minorities 
still  do  not  feel  comfortable  at  Amherst. 

The  President  of  the  College,  Julian 
Gibbs,  announced  last  week  to  a  meeting 
of  black  alumnae  that  increasing  the  size 
of  the  student  body  from  1,500  to  1,800  may 
be  considered  as  a  possible  solution  to  the 
problem  of  too  few  black  faculty.  Like 
Williams,  Amherst  will  have  very  few 
tenure  positions  opening  up  in  the  next  ten 
years. 

Amherst  feels  it  needs  new  blood. 
"Whether  the  new  blood  will  be  black 
people,  women,  or  white  males,  I'm  afraid 
that  means  enlarging  the  size  of  the 
school,"  Gibbs  said.  He  has  already  been 
roundly  criticized  for  using  a  benevolent 
social  argument  to  bolster  support  for 
what  may  truthfully  be  an  economic 
decision— one  way  to  battle  inflation  is  to 
increase  income.  But  one  message  is 
clear— aside  from  Amherst's  financial 
squabbles— the  school  is  desperately 
trying  to  stabilize  its  image. 

The  perceptions  of  the  students  are 
enlightening  in  that  they  are  roughly  the 
same  crude  insights  that  have  risen  from 
the  frustrations  of  the  Williams'  student 
body  in  the  last  three  weeks.  The  report  of 
the  select  committee  on  undergraduate 
life  at  Amherst  (January  1980)  noted  after 
surveys  and  discussions  that  "most  white 
and  nearly  all  minority  students  t)elieve 
racial  discrimination  exists  at  Amherst 
College."  Bravo,  racism  did  not  go  down 
with  Dixie. 

The  Committee  also  found  that  students 
were  acutely  aware  of  each  other's  living 
and  dining  habits,  many  white  students 
being  adamant  in  their  "criticism"  of 
minorities  for  eating  and  congregating 
together  instead  of  opening  themselves  to 
the  possibilities  offered  by  contact  with  a 
white  environment.  But  in  spite  of  their 
wish  for  more  interaction  with  minority 
students,  the  Committee  found  that  few 
whites  appeared  to  make  any  serious 
effort  to  learn  about  Third  World  cultures 
in  the  classroom.  Thus,  the  Committee 
concluded  that  "many  white  students  fail 
to  understand  minority  students'  need  to 
feel  secure  in  their  own  cultural  heritage 
.  .  .  White  students  are  oblivious  to  the 
ways  in  which  their  own  values  and  needs 
are  reflected  and  sustained  by  the  cultural 
patterns  of  behavior  inherent  in  the  in- 
stitution." Hmmm  .  .  .  does  this  sound 
familiar? 

Our  yoke 

There  appears  to  be  something 
salvagable  in  all  the  tension  and  con- 
fusion that  has  gripped  both  Amherst  and 
Williams  on  occasion  .  .  .  not  to  mention 
many  other  communities  ...  in  the 
recent  past.  A  very  good  education  can  be 
gotten  in  either  spot,  one  that  is  worth 
some  sacrifice.  We  leave  our  families,  our 
cities,  and  chunks  of  our  identities  behind 
when  we  go  to  college.  But  the  burdens  of 
sacrifice  can  possibly  he  distributed  a  bit 
more  evenly.  As  it  stands  now,  our 
minority  fellows  bear  so  much  more  the 
burdens  of  obtaining  an  education  at 
Amherst  or  Williams  because  they  are  in  a 
minority.  They  don't  ask  for  sympathy,  for 
there  is  character  in  sacrifice,  but  they  do 
ask  for  understanding. 

A  black  Amherst  alumnus,  Wayne 
Wormley  '72,  spoke  of  the  strength  needed 
to  get  a  real  education  at  Amherst  when  he 
addressed  students  during  the  weekend  for 
black  alumnae:  "If  you  think  Amherst 
College  is  going  to  be  sensitive  to  the  needs 
of  black  people,  you're  going  to  the  wrong 
place.  I'm  not  sure  that  anybody  is  ever 
comfortable  at  Amherst.  Unless  Amherst 
is  making  you  uncomfortable,  I  don'l  think 
Amherst  is  doing  its  job." 


Of  course,  Williams  is  left  to  its  own 
devices,  to  do  its  own  job  in  its  own  way. 
There  are  37  blacks  in  Williams  Class  of 
'84,  and  the  Advisory  Committee  on 
Shareholder  Resfwnsibility  will  make 
some  sort  of  recommendation  to  the 
trustees  in  December.  So  what?  Even  if 
the  Administration  here  isn't  committed  to 
comfort  (and  I  believe  it  is),  then  we  as 
students  certainly  are.  We  are  able  to  rally 
together  and  discuss  our  concerns 
rationally  .  .  .  even  to  the  point  of 
poignant  realizations  of  our  selfishness 
and  the  anxiety  of  our  brothers.  But  if  we 
hardly  feel  the  constant  frustration  that 
seems  to  pervade  the  Amherst  campus 
even  now,  it  is  not  only  because  we  haven't 
made  a  continuous  commitment  to  un- 
derstand ourselves  and  our  fellow  students 
but  because  we  do  not  know  what  a 
commitment  is.  The  "Me"  generation:  we 
are  rational  and  we  are  lost. 

Jim  Bishop,  Dean  of  Minority  Students 
at  Amherst,  reflects  that  "unless  deep 
commitments  are  made,  primarily  by 
whites,  issues  won't  be  discussed  much 
longer,"  at  Williams  or  Amherst  or 
anywhere.  Tensions  will  continue  to  run 
beneath  the  surface  of  most  campuses  and 
communities  in  the  United  Slates,  snap- 
ping and  breaking  in  a  fury  with  in- 
creasing frequency  (noting  the  current 
economic  situation). 

We  have  our  chance  now— right  now— to 
take  up  a  greater  part  of  our  education. 
Amherst  has  certainly  not  failed  in  all  of 
its  endeavors.  Students  there  do  seem 
aware  that  it's  "the  right  thing  to  do" 
when  they  register  for  courses  in  black  or 
women's  studies.  Even  if  the  motives  are  a 
bit  superficial  and  constrained,  it's  a  start. 
Bobby  Boiling,  Amherst  '82,  has  noted  that 
during  the  events  of  April  '79  "people 
weren't  able  to  express  some  of  the 
emotions  which  were  pent  up  inside  of 
them."  Although  communication  is  still 
faulty  and  there  are  no  immediately 
sensational  concerns,  the  College  hopes  to 
improve  its  situation  with  the  support  of  its 
minority  alumnae.  Well,  Williams  has  not 
completely  failed  either,  but  neither  has  it 
succeeded.  The  issues  still  ride  beneath  the 
surface. 

Neither  Amherst  or  Williams  is  any  kind 
of  microcosm.  There  is  a  certain  degree  of 
diversity  on  paper  and  a  tremendous 
amount  deep  within  each  individual 
student.  But  on  a  social  (and  perhaps  an 
academic)  level,  each  campus  is  basically 
packaged  in  the  composite  identity  of  its 
majority  body;  intelligent,  upper  middle 
class,  white.  What  plagues  us  does  not 
necessarily  blight  other  campuses  or 
communities  as  we  are  not  representative 
of  a  cross-section  of  American  culture.  But 
the  problem  is  there  ...  or  rather,  it  is 
here.  We  will  not  save  the  entire  world 
with  our  educations,  but  if  we  save  our- 
selves by  retaining  a  sensitivity  that  may 
actually  hurt  us,  it  is  possible  that  we  will 
stay  awake  just  long  enough  to  salvage  a 
piece  of  time  for  our  generation.  Bless 
Lord  Jeff  ...  as  he  knows  the  enemy 
brother  is  not  down  the  road  but  inside  and 
underneath. 


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ENTERTAINMENT 


WILLIAMS  RECORD 


November  25.  1980 


Army    backs    Major    Barbara 


in  a  peek  backstage,  Marc  de  la 
makeup. 

Williamstown  winter 


Bruyere  '82  gets  hetp  with  his 

(Burghardt) 


On  stage  at  "Major  Barbara" 
the  audience  saw  fifteen  people 
performing  but  for  every  person 
on  stage  there  was  an  average  of 
three  and  one-third  people  who 
labored  behind  the  scenes  to  put 
it  all  together.  This  group  of  over 
fifty  students,  staff,  and  faculty 
made  up  the  crew  of  "Major 
Barbara." 

Williamstheatre employs  many 
professionals  on  a  full  or  part- 
time  basis  for  its  productions. 
The  "Major  Barbara"  sets  were 
designed  in  New  York,  but  it  was 
up  to  Williams  staff  and  students 
to  make  the  drawings  a  reality. 

Technical  Director  Bill 
Groener  explained  some  of  the 
techniques  used  to  add  realism  to 
the  scenery. 

"In  the  second  act  there  is  a 
large  brick  wall  that  we  could've 
painted  to  look  three  dimen- 
sional, but  we  didn't  want  to  ask 
that  of  the  painters,"  he  said. 
Instead,  the  crew  took  sheets  of 
styrofoam  gouged  to  simulate 
mortar  and  bricks.  Putty  and 
acetone  added  a  rough,  pitted 
look  to  the  styrofoam,  and  brick 
colored  paint  completed  the 
effect. 

Other  unique  construction  jobs 
included  an  eighteen  foot  long 
cannon    of    wood,    cardboard. 


How  to  have  fun  in  the  cold 


With  the  first  snow  upon  us  and 
many  more  to  come,  it  is  time  to 
present  the  Record  guide  to 
winter  sports. 

Downhill  Skiing:  To  escape  the 
Sawyer  Library  blahs,  nothing 
beats  downhill  skiing.  Students 
can  choose  between  two  ski  areas 
within  a  few  minutes  drive  of  the 
Williams  campus. 

Brodie  Mountain  Ski  Area  has 
twenty  trails  ranging  from  novice 
to  expert.  Hours  are  9  a.m.  to  11 
p.m.  daily.  Brodie  offers  five 
different  season  passes:  day, 
from  9  to  4:30  daily  ($215) ;  night, 
from  7  p.m.  to  11  p.m.  daily 
($160);  combination,  from  9  a.m. 
to  11  p.m.  daily  ($275);  midweek, 
from  9  to  4:30  p.m.  Mon.-Fri.  ($60 
with  student  ID;  and  twilight, 
from  3  to  11  p.m.  daily  ($185). 
Daily  passes  go  for  $12  Monday 
through  Friday,  and  $15  on 
weekends.  Ski  rental  is  $13  a  day, 
$11  for  a  half-day,  $12  for  twilight, 
and  $9  for  night.  For  ski  con- 
ditions   and    other    information. 


Les 
Pyrenees 


call  at  443-4752. 

Jiminy  Peak  Ski  Area  has 
twenty-five  trails  open  9  a.m.  to 
10:30  p.m.  Monday  through 
Saturday  and  8:30  a.m.  to  4  p.m. 
Sundays.  Hours  are  subject  to 
weather  conditions,  so  it  is  a  good 
idea  to  call  ahead  at  458-5771. 
Jiminy  offers  four  season  passes : 
full  season  ($235);  midweek, 
Mon.-Fri.  ($85  with  student  i.d.) ; 
twilight,  3  to  10:30  p.m.  Mon.-Sat. 
($130);  night,  6  to  10:30  p.m. 
Mon.-Sat.  ($85  with  student  i.d.). 
Daily  passes  cost  $12  on  week- 
days and  $15  on  weekends  and 
holidays,  with  twilight  tickets  at 
$10  and  night  tickets  at  $8.  Ski 
rental  is  $12  a  dav. 

The  Williams  Outing  Club 
offers  free  downhill  skiing 
lessons  through  the  P.E. 
Department.  Costs  to  the  student 
are  ski  passes  and  bus  tran- 
sportation  to  Brodie  Mountain. 

For  those  who  decide  to  take  up 
skiing  .seriously,  it  is  advisable  to 


10%    Discount  with  this 
coupon  for  the  month  of 

NOVEMBER 

Queechy   Lake,   Canaan, 
New  York 
518-781-9994 

Thurs,  Fri,  Sat 
5-10 

Sun 

4-10 


check  the  WOC  Ski  Sale  in  the 
Rathskellar  on  Saturday, 
December  6. 

C'ross-C'oiiiitry  Skiing:  In 
winter,  the  Taconic  Golf  Club  is 
overrun  by  cross  country  skiers. 
Well-used  trails  meander 
throughout  the  course.  The 
Outing  Club  offers  lessons  for 
beginners  through  the  P.E. 
Department,  with  equipment 
supplied    by    the    school. 

Ice  Skating:  Chapman  rink  has 
both  public  and  student-staff- 
faculty  times  for  open  skating. 
Hours  change  from  day  to  day 
depending  on  the  hockey 
schedule.  Check  the  back  page  of 
the  weekly  Register  under 
"Recreational  Schedule"  for 
accurate  times. 

Traying:  The  Williams  version 
of  what  was  called  "sledding" 
back  home.  Necessary  equip- 
ment includes  warm  clothes,  a 
Food  Service  tray,  a  snowy  hill, 
and  hot  buttered  rum. 


AUDITIONS 

for 

Jean-Paul  Satre's 

NO  EXIT 

A  Theatre  Department  Honors  Production 

directed  by 

CAROLYN  IVIcCORIVIICK 

Thursday,  Dec.  4  &  Friday,  Dec.  5 

In  the  studio  of  the 

ADAIVtS  MEMORIAL  THEATRE 

from  7:00  P.M.  to  9:00  P.M. 


Scripts  will  be  available  lor  reading 
in  the  Adams  Memorial  Theatre  Library 


Sign  up  for  audition  time  in  ttie  AMT  production  office 

ND  EXIT  will  be  performed  on  the 
12.  13,  and  14  of  February,  1981 


cloth,  and  putty.  Some  members 
of  the  audience  were  seen  to  jump 
as  the  cannon  was  aimed  in  their 
direction.  Groener  said  that  it 
look  nearly  six  weeks  to  complete 
the  sets,  the  crew  working  long 
hours  between  classes. 

While  the  sets  were  being  built, 
the  costume  and  props  people 
were  searching  for  Victorian 
relics  to  fit  the  time  period  of  the 
play.  Often  costumes  can  be 
drawn  from  the  stock  in  the 
Adams  Memorial  Theatre,  but 
for  "Major  Barbara"  all 
costumes  were  made  from 
scratch,  designed  by  Williams 
faculty  member  Bruce  Goodrich. 

Props  can  be  anything  from  a 
Victorian  couch  to  a  checkbook 
and  fountain  pen.  As  with 
costumes,  many  props  can  be 
found  in  the  AMT.  To  find  other 
less  common  requisites,  the 
property  mistress  Ellen  Vander 
Schaaf  '83  must  call  anyone  and 
everyone. 

"You  have  to  be  really 
resourceful,"     noted    Vander 


/>v 


Schaaf.  "I  don't  know  how  many 
hours  I  spent  on  the  phone  to  B  & 
G,  second-hand  stores,  and 
anyone  1  could  find."  Main- 
tenance of  props  also  falls  to  the 
props  mistress.  For  "Barbara" 
Vander  Schaaf  had  to  upholster  a 
couch,  although  she  had  never 
done  upholstery  before.  "There's 
a  first  time  for  everything,"  she 
noted  philosophically. 

In  the  few  days  before  opening 
night,  the  tech  crews  took  over 
the  stage  to  set  lights  and  sound, 
rehearse  lighting  and  scene 
changes,  and  learn  to  mesh  with 
the  performers. 

Eighteen  people  worked  on 
stage  behind  the  curtains,  and 
sometimes  in  front,  to  make 
scene  changes  move  smoothly. 
Scenery  was  put  on  casters  to  be 
rolled  away,  or  attached  to  ropes 
and  pulleys  to  be  "flown;"  lifted 
above  or  to  the  side  of  the  stage. 

"We  had  a  lot  of  pieces  to  move 
in  a  small  space,"  said  Master 
Stage  Carpenter  Tim  Surgenor 
'81.  "We  choreographed  the 
scene  changes  to  keep  people 
from  crashing  into  each  other, 
and  it  went  very  well." 

Cues  for  lights,  sound,  scene 
changes,  and  other  crews  are 
transmitted  over  headsets  from 
the  lighting  booth  in  the  back  of 
the  theatre  to  headsets  on  either 
side  of  the  stage.  A  few  well-lit 
places  backstage  are  used  by 
crew  members  to  congregate 
between  changes. 

"It  serves  two  purposes,"  said 
Surgenor.  "One,  it  keeps  them 
quiet  doing  their  homework  back 
there  and  two,  we  always  know 
where  they  are  when  we  need 
them  in  a  hurry." 

Schoolwork  made  a  serious 
demand  on  crew  members'  time. 
Many  tried  to  do  homework 
before,  or  during  the  show,  hut 
Surgenor  admitted  with  a  laugh, 
"You  do  about  as  much  as  you 
can — not  a  lot." 


_^i^y 


'/ 


Williams  students  like  the  one 
above  said  goodbye  to  the  last 
leaves  of  fall  as  Williamstown 
was  burled  in  eleven  Inches  of 
snow  last  week.  Ready  or  not, 
here  comes  winter   .  .  . 

(Burghardt) 


WCFM  FEATURE 
ALBUMSAT10:30 

Tuesday — XTC,     Black     Sea. 
Wednesday — (Classic)      John 
Coltrane,  Ole  Coltrane. 
Sunday  (Nov.  30)  Steely  Dan, 
Gau  cho. 

Monday — Blond  ie, 
Autoamerican. 

Tuesday  — Rod       Stewart, 
Foolish  Behavior. 
Wednesday — Moon       AAartin. 


Open  Seven  Days 
96  Water  St.  Wmst 


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FEATURES 


WILLIAMS  RECORD 


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Harvard  University,  November 
20 — An  anonymous  death  threat 
was  found  in  the  Harvard  Black 
Students  Association's  office  on 
November  6  and  is  "being  taiten 
very  seriously"  by  the  university. 
Lydia  P.  Jackson,  president  of 
the  Association,  found  the 
messages  "KKK  unite"  and  "10 
days  to  kill"  written  on  a 
calendar  in  the  office.  Jackson 
has  also  received  a  series  of 
obscene  phone  calls,  threatening 
to  rape  her  if  she  "didn't  stop 
creating  trouble"  on  campus. 
Archie  C.  Epps  3rd,  Dean  of 
Students,  said  that  the  university 
is  "reviewing"  security 
procedures  for  Ms.  Jackson's 
safety.  Epps  said  the  in- 
vestigation into  who  might  be 
responsible  for  the  threats  has 
turned  up  nothing  substantive  so 
far. 


Cornell  University — Cornell's 
president  Frank  H.  T.  Rhodes  has 
recently  denounced  a  number  of 
racial  incidents  occurring  at  the 
University  in  past  weeks. 
Seven  incidents  of  racial  and 
ethnic  harassment  have  been 
reported  since  September.  The 
incidents  include  the  throwing  of 
a  black-painted  brick  through  the 
window  of  a  predominantly  black 
dormitory,  the  physical  and 
verbal  harassment  of  a  black 
student  by  ten  unidentified 
whites,  obscene  and  ethnic 
comments  written  on  a  telephone 
directory  that  was  sent  to  an 
Asian  student,  and  anti-Semitic 
slogans  that  were  shouted  at  and 
painted  on  the  Young  Israel 
house,  Rhodes  said  that  campus 
police  would  "vigorously"  pursue 
each  harassment  report. 


Wesleyan  University — Students 
at  Wesleyan  were  shocked  this 
week  as  their  campus  fell  prey  to 
the  latest  in  the  growing  wave  of 
campus-bound  racism.  Professor 
Jerome  Long,  the  director  of  the 
university's  Center  for  Afro- 
American  studies  and  one  of 
three  black  tenured  professors  at 
Wesleyan,  received  a  threatening 
letter  on  Monday.  The  letter, 
which  contained  numerous  racial 
and  ethnic  slurs,  prompted  more 
than  1850  Wesleyan  students  out 
of  a  total  2600  to  sign  a  petition 
asking  that  a  moratorium  on 
classes  be  held  in  order  to  discuss 
and  reflect  on  the  act.  The 
petition  was  presented  at  a  rally 
held  by  approximately  100  black 
students  and  faculty  on  Nov.  19th. 
Wesleyan  president  Cambell 
was  unable  to  call  a  moratorium 
on  the  20th,as  it  required  a  vote  of 


the  faculty  who  were  unable  to 
meet  on  such  short  notice.  A 
faculty  panel  discussion  and 
several  workshops  were  held  on 
Friday,  despite  classes,  and  saw 
a  turnout  of  roughly  500  for  the 
various  meetings. 

The  university  is  believed  to 
have  no  clues  as  to  the  identity  of 
those  who  sent  the  letter  and  has 
turned  the  letter  over  to  Federal 
authorities  who  are  investigating 
the  incident. 


Mideast  journalist  Russia  bound 


Trinity  College,  November  4— In 
response  to  "students'  disregard 
for  college  policy"  and 
"carelessness  on  the  part  of  some 
students,"  Trinity  College 
authorities  have  instituted  a 
policy  of  tighter  control  of  alcohol 
on  campus.  According  to  the 
school  newspaper.  The  Tripod, 
the  school  pub  will  now  close 
every  night  at  12:00  AM,  retain 
all  identification  cards  at  the 
door,  and  eliminate  the  sale  of 
pitchers  of  beer.  Said  one  school 
official,  "If  people  cannot  control 
their  own  intake  of  alcohol,  we 
must  control  it  for  them." 

Draft  counseling 


hv  Chris  Mi'Oermott 

Ned  Temko  '74,  formerly  the 
chief  correspondent  in  the  Middle 
East  for  the  Christian  Science 
Munitur  and  one  of  the  few 
Western  journalists  permitted  to 
remain  within  Iran  after  the 
Revolutionary  Government's  rise 
to  power,  has  returned  to 
Williams  this  semester  to  study 
Russian  in  preparation  for 
assignment  as  the  Monitor's  chief 
Moscow  correspondent  this 
January. 

Since  graduating  from 
Williams  in  1974,  Temko  has 
spent  much  of  his  time  overseas. 
He  taught  briefly  at  the  Cook 
School  in  Japan,  after  which  he 
was  hired  by  the  Associated 
Press  in  Lisbon,  where  he  spent  a 
year.  From  Lisbon  Temko  moved 
to  Brussels  to  work  at  the  United 
Press  International's  editorial 
desk  there.  In  1977,  UPI  sent 
Temko  to  Beirut;  the  next  year 
he  was  taken  on  by  the  Monitor  in 
Beirut  to  cover  the  Middle  East. 

During  the  period  he  was 
correspondent  there,  the  Middle 


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they  are  opposed  to  the  draft,  but 
all  said  they  are  very  firm  in 
their  commitment  to  be  "in- 
formation providers,"  and  to  not 
let  those  views  bias  their  coun- 
seling. 

"Everyone  has  a  pretty 
professional  attitude.  We  should 
be  a  neutral  organization; 
otherwise  we're  not  doing  our  job 
...  (although)  I  think  it's  fair  to 
have  an  opinion  one  way  or 
another,"  said  Elisa  Waingort 
'81. 

A  counseling  session  involves 
"being  there  to  listen  and  help  the 
person  figure  out  what  he  or  she 
wants  to  do  with  himself  or 
herself,"  Waingort  said.  Various 
options  are  presented,  along  with 
the  possible  consequences  of 
each.  The  penalty  for  not 
registered  is  five  years  in  prison 
and  a  $10,000  fine.  The  same 
penalty  is  incurred  by  anyone 
who  advises  someone  not  to 
register;  this  act  falls  under  the 
definition  of  "aiding  and  abet- 
ting" the  crime  of  non- 
registration. 

Although  Rev.  M.  Henderson 
has  had  "a  few"  students  come  in 
to  talk,  no  one  else  has  done  any 
individual  counseling,  although 
Virginia  Kling  '81  gave  an  entry 
talk  to  Sage  D,  a  women's  entry. 
Most  counselors  expect  the 
number  to  increase  in  January, 
when  there  is  little  or  no  time  left 
for  decision;  the  registration 
process  starts  on  the  first  day  of 
Winter  Study. 

The  counselors  stressed  the 
need  to  start  now  on  any  plans  for 
seeking  conscientious  objector 
(CO.)  or  any  other  non-active 
status. 

In  the  past,  anyone  applying  for 


CO.  status  had  a  long  time 
between  being  called  up  and 
actually  having  to  serve  in  the 
army.  Now  the  period  is  only  20 
days.  There  will  be  no  student 
deferments  if  a  draft  is  called. 
High  school  students  will  be 
allowed  to  earn  their  diploma, 
college  students  will  be  allowed 
to  finish  the  semester,  and 
college  seniors  will  be  allowed  to 
finish  the  year. 

The  draft  counseling  service  is 
not  restricted  to  Williams 
students.  Henderson  said  that 
there  are  parents  in  the 
surrounding  community  "who 
are  clamoring  to  make  sure  that 
their  sons  have  whatever  they 
need  to  deal  with  the  issue." 

For  further  information,  can 
the  chaplain's  office  or  any 
counselor  at  597-2483.  All  Junior 
Advisors  have  a  complete  list  of 
counselors  and  their  phone 
numbers. 


Ned  Temko  '74  was  chief 
correspondent  in  the  Middle  East 
for  the  Christian  Science 
Monitor.  (Kraus) 

Eastern  world  was  shaken  by 
both  the  Egyptian-Israeli  treaty 
process  and  by  crisis  of 
Revolution  and  hostages  in  Iran. 
Though  Temko  was  responsible 
for  covering  the  entire  Mideast 
area  from  Algeria  to 
Afghanistan,  because  of  these 
two  major  developments  Temko 
remained  primarily  within  the 
Israeli-Egyptian-Iranianlheater. 

Temko  spent  his  last  six 
months  in  the  Mideast  in  Iran 
covering  the  hostage  crisis.  He 
was  one  of  the  few  Western 
newsmen  the  Iranians  permitted 
to  stay  in  the  country.  "When 
they  kicked  most  of  the 
correspondents  out  of  Iran  there 
were  only  four  left,"  Temko 
recalled  wryly,  "three  of  whom 
were  Williams  grads." 

Being  located  in  Beirut  af- 
forded Temko  an  ideal  position  to 
cover  the  Egyptian-Israeli  story. 
Though  in  covering  these 
developments  Temko  did  work 
occasionally  from  "top  level" 
information— he  interviewed 
Israel's  Primce  Minister  Begin 
once,  Egypt's  President  Sadat, 
and  the  Palestine  Liberation 
Organization's  leader  Yasser 
Arafat  several  times— Temko 
worked  mostly  through  what  he 
termed  "middle  levels." 

"The  most  valuable  (means) 
for  a  reporter  (to  obtain  in- 
formation)" Temko  explained, 
"is  to  talk  to  the  unofficial 
Palestinians  and  Israelis  and 
Egyptians."  Temko  utilized  a 
large  system  of  "stringers,"  or 


information-gatherers,  to  keep 
him  informed  on  events  oc- 
curring all  over  the  Middle  East. 

Temko's  experience  in  the 
Middle  East  has  given  him  a 
unique  and  somewhat  pessimistic 
perspective  on  the  problems 
there.  The  civilians  in  the 
Mideast,  he  says,  are  the  ones 
who  tiike  the  brunt  of  the  violence 
that  plagues  the  area. 

"In  no  other  corner  of  the  world 
are  civilians  so  victimized  as 
here,"  Temko  explained.  "You 
only  have  to  visit  a  Palestinian 
refugee  camp  after  the  Israelis 
iiave  bombed  or  an  Israeli  site 
after  a  terror  attack  to  realize 
that  the  civilians  bear  the  bur- 
den." 

The  commitments  of  the  Israeli 
or  Egyptian  governments  or  the 
P.L.O.— which  Temko  likened  to 
a  government-in-exile  and  called 
"either  the  most  bureaucratic 
guerrilla  group  or  the  most 
violent  bureaucracy  in  the 
world"— to  curb  the  violence  are 
ineffectual,  he  says,  because  the 
traditional  ties  of  clan  and 
religion  prove  stronger  the 
Twentieth  Century  governments. 
Temko  characterized  it  as  "self- 
perpetuated  violence." 

Peace  in  the  Mideast,  Temko 
believes,  cannot  be  brought  about 
by  the  United  Nations  alone 
( "The  U.N.  is  a  conduit.  The  U.N. 
by  itself  is  nothing.");  his  only 
suggestion  for  a  practical  short- 
term  solution  is  a  workable 
detente  between  the  super- 
powers. 

Though  neither  Temko  nor  his 
wife  Noa  have  ever  been  to  the 
Soviet  Union  and  have  been  able 
to  spend  only  two  and  a  half 
months  learning  its  language  and 
character,  Temko  he  feels  that 
his  new  assignment  couldn't  have 
come  at  a  more  interesting  time. 
The  Soviet-American  relations 
have  changed  drastically  over 
the  past  few  months,  he  pointed 
out,  adding  that  "There  are  signs 
in  the  U.S.  that  we  are  slipping 
back  to  preconceptions  about  the 
Soviet  Union. 

"And  reporters  like  to 
challenge  preconceived  notions," 
Temko  says  with  a  smile. 


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So  now  I  read  in  the  San 
Francisco  Chronicle  (Nov.  12) 
that  Williams  has  cancelled  some 
classes  due  to  "racial  tension." 
Sounds  like  the  same  story  to  me. 

Perhaps  it's  time  for  the 
Williams  administration  to 
realize  that  the  clientele  it  caters 
to  is,  to  a  large  extent,  derived 
from  students  that  have  led  lives 
characterized  by  separation  from 
people  very  different  than 
themselves.  The  folly  of  con- 
tinuing this  sepearation  of  whites 
and  blacks  during  college  should 
be  obvious.  Lumping  blacks 
together  into  a  few  freshmen 
entries  in  the  name  of  solidarity 
defeats  any  attempt  to  educate 
the  mass  of  whites  on  what  it's 
like  to  be  black  in  America. 

The  compromises  of  the  past 
that  have  led  to  a  few  mixed 
freshmen  entries  and  a 
predominance  of  all-white  entries 
have  failed.  It  is  time  to  integrate 
blacks  into  Williams  College  in 
the  name  of  educating  students  of 
both  races. 

Peter  Green  '78 

"Loosen-up,  guys" 

To  the  editor: 

Probably  one  of  the  biggest 
things  "wrong"  with  Williams  is 
that  people  spend  so  much  time 
worrying  about  what  is  wrong 
with  Williams.  If  they  would  only 
just  relax  and  quite  worrying, 
perhaps  this  would  engender 
more  relaxed  communication 
and  they  could  enjoy  "Williams" 
relationships  for  whatever  they 
are,  rather  than  worrying  about 
what  they're  not. 

In  fact  if  anything  can  be  said 
to  be  "wrong"  with  Williams — 
and  this  refers  to  Will  Layman's 
article  of  2  weeks  ago  rather  than 
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probably  be  just  this:  people 
spend  too  much  time  worrying 
about  and  making  demands  upon 
their  relationships  rather  than 
just  relaxing  and  enjoying  them. 
I've  heard  the  same  complaint  a 
number  of  times,  from  various 
guys,  and  each  time  seems  more 
frustrating  than  the  last:  "These 
girls  around  here  never  say 
anything  but  'Let's  just  be 
friends.'  " 

Now  of  course,  there  are 
certain  relationships  which  one 
knows  pretty  much  from  the  start 
one  wants  to  keep  on  a  purely 
friendship  level,  and  maybe 
there's  too  much  of  that,  I  don't 
really  know.  But  much  more 
important,  I  think,  are  those 
relationships  in  which  one  is  not 
so  sure.  I  don't  know  about  all  you 
guys  out  there,  but  I've  only  been 
in  love  once,  and  it  took  me  3 
months  before  I  realized  it.  Love 
is  something  that  has  to  grow,  for 
me  anyway;  it  can't  happen  right 
away,  and  certainly  not  under . 
pressure. 

The  problem,  then,  in  my  mind, 
is  that  there  is  not  enough  casual 
dating  around  here.  Everyone 
takes  everything  so  seriously; 
everything  seems  to  have  "im- 
plications." It  doesn't  seem 
possible  to  have  that  in- 
termediate stage  between  "just 
friends"  and  "definitely 
romantically  interested": 
"casually  interested";  "enjoying 
-  spending  -  time  -  with  -  each  - 
other  -  without  -  wanting  -  to  -  get  - 
married  -  tomorrow."  This,  to  my 
mind,  is  a  very  important  stage. 
Will  was  quite  eloquent  on  the 
traumatic  experience  of  being  a 
male  at  Williams  College.  Well, 
Will  old  buddy,  can  you  imagine 
what  it's  like  to  talk  to  someone  in 
the  cafeteria  and  know  that  the 
next  time  you  see  them  either 
they  will  be  in  love  with  you  or 
think  that  you  are  in  love  with 
them?  Frustrating,  to  say  the 
least. 

The  ambiguity  of  male-female 
roles  adds  to  the  problem,  of 
course:  is  it  too  forward  for  the 
girl  to  ask  the  guy?  Is  it  "passe" 
for  the  guy  to  ask  the  girl?  Should 
anybody  bother  asking  anybody 
at  all,  or  should  we  just  avoid  the 
problem  entirely?  But  seriously, 
folks,  it's  as  tough  for  us  as  it  is 
for  Will.  The  ambiguity  of  social 
conventions  makes  things  dif- 
ficult in  the  first  place,  but  it 
makes  things  much  more  dif- 
ficult if  you  feel  as  if  you  can't 
even  ask  someone  out  to  enjoy 
their  company  without  feeling 
like  you're  making  a  statement 
full  of  profound  and  mysterious 
significance. 


Once  again,  I'm  talking  about 
the  in-between  things  where 
you're  not  yet  sure  what  you  feel; 
if  you  know  you  just  want  to  be 
friends,  it's  probably  best  to  say 
so  right  away.  But  for  the  rest,  all 
I  can  say  is,  loosen  up  guys! 
Don't  take  life  so  seriously! 

— Name  withheld  by  request 

Prison  reform 

To  the  editor: 

The  article  in  last  week's  issue 
about  the  Sociology  of  Im- 
prisonment class  trip  to  Rahway 
State  Penitentiary  ended  with  a 
brief  mention  of  the  Williams 
Prison  Reform  Society,  which  is 
currently  organizing.  As  a 
supplement,  a  little  information 
about  the  goals  and  planned 
activities  of  the  group: 

A  group  of  students  are 
working  with  Professor  E.M. 
Abdul-Mu'Min,  of  the  Sociology 
Department,  getting  plans 
together  for  research,  policy 
papers,  workshops,  and  future 
prison  visits.  Our  work  will  deal 
with  issues  and  problems  of  the 
prison  system  and  the  criminal 
justice  system.  We  will  in- 
vestigate prisoners'  rights,  white 
collar  crime,  racial 

discrimination,  prisoner 
organizations,  and  possible 
alternatives  to  prison.  We  will 
gather  information  from  class 
work,  outside  organizations,  and 
prisoners'  groups  in  order  to 
assemble  a  policy  paper  to 
submit  to  national  reform 
groups.  Given  the  interest  and 
support  of  people  in  the  com- 
munity, our  work  could  have  an 
impact.  One  of  our  main  goals  is 
to  inform  and  educate  our  own 
community  in  a  series  of 
workshops  and  a  panel  discussion 
to  be  held  during  Winter  Study 
and  second  semester. 

Currently  the  Williams  Prison 
Reform  Society  is  meeting  every 
Friday,  and  interested  students 
and  staff  are  encouraged  to  join 
us.  For  more  information,  con- 
tact Professor  Abdul-Mu'Min 
(Sociology)  or  myself. 

Sincerely, 

Connie  Keenan  '81 

IVlember  of  Williams  Prison 

Reform  Society 

Take  that 

To  the  editor: 

An  "obdurate  oligarch  hellbent 
on  expediency"?  Well,  I  guess 
that  puts  me  in  my  place,  doesn't 
it? 

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Panel 

attacks 

militarism 

by  Kob  Kgintun 
Saying  that  the  world  "may 
have  a  collective  death  wish," 
Political  Science  Robert  Stiglitz 
warned  against  nuclear  techno- 
terrorism  from  Third  World 
countries  in  a  panel  discussion  on 
"Militarism  and  American 
Foreign  Policy"  on  Monday, 
November  10. 

Stiglicz  pointed  out  that  more 
than  8000  lbs.  of  bomb-grade 
isotopes  are  missing  from 
reserves.  If  a  country  or 
organization  dedicated  to 
terrorism,  such  as  Libya,  were  to 
obtain  bomb-grade  material,  the 
U.S.  could  face  a  serious  threat, 
he  said. 

"The  Third  World  has  learned 
that  the  world  masters  are  those 
who  control  the  weapons  of 
destruction,"  he  said.  "We  shall 
either  abandon  civil  liberties  and 
control  terrorism,  or  change  our 
patterns  of  economics  in  order  to 
promote  equality.  Otherwise,  we 
will  fight  a  'Third  World'  World 
War  III." 

Stiglicz  ended  by  saying,  "we 
have  no  true  human  bonds.  We 
have  anarchy  and  are  grossly 
uncivilized.  We  may  have  a 
collective  death-wish,  but  prove 
me  wrong.  1  challenge  you  to  find 
a  road  other  than  the  bloodbath." 

Carta  Johnston  of  the  Union  of 
Concerned  Scientists  opened  the 
discussion  with  a  presentation  on 
"The  U.S.  Soviet  Arms  Race." 

Johnston  said  that  the  U.S.  is  as 
much  to  blame  as  the  U.S.S.R.  for 
the  present  arms  race.  She 
contended  that  Soviet  military 
build-up  appears  to  be  at  a 
plateau,  but  our  shift  towards  re- 
armament could  change  that.  In 
particular,  Johnston  said  that  the 
MX  missile  system  will  escalate 
the  arms  race. 

Joseph  Schwartz  of  the 
Democratic  Socialistic 
Organizing  Committee  spoke 
next,  concentrating  on  the 
problems  of  the  politics  of  the 
Left. 

"The  problem  with  the  Left  is 
that  we  have  been  talking  about 
what  we  are  against,  but  not  what 
we're  for,"  Schwartz  said.  "We 
need  to  come  up  with  positive 
solutions  while  dealing  with  the 


problems  of  domestic  and  foreign 
politics.  We  have  to  establish  real 
grass  roots  liberal  politics.  We 
have  to  get  into  mainstream 
politics  to  beat  the  New  Right. 
You  have  to  work  inside  the 
system  to  enact  your  outside 
viewpoint." 

The  next  speaker  was  Eugene 
Carroll  of  the  Coalition  for  a  New 
Foreign  and  Military  Policy. 

Carroll  asked  the  audience  "to 
examine  the  debilitating  effects 
of  military  spending  on  our 
economy.  They  were  completely 
ignored  in  the  election."  He 
pointed  out  that  in  the  next  five 
years  we  will  spend  about  $1 
triiiiiy..  on  defense,  including  the 
MX  missile  system. 

"Sixty  percent  of  the  national 
debt  is  due  to  military  spending," 
he  said.  "We  should  take  some  of 
the  money  spent  on  defense  and 
use  it  for  health  care,  education, 
mass  transit  and  public  works. 
The  only  jobs  created  for  poor 
people  by  military  spending  are 
through  the  draft." 

He  concluded  that  "this  will  be 
the  major  economic  debate  of  the 
1980's." 


Williams    makes    the    big 


by  Michael  Treitler 

The  cross  burning  incident  of 
November  1  and  the  subsequent 
rallies,  services,  and  speeches 
have  received  nationwide 
newspaper  coverage  in  addition 
to  local  radio  and  television 
coverage. 

According  to  Ray  Boyer,  the 
College's  Director  of  Public 
Information,  the  reporting  "on 
the  whole  has  been  fair  and 
factual." 

Boyer  said  that  the  UPI  and  AP 
wire  services  ran  very  fair 
stories  on  the  incident.  He  cited 
the  fact  that  the  "reporters  found 
people  perfectly  willing  to  sit 
down  and  do  interviews"  as  a 
very  helpful  step  in  leading  to 
objective  reporting. 

That  the  stories  that  ran  on  the 
West  Coast  tended  only  to  report 
the  "juicier  tid-bits"  such  as  the 
cross  burning,  said  Boyer,  in- 
stead of  the  whole  picture,  such 
as  general  sentiment  on  the 
campus  towards  the  incident. 

Boyer  expressed  concern  that 
the  coverage,  especially  that  of 


Houses  provide  escorts 


by  Sara  F'crris 

In  response  to  the  tensions  and 
threats  of  the  past  weeks,  various 
Houses  have  set  up  escort 
systems  for  members  who  do  not 
want  to  walk  alone  on  the  campus 
at  night. 

Fitch  House  began  a  formal 
system  last  week,  according  to 
House  President  Kathleen 
Merrigan  '82.  A  list  of  "a  handful 
of  names  and  telephone  num- 
bers" was  distributed  to  all 
residents  of  Currier  and  Fitch 
Houses.  These  students  may  be 

Berkshire    Symphony 
to  give  Dec.  5  concert 

Tenor  William  Brown,  well 
known  for  his  recital  and  or- 
chestral appearances  across  this 
country  and  in  Europe,  will  be 
soloist  in  Benjamin  Britten's  Les 
Illuniinatioiis  with  the  Berkshire 
Symphony  on  Friday,  December 
5th,  at  8:30  p.m.  in  Chapin  Hall, 
Williamstown.  Julius  Hegyi  will 
also  conduct  the  orchestra  in 
Beethoven's  Fifth  Symphony  and 
Peter  Mennin's  Symphony  No.  3. 

Williams  I.D.  cardholders  and 
children  under  twelve  are  ad- 
mitted free  of  charge. 


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Peace  Corps  and  VISTA  Volunteers 

Thurs,   Dec  4,    free  film  10  A";  Career 
Counsel linq,  J^lears  House,    75  Park  St. 
Discussion  followina.      Infomation  on 
assinrnrents  for  Peace  Coros  &  VISTA. 


called  by  any  member  of  the 
Berkshire  Quad  who  wishes  an 
escort. 

Nada  Velimirovic  '83  of  Currier 
House  remarked,  "I  think  it's  an 
excellent  idea.  I  hope  it  works, 
but  1  think  a  lot  of  people  will  be 
reluctant  to  use  it.  People  at 
Williams  are  lulled  into  a  com- 
placency that  isn't  right.  We  have 
to  be  aware  that  there  are 
dangers." 

Perry  House  has  had  an  in- 
formal arrangement  for  over  two 
weeks.  Neal  McLaughlin  '81, 
House  President,  explained,  "It's 
just  done  among  friends.  If 
anyone  needs  someone  to  go 
somewhere  with  them,  they  can 
call  someone  in  the  House." 

One  Perry  House  member 
commented  that  "people  in  the 
House  care  and  want  to  help 
others.  It's  very  personal  and 
creates  a  real  unity." 

Director  of  Security  Ransom 
Jenks  said  he  was  surprised  to 
hear  of  these  student-organized 
services,  and  called  them  a 
"duplication"  of  Security's 
escort  system.  Although  requests 
for  this  service  increased  after 
the  cross-burning,  he  noted, 
demand  is  "tapering  off  now  that 
anxiety  levels  are  going  down." 


the  offensive  events,  may  give 
the  College  bad  publicity,  but 
added  that  most  newspapers  did 
report  the  heartening  events, 
such  as  the  dicsussions  on  racial 
relation  and  the  opening  up  of 
new  lines  of  communication 
between  whites  and  blacks. 

Those  articles  that  had  depth 
usually  had  a  cross-section  of 
student  reactions  to  the  incidents 
and  to  the  racial  discussions 
during  the  moratorium  on 
classes. 

The  newspaper  coverage  also 
included  background  on  other 
racist  incidents,  pointing  out  that 
these  occurrences  are  not 
peculiar  to  this  area.  The  Boston 
Globe  mentioned  racist  incidents 
at  Amherst  and  Hampshire 
Colleges  and  the  KKK-like  death 
threats  made  toward  the  Black 
Student  Union  president  of 
Harvard. 

Many  local  papers  and  radio 
stations  ran  editorials  on  the 
incident.  Most  of  the  editorials 
praised  Williams  for  holding  the 
moratorium  and  for  the  cesponse 
shown  at  the  rallies  and  the 
discussions. 

The  editorials  often  suggested 
that  the  perpetrators  of  the  cross 
burning  were  "sick"  outsiders. 
The  Berkshire  Eagle  stated  that 
"the  massive  turnout  .  .  . 
provided  compelling  evidence,  if 
any  were  needed,  of  the  solidarity 
of  the  college  community's 
revulsion  against  an  incident  that 


in  noway  reflects  racial  relations 
or  attitudes  on  the  campus." 

Radio  station  WBEC  praised 
Williams  for  its  "proper 
response"  to  the  incidents, 
arguing  that  the  "College's 
response  and  other  actions  have 
clearly  absolved  the  institution  of 
any  guilt." 

Million  given 
for  Chair  — 

Continued  from  Page  1 

year  in  a  bequest  from  Webster 
Atwell,  a  Texas  attorney.  During 
the  summer  the  Williams  Class  of 
1955  gave  more  than  $900,000  as  a 
reunion  gift  to  the  college  to 
endow  a  professorship.  And  in 
September,  financier  Arnold 
Bernhard  gave  Williams  more 
than  one  million  dollars  to  sup- 
port a  program  of  visiting 
professorships.  All  are  part  of  the 
college's  $50  million  Capital 
Campaign  for  the  seventies. 

Chandler  said  the  decision  to 
use  the  grant  from  the  Serhman 
Foundation  to  endow  a 
professorship  in  modern  foreign 
languages  and  Classics  is  a 
reflection  of  the  college's  long- 
range  planning  for  the  decade. 
According  to  a  recently-released 
report,  "Williams  in  the 
Eighties,"  there  is  "an  increased 
need  for  Americans  to  un- 
derstand more  about  the  world 
outside  our  borders." 


Council   discusses   election 


The  College  Council  revived  the 
controversy  surrounding  the 
election  of  the  body's  vice- 
president  in  their  Wednesday 
night  meeting. 

John  McCammond  '81,  vice- 
president  of  the  Council  and 
winner  in  the  runoff  and  past  two 
elections  for  Council  V.P., 
broached  the  issue  in  response  to 
a  letter  in  the  Record  critical  of 
the  Council's  handling  of  the  last 
election.  "We  need  to  consider  re- 
running the  whole  election,"  said 
McCammond.  "It's  my  fault  for 
not  asking  sooner." 

Council  members  agreed  that 
the  election  was  "sloppily  con- 
ducted." Eric  Mettoyer  '82 
remarked  "It's  not  good  for  the 
Council  image." 

The  question  was  resolved  by 
John  Cannon  '81,  the  loser  in  the 
last  two  elections,  when  he  an- 
nounced   that,    should    another 


election  be  held,  he  would  with- 
draw his  name  from  con- 
sideration. "Another  run-off 
won't  do  much  good.  It  will  only 
come  back  at  College  Council," 
said  Cannon.  He  added  that  he 
"thinks  some  sort  of  justification 
is  needed"  and  that  "we  owe  an 
explanation  to  freshmen". 

In  other  action,  the  Council 
finished  its  budget  deliberations 
with  the  approval  of  budgets  for  a 
number  of  sports  teams  and 
action  to  double  the  funding  for 
the  Williams  Committee  to  Op- 
pose the  Draft  (WCOD),  since 
they  had  previously  neglected  to 
request  fufids  for  second 
semester. , 

The  Coalition,  whose  allocation 
was  also  returned  to  the  Finance 
Committee,  withdrew  its  request 
for  funds  because  of  a  lack  of 
student  participation. 


From  The  Short  to  the  "Long"  Of  It— "Asymmetry  In  Rhythm" 

From  THE  CLIP  SHOP 


Bold,  graphic,  angular,  soft,  feminine  ...  all 
describe  the  new  look  for  the  '80's.  Now  styles  have 
a  rhythm,  a  certain  lyricism  about  them.  The  new 
decade  announces  major  change  in  the  develop- 
ment of  new  cutting  techniques  ...  A  totally  fresh 
approach  to  haristyling  that  gives  excitement  and 
energy  to  the  modern  trend.  The  stylists  at  the  Clip 
Shop  are  creating  the  "Long  Geometric"  to  coor- 
dinate with  current  fashion. 

The  Clip  Shop  is  now  featuring  this  all  new  longer 
hairstyle.  This  is  an  ideal  style  for  those  who  want 
their  hair  quite  classic,  yet  contemporary.  The 
"Long"  version  starts  with  a  blunt  geometric,  then 
the  bangs  are  softened  with  a  razoe-cut  overlay 
which  descends  on  a  diagonal  plane. 

The  all  new  "long  geometric"  is  part  of  the 
"asymmetry  in  rhythm"  series  the  Clip  Shop  is 
featuring.  Thestylistsat  the  Clip  Shop  have  become 
familiar  with  this  style  by  means  of  video.  This 
trendsetting  classic  Is  adaptable  to  any  outfit  for 
any  occasion.  It's  practical,  wearable,  and  a  great 
shape  for  the  new  look  of  the  '80's  decade. 


The  Clip  Shop  invites  you  to  stop  in,  In  any  of  their  four  locations, 
for  a  free  consultation.  Williamstown  458-9167,  Pittsfleid  443-9816  or 
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SPORTS 


WILLIAMS  RECORD 


November  25.  1980 


Winter  teams  look  sharp 


by  Steve  Epstein 

The  first  snow  has  hit  the 
Purple  Valley,  fall  foliage  has 
given  way  to  snowmen,  and 
football  players  are  starting  to 
gain  weight  again.  This  can  only 
mean  one  thing  .  .  .  the  fall 
sports  season  is  over,  and  it's 
time  to  get  roundballs,  squash- 
balls,  and  hockey  pucks  out  of 
mothballs  for  the  winter  sports 
season. 

The  swim  team's  return  to  the 
chlorine-infested  depths  of  the 
Muir  Pool  in  an  attempt  to  equal 
fantastic  seasons  by  both  the 
men's  and  women's  squads, 
while  men's  basketball  and 
hockey  came  off  of  rather  un- 
steady 1979-80  campaigns  in 
hopes  of  solidifying  their  attack. 
Some  of  the  other  squads  don't 
get  into  action   seriously  until 


varsity  newcomer  Mark  Adams 
of  Winnetka,  111. 

Major  contributors  should  also 
include  senior  co-captain  Chris 
Gootkind  and  senior  Ray 
Whiteman  at  guard,  senior  Bob 
Lutz,  junior  WhUney  Magruder 
and  sophomore  newcomer  Andy 
Goodwin  at  fo-ward,  and  6-2 
swingman  John  Ormsbee  .  .  . 
also  a  sophomore.  6-2  junior 
forward  Joe  Daigneault  also  adds 
experience  to  a  squad  whose 
nucleus  should  be  playing 
together  for  the  next  two  years, 
with  the  exception  of  Ahlberg. 

Men's  Hockey 
Depth  may  be  the  key  to  suc- 
cess for  the  1980-81  edition  of  the 
Eph  pucksters.  Despite  a  shaky 
showing  in  their  scrimmage 
against  UConn,  the  team  showed 


Sophomore  center  Mark  Adams 
Steve  O'Day  in  team  scrimmage 
Gootkind  look  on.  (left  to  right). 

after  December  break,  so  we'll 

preview  them  later. 

Men's  Basketball 

Varsity  Coach  Curt  Tong  is 
most  definitely  in  for  a  successful 
winter.  At  very  least,  he'll 
become  a  Hollywood  idol  when 
"A  Change  Of  Seasons"  comes 
out.  Tong  doubled  for  actor 
Anthony  Hopkins  in  the  movie's 
basketball  scenes— and  may 
move  on  to  larger  roles  in  the 
near  future. 

But  hopefully,  with  4  returning 
starters  from  last  year's  squad 
and  some  badly  needed  height, 
Tong  will  have  a  good  year  off  the 
screen  as  well. 

Last  year's  Eph  squad  had  its 
ups  and  downs — with  the  zenith 
coming  at  home  in  January  when 
the  Ephs  toppled  Dartmouth. 
After  that,  problems  mounted  as 
the  team  gained  injuries  and  lost 
confidence. 

This  year,  the  key  problem  is 
the  scheduling.  The  team  needs 
this  schedule  like  a  pre-med 
needs  more  Orgo.  They  play  their 
first  four  games  on  the  road, 
against  powers  like  Hamilton  and 
Tufts.  Then,  two  weeks  into 
winter  study  they  travel  nor- 
thward to  face  Dartmouth  in 
Hanover,  New  Hampshire.  This 
can  be  demoralizing  if  the  team 
plays  well  but  is  unable  to  win. 

The  squad  is  led  by  returning 
starters  captain  Dean  Ahlberg  at 
forward  and  junior  Al  Lewis  at 
guard.  They  were  the  team's  two 
leading  scorers  last  year  and  the 
catalysts  when  they  won.  Lewis  is 
enthusiastic  about  the  season, 
"We'll  crush  them  all",  he  says 
with   characteristic   confidence. 

Other  returning  starters  in- 
clude Jeff  Fasulo,  a  6-3  junior 
forward  from  Nashua,  N.H.  and 
Scott  Oleson,  a  6-4  soph,  center- 
forward  from  LaJolla,  Califor- 
nia. Extra  height  will  be  provided 
by  the  healthy  return  of  6-6  soph 
center    Steve    O'Day    and    6-7 


(right),  sky    high  over  teammate 
action  as  Lutz,  Daigneault,  and 

(Kraus) 
touches    of   the   brilliance  they 
exhibited    the    week    before    in 
downing    R.P.L's    B    Squad    in 
another  practice  game. 

"We're  starting  to  come 
along,"  says  Coach  Bill  Mc- 
Cormick,  who  seems  to  be 
exhibiting  cautious  optimism  this 
early  in  the  season.  "We've  got  a 
lot  of  'ifs'  which  could  make  us  a 
team  to  reckon  with,"  says  the 
coach. 

The  key  to  this  year's  squad  is  a 
combination  of  youth  and  ex- 
perience. The  key  new  face  is 
goaltender  Dan  Finn  from 
Norwood,  Mass.  This  freshman 
was  a  highly  touted  high  school 
prospect  who  joins  his  brother  Ed 
on  the  Eph  squad.  Finn  looked 
superb  in  the  UConn  scrimmage, 
playing  30  minutes  of  daring  and 
skillful  hockey  without  surren- 
dering a  goal. 

Finn  will  be  sharing  duties  in 
the  nets  with  Tom  Gelding,  a 
junior  who  saw  limited  duty  last 
season  but  played  well  when  the 
occasion  arose.  "I  like  the  luxury 
of  using  them  both  with  equal 
confidence,"    says    McCormick. 

On  defense,  senior  co-captain 
Peter  Santry  is  doubtful  for  a 
while  because  of  injury.  In  his 
absence  soph.  Sam  Floor  and 
junior  John  Dayton  have  been  the 
most  impressive.  Junior  Adam 
Pollack  and  senior  Peter  Bar- 
barisi  are  also  dependable 
veterans.  Senior  Tom  Hobert  and 
junior  Tom  Resor  also  return 
after  a  year  away  from  the  game 
to  help  bolster  the  D. 

At  center  ice,  senior  Matt  St. 
Onge,  the  team's  third  leading 
scorer  anchors  the  first  line. 
Second  line  center  is  Tim 
"Tinker"  Connally,  a  junior. 
Juniors  Doug  Jebb  and  John 
Whalen  and  soph.  Bob  Brownell 
will  also  see  action. 

Flanking  St.  Onge  on  the  first 
line  will  be  juniors  Greg 
Jacobson  and  co-capt.  Skip 
Vallee.  This  line  will  be  depended 


on  to  create  some  offense,  which 
seemed  somewhat  lacking 
against  UConn.  The  second  line 
will  consist  of  Connally,  senior 
leftwing  Mark  Lemos,  and  junior 
rightwing  Eric  Cochrane.  The 
third  line  consists  of  Brownell, 
Finn,  and  junior  Dave  Calabro. 

The  final  line  is  somewhat 
unsure,  although  Dick  Flood 
seems  to  have  a  spot  sewed  up  on 
the  left  side,  with  rightwingers 
Terry  Heneghan  and  Mark 
Wysocki  both  playing  well  and 
battling  for  the  final  spot. 

The  team  opens  its  season  -at 
home  on  Dec.  1  against  U.  New 
Haven,  and  plays  again  at  home 
on  Dec.  6  against  the  Army.  As 
the  ad  says,  support  can  be 
beautiful. 

Women's  Swimming 

As  Coach  Carl  Samuelson  says 
with  a  smile,  "It's  going  to  be 
hard  to  duplicate  last  year's 
effort— but  we're  going  to  give  it 
a  shot."  It  may  be  tough,  but  the 
New  England  Champs  have  four 
of  their  five  Ail-Americans 
returning  to  the  water  for  the 
1980-Bl  season. 

The  triumverate  of  super- 
sophs,  Ail-Americans  all,  return 
to  break  any  stray  records  that 
might  have  eluded  them  as  fresh- 
men. But  honestly,  most  records 
they'll  break  will  have  to  be  their 
own.  Liz  Jex,  Katie  Hudner,  and 
Ann  Tuttle  are  together  again 
and  ready  to  decimate  all  op- 
position. Samuelson  says,  "All 
three  can  and  will  swim  any 
where  they're  needed.  Their 
versatility  only  compliments 
their  vast  abilities." 

Also  returning  from  last  year's 
'supersquad'  will  be  senior  co- 
captains  Kathy  Pearsall  in  the 
distances  and  Linda  Reed  in  the 
backstroke  and  freestyle  sprints. 
Returning  juniors  include 
breast  and  freestyler  Barb  Good 
and  breast  and  IM  swimmer 
Lauri  Volstecki.  Also  back,  after 
a  one-year  absence,  is  butterfly 
and  freestyler  Catherine  Har- 
tley—who  should  add  depth  to  the 
squad. 

Diver  Dina  Esposito  is  a  fourth 
exciting  sophomore  on  the  squad, 
and  she'll  be  joined  by  freshman 
diver  Alycia  Peloso  to  keep  the 
squad  strong  in  this  respect. 

Other  impressive  freshmen 
include  Susan  Lindfors  in  breast 
and  IM,  Sally  Worthington  also  in 
breast  and  IM,  and  Heidi  Fish- 
man  in  the  butterfly. 

The  squad's  ascent  on  a  second 
New  England  title  begins 
December  1,  at  Middlebury.  The 


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Sophomore  puckster  Mark  Wysocki  (in  white)  beai'i  the  UConn  goalie 
for  a  tally  in  exhibition  hockey  action  last  Friday  night. 

(Kraus) 


first  home  match  is  on  Dec.  6 
against  the  Lady  Jeffs  of 
Amherst. 

Men's  Swimming 

The  men's  squad's  successes 
last  year  were  overshadowed  a 
bit  by  the  gains  of  the  lady 
swimmers.  This  year  the  team 
wants  to  prove  that  both  swim 
squads  at  Williams  are  deserving 
of  equal  praise. 

Like  the  women's  squad,  the 
team's  nucleus  comes  from  the 
class  of  '83,  and  therefore  is  likely 
to  only  get  better  in  the  next  two 

EPHUSIONS 

years.  Soph  contributors  include 
IM  and  butterflyer  Ben  Aronson, 
distance  and  freestyler  Rob 
Bowman,  butterfly  specialist 
Frank  Fritz,  IM  and  breast- 
stroker  Dave  Johnson,  distance 


Women's  squasher  Mary  Tom 
Higgs  warms  up  in  the  LaSell 
Gym.  Notice  the  dangerous 
positioning  of  our  cameraman. 
(We had  the  squashball  removed, 
he's  o.k.)  (Kraus) 


swimmer  Jeff  Mook,  breast- 
stroker  Dave  Rowler,  sprinter 
Mark  Weeks,  and  Ail-American 
diver  Jim  Stockton. 

When  the  Class  of  '83  is  finished 
calling  its  roll,  a  couple  of  other 
folks  get  a  swim  in  edgewise. 
Senior  co-captains  Gordon  Cliff 
and  diver  Bill  Kelley  should  add 
experience.  "Cliff  is  an  excellent 
experienced  swimmer,"  com- 
ments Coach  Samuelson.  "He's 
very  good  in  the  backstroke, 
butterfly  and  I.M."  Another 
experienced  senior  is  middle 
distance  freestyler  Keith 
Berrvhill. 

The  team  splashes  ahead  with 
its  first  match  on  Dec.  3  at  UConn 
and  then  comes  home  on  Dec.  6  to 
face  arch-rival  Amhesrt  at  the 
Muir  Pool. 

Men's  Squash 

Coach  Sean  Sloane  may  owe 
Admissions  Director  Phil  Smith  a 
note  of  thanks  by  the  season's 
end.  Four  freshmen  are  im- 
portant components  of  this  year's 
squash  squad,  which  hopes  to 
better  its  1979-80  ranking  of 
number  10  nationally. 

Freshmen  Greg  Zaff  and  Jeff 
Sultar  are  fighting  for  the  team's 
top  slot,  with  the  loser  going  on  to 
play  number  two.  The  third  guy 
will  be  junior  captain  Kennon 
Miller,  with  classmate  Tad  Chase 
playing  probably  at  4.  "Tad  was 
our  top  player  record-wise 
playing  at  number  5  last  year," 
commented  Sloane. 

The  rest  of  the  squad  includes 
junior  Phil  Adams,  freshmen 
Tom  Harrity  and  Jamie  King, 
seniors  Tri  Minh  Le  and  Hugh 
Beckwith,  and  soph.  Matt  Lynch. 

Many  more  teams  get  un- 
derway in  January,  and  after 
vacation  The  Record  will  be 
sure  to  give  preview  coverage  to 
these  teams  as  well. 


Club  lauds  Ephmen  at  banquet 


The  annual  varsity  football 
banquet  was  held  last  Tuesday  at 
the  Taconic  Restaurant,  The 
Williams  Sideline  Quarterback 
Club,  comprised  of  area 
businessmen  and  professionals, 
picked  up  the  tab  for  the  lavish 
prime  rib  meal  enjoyed  by  the 
team. 

Jeff  Kiesel  has  been  elected 
captain  of  next  year's  team. 
Awards  were  as  follows:  The 
Belvidere  Brooks  Memorial 
Medal,  awarded  to  the  player 
whose  "playing  during  the  season 
has  been  of  the  greatest  credit  to 
the  College,"  went  jointly  to 
Brian  Benedict  and  Chris  Suits. 
The  Michael  D.  Rakov  Memorial 
Award  for  the  "most  improved 
lineman"  went  to  Steve  Doherty. 
Receiving  the  Charles  Dewoody 
Salmon  Award  for  the  player 
making  "the  most  significant 
contribution  ...  in  his  first  year 
of  eligibility"  was  John  Kowalik. 
And  finally,  co-captain  Bob 
VanDore  received  the  Dr.   Ed- 


ward J.  Coughlin  Jr.  Bowl  for  the 
most  outstanding  contribution 
"in  spite  of  adversity  or  injury." 

Co-captain  Brian  Benedict  has 
recently  been  named  Defensive 
Player  of  the  Year  by  the  New 
England  Football  Newsletter.  At 
the  banquet  he  introduced  the 
various  speakers  and  took  ad- 
vantage of  his  role  by  poking  a 
little  fun  at  Wesleyan,  who  has 
been  known  to  pad  its  schedule 
with  weak  opponents.  Benedict 
played  the  sportscaster  in- 
terrupting the  festivities  to  an- 
nounce Wesleyan  scores  hot  off 
the  wire,  such  as  "Wesleyan  3, 
the  African  Boatpeople  0. 

The  earlier  speeches  by 
Assistant  Coaches  Carmen 
Palladino  and  Dick  Farley 
recognized  the  team's  ac- 
complishments in  the  5-2-1 
season.  Palladino  emphasized 
the  excellence  of  the  Williams 
Football  program,  in  which  "you, 
gentlemen,  have  taken  part."  In 
his  quiet  but  vehement  style,  he 
emphasized    that  Williams   has 


won  the  Little  Three  title  outright 
in  eight  of  the  last  ten  years  and 
tied  for  it  the  other  two  years.  In 
conclusion,  he  thanked  those 
second  string  players  who  never 
enjoyed  glory  in  the  games  but 
whose  enthusiasm  and  con- 
tributions in  practice  were  in- 
dispensable. 

Farley  congratulated  his 
defensive  secondary  on  achieving 
the  number  one  ranking  in  all  of 
Division  III  nationally,  allowing 
only  65  yards  passing  per  game  to 
the  opposition.  He  bid  farewell  to 
most  of  that  group,  since 
defensive  backs  Dave  Durell  and 
Stuart  Beath  and  linebackers 
Brian  Benedict  and  Mark 
Deuschle  are  graduating. 

Head  Coach  Bob  Odell  said 
good-bye  to,  among  others, 
seniors  Kurt  Gardener,  "the  best- 
dressed  guy  on  the  team— I 
always  liked  him  to  get  off  the 
bus  first,"  and  Kevin  "I'm  on  the 
phone,"  Hinchey,  "one  of  the 
smartest  playcallers  I've  ever 
worked  with." 


The  Willkms  Record 


VOL  94,  NO   11 


USPA  684  680 


WILLIAMS 


EGE 


DECEMBER  9,  1980 


C.E.P.  considers  new 
Afro-Am.     101     plan 


As  a  response  to  complaints  of 
"racist"  bias  in  the  Williams 
Curriculum,  the  Committee  on 
Educational  Policy  is  consider- 
ing instituting  an  Afro- 
American  Studies  101  course 
and  more  stringent  major 
requirements,  according  to 
chairman  Stuart  Crampton. 

When  asl(ed  about  complaints 
that  Williams  suffers  from  per- 
vasive ignorance  of  the  prob- 
lems of  blacks,  Crampton  said 
"there  is  a  great  deal  of  ignor- 
ance, I  think,  but  it's  a  very 
complicated  business." 

"I'm  not  sure  that  changes  in 
the  curriculum  would  solve  the 
problems,"  he  said. 

Crampton  ruled  out  the  possi- 
bility of  a  requirement  that  stu- 
dents take  a  course  in 
non- Western  studies. 

"A  more  useful  direction,"  he 
said,  "would  be  something  the 
Afro-American  Studies  Com- 
mittee has  been  thinking  about, 
a  general  survey  of  Afro- 
American  history  at  the  101 
level." 

"Or  if  a  problem  with  under- 
subscrlptlon  of  non-Western 
courses  in  a  particular  major  is 
perceived,  maybe  major 
requirements  would  be  some- 
thing to  look  at,"  Crampton 
continued. 

Crampton  pointed  out  that  a 
number  of  Afro-American  Stu- 
dies courses  currently  offered 
have  rather  low  enrollments. 
He  said  this  might  make  it  diffi- 
cult to  justify  the  introduction  of 
more  courses  in  this  area. 

President  Chandler  con- 
curred that  there  is  a  problem 
with    white   ignorance   of   the 

Editors 
name 
1981  Staff 

Record  co-editors  Susan 
Hobbs  and  Ann  Morris 
announced  today  the  promo- 
tions of  Steve  Wlllard  '82  and 
Rich  Henderson  '83  toco-editors 
of  next  semester's  Record.  Eric 
Schmitt,  a  junior  spending  the 
year  abroad,  will  join  WiUard  as 
co-editor  next  fall.  Henderson 
will  act  as  managing  editor  for 
that  semester. 

WiUard  began  his  career  at 
the  Record  freshman  year  as  a 
general  reporter.  Sophomore 
year  he  was  promoted  to  sports 
editor,  then  news  editor.  This 
year  he  served  as  one  of  two 
managing  editors. 

"Steve  is  one  of  the  most  dedi- 
cated  and  enthusiastic 
members  of  our  staff,"  said 
Hobbs.  "We  were  particularly 
impressed  by  his  excellent  cov- 
erage of  the  cross-burning  this 
fall.  We  are  confident  that  he 
will  work  well  with  both  Hender- 
son and  Schmitt." 

Henderson  will  be  the  first 
sophomore  editor  in  recent 
years.  He  began  at  the  Record 
as  a  news  reporter  last  year, 
and  was  promoted  to  assistant 
news  editor  second  semester. 
This  fall  he  was  editor  of  the 
news  department. 

"Rich  is  an  unusually  tal- 
ented  Journalist,"   explained 


problems  of  blacks.  "White  stu- 
dents need  to  get  to  know  black 
students  better,"  he  said. 

Rejecting  substantial 
changes  in  the  curriculum  as  an 
approach  to  this  problem. 
Chandler^  called  for  concerned 
individuals  to  work  within  the 
framework  of  existing  institu- 
tions. 

"I'd  like  to  see  more  usage  of 
material  from  black  history  and 
culture  in  general  courses,"  the 
President  said. 

"I  could  see  the  usefulness  of 
an  Afro-Am  survey  course  at 
the  100  level,"  Chandler  said. 
"But  I  think  there  are  other 
higher  priorities." 

"Curriculum  may  not  be  the 
most  effective  area  of  response. 
We  really  need  more  black 
faculty,"  Chandler  said. 


A  selection  ol  art  works  from  the  show  "3  Artists  in  the  Park" 
lounge. 


which  opened  Friddy  In  the  Mission  Park  piano 

(Burghardt) 


College  renovates  campus  for  handicapped 


by  Jon  Tigar 

Williams  College  has  spent 
approximately  $228,000  ex- 
pressly for  the  purpose  of  mak- 
ing the  campus  more  accessible 
to  non-ambulatory  handicapped 
students,  even  though  there  are 
not  currently,  nor  have  there 
ever  been,  any  wheelchair  han- 
dicapped students  attending  the 
College. 

This  dollar  figure  does  not 
include  renovations  performed 
which  may  have  had  other  uses 
in  addition  to  handicapped 
accessibility. 

The  College  has  made  a  con- 
certed effort  to  move  toward 
wheelchair  accessibility  ever 
since  1977,  when  a  federal  regu- 
lation requiring  educational 
institutions  to  make  their  cam- 
puses available  to  handicapped 
students  was  passed.  Institu- 
tions refusing  to  comply  with 


the  regulation  are  in  danger  of 
losing  federal  funds. 

Although  some  changes  have 
been  made  to  accommodate 
blind  students  (a  room  in  Sage 
and  the  braille  lettering  on 
many  elevator  signs,  for  exam- 
ple), the  changes  have  primar- 
ily been  aimed  at  wheelchair 
accessibility. 

Peter  Welanetz,  Director  of 
the  Physical  Plant,  explained 
what  the  law  entails.  "A  handi- 
capped person  should  be  able  to 
have  a  Williams  College  educa- 
tion made  available  to  him,"  he 
said.  "That  doesn't  mean  that 
you  have  to  make  ail  the  facili- 
ties accessible  to  him  if  you  can 
find  other  means  of  making  that 
education  accessible."  "We 
took  a  different  position  from 
that.  Our  position  was  basically 
that  we  would  like  to  make  the 
campus  accessible  for  handi- 


capped people,  without  rea- 
son." Welanetz  described  the 
College's  program  as  the  "com- 
mon sense"  approach. 

Welanetz  outlined  some  of  the 
difficulties  the  College  has  had 
in  making  the  campus  more 
accessible:  the  age  of  many  of 
the  College's  buildings,  the  ele- 
vation of  many  buildings  from 
the  ground,  and  the  topography 
of  the  campus.  The  number  of 
steps  on  many  buildings  and  the 
federal  regulation  prohibiting 
entry  ramps  from  having  a 
slope  of  more  than  ten  degrees 
makes  renovating  buildings  like 
Hopkins  Hall  very  difficult. '  'To 
try  and  accomplish  that  (reno- 
vation) aesthetically  would  ruin 
many  of  our  famous  land- 
marks," said  Welanetz.  "I  think 


Incoming  editors-ln-chlet  Rich  Henderson  and  Steve  Wlllard  receive  the 
ceremonial  Remington  from  departing  editors  Ann  Morris  and  Susan 
Hobbs.  (Buckner) 


Morris,  "We  feel  that  his  abili- 
ties can  best  be  utilized  in  an 
editorial  position.  We  believe 
that  he  will  complement  Wll- 
lard, and  perhaps  even  have  the 
whole  staff  dancing  the  Rock 
Lobster  by  spring." 

Schmitt,  who  is  spending  the 
year  in  Madrid,  has  worked  as  a 
news  reporter  and  assistant 
news  editor.  Last  spring  he  was 


one  of  two  managing  editors. 

"Erie  is  an  incredibly  hard 
worker,"  Morris  said.  "He's 
creative,  dedicated,  thorough, 
and  dependable.  Although 
promoting  a  staff  member  after 
a  year  abroad  is  an  unprece- 
dented move,  we  couldn't  let  his 
talent  go  to  waste." 

Hobbs  and  Morris  also 
Continued  on  Page  7 


Williams  College  would  try  not 
to  destroy  its  architecture, 
because  we  feel  we're  able  to 
provide  the  education  in  a  reas- 
onable  way." 

Although  some  architectural 
help  is  available  from  the  fed- 
eral and  state  governments, 
"my  feehng  is,  that  which  has 
been  available  has  not  been 
very  worthwhile,"  Welanetz 
said. 

Still,  the  College  has  been  able 
to  make  more  than  twenty-five 
percent  of  the  buildings  accessi- 
ble. "I  think  Williams  College 
has  done  as  much,  if  not  more, 
than  most  of  our  contemporar- 
ies," said  Welanetz. 

Philip  Smith,Williams'  Direc- 
tor of  Admissions,  said  he  gets 
Continued  on  Page  6 


Trivia  buffs  to  compete 


by  Philip  Busch 

Question:  What  makes  per- 
fectly sane  college  students  stay 
up  all  night  trying  desperately 
to  recall  totally  useless  infor- 
mation? If  you're  thinking 
"finals"  or  "term  papers," 
you're  wrong  ...  the  answer  is 
the  radio  game  of  Trivia  to  be 
played  over  WCFM  from  mid- 
night to  8:00  a.m.  tonight. 

This  semester  the  contest  is 
being  run  by  last  spring's 
winners.  The  Cunning  Lin- 
guists. 

The  format  of  the  game  is 
simple.  A  question  is  asked  in 
any  one  of  six  categories: 
Movies,  Advertising,  Sports, 
TV,  Comics,  and  Miscellaneous. 
A  song  is  then  played,  usually  an 
old  one,  while  contestants  call  in 
answers.  Whoever  answers  the 
question  correctly  receives  one 
point,  and  can  then  win  another 
point  by  identifying  the  group 
and  song  being  played.  The 
game  is  spiced  up  with  15  Bonus 
Questions  for  which  contestants 
are  given  one  hour  to  respond, 
and  two  four-hour  Super 
Bonuses.  There  is  occasional 
"Action  Trivia"  as  well,  when 
players  must  go  to  the  studio  to 
perform  unusual  acts.  Last 
year,  for  example,  contestants 
played  "Deerhunter,"  Russian 
Roulette  with  shaken-up  cans  of 
beer. 

Although  anyonecan  play  Tri- 
via at  any  time  during  the  night. 


the  winner  is  always  an  organ- 
ized team.  The  only  prizes  for 
amassing  the  most  points  are 
the  honor  of  victory  and  the  task 
of  running  the  next  year's  con- 
test. The  Cunning  Linguists,  a 
team  originating  in  Fayer- 
weather  in  1978,  find  organizing 
the  contest  to  be  "a  lot  of  work," 
according  to  member  Chris 
Lamb  '82. 

His  favorite  for  the  title  this 
year  is  GIGA,  a  fiercely  com- 
petitive freshman  team  last 
year.  Old  power  Alphabet  Soup, 
lost  heavily  to  graduation,  but 
alumni  entry  Pros  from  Dover 
should  do  well  if  they  compete 
this  year. 


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WILLIAMS  RECORD 


December  9,  1980 


Accepting  Criticism 

One  of  the  Record's  biggest  problems  is  finding  the  correct  balance 
between  encouraging  and  criticizing.  At  a  small  school  like  Williams, 
where  we  interact  so  closely  with  each  other,  it's  no  wonder  our  writers 
are  unwilling  to  judge  the  performance  of  their  classmates.  Whether  it 
be  a  sports  contest,  art  show,  play  or  concert,  no  one  wants  to  criticize 
for  fear  of  hurting  feelings  or  provoking  anger. 

Our  writers  have  a  right  to  be  scared  of  making  negative  judge- 
ments. Groups  and  individuals  at  Williams  do  tend  to  take  criticism 
personally,  especially  when  it  appears  in  print.  Often  those  who've  been 
criticized  become  defensive,  and  turn  the  criticism  around  into  an 
attack  on  the  writer.  Some  of  these  counter-attacks  are  no  doubt  valid. 
We'd  rather  not  admit  it  though;  we're  also  guilty  of  finding  criticism 
tough  to  take. 

As  an  isolated  college  community,  however,  it's  crucial  that  we 
judge  ourselves,  and  not  just  in  the  pages  of  the  Record .  One  of  Williams' 
largest  advantages  is  that  it  forces  us  to  be  responsible  for  our  judge- 
ments; with  a  student  body  of  1950,  it's  impossible  to  avoid  contact  with 
those  we  judge.  So  most  of  the  time,  we  don't  bother  to  judge  at  all.  This 
is  the  danger  of  close  quarters  and  a  "nice"  student  body. 

What  we  must  realize  is  that  we  all  need  to  be  criticized.  Thoughtful 
criticism  keeps  us  honest  and  humble,  and  can  even  act  as  a  catalyst  for 
improvement,  but  only  if  we  listen  to  it.  And  if  we  can't  listen  to  the 
minor  criticisms  of  our  peers,  how  will  we  react  to  the  less  generous 
judgements  of  the  rest  of  the  world?  At  Williams  we  have  a  unique 
opportunity  to  learn  how  to  accept  and  offer  constructive  criticism. 
Developing  this  ability  can  only  serve  to  benefit  ourselves  and  the  Willi- 
ams community. 


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Asking  the  right  questions 


One  of  the  biggest  questions  raised  by 
the  discussions  which  followed  the  cross- 
burning  of  a  month  ago,  particularly  the 
teacher-student  discussions,  is  the  ques- 
tion of  whether  the  "jolt"  caused  by  the 
cross-burning  will  have  a  lasting  effect. 
A  more  important  question,  however,  is 
what  effect  has  it  produced;  has  it 
focused  our  attention  on  the  right  issues? 
For  only  if  the  incident  has  taught  us  to 
ask  the  right  questions,  will  pervasive 
and  self -perpetuating  change  on  the  part 
of  Williams  students  and  faculty  be 
possible. 

The  most  shocking  result  of  the  cross- 
burning  for  me  was  the  personal  discov  ■ 
ery  that  racial  prejudice  is  a  continuum, 
ranging  from  outright  nigger-hating  fan- 
aticism to  extremely  subtle  forms  of 
racial  insensitivity,  and  that  the  compla- 
cency I  had  always  felt  about  racial 
issues  had,  therefore,  been  totally 
misplaced. 


The  discovery  came  about  through  a 
discussion  that  took  place  in  a  political 
science  class  shortly  after  the  cross- 
burning  incident.  In  it,  certain  black  stu- 
dents who  had  never  before  expressed 
their  views  about  "what  it's  like  to  be 
black  at  Williams"  spoke  up  for  the  first 
time.  They  revealed  that,  although  their 
Individual  experiences  and  feelings  were 


"//  never  ociiivvd  tn  ))u 
that  ii  true/ it /(I  II  amid  he 
uuportaiU. " 

different,  they  did  hold  certain  points  of 
view  in  common. 

Many  were  largely  annoyed  by  whites 
who  came  up  to  them  during  and  after 
the  rally  to  express  their  "sympathy." 
These  blacks  had  not  wanted  sympathy; 


The  Williams  Record 


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OUTLOOK 
Alyson  Hagy 


ENTERTAINMENT 
Steve  Spears 


FEATURES 

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Lori  Miller 


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Paul  Sabbah 


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Mary  Pynchon 


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LAYOUT 
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LAYOUT  ASSISTANTS 

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Lori  Enslnger 

Roland  Gallbert 

Ron  Resnick 


AD  MANAGER 
Sue  Megna 


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rather  they  wanted  an  increased  appre- 
ciation of  what  is  important  to  them  as 
human  beings,  an  understanding  of  what 
it  is  like  to  be  black  at  Williams,  of  what 
the  cross-burning  had  meant  to  them. 
Understanding,  and  efforts  directed 
toward  an  increased  understanding,  was 
what  was  needed. 

Many  whites,  I'm  sure,  saw  the  rally 
as  an  act  of  support,  which,  of  course,  it 
was.  But  more  importantly,  it  was  or 
should  have  been,  an  effort  to  gain  a  bet- 
ter understanding  of  the  position  of  the 
blacks  at  Williams,  of  blacks  in 
general— for  it  is  this  lack  of  understand- 
ing which  is  racism,  though  in  its  most 
insidious  form. 

What  I  found  out  from  that  class  is  that 
blacks  are,  well,  different  from  whites. 
Ridiculous  as  that  sounds,  I,  and  I  think 
many  whites  with  me,  had  never  realized 
that  before.  Blacks  are  individuals,  yes, 
but  they  also  have  a  history  and  a  culture 
which  is  written  on  their  faces,  a  rich- 
ness of  heritage  which  does  make  them 
different— though  it  shouldn't  set  them 
apart.  To  (most?  many?)  blacks,  being 
breated  as  an  individual  means  being 
treated  as  one  representative  of  a  tradi- 
tion as  well.  This  was  quite  a  surprise  to 
me.  I,  too,  have  a  tradition,  that  of  the 
western  white,  but  it  is  so  pervasive  that 
I  ignore  it.  I  derive  my  identity  from  my 
name,  my  personality,  my  interests, 
even  my  sex,  but  never  from  my 
tradition. 

This,  therefore,  was  how  I  always 
treated  blacks:  as  individuals- 
according  to  my  definition  of  individual- 
ity! It  never  occurred  to  me  to  ask  them, 
or  even  to  bring  up,  what  it  is  like  to  be 
black.  It  never  occurred  to  me  that  a 
tradition  could  be  important  to  anyone, 
or  even  that  they  had  a  tradition!  In  fact, 
I  found  it  highly  offensive  even  to  use  the 
word  "they"  to  group  people  together  by 
such  an  artificial  distinction  as  the  color 
of  their  skin.  It  was  offensive,  specifi- 
cally, to  my  "liberal"  notions  of 
equality. 

What  I  never  realized  is  that  there  is  a 
difference  between  reducing  someone  to 
being  only  "black,"  between  making 
their  tradition  their  whole  identity,  and 
acknowledging  their  tradition  as  being  a 
part  of  their  identity.  It  is  a  misdirected 
liberalism  which  seeks  to  deny  people 
their  racial  and  cultural  differences,  for 
people  are  different— and  some  of  them 
are  proud  of  it. 

This,  then,  was  the  "jolt"  I  received 
from  the  whole  incident:  that  I,  as  a 
white,  have  always  been  Insensitive  to 
the  blacks,  and  that,  horrifyingly 
enough.  It  was  with  the  very  best  of  inten- 
tions. My  own  misdirected  liberalism 
was  making  me  insensitive,  and  it  was 
keeping  me  insensitive.  For  how  could  I 
be  anything  but  complacent  about  an 
issue  that  I  thought  did  not  exist,  that  to 


my  mind  I  had  nicely  taken  care  of? 

This  subtle  form  of  racism,  the  insensi- 
tivity born  of  a  lack  of  awareness,  may 
seem  trivial  when  compared  to  its  more 
serious  forms.  It  is,  however,  the  racism 
that  is  the  most  immediate  concern  to  us 
for  after  its  more  violent  manifesta- 
tions have  died  down,  it  will  still  be  with 
us,  and  is,  moreover,  harder  to  fight.  Not 
only  does  it  keep  us  liberal-minded 
whites  complacent,  but  is  it  not  also  what 
keeps  the  blacks  silent?  Sure,  the  blacks 
ought  to  come  forward  and  make  their 
views  known,  ought  to  make  efforts  to 
communicate  to  others  and  to  speak  up 
in  class,  rather  than  keeping  their  dissa- 
tisfaction to  themselves.  But  isn't  this 
segregation  on  their  part  due  to  a  certain 
lack  of  receptiveness  they  sense  from  the 
whites?  Perhaps  their  hypersensitivity 
is  in  reaction  to  our  insensitivity,  though 
perhaps  it  is  something  deeper  as  well. 
But  at  any  rate,  communication  and 
understanding  are  everyone's  responsi- 
bility and  any  efforts  made  must  be 
made  on  everyone's  part. 

If,  however,  no  one  knows  what  ques- 
tions to  ask,  then  no  one  will  ever  learn 
anything.  The  blacks  will  continue  to  sit 
at  their  tables,  or  if  they  do  make  the 
effort  to  integrate  themselves,  they  will 
avoid  bringing  up  Issues  they  don't  think 
the  whites  will  understand.  Unless  peo- 
ple are  aware  of  the  Issues,  life  here  will 
soon  continue  as  It  was  before.  Whites 
will  think  back  on  the  cross-burning  with 

"My  own  liberaiism  wus 
»hiki)iii  me  insensitii'e 
and  keeping  me  insensitive." 

a  concerned  and  sympathetic  sigh. 
Blacks  will  continue  to  function  among 
the  whites  secure  in  the  knowledge  that 
the  whites  do  care,  that  enough  of  us 
cared  to  fill  up  the  entire  Baxter  lawn 
and  to  wear  arm  bands  for  three  whole 
days,— but  nothing,  essentially,  will 
have  been  changed. 

The  frightening  thing  is,  this  might  all 
be  wrong.  The  point  of  view  I  am 
expressing  here  is  that  of  one  white  stu- 
dent, gathered  from  a  few  short  days  of 
eye-opening,  mind-expanding  dis- 
cussion—a first  effort  made  to  under- 
stand some  of  the  feelings  of  some  of  the 
blacks  here  at  Williams.  My  impressions 
might  be  wrong,  are  certainly  incom- 
plete, and  are  at  best,  only  a  beginning.  1 
would  love  to  have  my  views  proven 
wrong,  discussed,  expanded.  But  now  at 
least  I  know  that  there  are  questions  to 
be  asked.  This,  I  think,  is  a  fundamental 
point  that  must  be  realized  before  any 
further  understanding  can  be  reached— 
and  without  which,  the  racial  issue  will 
just  "pass  over, ' '  without  ever  truly  hav- 
ing had  an  effect. 

Sara  Abend  '83 


OUTLOOK 


WILLIAMS  RECORD 


Page  3 


Are  you  lonely? 


by  Alyson  Hagy 

Scholars  are  necessarily  solitary 
souls.  The  open  space  required  for  an 
active,  scholarly  mind  can  become  the 
expanse  of  a  certain  loneliness  when  stu- 
dents set  themselves  apart  with  their 
books.  We  are  students  of  ourselves  and 
our  subjects,  scholars  In  a  young,  Idealis- 
tic sense,  who  are  often  confined  to  the 
curvature  of  our  book-bent  spines.  Yet  we 
hope  to  remain  flexible  and  honest 
enough  to  peer  beyond  our  books  to  see 
what  we  are  becoming. 

It  Is  possible  that  many  of  us  peer  Into  a 
great  loneliness.  The  pain  of  solitude  Is 
Integral  to  the  human  condition,  so  I 
don't  begin  to  believe  that  college  stu- 
dents can  conquer  sadness.  Not  only 
would  It  be  impossible  (and  Irrelevant) 
to  consider  fulfilling  all  of  our  needs  as 
social  animals,  but  there  Is  a  certain 
richness  In  melancholy  which  can  lead  to 
a  deep  and  necessary  contemplation  of 
the  single  self.  But  there  are  so  many 
curved  spines  at  Williams;  we  hunch  and 
bend  ourselves  against  the  cold  and 
against  each  other  as  the  winter  and 
exam  period  set  in. 

Oh,  this  place  is  not  that  bad.  It  is  so 
quiet  and  solitary  now,  very  beautiful 
and  very  hidden.  And  sure,  most  of  us 
win  make  it  for  the  next  two  weeks  . . .  the 
next  two  months  .  .  .  and  on  and  on  for 
years.  But  it  seems  somehow  important 
that  we  question  our  condition  (and  the 
condition  of  our  fellow  students)  for  what 
It  is  and  what  it  may  become. 

Are  you  lonely?  I've  asked  that  ques- 
tion point  blank  to  folks  that  were  warm 
and  busy  in  their  lives. 

"No." 

"Me?  Not  really." 

"What?" 

"No." 

There  were  those  I  asked  that  ans- 
wered almost  in  defense,  their  backs 
figuratively  pressed  up  against  the 
warm  Williams  fireplaces  that  they 
share  with  many,  many  friends.  There 
was  a  fear  .  .  . 

"Lonely?  No.  Never." 

"Here?    Am    I    alone?    No,    I    like 


everybody." 

"I  went  to  the  Log  last  night." 

"No.  No  way." 

And  there  were  those  people  that  I 
hardly  dared  to  question.  I  was  afraid  of 
the  answers  that  were  In  their  eyes. 

"Well ...  I  guess  I'm  still  adjusting  to 
college." 

"Sometimes  ...  I  like  it  that  way." 

"Lonely?  ...  I  guess  I'm  my  own 
person." 

"Yes." 

"I  hadn't  really  thought  aboutit . .  I.." 

Yes.  There  are  always  those  on  the 
perimeter,  spectres  with  eyes  on  their 
toes  as  they  move  from  building  to  build- 
ing, from  day  to  day.  Maybe  you  wonder 
who  will  touch  them  of  shelter  them 
someday  when  their  solitude  begins  to 
hurt  so  much  that  nothing  seems  to  hold 
any  more.  Maybe,  like  me,  you  feel  lost 
and  on  the  edge  sometimes. 

So,  we  can  all  sympathize  with  each 
other  and  keep  on  moving.  We  are,  after 
all,  humans— young,  intelligent  men  and 
women— with  lives  to  build.  But  there  is 
something  in  the  way  we  dig  at  our  work, 
the  steadiness  of  our  competition,  and 
the  fierce  individualism  of  being  over- 
achievers  that  never,  ever  promises  to 
shelter  us  from  the  pain  of  isolation,  how- 
ever temporary.  It  can,  and  probably 
will,  happen  that  a  problem,  a  concern, 
or  a  hang-up  will  drag  us  out  of  our  happy 
orbit  into  a  dark,  crushing  space  of 
depression.lt  happens;  it  happens  to  us 
all  at  one  time  or  another.  What  do  we 
do? 

We  should  probably  talk.  But  at  Willi- 
ams, I  find  that  folks  are  never  sure  who 
to  talk  tb.  Mothers  and  best  friends  are 
the  finest  traditional  confidantes,  but 
Mom  is  not  necessarily  available  and 
there  is  a  great  risk  in  burdening  friends 
with  weights  that  they  may  not  be 
equipped  to  bear.  Professional  counsel- 
ing? In  the  campus  vernacular, there  is 
simply  religion  or  the  "shrinks." 

I  hope  the  cynicism  can  be  excused  in 
order  to  make  the  point  that  there  is  a 
tremendous  "counseling  gap"  at  Willi- 


Wlt-UAMs 


SO,  Do  You   FEEL  Your  OA^SGS 
TsePRE'bSI/MG'    You?" 


ME 


ams.  Between  the  peer  groups  (friends, 
JAs,  and  Peer  Health)  and  the  profes- 
sional services  (the  Chaplain's  Office 
and  the  psychological  services )  is  a  well- 
defended  expanse  that  is  fortified  by  the 
student  body's  rigid  attitudes.  Friends 
are  supportive  but  perhaps  not  able  to 
guide  a  troubled  companion  in  any  clear 
direction.  Peer  Health  Is  nominally  for 
sexual  counseling  (not  unimportant,  but 
limited),  and  only  freshmen  have  JAs 
(who,  by  the  way,  can  act  only  instinc- 
tively, armed  with  the  tiny  vial  of  wis- 
dom newly  owned  by  twenty-year  olds). 
Given  .he  real  shortcomings  of  those  who 
lack  professional  training,  Williams  stu- 
dents should  turn  to  obvious  resources. 

But  it  seems  as  though  they  don't.  Most 
young  people  run  from  religion  at  points 
during  their  lives  because  of  the  dogma 
its  organization  seems  to  suggest.  And 
the  psychologists  :  two  part-time  pro- 
fessionals with  limited  office  hours  and 
an  abode  in  the  Infirmary.  If  Williams 
students  flee  the  suggestion  of  religion, 
they  are  even  less  willing  to  admit  to  an 


Viewpoint 


Tolerating  Diversity 


One  of  the  most  positive  outcomes  of 
the  teach-in  last  month  was  a  raising  of 
the  general  level  of  awareness  of  the  sta- 
tus of  minorities  at  Williams  and  of  the 
special  problems  which  they  face.  We 
finally  realized  that  minorities  actually 
do  exist  at  Williams,  and  in  great 
numbers.  We  discovered  that  many 
members  of  the  black  community  feel 
alienated  from  the  larger  Williams  com- 
munity and  that  some  feel  downright 
oppressed.  We  realized  that  these  feel- 
ings are  engendered  by  very  real  acts  of 
mental  and  physical  violence  which  are 
directed  against  blacks. 

What  we  have  not  yet  fully  realized  is 
that  blacks  are  not  the  only  people  on  this 
campus  who  are  alienated  and/or 
oppressed.  Acts  of  oppression  are  per- 
formed, both  intentionally  and  uninten- 
tionally, against  all  people  on  this 
campus  who  we  have  seen  fit  to  label  as 
"minorities",  including  women,  homo- 
sexuals, orientals  and  other  non-whites. 
Catholics,  Jews,  and  Muslims,  as  well  as 
blacks.  I  can  vouch  from  personal  expe- 
rience for  the  fact  that  women  and  gay 
people  are  oppressed  on  this  campus. 

As  a  woman  at  Williams,  I  have  occa- 
sionally experienced  oppression  in  blat- 
ant forms  (for  example,  the  library 
incident  in  1977) ,  but  I  continually  expe- 
rience this  oppression  in  more  subtle 
ways  (for  example,  the  absence  of  for- 


mal,  semester-long  courses  in  Women's 
studies,  or— to  use  an  immediate 
example— the  fact  that  Record  cartoons 
depicting  life  at  Williams  only  infre- 
quently include  women  among  their  cast 
of  characters) .  Likewise,  the  oppression 
of  gay  people  can  be  overt  (myself  and 
others  have  been  stared  at  or  actively 
heckled  for  wearing  gay  buttons  around 
campus  and  town),  but  more  frequently 
it  takes  on  subtle  expressions.  (If  you 
don't  think  Williams  is  homophobic,  take 
a  look  at  the  cover  of  The  Williams  Guide 
to  Health  and  Sex,or  walk  into  an  art 
class  in  which  the  instructor  has  just 
announced  that  a  famous  painter  or 
sculptor  was  gay  and  listen  to  the  gen- 
eral murmuring  which  follows). 

Why  is  all  this  oppression  of  minority 
groups  taking  place  at  Williams?  Most  of 
the  answer  lies  with  society's  attitude 
toward  the  norm  and  toward  deviation 
from  that  norm. 

Strictly  defined,  'normal'  means  that 
which  is  characteristic  of  greater  than 
half  of  the  members  in  the  group  under 
study.  'Normal'  is  a  descriptive  term, 
but  in  our  society  it  has  come  to  be 
construed  as  an  evaluative  term.  We 
believe  that  normal  behavior  is  desira- 
ble or  even  ideal,  and  that  behavior  not 
conforming  to  this  norm  is  undesirable. 
Thus,  we  attach  a  stigma  to  the  pheno- 
menon of  devlancy.  At  home,  or  at 
school,  or  through  the  mass  media,  we 


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have  learned  that  the  normal  person  is  a 
white,  male,  heterosexual,  Anglo-Saxon 
Protestant,  from  an  upper  middle  class 
suburban  background,  and  bound  for  a 
career  in  one  of  the  professional  or 
managerial  occupations. 

We  compare  minority  groups  to  this 
norm,  see  that  they  deviate  from  it,  and 
then  deny  them  recognition  as  full- 
fledged  members  of  the  Williams  com- 
munity because  of  this  deviance.  We 
overlook  the  fact  that  to  comply  with  this 
narrowly  defined  norm,  minority  groups 
would  have  to  give  up  precisely  that 
which  gives  them  their  sense  of  selfhood : 
the  price  of  membership  on  thes"?  terms 
is  psychological  genocide. 

Clearly,  if  we  are  to  have  an  integrated 
community  in  which  no  minority  group 
feels  oppressed,  we  must  question  both 
how  accurate  our  idea  of  the  norm  is  as  a 
description  of  the  current  Williams  stu- 
dent body  and  whether  It  is  any  more 
desirable  to  conform  to  a  norm— any 
norm— than  it  is  to  deviate  from  it. 
Although  the  student  body  of  1880  may 
have  conformed  to  society's  idea  of  the 
norm,  it  certainly  does  not  today.  We 
need  to  expand  our  concept  of  the  norm 
so  that  It  embraces  more  of  the  diversity 
which  is  present  at  Williams  in  1980. 
Beyond  this,  we  must  realize  that  any 
norm  we  come  up  with  will  not  describe 
anyone  perfectly  and  many  people  not  at 
all.  No  one  can  totally  comply  with  any 
norm  without  losing  his  or  her  sense  of 
self;  the  Deviant  lives  within  each  one  of 
us.  Either  we  begin  to  view  deviation 
from  the  norm  in  a  more  favorable  light; 
or  we  alienate  not  only  our  classmates 
but  our  very  selves.  I  submit  that  one  of 
our  problems  at  Williams  is  not  a  lack  of 
diversity  so  much  as  our  inability  to  tol- 
erate the  diversity  which  is  in  fact 
present. 

Debbie  Gregg  '82 


illness.  Not  that  the  psychologists  coun- 
sel only  those  with  recognizable  prob- 
lems, but  that  is  the  way  their  function  is 
perceived  on  campus.  The  word  is:  You 
go  to  the  psychologist  if  you're  really  at 
the  brink,  and  you  do  it  quietly. 

"Me?  I  don't  need  that  kind  of  help." 

"It's  not  that  bad.  It's  just  not  that 
bad." 

"I  don't  want  to  be  analyzed.  I  want  to 
work  it  out .  .  .  just  talk." 

Just  talk.  A  bit  of  a  catch  phrase  per- 
haps but  important  because  It  describes 
a  real  need.  An  understanding  ear  and  a 
shoulder  to  lean  upon  are  suggested  by 
such  whimpers  that  shp  through  the  bar- 
rier of  those  middle  class  values  which 
will  hardly  condone  psychological  ther- 
apy. After  all,  we  are  all  young  and  tal- 
ented here.  Shouldn't  we  be  the  most 
"together"  bunch  in  our  culture?  I  think 
not.  In  fact,  we  are  hindered  by  our 
youth  because  we  often  don't  recognize 
our  problems  and  conflicts  for  what  they 
are,  and  we  certainly  have  trouble  gaug- 
ing the  mental  state  of  those  around  us. 

I  suppose  that  I'm  honestly  being  car- 
ried forward  here  by  a  vision  I  had  of  a 
counseling  center  at  Williams.  Bright 
carpets,  a  warm  decor,  coffee,  and  a  var- 
iety of  counselors  at  hand  to  aid  us  in  cop- 
ing with  our  youth  and  our  talent.  Some 
colleges  of  a  size  comparable  to  Williams 
provide  almost  a  dozen  staff  psycholo- 
gists (whom,  I  understand,  are  not 
referred  to  as  psychologists  proper) ,  and 
support  centers  are  familiar  to  many 
campuses.  In  fact,  Williams  is  not  with- 
out facilities,  but  they  seem  almost 
makeshift .  .  .  dark  . . .  and  rather  myse- 
rious  to  the  students.  The  Chaplain's 
Office  has  made  a  supreme  effort  to 
"bridge  the  gap"  in  the  last  two  years, 
but  there  is  still  an  air  of  hesitancy  in 
most  student's  consideration  of  that 
option.  So  students  stop  short,  vowing  to 
go  it  alone  as  they  have  all  along  at 
Williams- with  the  books. 

Which  leaves  us  as  a  frustrated,  per- 
haps even  slightly  frightened  group.  Oh, 
we're  not  all  nuts.  But  the  fact  that  we 
would  never  consider  it  all  right  to  break 
down  is  indicative  of  the  source  of  the 
problem.  We  suppress  our  fears  and  anx- 
ieties beneath  the  surface,  lacking 
expression  inside.  We  are  so  well- 
behaved  here;  we  seem  to  take  very 
seriously  the  codes  of  behaviour  that  our 
environment  is  ordered  by.  This  attitude 
is  a  respected  one  based  upon  the 
strength  of  character  necessary  for  an 
exceptional  person  to  survive  his  own 
traumas.  We  bite  the  bullet  here  (O 
future  executives! ) ,  but  by  doing  so  we, 
at  a  crucial  point  in  our  lives,  deny  a  bit 
of  our  humanity.  We  are,  after  all, 
vulnerable. 

Are  you  lonely?  Such  a  personal, 
pointed  question.  Think  about  it  when  the 
books  are  slung  over  the  shoulder . . .  and 
the  eyes  are  on  the  toes.  We  are  all  our 
own  pockets  of  life,  separate  and  strong, 
but  with  the  need  to  talk.  There  is  help 
somewhere.  The  question  is:  Should  we 
admit  it?  Do  we  admit  It?  Do  we  allow 
ourselves  to  be  understood? 


FEATURES 


WILLIAMS  RECORD 


December  9,  1980 


Chapin  holds 
collection  of 
rare  works 

by  Elizabeth  Rosnagle 

Tucked  away  on  the  second 
floor  of  Stetson  Hall  Is  a  much- 
valued  and  frequently  too-Uttle 
used  resource  of  Williams  Col- 
lege. Called  "the  most  remar- 
kable collection  of  books  and 
manuscripts  ever  to  be 
entrusted  to  a  small  liberal  arts 
college,"  Chapin  Library 
houses  an  unusual  array  of  old 
and  rare  works. 

The  Chapin  Library  was 
begun  by  Alfred  Clark  Chapin, 
class  of  1869.  Chapin  first 
became  interested  in  rare  books 
after  being  shown  a  perfect 
copy  of  Eliot's  Indian  Bible,  the 
first  Bible  printed  in  America. 
After  purchasing  this  work, 
Chapin  began  to  collect  rare 
books  In  great  numbers,  with 
the  idea  of  compiling  a  compre- 
hensive collection  of  works 
important  in  the  history  of  civil- 
ization. None  of  the  books  which 
Chapin  presented  to  Williams 
College  were  ever  part  of  a  pri- 
vate collection;  he  bought  them 
specifically  for  undergraduate 
research  and  enjoyment. 

Initially,  however,  the  Col- 
lege had  no  place  to  keep  Chap- 
in's  works.  The  President  of 
Williams  suggested  that  they  be 
displayed  In  the  lobby  of  Chapin 
Hall,  an  idea  that  left  the  donor 
understandably  aghast. 
Instead,  the  books  were  kept  in 
storage  with  various  book- 
dealers. 

Finally,  Stetson  Hall  was 
built,  complete  with  rooms  spe- 
cifically designed  to  house  the 
Chapin  collection.  In  1923, 
Chapin  brought  his  books  to  Wil- 
llamstown.  By  that  time,  he  had 
acquired  over  9,000  items,  to 
which  he  added  several  thou- 


sand more  before  his  death. 

Since  then,  the  library  has 
expanded  greatly  through  gifts 
of  books  and  money.  According 
to  Robert  Volz,  custodian  of  the 
library,  "we  have  been  very  for- 
tunate In  receiving  gifts  from 
alumni,  from  people  In  this 
area,  and  from  people  all  over 
the  country.  Among  people  who 
know  rare  books,  Chapin 
Library  is  known  nationally  and 
internationally." 

Chapin  Library  acquires  any- 
where from  200  to  1,000  items  a 
year,  providing  for  a  great  deal 
of  variety  in  the  materials  that 
It  offers.  The  library  contains 
books,  letters  and  manuscripts. 
Including  such  works  as  an 
early  9th  century  manuscript  of 
Gospel  readings,  which  are 
among  the  earliest  Western 
manuscripts  In  any  American 
library;  a  complete,  well- 
preserved  copy  of  a  1464  block- 
book  Apocalypse;  George 
Mason's  annotated  copy  of  the 
U.S.  Constitution  containing  his 
objections  to  Its  contents,  the 
elephant  folio  of  Audobon's  The 
Birds  of  America,  and  the  origi- 
nal Folio  edition  of  Shakes- 
peare's works. 

According  to  Volz,  "The 
library  is  not  a  museum  for  the 
glorification  of  the  college;  it 
was  specifically  founded  to  be, 
as  much  as  possible,  a  part  of 
the  educational  program  of 
Williams." 

This  goal  is  pursued  in  several 
ways.  Professors  are  urged  to 
integrate  works  from  the 
library  Into  their  classes.  Many 
classes  take  special  tours  to 
view  particular  items  or  exhib- 
its, such  as  Melville's  manus- 
cripts, or  the  extensive  Samuel 
Butler  collection.  Some  profes- 
sors even  hold  an  occasional 
class  in  the  library  in  order  to 
use  the  resources  there- 
resources  which  cover  subjects 
as  diverse  as  Classics  and 
botany. 

Volz  worries  that  only  a  small 
part  of  the  students  who  could 


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preinscription  process  and  attend  Paris  IV,  not 
provincial  universities.  (Program  also  for  one 
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benefit  from  using  the  library 
are  doing  so.  Speaking  of  rea- 
sons for  using  the  resources  of 
Chapin,  Volz  said,  "Some  stu- 
dents are  writing  papers  and 
missing  resources.  Others  are 
doing  theses  or  independent  stu- 
dies, and  could  do  a  better  Job 
using  the  original  sources.  Stu- 
dents are  missing  an  opportun- 
ity that  would  make  them  more 
familiar  with  how  primary 
research  Is  done.  And  they  are 
missing  good  fun  and  inspira- 
tion; they  might  become 
intrigued  by  subjects  if  they  saw 
the  way  the  original  documents 
looked." 

The  library  also  reaches  stu- 
dents through  its  exhibitions, 
which  cover  a  multitude  of  sub- 
jects. The  current  exhibition  on 
ornithology  features  rare  books 
with  illustrations  of  equally 
rare  birds,  from  hummingbirds 
to  auks.  Previously;  Chapinran 
an  exhibit  on  Popes,  Emperors, 
Kings  and  Queens  of  the  Renais- 
sance, which  consisted  solely  of 
books  written  during  that 
period.  Another  recent  exhibit, 
called  "The  Spirit  of  Dance," 
presented  dance  historically, 
and  included  modern  material 
about  the  dance  bands  of  the  20's 
and  30's  from  the  College's 
Whiteman  Collection. 

Discussing  the  exhibits,  Volz 
said,  "We  put  a  great  deal  of 
care  into  planning  the  presenta- 
tion of  exhibits  and  writing  the 
notes.  An  exhibit  in  the  library 
can  become  another  type  of  lec- 
ture. In  four  years  here,  stu- 
dents have  the  opportunity  to  be 
introduced  to  at  least  twenty 
subjects,  most  of  which  regular 
courses  only  touch  upon." 


EPHRAIM 


by  Banevicius 


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CANT  TAtce  THIS  PLhCB^ 
/VMYMORE./ 


Park  wins  award  for  book 


David  A.  Park,  Professor  of 
Physics,  has  been  selected  for 
the  1980  Phi  Beta  Kappa  Award 
in  Science  for  his  book,  "The 
Image  of  Eternity:  Roots  of 
Time  in  the  Physical  World," 
published  in  1979.  The  award, 
offered  annually  by  Phi  Beta 
Kappa  for  an  outstanding  con- 
tribution to  the  literature  of 
science,  carries  with  It  a  $2,500 
prize. 

Park  has  taught  physics  at 
Williams  since  1941.  He  is  the 
author  of  several  books  and 
numerous  scientific  articles, 
several  of  them  dealing  with  the 


Sam  K.  Spade,  Private  Eye 


nature  of  time,  and  has  long 
offered  a  course  on  "The  Natu- 
ral Philosophy  of  Time,"  which 
analyzes  time  in  terms  of  the 
laws  of  physics  and  in  relation  to 
ordinary  human  experience.  As 
a  member  and  former  president 
of  the  International  Society  of 
Time,  he  meets  every  three 
years  with  other  members  of 
the  society  to  examine  different 
aspects  of  time.  "The  Image  of 
Eternity"  Is  a  summation  of 
Park's  ideas  about  time  deve- 
loped over  many  years,  and 
attempts,  in  part,  to  differen- 
tiate between,  yet  connect, 
human  time  and  physical  time. 


yOTE:  I  ilcciili'il  l<>  skip  finals  and 
ffo  home  to  a  coot  filass  of  rant  beer 
and  a  warm  television  set.  In  niv 
absence,  it  is  niy  fsreat  pleasure  to 
begin  to  present  the  tale  of  an  epi- 
sode in  the  life  of  a  most  remarka- 
ble gentleman. — JKS 

The  woman  sitting  in  the 
chair  across  from  my  desk  had 
been  the  best-looking  cheer- 
leader in  my  high  school.  And  at 
my  high  school,  that  was  saying 
a  lot. 

Well,  it  was  a  prep  school, 
actually,  and  it  was  therefore 
considered  a  bit  gauche  to  have 
cheerleaders,  but  the  dame 
across  from  me  would  have 
stood  out  in  any  crowd. 

She  had  a  deep  tan  that  said 
somehow  it  had  to  have  come 
from  Europe,  a  face  that  could 
make  suckers  out  of  men  far 
wiser  than  Bunkle  Hunt,  and  a 
figure  you  could  take  home  to 
Mom  only  if  you  told  her  the  girl 
was  a  little  sensitive  about  hav- 
ing a  large  chest.  She  was  the 
kind  of  dame  whose  Feds 
always  matched  her  tennis  rac- 
quet cover,  if  you  know  what  I 
mean. 

I'm  a  cop.  I  carry  a  badge. 

Well,  actually  I'm  a  private 
detective,  but  I  consider  those 
sentences  the  two  most  dra- 
matic in  the  English  language, 
particularly  when  adjacent. 
And  I  do  carry  a  badge. 

I'm  not  justany  privateeye,  if 
you    must    know.    My    clients 


®l]c  ^ob  ^ole 


Why  wait  to  do  your  Holiday  Shopping? 

Any  gift  purchased  In  THE  MOLE  HOUSE  by  students 
will  be  gift  wrapped  and  shipped  home  on  whatever  date 
you  say  .  .  .  FREE  OF  CHARGE! 

Could  it  be  easier? 

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aren't  Just  any  clients,  either, 
but  people  of  substance  whose 
names  have  between  two  and 
four  syllables  (inclusive).  Help- 
ing women  who  come  stumbling 
into  your  office  penniless, 
pursued,  and  unable  to 
remember  their  name  correctly 
may  be  good  conema,  but  it 
wouldn't  foot  the  bill  for  my 
receptionist. 

My  receptionist  is  there  to 
keep  out  any  riff-raff  unlntiml- 
dated  by  my  sign  on  the  door.  It 

SETEARICAL 
NOTES 


says,  "Winston  Weilington- 
Smythe,  Extremely  Private 
Eye."  In  Gothic  lettering. 

The  upper  socio-economic 
stratum's  occupants  are  people 
too,  I  always  say.  They  pay  my 
bills.  I'm  one  of  them.  And  they 
tend  to  have  better-looking 
daughters. 

Which  brings  me  back  to  my 
story. 

As  I  pieced  together  this 
dame's  tale— her  name  was 
Emily,  I  remembered,  Emily 
Chattingbourne— between  sobs 
and  superfluous  efforts  to  brush 
her  no-run  mascara  out  of  her 
eyes,  I  began  to  see  her  life  story 
wasn't  much  different  from  that 
of  my  other  rich,  attractive 
clients. 

She  had  made  it  through  col- 
lege without  becoming  either 
pregnant  or  intelligent,  and  she 
had  married  well.  Some  guy 
named  Bruce  Scott-Maxwell. 

The  Scott-Maxwells  had 
money  of  course,  not  nouveau 
riche  bills  from  the  oil  Industry 
or  sorrethlng  of  that  sort,  but 
Mone'  ,  well-bred  and  many- 
tlmes-lnherited.  From  the  East 
India  Tea  Company.  And  Emi- 
ly's own  parents  were  no  finan- 
cial slouches,  either,  I  recalled. 
They  owned  Guatemala. 


But  things  had  begun  to  go 
wrong  for  Emily  eventually,  the 
way  they  seem  to  do  for  eve- 
ryone from  that  social  climber 
in  "Lyin'  Eyes"— I  had  heard 
that  song  once  on  the  Bang  & 
Olufsen  I  keep  in  the  waiting 
room  to  soothe  the  clientele— to 
Princess  Caroline.  It's  too  bad, 
but  Carrie  doesn't  seem  to  be 
getting  on  too  well  with  her 
hubby  these  days. 

(Funny  thing,  that.  My  great- 
great-  great-  half-  grandfather 
wouldn't  have  let  his  daughter 
marry  a  Frenchman  if  he  had 
conquered  Europe— actually, 
particularly  If  he  had  conquered 
Europe— but  it  wouldn't  bother 
me  much  these  days,  as  long  as 
he  came  from  a  family  of  stand- 
ing. Times  change,  I  guess.) 

So  there  Emily  was,  sitting  in 
the  Barcelona  chair,  vulnerable 
except  for  the  invisible  battery 
of  high-paid  lawyers  I  could  see 
behind  her  if  I  messed  up  this 
case.  She  was  worried  because 
her  husband  Bruce  was  mixed 
up  in  a  crooked  polo-horse 
racket. 

She  was  also  worried  because 
she  wasn't  sure  If  she  loved 
Bruce  anymore.  She  said  this 
guiltily,  looking  up  at  me  with  a 
nervous  face  perfect  except  for 
a  dimple  so  small  I  would  never 
have  remembered  it  if  we 
hadn't  prepped  together,  but 
she  wanted  to  give  her  husband 
a  fair  chance. 

She  wanted  to  see  if  she  could 
find  someone  to  get  to  the  bot- 
tom of  this  polo-horse  scheme, 
someone  to  make  it  possible  for 
her  to  enjoy  watching  Ronnie 
make  America  great  again, 
someone  to  make  It  possible  for 
her  to  love  Bruce  Scott- 
Maxwell— with  a  clean  con- 
science and  a  bank  balance 
smaller  by  the  same  amount 
mine  increased. 

That  was  where  I  came  in. 

To  be  ronlinued... someday. 


ENTERTAINMENT 


WILLIAMS  RECORD 


Page  5 


Bruce  Goodrich  demonstrates  what  heaven  can  do  for  one's  lerpslchoreanstylewhile  Nevill  Smythe  shows  Katie 
Schomp  what  "raising  hell"  Is  all  about. 

Jazz  greats  Burton, 
Gillespie,  to  play 
in   January   Festival 


Master  Jazz  percussionist  Gary  Bur- 
ton will  perform  In  concert  along 
with  Dizzy  Gillespie  and  keyboard- 
ist Clyde  Criner  in  the  Williams  Jazz 
Fest  coming  up  In  January. 


Jazz  great  Dizzy  Gillespie  will 
highlight  the  three  day  Williams 
Jazz  Festival  from  January 
16th  through  the  19th.  Along 
with  the  Gillespie  concert  there 
will  be  performances  by  percus- 
sionist Gary  Burton  and  Clyde 
Criner  and  his  band. 

Gillespie,    with    his    bulging 


Evans  says  goodbye 


by  Martha  Piatt 

It  seems  sad  and  ironic  that 
Bill  Evans  last  release  is 
entitled  "I  Will  Say  Good- 
bye; "  less  than  a  month  ago, 
Jazz  pianist  Evans  died  of  a  drug 
overdose,  complicated  by  liver 
ailments.  For  the  professional 
music  world  it  meant  the  tragic 
loss  of  a  dedicated  artist  whose 
productivity  and  expression 
were  cut  unnaturally  short.  "I 
Will  Say  Goodbye"  brings  some 
of  Evans's  music  and  practical 
playing  into  focus  as  his  last 
recording. 

The  album  is  generally  senti- 
mental and  occasionally  melo- 
dramatic.  This  can  be 
attributed  partially  to  Evans's 
style,  which  is  full  and  grand, 
and  partially  to  the  selections 
performed,  half  of  which  are 
slow  and  played  in  ballad  style. 
The  first  song  on  both  sides  is 
Michel  Legrand's  "I  Will  Say 
Goodbye."  The  two  takes  differ 
in  that  the  first  is  more  ener- 
getic and  vibrant  and  a  minute 
and  a  half  shorter.  The  piano 
solo  is  tastefully  jammed  with 
notes  and  pushes  ahead  impa- 
tiently. By  contrast,  the  second 
rendition  just  melts  from  lan- 
guid chord  to  languid  chord .  The 
trio's  ability  to  perform  these 
two  disparate  versions  of  the 
same  song  attests  to  drummer 
Eliot  Zlgmund's  and  bassist 
Eddie  Gomez's  sensitivity  and 
freshness. 

Since  the  piano  dominates 
every  tune  and  is  stylistically 
consistent  from  one  number  to 
the  next,  the  songs  tend  to  seem 
virtually  indistinguishable 
from  one  another  on  a  first  lis- 
tening. When  the  album  is  dis- 
tilled, however,  some  important 
distinctions  between  selections 
become  apparent. 

Evans  opens  Herbie  Han- 
cock's "Dolphin  Dance"  In  a 
chord-verbose  cocktail  lounge 
style,  but  there  is  a  gradual 
change  to  a  moderately  fast 
tempo  and  understatement  of 
melody.  Gomez  plays  a  fine  and 
tactful  solo  high  in  the  bass's 
register,  cut  free  from  chord 
structure  and  meter.  The  drum 


solo  which  follows  is  neat  and 
muffled,  even  as  Zigmund  is  all 
over  the  set. 

The  trio  goes  back  to  quiet 
understatement  on  "Seas- 
cape," with  Evans  playng  in  a 
very  full,  though  tender,  style. 

The  second  side  is  highlighted 
by  one  of  Evans's  own  composi- 
tions, "The  Opener,"  which  is 
played  enthusiastically  and 
with  a  brightness  not  found  in 
the  slower,  more  dramatic  pie- 
ces. Zigmund  contributes  on 
shadowy  drum  breaks,  and  the 
song  ends  with  some  surpris- 
ingly disonant  noodling  and  a 
reassuring  chord  of  resolution. 

The  final  selection,  Hal  David 
and  Burt  Bacharach's  "A  House 
Is  Not  a  Home,"  is  dramatic  and 
typically  in  the  style  of  these 
composers,  but  Evans's  perfor- 
mance makes  it  effective  and 
comforting  in  all  its  emotional 
indulgence.  The  rhythm  is  open 
and  plastic  and  the  song's  free- 
dom is  compounded  by  some 
pentatonic  solo  work.  It  is  typi- 
cal of  the  album  in  that  it  is  easy 
to  listen  to,  but  it  is  also  typical 
in  that  it  doesn '  t  become  dull  on 
further  evaluation.  Dissecting 
Evans's  piano  playing  into  what 
he's  doing  with  each  hand 
reveals  his  ability  to  accom- 
pany or  solo,  sit  back  or  drive 
ahead.  Zigmund  and  Gomez  are 
both  capable  of  stealing  the 
limelight  in  this  piano-centric 
group,  but  they  don't.  They 
work  well  together,  in  a  disci- 
plined fashion,  and  create  the 
same  kind  of  interesting  easy- 
going jazz. 

Jazz  group  to  play 

The  Williams  College  Jazz 
Ensemble,  under  the  direction 
of  Professor  Daniel  Ciutwein, 
will  present  their  first  concert  of 
the  1980-81  school  year  tonight 
at  8  p.m.  in  the  Dodd  House  liv- 
ing room. 

The  College  Jazz  Ensemble 
will  perform  a  variety  of 
upbeat,  swing  and  fusion  pieces, 
all  of  a  contemporary  nature. 
Soloists  are  featured  on  all 
Instruments. 


cheeks  and  bent  trumpet,  is  a 
living  legend  of  jazz.  He  consist- 
ently scores  high  marks  with 
jazz  aficionados,  most  recently 
being  selected  top  trumpet 
player  in  Downbeat  magazine's 
1980  Jazz  Critics'  Poll.  Gillespie 
is  a  fixture  at  the  Newport  Jazz 
Festival,  having  performed 
eight  separate  concerts  there 
last  October.  He  will  play  in 
Chapin  Hall  on  Monday,  Janu- 
ary 19th. 

Gary  Burton  is  one  of  the 
world's  foremost  jazz  percus- 
sionists, specializing  in  vibra- 
phone and  vibraharp. 
.  He  has  performed  with  Ste- 
phan  Grappelli,  Chick  Corea, 
and  Larry  Coryell,  who  was 
once  a  member  of  Burton's 
quartet.  For  several  years  Bur- 
ton has  been  listed  among  the 
top  five  percussionists  in  the 
Downbeat  Critics'  Poll.  Hiscon- 
cert  is  scheduled  for  the  Adams 
Memorial  Theatre  on  Sunday, 
January  18th. 

Returning  to  Williams  after  a 
Coffeehouse  performance  in 
1978,  Clyde  Criner  brings  his 
jazz  keyboard  talent  to  the 
cocktail-lounge  atmosphere  of 
The  Rathskellaron  Friday,  Jan- 
uary 16th. 

Admission  to  the  Criner  con- 
cert and  the  Burton  perfor- 
mance is  free,  with  tickets 
available  approximately  a 
week  in  advance.  Tickets  for 
Gillespie  will  sell  for  $3. SO  tor 
students  and  $4.50  for  general 
public.  The  festival  is  co- 
sponsored  by  the  Concert  Com- 
mittee, Black  Student  Union, 
College  Department  of  Music, 
Social/Cultural  Board  of  the 
SAB,  and  various  residential 
houses. 

Concert  Committee  plans  for 
the  upcoming  semester  include 
a  Winter  Carnival  dance/party 
with  Blotto  as  one  of  the  bands 
under  consideration,  and  a 
spring  concert  with  the  group  as 
yet  undecided. 

"The  spring  concert  will  be 
l)ig  with  a  capital  B,"  exclaimed 
Concert  Committee  chairman 
Paul  Gallay  '81.  Questionnaires 
will  be  distributed  in  students' 
mailboxes  to  field  requests  for  a 
spring  concert  band. 


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Cabaret  wows  Log 


by  Steve  Spears 

Last  weekend's  Log  cabaret, 
"Puttin'  On  The  Ritz,"  was 
another  triumph  for  the  cast 
and  crew,  and  a  delight  for  the 
audience.  The  performers  man- 
aged to  generate  real  enthusi- 
asm for  music  that  Is  not  usually 
associated  with  college  stu- 
dents. Throughout  the  show  one 
was  surprised  at  the  timeless- 
ness  of  the  decades-old  music. 
Sally  Kornbluth  '82  and  Nevill 
.Symthe  '81  sang  "I>;ln'  What 
Comes  Naturally"  with  a  verve 
that  suggested  they  knew  what 
they  were  singing  about.  I^cr 
haps  exam-conscious  students 
should  remember  this  musical 
advice  in  the  coming  days.  In 
the  same  medley,  Diana  Blough 
played  a  cheerfully  crass  girl 
going  for  her  Mrs.  degree 
(magna  cum  expensive),  pitted 
against  the  modest  matrimon- 
ial aspirations  of  her  beau. 

Bruce  Goodrich  played  for 
laughs  and  got  them  by  the 
bushel  in  "I  Love  a  Piano"  leap- 
ing from  a  Wildean  stance  to 
Danny  Kaye  and  back  again.  He 
and  his  angelic  costume  were  a 
welcome  surprise  when  he 
returned  for  a  tap  dance  vir- 
tuoso in  "Pack  Up  Your  Sins." 
Behind  Bruce  meanwhile, 
Nevill  was  still  busy  "doin'  what 
comes    naturally"    with    Kate 


Schomp. 

Robert  Duke  camped  up  his 
"Hebrew  Housesltter"  role  to 
the  audience's  enjoyment  in  "In 
My  Harem,"  a  man  lecherous 
enough  to  equal  the  best  that 
Dartmouth  has  to  offer. 

In  another  timely  reprise  of 
an  old  theme,  the  "cadets  of 
Fort  Yaphank"  presented  an 
army  medley  that  showed  both 
the  best  and  the  truth  about  mil- 
Itary  life.  Something  to 
remember  the  next  time  you 
stroll  by  that  Marines  poster  in 
the  Post  Office. 

The  surprise  encore  of  "White 
Christmas"  had  the  audience 
singing  along  even  before  they 
were  Invited  to  join  In.  The  song 
Instilled  the  Yuletlde  spirit  in  a 
few  people  who  did  not  quite 
sense  It  earlier  in  the  evening. 
Dlrector'Arranger  Peter 
Gloo  displayed  a  knack  for  Unk- 
ing songs  and  pulling  off  the  dif- 
ficult switch  from  slapstick  to 
.somljer  moods  without  deflat- 
ing the  crowd's  spirits. 

The  entire  performance  was 
balanced  and  fast-paced  but  not 
hurried,  and  very  professional. 
The  last  two  cabarets  have 
proven  that  whether  or  not  you 
enjoy  the  theme,  Peter  Gloo  and 
company  will  see  to  It  that  you 
are  whistling  and  smiling  by  the 
end  of  the  evening. 


Cast  members  of  the  Log  cabaret  "Puttin'  on  the  Ritz"  camp  it  up  In  the 
medley  "Ragtime  Years."  (Mcintosh) 


WEDNESDAY       MARC  HUMMON  '84 
December  10      Makes  his  LOG  debut 

WEDNESDAY       MICHELOB  LIGHT  NIGHT 
December  17      Hats,  T-Shirts,  Coasters, 
Lights.  —  See  the  Michelob 
Light  Wagon  in  front  of  the 
LOG  all  day. 

WATCH  FOR  THE  RETURN  OF  THE 
SIXTIES  CABARET 
JANUARY  8.  9,  10 


Page  6 


WILLIAMS  RECORD 


December  9,  1980 


Symphony  concert 
is    mixed    success 


by  Greg  Capaldini 

Last  Friday's  Berkshire 
Symphony  concert  was  a  mixed 
success  In  terms  of  both  the  per- 
formance and  the  music  Itself. 
The  program  consisted  of  Peter 
Mennln's  Symphony  No.  3,  Brit- 
ten's Les  Illuminations  for  tenor 
and  string  orchestra,  and  Bee- 
thoven's Symphony  No.  5. 

Mennln's  Symphony  dates 
from  1946  and  apparently 
means  to  be  a  somewhat  easy- 
listening  contemporary  essay. 
Unfortunately,  the  l^inetic  outer 
movements  went  on  and  on, 
sounding  like  watered-down 
Shostakovltch;  verbose  and 
unadventuresome,  though 
cleanly  written  and  orches- 
trated. Only  the  central  andante 
succeeded  in  keeping  one's 
emotional  interest.  Lyrical 
lines  gathered  into  Rachmanln- 
ovlan  swells  were  countervailed 
by  carefully-placed  dissonan- 
ces. Here  too  the  players  had 
some  of  their  finest  moments, 
especially   the   strings,   which 

Handicapped 

Continued  from  Page  1 

few  handicapped  applicants. 
"We  have  no  particular  planned 
program  for  recruiting  handi- 
capped youngsters."  He  said, 
though,  that  the  presence  of 
handicapped  students  "can 
have  a  tremendous  effect  on  the 
student  body  ....  It's  a  really 
positive  and  a  very  inspiring 
kind  of  thing  to  watch  a  student 
cope  with  Williams." 

In  deciding  whether  or  not  to 
admit  a  student,  handicaps  of 
any  sort  are  not  taken  into 
account.  Smith  said.  "The  fed- 
eral interpretation  is  that  we 
should  make  a  judgment  on  the 
basis  of  what  the  record  is." 


had  never  sounded  better. 

Though  more  fun  to  hear,  the 
Britten  was  another  disappoint- 
ment. The  work  is  a  nine-part 
setting  of  poems  by  Rimbaud, 
apparently  one  of  many  works 
Britten  created  for  his  life-long 
collaborator  and  companion, 
tenor  Peter  Pears.  With  such 
bold  off-the-wall  texts,  one 
expected  the  Brlttenesque 
magic  of  the  Ceremony  of  Car- 
ols or  Noye's  Fludde.but  such 
moments  were  rare  and  the 
work  failed  to  project  Rim- 
baud's jubilant,  neo-juvenlle 
edge.  Soloist  William  Brown 
exhibited  a  truly  sensual  tone 
and  amazing  breath  control  in 
his  seamless  lines.  High  notes 
gave  him  no  trouble  what- 
soever, but  there  were  a  few 
moments  of  questionable  into- 
nation, and  one  wished  for  more 
volume. 


Members  of  the  Berkshire  Symphony  rehearse  Beethoven's  Fifth  Symphony  for  iast  Friday's  performance  in 
Chapin  IHail.  They  presented  a  "restrained  ciassicai  reading"  according  to  our  critic.  (Burghardt) 


Hitler  film  to  be  shown 


A  symposium  on  the  Hitler 
phenomenon  including  a  film 
and  panel  discussion  will  be 
held  at  Williams  from  January 
12th  through  the  14th. 

The  film,  Hans-Jurgen 
Syberg's  Our  Hitler:  A  Film 
from  Germany,  will  be  shown 
on  January  13  at  2  p.m.  and  7: 30 
p.m.  at  Images  Theater  on 
Spring  Street.  Tickets,  free  to 
Williams  students,  staff,  and 
faculty,  will  be  available  at  the 
AMT  box  office  between  Janu- 
ary 5th  and  12th,  from  noon  to  5 
p.m. 

Following  the  screening,  a 
panel  discussion  will  be  held  at 
Brooks-Rodgers  Recital  Hall  on 
Wednesday,  January  14th  at  8 
p.m.  Panelists  will  be:  John 
Simon,  film  and  drama  critic 
for  New  York   Magazine   and 


National  Review;  Lawrence 
Langer,  author  of  The  Holo- 
caust and  the  Literary  Imagin- 
ation; and  Robert  G.L.  Waite, 
Williams  Professor  and  author 
of  Hitler:  The  Psychopathic 
God. 


OCC  Notes 


Wednesday,  Dec.  10 

INFORMATION  SESSION  on 
Interviewing  Procedure  at  OCC 
at  1:00  p.m. 

Thursday,  Dec.  11 

INFORMATION  SESSION  on 
Interviewing  Procedure  at  OCC 
at  3;00  p.m. 


Friday,  Dec.  12 

INFORMATION  SESSION  - 
"Foreign  Correspondent;  A 
Career  in  Journalism"  Ned 
Temko  74  at  OCC  at  1;00  p.m. 
Announcement:  Law  students 
are  encouraged  to  see  Michael 
Henderson,  Pre-Law  Adviser, 
before  vacation. 


CC  against  calendar  clianges 


by  Sara  Ferris 

At  their  December  3  meeting, 
College  Council  members  cri- 
ticized the  schedule  changes 
proposed  by  the  Calendar  Com- 
mittee for  next  year,  and 
recommended  14-1  that  the 
proposal  be  rejected  tomorrow 
by  the  faculty. 

Council  representatives 
reported  strong  student  dissa- 
tisfaction with  the  proposals. 


This  is  an  injnrmnt  opportunity  to  duscuss  the  ini^estmont  bankinff  business:  the  changing  structure  of  the 

industry,  traditional  financing  activities,  foreif^n  government  consulting,  recent  mergers  and  acquisitions,  and 

the  role  of  the  corporate  analyst.  Tickets  are  limited  and  will  be  allocated  on  a  first-come,  first  serve  basis. 

Undergraduates  from  other  colleges  are  also  invited.  Interested  students  should 

contact  Linnea  Coupe  at  (212)  558-1905  for  information. 


Open  House 
to  Discuss 

Investment  Banking 


4:30  p.m.,  January  5 

55  Water  Street 

New  York,  New  York 


Convertible  at  its  conclusion  into  a  Cocktail  Party. 

Attending  will  be  senior  members  of  the  Firm  as  well  as 

vice  presidents,  associates  and  corporate  analysts. 


Lehman  Brothers  Kuhn  Loeb 


Incorporated 


NEW  YORK 
HOUSTON 


ATLANTA 
LOS  ANGELES 


BOSTON 
SAN   FRANCISCO 


CHICAGO 

LONDON 


DALLAS 
TOKYO 


which  Include  compressing  of 
the  spring  exam  period  and 
moving  graduation  forward  one 
week. 

Many  fear  that  the  shortened 
exam  period,  with  15  time  slots 
'  over  five  days,  will  increase 
pressure  on  students.  At  pres- 
ent, make-up  exams  are  given 
in  cases  of  three  consecutive 
exams.  Under  the  new  system, 
a  student  could  have  four  exams 
in  two  days  with  no  make-ups 
permitted. 

Lauren  Stevens,  Dean  of 
Freshmen,  acknowledged  that 
the  Dean's  Office  had  made  "no 
commitment  right  now  to 
change  the  policy"  but  would 
"look  at  it  and  see  what  the  fig- 
ures are." 

Calendar  Committee  mem- 
bers stressed  that  the  spring 
reduction  merely  brings  the 
combined  reading  and  exam 
period  Into  line  with  the  10-day 
fall  period.  Stevens  added  that 
Williams  Is  more  generous  that 


which  have  reading  periods  of 
one  or  two  days. 

Other  Council  objections  cen- 
tered on  the  committee's  finan- 
cial estimates.  Russell  Piatt  '82, 
CC  Treasurer,  found  "no  men- 
tion of  how  this  $30,000  (in  Col- 
lege savings)  will  be  distribu- 
ted." Some  members  suggested 
that  it  be  used  to  offset  some  of 
the  cuts  called  for  In  the  Com- 
mittee on  the  '80's  report. 

Stevens  remarked  that, 
rather  than  being  applied  to  spe- 
cific purposes,  the  money  would 
probably  go  toward  "slightly 
de-escalating  the  rising  cost  of 
college." 

Piatt  also  noted  that  students 
other  than  seniors  would  gain 
only  three  extra  days  of 
summer  work,  which  would  not 
produce  the  10-15%  added  earn- 
ings predicted  by  the 
committee. 

In  other  areas,  Piatt 
announced  that  publication  con- 
solidation talks  have  been  post- 


most  north-eastern  colleges,     poned  until  Winter  Study. 

CC  officers  send  letter 


by  Sara  Ferris 

The  President  and  Vice- 
president  of  the  College  Council 
have  sent  a  letter  to  various 
newspapers,  emphasizing  the 
positive  response  by  the  College 
community  to  recent  racial 
tensions. 

The  Admissions  Office  is 
planning  to  use  the  letter  to 
counter  apprehension  among 
prospective  students. 

Darreil  McWhorter  '81  and 
John  McCammond  '81  briefly 
outlined  the  class  moratorium 
held  on  Tuesday,  November  11, 
and  the  discussions  that  fol- 
lowed. McCammond  remarked, 
"Williams  was  getting  some 
bad  press,  although  most  was 
fair.  People's  perceptions  of 
Williams  were  not  the  best." 

Copies  of  the  letter  were  dis- 
tributed to  all  students  before 
Thanksgiving  break.  A  slightly 
edited  version  of  that  letter  was 
mailed  last  Wednesday  to  34 
newspapers  that  carried  arti- 
cles on  the  cross-burning. 

Robin  Ellet,  Assistant  Direc- 


tor of  Admissions,  remarked, 
"The  letter  gives  an  up-to-date 
perception  about  what  hap- 
pened on  campus.  We've  got  to 
respond  to  the  fear  that  some 
are  feeling  right  now." 

She  said  that  many  parents 
had  expressed  concern  over  the 
safety  and  educational  atmos- 
phere of  the  College,  and  that 
others  "were  apt  to  just  avoid 
applying  to  Williams.  People 
don't  know  whether  or  not  this  is 
over.  This  letter  allows  some 
parents  and  students  to  realize 
that  education  is  still  going  on 
here." 

The  student-faculty  Admis- 
sions Committee  has  asked  stu- 
dents to  return  to  their  high 
schools  over  Christmas  vaca- 
tion In  another  effort  to  counter 
negative  opinions.  George  Goe- 
thals,  chairman  of  the  commit- 
tee, suggested  that  students 
"talk  about  Williams  in  gen- 
eral." This  request  stems  from 
"concern  about  all  the  publicity 
Williams  has  gotten.  We're  wor- 
ried about  the  Impact  it  will 
have." 


December  9,  1980 


WILLIAMS  RECORD 


Page  7 


Promotions 

Continued  from  Page  1 
announced  the  promotion  of 
Steve  Spears  '83  from  entertain- 
ment editor  to  news  editor. 
Spears  will  be  assisted  by  David 
Steakley  '83.  Lorl  Miller  '82  will 
replace  Spears  as  entertain- 
ment editor,  and  Chris  McDer- 
mott  '82  win  act  as  sole  features 
editor. 

Paul  Sabbah  '83,  who  has 
worked  with  Steve  Epstein  '83 
as  co-sports  editor  for  a  year, 
win  move  Into  the  position  of 
copy  editor.  He  will  be  responsi- 
ble for  rereading  and  editing 
stories  from  all  departments. 
Epstein,  whose  column, "Ephu- 
sions"  appears  bi-weekly  In  the 
Record,  will  take  on  new 
responsibilities  as  columns  edi- 
tor, as  well  as  serving  as  sole 
sports  editor. 

Alyson  Hagy  '82,  who  joined 
the  Record  last  semester  as 
Outlook  editor,  will  continue  in 
her  position.  She  will  also  assist 
in  copy  editing. 

Replacing  longtime  Record 
photographer  and  photo  editor 
Peter  Buckner  will  be  Mary 
Pynchon  '83  and  Peter  Burgh- 
ardt  '84.  They  will  be  assisted  in 
the  photo  department  by  Grant 


Kraus  '83 and  Jeff  Mcintosh  '84. 
Bob  Buckner  '83,  who  became 
layout  editor  earlier  this  fall, 
will  remain  in  his  position. 
Prize-winning  cartoonist  Dean 
Grodzins  '83  and  rookie  Paul 
Banevlclus  '82  will  both  con- 
tinue to  entertain  us. 

Willard,  Henderson,  Spears, 
Hagy,  Sabbah  and  Epstein  will 
make  up  next  semester's  editor- 
ial board.  Persons  are  selected 
for  the  board,  which  is  responsi- 
ble for  determining  editorial 
policy,  on  the  basis  of  their  com- 
mitment to  and  interest  in  the 
Record. 


Schedulers  vote  to  change  1981-82  calendar 


The  Calendar  and  Schedule 
Committee  has  changed  its  pro- 
posed 1981-82  calendar  in 
response  to  negative  faculty 
and  student  reactions.  The 
revised  proposal  will  retain  the 
present  system  of  12  exam  slots 
In  six  days  but  reduce  spring 
reading  period  to  two  and  one      __,  ,  ,  ,  . 

suiLr^'  '""'  ^  '^'''""^  treshmen  lead  wrestlers 

Continued  from  Page  8 


Under  that  proposal,  there 
would  be  a  four  and  one  half  day 
reading  period. 

The  faculty  will  vote  on  the 
proposal  at  their  monthly  meet- 
ing tomorrow.  A  similar 
calendar  change  was  narrowly 


voted  down  by  the  faculty  last 
year. 

The  College  Council  recom- 
mended last  week  In  a  14-1  vote 
that  the  calendar  as  originally 
proposed  be  rejected  by  the 
faculty. 


Students  have  expressed  con- 
cern that  under  the  originally 
proposed  five  day  reading 
period  a  student  could  be  faced 
with  four  exams  In  two  days. 


Record  staff  members  who  were  recently  promoted  Include  (left  to  right) 
Paul  Sabbah  '83,  Lorl  Miller  '82,  Steve  Spears  '83,  Steve  Willard  '82,  Mary 
Pynchon  '83,  Rich  Henderson  '83  and  Alyson  Hagy  '82.  Not  pictured:  Bob 
Buckner  '83,  Steve  Epstein  '83,  Chris  McDermott  '82,  and  Eric  Schmitt  '82. 

(Buckner) 


the  division.  Rosa,  wrestling  at 
142  pounds,  won  at  Hartford  last 
week.  He  will  be  pressed,  how- 
ever, by  Steve  Cox  '82  and  prom- 
ising freshman  Rob  Brooks. 

The  142  pound  division  fea- 
tures Ken  Taylor  '84.  Taylor 
was  the  Georgia  high  school 
wrestling  champion  last  year 
and  has  a  secure  spot  on  the  Wil- 
liams team. 

At  150  pounds  is  Scott  Frost. 
Frost  has  finished  sixth  in  New 
England  the  past  two  years,  but 
believes  he  can  finish  higher 
than  that  this  season.  Frost  was 
also  victorious  against  Hart- 
ford. Rich  Olson  '82  and  John 
Fasano  '81  have  wrestled  well 
and  will  represent  Williams  at 
158  pounds  and  167  pounds 
respectively. 


A  couple  of  freshmen  have 
grappled  their  way  to  the  top 
positions  in  the  next  two  div- 
isions. At  177  pounds  is  Chris 
Woodworth,  who  also  won 
against  Hartford.  At  190  pounds 
is  Rob  "The  Wheeling  Express" 
Nutting. 

At  the  heavyweight  level  it  is 
hoped  that  Gary  Stosz  '83  will  be 
wrestling.  Stosz  looked  very 
good  in  his  freshman  season  and 
has  "a  lot  of  potential"  in  the 
words  of  co-captain  Frost. 

The  team  anticipates  a  win- 
ning season,  although  tough 
matches  are  anticlpatd  against 
W.P.I.,  Western  New  England 
and  in  the  Little  Three  champl- 
onshiips.  But  featuring  expe- 
rienced wrestlers  with  some 
talented  freshman,  the  team 
should  do  well. 


LETTERS .  . 


In  Memoriam 

To  the  editor: 

We  would  like  to  offer  the  fol- 
lowing words  in  memory  of  Cyn- 
thia Beal,  1957-1979: 

Lots  of  wide  open  land  and 
snow  and  a  blanket  of  blonde 
hair  that  wrapped  round  her 
against  the  frost.  As  our  J. A., 
she  caught  light  and  gave  it 
back,  like  a  crystal  in  the  win- 
dow throwing  little  sparks 
around  the  room. 

We  remember  Cynthia,  in  the 
small  silence  between  snowy 
pines  and  in  the  laughter  of  a 
child  making  angels  in  the 
snow.  The  special  meaning  she 
gave  to  friendship,  for  us,  will 
never  be  forgotten. 

With  love, 
Williams  E,  Class  of  '81 

Presidential  look 

To  the  editor: 

At  the  rally  on  November  3rd, 
President  Chandler  spoke  of  the 
cross-burning  as  an  "affront  to 
the  fundamental  values  and 
commitments  of  Williams  Col- 
lege." One  would  hope,  perhaps 
mistakenly,  that  he  was  not  ref- 
erring to  Williams'  "commit- 
ments" of  ten  million  dollars  in 
companies  now  exploiting  the 
black  workers  of  South  Africa . 

In  the  October  7th  Issue  of  The 
Record  Chandler  stated  that 
"my  attitude  has  not  changed. 
From  what  I  saw  and  heard 
from  talking  to  people  at  the 
embassy,  it  appears  that  it  (the 
role  of  American  business  in 
South  Africa)  provides  some 
very  limited  leverage  for  pro- 


ducing  some  desirable  change.  I 
came  to  appreciate  the  limited 
capacity  of  American  business 
to  effect  change." 

Chandler  was  in  South  Africa 
for  a  little  over  24  hours.  He  wa.s 
in  Soweto  for  "2  or  3  hours." 
Surely  that  should  be  enough 
time  to  reach  an  informed  con- 
clusion. His  methods,  "talking 
to  people  at  the  embassy,"  are 
equally  laudable.  The  Ugly 
American  and  the  recent  disclo- 
sure that  no  one  at  the  U.S. 
embassy  in  Afghanistan  spoke 
Russian  surely  establish  U.S. 
embassies  as  revealing. 
Informed  sources. 

One  who  is  perhaps  more 
informed  is  Thozamile  Botha. 
Botha  is  a  black  South  African 
who  recently  escaped  from  that 
country  after  being  imprisoned 
and  banned  (placed  under 
house  arrest).  His  crime?  He 
was  never  charged  with  a 
crime.  What  he  did  do  was 
organize  black  workers  and, 
accordingly,  he  was  Informed 
by  Ford  management  that  he 
had  to  stop,  or  lose  his  job.  He 
quit  and  that  same  day,  738  back 


workers  walked  out,  provoking 
a  series  of  strikes. 

How  does  he  feel  about  the 
role  of  U.S.  companies  in  South 
Africa?  He  recently  told  a  Har- 
vard audience  that  "the  multi- 
national companies  are 
exploiting  our  people.  Instead  of 
fighting  racism,  they  are 
improving  on  it.  It's  said  that  if 
the  foreign  companies  pull  out 
of  South  Africa  and  the  economy 
collapses,  it's  the  blacks  who 
will  starve.  Well,  blacks  in 
South  Africa  are  already  starv- 
ing" (Boston  Globe,  Oct.  27, 
1980). 

Whose  statements  have  the 
smell  of  an  uncomfortable 
truth?  Whose  statements  reek 
of  timid  lip  service?  Chandler 
seeks  the  easy  answers.  His 
worry  that  the  "episode"  at  the 
cross -burning"  undoubtedly 
damaged. ..and  may  still  dam- 
age Williams"  is  indicative  of 
his  appalling  concern  with 
appearances.  He  is  eager  to  pla- 
cate, to  make  small  concessions 
in  order  to  avoid  the  real  prob- 
lems. His  quiet  acceptance  of 
the  "very  limited  leverage"  of 


American  businesses  in  South 
Africa  is  hypocritical  and 
cowardly.  This  is  the  real 
"affront"  to  Williams  College. 
Sincerely, 
Jim  Pettit  '82 

Frigid  fingers? 

To  the  editor: 

Although  I  am  a  strong 
believer  in  the  conservation  of 
energy,  my  enthusiasm  results 
in  only  curbing  "wasteful" 
energy  use.  I  am  sure  many  of 
us  are  aware  now  that  the  col- 
lege has  decided  to  lower  the 
thermostats  in  most  of  the  build- 
ings on  campus.  Unfortunately, 
I  feel  that  their  limits  of  experi- 
mentation present  an  unrealis- 
tic goal.  Some  of  the  rooms  in 
Bryant  House,  for  example, 
approach  temperatures   of   50 


degrees  Fahrenheit  (isn't  65  our 
standard  anymore?).  Surely 
sweaters,  down  comforters,  etc. 
can  be  used  but  many  of  us  find 
it  difficult  to  write  with  frigid 
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December  9.  1980 


Pucksters  beat  Army  5-4 


by  Dave  Woodworth 

While  the  calsons  might  still 
come  rolling  along  and  prove 
that  the  Army  Is  the  toughest 
squad  on  land,  the  Eph  puck- 
sters proved  their  supremacy  on 
Ice  with  a  5-4  overtime  victory 
last  Saturday  night  at  the 
Lansing-Chapman  rink. 

The  large  and  boisterous 
crowd  went  nuts  3:16  Into 
sudden-death  when  winger 
Mark  Wysockl  stole  the  puck 
behind  the  Army  net  and  fed 
Tinker  Connelly  for  the  winning 
surge  which  saw  them  bounce 
back  from  a  two  goal  deficit  to 
clinch  the  victory  which 
brought  their  record  to  2-1  on  the 
young  season. 

The  first  period  was  score- 
less, although  both  teams  had 
good  scoring  opportunities.  At 
9: 28  the  Eph's  Jon  Dayton  was 
penalized  tor  charging,  giving 
Army  a  power  play.  The  Cadets 
applied  heavy  pressure,  as  Tom 
LeBlanc  fired  three  shots  from 
the  left  point;  two  were  saved  by 
Eph  goalie  Tom  Golding,  while 
the  other  hit  the  post.  Williams 
also  had  several  good  chances 
on  breakaways,  but  failed  to 
capitalize  as  they  were  unable 
to  control  the  puck  for  a  shot. 

The  second  period  was  filled 
with  action  as  both  teams  got  on 
the  board.  Army  scored  first  on 
a  power  play.  With  Ed  Finn  in  the 
penalty  box,  LeBlanc  again 
found  the  range  and  finally 
banged  one  home  at  3:22  of  the 
period.  The  tables  turned 
moments  later:  with  LeBlanc 
out  for  charging.  Matt  St.  Onge 
fed  Dayton  in  the  crease.  How- 
ever, LeBlanc  came  out  of  the 


box  to  score  again  on  a  wicked 
slap  shot  from  the  blue  line  at 
9: 30.  Army  nearly  scored  on  the 
ensuing  faceoff,  as  Golding 
came  out  of  the  net  to  make  the 
save.  The  Cadets  put  the  puck  in 
the  net,  but  the  goal  was  disal- 
lowed as  the  net  had  been  dis- 
lodged by  a  Williams  defense- 
man.Army  got  the  goal  back  as 
Frank  Keating,  assisted  by 
Chris  Rlzzo,  scored  at  14: 42.  The 
period  ended  with  heavy  check- 
ing by  both  sides  as  tempers 
flared. 


The  Ephs  came  on  strong  at 
the  outset  of  the  third  period, 
forcing  Army  to  play  a  defen- 
sive game,  and  finally  capital- 
ized with  a  goal  by  Dave 
Calabro  at  5: 12.  Army  coun- 
tered with  a  goal  by  IVIark  Rud- 
dock at  6:46.  Williams  pulled 
within  one  on  a  power  play  goal 
by  St.  Onge  at  9:39,  and  Skip 
Vallee  scored  the  equalizer  at 
11: 11.  The  remainder  of  regula- 
tion time  was  marked  by  bril- 
liant netminding  on  the  part  of 
both  goalies. 


The  Army  goaltender  blocked  this  shot  but  let  the  game  past  last  Saturday 
night  as  the  Ephs  won  5-4  at  3:16  In  overtime.  (Buckner) 

Tufts  best  Ephs  in  B-ball 


Liz  Jex  '83  led  the  women's  swim  team  to  an  89-51  victory  over  Amherst  last 
Saturday.  Above,  she  displays  her  fine  freestyle  which  won  her  two  races. 

Women   crush  Amherst 


The  Williams  women's  swim 
team  handed  Amherst  its  fourth 
consecutive  annual  loss  in  a  89- 
51  home-opening  win  in  the  Muir 
pool. 

The  Ephwomen  took  11  out  of 
15  events  as  Sophomore  swim- 
ming sensation  Liz  Jex  logged 
wins  in  three  events.  Jex  fell 
less  than  one  second  short  of  a 
new  record  in  the  100-yard  fly 
with  a  time  of  1:01.32.  Jex  also 


Ephmen  pin  U.  of  Hartford 


by  Brian  Gradle 

Taking  on  the  University  of 
Hartford  in  its  first  match  of  the 
season,  the  Williams  wrestling 
team  walked  off  with  a  38-18  vic- 
tory last  Monday  (December  1). 
Although  the  Ephmen  were  all 
wrestling  one  weight  division 
above  the  division  they  expect 
to  wrestle  at  during  the  rest  of 
the  season  (due  to  the  fact  that 
the  wrestlers  have  not  reached 
their  proper  weights  at  this 
early  point  in  the  season),  the 
team  was  still  able  to  capture  5 
match  victories.  Coach  Joe  Dai- 
ley's  squad,  blending  3  talented 
freshmen  with  a  team  that  lost 
only  3  members  to  graduation, 
believes  it  has  the  ability  to  con- 
tinue its  winning  ways. 
A  rundown  of  the  team:  Wres- 


tling at  118  pounds  is  sophomore 
John  "J.D."  Donovan.  Donovan 
took  fifth  place  in  the  New  Eng- 
land championships  as  a  fresh- 
man and  is  "looking  good"  this 
year  in  the  words  of  co-captain 
Scott  Frost.  Donovan  was  vic- 
torious last  week  against 
Hartford. 

At  126  pounds  is  senior  co- 
captain  John  Turi.  Turi  also 
won  last  week  against  Hartford. 
Turi  might  be  challenged  for  his 
position,  however,  by  Michael 
Rosenfelder,  '82. 

The  134  pound  division  is 
extremely  competitive  this 
year.  Eddie  Rosa  '83,  who  was 
injured  in  his  freshman  season, 
has  gotten  off  to  a  good  start  and 
is  currently  the  top  wrestler  in 
Continued  on  Page  7 


took  first  in  the  200-yard  and  500- 
yard  freestyle. 

Sophomore  teammate  Katie 
Hudner  toughed  out  her 
Amherst  competition  in  the  100 
yard  backstroke  to  finish  in 
1;  05.55.  Hudner  also  dominated 
the  200-yard  individual  medley 
with  a  time  of  2:24.59. 

Juniors  Lori  Vuysteke  and 
Ann  Tuttle,  In  addition  to  team- 
ing up  with  junior  Barb  Good 
and  senior  Linda  Reed  to  win 
the  200-yard  medley  relay,  each 
added  two  individual  victories 
to  the  Williams  list.  Vuysteke 
dominated  the  breaststroke  as 
she  handily  won  the  50-yard  and 
100-yard  events.  Tuttle  took  the 
50-yard  butterfly  with  a  time  of 
31.05. 

Junior  Dina  Esposito 
received  strong  scores  of  six  on 
several  dives,  including  a  back 
one  and  one-half  somersault, 
and  went  on  to  win  both  the 
optional  and  required  diving 
events. 


by  Mary  Kate  Shea 

The  Tufts  University  Jumbos 
shot  out  the  lights  in  the  second 
half  of  their  contest  with  Willi- 
am's hoopsters  Thursday  night, 
hitting  59%  from  the  floor  in  the 
half  to  pace  an  82-73  win  over  the 
Ephs.  The  loss  was  the  second 
for  the  Ephs  who  suffered 
defeat  at  the  hands  of  the  Hamil- 
ton Contintentals  in  the  sea- 
son's opener  Monday  night. 

Tufts  sophomore  forward  Bill 
Ewing  had  14  of  his  game-high 
24  points  in  the  first  half  as  Tufts 
pulled  out  to  as  much  as  a  13- 
point  advantage,  27-14,  with  just 
over  7: 00  to  play  in  the  first  half. 
Sophomore  Mark  Adams  and 
co-captain  Dean  Ahiberg 
initiated  a  Williams  rally  with 
their  free  throw  shooting  late  in 
the  half;  and  the  Ephs  put  the 
margin  to  four,  35-31,  by  the  half 
and  closed  the  period  with  eight 
unanswered  points  on  three 
field  goals  by  freshman  Art 
Pidorlano  and  an  outside  shot 
by  co-captain  Chris  Gootklnd. 

The  Jumbos  slowly  chipped 
away  at  Williams'  zone 
defenses,  hitting  long  bombs  to 
Increase  their  lead  to  nine,  then 
scoring  nine  unanswered  points 
to  break  the  game  open  at  54-38 
with  13:00  left  in  the  contest. 
Tuft's  lead  was  as  great  as  18 
points  at  times  in  the  secnd 
stanza,  but  Williams  refused  to 


fold.  Timely  15-footers  by  junior 
Jeff  Fasulo  and  stop-and-pops 
by  Pidorlano  kept  the  Ephs  In 
the  game,  and  a  field  goal  and 
two  free  throws  by  Fasulo  and  a 
free  throw  by  junior  Al  Lewis 
made  the  score  70-59  in  favor  of 
the  Jumbos  with  4: 30  remaining 
in  the  game.  Williams  was 
never  able  to  cut  the  margin  to 
less  than  nine,  however. 

As  was  the  case  in  its  season 
home  opener  at  Hamilton,  Willi- 
ams displayed  good  shot  selec- 
tion, but  tended  to  miss  many 
inside  shots  and  to  follow  excel- 
lent defensive  play  with  costly 
turnovers. 

In  the  opener,  nationally- 
ranked  Hamilton  came  out  fir- 
ing in  the  opening  minutes  of  the 
first  half  and  Williams  found 
itself  behind  by  a  22-6  margin  in 
the  first  ten  minutes  of  play.  The 
Ephs  were  tentative  on  offense 
throughout  the  stanza,  but  were 
able  to  cut  the  margin  to  eight, 
34-26,  at  the  half. 

Williams  pulled  within  six 
early  in  the  second  half,  only  to 
have  Hamilton  explode  to  a  44- 
30  lead  on  tour  consecutive  lay- 
ups.  Despite  13  and  11  point 
performances  by  juniors  Al 
Lewis  and  Jeff  Fasulo  in  the 
second  half,  Williams  was 
unable  to  stop  the  hosts'  fast- 
paced  offense  or  to  create  any 
sustained  offensive  sparks  on 
its  own. 


Ephs  outswim  U.Conn  61-52 


The  Williams  men's  swim 
team  opened  their  1980-81  sea- 
son with  two  impressive  victo- 
ries over  arch-rival  Amherst 
and  a  strong  U.Conn.  team  in 
exciting  matches  early  this 
week. 

The  team  swam  past  a  spi- 
rited but  outmatched  Amherst 
squad  72-41  at  Muir  Pool  Satur- 
day in  front  of  a  large  home 
crowd.  The  Ephs  swept  first 
and  second  place  In  six  events. 
Among  those  swimmers  win- 
ning one  or  more  events  was 
sophomore  Jim  Stockton,  who 
broke  his  college  record  for 
combined  score  in  the  optional 
and  required  diving  with  a 
478.43  performance. 

Keith  Berryhiil  '81  edged  out 
teammate  Rob  Bowman  in  both 
the  200  and  500  yard  freestyle 
with  races  of  1.48.5  and  4.59.8. 
Sophomore  Ben  Aronson 
became  the  other  double 
swimmer  when  he  came  from 
behind  to  win  the  200  yard  but- 
terfly in  203.7.  He  had  pre- 
viously nipped  fellow  Eph  Dave 
Johnson  with  a  2.04.3  in  an  excit- 
ing 200  individual  medley.  Other 
winners  for  Williams  were  Rob 
Sommer  in  the  1000  yard  dis- 
tance event  and  co-captaln  Gor- 
don Cliff's  narrow  margin  over 
Sommer  in  the  200  back. 


The  win  over  Amherst  came 
on  the  heels  of  a  61-52  squeaker 
over  UConn.  A  meet  so  close  as 
to  be  decided  in  the  final  event,  a 
noisy  crowd  saw  the  Williams 
400  yard  freestyle  relay  of  Keith 
Berryhiil,  Jeff  Mook,  Rob 
Sommer,  and  Mike  Reagan 
spring  to  a  winning  time  of  3 


minutes,  17.3  seconds. 

Swim  Coach  Carl  Samuelson 
is  generally  pleased  with  his 
team's  performance  in  the  two 
meets. '  'The  team  has  done  well 
all  fall,"  says  Samuelson. 
"They  worked  closely  together 
and  have  great  spirit.  We  should 
have  a  fine  season." 


Williams  drove  to  a  6-2  season  this  weekend  In  an  8  team  round-robin 
tournament  held  In  the  Lassell  squash  courts.  After  suffering  a  4-5  defeat  at 
the  hands  of  Navy  Thursday  night,  Williams  fought  back  to  beat  Columbia 
6-3,  Vassar  9-0,  and  Bowdoln  8-1  In  action  Friday.  Saturday  saw  an  after- 
noon loss  to  Fordham  5-4  followed  by  a  vi/ln  against  Colby  7-2.  The  Ephs 
finished  the  tourney  Sunday  with  two  wins,  one  against  Cornell  9-0  and 
Hamilton  by  a  similar  9-0  score.  (Buckner) 


The  WillJMns  Record 


VOL  94,  NO.  12 


USPA  684-680 


WILLIAMS 


COLLEGE 


JANUARY  13,1981 


Econ  test  found; 
profs  delay  exam 


by  Jon  Tlgar 

A  copy  of  the  Economics  101 
examination  was  found 
December  15  in  a  Stetson  Hali 
mailbox  less  than  six  hours 
before  students  were  scheduled 
to  begin  the  test.  The  course  pro- 
fessors decided  to  postpone  the 
test  in  order  to  write  a  new  ver- 
sion, leaving  students  to  take 
the  exam  on  December  16  with  a 
make-up  exam  on  January  7, 
three  days  into  Winter  Study. 
"It  Is  the  first  time  in  a  long 
time  something  like  this  has 
happened,"  said  Dean  Cris 
Roosenraad. 

The  Economics  Department 
secretary  found  a  copy  of  the 
exam  loosely  clipped  to  some 
other  materials  in  a  department 
mailbox.  The  secretary  then  tel- 
ephoned John  Sheahan,  coordi- 
nator of  the  101  course,  who  then 
called  Roosenraad.  Dean  Roo- 
senraad left  the  postponement 
decision  to  the  four  professors 
involved,  although  he  told  Shea- 
han, "My  understanding  of  the 

facts would  suggest  that  we 

are  dealing  with  a  very  innocent 
mistake  which  resulted  in  a 
copy  of  the  exam  being  slid 
under  a  paper  clip.  I  didn't  see 
that  the  exam  had  been 
compromised." 

The  Economics  students  first 
learned   of   the  postponement 


when  they  arrived  at  the  sche- 
duled exam  sites.  Postpone- 
ment caught  both  faculty  and 
students  unprepared.  Professor 
Gordon  Winston  stated,  "I  don't 
think  anyone  thought  that  an 
exam  could  be  rescheduled 
without  an  incredible  Inconven- 
ience .  .  .  Everybody  was 
upset." 

Immediate  student  reaction 
varied.  Scott  Brittlngham  '84 
observed,  "People  in  my  sec- 
tion were  cheering.  I  was  totally 
happy  about  the  postpone- 
ment." People  who  had  to  take 
the  test  after  vacation  were  gen- 
erally not  so  pleased. 

Within  ten  minutes  of  the 
announcement  to  reschedule, 
the  deans'  office  waiting  room 
was  "fairly  full"  according  to 
Roosenraad.  Many  complaints 
came  from  people  whose  travel 
plans  required  that  they  be  able 
to  leave  Williams  the  following 
day. 

A  total  of  thirty-two  students 
were  unable  to  take  the 
December  16  test  and  were 
given  permission  to  take  It  upon 
returning  to  campus  after  vaca- 
tion. In  addition  to  student 
inconvenience,  the  Economics 
professors  nullified  an  exam 
that  took  nearly  thirty  man- 
hours  to  prepare,  according  to 
Professor  Winston. 
Continued  on  Page  6 


Hopkins  Hall  was  lit  well  past  9: 30  p.m.  last  Wednesday  for  students 
taking  the  Economics  101  exam. 

Committee  to  debate 
installation  of  shades 


Following  a  proposal  by  pro- 
fessor David  Langston,  the  Wil- 
liams College  energy  Com- 
e  is  considering  the  installation 
of  heat-preserving  window 
shades  in  the  Mission  Park  din- 
ing area. 

"I  began  to  look  into  ways  to 
save  heat  energy  last  year," 
said  Langston.  "There's  a  lot  of 
glass  in  the  Mission  dining  hall 
and  in  terms  of  heat,  we  lose  a 
dollar  to  a  dollar  and  twenty- 
five  cents  of  energy  per  square 
foot  each  year." 

The  proposal  is  to  install  a 
large  window  shade  composed 
of  vinyl  and  mylar  strips.  Lang- 
ston estimated  that  heat  loss 


Suits  to  go  to  Oxford 
as  Rhodes  scholar 


Christopher  Suits  '81  will  be  study- 
ing at  Oxford  next  year  under  a 
Rhodes  Scholarship.  He  is  the  25th 
student  in  Williams  history  to 
receive  the  award. 


Christopher  D.  Suits,  a  Willi- 
ams College  senior  from  Ellens- 
burg,  Washington,  was  among 
32  college  seniors  from  across 
the  nation  named  last  month  as 
recipients  of  this  year's  Rhodes 
Scholarships  for  two  years  of 
specialized  studies  at  Oxford 
University. 

Each  scholarship  provides  a 
stipend  of  about  $16,800  from  a 
fund  created  at  the  turn  of  the 
century  by  the  will  of  Cecil 
Rhodes,  a  British  philanthropist 
whose  fortune  stemmed  mainly 
from  South  African  diamond 
mines. 

Rhodes  scholars  must  have 
both    athletic    a'nd    academic 


WCFM  elects  new  board; 
Adams  promises  changes 


Williams  College's  radio  sta- 
tion WCFM  announced  the  elec- 
tion of  a  new  board  of  directors 
following  elections  held  on 
December  2. 

Brad  Adams  '82,  was  elected 
General  Manager  after  serving 
as  Treasurer  in  the  previous 
board.  Tom  "Slick"  Green  '82 
was  moved  to  the  post  of  Pro- 
gram Director,  with  Sharon 
Cohen  replacing  Adams  as 
Treasurer. 

Catherine  Hartley  '82  will 
take  up  duties  as  Music  Director 
and  Adam  Merims  '83  will  be 
the  new  Personnel  Director 
with  Glenn  Kessler  '83  as  Pro- 
duction Director. 


Other  board  members  include 
Steve  Epstein  '83  as  Sports 
Director,  Lee  Buttz  '82  as  Public 
Relations  Director,  and  Sam 
White '84  as  Technical  Director. 

Adams  promised  new  pro- 
gramming for  the  upcoming 
season,  including  the  return  of 
"Ephman,"  a  draft-fighting 
Williams  College  superhero 
who  has  been  in  retirement  for 
fifteen  years. 

Sports  Director  Epstein  said, 
"The  new  board  members  seem 
very  enthusiastic  about  work- 
ing hard  ...  I  think  we're  all 
very  excited  about  working 
together  and  improving  the 
station." 


skill.  Suits,  in  addition  to  being  a 
top  scholar  at  Williams,  was  an 
outstanding  member  of  last 
fall's  football  team.  Secondary 
coach  Dick  Farley  calls  Suits 
the  "quarterback  of  the  Willi- 
ams defensive  secondary,"  and 
adds,  "I  think  that  his  approach 
to  the  game  has  been  a  unique 
one  In  that  it  evolves  as  a 
problem-solving  situation." 
Farley  describes  Suits  as  "a 
true  gentleman  and  intellectual 
off  the  field  and  yet  a  great  com- 
petitor and  sportsman  on  the 
field." 

Suits  is  a  double  major  at  Wil- 
liams, concentration  in  both  the 
History  of  Ideas  and  Classics 
where  he  is  studying  primarily 
Russian  and  Greek.  He  will 
spend  January  in  Russia  on  a 
Williams  College  winter  study 
course  tour.  According  to  Rus- 
sian professor  Michael  Katz,  he 
plans  to  spend  his  two  or  three 
years  at  Oxford  obtaining  a  B.A. 
in  Russian  literature  and  lan- 
guage, and  considers  a  possible 
career  involving  international 
relations 

His  other  activities  at  Willi- 
ams have  included  the  Rugby 
Club,  which  named  him  its  most 
valuable  player  last  vear. 

This  is  the  second  consecutive 
year  in  which  a  Williams  senior 
has  been  among  the  Rhodes 
recipients.  Last  year's  Williams 
winner  was  Karon  Walker  who 
is  now  studying  at  Oxf  ord  's  Exe- 
ter College. 


could  be  reduced  by  as  much  as 
fifty  per  cent. 

Should  the  proposal  be 
adopted,  a  single  shade  will  be 
installed  to  test  for  wear,  since 
it  will  be  raised  and  lowered 
each  day.  If  the  shades  prove  to 
be  sturdy  enough,  the  commit- 
tee will  consider  installation  in 
other  locations  such  as  Grey- 
lock  dining  hall  or  student 
housing. 

Savings  to  the  College  could 
be  significant.  College  Mechani- 
cal Engineer  John  Holden  esti- 
mated that  it  costs  approx- 
ly  $100,000  a  year  to  heat  the 
Mission  Park  building  alone. 

Langston  explained  that  Mis- 
sion would  be  the  site  of  the  pilot 
project  because  of  the  large 
amount  of  glass  used  in  the  con- 
struction of  the  building. 

"You  have  to  remember  that 
when  Mission  was  built,  fuel  oil 
sold  for  fifteen  or  twenty  cents  a 
gallon,  whereas  it  goes  for  about 
$1.20  now,"  he  noted. 

The  energy  committee  is  also 
looking  for  more  student  input 
on  how  to  conserve  heat  in  cam- 
pus buildings,  with  a  special  eye 
to  fixed  temporary  Insulation 
such  as  covering  specific  win- 
dows for  the  winter  months. 


Panel  talks 
about  draft 

by  Philip  Buscli 

Labelling  the  Arfterican 
Social  contract  as  "an  obscene 
mockery",  Muhammed  Kan- 
yatta  challenged  the  US  govern- 
ment's right  to  military 
conscription  in  a  panel  discus- 
sion held  last  Tuesday  in  Jesup 
Auditorium.  The  discussion, 
sponsored  by  the  Chaplain's 
Office  drew  a  capacity  crowd. 

The  panel  was  composed  of 
George  Marcus  of  the  Political 
Science  Department,  Eric 
Metoyter  '82,  Debbie  Gregg  '81, 
and  Muhammed  Kenyatta  '81. 
Assistant  Professor  of  Political 
Science  Susan  Woodward  mod- 
erated the  debate. 

The  questions  addressed 
included  whether  the  US 
government  has  the  right  to 
require  registration  of  eighteen 
and  nineteen  year  old  males, 
and  whether  any  state  has  the 
right  to  require  military  service 
of  its  citizens. 

Professor  Marcus  criticized 
the  doctrine  tha  t  the  state  has  no 
right  to  require  an  immoral  act 
of  a  citizen.  Instead,  he  rea- 
soned that  since  there  can  be  no 
individuality  outside  the  con- 
text of  society,  an  individual's 
first  duty  is  to  obey  the  laws  of  a 
legal  government.  Marcus 
called  conscientious  objection  a 
privilege  rather  than  a  right.  He 
dismissed  the  argument  that 
only  a  totally  just  govertnment 
can  demand  the  lives  of  its  citi- 
zens, saying  that  no  Individual 
or  government  Is  perfect.  Mar- 
cus concluded  by  claiming  that 
If  the  state  does  not  have  the 
right  to  require  registration,  it 
does  not  have  the  right  to 
require  compliance  with  any 
law. 

Eric  Metoyer  '82  also  spoke  In 
favor  of  registration,  quoting 
the  Hobbesian  view  of  a  society 
formed  to  protect  its  members 
and  therefore  having  the  right 
to  be  made  to  preserve  peace 
and  the  American  system. 
Continued  on  Page  7 


Williams    receives    grant 
to  erect  Lawrence  wing 


Williams  College  has 
received  a  $50,000  grant  from 
the  Arthur  Vlnlng  Davis  Foun- 
dation of  Coral  Gables,  Fla.,  to 
assist  with  the  construction  of  a 
new  wing  for  Lawrence  Hali, 
the  college  art  museum. 

The  art  center,  the  final 
building  goal  of  the  College's  $50 
million  Capital  Fund  Campaign 
for  the  Seventies,  is  expected  to 
cost  $4  million,  with  $2.7  million 
to  cover  actual  construction 
costs,  and  $1.3  million  to  provide 
an  energy  and  maintenance 
endowment.  The  College 
expects  to  receive  bids  on  the 
project  in  January,  and  to  break 
ground  in  April,  1981. 

The  new  four-level  addition  at 
Williams  will  provide  greatly 
needed  space,  on  the  south  side 
of  Lawrence  Hall.  New  galler- 
ies, offices,  storage  space,  and  a 
print  room  complex  will  be 
housed  in  the  25,000  square  foot 
wing.  Built  in  1846,  Lawrence 
Hall,  originally  the  College 
library,  was  converted  to  its 


present  use  as  the  home  of  the 
art  department  and  the  Willi- 
ams College  Museum  of  Art  in 
1926. 

The  architect  Is  the  firm  of 
Moore,  Grove  and  Harper  of 
Essex,  Connecticut.  If  construc- 
tion gets  under  way  as  sche- 
duled, the  new  wing  should  be 
ready  for  use  in  October,  1982. 


Dizzy  Gillespie 
comes  to  Williams p.  4 

"Change  of  Seasons"  review.p.4 

Alcoholism  at  Williams.. ..p.5 


Page  2 


WILLIAMS  RECORD 


January  13,  1981 


k 


Faith 


The  rescheduling  of  the  Economics  101  final  exam  last  semester  has 
raised  questions  in  the  minds  of  many  people  on  the  relevance  and 
meaning  of  the  honor  code.  One  of  the  four  101  professors  recently  told  a 
Record  reporter  however,  that  "I  don't  see  any  connection  between 
what  we  did  and  the  honor  code."  We  disagree. 

The  professors  felt  they  had  to  reschedule  the  exam  despite  a  lack  of 
demonstrable  proof  of  student  misconduct.  This  calls  into  question  the 
amount  of  trust  the  administration  and  faculty  place  In  the  Williams 
student  body.  Before  entering  Williams,  each  student  must  sign  a  pledge 
to  '  'accept  the  responsibility  for  academic  honesty"  and  must  also  sign  a 
statement  at  each  exam  to  "neither  give  nor  receive  aid  on  this  exam." 
We  students  take  these  responsibilities  very  seriously  and  expect  pro- 
fessors to  trust  us  at  our  word.  The  honor  code  is  double-edged.  If  we 
pledge  to  be  honest,  we  expect  to  be  believed .  Anything  less  is  an  Insult  to 
our  honor  and  integrity. 

This  is  not  to  say  that  we  do  not  believe  that  cheating  occurs.  There 
are  too  many  opportunities  for  a  student  to  cheat  at  Williams.  No  honor 
code  or  security  precaution  will  ever  change  this.  This  does  not  mean, 
however,  that  the  honor  code  is  useless.  We  are  here  at  Williams  by 
choice .  We  have  the  maturity  to  realize  that  a  system  of  honesty  is  in  our 
interest.  We  also  have  the  integrity  to  demand  honesty  of  ourselves  and 
others. 

We  feel  that  the  professors  involved  in  this  incident  did  the  student 
body  a  disservice.  The  exam  should  have  gone  on  as  scheduled.  We 
regret  the  lack  of  trust  and  faith  this  incident  represents. 


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LETTERS. .  . 


Stolen  exam 

To  The  Record: 

During  finals  week  In  December,  the 
Economics  101  exam  had  to  be  resche- 
duled at  the  last  minute.  Students  were 
told  of  the  rescheduling  only  when  they 
showed  up  to  take  the  test.  Since  this 
abrupt  change  in  plans  caused  real  and 
widespread  problems  and  irritation,  an 
explanation  is  due. 

Less  than  two  hours  before  the  exam 
was  scheduled  to  begin,  those  teaching 
101  learned  that  a  copy  of  the  prepared 
examination  had  got  out  of  normal 
channels  — it  had  mysteriously 
appeared,  unwrapped  and  open,  among 
some  papers  on  an  open  mailbox  in 
Stetson. 

No  one  knows  where  it  came  from  or 
why  it  was  there.  There  was  no  evidence 
that  that  copy  of  the  exam  had  l)een 
stolen;  there  was  no  evidence  that  it  had 
not.  All  we  were  sure  of  was  that  the 
exam  had  been  floating  around  the  com- 
munity for  the  weekend,  that  copies 
might  well  have  been  made  and  circu- 
lated. We  thought— and  still  do— that 
these  things  were  unlikely;  that  proba- 
bly there  had  been  nothing  more  diaboli- 
cal than  carelessness  somewhere. 

But  220  students  expected  to  take  an 
examination  that  would  count  for 
roughly  half  their  grade  in  an  important 
course  and  we  were— by  virtue  of  that 
stray  exam  copy— unable  to  assure  them 
that  they  were  being  fairly  tested  and 
graded.  So  as  of  two  hours  before  the 
exam,  no  legitimate  examination 
existed.  Rather  than  pretend  It  did,  we 
postponed  the  exam  while  we  made  one 
up. 

The  students  in  the  course— and  the 
faculty— were  understandably  upset  at 
the  need  to  change  plans  so  abruptly. 
Some  argued  that  protection  of  their 
exam  schedules  and  their  personal  plans 
was  paramount;  others  argued  that  pro- 
tection of  the  integrity  of  examining  and 
grading  of  courses  at  Williams  was  more 
important.  We  clearly  agreed  with  the 
second  of  these.  We  deeply  regret  the 
incident  that  made  it  necessary  tochoose 
between  distasteful  alternatives  but  we 
cannot  regret  the  choice  that  was  made. 
Professors  Schapiro;  Sheahan, 
Wilensky,  and  Winston 

Distorted  logic 

To  the  Editor: 

At  a  meeting  described  by  one 
observer  as  even  more  disorganized 
than  any  College  Council  meeting,  the 
faculty  voted  overwhelmingly  to 
approve  the  newcalandar  (sic)  proposal 
for  1981-82.  This  move  represents  an 
insult  to  the  students  at  this  college,  and 
a  complete  disregard  for  student  opin- 
ion. The  distorted  logic  that  convinced 
the  few  and  eager-to-get-home  faculty 
members  at  the  meeting  Dec.  10  defies 
explanation. 


The  Record,  In  its  abundant  Ignorance, 
must,  in  part,  be  held  responsible  for  this 
tragedy.  By  publishing  an  editorial  sup- 
porting the  calandar  (sic)  reform,  the 
editors  actually  led  many  professors  to 
believe  that  "the  students"  were  in  favor 
of  the  proposal.  This  blatantly  is  not  the 
case.  The  Record's  claim  that  it  serves 
the  college  community  (i.e.  deserves 
more  College  Council  funding)  is  cer- 
tainly questionable  here. 

Finally,  we  must  ask  why  the  faculty, 
for  all  practical  purposes,  is  in  sole  pos- 
session of  such  power.  Should  such  an 
unrepresentative  body  be  making  deci- 
sions of  such  importance  to  all  of  us? 
Clearly,  a  majority  of  the  faculty  has  no 
respect  for  the  student  population  on  this 
campus.  What  respect  can  we  have  left 
for  the  faculty? 

John  Segal  '82 


Act  of  goodwill 


To  the  Editor: 

For  many  years  we  have  had  an 
annual  Christmas  carol  sing,  growing 
from  five  to  over  eighty. 

Each  year,  I  say,  this  is  the  last— but 
as  the  time  grows  near  and  the  needy 
people  start  calling  for  our  visit,  we 
make  another  step— sealing  good  feel- 
ings between  town  and  gown. 

To  watch  and  be  part  of  the  goodwill 
the  students  shower  on  expected  recip- 
ients is  worth  the  effort.  On  behalf  of  all 
that  made  the  year  our  best  ever— Thank 
You. 

Hap  Milne 

Draft  meeting 

To  the  Editor: 

On  January  7th  at  7: 30  p.m.  there  was 
an  open  meeting  at  North  Adams  State 
College  about  the  current  military  regis- 
tration of  18  year-old  men.  Letters 
announcing  this  meeting  were  put  in  S.U. 
boxes  of  the  male  members  of  the  class 
of  '84,  the  group  most  immediately 
affected  by  this  week's  Selective  Service 
registration.  In  addition,  a  notice  was 
placed  in  the  Register,  and  transporta- 
tion was  made  available.  Initial 
response  to  the  meeting  seemed  favora- 
ble, yet  not  a  single  18  year-old  Williams 
male  went. 

Registration  Is  a  serious  issue. 
Whether  or  not  one  should  comply  with  It 
is  a  difficult  choice  to  make.  Yet,  as  a 
draft  counselor,  I  want  to  emphasize  that 
registration  is  only  one  of  several  options 
open  to  people.  Resisting  publicly  is 
another.  Resisting  quietly  is  a  third. 
Registering  as  a  conscientious  objector 
is  yet  another.  Yet ,  none  of  these  choices 
is  without  a  risk.  Failure  to  register 
incurs  the  possibility  of  five  years  in  Jail 
and/or  a  $10,000  fine.  Compliance  with 
registration,  however,  entails  the  risk  of 
death. 

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"Life  in  a  Zen 
Monastery": 
The  Winter 
Study 
Phenomena 

by  Alyson  Hagy 

Well,  here  we  are,  back  again 
after  the  holidays  with  our 
hands  empty  ...  or  compara- 
tively so.  There  Is  snow  on  the 
ground,  and  The  Log  seems  to 
be  more  Inviting  than  ever.  Win- 
ter Study.  Our  four  weeks  of 
peace  and  exploration  in  Janu- 
ary are  a  space  in  time  that  Is 
special  to  Williams.  Oh,  other 
schools  have  winter  terms,  but 
none  where  the  skiing  is  so  good . 

And  that  is  why  we're  all  here, 
right?  For  the  snow,  I  mean. 
Considering  the  fact  that  The 
Official  Preppy  Handbooli  (that 
stuffer  of  so  many  Christmas 
stockings)  notes  us  for  our  boot- 
bound  fanaticism.  It  does  seem 
that  we  are  almost  privileged  to 
mock  January  and  its  little  bit  of 
academia.  Blow  It  off. 

"So,  what  are  you  taking  for 
Winter  Study?"  That  famous 
question,  the  one  you  use  to  open 
every  conversation,  the  lure 
that  pulls  you  from  an  uncom- 
fortable silence  with  an  old 
roommate.  Just  try  to  keep  a 
straight  face. 

"The  Brewing  of  Beer." 
Guffaw. 

"Norwegian."  Ja,  no 
kidding? 

"Reef  ecology."  Nice,  very 
geological.  "In  the  Virgin 
Islands."  Oh  boy. 

We  do  make  jokes.  Perhaps 
because  the  freedom  seems  so 
incongruous  to  our  usual  bur- 
dened state,  we  think  we've 
really  got  it  made.  And  we  are 
expected  to  giggle  and  howl;  we 
expect  it  of  ourselves. 

Geez,  for  eight  thousand  big 
ones,  I  can  study  quarks  or  bug 
sprays  or  the  anatomy  of  a  gui- 
tar." But  as  we  are  often 
reminded  from  up  top,  the  value 
of  a  Winter  Study  is  based  on  the 
"effort  and  seriousness  of  pur- 
pose" devoted  to  a  project.  This 
is  college.  We  are  bright  and 
dedicated  (and  skiing) 
students. 

The  Path 

There  has  been  a  good  deal  of 
hoopla  about  the  changes,  the 
remodeling  and  reassessment 
of  Winter  Study.  Freshmen  may 
laugh  about  auto  mechanics  and 
the  leisurely  reading  of  War  and 
Peace,  but  just  let  any  upper- 
classman  who  remembers  the 
"old  days"  take  one  of  these  folk 
aside: 

"Young'un,  I  remember 
when  basket  weaving  was  a 
course.  For  real.  And  I  had  a 
suite-mate  who  flew  to  Spain  to 
research  a  painting  or  two  in 
Madrid.  He  got  an  unbelievable 
tan.  Just  awesome." 

I  don't  think  anyone  will  deny 
that  the  program  was  more 
relaxed  and,  perhaps,  more 
loosely  organized  in  the  early 
years  of  its  Inception.  And  for  a 
while,  the  trend  was  toward  the 
creation  of  special  projects  and 
a  flight  from  the  Berkshires.  No 
more  research  or  cabin  fever.  It 
was  off  to  Chemical  Bank  or  an 
Indian  reservation. 

The  freedom  child  was  the 
"99",  a  project  proposal  embod- 
ying the  educational  essences  of 
Winter  Study:  exploration,  dis- 
covery, independence.  In  1980, 
lW>r  of  Williams'  students  com- 
pleted "99's";  there  are  cur- 
rently 197  projects  in  process, 
representing  the  business  of  lO'^f 
of  the  student  body,  including 


all  semester  Independents  and 
theses.  A  re-evaluatlon  of  Win- 
ter Study's  educational  pur- 
poses and  the  commitment  to  a 
"keepemhere"resldentlal  hous- 
ing system  has  resulted  in  a 
harder  line  toward  "99's".  To 
quote  the  Memorandum  to  the 
Faculty  from  the  Winter  Study 
Committee:  "WE  BELIEVE 
THAT  SPECIAL  VIGILANCE 
IS  REQUIRED  TO  MAINTAIN 
THE  QUALITY  OF  THESE 
PROJECTS." 

It  is  the  hope  of  the  college 
that  quality  has  been  main- 
tained and  not  contained.  It  is 
now  a  policy  statement  that  "a 
petition  of  a  '99'  Is  a  student 
privilege,  not  an  automatic 
right."  This  point  seems  to  have 
been  noted  by  students  and 
faculty  alike.  (There  was  quite 
a  scurry  to  develop  serious 
proposals.  Those  considering  a 
visit  to  the  waters  of  Baden- 
Baden  for  mineral  research  had 
second  thoughts.)  I  am  sure  the 
faculty  got  the  message. 

"Sponsorship  of  a  '99',  how- 
ever. Indicates  full  confidence 
in  both  student  and  project,  as 
well  as  a  commitment  of  time  in 
helping  students  assess  the  out- 
come of  the  project,"  the  Memo- 
randum continues.  Note  the 
word  "time"  .  .  .  the  valuable 
time  that  none  of  us,  students  or 
professors,  ever  seems  to  have 
except,  possibly,  during  Winter 
Study.  But  the  faculty  often 
expect  to  publish,  organize  their 
spring  courses  or  just  relax  and 
maybe  ski  a  little  with  the  fam- 
ily during  January.  Just  try  to 
take  their  time. 

Some  departments  have 
steady  approaches  to  the  organ- 
ization of  student  projects. 
Science  professors  usually  need 
research  assistants.  Students  of 
the  languages  and  the  arts  often 
make  plans  to  go  abroad.  A 
commitment  to  a  student  in 
these  cases  is  still  serious  but, 
perhaps,  a  little  more  conve- 
nient to  a  professor  that  has 
fresh  ambitions  of  his  or  her 
own.  As  always,  the  sticky  busi- 
ness of  student  faculty  relation- 
ships; force  and  confidence 
must  come  from  both  sides.  Stu- 
dents must  now  take  the  initia- 
tive, sometimes  bordering  on 
the  heavy-handed,  to  justify 
their  creative  ventures  from  the 
path  of  righteous  education. 

So,  we  don't  have  the  time, 
and  they  don't  have  time.  One 
can  always  hide  in  the  snow.  It  is 
sometimes  not  clear  during 
"The  Great  Search  for  a  Spon- 
sor" (if  you  are  not  lucky 
enough  to  be  snapped  up  by  a 
chemistry  professor)  just  who 
won't  be  here  in  January,  who 
will  be  here,  and  who  will  be 
here  teaching.  I'm  not  sure  the 
faculty  knows;  either.  Sup- 
posedly, professors  not  teach- 
ing a  WSP  are  "in  residence" 
and  available  to  aid  and  assist 
students.  But  while  playing 
musical  professor,  wandering 
from  door  to  door,  forms  and 
frustration  in  hand,  it  is  not 
always  easy  to  find  the  empty 
lap. 

I  don't  mean  for  this  to  be  rash 
criticism.  The  tightening  of  the 
policy  surrounding  "99's"  has 
brought  more  discipline  to  the 
site  of  our  visions  of  free  and 
personal  education.  A  "99"  now 


realistically  carries  a  workload 
of  thirty  hours  a  week.  Students 
think  twice.  Faculty  think 
twice.  Gone  are  the  days  of 
colorful  flings  in  San  Francis- 
co's Chinese  Restaurants,  photo 
albums,  "The  Diary  of  a  Sopho- 
more", etc.  And  it  is  probable 
that  not  one  worthy  "99"  was 
lost  because  of  hesitancy  on  a 
student's  or  professor's  part. 
We  are  not  that  shy.  But  It  Is 
Important  to  note  the  trend 
toward  hesistancy  ...  In  these, 
the  possible  days  of  apathy  and 
excuse.  What  if  we  should  begin 
to  lose  creative  Initiative?  It  is  a 
fine  line  to  walk  . . .  Between  the 
creative  and  the  contained. 
The  Zen 
But  we  haven't  lost  It  yet. 
Those  sweet  bastards  of  the  sys- 
tem, the  special  "99's",  are  still 
the  keepers  of  the  wilder  flames 
that  our  Winter  Study  holds 
aloft  as  possibility.  There  really 
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A  little  known  fact  about  Williams 


by  Steve  Spears 

It  is  a  little  known  historical 
fact  that  the  Wright  brothers 
sold  their  Dayton  bicycle  shop 
in  1902  to  attend  Williams  Col- 
lege. In  the  Purple  Valley  they 
hoped  to  find  the  solitude  to  con- 
centrate on  their  efforts  at 
powered  flight.  Most  appealing 
to  them  was  the  newly- 
instituted  Winter  Study  pro- 
gram. The  Wrights  hoped  to  use 
this  month  of  alternative  study 
to  complete  their  flying 
machine. 

When  the  time  came  to  apply 
for  a  Winter  Study  "99"  project, 
the  Wright  brothers  eagerly  set 
their  proposal  on  paper.  The 
"99"  committee  was  not  so 
eager. 

The  committee  doubted  the 
Wrights'  commitment  to  the 
project.  "They  don't  even  have 
a  thesis  statement,"  exclaimed 
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have  a  project  without  a  the- 
sis?" The  brothers  feebly 
offered,  "We  seek  to  expand  the 
frontiers  of  man,  to  unite  the 
globe,  and  to  harness  the  heav- 
ens for  our  domain."  The 
Wrights  were  told  to  think  of 
something  more  realistic. 

Another  committee  member 
believed  Wilbur  and  Orville 
were  out  for  a  joy  ride.  The  duo 
explained  that  the  project 
required  a  warm,  barren 
stretch  of  land  for  a  runway ,  JOut 
the  committee  member  was 
unmoved. 

"They  want  to  go  to  the  Carol- 
ina dunes!  "  he  raged.  "Do  they 
think  we're  stupid  enough   to 


give  them  a  beach  vacation?' 

As  for  time  commitment,  the 
Wrights  said  that  they  would 
work  "day  and  night"  to  build 
the  machine,  but  that  they  could 
not  fly  unless  the  weather  condi- 
tions were  just  right. 

"You  mean  to  tell  me  that 
you'll  stop  work  if  the  breeze 
isn't  right?"  asked  one  espe- 
cially piqued  professor.  "How 
do  you  expect  to  do  thirty  hours 
of  work  each  week  if  you're 
waiting  for  a  gust  of  wind?" 

Finally,  there  was  a  problem 

of  a  sponsor.  Most  professors 

who    heard    the    proposal    of 

powered  flight  fell  to  the  floor  in 

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"Change  of  Seasons"  rates  an  F 


by  Cesar  Alvarez 

When  the  film  crew  of  "A 
Change  of  Seasons"  left  WlUi- 
amstown  last  year,  Williams 
students  resumed  their  every- 
day academic  routine,  antici- 
pating the  release  of  the  film. 
Unfortunately,  the  film,  which 
opened  during  the  past  Christ- 
mas season,  was  not  at  all  worth 
the  wait.  "A  Change  of  Sea- 
sons" is  a  dull  and  sloppy  exer- 
cise In  search  of  a  cohesive 
theme. 

Anthony  Hopkins,  a  professor 
of  English  literature  at  a  New 
England  college  (not  a  Vermont 
college  as  Rex  Reed  errone- 
ously wrote  in  his  syndicated 
column)  is  spending  time  out- 
side of  class  with  one  of  his  pro- 
miscuous students,  played  by 
Bo  Derek.  His  good-natured  and 
faithful  wife  (Shirley  Mac 
Laine)  is  aware  of  her  hus- 
band's infidelity,  and  upon 
hearing  his  confession, 
embarks  upon  an  extramarital 
affair  with  Michael  Brandon,  a 
carpenter  who  builds  one  too 
many  shelves  inbetween  romps. 
Anthony  takes  Bo  to  Montreal; 
Shirley  takes  Michael  to  bed. 
Anthony  nabs  Shirley  and 
Michael  in  bathrobes  and  the 
four  proceed  to  a  Vermont  cabin 
(Rex,  are  you  listening?)  for  a 
weekend  of  skiing,  cooking  and 
mate  swapping.  In  comes  Mary 
Beth  Hurt,  Anthony  and  Shir- 
ley's love-sick  daughter  who 
attends  Mt.  Holyoke  and  is  run- 
ning away  from  her  lover.  Need- 
less to  say,  she  is  appalled  by 
her  parents'  foolish  behavior 
and  commences  to  strut  about 
self-righteously  in  her  L.L. 
Bean  boots.  Bo  runs  back  to 
Papa  in  Boston;  Anthony 
pursues  by  way  of  a  pick-up 
truck  filled  with  chickens. 
Before  the  audience  can  blink 
their  eyes.  Bo,  Anthony,  Papa 
and  his  two  lobsters  are  on  their 


merry  way  back  to  Vermont  in 
Papa's  Rolls  Royce.  Mean- 
while, Brandon  delivers  a  melo 
dramatic  dialogue  about  his 
estranged  wife  and  their  dead 
child.  Ms.  Holyoke  sympathizes 
with  him  and  pats  mom  on  the 
back  for  having  such  good  taste 
in  men.  .  .  . 

Erich  Segal  (author  of  Love 
Story)  and  company  have  writ- 
ten a  sketchy  and  monotonous 
screenplay  that  accomplishes 
very  little.  It  does  provide  some 
humorous  scenes,  ail  involving 
Miss  MacLaine's  infectious 
laughter.  The  hot  tub  scene 
serves  to  establish  the  relation- 
ship between  Bo  Derek  and 
Anthony  Hopkins  and  exhibits 
Bo's  wet  breast  for  all  those  who 
didn't  get  enough  in  "10". 

If  you  are  an  ardent  fan  of 
Shirley  MacLaine  or  if  you 
simply  want  to  see  the  campus 
shots  then  spend  the  four 
dollars. 


Shooting  lor  the  basketball  scene  at  Williams  Involved  some  400  people,  cost  $40,000  to  shoot  and  ended  up 
as  only  a  mere  30  seconds  of  the  total  movie. 


Syberberg's    "Hitler"    takes    screen 


by  Lori  Miller 

On  Tuesday  of  this  week, 
Images  Cinema  hosts  Hans- 
Jurgen  Syberberg's  "Our 
Hitler:  A  Film  From  Ger- 
many, ' '  Completed  in  1977, '  'Our 
Hitler"  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1979,  and  since  then 
has  played  to  capacity  audien- 
ces throughout  the  country. 
That  itisnowin  Williamstownis 
the  result  of  efforts  by  various 
groups  and  departments  on  the 
Williams  campus.  This  showing 
of  the  film  was  also  subsidized 
by  a  grant  from  the  Goethe 
Institute,  theculturalarmof  the 
West  German  government 
located  in  Boston. 

Although  Syberberg's  film 
deals  with  a  subject  that  has 
been    explored    in    numerous 


cinematic  productions,  "Our 
Hitler"  is  not  just  another  Hitler 
movie.  The  length  is  the  first 
thing  that  sets  it  apart  from 
most  other  films:  it  runs  for 
seven  hours  and  nine  minutes, 
with  an  hour  out  in  the  middle 
for  a  dinner  break.  The  question 
has  been  raised  of  why  the  film 
is  so  long;  especially  when 
many  people  find  it  physically 
and  mentally  taxing  to  sit 
through  a  two-hour  movie. 
According  to  German  professor 
Edson  Chick,:  "Time  is  impor- 
tant to  Syberberg.  Although  the 
length  of  the  film  may  add  a 
degree  of  tedium,  it  also  makes 
the  film  more  his  interpretation 
of  the  Hitler  phenomenon; 
second;  It  serves  as  his 
response  to  the  current  German 


Bebop  comes  to  Williams 


by  Steve  Willard 

Bebop,  "Bird",  "chops";  if 
these  terms  mean  anything  to 
you  you've  probably  already  got 
tickets  to  see  jazz  great  Dizzy 
Gillespie  in  concert  in  Chapin 
Hall  Monday  night.  If  not,  get 
tickets  anyway  because  you're 
unlikely  to  see  such  a  great 
musician,  legend,  and  electric 
performer  at  Williams  for  a 
long  time  to  come. 

Dizzy  Gillespie  is  the  origina- 
tor of  the  bebop  or  bop  Jazz 
idiom;  a  type  of  music  charac- 
terized by  a  jagged  melody  line 

Facts 


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a  paroxysm  of  laughter.  The 
brothers  did  finally  succeed  in 
convincing  Astronomy  profes- 
sor Edwin  Milquewhey  to  go 
along  with  this  idea. 

"I  won't  be  able  to  help  you 
much,"  Milquewhey  explained 
to  Wilbur  and  Orville.  "You  see, 
I'm  trying  to  finish  my  new  book 
this  month.  It's  called  Let's 
Give  Geocentrism  a  Second 
Chance." 

Soon  after  this  string  of 
events,  the  Wright  brothers 
dropped  out  of  Williams  College 
and  fled  to  Kitty  Hawk.  Need- 
less to  say,  the  "99"  committee 
rejected  the  proposal.  In  a  brief 
memo  to  the  dean,  the  commit- 
tee chairman  wrote,  "Toaccept 
this  proposal  of  the  Wright  boys 
would  be  folly  only  surpassed  by 
admitting  that  Edison  boy  to 
Williams.  As  you  remember,  he 
ran  off  to  Menlo  Park  and  has 
never  amounted  to  anything." 


of  eight  and  sixteenth  note  riffs 
punctuated  by  abrupt  key  and 
rhythm  changes.  In  contrast  to 
the  strict  4/4  of  swing,  bebop 
gives  the  artist  unusual  free- 
dom to  create  a  breathtaking 
new  idea  in  each  chorus.  Gilles- 
pie himself  once  said  that  "jazz 
is  the  unfettered  expression  of 
the  soul."  Gillespie's  every  per- 
formance Is  a  testament  to  the 
truth, of  these  words. 

Gillespie's  debut  in  jazz  was 
with  the  Cab  Calloway  band  in 
1939.  Although  featured  nightly 
with  the  band,  he  also  managed 
to  find  time  to  jam  with 
drummer  Kenny  Clarke  and 
pianist  Thelonious  Monk.  The 
three  soon  discovered  that  they 
felt  stifled  by  the  rigors  of  swing 
and  began  to  experiment  with 
what  were  to  be  the  forerunners 
of  bebop  music. 

In  1943,  Gillespie  joined  the 
Earl  Hines  Orchestra.  There  he 
began  his  portentious  partner- 
ship with  Charlie  "Bird" 
Parker.  With  these  two  artist, 
bebop  was  born. 

Bop  maximized  the  ever- 
present  tendency  in  jazz  to 
improvise,  breaking  away  from 
the  heavily  arranged  big-band 
sound.  In  early  jazz,  the  theme- 
and-varlations  format  con- 
sisted of  stating  a  melody, 
improvising  a  solo  break  with 
melodic  and/or  harmonic  vari- 
ations, and  returning  to  the  mel- 
ody. Bebop  broke  from  this, 
altering  the  fifth  note  of  the 
scale  down  a  step  to  give  the 
chord  a  new  flavor  while  pre- 
serving much  of  the  feeling  of 
the  third  of  the  chord.  In  doing 
this,  bebop  musicians  moved 


jazz  harmony  into  very  sophisti- 
cated and  difficult  territory;  a 
territory  only  explorable  by  the 
finest  musicians. 

Another  innovation  by  bop 
musicians  was  to  imply  rather 
than  to  state  the  melodic  refer- 
ence. Instead  of  stating  a 
melodic  theme  to  be  explored, 
they  launched  directly  into  the 
notes  of  its  implied  chord  struc- 
ture. According  to  jazz  critic 
Charles  Nanry, "Because  evolv- 
ing bop  conventions  permitted 
variation  on  themes  never 
stated,  riff  support  and  heavily 
arrangements  were  unneces- 
sary, and  longer  and  more 
inventive  solo  lines  emerged." 

Monday  night  you  can  hear 
the  creator  of  all  this,  a  legend 
in  jazz  and  one  of  the  most  tal- 
ented musicians  in  any  idiom. 
Be  prepared  for  a  little  more, 
however.  "Dizzy"  got  his  name 
for  the  practical  jokes  which 
have  highlighted,  and  at  times 
devastated  his  long  musical 
career.  Once  in  San  Francisco, 
Dizzy  put  on  the  flowing  Niger- 
ian robes  that  he  wears  in  con- 
certs. Pretending  to  be  a 
visiting  dignitary  from  an  Afri- 
can state,  he  strode  around  the 
airport,  examining  everything 
and  peering  at  everyone. 

Tickets  for  the  Gillespie  con- 
cert will  be  on  sale  at  Baxter 
Hall,  The  Record  Store,  and 
Toonerville  Trolley  Records  in 
WiUiamstown,  New  Wave 
Music  in  Pittsfield,  Lilly's  in 
North  Adams  and  Stereo  Thea- 
tre South  in  Bennington;  The 
tickets  are  $3.50  for  students, 
$4.50  for  the  public.  For  more 
information  call  (413)  597-2197. 


cinema.  In  the  past,  he  has 
attacked  the  contemporary 
cinema  as  a  "cultural  hell,"  and 
has  also  opposed  the  dominat- 
ing leftist  ideology  of  current 
German  films.  Syberberg's 
long,  elaborate, provocative 
"Our  Hitler"  directly  opposes 
the  cheaply  made;  topical  films 
being  produced  in  large  quanti- 
ties by  current  German  film 
makers.  Because  it  contains 
several  direct— and  negative- 
allusions  to  contemporary 
cinema,  and  openly  celebrates 
the  cultural  achievements  of 
Wagner  and  the  German 
Romantics,  who  have  been 
branded  as  "rightist,"  it  has 
raised  a  great  deal  of  contro- 
versy among  German  critics 
and  audiences. 

Equally  provocative  as  its 
style  is  the  film's  contents, 
which  focuses  on  Hitler— what 
he  did,  what  he  meant  to  Ger- 
many in  the  1930's  and  '40's, 
what  he  means  for  us  today.  In 
his  film,  Syberberg  portrays 
Hitler  as  an  actor  also  shared 
and  promoted.  The  dictator 
knew  how  to  play  his  part,  and  it 
was  a  part  that  he  wanted  to 
play,  yet  he  was  still  pushed 
into  it  by  the  German  people. 
From  this  comes  the  idea  of  the 
"Hitler  within  us,"  and  the 
frightening  possibility  that 
Hitler  is  "immortal— as  long  as 
the  world  exists." 

Still,  Syberberg  is  not  trying 
to  let  Hitler  off  the  hook.  Hitler 
embodied  evil— that  the  direc- 
tor will  not  deny  —  nor  will  he 
deny  that  this  evil  almost  des- 
troyed German  culture. 
According  to  German  Professor 


Bruce  Keiffer,  "Syberberg  is 
very  European,  in  that  he  is 
obsessed  with  German  culture 
and  the  idea  that  out  of  the 
grandness  of  that  culture  some- 
one like  Hitler  arose." 

Hence,  in  "Our  Hitler,"  the 
concept  of  evil  is  linked  to  the 
banalities  of  German  culture, 
especially  those  of  bad  German 
movies,  which  are  evil  because 
they  corrupt.  Hitler,  himself 
embodied  this  kind  of  evil. 
According  to  Professor  Chick, 
the  dictator  is  presented  in  the 
film  as  a  "film  buff  who  con- 
ducted his  life  like  a  bad 
movie." 

«  fl  i> 

Because  of  the  enthusiastic 
response  which  met  the  first 
showing  of  the  "Our  Hitler" 
movie  an  additional  showing  of 
the  film  will  be  held  tomorrow. 
Wed.,  Jan.  14  starting  a.t  9:00 
A.M.  and  running  to  5:00,  with 
an  hour  break  for  lunch.  Tickets 
will  be  available  at  the  door  of 
Images  Cinema. 

In  addition,  a  panel  discussion 
of  the  film  will  be  held  tomorrow 
evening  at  8:00  in  the  Brooks 
Rogers  Recital  Hall.  Panelists 
will  include  John  Simon,  film 
and  dr,ama  critic.  New  York 
Magazine  and  the  National 
Review:  Lawrence  Langer, 
Professor  of  English,  Simmons 
College  and  author  of  The  Holo- 
caust and  Literary  Imagina- 
tion; Robert  G.  L.  Waite,  Brown 
Professor  of  History,  Williams 
College  and  author  of  The  Psy- 
chopathic God:  Adolf  Hitlfer. 
The  panel  will  be  moderated  by 
Edson  Chick,  Professor  of  Ger- 
man, Williams  College. 


RTSARTSARTSARTSA 

Young  artists 


Jo.seph  Kissner,  pianist,  will 
give  the  final  Young  Artists 
Concert  of  the  season  on  Tues- 
day, January  13,  at  8: 30  P.M.  at 
the  Brooks  Rogers  Recital  Hall, 
Mr.  Kissner,  who  has  played  at 
numerous  colleges  in  the  Nor- 
theast, will  perform  Beethov- 
en's "Appassionata"  Sonata, 
Schumann's  Fantasia  in  C 
Major,  Op.  17  and  the  Sonata  in 
B  minor  by  Franz  Liszt. 

Griffin  concert 

The  next  concert  in  the  Griffin 
Hall  series  will  be  held  Friday, 
January  16  at  8: 00  at  the  Clark 
Art  Institute.  Victor  Hill,  Harp- 
sicord  player,  will  perform  the 
French  Suite  in  E-flat, English 


Suite  in  A  minor,  and  Partita  in 
G  Major. 

Music-in-Round 

On  Saturday,  January  17,  at 
8: 30  P.M.  the  third  Music  in  the 
Round  Concert  will  be  held  in 
the  Brooks  Rogers  Recital  Hall. 
Works  by  Dvorak,  Ingolf  Dahl 
and  Shostakovich  will  be 
performed. 

Clark  lecture 

Early  and  Late:  The  Sculp- 
ture of  Rodin  at  the  Beginning 
and  End  of  His  Career  is  the  title 
of  the  lecture  to  be  given  on  Sun- 
day, January  18,  at  the  Clark 
Art  Institute.  John  M.  Hunisak, 
Associate  Professor  of  Art  at 
Middlebury  College,  will  be 
speaking. 


FEATURES 


WILLIAMS  RECORD 


Page  5 


Who  me? 

Alcoholism 
at  Williams 

by  Robert  Brooks 

The  weekend  comes  to  Willi- 
ams, bringing  with  it  the  sound 
of  ice  cubes  tinkling  in  mixed 
drinks  and  the  smell  of  freshly 
tapped  kegs.  Pitchers  are  filled 
and  emptied  in  a  scene  tradi- 
tional enough  to  bring  a  smile  to 
the  face  of  any  alumnus .  But  has 
ritual  endowed  this  scene  of  Col- 
lege Life,  U.S.A.,  with  an  inno- 
cence it  does  not  deserve?  To 
what  extent  is  this  innocence 
hiding  on  alcohol  problem  from 
the  campus  and  the  students 
themselves? 

The  answers  to  such  questions 
vary  with  the  observer.  Michael 
Henderson,  one  of  the  college 
chaplains,  believes  alcoholism 
is  indeed  an  unacknowledged 
problem  at  Williams.  Basing  his 
views  on  the  assumption  that  at 
least  a  certain  nurrfber  of  alco- 
hol problems  are  likely  to  exist 
in  a  group  the  size  of  the  Willi- 
ams' student  body,  Henderson 
sees  a  negative  sign  in  the  small 
number  who  have  admitted 
experiencing  trouble  with  alco- 
hol. "Only  a  couple  of  students 
have  come  forward  in  the  last 
several  years,"  says  the  cha- 
plain. "It  is  a  safe  assumption 
that  there  are  more  people 
struggling  with  it  than  that." 

Dean  Roosenraad,  on  the 
other  hand,  asserts  that  no 
great  alcohol  problem  exists  on 
the  campus.  There  is,  he  says,  a 
pattern  of  excessive  drinking  on 
certain  occasions,  but '  'for  most 
students  these  occasions  are 
very  rare."  According  to  Roo- 
senraad, alcoholism  is  simply 
not  a  very  large  problem  in 
terms  of  the  total  number  of 
students. 

The  extent  to  which  drinking 
is  viewed  as  a  problem  tends  to 
increase  as  alcohol's  perceived 
importance  in  the  school's 
social  system  grows.  For 
instance.  Dean  Roosenraad, 
maintains  "Williams  has  been 
spared  from  having  its  social 
life  dominated  by  overdrink- 
ing." He  attributes  this  to  the 
absence  of  fraternities  and  to 
residential  self-government, 
which  he  believes  have  com- 
bined to  eliminate  "Animal 
House"  behavior  on  this 
campus. 

Charlotte  Marlowe,  a 
member  of  the  Wllliamstown 
Alcoholism  Task  Force  who 
works  in  the  college  mallroom, 
sees  things  differently.  After 
having  been  connected  with  the 
college  for  many  years,  she 
believes  that  the  alcohol  prob- 
lem is  very  widespread,  and 
sees  its  roots  in  both  social 
necessity  and  societal  pressure. 
"I  listen  to  students,"  she  says. 
"They've  got  to  have  alcohol  or 
a  party  isn't  a  success.  Today's 
society  pushes  it.  The  prob- 
lems with  alcohol  at  Williams 
are  just  "a  sign  of  the  times," 
she  says. 

Mrs.  Marlowe's  concern  over 
student  problems  with  alcoho- 
lism is  shown  by  her  recent 
attempts  to  form  an  Al-Anon 
group  on  campus.  The  group, 
which  offers  counseling  to  peo- 
ple with  friends  or  relatives 
with  alcoholism,  was  to  be  a 
first  step  from  which  perhaps 
an  Alcoholics  Anonymous  chap- 
ter could  follow.  Due  to  the  lack 
of  response  to  the  Al-Anon  ad 
run  in  the  Record,  however,  the 
group    was    never    formed. 


Another  aspect  of  the  debate 
over  the  extent  of  alcoholism  at 
Williams  centers  on  behavior 
problems.  Mr.  Henderson, /truu 
Ing  the  problem  is  widespread, 
points  to  frequent  alcohol- 
related  behavior  problems  as 
evidence  in  his  favor.  Dean  Roo- 
senraad, however,  says  that 
such  conduct  "is  not  epidemic." 
Using  damage  to  property  as  a 
quantitative  measure  of  behav- 
ior problems,  Mr.  Roosenraad 
states  that  compared  to  other 
schools,  Williams  does  not  have 
a  significant  amount  of  diffi- 
culty with  behavior. 

The  influence  of  the  legal 
drinking  age  on  alcoholism  at 
the  school  is  a  subject  of  con- 
troversy even  between  those 
who  believe  that  an  alcohol 
problem  does  exist.  Mrs.  Mar- 
lowe  insists  that  changing  the 


age  to  18  had  a  big  effect,  lead- 
ing to  a  "freer  reign  of  alcohol . ' ' 
She  also  says,  however,  that 
raising  the  required  drinking 
age  up  to  20  has  not  reversed  the 
effect;  anyone  who  wants  to 
acquire  alcohol  will  have  little 
trouble  doing  so.  Mr.  Hender- 
son, on  the  other  hand,  has 
observed  little  change  in  the 
number  of  problems  with  alco- 
hol as  the  legal  drinking  age  has 
shifted,  and  concludes  that  the 
age  is  a  negligible  factor  with 
respect  to  alcoholism. 

Ultimately,  alcoholism  is  an 
individual  problem  and  must  be 
dealt  with  on  that  level.  Infor- 
mation is  available  >both  from 
the  Dean's  Office  and  from  Mrs. 
Marlowe,  who  can  be  reached  at 
any  time  at  663-3935  during  the 
day  or  458-2170  at  night. 


Encore   cabaret   draws  full 
houses    and    rave    reviews 


In     Other     Ivory     Towers 


Wesleyan  University 

12  December  1980— Two  Wes- 
leyan students  found  a  Ku  Klux 
Klan  "advertisement,"  in  the 
form  of  a  KKK  business  card, 
tacked  to  a  bulletin  board  on 
December  2  in  Foss  Hill  3  dor- 
mitory, according  to  director  of 
public  safety  James  Kupstas. 
The  card  depicted  the  Klan's 
symbol  in  bright  red  letters  and 
called  for  "racial  purity  for 
America's  security."  Kupstas 
claims  that  so  far  his  office  has 
found  no  connection  between 
the  KKK  card  and  a  racist  letter 
sent  to  the  Malcolm  X  house  on 
November  18.  The  University  is 
handling  the  investigation  inter- 
nally, but  Kupstas  adds  that 
they  are  also  consulting  the 
Middletown  police  and  the  Fed- 
eral Bureau  of  Investigation. 

Trinity  College 

9  December  1980— Professor  J. 
Bard  McNulty  of  Trinity's  Eng- 
lish department  reports  that  he 
has  unravelled  the  meaning  of  a 
mysterious  scene  in  the  cele- 
brated Bayeux  Tapestry  which 
has  puzzled  scholars  for 
centuries. 

The  Bayeux  Tapestry,  hang- 
ing in  the  bishop's  palace  of 
Bayeux,  France,  is  a  nine 
hundred  year-old,  two  hundred 
thirty-two  foot  long  embroidery 

Zen  Monastery 

Continued  from  Page  3 
is  a  student  in  a  Zen  Monastery, 
striding  toward  a  truth.  Others 
are  following  the  energies  of  the 
sun,  the  wind,  and  the  sea. 
There  is  a  natural  soul  digging 
for  the  answer  to  "Community 
Vegetable  Independence"  for 
Wllliamstown. 

You  can  still  go  to  Chemical 
Bank,  Merrill  Lynch,  Capitol 
Hill,  or  Mass.  General  for  kicks. 
These  are  the  strongest  and 
steadiest  havens  for  the  classi- 
cal learning  experience  (the 
object,  is  it  not,  of  the  WSP  face 
lift?).  But  the  leading  sponsors 
of  "99's"  are  the  Environmental 
Studies  and  the  Art  depart- 
ments. Winter  in  Merck  Forest. 
Architectural  Redesign  of  a 
Youth  Hostel.  Wood  Stoves.  Log 
Cabin  Building.  Stuff  like  that. 

So,  this  is  it.  This  is  Winter 
Study? 

"I've  got  nothing  to  do." 

"Want  to  see  a  movie?" 

"The  Log." 

"So  little  to  do." 

"Squash." 

"Ski." 

Want  to  see  a  good  movie?" 

Our  chance.  The  chance 
we've  got  to  keep.  We  need,  we 
deserve  to  have  our  studies  and 
our  skis.  If  you've  found  the 
essence  (even  for  thirty  hours  a 
week),  hold  tight.  If  not,  there  is 
next  year.  Build  a  cabin  or  prac- 
tice raising  cattle.  Study  the 
winter  and  yourself. 


on  linen  which  records  the  Nor- 
man Invasion  of  England  in  1066 
A.D. 

The  scene  which  McNulty  has 
clarified  depicts  a  cleric  touch- 
ing an  unidentified  woman's 
face,  with  the  Latin  inscription, 
"Where  Aelfgyva  and  a  cleric . . 
.  "McNulty,  observing  similari- 
ties in  the  symbolism  of  the 
tapestry  and  that  he  has  encoun- 
tered in  literature  of  the  period 
(particularly  Chaucer),  con- 
cluded that  the  woman  in  the 
scene  is  Aelfgyva,  queen  of  Nor- 
way, and  that  the  scene  repres- 
ents her  adulterous  affair  with  a 
cleric.  The  offspring  of  the  liai- 
son was  Harald  Hardrada  of 
Norway,  a  claimant  to  the  Eng- 
lish throne.  Another  of  Aelfgy- 
va's  illegitimate  sons  later 
became  King  of  England. 


by  Lori  Miller 

Put  a  person  partial  to  the 
music  of  the  1960's  together  with 
a  talented  cast  singing  some  of 
the  best  songs  of  the  decade  and 
you're  sure  to  have  a  memora- 
ble evening.  Such  was  the  expe- 
rience enjoyed  by  this  reviewer 
at  the  '60's  Cabaret  at  the  Log  on 
Saturday  night.  Performing  for 
a  SRO  crowd,  the  cast  of  eight 
singers  and  four  musicians 
entertained  their  audience  with 
a  repertoire  of  songs  ranging 
from  Simon  and  Garfunkel  to 
Jefferson  Airplane. 

The  entire  cast  came  bounc- 
ing out  with  fingers  snapping  for 
the  opening  number,  "I  Dig 
Rock  and  Roll  Music."  In  a 
more  poignant  number,  Liz 
Bischoff  displayed  her  vocal  tal- 
ents singing  that  British  classic, 
"To  Sir  With  Love."  Pastel  Lib- 
stick  and  pink  and  chartruse 
mini-skirts  were  in  evidence 
throughout. 

Returning  from  wherever  old 
theatre  people  go  when  they 
graduate  from  Williams,  Chico 


Colella  entertained  the 
audience  with  "Worst  that 
Could  Happen",  a  song  known 
slightly  better  than  the  group 
that  performed  it— Johnny 
Maestro  and  the  Brooklyn 
Bridge. 

"Nowhere  Man"  (by  guess 
who?)  featured  Peter  Gloo  on 
piano,  Mark  Ballestros  on 
acoustic  guitar,  Bert  Snow  on 
bass  and  Bill  Burakoff  on 
drums. 

The  Simon  and  Garfunkel 
duet  "America"  brought  out  the 
singing  talents  of  Malaina 
Bowker  and  Mitch  Anderson, 
the  latter  of  whom  performed 
undaunted  by  the  cast  on  his  leg. 
John  Stillwell  was  properly  gut- 
teral  as  the  mad  scientist  in  the 
"Monster  Mash". 

Sheila  Walsh  brought  the 
sound  of  The  Jefferson  Airplane 
to  the  stage  of  the  Log  with  her 
performance  of  the  drug 
addict's  favorite,  "White  Rab- 
bit." She  was  Grade  Slick  to  a 
T— though  her  eyes  could  have 
been  a  bit  more  glassy. 


Cabaret  singers  swing  through  Windy  by  the  Association. 


January  1?''^'^  and  18**^ 
Lasell  Gymnasium 


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Rulesi  Single  elimination  tournament  games  will  be  played  to  20 
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therefore,  disqualifies  that  individual  from  competition. 

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Brewing  Company,  and  its  affiliates,  its  agents,  servants, employees, 
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I  or  arising  out  of  or  in  connection  with  his  participation  in  the 
I  aforementioned  2-on-2  Contest  to  be  held  at  Williams  College. 

The  male  gender  as  used  iierein  shall  include  females.  Any 

student,  graduate,  or  undergraduate,  that  is  currently  enrolled 

in  school,  but  has  never  lettered  in  collegiate  basketball, is 

elibible  to  enter.  Faculty  members  are  eligible. 

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January  13,  1981 


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ATTENTION 
SENIORS: 


The  CHUBB  CORPORATION  will  be  on  the  Williams 
College  campus  to  conduct  an  informational  seminar 
and  hold  pre-lnterviews  regarding  career  opportuni- 
ties. CHUBB  is  an  international  corporate  insurance 
firm.  Dates  scheduled  are  as  follows: 


Informational  Seminar:  SUNDAY.  JANUARY  15. 1981 
at  7:00  P.M.:  the  Log 


Pre-lnterviews:  MONDAY.  JANUARY  19.1981 
from  9:00  A.M.  to  4:00  P.M.;  office  of  Career  Counseling 

Chubb  representatives  Mario  Chiappetti  (New  York) 
and  Bruce  Wilson  (New  Yorl<)  will  be  available  for 
questions  regarding  Cliubb  and/or  the  corporate  in- 
surance industry.  This  will  be  their  only  visit  before 
formal  interviews  commence  February  1981. 


Continued  from  Page  2 
While  public  resistors  are 
more  likely  to  be  prosecuted 
than  private  resistors  (as 
taught  us  by  the  experience  of 
the  Vietnam  War),  still  the 
greater  number  of  public  resis- 
tors, the  less  likely  the  chance 
that  the  courts  will  be  able  to 
prosecute  all  of  them.  As  one 
elderly  woman  from  North 
Adams  said  to  me,  "If  they  all 
refuse  to  go,  then  they  can't 
send  anybody  anywhere."  Her 
grandson  is  now  confined  to  a 
wheelchair  due  to  his  expe- 
rience in  Vietnam. 

As  a  person  who  is  opposed 
to  the  violence  that  is  perpe- 
trated by  the  military,  and  as  a 
feminist  who  believes  that  the 
war  cycle  is  one  of  the  things 
that  Institutionalizes  the 
oppression  of  women;  I  urge  all 
people;  especially  draft-age 
men,  to  begin  toquestion  whatit 
is  that  they  owe  their  country. 
Drills  taught  to  army  trainees 
such  as  the  following,  "This  Is 
my  rifle.  This  is  my  gun.  This  is 
for  killing.  This  is  forfun."  (the 
second  and  fourth  lines  refer  to 
the  male  genitals)  can  only 
serve  to  legitimize  violent  atti- 
tudes and  actions  against 
women.  What  authority  is  it  that 
sanctions  killing  and  the  abuse 
of  women  as  a  means  of  demon- 
strating one's  allegiance  to 
one's  country? 

Going  to  a  meeting  like  the 
one  in  North  Adams  would  have 
been  an  excellent  opportunity  to 
share  concerns  with  others  in 
similar  situations  and  perhaps 
answer  each  other's  questions. 
Sincerely, 
Ellsa  Waingort 

Distasteful 

To  the  editor: 

At  last  Friday  night's  game 
against  Queens  College,  we  the 
members  of  East  2  were 
appalled,  disgusted,  shocked, 
benumbed,  but  mostly  embar- 
rassed by  the  conduct  of  several 
members  of  the  band  whose 
taunts  were  neither  imagina- 
tive or  creative.  Nor  funny.  In 
tact,  they  were  nothing  more 
than  rude  and  distasteful.  Obs- 
cene hand  gestures,  foul  lan- 
guage directed  towards 
Innocent  players,  cheering  for 
the  injuries  of  opposing  players, 
blatant  interference  with  foul 
shots,  and  saying  such  things  as 


"Andre  you  suck "  have 

no  place  in  a  basketball  arena. 
We  love  the  game  of  basket- 
ball. We  have  found  joy  and  con- 
tentment in  the  Berkshires. 
That  contentment,  yeseven  that 
joy,  was  seriously  threatened 
by  the  immature,  snotty  hec- 
kling by  several  members  of  the 
band  at  last  week's  game.  In 
order  that  we  may  again  find 
peace  and  contentment  in  the 
basketball  starved  northeast, 
we  ask  that  the  Williams  fans 
seek  to  participate  In  the  event 
of  basketball  with  the  grace  and 
dignity  that  the  game  deserves. 
Respectively  submitted, 
East  2 

Memories 

To  the  editor: 

I  have  felt  the  need  during  the 
past  week  to  share  my  thoughts 
with  you.  I  hope  that  this  will 
help  you  gain  a  different 
perspective. 

Both  Jeff  Dunn  and  I  entered 
our  Moses  Brown  Middle  School 
teaching  positions  this  fall  with 
excitement,  enthusiasm,  and 
great  anticipation  and  anxiety. 
I  can  remember  very  well  meet- 
ing him  on  the  first  day  and  was 
overjoyed  to  discover  that  there 
would  be  a  faculty  member 
even  younger  than  I  was.  When  I 
learned  that  Jeff  had  graduated 
from  Williams  last  May,  I  was 
amused  at  the  strange  coinci- 
dence In  our  backgrounds:  I  had 
graduated  in  the  same  class  as 
he. 

We  immediately  took  a  liking 
to  each  other,  and  due  to  our 
similar  ages,  interests,  and 
perspectives,  found  a  common 
ground  upon  which  to  stand.  We 
soon  turned  to  each  other  for 
someone  to  share  our  impres- 
sions with,  to  find  support  and 
approval  in,  and  to  "compare 
notes"  with.  The  more  that  I 
knew  Jeff,  the  more  I  liked  him. 
Once  the  semester  began,  we 
combined  our  talents  to  coach 
the  eighth  grade  soccer  team, 
which  finished  with  a  6-1  record. 
Plans  were  established  to  begin 
a  rugby  program  in  the  spring. 
As  the  semester  wore  on,  we 
spent  more  and  more  of  our  free 
time  together,  growing  closer 
and  closer. 

I  consider  myself  extremely 
fortunate  to  have  had  the 
chance  to  know  Jeff  Dunn.  Even 
in  as  short  a  time  as  three 
months,  we  had  become  best 
friends.  Jeff's  enthusiasm, 
energy,  love  of  life,  friendliness. 


honesty,  humor,  and  commit- 
ment have  made  an  Indelible 
impression  on  me.  I  will  never 
forget  Jeff  Dunn,  as  I  know 
those  of  you  who  knew  him  will 
either. 

Sincerely 
Samuel  M.  Andrews 

Human  rights 

Dear  Editor: 

Last  term  I  chanced  to  attend 
a  Forum  during  which  It 
became  evident  that  certain  of 
the  younger  undergraduates 
are  extremely  upset  about  con- 
ditions in  Central  America, 
where  it  was  alleged  that  Amer- 
ican CIA,  agents  were  Involved 
in  anti-human  rights  activities. 
I  don't  know  whether  these 
same  undergraduates  have 
come  to  the  realization  that 
past-revolutionary  savagery 
sometimes  outweights  wha- 
tever went  on  before,  but  I 
would  like  to  ask  whether  these 
undergraduates  might  show 
any  sense  of  compassion  for  the 
200  human  beings  shot  to  death 
In  Syria,  a  Soviet  protege.  Uni- 
ted States  reports  that  it  is 
"quite  regular  for  Syrian  troops 
to  round  up  the  menfolk  of  an 
apartment  building  after  a 
shooting  incident  and  gun  them 
down".  Or  is  that  somehow 
"different"? 

Ed  Mead  '77 

Late  exam- 

Continued  from  Page  1 
Students  at  the  January  7 
make-up  date  expressed  dis- 
may over  the  content  of  the 
make-up  version  and  the  lack  of 
publicity  about  time  and  loca- 
tion. Criticism  was  not  too  harsh 
however,  as  Paige  Sillcox  '84 
said,  "The  Econ.  Department 
handled  it  well,  given  the 
situation." 

The  discovered  exam  has 
raised  questions  about  the  Willi- 
ams Honor  Code  which  students 
must  sign  as  a  prerequisite  to 
entering  the  college.  "It  seems 
like  if  we  sign  (the  Honor  Code) 
that  should  be  enough,"  said 
Katie  Miller  '83.  "I  think  the 
thing  that  upset  people  the  most 
was  that  they  felt  like  they  wer- 
en't being  trusted." 

In  reference  to  the  Honor 
Code,  Dean  Roosenraad  said  he 
"hadn't  explored  that  ques- 
tion." 


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MIT  ruins  track  opener 


WILLIAMSTOWN-The  Men's 
Winter  Track  team  opened  Us 
1981  season  in  Cambridge  Satur- 
day, losing  narrowly  to  a  strong 
MIT  squad.  The  final  score  was 
MIT  71.  Williams  65. 

As  coach  Dick  Farley  com- 
mented: "I  was  pleased  with 
this  opening  performance  in 
general.  We  won  more  events 
than  MIT  but  they  had  the  edge 
in  terms  of  depth.  For  us,  It's  a 
question  of  getting  some  of  our 
backup  men  into  better  shape 
after  the  winter  break.  I  think 
we'll  probably  develop  quite  a 
bit." 

As  Farley  noted,  there  were 
several  outstanding  individual 
performances    for   Williams. 


Sophmore  distance  ace  Bo 
Pa  rker  had  an  especially  strong 
day,  running  a  personal  best  of 
3: 56  in  the  1500m  for  first,  and 
doubling  back  to  win  the  1000m 
run  in  2: 42.  Parker  had  to  hold 
off  MIT's  Paul  Neves  in  the  blis- 
tering 1500  finish,  a  remarkable 
feat  given  Neves'  800m  best  of 
1: 50,  which  indicates  his  consid- 
erable kicking  power. 

Also  performing  well  for  Wil- 
liams were  co-captain  Scott 
Mayfield,  '81  who  easily  took 
first  In  the  pole  vault  with  14'0", 
Charlie  Von  Arendtshlldt  '82, 
who  won  the  400m  in  51.0  and 
anchored  the  winning  1600m 
relay  and  Jeff  Poggi  '82,  who 
won  the  55m  hurdles  and  took 


second  in  the  500m  dash. 

1-2  finishes  were  turned  In  by 
Ephs  Steve  Serenska  '82  and 
John  Kowallk  '83  in  the  shot  put 
and  Thomas  Alejandro  '83  and 
Micah  Taylor  '82  In  the  55m 
dash.  Calvin  Schnure  '81  and 
Brian  Angle  '84  also  had  strong 
races,  taking  seconds  in  the 
800m  and  1000m  races, 
respectively. 

Williams  will  have  a  full  week 
of  further  preparation  before 
traveling  to  Clinton,  N.Y.  next 
Saturday  for  a  meet  with  host 
Hamilton  and  inducing  a  pere- 
nlally  tough  Union.  The  Ephs' 
home  opener  will  be  a  week 
from  Saturday  against  Spring- 
field and  Albany. 


How  not  to  hit  the  slopes. 


Continued  from  Page  8 
awful  steep.  I  try  to  hide  under  a 
seat,  but  my  roommate  finds 
me  and  drags  me  off  the  bus 
screaming.  An  ambulance  has 
just  arrived.  A  skier  on  the 
mountain  is  down.  I'm  hysteri- 
cal. I  run  back  to  the  bus. 

1:25  P.M.— My  roommate 
gets  a  crowbar  and  pries  me 
loose  from  the  bus's  front 
fender. 

1: 28  P.M.— I  arrive  at  the  ski 
rental  shop.  The  guy  behind  the 
counter  giggles  as  I  enter. 
The  guy  assures  me  size  six  is 
perfect.  I  insist  I'm  size  10.  He 
asks  me  what  business  I  have 
telling  him  his  job.  I  take  the 
size  six  boots.  Mistake  number 
four. 

1: 32  P.M.— I  meet  my  instruc- 
tor. He's  a  cross  between  U.S. 
Army  Drill  Sargeant  and  a 
large  ap)e.  I  say  hello.  He  says 
hello  WHO?  I  say  "Hello  SIR!  " 


Our  loving  relationship  cements 
itself. 

1: 35  P.M.— I  attach  my  skis  to 
my  boots  and  I  try  to  walk.  My 
feet  are  very  sore.  I  fall  on  some 
Ice  and  it  breaks.  My  kneecap  is 
shattered  and  I'm  soaking  wet. 
My  instructor  starts  to  giggle. 

1:36  P.M.-I  fall  again.  This 
time  I  can't  get  up.  He  says  I 
have  to  learn  to  get  up  by 
myself.  He  says  he  won't  help 
me  and  orders  all  others  to  let 
me  get  up  by  myself. 

1:50  P.M.— I'm  still  on  the 
ground. 

2:20  P.M.— My  instructor's 
starting  to  realize  that  I'm  not 
getting  up  no  matter  what.  He 
tries  to  use  psychology.  He 
threatens  me  with  bodily  harm 
If  I  don't  get  u  p. 

2:25  P.M.— My  instructor 
finally  gives  in.  He  tries  to  help 
me  up  and  is  unsuccessful. 

2: 27  P.M.— Eight  members  of 


Draft   council 

Continued  from  Hage  1 


according  to  Metoyer.  Ke  recog- 
nized the  right  not  to  participate 
in  an  obviously  unjust  war,  but 
asked  listeners  to  worry  about 
that  situation  only  if  it  happens. 

Senior  Philosophy  major  Deb- 
bie Gregg  had  no  general  rule  of 
ethics,  saying  that  each  situa- 
tion should  be  analyzed  on  its 
own  merits  in  order  to  establish 
personal  priorities— whether  or 
not  to  kill,  to  defend  the  home- 
land, free  oppressed  people,  or 
maintain  peace.  For  Gregg,  the 
obligation  to  keep  the  peace  was 
paramount.  She  felt  this  could 
best  be  fulfilled  by  not  register- 
ing. She  also  urged  young  men 
not  to  register  because,  since 
women  are  not  included,  regis- 
tration fosters  the  continuation 
of  a  male-dominated  "patriar- 


chal society." 

The  last  speaker  was 
Muhammed  Kenyatta.  He 
spoke  at  length  on  present  and 
past  injustices,  stating  bluntly 
that  the  purpose  of  the  military 
is  to  kill,  and  no  state  can 
require  its  citizens  to  kill.  He 
concluded  by  quoting  Dr.  Mar- 
tin Luther  King's  statement 
that  America  was  "the  world's 
greatest  purveyor  of  violence," 
and  saying  that  registration 
only  encourages  the  revival  (3f 
militarism. 

A  freewheeling  discussion  fol- 
lowed the  opening  statements, 
ranging  from  the  question  of 
mandatory  national  service  to 
the  nature  of  citizenship  to  the 
ethics  of  war.  Listeners  agreed 
that  the  discussion  was  a  valua- 
ble exchange  of  views  on  this 
important  issue. 


the  ski  patrol  try  to  get  me  up 
and  are  unsuccessful. 

2:30  P.M.— The  ski  patrol 
calls  for  a  crane  to  get  me  up. 

2:45  P.M.— The  crane  comes 
and  gets  me  up  onto  my  feet. 

3:05  P.M.— Skis  back  on  and 
ready  to  go.  My  feet  dopn't  hurt 
any  more.  They  are  completely 
numb.  I  make  it  halfway  up  the 
hill;  whereupon  I  slide  back 
down  and  fall  once  again. 

3:06  P.M.— I'm  stuck  again. 

3:08  P.M. -The  crane  is 
called  for  one  more  time.  My  ski 
instructor  shoots  himself 
behind  the  ski  lodge. 

3:15  P.M.— I  decide  to  go  up 
the  beginner's  hill  by  use  of  the 
tow  lift. 

3:47  P.M.— I  lose  my  grip  on 
the  tow  lift,  just  seconds  from 
the  top  and  become  the  world's 
fastest  backward  skier. 

3:47  P.M.— Everyone  starts 
shouting  "Stop,  stop!"  I  can't 
find  the  brake. 

3: 48  P.M.— It's  sort  of  fun  tra- 
velling down  the  hill,  until  the 
ski  lodge  gets  in  the  way. 

3:49  P.M.— I  collide  with  the 
ski  lodge. 

4:00  P.M.— Board  the  bus  for 
home.  Everyone  is  really  proud 
of  me.  I've  succeeded  in  adding 
a  new  rear  entrance  to  the  ski 
lodge. 


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Hoopsters  split  weekend  series  thrillers 


by  Mary  Kate  Shea 

A  30-foot  shot  at  the  buzzer  by 
Merchant  Marine's  Bob  McNa- 
mee  gave  the  Mariners  a  58-56 
win  over  Williams  College  Sat- 
urday afternoon.  The  loss  ends 
the  Ephs'  win  streak  at  four 
games  and  puts  them  at  4-3  on 
the  season.  Merchant  Marine  is 
4-6. 

Williams  was  down  by  as 
much  as  14  points  early  In  the 
second  hald,  34-20,  following  a 
string  of  eight  unanswered 
points.  The  Ephs  then  started  to 
mix  defenses  effectively,  keep- 
ing the  Mariners'  strong  shoot- 
ers at  bay. 

Jeff  Fasulo  '82  and  Art  Pidori- 
ano  '84  sparked  a  Williams' 
comeback  in  the  last  ten  min- 
utes of  the  game.  Pidoriano  ac- 
counted for  seven  points  and 
Fasulo  had  eight  of  his  team- 
high  16,  including  six  in  the  final 
0:40  to  pull  the  Ephs  even  with 
Merchant  Marine  at  56-56^ 

Fasulo  was  fouled  on  a 
jumper  and  completed  the 
three-point  play,  connected  on  a 
technical  free  throw,  then  hit 
another  15-footer  to  tie  the  game 
with  0: 31  on  the  clock.  Williams' 
tight  defense  kept  the  Mariners 
from  shooting  and  they  had  to 
take  a  time  out  with  0;14  left  in 
the  game.  The  Ephs  were  able 
to  prevent  Merchant  Marine 
from  getting  to  the  hoop,  but 
McNamee,    who   had   the    hot 


hand  all  afternoon,  tossed  the 
ball  in  to  clinch  the  victory. 

Williams    travels    to    Dart- 
Scoring  Summary: 


mouth  next  Wednesday,  then 
faces  Springfield  next  Sat- 
urday. 

IVIERCHANT  MARINE 


WILLIAMS 

FG 

FT    TP 

FG 

FT 

TP 

Ahlberg 

3 

0       6 

Bruggeman 

0 

0 

0 

Fasulo 

7 

2      16 

DeBonlx 

1 

0 

2 

Gootklnd 

2 

1        5 

Barnett 

2 

0 

4 

Lewis 

2 

5        9 

McNamee 

11 

1 

23 

Lutz 

0 

0        0 

Flannery 

1 

4 

6 

O'Day 

0 

0        0 

Shelley 

5 

2 

12 

Olesen 

4 

1        9 

Popelka 

4 

0 

8 

Ormsbee 

0 

2        2 

DeBoer 

0 

0 

n 

Pidoriano 

3 

3        9 

Haughney 

1 

1 

3 

TOTALS, 

21 

14      56 

TOTALS 

25 

8 

58 

Score  by  Periods 

1 

2    Final 

^ 

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Williams 

18 

38       56 

V5 

J 

Merchant  Mar. 

26 

32       58 

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Diary  of  a  non-skier 


Art  Pidoriano  lunges  between  Merchant  Marine  opponents  in  a  successful 
drive  to  the  hoop. 

Aquatic  Ephs  swamp  hapless  Hamilton 


The  Women's  swim  team 
upped  its  record  to  3-0  Saturday 
with  an  impressive  78-44  victory 
over  Hamilton  College. 

Because  of  the  disqualifica- 
tion of  the  Continentals'  initial 
relay,  the  Williams  200  medley 
relay  of  Linda  Reed  '81,  junior 
Barb  Good  '82,  and  sophomores 
Liz  Jex  and  Ann  Tuttle  won  in  a 
time  of  2: 01.6. 

Although  Williams  won  sev- 
eral of  these  events  by  a  margi- 
nal amount,  the  100  backstroke 
proved  to  be  tough  competition 
for  Katie  Hudner  '83  who  fin- 
ished strong  and  touched  out  her 
opponents  to  win  the  race  in 
1:05.9. 

Other  victories  included 
Katherine  Pearsall  '81  in  the 
1000  free,  Tuttle  in  the  50 and  100 
free,  Hudner  in  the  200  individ- 
ual medley.  Barb  Good  in  the 
100  breaststroke,  Catherine 
Hartley  '82  in  the  200  free,  and 
Jex  in  the  100  and  200  fly.  Har- 

Racquetmen 
unstrung 

The  Tigers  of  Princeton  Uni- 
versity travelled  to  the  squash 
courts  in  Lasell  gym  Friday 
night  where  they  mauled  their 
Williams'  hosts  9-0. 

The  Tigers  blanked  all  of  their 
Williams'  opponents  in  straight 
games  except  Tad  Chase  '82 
who  managed  two  overtime 
games  only  to  lose  3-1. 

Williams  appeared  to  have 
lost  some  of  its  pre-Christmas 
edge  which  brought  it  six  victo- 
ries in  the  Williams  Round 
Robin  and  near  wins  against 
powerhouses  Navy  and 
Fordham. 

Williams  more  than  met  its 
match  against  Princeton  who  is 
ranked  number  two  in  the 
nation  behind  Harvard. 

Williams  has  one  week  to  pre- 
pare for  an  away  match  against 
Yale  next  Saturday  afternoon. 
From  then  until  the  end  of  Feb- 
ruary, Williams  will  play  twice 
weekly  against  many  of  the  top 
teams  in  the  country. 


tley,  Hudner,  Tuttle,  and  Jex 
teamed  up  to  finish  off  the  meet 
with  a  winning  time  of  3:  50  in 
the  400  free  relay. 

The  Men's  Swim  Team  also 
rolled  past  Hamilton  64-49  in 
Clinton,  New  York  last  Satur- 
day afternoon.  The  team  took 
the  lead  at  the  outset  when  the 
400  yard  medley  relay  team  of 
Gordon  Cliff,  Dave  Johnson, 
Frank  Fritz  and  Keith  Berryhill 
soundly  defeated  the  opposition. 

From  this  point  the  Eph 
swimmers  never  looked  back. 


Other  key  victories  came  by 
Mike  Regan  in  the  50  and  100 
meter  freestyles.  Regan  also 
anchored  the  victorious  frees- 
tyle relay  team.  Senior  Gordon 
Cliff  and  sophomore  Ben  Aron- 
son  each  contributed  qualifying 
standards  while  stroking  to  vic- 
tory in  the  200  meter  backstroke 
and  200  meter  butterfly; 
respectively. 

The  victory  raised  the  team's 
record  to  4-0,  as  they  take  their 
act  on  the  road  for  a  tough  meet 
against    Southern   Connecticut 


by  Steven  H.  Epstein 

(Ed.  Note:  This  Is  a  re-prlnt  of 
an  earlier  EPHUSIONS 
column,  but  has  been  altered 
slightly  by  the  author.) 

Usually  this  column  has  been 
a  showcase  for  interesting  tri- 
via about  various  athletes  at 
Williams.  This  time  I'd  like  to 
talk  about  a  rather  mediocre 

EPHUSIONS 

athlete  who  has  always  been  a 
sentimental  favorite  of  mine  . . . 
me. 

An  old  sports  cliche  says, 
"Those  who  can,  play.  Those 
who  can't,  coach.  I  carry  this 
one  step  further  and  say  that 
those  who  can't  do  either  end  up 
as  sportswrlters.  Well,  here  I 
am. 

Last  week  I  returned  from  my 
winter  hibernation  and  decided 
to  make  my  ascent  up  that 
rough  peak  known  as  skiing 
super-stardom.  To  say  I  fal- 
tered a  bit  would  be  to  under- 
state the  facts.  To  say  I  was 
almost  killed  in  the  process 
would  be  more  correct. 


Playoff-seeking  pucksters  top  Holy  Cross 


by  Ted  Herwie 

The  Epn  hockey  squad  came 
from  behind  and  scored  five 
times  in  the  first  period  to  even- 
tually prevail  over  Holy  Cross 
8-5,  giving  coach  Bill  McCor- 
mick  his  best  season  start  in  fif- 
teen years. 

Holy  Cross  jumped  out  to  a 
quick  two-goal  lead  in  the  first 
five  minutes  of  the  game  as  they 
skated  by  the  Eph  lines  at  will. 
Tony  Petrick  and  Tom  Pickett 
set  up  Brian  Harnett  for  the 
score  at  1: 18,  followed  by  a 
Pickett  and  John  Deland  combo 
to  Bill  Fitzgerald,  Holy  Cross, 
captain  and  the  game's  high 
scorer,  at  4:57.  Williams  first 
got  on  the  board  at  7: 59  as  Dave 
Calabro  capitalized  on  a  5  on  4 
situation,  assisted  by  Tim  Con- 
nelly and  Matt  St.  Onge.  Still 
down  2-1,  the  Eph  offensive 
lines  consolidated  their  act  and 
commenced  a  five-minute  bar- 
rage of  the  Holy  Cross  goal 
which  netted  them  four.  Jon 
Dayton  found  St.  Onge  and  St. 
Onge  found  the  net  at  13:17, 
evening  the  score.  Tom  Resor 
and  Calabro  set  up  Ed  Finn  for 
his  goal  at  15: 06  which  put  Willi- 
ams one  up,  and  John  Whelan 
raised  the  margin  to  two  just 
seconds  later  assisted  by  Adam 
Pollock  and  Resor.  Sam  Flood 
capped  the  first  period  scoring 
witli  a  picture-perfect  power 
play  score  with  assist  credit 
going  to  Connelly  and  St.  Onge. 

The  second  period  saw  a  new 


Holy  Cross  goalie  playing 
behind  a  rejuvenated  squad. 
The  action  was  swift  and  domi- 
nated by  Holy  Cross  as  Eph 
goalie  Dan  Finn  fended  off  16 
shots.  Holy  Cross  collected 
another  goal  at  8: 33  when  their 
leading  scorer  Kevin  Cy r  drilled 
one  in  off  passes  from  Fitzge- 
rald and  John  Powell.  Williams 
answered  at  13:37  with  a  power 
play  goal  from  St.  Onge,  set  up 
by  Resor  and  Bob  Brownell. 

The  Ephs  had  just  collected 
another  of  their  11  penalties 
when  Dick  Flood  eluded  the 
Holy  Cross  defense  and  scored  a 
shorthanded  goal.  Captain  Skip 
Vallee  had  the  assist,  to  make 
the  score  7-3  Williams.   Holy 


Cross'  Jack  Casali  and  John 
Fulchino  set  up  their  captain 
Bill  Fitzgerald  and  he  found  the 
net  at  8:57.  Williams'  Dick 
Flood  and  Skip  Vallee  duo  then 
did  it  again  at  12: 24.  Fitzgerald 
replied  with  his  third  goal  of  the 
evening  at  13:09,  set  up  by 
Casali  and  Cyr,  making  the  final 
8-5. 

Williams  is  now  6-1-1  on  the 
season.  This  is  their  best  record 
since  the  1965/1966  season. 
While  McCormick  hopes  for 
another  successful  season  like 
65/66,  he  says,  "Every  game 
from  here  on  will  be  tough  for 
us."  Nonetheless,  he  says  Willi- 
ams is  "looking  for  a  playoff 
spot." 


Even  figure  skating  has 
seemed  too  great  a  risk  for  my 
tender  torse.  After  all,  it  only 
takes  one  sowcowing  seven- 
year  old  to  knock  an  unsuspect- 
ing uncoordinated  slipping, 
sliding  skating  mess  like  me 
into  my  backside, 

But  try  I  did.  Twice  I  attemp- 
ted to  get  on  skis  and  actually 
travel  down  a  mountain  at 
speeds  exceeding  ten  miles  per 
hour.  Never  again.  Here  are  the 
facts: 

11:30  A.M.— I  wake  up  with 
wander  lust  in  my  eyes.  It's 
either  wanderlust,  or  that  yel- 
low stuff  that  forms  while 
you're  asleep.  Well,  no  matter.  I 
decide,  in  a  moment  of  supreme 
insanity,  to  go  skiing.  Call  it 
bravery,  call  it  stupidity.  It  was 
actually  peer  pressure.  Let's 
face  it,  skiing  is  preppy.  I  decide 
I  want  in.  Mistake  number  one. 

12: 42  P.M.— I  call  my  mother 
to  hope  she'll  talk  me  out  of 
going.  Just  my  luck;  she's 
encouraging.  I  feel  sick.  I 
threaten  suicide.  I  get  on  the 
bus.  Mistake  number  two. 

1: 03  P.M.— We  set  out  for  des- 
tination zero.  Everyone  else  is 
excited.  I'm  nauseous.  I  keep 
thinking  of  the  poor  ski  jumper 
on  "Wide  World  of  Sports".  Was 
his  mother  so  encouraging?  No, 
I  decide.  Who  ever  heard  of  a 
peer  pressure  preppy  Yugo 
slavlan? 

1:10  P.M.— I'm  getting  ner- 
vous and  it's  starting  to  show. 
The  kid  sitting  next  to  me  with 
one  arm  and  numerous  facial 
lacerations  assures  me  skiing 
isn't  dangerous.  I  make  a  try  for 
the  window.  My  roommate  pulls 
me  back  inside  the  bus  as  I  am 
unable  to  elude  his  grasp.  I 
rationalize  and  become  optimis- 
tic. Mistake  number  three. 

1:23  P.M.— We  arrive  at  the 
mountain.  The  mountain  looks 


Continued  on  Page  7 


Eph  goalie  Dan  Finn  stands  ready  to  make  one  of  41  saves  he  collected  against  Holy  Cross  Saturday  night. 
Delenseman  Adam  Pollack  looks  on. 


The  Willi 


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VOL.  94,  NO.  13 


USPA  684-680 


WILLIAMS 


COLLEGE 


JANUARY  20,  1981 


Two  professors 
to  receive  tenure 


by  John  Tigar  &  Dave  Steakley 

According  to  sources  close  to 
the  administration,  the  Com- 
mittee on  Appointments  and 
Promotions  has  recommended 
that  Sherron  Knopp  of  the  Eng- 
lish department  and  Carl  Van 
Duyne  of  the  Economics  depart- 
ment be  granted  tenure.  The 
recommendations  will  be  sub- 
mitted to  the  Board  of  Trustees 
at  the  Trustees  meeting  next 
weekend.  The  Trustees  are 
expected  to  approve  the  recom- 
mendations without  much 
discussion. 

The  tenure  decisions  have 
been  made  In  accordance  with 
guidelines  set  forth  in  the  Willi- 
ams faculty  handbook.  Deci- 
sions are  normally  made  in  the 
sixth  year  of  an  assistant  pro- 
fessor's residence  at  Williams. 
Exceptions  to  this  rule  may  be 
made,  however,  at  the  request 
of  ?  professor,  a  professor's 
department,  or  the  College. 

The  CAP  makes  tenure 
recommendations  after  an 
exhaustive  review  of  the  profes- 
sor, including  student  surveys, 
departmental  surveys,  and  con- 
siderations of  the  professor's 
scholarly  work.  Williams  pro- 
fessors do  not  live  by  the  "pub- 
lish or  perish"  rule,  but 
publication  Is  a  factor  in  tenure 
decisions. 

Three  other  faculty  members 
under  consideration  were  not 
recommended  for  tenure.  They 
are  Marianna  Torgovnlck  and 


David  Langston  of  the  English 
department  and  Daniel  Kleler 
of  the  Chemistry  department. 

The  faculty  members 
Involved  and  members  of  the 
CAP  all  refused  to  comment  for 
the  Record .  President  Chandler 
declined  to  comment  in  order  to 
"keep  the  Integrity  of  the 
process." 

Knopp  has  been  at  Williams 
since  1975.  She  received  her 
B.A.  from  Loyola  in  1971  and  her 
Ph.D.  from  U.C.L.A.  In  1975. 
Van  Duyne  has  been  here  since 
1976.  He  received  his  A.B.  at 
Princeton  in  1968  and  his  Ph.D. 
at  Stanford  in  1976. 


Prolessor  Robert  Walle  expounded  the  virtues  and  failures  of  OUR  HITLER,  A  FILM  FROM  GERMANY  during  a 
panel  discussion  on  Wednesday  night.  See  story  on  page  4.  (Burghardt) 


ACSR    announces  Newmont  decision 


by  Sara  Ferris 

In  early  December  Trustees 
on  the  Finance  Committee 
voted  to  stop  buying  certificates 
of  deposit  from  six  banks  and  to 
sell  all  College-owned  stock  in 
Newmont  IMlnlng  Corporation. 
Both  actions  stemmed  from 
recommendations  by  the  Advi- 
sory Committee  on  Shareholder 
Responsibility  (ASCR). 

At  a  November  13  meeting, 
the  ACSR  unanimously  urged 
divestiture  of  Newmont  stock 
based  on  an  understanding  with 
the  Trustees  that  "the  stock  of 
any  company  which  refused  to 
give  information  sufficient  for 
reasoned  judgment  about  the 


Assistant  Professor  Sherron  Knopp  (left)  Is  expected  to  be  recommended 
to  the  trustees  (right)  for  tenure  later  this  week. 

(Williams  News  Office) 


company's  behavior  be  dis- 
posed of." 

The  ACSR  repeatedly  questi- 
oned Newmont  about  Its  opera- 
tions and  policies  in  South 
Africa  through  letters  and  a 
meeting  with  company  offi- 
cials. These  efforts  proved  fruit- 
less, however.  The  last  letter 
from  Newmont  Indicated  that 
"they  were  not  interested  in 
detailed  factual  response  but 
would  be  Interested  in  more 
talks , ' '  according  to  Don  Duben- 
dorf,  alumni  member  of  the 
ACSR. 

The  ACSR  also  voted  five  to 
one  with  one  abstention  against 
doing  business  with  certain 
banks.  Five— Morgan  Guaranty 
Trust,  Bank  of  America,  Cit- 
ibank, First  National  of  Seattle, 
and  Bankers'  Trust— admitted 
that  they  lend  money  directly  to 
South  Africa  in  response  to 
ACSR  inquiries.  The  sixth- 
Cleveland  National  Bank- 
claimed  it  was  "too  busy  to 
answer"  the  letter  from  the 
committee. 

The  Finance  Committee  of 
the  Board  of  Trustees  "adopted 
all  of  our  recommendations 
without  dissent,"  reported 
Joseph  Kershaw,  College 
Treasurer,  at  the  ACSR  meet- 
ing on  January  12.  He  explained 
that  the  committee  had  been 


delegated  authority  to  decide" 
the  issue,  so  no  further  Trustee 
vote  was  necessary. 

College  financial  advisers 
were  Informed  about  the  banks 
and  one  adviser  was  Instructed 
to  sell  the  Newmont  stock 
"within  a  reasonable  period  of 
time,"  Kershaw  added. 

ACSR  member  Lola  Bogyo, 
Assistant  Professor  of  Psychol- 
ogy, emphasized  the  impor- 
tance of  Psychology,  empha 
sized  the  importance  of  public- 
izing the  divestiture  because  of 
its  symbolic  nature.  Dubendorf 
concurred,  noting  that  it  "is 
Important  we  make  it  clear  that 
it  was  a  question  of  unavailabil- 
ity of  data  from  the  company." 
Anita  Brooks'81,of  the  Williams 


Anti-Apartheid  Coalition, 
explained  that  publicity  is  "the 
way  this  kind  of  action  has  the 
most  effect." 

The  decision  to  sell  was 
announced  at  the  December  10 
faculty  meeting.  Newmont  was 
also  notified  of  the  action  and 
the  reasons  behind  it  but  has  not 
yet  responded. 

However,  Ray  Boyer  of  the 
News  Office  knows  of  no  notice 
of  the  divestiture  in  any  news- 
papers or  magazines.  President 
John  Chandler  commented,  "I 
don't  quite  see  the  point  of  pub- 
licizing it .  It 's  a  matter  of  letting 
Newmont  know  about  the 
decision." 

Kershaw  believes  the 
Continued  on  Page  8 


Security  finds  dying  cats 


Trustees  to  act  on  Newmont 


When  the  trustees  of  Williams 
College  arrive  on  campus  for 
their  semi-annual  meeting,  they 
are  expected  to  act  on  a  wide 
range  of  Issues,  including  the 
proposal  to  divest  holdings  In 
South  Africa's  Newmont  Mining 
Company,  and  faculty  tenure 
decisions. 

Some  of  the  trustees  will 
arrive  early  Thursday  evening 
to  meet  with  the  Advisory  com- 
mittee in  Shareholder  Responsi- 
bility and  members  of  the 
Williams  Anti-Apartheid 
Coalition. 

According  to  WAAC  member 
Anita  Brooks  '81  Charles  Mott  of 
the  Finance  Committee  will 
state  the  position  of  the  Trustees 
on  College  Investments.  Lola 
Bogyo,  Assistant  Professor  of 
Psychology,  will  then  review 
the  ACSR's  plans  for  the  second 
semester. 

Members  of  the  WAAC  will 
respond    by   outlining   their 


views.  Alleen  Lachs  '83 
explained,  "We  are  all  for  div- 
estment. It's  inconsistent  for  an 
organization  dedicated  to  edu- 
cation to  uphold  the  system  of 
apartheid."  Brooks  pointed  out 
that  the  meeting  will  Improve 
communication  between  the 
College  community  and  the 
Trustees. 

"We  recognize  that  they  don't 
see  things  the  way  we  do.  We 
hope  to  create  some  sort  of  dia- 
logue," she  added. 

After  a  question-and-answer 
period,  the  meeting  will  con- 
clude with  a  discussion  of 
"investment  responsibilities  in 
general",  according  to  Brooks. 
This  will  cover  ethical  Issues 
other  than  apartheid,  such  as 
nuclear  power  and  equal 
employment. 

On  Friday  the  trustee  com- 
mittees meet  to  deal  with  spe- 
cific proposals  and  make 
recommendations    to   the   full 


board.  Committees  Include 
Buildings  and  Grounds,  Budget 
and  Financial  Planning, 
Degrees,  Development,  Student 
Affairs,  and  an  Executive  Com- 
mittee to  decide  on  matters  not 
under  the  jurisdiction  of  the 
standing  committees. 

The  full  board  of  Trustees  will 
meet  on  Saturday  in  the  board 
room  in  Chapin  Hall  beginning 
at  9:00  a.m.  At  this  time  the 
trustees  vote  on  recommenda- 
tions from  the  various  commit- 
tees and  finalize  the  decisions. 
Committee  recommendations 
are  rarely  overturned  and  the 
trustees  are  expected  to 
approve  the  Newmont  decision 
and  tenure  recommendations 
from  the  College  Committee  on 
Appointments  and  Promotions. 

College  President  John 
Chandler  has  scheduled  a  press 
conference  in  the  President's 
House  at  12: 15  immediately  fol- 
lowing the  close  of  the  trustees 
meeting. 


Three  cats,  one  aault  and  two 
kittens,  were  found  locked  in 
Dodd  House  just  before  Christ- 
mas by  College  Security  Officer 
Bill  Wilson,  who  was  conducting 
a  routine  security  the  animals 
were  successfully  captured. 
Although  both  kittens  subse- 
quently died  of  exposure,  auto- 
psies showed  that  neither  kitten 
had  rabies,  sparing  Wilson  a 
painful  series  of  rabies  shots. 

The  situation  was  the  most 
severe  of  a  number  of  problems 
with  animals  which  have 
occurred  on  campus  this  year. 
Dean  Cris  Roosenraad  said  of 
the  Incident,  "I'm  furious. 
Somebody  just  walked  away, 
abandoning  three  animals  to 
die.  Put  this  together  with  the 
health  problems,  the  animal 
filth,  not  to  mention  the  legal 
problems  and  you've  just  got  an 
intolerable  situation. 

"It's  a  shame  that  we  can't 
have  a  limited  mascot  system 
without  its  being  abused,"  con- 
tinued Roosenraad.  "The  pres- 
ent situation  cannot  be  allowed 
to  Continue,  however.  Dogs 
have  attacked  townspeople's 
children  in  years  past  and  both 
students  and  townspeople  are 
complaining  of  the  stench.  I'm 
afraid  the  College  is  being 
pushed  into  some  kind  of  abso- 
lute stance. 

"It's  a  shame  because  some 
dog  owners  are  highly  responsi- 
ble, the  animals  really  are 
treated  as  mascots,"  said  Roo- 
senraad. "The  difficulty  is  to 
create    an    approach   which 


doesn't  penalize  the  responsible 
owners  and  yet  eliminates  the 
grave  problems  we  face." 

Director  of  College  Security 
Ransom  Jenks  echoed  Roosen- 
raad's  concern.  "We  have  a 
serious  problem  with  these 
animals,"  said  Jenks.  "No  one 
has  the  time  to  care  for  them; 
it's  absolutely  impossible  to 
care  for  one  in  this  setting." 

"I'm  totally  opposed  to  anim- 
als being  on  campus,"  said 
Jenks.  "There  are  just  too  many 
care,  health,  allergy,  and  odor 
problems."  Jenks  also  felt  that 
there  should  be  a  campus  dis- 
cussion on  the  issue  in  order  to 
raise  awareness  and  formulate 
alternative  for  action  on  this 
issue. 


Inside  the  Record 


'.'SV- 

v.- 

Tuck  In  Service p.  S 

Outlook  looks  at  Reagan  ...  p.  3 

Features  looks  Inside  the 
library p.  5 

Jazzman  Clyde  Criner 
reviewed p.  6 

Ephuslons p.  10 


Page  2 


WILLIAMS  RECORD 


January  20,  1981 


No  Cause  for  Joy 


The  College's  sale  of  Newmont  Mining  stock  has  gone  unnoticed  by 
the  Williams  community.  Where  is  the  rejoicing,  the  feeling  of  vindica- 
tion for  those  students  who  put  so  much  time  and  effort  into  persuading 
the  Trustees  to  dump  Newmont?  The  answer  lies  in  the  fact  that  the 
decision  to  divest  Williams  of  Newmont  is  not  action  based  on  the  situa- 
tion in  South  Africa  but  is  rather  a  decision  based  on  the  irresponsible 
behavior  of  the  company  toward  its  stockholders. 

Newmont  consistently  refused  to  give  the  Advisory  Committee  on 
Shareholder  Responsibility  any  information  on  its  practices  in  South 
Africa  despite  num.erous  requests  by  the  Williams  committee.  This 
intransigence  was  inexcusable  and  sufficient  grounds  for  the  termina- 
tion of  our  relationship.  We  believe  it  was  the  deciding  factor  in  the 
Trustees  recent  decision  on  Newmont. 

Divestiture  has  not  occurred.  This  action  brings  us  no  closer  to  a 
community-wide  understanding  on  this  difficult  issue.  We  therefore 
urge  the  Trustees  to  take  a  firm,  unambiguous  stand  on  divestiture  and 
to  back  it  up  with  clear,  decisive  action  based  on  that  stand.  Symbolic 
gestures  and  equivocal  statements  of  policy  are  neither  sufficient  nor 
constructive.  We,  the  Williams  community,  have  a  right  to  know  where 
the  Trustees  really  stand  on  the  total  divestiture  issue.  It  is  only  then 
that  we  can  begin  a  truly  meaningful  discussion  of  this  difficult  issue. 


We  Need  a  Solution 


Animals  on  campus  have  become  a  real  problem  at  Williams.  Stu- 
dents complain  weekly  of  the  stench,  the  community  complains  of 
frightened  children,  and  animals  are  left  to  starve  while  students  cele- 
brate Christmas.  Clearly  something  must  be  done. 

The  administration  is  almost  ready  to  issue  a  blanket  ban  on  anim- 
als on  campus.  Indeed,  this  may  be  forced  by  concerns  for  the  health  and 
safety  of  the  community  as  well  as  for  the  suffering  of  some  of  the 
neglected  animals. 

The  present  situation  shows  a  breakdown  in  the  house  mascot  sys- 
tem. Currently,  each  house  is  entitled  to  have  one  adult  dog  as  a  mascot. 
These  privileges  have  been  abused  and  ignored.  People  bring  young 
animals  to  Williams  and  then  leave  them  to  fend  for  themselves  as  soon 
as  they  outgrow  their  cute  young  ways.  Illustrations  of  this  neglect 
include  the  kittens  who  starved  in  Dodd  and  the  Security  Officer  who 
spent  two  days  under  the  fear  of  painful  rabies  treatment. 

Security  Director  Jenks  has  said  that  "it's  absolutely  impossible  to 
care  for  (an  animal)  in  this  setting."  We  disagree.  We  feel  a  limited 
mascot  system  could  work.  The  advantages  of  companionship  and  love 
between  students  and  their  animals  is  obvious.  We  must  show  the 
administration  that  we  can  regulate  ourselves,  that  we  have  the  time 
and  the  maturity  to  care  for  animals  at  Williams.  We  must  act  now 
because  it  will  soon  be  too  late. 


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LETTERS . 


Oppose  JBAKC 

To  the  editor: 

During  thie  past  weeic  posters  have 
appeared  on  campus  urging  us  to  demon- 
strate for  "Death  to  theKlan."Thedem- 
onstration  is  sponsored  by  the  John 
Brown  Anti-Klan  Committee  (JBAKC). 
Their  newsletter  of  July  1980  states  the 
organization's  three  point  national  pro- 
gram, which  is  1)  Death  to  the  Klan,  2) 
Build  Support  for  the  Struggles  of  Black 
and  Other  Third  World  People  for 
Human  Rights,  and  3)  Zionism  and  the 
Klan  Go  Hand-In-Hand.  Fight  Zionism 
and  Worldwide  White  Supremacy. 

The  Ku  Klux  Klan  is  evil  and  undesira- 
ble, but  I  cannot  support  a  group  which 
has  the  destruction  of  Israel  as  one  of  its 
goals.  Opposing  the  Klan  and  supporting 
the  people  of  the  Third  World  is  respecta- 
ble, whereas  hating  Jews  is  not.  The 
JBAKC  has  cleverly  discovered  a  way  to 
make  anti-Semitism  respectable  again. 
This  is  why  I  ask  you  to  neither  join  nor 
support  this  Inauguration  Day  demon- 
stration against  the  Klan. 

Sincerely 
Susan  Edelman  '81 


Divestiture 


To  the  editor: 

The  recent  decision  by  the  Trustee 
Finance  Committee  to  divest  its  stock  in 
the  Newmont  Mining  Corporation  should 
be  applauded.  And  derided.  While  some 
of  the  credit  for  this  action  is  obviously 
due  the  Trustees,  the  overwhelming 
majority  should  be  directed  to  the 
members  of  the  Williams  Anti-Apartheid 
Coalition  and  the  Advisory  Committee 
on  Shareholder  Responsibility.  The  deci- 
sion to  divest  marks  the  culmination  of 
an  effort  initiated  by  the  WAAC  and  real- 
ized through  the  efforts  of  both  groups. 
While  I  do  not  wish  to  seem  "negative", 
(no  one  around  here  likes  that  word 
much)  it  is  a  certainty,  disturbing  yet 
undeniable,  that  without  this  pressure 
the  Trustees  would  never  have  acted, 
given  their  wonderfully  staunch  prefer- 
ence tor  the  maintenance  of  the  status 
quo. 

The  motive  behind  an  action,  it  can  be 
argued,  is  of  equal  if  not  greater  signifi- 
cance than  the  action  itself.  When  consi- 
dered from  this  perspective,  the 
Trustees'  action  seems  much  less  noble 
or  moral  than  they  would  perhaps  like  to 
portray  it.  While  the  WAAC  pointed  to 
the  distressingly  racist  operation  of  the 
company  (even  by  South  African  stand- 
ards) and  urged  divestiture  on  these 
grounds,  the  Trustees'  decision  was 
based  on  the  company's  obstinate  ref- 
usal to  honestly  discuss  the  nature  of  its 
practices  in  South  Africa  and  not  on  the 
practices  themselves.  The  recommen- 
dation by  the  ACSR  urging  divestiture 
left  the  Trustees  with  two  choices:  dives- 
titure or  hypocritical  denial  of  past 
statements. 

Finally,  and  most  significantly,  this  is 


not  an  end;  it  is  a  beginning.  Student  and 
faculty  action  and  pressure  were  the 
primary  cause  of  this  decision.  Further 
efforts  are  necessary.  We  cannot,  we 
must  not  be  satisfied  with  this  first  step; 
total  divestiture  must  remain  the  ulti- 
mate goal.  If  we  lose  sight  of  this  end, 
then  the  Newmont  effort  will  have  been 
in  vain,  another  token  appeasement  of 
our  precious  "liberal"  sensibilities. 

Sincerely, 
Jim  Pettit  '82 

Sliared  Concern 

To  the  editor: 

I  would  like  to  commend  the  RECORD 
for  including  last  week's  article  on  the 
important  topic  of  alcoholism  at  Willi- 
ams. Chemical  dependency  is  a  sensitive 
subject,  and  therefore  it  is  all  the  more 
urgent  that  we  muster  the  courage  to 
investigate  the  problem  head-on.  I  am 
concerned,  however,  over  the  misinter- 
pretation of  Dean  Roosenraad's  assess- 
ment of  the  College's  abuse  of  alcohol. 
The  article  suggested  his  striking  min- 
imalization  of  the  problem,  but  through  a 
subsequent  discussion  I  had  with  him  he 
clarified  his  position.  Far  from  trivializ- 
ing the  matter  he  expressed  a  genuine 
concern  over  the  prevalence  of  alcohol 
abuse  on  our  campus.  He,  like  Charlotte 
Marlowe,  recognizes  the  vast  amount  of 
rationalization  among  the  college  com- 
munity regarding  alcohol. 

As  a  member  of  an  alcoholic  family,  I 
share  their  concern.  For  this  reason  I 
have  initiated  a  multi-faceted  program 
on  alcoholism.  The  most  important  func- 
tion of  this  project  is  to  promote  aware- 
ness of  the  disease.  Beyond  that  I  hope  to 
establish  an  Al-Anon  chapter  on  campus, 
and  perhaps  in  time,  an  Alcoholics  Ano- 
nymous group.  My  first  effort  to  dissemi- 
nate accurate  information  will  be  though 
a  film  and  panel  discussion  sponsored  by 
the  Williamstown  Task  Force  on  Alcoho- 
lism ,  to  be  held  on  Sunday,  January  25,  at 
7: 30  p.m.  in  the  Biology  building,  Room 
111.  In  addition,  I  have  set  up  a  small 
library  on  chemical  dependency  in  the 
lobby  of  Dr.  Talbot's  office  in  the  Infir- 
mary, open  to  the  entire  Williams  com- 
munity. Later  in  the  semester  other 
compelling  films  and  lectures  concern- 
ing the  disease  will  be  provided. 

One  of  my  chief  concerns  in  this  endea- 
vor is  to  create  as  non-threatening  an 
approach  as  possible.  It  is  indisputable 
that  the  problem  exists,  but  even  more 
important  Is  to  acknowledge  that  there  is 
something  we  can  do  about  it.  Unfortu- 
nately, reams  of  misconceptions  becloud 
our  perception  of  chemical  dependency. 
Please  join  me  in  learning  more  about 
the  issue  and  in  re-evaluating  the  role  of 
alcohol  in  our  community.  My  goal  is  to 
help,  not  to  accuse. 

If  you  are  interested  in  assisting  me 
and  this  project,  please  contact  me  at 
x2801  or  S.U.  1593.  Thank  you. 

Julia  Brooks  '83 
Continued  on  Page  8 


OUTLOOK 


WILLIAMS  RECORD 


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Ronald  Reagan-.  Strong  yet  flexible 


by  Steve  Spears 

To  adequately  deal  with  the  burdens  of 
the  Office  of  President  of  the  United 
States,  one  must  be  strong  without  rigid- 
ity. It  Is  Important  not  to  confuse  the  two. 
Strength  Is  like  a  well-built  skyscraper 
that  can  flex  with  the  wind  but  not  topple. 
The  ability  to  take  strain,  and  to  be 
responsive  but  not  subservient  to  sudden 
changes  Is  what  makes  an  effective 
leader.  Ronald  Reagan  brings  to  the 
Oval  Office  a  strength  of  conviction  and  a 
flexibility  that  enables  him  to  moderate 
his  actions  In  the  nation's  interest. 

The  positive  effects  of  strong  leader- 
ship under  Reagan  have  already  been 
felt.  The  release  of  the  hostages  In  Iran 
can  be  attributed  In  part  to  the  idea  that 
Iran  would  never  get  a  better  deal  under 
Reagan's  administration,  making  final 
resolution  of  the  Issue  before  the  inaugu- 
ration an  Imperative  goal  for  Iran. 

A  firm  stand  is  appreciated  by  friends 
and  foes  alike.  Dealing  with  the  Reagan 
administration,  allies  will  better  under- 
stand our  positions  and  will  not  be 
thrown  off  by  sudden  turns  in  policy  as 
they  have  been  in  the  past  four  years.  On 
the  other  side,  nations  like  the  Soviet 
Union  know  what  to  expect  at  the  bar- 
gaining table,  better  enabling  them  to 
formulate  contingency  proposals  in 
advance.  Only  when  both  sides  clearly 
understand  each  other  can  any  sort  of 
effective  compromise  be  reached. 

Reagan  and  his  staff  support  the  con- 
cept of  linkage,  making  foreign  relations 
a  unified  effort  on  the  part  of  the  United 
States.  Pledges  to  use  food  as  a  tool  of 
policy  are  not  intended  to  starve  impov- 
erished nations  into  submission,  but 
rather  to  broaden  our  resources  in  deal- 
ing with  nations  which  might  otherwise 
have  the  upper  hand  in  trade  relations— 
a  modification  of  the  "food  for  crude" 
argument. 

The  tact  and  grace  of  our  new  Presi- 
dent may  not  be  fully  appreciated  by  all 
Americans,  but  it  restores  to  this  nation 
a  dignity  that  foreign  leaders  expect. 
Such  simple  gestures  have  an  Immen- 
sely beneficial  effect  in  furthering  our 
foreign  policy  goals.  The  very  warm 
receptions  accorded  IMr.  Reagan  by 
Chancellor  Schmidt  of  West  Germany 
and  President  Lopez  Portillo  of  Mexico 


attest  to  this  fact.  Though  It  will  take 
time  to  repair  the  damage  caused  by 
Insensitivity  of  the  previous  administra- 
tion, Mr.  Reagan  is  already  making  pro- 
gress In  that  sphere. 

On  the  domestic  side  of  government, 
Ronald  Reagan  carries  a  strong  record 
as  an  able  administrator  who,  though 
conservative  in  approach,  is  more  than 
willing  to  hear  learned  advice  from  all 
political  points  of  view. 

As  Governor  of  California,  Reagan 
drew  upon  a  staff  of  men  and  women 
chosen  for  their  expertise  in  a  specific 
field,  be  they  Republican  or  Democrat. 
His  cabinet  nominees  further  prove  this 
point.  Though  campaigning  against  a 
Department  of  Education,  Reagan 
looked  beyond  his  personal  views  to  nom- 
inate Terrel  Bell,  an  outspoken  propo- 
nent of  that  department.  Treasury 
Secretary-designate  Donald  Regan  has 
said  that  budget  deficits  are  acceptable 


under  some  circumstances,  and  he  has 
admitted  that  the  campaign  goal  of  a  bal- 
anced Federal  budget  will  take  many 
years  to  achieve.  Though  he  is  accused  of 
militarist  extremism,  Reagan  appointed 
the  budget  slashing  Caspar  (Cap  the 
Knife)  Weinberger  to  head  the  Defense 
Department.  In  regards  to  the  draft,  peo- 
ple often  overlook  the  fact  that  one  of 
Reagan's  primary  domestic  advisors 
was  the  architect  and  chief  proponent  of 
the  volunteer  Army  plan.  All  of  the  afore- 
mentioned people  were  chosen  in  spite  of 
their  political  inclinations,  and  Reagan's 
cabinet  appointees  have  all  been  lauded 
by  authorities  in  their  respective  fields. 
The  cabinet  selection  process  has  also 
demonstrated  Reagan's  ability  to  dele- 
gate responsibility.  The  demands  of 
office  are  too  great  for  any  one  man  to 
master,  so  it  is  essential  that  we  have  a 
leader  who  can  set  a  direction  for  policy 
but  leave  implementation  to  the  staff  and 


respective  departments. 

In  marked  contrast  to  his  predecessor. 
President  Reagan  has  worked  to 
improve  inter-branch  relations.  He  rec- 
ognizes the  U.S.  government  for  the 
deliberative  process  that  it  is,  and  he  has 
laid  the  groundwork  for  successful 
leadership. 

In  the  American  economy  President 
Reagan  faces  a  legacy  of  over  fourteen 
years  of  mismanagement.  To  resolve  the 
problem  of  stagflation,  Reagan's  most 
Important  pledge  may  be  his  promise  to 
assess  potential  solutions  without  con- 
cern for  their  effect  on  his  reelection 
chances.  It  was  just  such  a  concern  that 
caused  President  Johnson  to  reject  a 
necessary  tax  Increase  in  the  mld-1960's, 
initiating  an  Inflation  problem  that 
plagues  us  to  this  day.  As  Governor,  Rea- 
gan made  a  similar  pledge  to  Californl- 
ans  and  kept  his  word.  He  shows  every 
indication  of  doing  the  same  as 
President. 

Ronald  Reagan  is  confident  of  himself. 
He  is  not  obsessed  with  the  image  he  con- 
veys to  the  nation.  We  will  not  see  any 
cardlgan-sweatered  chats  or  Gerald 
Rafshoons  in  the  Reagan  White  House.  A 
leader  who  fails  to  have  confidence  in  the 
people  cannot  expect  confidence  to  be 
returned.  Thus,  Reagan  does  not  pass  off 
accusations  of  a  "malaise  in  American 
spirit"  but  rather,  he  speaks  of  a  deter- 
mination to  achieve  the  goal  of  responsi- 
ble, effective  government. 

Ronald  Reagan  is  not  a  one-man  phe- 
nomenon. Chosen  by  a  significant  major- 
ity of  the  American  voters,  his  victory  is 
a  reflection  of  a  twelve-year-old  tide  of 
conservatism.  This  tide  stems  from  Nix- 
on's "silent  majority"  of  1968  and  was 
only  interrupted  by  the  Watergate 
induced  term  of  Jimmy  Carter.  Ronald 
Reagan  deserves  time  to  respond  to  this 
change  in  national  politics. 

It  is  too  early  to  say  what  good  or  evil 
Reagan  will  bring  to  our  nation.  The 
President  should  be  judged  by  his 
actions,  not  misguided  stereotypes.  Rea- 
gan's talents  in  foreign  and  domestic 
affairs,  supplemented  by  the  experience 
and  knowledge  of  his  cabinet  and  staff, 
give  good  reason  to  look  forward  to  the 
next  four  years  as  a  time  of  growth, 
prosperity,  and  pride. 


The  two  party  system  has  failed  us 


by  Jane  Fischberg, 
Sam  Schuchat  and  Steve  Sowie 

One  year  ago  this  January,  President 
Carter  proposed  draft  registration  for  19 
and  20  year  old  men.  Since  then,  the 
Union  of  Concerned  Scientist  (working  to 
halt  the  nuclear  arms  buildup)  has 
moved  its  imaginary  countdown  to 
nuclear  holocaust  from  ieven,  to  four 
minutes  before  midnight.  Why?  Because 
of: 

...draft  registration 
...the  Soviet  invasion  of  Afghanistan 
...President  Carter's  attempted  rescue 
of  the  hostages  in  Iran 
...failure  of  the  Senate  to  pass  (or  even 
vote  on)  Salt  II 

...increased  U.S.  military  budget  and 
weapons  programs,  providing  incentive 
for  the  Soviets  to  Increase  their  spending 
...U.S.  intervention  and  aid  in  Third 
World  struggles,  and  the  lending  of  sup- 
port to  repressive  regimes 
...U.S.  military  presence  in  El  Salvador 
. . .Rapid  Deployment  exercises  in  Egypt , 
practicing  for  an  "oil  war" 
...shift  to  a  first  strike  nuclear  war 
strategy 

...the  election  of  Ronald  Reagan  as  Pres- 
ident of  the  United  States. 

President  Reagan's  policies,  except  in 
the  areas  of  human  and  civil  rights,  are 
basically  a  continuation  of  Jimmy  Car- 
ter's, with  an  added  conservative  flavor. 
In  this  article,  we  are  going  to  suggest 
that  the  two  party  system  has  failed  to 
provide  progressive  solutions  to  the 
problems  facing  us,  that  because  there  is 
a  widening  separation  between  our  rul- 
ing elite  and  the  American  people  a 
"New  Right"  has  taken  temporary  con- 
trol of  American  politics.  There  is  a  need 
to  counter  this  trend,  a  need  for  a  "true" 


democracy,  where  the  people  have  the 
choice  of  whether  or  not  to  continue  an 
insane  nuclear  escalation.  We  will  offer 
some  thoughts  on  the  New  Right  and  its 
continuity  and  discontinuity  with  the 
moderates  and  we  will  address  the 
broader  issue  of  how  this  situation,  now 
culminating  with  Ronald  Reagan's  elec- 
tion, arose. 

Carter  stopped  vigorously  supporting 
SALT  II  long  before  President  Reagan 
decided  to  entirely  scrap  it.  The  erst- 
while doves  were  becoming  military 
hawks. 

But  Reagan's  proposed  defense 
budget,  $1  to  $1.5  trillion  over  the  next 
five  years,  is  more  than  the  U.S.  has 
spent  on  defense  since  World  War  II .  The 
hawks  are  becoming  even  more  haw- 
kish. Carter  himself,  in  last  week's  State 
of  the  Union  message,  said,  "...we  must 
and  will  make  an  even  greater  effort  in 
the  years  ahead"  to  expand  our  capacity 
for  defense.  Thus,  the  New  Right  has 
begun  to  entrench  itself  with  the  aid  of 
political  moderates. 

The  increased  defense  budget  cannot 
help  but  precepitate  a  cutback  in  human 
services  expenditures,  especially  given 
Reagan's  proposed  30%  tax  cut.  Job 
training,  housing  programs,  legal  servi- 
ces, affirmative  action,  public  health, 
federal  abortion  funding,  and  Medica- 
re/Medicaid  programs  are  all  threa- 
tened by  this  new  budget. 

This  is  one  area  in  which  Reagan's  pol- 
icies are  far  more  conservative  than 
Carter's  have  been.  Not  only  In  practice, 
but  in  principle,  Reagan  spells  disaster 
for  women  and  minorities.  He  opposes 
the  ERA,  which  would  constitutionally 
guarantee  women's  political  rights,  and 
stands  on  a  regressive  Republican  plat- 
form abhorrent  to  many  women. 


The  New  Right's  position  on  women's 
issues  deserves  special  examination. 
Conservative  proponents  of  draft  regis- 
tration say  that  equal  rights  for  women 
entails  military  conscription.  Conscrip- 
tion itself  is  not  a  right  but  an  abrogation 
of  rights.  Moreover,  to  ask  any  group  of 
people  to  "defend"  a  society  they  have 
little  stake  in  is  Inequitable  and 
undemocratic. 

Despite  this  hypocrisy,  the  right  wing, 
particularly  its  religious  element,  is 
launching  a  major  offensive  against 
women's  rights. 

Reagan's  advisers  and  cabinet  appoin- 
tees are  as  racist  and  sexist  as  he  is. 
Paradigmatic  of  the  whole  right  is 
James  Watt,  new  Secretary  of  the  Inte- 
rior. He  is  former  President  of  the  Moun- 
tain States  Legal  Foundation,  organized 
by  Joseph  Coors,  beer  baron  and  an  open 
admirer  of  Adolph  Hitler.  Watt  has 
served  as  an  attorney  for  many  right 
wing  causes.  He  defended  John  Birch 
Society  member  Ferrol  Barlow,  a  plumb- 
ing and  electrical  subcontractor,  against 
OSHA  (Occupational  Safety  and  Health 
Administration).  Watt  fought  the  Ariz- 
ona Farmworkers  Union  in  a  dispute 
with  Arizona  agribusiness.  He  offered  to 
let  Mountain  States  Legal  Foundation 
become  a  clearinghouse  for  anti- 
American  Indian  action.  He  opposed 
senior  citizens'  groups  on  affirmative 
action  for  the  aged.  This  is  the  type  of 
man  filling  Reagan's  cabinet. 

Assisting  the  Reagan  Administration 
is  the  Republican-controlled  Senate. 
Strom  Thurmond,  new  chairman  of  the 
Senate  Judiciary  Committee,  has 
already  suggested  letting  the  Voting 
Rights  Act  of  196S  lapse.  This  act  allowed 
blacks  to  vote  without  qualification.  This 
is  the  type  of  legislative  support  the  new 


Administration  can  expect  ...  and  will 
perhaps  admire. 

But  it  is  a  mistake  to  assume  that  the 
1980  election  was  a  mandate  for  conser- 
vatism without  rein.  Reagan  did  not  win 
"by  a  landslide".  In  Christianity  and  Cri- 
sis, Greg  Denier  points  out  that  Jimmy 
Carter  "...captured  almost  the  same 
percentage  of  the  adult  population  in  his 
'squeaker'  with  Gerald  Ford  in  1976." 
Reagan  does  not  necessarily  represent 
the  interests  of  the  majority  of 
Americans. 

Whose  interests  are  going  to  be  repres- 
ented in  the  next  four  years?  Control 
over  economic  power  seems  to  be  the 
most  vital  component  in  determining 
what  type  of  society  we  live  in.  Women 
and  minorities  do  not  hold  a  proportional 
number  of  policy-making  jobs.  Labor  in 
the  American  system  is  hierarchical, 
and  most  workers  do  not  make  decisions. 

The  American  people  cannot  possibly 
gain  political  power  necessary  for  a  true 
democracy,  without  winning  an  equal 
distribution  of  economic  power.  The 
Reagan  Administration  is  completely  at 
odds  with  the  freedoms  of  this  goal.  Our 
existing  two  party  system  will  not  pre- 
vent supernationalistic  policies  from 
driving  the  U.S.  into  war,  nor  can  this 
same  system,  domlnted  by  white  males, 
prevent  valution  of  expansionist  needs 
above  human  ones.  These  are  the  inequi- 
ties that  have  given  us  Ronald  Reagan. 
We  must  restore  the  principle  of  demo- 
cracy and  community  to  American  life. 
This  must  include  economic  and  sexual 
democracy.  Only  then  will  we  be  able  to 
overcome  those  forces  leading  tocompe- 
titions  and  contention— to  armed  conflict 
and  oppression. 


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WILLIAMS  RECORD 


January  20,  1981 


Criner  trio 
plays  fusion, 
popular  jazz 

by  Martha  Piatt 

Clyde  Criner's  trio  enter- 
tained an  enthusiastic  audience 
last  Thursday  night  In  the  Cur- 
rier ballroom.  The  performance 
Included  a  variety  of  jazz  com- 
positions, ranging  from  bebop 
to  disco,  and  created  a  unique 
atmosphere  of  musical  freedom 


and  spontaneity.  Bassist  Avery 
Sharpe  acted  as  spokesman  for 
the  group,  and  opened  the  even- 
ing by  dedicating  the  perfor- 
mance to  "the  memories.  Ideas , 
and  dreams  of  Dr.  Luther  King, 
Jr.,"  whose  birthday  was  being 
commemorated.  The  audience 
concurred  with  Mr.  Sharpe 
through  hearty  applause, 
resounding  and  respectful. 

The  first  set  kicked  off  with  an 
original  composition  by  the 
group's  featured  soloist,  key- 
boardist Clyde  Criner,  In  which 
he  performed  on  piano  and  syn- 
thesizer. The  cloudy  impres- 
sionism of  the  melodic  line  was 


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contrasted  by  a  sporadic  and 
hard-driving  ostlnato,  but  the 
title  of  "Clouds"  seemed  fitting 
for  the  piece  as  a  whole.  Second 
on  the  program  was  Charlie 
Parker's  "Ornithology,"  a  be- 
bop classic  by  that  master  saxo- 
phonist. That  the  group  could  so 
easily  change  Idioms  from  one 
piece  to  the  next  revealed  the 
versatility  of  the  men  as  soloists 
and  as  a  coherent  rhythmic 
force.  Burrage  was  no  longer 
the  loud,  brash,  themeless 
drummer,  but  an  adept  and  sen- 
sitive percussionist  who  deli- 
cately shadowed  the  soloists 
with  his  tasteful  brushwork. 
"The  Carnival  of  Lost  Souls" 
followed,  and  was  explained  by 
its  composer,  Mr.  Criner,  as  a 
piece  dedicated  to  the  lost  and 
lonely  people  who  wander  the 
city  streets.  The  opening  was  a 
parody  of  carnival  music,  per- 
formed on  synthesizer.  Its 
effect  was  eerie  and  haunting, 
and  led  into  the  main  body  of  the 
song,  which  was  played  in  a 
funk  style.  The  rhythm  was 
right  on  target,  chugging  along 
under  the  tutelage  of  Sharpe 
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Round  recital  shows 
flexible  musicianship 


by  David  Kramer 

The  hacks  and  coughs  of  the 
flu-struck  audience  harmonized 
poorly  with  the  Music  in  the 
Round  recital  in  Brooks-Rogers 
auditorium  last  Saturday  night, 
but  in  spite  of  the  Improvisatory 
quality  of  the  audience's  accom- 
paniment, it  was  a  most  enjoya- 
ble evening. 

The  program  consisted  of 
works  by  Ingolf  Dahl,  Shostako- 
vich, and  Dvorak,  so  there  were 
two  20th  century  pieces  Instead 
of  the  usual  one.  But  even  those 
people  who  feel  that  anything 
written  after  the  death  of 
Brahm  is  decadent  were 
induced  by  the  wit  and  charm  of 
the  Dahl  piece  to  stay  and  hear 
the  musically  weightier 
Shostakovich. 

Ingolf  Dahi's  Concerto  a  Tre 
(1947)  for  clarinet,  violin  and 
cello.  Is  a  light  piece,  rhythmi- 
cally busy,  full  of  syncopations 


and  scurrying  little  figures  for 
the  clarinet.  It  is  fun,  if  a  little 
thin  in  musical  Ideas.  The  per- 
formance by  Susan  Hohenberg, 
clarinet,  Julius  Hegyl,  vloiln 
and  Douglas  Moore,  cello,  ably 
demonstrated  the  strengths  and 
weaknesses  of  the  piece. 

Because  clarinets  do  not 
blend  with  violins  and  cellos,  the 
combination  is  a  good  one  for 
working  out  a  concerto  Idea,  in 
which  the  instruments  are  in 
tonal  opposition  to  each  other. 
But  as  they  played,  it  became 
obvious  that  the  lack  of  blend 
was  not  merely  tonal.  Ms. 
Hohenberg's  smooth  and  even 
playing  and  the  playing  of 
Messrs.  Moore  and  Hegyi  were 
not  in  sympathy.  This  differ- 
ence in  temperament  was  clear- 
est in  the  passages  where  the 
two  strings  played  together— 
these  two  play  with  such  sym- 
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Dancers  to  perform  "Transformations 


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One  of  the  works  in  the  current  Mission  Park  art  show,  entitled  "Three 
Artists  in  the  Park,"  the  display  features  paintings,  photography  and  sculp- 
ture by  Bert  Snow,  Alison  Palmer  and  Chris  Reed.  (Pynchon) 

RTSARTSARTSART 


Mime 

On  Wednesday,  January  21, 
the  SAB  will  present  the  La  Mer 
Mime  and  Mask  Theatre.  Per- 
formance will  be  held  at  7: 30  at 
the  Brooks  Rogers  Recital  Hail. 
Admission  is  free. 

Poetry  Lecture 

Susan  Van  Duyne  of  Smith 
College  will  be  speaking  on 
"Double  Monologue:  Voices  in 
American  Women's  Poetry,"  on 
Thursday,  January  22  at  8: 00  in 
the  Driscoil  Lounge.  On  Friday 
at  10:00,  Ms.  Van  Duyne  will 
lead  a  colloquium  on  "Mothers, 
Sisters  and  Imagined  Selves  in 


the  Poetry  of  Adrienne  Rich," 
also  in  the  Driscoil  Lounge. 
Black  Music 

On  Saturday,  January  24,  the 
Art  of  Black  Dance  and  Music 
will  be  held  at  the  Jesup  Hall 
Auditorium  at  8: 00.  Everyone  is 
welcome;  $1.00  will  be  collected 
at  the  door. 

Clark  Lecture 

Julius  Held,  Visiting  Profes- 
sor of  Art  at  Williams  College 
will  deliver  a  lecture  on  "Rem- 
brandt; The  Painting  of  the 
Beginning  and  End  of  his 
Career,"  on  Sunday,  January  25 
at  3;  00  in  the  Clark  Art  Institute 
Auditorium. 


by  Lori  Miller 

On  January  28  and  29,  The 
Williams  College  Dance  Society 
will  present  the  contemporary 
opera,  "Transformations."  Not 
merely  an  operatic  or  dance 
performance,  "Transforma- 
tions" is  an  amalgam  of  art 
forms,  featuring  mime,  acting 
and  the  visual  arts,  as  well  as 
dance,  and  vocal  and  instru- 
mental music.  Co-directed  by 
Joy  Dewey  and  John  Savacooi, 
the  production's  cast  Includes 
professional  singers,  area  per- 
formers, faculty  members, 
local  school  children  and  six- 
teen Williams  students  per- 
forming in  the  opera  for  Winter 
Study  credit. 

The  text  of  "Transforma- 
tions" was  written  by  the  late 
American  poet,  Anne  Sexton.  It 
adapts  several  of  the  Grimm 
Brothers  fairy  tales,  yet  as  the 
title  suggests,  transforms  them 
into  works  of  art  and  imagina- 
tion which  an  adult  audience 
can  enjoy.  Sexton  chose  fairy 
tales  as  her  subject  because 
they  symbolize  tlie  universal, 
yet  extraordinary  experience  of 
growing  up  in  a  family.  In 
Grimm's  tales,  one  finds  the 
queen  or  witch — who  represents 
Mother,  the  king  representing 


Father,  younger  princes  and 
princesses,  godmothers, 
uncles,  and  servants  who  may 
take  the  form  of  huntsmen, 
court  attendants  or  even 
animals. 

According  to  Mrs.  Dewey,  it  is 
not  surprising  that  the  poet 
should  dwell  on  childhood. 

"Anne  Sexton  never  com- 
pleted the  process  of  growing  up 
herself,"  said  Mrs.  Dewey. 
"She  once  said  that  it  you  don't 
leave  childhood  behind  you  and 
grow  up,  you  become  neurotic, 
but  if  you  do  leave  it  behind,  you 
lose  the  magic  and  imagination 
of  childhood,  and  that's  a  real 
loss.  The  question,  of  course,  is 
how  to  keep  them  both."  Thus, 
"Transformations"  dwells  on 
the  idea  of  Paradise  and  Para- 
dise lost,  the  paradise,  that  is,  of 
childhood  innocence. 

Accompanying  Sexton's  text 
is  a  musical  score  composed  by 
Conrad  Susa.  The  music,  like 
the  tales,  is  in  a  constant  state  of 
transformation;    the    pieces 


played  range  from  the  Mills 
Brothers  to  Puccini. 

When  combined  with  the  text, 
Susa's  music  helps  to  transform 
the  tales  into  a  series  of  acts, 
each  of  which  acquires  a  new 
and  distinct  flavor  of  its  own. 
Thus,  the  story  of  Snow  White 
becomes  something  more  than 
the  old  tale  of  a  young  woman 
and  seven  dwarfs  in  a  forest  cot- 
tage. "It  takes  on  the  air  of  a 
nightclub  act  in  a  1940  grade  B 
movie,"  Mr.  Savacooi  said.  In 
the  same  manner,  the  tale  "Iron 
Hans"  becomes  a  group  of  peo- 
ple trapped  in  a  courthouse 
after  hours,  and  "Rapunzel," 
the  reading  of  a  poem  in  a  flower 
garden. 

Although  the  Williams  pro- 
duction of  "Transformations" 
is  faithful  to  the  original  script, 
it  does  include  one  important 
innovation.  The  work  usually 
features  just  eight  dancers  who 
perform  all  of  the  tales.  In  this 
production,  however,  the  dlrec- 
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Criner  opens  jazz  fest 


Continued  from  Page  6 

and  Burrage,  who  managed  to 
maintain  fluidity  on  both  the 
bass  and  drums.  The  band 
seemed  to  being  enjoying  itself; 
had  a  kind  of  looseness  tha  t  kept 
the  audience  similarly  loose  and 
receptive.  Sometimes  this  free- 
dom was  carried  to  excess ,  how- 
ever, such  as  the  times  when 
Mr.  Criner  would  nearly  fall  off 
his  piano  stool  while  playing  In  a 
very  physically  expressive 
way.  This  tended  to  distract  the 
audience  and  detract  from  what 
was  going  on  musically. 

The  set  ended  with  two  origi- 
nal compositions  by  Mr. 
Sharpe.  The  first  was  a  bright, 
refreshing  reggae  number 
called  "The  Marketplace 
Man,"  and  the  other  was  a  disco 
tune  entitled  "Electric  Lips." 
Unfortunately,  the  latter  was 
coarse  and  monotonous,  and 
probably  discouraged  some  lis- 
teners from  returning  for  the 
second  set,  for  which  there  was 
about  half  the  original 
audience. 

The  second  set  opened  with  an 
original  twelve-bar  blues  intro- 
duced by  a  modal  progression, 
and  played  at  a  medium  tempo. 


It  was  a  relief  to  hear  some 
good,  standard,  mainstream 
Jazz,  but  the  piano  solo  was  a 
little  dull,  and  the  tune  was  gen- 
erally uneventful.  Next,  Bur- 
rage's  "A  Happy  Time  in 
Europe"  provided  some  fasci- 
nating switches  from  sus- 
pended, mystical  minor  key 
work  to  a  pleasant,  happy  chord 
pattern.  This  method  of  building 
tension  and  releasing  it  was 
effective,  too,  in  "Maria,"  a 
free  rhythm  piece  by  Avery 
Sharpe. 

Finally,  Mr.  Sharpe  an 
nounced  the  end  of  the  perfor- 
mance with  a  brief  explanation 
of  "Can't  Buy  No  Cadillac  on 
Chevy  Money,"  which  he  dedi- 
cated to  the  traditional  ties 
between  the  church  and  the 
Black  community,  a  relation- 
ship he  cited  as  very  important 
and  strengthening  during  times 
of  strife  and  pressure.  It  was  a 
simple,  jubilant,  foot-stomping 
finale,  good  enough  to  inspire 
calls  tor  an  encore,  which  the 
group  obliged  with  a  rousing 
rendition  of  the  standard  "Take 
the  ATrain."  It  was  a  fitting  end 
for  an  enjoyable.  Interesting 
evening  of  fusion  jazz  with  a 
touch  of  the  mainstream. 


Slides  of  Afghani  rebels  in  combat  against  Soviet  troops  were  shown  at  Monday  lecture  by  an  Afghani  freedom 
tighter.  (Burghardt) 

Lecture 

Afghani  rebels  fight  to  the  death 


AMT  undergoes  "transformations" 


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tors  have  created  four  roles  for 
every  one,  so  that  four  sets  of 
dancers    perform    the   tales, 
sometimes  simultaneously. 

Although  Mrs.  Dewey  and  Mr. 
Savacool  initially  wanted  an  all- 
student  production,  they  later 
realized  that  the  assistance  of 
hlgh-callbre,  professional  musi- 
cians would  be  needed  for  a 
truly  successful  show.  Thus, 
they  invited  several  profes- 
sional singers  to  join  the  Willi- 
ams Production,  including 
some  who  came  from  as  far 
away  as  New  York  City  and 
Washington,  D.C.  The  cast  also 
Includes  two  faculty  members, 
Daniel  O'Connor,  Dean  of  the 
College,  and  Terrence  Dwyer, 
instructor  of  voice;  and  eight 
children  from  a  local  elemen- 
tary school,  who  according  to 
Mrs.  Dewey,  have  proved  to  be 


Music-in-Round 


Continued  from  Page  6 
pathy  and  attention  for  each 
other! .  The  entrance  of  the  cla- 
rinet seemed  an  interruption 
conversely,  during  the  clarinet 
cadenza  it  all  seemed  quite  per- 
fect while  Ms.  Hohenberg's  cla- 
rinet chased  its  own  tail  in 
complete  musical  self- 
absorption  .  .  .  until  the  strings 
rejoined  her.  The  piece  ended 
with  a  coda  of  extreme  virtuos- 
ity, played  a  little  roughly  here. 
The  Dvorak  Terzetto  for  two 
violins  and  viola,  op.  74,  is  a 
lovely  piece.  Without  the  cello  to 
anchor  them  to  harmonic  earth, 
the  three  higher  strings  have  a 
weightless  quality.  Through 
most  of  the  first  movement,  the 
playing  by  Mr.  Hegyl,  violin, 
Janet  Rowe,  violin,  and  Susan 
St.  Amour,  viola  was  surpris- 
ingly tentative,  and  the  ensem- 
ble ragged.  Towards  the  end  of 
the  movement,  the  trio  relaxed, 
and  the  playing  began  to 
breathe.  The  end  of  the  move- 
ment seems  to  soar  up  Into  the 
heavens. 

Dvorak,  a  violist,  gave  the 
viola  some  great  striding  lines 
in  this  piece,  and  some  weird 
tonal  effects,  enough  to  make 
any  violist  smile.  The  charming 
grotesqueries  of  the  Scherzo 
were  made  more  delightful  by 


"a    real    inspiration"    to    the 
entire  cast. 

Tickets  tor  "Transforma- 
tions" are  on  sale  now  at  the 
Adams  Memorial  Theatre.  The 
price  is  $2.50  for  Williams  stu- 
dents and  $4.50  for  the  general 
public.  Two  performances  will 
be  held,  one  the  evenings  of  Jan- 
uary 28  and  29  at  the  A.M.T.  In 
addition,  there  will  be  an  open 
dress  rehearsal  on  Tuesday, 
January  27.  Although  no  tickets 
will  be  sold  for  this  perfor- 
mance, a  donation  will  be 
requested. 


"It  is  inhumane  to  kill  Inno- 
cent people  and  I  will  fight  to  the 
death  against  that,  be  it  commu- 
nist or  muslim,"  said  Afghan 
"freedom  fighter"  Hasan  Najib 
in  a  lecture  on  Monday,  January 
12  in  Brooks-Rogers  Recital 
Hall. 

Najib,  a  representative  of  the 
Afghan  Support  Committee, 
presented  the  war  in  Afghanis- 
tan as  a  battle  between  three 
tactions:  the  Soviets  and  their 
Afghan  supporters,  Islamic 
"fanatic"  organizations,  and 
his  own  group. 

"The  Mullahs  want  to  com- 
pensate for  their  losses  (of  land ) 
to  the  communist-run  govern- 
ment," said  Najib  about  the 
Islamic  fanatics.  "They  do  not 


The  "coup' 

the  expressions  on  Ms.  St. 
Amout's  face. 

The  last  movement  contained 
moments  of  sustained,  shim- 
mering, tonally  dlaphonous 
beauty  which  the  harmonically 
insensitive  coughs  of  the 
audience  ripped  to  shreds. 

The  Shostakovich  Quintet  for 
piano  and  strings  (1940)  is  a 
grab  bag  of  musical  styles, 
ranging  from  the  haunting 
fugue  movement  to  the  hop- 
dance  oddities  of  the  Scherzo  to 
the  pop-song-llke  finale,  com- 
plete with  oompahpah  bass  in 
the  piano.  The  Scherzo  was 
especially  Interesting,  generat- 
ing a  whole  constellation  of 
ideas  from  a  silly  little  motif, 
like  a  fragment  from  a  folk 
dance. 

Although  the  playing  was 
ragged  in  spots  in  comparison  to 
the  usual  high  level  of  ensemble 
in  these  recitals,  the  Interesting 
program  and  generally  high 
level  of  musicianship  and  taste 
made  for  another  fine  Music  in 
the  Round  Concert. 


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(Burghardt) 


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Latham)  and  visit 

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fight  for  Afghanistan,  but  say  to 
'fight  for  Islam.'  " 

Najib  went  on  to  accuse  many 
of  the  Afghan  rebel  groups  with 
misuse  of  funds,  alleging  that 
the  Islamic  groups  working  out 
of  Pakistan  were  seeking  profit 
by  selling  weapons  at  inflated 
prices  to  their  own  countrymen, 
using  the  profits  to  invest  in  taxi 
cabs  and  busses.  Najib  also 
accused  the  Islamic  factions  of 
killing  the  Intelligentsia  of  the 
country  and  destroying  the 
schools. 

"They  say  'schools  must  be 
burned  because  communists 
built  them.'  It  is  as  if  all  civiliza- 
tion is  bad  because  the  commu- 
nists brought  it,"  charged 
Najib.  "They  kill  teachers.  It  is 
so  hard  for  me  to  be  safe  on  the 
front  because  I  am  an  intellec- 
tual." Najib  is  a  graduate  of 
Kabul  University  and  Connecti- 
cut College. 

In  reference  to  American 
press  coverage  of  the  fighting, 
Najib  said  the  accounts  were, 
for  the  most  part,  exaggerated. 

'  'They  say  'Rebels  shoot  down 
fourteen  MiG's'  or  something 
like  that,  but  these  stories  are 
ridiculous,"  he  exclaimed. 
"Our  mujahidden  are  fighting 


with  old  guns.  They  can't  even 
touch  the  helicopter  gunshlps 
with  them." 

Mr.  Najib  told  stories  of  how 
the  mullahs  damage  his  group's 
war  effort.  He  cited  an  example 
of  mullahs  belssing  stones  and 
giving  them  to  farmers,  saying 
that  the  blessing  would  make 
the  stones  explode  upon  impact 
with  enemy  tanks.  The  farmers 
then  attack  the  Soviet  armor 
with  the  rocks,  only  to  be  killed 
by  machine  gun  fire. 

One  tactic  Najib  explained 
was  of  putting  lanterns  on  goats 
and  setting  them  free  to  roam 
the  hills  at  night.  Soviets, 
believing  the  light  to  be  Afghan 
rebels,  fire  at  the  goats  and 
inadvertently  reveal  their  posi- 
tion. Once  exposed,  the  rebels 
then  can  envircle  the  soldiers 
and  capture  them. 

"They  kill  a  few  goats,  we  kill 
a  few  'pigs,'  he  muttered  in  ref- 
erence to  the  Russians. 

In  questioning  following  the 
discussion,  one  student  asked 
what  the  United  States  could  do 
to  help  the  rebels. 

"People  are  scared  to  hell 
from  any  foreign  military 
advice,"  replied  Najib.  "The 
Russians  did  enough  to  us." 


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January  20,  1981 


Letters— 

Continued  from  Pg.  2 

Human  Rights 


To  the  editor: 

The  Carter  Administration's 
recent  decision  to  loan  $5  mil- 
lion to  El  Salvador  In  military 
aid  Is  a  contradiction  of  Jimmy 
Carter's  human  rights  policy- 
one  ol  the  few  liberal  promises 
Jimmy  Carter  nearly  kept. 

After  the  slaying  of  four 
Catholic  American  women,  the 
assassinations  of  Revolutionary 
Democratic  Front  leaders  in 
November,  the  murders  of  two 
American  agricultural  advisers 
and  last  week's  announcement 
that  over  20  politically  active 
youths  (aged  22  and  under) 
were  attacked  and  shot,  the  1980 
death  toll  in  El  Salvador  stands 
at  9000.  In  a  country  of  under  3 
million  people  this  body  count  is 
approaching  genocidal  propor- 
tions. Unfortunately,  the  United 
States  is  choosing  a  course  of 
aid  to  the  repressive  military 
Junta  and  its  right  wing  allies. 

What  is  particularly  disturb- 
ing is  the  recently  announced 
presence  of  seven  United  States 
military  advisers  in  El  Salva- 
dor. This  is  precisely  how  we 
became  involved  in  Vietnam- 
money,  advisers,  then  more 
advisers  and  finally,  troops 
were  sent.  Write  to  your  sena- 
tors and  congresspeople  to  urge 
them  to  reverse  this  dangerous 
trend  in  American  foreign 
policy. 

Sincerely, 
Jane  Fischberg  '81 


Juvinile 

To  the  editor: 

I  came  to  Williams  this  fall  as 
a  freshman;  eager  to  gain  a 
more  candid  and  objective  view 
of  the  controversial  issues  and 
problems  which  are  of  such 
vital  Importance  to  our  genera- 
tion. I  saw  Williams  as  a  place 
where  students  and  faculty 
could  unite  and  utilize  their 
intellectual  resources  to  pro- 
mote the  social  reforms  which 
are  so  essential  In  these  times. 

I  have  been  very  abruptly  dis- 
illusioned in  these  expectations 
by  the  incredible  display  of 
immaturity,  weakness,  and 
Irrationality  exhibited  in 
WCOD's  "PRIMARY  SCREAM 
AND  MASS  MOAN,"  as  well  as 
In  the  "INAUGURATION  DAY 
RALLY  TO  SNORT  AND 
SNICKER  AT  REAGAN", 
sponsored  by  UGH  (Undergrad- 


uates Grumbling  Helplessly) 
and  featuring  a  highly 
respected  member  of  the  Willi- 
ams faculty.  I  am  truly 
ashamed  to  admit  that  such 
childish  antics  are  even  consi- 
dered at  Williams.  To  think  that 
the  students  and  faculty 
Involved  would  bypass  any 
number  of  constructive  ways  of 
showing  concern  (i.e.  organized 
letter-writing,  discussion 
groups,  etc.)  In  favor  of  the  kin- 
dergarten mentality  of  a 
"PRIMAL  SCREAM"  or  snick- 
ering and  snorting  Is  incompre- 
hensible to  me. 

It's  very  disheartening  to  see 
the  important  causes  which 
rally  participants  represent 
approached  in  such  a  weak  and 
juvenile  manner  that  even  a 
sensible  fifth-grader  would  dis- 
regard their  views.  Is  It  any 
wonder  that  members  of  the 
"establishment"  refuse  to  even 
consider  those  members  of  the 
academic  community  who  are 
taking  issue? 

The  academic  community, 
potentially  the  most  powerful 
source  of  social  reform  in  our 
society,  must  elevate  itself  to  a 
position  above  that  of  whining 
children  if  it  expects  to  evoke 
any  significant  results  in  the 
areas  of  social  reform.  It's  time 
to  grow  up  and  start  assuming 
the  responsibilities  of  mature 
adults  because,  quite  frankly, 
we  don't  have  the  time  or 
energy  to  waste  on  snickering 
and  snorting. 

Stacey  Brooks  '84 


A  student  demonstrates  tlie  art  ol  glass  blowing  in  one  o(  llie  many  Winter  Study  classes. 


(Burghardt) 


College  provides  escort  service 


Spurred  by  the  cross-burning 
over  Homecoming  weekend. 
Security  instituted  an  escort 
service  to  help  reduce  black  stu- 
dents' fears.  However,  few  stu- 
dents have  taken  advantage  of 
this  effort  to  quell  tension 
caused  by  abusive  phone  calls 
and  threatening  notes,  includ- 
ing a  letter  from  the  Ku  Klux 


Klan,  in  late  November. 

According  to  Ransom  Jenks, 
Director  of  Security,  the  service 
was  used  only  a  few  times 
immediately  after  the  cross- 
burning  but  has  not  been  called 
for  since. 

However,  Security  guards 
say  that  Williams  women  use 
the  escort  system  because  of  the 


Winter  Study  offers  time  to  explore 


by  John  K.  Setear 

The  great  thing  about  Winter 
Study  is  that  it  lets  you  put  off 
making  any  New  Year's  resolu- 
tions for  a  whole  week. 

Unfortunately,  before  too 
long  you  run  out  of  people  to  ask, 
"How  was  your  vacation?"  and 
you  have  to  start  thinking  of 
something  to  do  each  day  until 
the  Log  opens.  The  list  of  things 
to  do  is  almost  endless,  but  I've 
chosen  ten  (count  'em  ten)  of 
what  I'm  sure  you'll  agree  are 
typical  Winter  Study  resolu- 
tions. 

1)  Clean  room.  During  the 
semester,  residential  hygiene 
seems  to  have  a  low  priority,  but 
straightening  up  the  old  abode  is 
an  excellent  Winter  Study 
taks— simple,  not  too  strenuous, 
and  guilt-relieving.  Also,  I  have 
a  sneaking  suspicion  that  my 
checkbook  is  somewhere 
beneath  a  casually  strewn  artl- 


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cle  of  clothing,  and  I  need  to  buy 
a  season  ski  pass. 

2)  Try  'shrooms.  During  the 
semester,  there  aren't  a  lot  of 
appropriate  occasions  for  hallu- 
cinogenic consumption.  Janu- 
ary is  a  good  time  to  catch  up  on 
new  combinations  like  Zonker's 
suggestion  of  peyote  and  clam 
dip,  as  well  to  become  more  inti- 
mately acquainted  with  stand- 
ard intoxicant  pairings  like  beer 
and  the  opposite  sex. 

3.  Learn  to  ski.  I  make  this 
resolution  every  year.  After  all, 
what  good  is  a  season  ski  pass  if 
you  can't  ski? 

SETEARICAL 
NOTES 

4.  Cure  cancer.  I  find  it  impor- 
tant to  mitigate  some  of  the  guilt 
engendered  in  spending  a 
month  in  total  decadence  with  a 
token  social  gesture,  so  I'm 
doing  a  "99"  with  this  outcome 
in  mind.  It  may  cut  into  my 
other  activities  a  little,  but  I 
always  find  it  easier  to  write  lab 
reports  than  regular  papers, 
anyway. 

5.  Read  "War  and  Peace". 

Tolstoy's  epic  novel  of  unpro- 
nounceable characters  taking 
incomprehensible  actions 
always  seems  to  take  a  back 
seat  during  the  rest  of  the  school 
year  to  some  long-due  history 
assignment  or  the  occasional 
Harlequin  romance,  but  anyone 
who  writes  something  so  long 
without  doing  it  for  a  grade 
deserves  consideration. 

6.  Decide  on  a  career.  Winter 
Study  is  a  good  time  to  get  a 
firm  perspective  on  the  future.  I 
hope,  however,  that  I  will  not 
make  my  "life-choice"  while 
under  the  Influence  of  any  unfa- 
miliar intoxicants,  as  I  may  find 
that   I   have  chucked  all   my 


former  plans  and  proposed 
marriage  to  someone  with  a  lot 
of  money  and  a  father  in  poor 
health. 

7.  Learn    Chopin's   "Minute 

Waltz."  I  had  piano  lessons 
when  I  was  little,  but  somehow 
the  Ivories  were  forgotten  as 
soon  as  I  learned  how  to  ride  a 
bicycle.  Since  the  snow  makes 
pedalling  tours  of  greater  New 
England  inconvenient,  and  the 
practice  rooms  in  Chapin  are 
close  to  my  mall  box,  I  figure  I 
might  as  well  stop  down  and 
struggle  for  a  while  with  one  of 
Chopin's  masterpieces.  It  only 
takes  a  minute,  after  all. 

8.  Fall  in  love.  During  the 
semester,  there  just  isn't  time 
for  all  that  staying  up  late  talk- 
ing about  things  you  want  to  do 
together  in  five  years,  all  that 
brain-racking  for  the  proper 
transition  sentence  between 
conversation  and,  uh,  non- 
verbal communication,  and  all 
the  love-sick  pining  you  can  do 
on  your  own.  Also,  it's  so  cold 
during  January  that  you  can 
make  a  plausible  argument  that 
having  to  leave  someone's  room 
at  3  a.m.  will  result  in  your 
immediate  demise,  which 
leaves  only  the  more  blood - 
warming  alternative  of  con- 
tinued proximity  to  your 
beloved. 

9.  Make  more  lists.  Invaria- 
bly, I  find  that  nothing  on  any  of 
the  lists  gets  done  because  I 
spend  the  whole  month  sleeping 
off  hangovers  and  reading  the 
Register.  Making  lists,  how- 
ever, is  an  undemanding  activ- 
ity even  in  comparison  to 
watching  television.  It  also 
allows  me  to  feel  incredibly  pur- 
poseful, as  it  seems  well  over 
half  the  battle  to  have  decided  to 
do  something  whether  I  actually 
accomplish  it  or  not. 

10)  Have  a  good  Winter 
Study! 


rumors  of  rape  circulating  dur- 
ing the  last  few  weeks  of  the 
semester.  Even  these  requests 
are  fairly  uncommon,  amount- 
ing to  at  most  one  or  two  a  week. 

ACSR  decision 

Continued  from  Page  1 
Finance  Committee  was 
impressed  by  the  "unanimous 
recommendation  of  the  ACSR." 
Provost  J.  Hodge  Markgraf  sug- 
gested that  the  trustees  were 
concerned  about  Newmont's 
unwillingness  to  respond  and 
"troubled  by  what  this  por- 
tended." "It  was  a  clear  failure 
to  supply  information  of  a  type 
other  companies  routinely 
supply,"  said  Chandler. 


Due  to  the  recent  College 
Council  decision  to  consolidate 
College  publications,  the  RE- 
CORD will  become  an  even  freer 
forum  for  the  Williams 
Community. 

As  the  alternative  newspaper, 
Offset,  halts  publication  this 
winter,  the  RECORD  urges 
students,  faculty,  alumni  and 
community  members  to  submit 
their  opinions  and  impressions 
of  the  immediate  environment, 
national  and  international  hap- 
oenings  to  our  expanded 
OUTLOOK  section. 

The  RECORD  also  invjtes  any 
student  with  journalistic  inter- 
ests to  apply  for  staff  positions 
in  news,  sports,  layout  or  the 
arts.  To  fulfill  our  new  responsi- 
bilities to  the  College  and  the 
community  we  will  need  more 
eyes  and  ears. 

And  hands.  Pick  upapen.The 
WILLIAMS  RECORD  will  be  as 
creative,  as  dynamic,  as  con- 
troversial as  its  readership.  This 
is  our  intent  and  policy. 


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Hoopsters   beaten 
twice  on  the  road 


by  Mary  Kate  Shea 

Tenacious  zone  defenses  and 
strong  shooting  from  the  line 
(92%,  12/13)  kept  the  Williams 
College  basketball  team  within 
reach  of  Its  host  Springfield  Col- 
lege at  the  half,  but  the  Chiefs' 
offensive  versatility  paced 
them  to  a  43-32  second-period 
margin  and  a  79-64  victory  over 
Williams  Saturday  night. 
The  Ephs  record  dropped  to  4-5. 

The  Chiefs  held  a  four-point 
advantage,  36-32,  at  the  end  of  a 
see-saw  first  half.  A  12  for  13 
performance  from  the  foul  line 
In  the  half  kept  the  Ephs  even 
with  Springfield  throughout  the 
period . 

Back-to-back  three-point 
plays  by  Buddy  Clarke  imme- 
diately following  the  second  half 
tip-off  increased  the  Chiefs' 
margin  to  42-34,  and  the  Ephs 
were  never  able  to  recover  from 
the  deficit.  Springfield  moved 
the  ball  well  throughout  the 
second  stanza  and  hurt  Willi- 
ams with  its  patience  on 
offense,  passing  around  the 
perimeter  or  firing  the  ball 
inside  to  Jeffreys  or  Bob  Powers 
for  the  lay-up.  Co-Captain  Dean 
Ahlberg  '81  and  Jeff  Fasulo  '82 
had  12  points  apiece  in  the  half, 
but  their  efforts  were  not 
enough  to  keep  up  with 
Springfield. 

Earlier  in  the  week,  poor  per- 
formance at  the  free  throw  line, 
caught  up  with  the  Ephs  as  their 
inability  to  capitalize  on  foul 
shots  cost  them  an  80-72  loss  to 
Dartmouth. 

Williams  outscored  the  Big 
Green  by  a  30-29  margin  in  field 
goals ,  but  hit  only  2  of  13  ( 15% )  of 
its  free  throws  in  the  first  half 
and  50%  overall  as  compared  to 
the  hosts  15  of  18  (83%)  in  the 
opening  stanza  and  22  of  28 
(79%)  performance  from  the 
line  on  the  night. 

Within  the  first  ten  minutes  of 
play,  Dartmouth  jumped  out  to 
a  nine-point  lead,  largely  on  the 
strength  of  a  string  of  unans- 
wered points  sparked  by  back- 
to-back  three-point  plays  by 
forwards  Matt  Stewart  and 
Larry  Lawrence.  An  offensive 
spurt  by  the  Big  Green  with  just 
under  5: 00  remaining  in  the  half 


The  men's  swim  team 
paddled  to  victory  Saturday 
afternoon  on  the  road  against 
Southern  Conn.  St.  College. 
The  71-42  victory  raised  their 
record  to  4-0. 

The  Eph  trounced  their 
opponents,  avenging  three 
consecutive  losses  in  the 
Owls'  home  pool,  winning 
every  event  but  four.  They 
were  led  by  sophomore  stan- 
douts Rob  Bowman,  Ben 
Aronson,  and  Jim  Stockton. 

The  women's  swim  squad 
had  less  success  against 
Southern  Conn.,  losing  its 
first  meet  of  the  season  in  a 
close  battle,  72-68.  Katie 
Hudner  shone  in  the  losing 
effort,  continuing  her  domi- 
nation of  the  backstroke 
events.  Liz  Jex  also  chipped 
in  three  victories  in  the  200 
free,  200  individual  medley, 
and  the  100  fly  to  add  points  to 
the  Williams  campaign. 

Due  to  lack  of  snow,  the  St. 
Lawrence  college  winter 
carnival  alpine  ski  race  was 
cancelled.  In  its  place,  the 
men's  ski  squad  competed  in 
an  Eastern  Qualifiers  Meet 
as  individuals. 


boosted  its  lead  to  17,  38-21,  but 
Williams  outscored  Dartmouth 
by  a  13-5  margin  in  the  closing 
minutes  of  the  period  to  cut  the 
lead  to  43-34  at  the  break. 

The  Ephs  pulled  to  within 
seven  early  in  the  second 
stanza,  but  Dartmouth  consist- 
ently responded  with  strings  of 
unanswered  points  to  maintain 
a  10-15  point  margin.  Often  In 
the  second  half,  Williams' 
offense  rushed  its  shots,  allow- 
ing the  Big  Green  to  snag  the 
defensive  rebound  to  Initiate  the 
fast  break  for  an  easy  lay-up. 

Williams  was  unable  to  cut 
Dartmouth's  lead  to  less  than  11 
until  the  final  five  minutes  of  the 
contest.  Nine  consecutive  points 
for  Williams  by  Fasulo  nar- 
rowed the  margin  to  10,  74-64 
with  just  over  three  rtiinutes 
left.  Ahlberg  finished  the  Ephs' 
scoring  with  back-to-back 
steals  for  fast  break  lay-ups,  ad 
both  ends  of  a  one-and-one 
situation. 

Dartmouth  was  paced  by  the 
30-point  performance  of  Law- 
rence, a  6-4  senior  who  did  most 


"Tinker"  leads  Eph  offense 


Eph  hockey  star  Tim  "Tinker" 
Connelly 

of  his  scoring  inside  or  on  the 
fast  break.  Stewart  was  the  only 
other  Big  Green  player  in  dou- 
ble figures  with  16.  Fasulo's  out- 
side shooting  touch  accounted 
for  21  of  the  Ephs'  points;  he 
was  assisted  by  Ahlberg  with  18, 
Al  Lewis  '82  with  11  and  Art 
Pidoriano  '84  with  nine. 

Williams  travels  to  Hartford 
to  take  on  Trinity  College 
tonight  then  returns  home  to 
Lasell  Gymnasium  to  host 
Colby  Friday  night  and  Bow- 
doln  Saturday  afternoon. 


Ephs  topped  by  Elis 


Depleted  of  Its  number  one 
and  three  players,  the  Williams 
squash  team  could  not  keep  up 
with  a  strong  Yale  squad  Satur- 
day in  New  Haven.  The  team 
lost  8-1.  Its  record  now  stands  at 
6-3. 

Tad  Chase  '82  playing  in  the 
number  five  slot  was  the  only 
Williams  player  to  emerge  vic- 
torious. Chase  won  the  first  two 
games  in  his  match,  dropped 
the  next  two,  and  then  over- 
came a  13-9  deficit  in  the  fifth 
game  to  win  5-3  in  overset. 
Chase  currently  possesses  the 
best  personal  record  in  dual 
matches  on  the  team. 

In  other  matches,  captain 
Kennon  Miller  '81  jumped  out  to 
a  1-0  lead,  but  ended  up  losing 
3-1  in  the  number  two  position. 
Number  four  player  Tre  Minh 
Le  '82  lost  a  heartbreaker  in  five 
sets,  and  number  three  player 
Phil  Adams  '82  and  number  six 
Jamie  King  '84  each  managed  to 

Jock  Scraps 

Junior  Steve  Graham  fin- 
ished first  overall  in  the  com- 
petition. Sophomore  Tuck 
Collins  was  second  for  the 
Ephs  and  fourth  overall. 
Chris  Egon,  a  freshman  from 
New  Brighton,  Minnesota, 
turned  in  a  strong  perfor- 
mance finishing  third  on  the 
team  and  fifth  overall. 

An  undermanned  Eph 
wrestling  team  was  beaten 
by  WPI  and  RPI  last  Satur- 
day. The  Ephs  went  into  the 
competition  with  only  five 
wrestlers  but  still  turned  in 
some  fine  performances. 
Sophomore  John  Donovan 
won  two  matches  in  the  com- 
petition including  a  victory 
over  a  WPI  wrestler  who  was 
5th  in  New  England  last 
year. 

Last  weekend  two  winners 
were  crowned  in  the  2  on  2 
basketball  contest  being 
sponsored  at  Williams  by 
Miller  Beer.  Also  the  stage 
was  set  for  a  third  showdown 
later  this  month. 

In  action  this  past  wee- 
kend, the  team  of  field 
hockey  coach  Chris  Larson 
and  Toni  Lowery  fell  to  Terry 
Dancewitz  and  Alex  Pagon  in 


win  a  game  in  losing  causes. 

Williams  suffered  the 
absence  of  its  number  one 
player  freshman  Greg  Zaff  who 
was  busy  qualifying  for  the  Jun- 
ior Squash  Nationals.  Also, 
number  three  player  Tom  Har- 
rity  '84  spent  the  day  recovering 
from  a  minor  injury.  He  is 
expected  to  return  to  the  lineup 
soon. 

Despite  his  team's  shellack- 
ing last  week  against  Princeton 
and  this  week  against  Yale, 
Coach  Sean  Sloan  is  confident 
about  his  team's  prospects.  He 
expects  that  when  his  team, 
whose  starting  lineup  boasts 
four  freshmen,  gets  some  sub- 
stantial playing  time  under  its 
belt,  it  will  be  as  strong  as  any 
team  Williams  has  fielded. 

The  team  is  gearing  up  for  a 
home  match  tomorrow  against 
a  strong  Army  squad.  The 
match  starts  at  4:00  p.m.  in 
Lasell  gym. 


the  women's  final  by  a  score 
of  16-4.  Dancewitz  and  Pagon 
topped  a  9  team  field  to  cap- 
ture the  $50  top  prize. 

In  the  co-ed  division, 
senior  Terry  Guerriere  and 
sophomore  Katie  Cardwell 
combined  to  outdistance  all 
opposition  in  the  14  team 
field.  They  defeated  Joe  Ross 
and  Lael  Luedtke  16-14  in  a 
come  from  behind  overtime 
victory,  to  pocket  the  $50 
prize. 

In  other  action  the  men's 
finalists  were  determined. 
The  final  will  be  played  this 
Friday  night  at  halftime  of 
the  Williams-Colby  basket- 
ball game.  It  will  be  played 
by  the  teams  of  Vince  Dur- 
nan  and  Joe  Cotter  versus  ex- 
footballers  Paul  Bossldy  and 
Stu  Beath. 

Durnan-Cotter  easily 
defeated  Ethan  Berman  and 
Brian  Gradle  in  the  semis  16- 
6  while  Bossidy-Beath 
squeaked  by  local  entry  Bill 
Little  and  Jim  Peck  16-14  in 
overtime.  They  compete  Fri- 
day for  $100  winner-take-all 
prize  money. 


by  Steven  H.  Epstein 

There's  no  question  that 
former  Needham  High  hockey 
star  Tim  "TinKer"  Connelly 
knows  that  his  first  priority  is 
goal  scoring.  Connelly,  the  son 
of  Northeastern  Baseball  Coach 
John  J.  Connelly  was  taught  as  a 
pee  wee  to  put  the  puck  in  the 
net. 

Now  a  star  here  at  Williams, 
Tinker  readily  admits,  "Whe- 
never I'd  get  upset  enough  to 
fight,  I'd  look  up  into  the  stands 
and  calm  right  down.  My 
mother  used  to  threaten,  if  I 
ever  got  into  any  fighting  penal- 
ties, that  she'd  come  right  down 
to  the  penalty  box  and  take  me 
out  of  the  rink  by  my  ear.  I 
really  believed  her.  So  I  tried  to 
become  a  goal  scorer  instead  of 
a  fighter." 

Since  that  time  Connelly  has 
become  a  feared  offensive 
threat.  He  does  his  scoring  now 
for  Williams  and  already  in  the 
1981  season  he  has  made  his 
presence  known.  In  the  Willi- 
ams Holiday  Tournament 
played  earlier  this  month,  Con- 
nelly scored  4  goals  in  2  games 
to  lead  the  Ephs  to  victories 
over  Westfleld  St.  5-4  in  the 
semi-finals,  and  over  Hamilton 
College  5-3  in  the  final.  The  four 
goals  earned  him  the  honor  of 
being  named  ECAC  Division  II 
player  of  the  week  as  well  as 
Most  Valuable  Player  in  the 
tournament. 

After  ten  games  the  Williams 
pucksters  are  7-1-2,  off  to  their 
best  record  in  years.  One  of  the 
major  reasons  has  been  Connel- 
lys offensive  punch.  He  has  10 
goals  and  7  assists  in  10  games, 
playing  on  a  line  that  has 
switched  a  bit  due  to  injuries. 
His  key  goal  of  the  season  came 
3: 18  into  sudden  death  overtime 
in  a  game  against  Army.  Con- 
nelly netted  the  winning  tally  to 
give  the  Ephs  a  key  early  season 
victory. 

Coach  Bill  McCormick  can't 
stop  raving  about  his  senior 
center-iceman.  "He's  got  great 
talent  and  a  super  attitude.  He's 
a  fine  goal  scorer  but  isn't  self- 
ish at  all  on  the  ice."  Connelly 
returns  the  praise  for  his  coach 
stating,  "He's  a  great  guy.  He 
cares  about  each  player  as  a 
student-athlete.  He's  very  sin- 
cere too,  and  of  course  he  knows 
his  hockey." 

Connelly  came  to  Williams 
after  an  impressive  career  at 
Needham  High  which  included 
going  to  the  Eastern  Mass. 
Schoolboy  Hockey  finals  in  his 
senior  year.  Connelly,  a  three 
sport  athlete  in  high  school; 
decided   to  come  to  Williams 


because  he  could  play  football 
and  baseball  as  well  In  a  smaller 
school  environment. 

Connelly  also  loves  the  Willi- 
ams Hockey  program  because 
of  the  fine  caliber  of  play  despite 
a  low-key  approach  to  the  game. 
"Some  of  my  friends  in  Division 
I  get  bitter,"  says  Tinker, 
"because  it  is  so  competitive 
there.  Here  It's  enjoyable  to 
play.  The  talent  is  strong,  the 
competition  is  intense,  and  we 
get  enthusiastic  crowds  for  all 
the  games." 

Part  of  Connelly's  success  he 
attributes  to  his  father's  enthu- 
siasm for  athletics.  However, 
he's  equally  sure  his  dad 
wouldn't  have  pushed  him  if  he 
wasn't  athletically  motivated. 
"When  I  decided  I  wanted  to 
play  and  be  the  best  I  could,"  he 
adds,  "my  dad  encouraged  me 
to  play  with  the  neighborhood 
kids  who  were  older  than  I  and 
that's  how  I  improved." 

When  asked  if  he  feels  pres- 
sure to  excell  because  of  his  dad 
Connelly  candidly  states,  "Not 
really.  I  try  to  emulate  my  dad 
when  I  play.  I'm  not  trying  to  do 
what  he  did,  but  I  admire  him 
and  try  to  give  something  back 
through  my  play." 

With  10  tough  games  behind 
him  and  a  shot  at  the  ECAC 
Hockey  Tournament  waiting  in 
the  wings,  Connelly  is  realistic. 
"We'll  take  each  game  one  at  a 
time.  We  know  we've  got  the  tal- 
ent to  make  this  year  a  memora- 
ble season,  but  only  time  will 
tell." 


At  the  Bend 

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Williamstown, 
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413-458-5437 


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this  week's  recipient.  Finn  stopped  34  Amherst  nhotn 
en  route  to  his  first  shut-nut  nf  the  seasonas  the  Ephu 
tirubhed  the  Lord  Jeffs  9-0.  It  was  the  fourth  victory 
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SPORTS 


WILLIAMS  RECORD 


January  20,  1981 


Pucksters  annihilate  Amherst 


by  Ted  Herwig 

AMHERST,  Mass. -Rolling 
Into  town  and  over  their  arch- 
rival Amherst  the  hockey  team 
shut  out  the  Lord  Jeffs  9-0  on  the 
Jeff's  own  rink  last  Saturday. 
Leading  the  scoring  for  Willi- 
ams was  Dave  Calabro  '82  with 
a  goal  and  three  assists;  Dan 
Finn  '84  had  his  first  perfect  col- 
legiate game  in  the  net. 

Mark  Wysockl  '83  opened  up 
the  scoring  for  Williams  at  7: 49 
in  the  first  period,  assisted  by 
Peter  Santry  '81  and  Finn.  Six 
minutes  and  multiple  Eph 
penalties  later,  Calabro  found 
the  net  for  Williams,  with  assist 
credit  going  to  Bob  Brownell  '83. 
Calabro's  13: 18  goal  capped  the 
first  period  scoring. 

The  Amherst  offense  became 
progressively  more  aggressive, 
firing  11  shots  at  the  Williams 
net  In  the  second  period,  com- 
pared with  only  five  in  the  first. 
While  Dan  Finn  was  busy  fend- 
ing off  the  Jeff  attack,  his  team- 
mates continued  to  roll  up  the 
score,  led  by  sophomore  Ed 
Finn's  goal  at  4:18.  Tom  Resor 
'82  and  Calabro  had  the  assists. 
Then  at  9:30,  when  Williams 
was  playing  shorthanded  with 
two  of  Its  23  penalty  minutes, 
Mark  Lemos  '82  charged 
through  the  Jeff  defense  and 
collected  a  solo  goal. 


Doug  Jcbb  '82  broke  open  the 
real  Williams  scoring  surge  38 
seconds  into  the  third  period  as 
he  scored  his  first  goal  of  the 
season.  Co-captain  Skip  Vallee 
'81  and  Wysockl  were  In  one  the 
assists.  Then,  at  7: 01,  John  Who- 
lan  '82  set  up  Dick  Flood,  '81, 
raising  the  score  to  6-0.  The  tide 
of  the  game  shifted  even  more 
as  Amherst  started  collecting 
penalties  with  a  vengeance;  the 
majority  of  their  17  minutes 
came  in  the  last  10  minutes  of 
the  game.  Williams'  power-play 
squad  capitalized  on  the  oppor- 
tunities, and  the  last  three  Willi- 
ams goals  came  from  the 
power-play  team. 

Jon  Dayton  '82  fired  in  the 
seventh  Williams  goal  at  11: 12, 
assisted  by  Tim  Connelly  '81 
and  Calabro.  The  same  line  was 
back  in  action  at  18:24  when 
Calabro  and  Adam  Pollock  '81 
set  up  Connelly  for  the  score. 
Then,  with  1: 01  left  in  the  game, 
Eric  Cochran  '82  scored  his  first 
varsity  goal  off  assists  from 
Whelan  and  Resor. 

Net-minder  Finn  had  34  saves 
in  the  game  (5-11-18)  as  he 
played  his  fifth  varsity  game. 
"Dan  had  a  fine  game,"  said 
Eph  manager  Peggy  Redfield. 
"He  was  under  lots  of  pressure, 
especially  when  our  penalty- 
killing   squad   spent   so  much 


time  on  the  Ice.  There  were  sev- 
eral 5-on-3  situations  that  Dan 
got  us  out  of  by  the  skin  of  his 
teeth.  It  wouldn't  have  been  a 
shut-out  if  he  didn't  have  an 
excellent  game." 

John  Karowak,  the  Jeff 
goalie,  had  11  saves  in  the  first 
period,  12  in  the  second,  and  five 
in  the  third.  Amherst  collected  6 
minor  penalties  and  1  major, 
Williams  had  9  and  1. 

Williams  is  now  7-1-2  on  the 
season;  they  next  venture  to 
Salem  State,  possibly  their 
toughest  game  of  the  year,  for 
their  third  road  game  in  a  row. 
Amherst  has  a  3-5  record. 


(Somers) 
The  women's  hockey  team  (ell  earlier  this  week  In  action  against  the 
Stewart  Day  School  by  a  score  of  5-0.  Here  the  Stewart  goaltender  slops  an 
Eph  scoring  bid. 


Trackmen  take  double  match 


Finishing  strongly  In  all 
events  the  Track  team  rolled  to 
a  double  victory  Saturday, 
defeating  both  Hamilton  and 
Union  at  Hamilton.  The  final 
team  tally  was  Williams  72, 
Hamilton  64  and  Union  32. 

As  Coach  Dick  Farley  noted, 
the  Ephs  showed  improved 
depth  after  last  week's  loss  to 
MIT,  partly  because  of  some 
new  faces  and  partly  as  the 
result  of  a  week's  work  at 
Towne  Fieldhouse.  "We're  still 
weak  in  the  field  events,"  said 
Farley,  "but  we  were  a  little 


Beware  of  IM  maniacs 


by  Steven  H.  Epstein 

Each  time  I  compete  in 
intramurals,  whether  it  be  bas- 
ketball or  bobsledding,  I  fear  for 
my  life.  Granted,  this  shouldn't 
be  the  case— but  it  is. 

You  see,  intramurals  have 
always  been  the  showcase  for 
the  athletically  mediocre,  and 
even  the  somewhat  inept.  Since 
I  fall  into  the  former  category 
on  my  best  nights,  and  the  latter 
most  of  the  time,  I  figure 
intramurals  are  the  closest  I'll 
get  to  the  roar  of  the  crowd;  Yet 
still  I  limit  my  participation  in 
fear  tor  my  life. 

The  object  of  my  fear  is  the 
type  I  lovingly  refer  to  as  The 
Intramural  Maniac.  He  pops  up 
everywhere,  just  looking  to  nail 
my  hide  to  the  wall.  He  loathes 
me  for  my  lagging  on  defense. 
He  detests  me  for  my  dumb- 
founded presence  on  the  ice. 
He'll  kill  me,  if  I  don't  get 
myself  first. 

If  you  don't  know  the  intramu- 
ral maniac,  let  me  familiarize 
you  with  him.  He's  the  guy  that 
plays  IMs  like  he  was  born  with 
a  perfect  jump  shot  or  the  per- 
fect pole  vaulting  form.  He's 
known  by  various  terms  like 
"ringer",  "closet  jock",  or  "ex- 


pro",  but  he's  more  than  just  a 
good  athlete.  He's  obsessed  with 
proving  his  worth  to  society 
through  athletics,  despite  the 
fact  that  his  name  appears 
nowhere  on  a  varsity  roster. 
He's  the  type  that  develops  into 
an  IM  Maniac. 

An  IM  maniac  isn't  born.  He's 
just  a  confused  product  of  his 
society.  He  most  likely  came 
from  one  of  a  number  of  com- 
mon case  histories. 


EPHUSIONS 


Often  he  played  varsity  ball  in 
high  school,  but  just  couldn't 
make  the  grade  here  in  a  com- 
petitive sport  like  football.  Oth- 
ers are  athletes  who  gained 
proficiency  later  in  life  (at  the 
ripe  old  age  of  17)  and  never 
excelled  enough  to  play  without 
the  benefits  of  Pop  Warner  or 
Little  League.  Or  finally,  the 
most  common,  the  maniac  who 
gave  up  his  beloved  cleats  and 
glove  in  favor  of  a  major  in 
bioorganic  decompressive 
genetics.  Six  hour  daily  labs 
havea  tendency  tocut  into  prac- 
tice time. 


The  IM  maniac  has  a  cute  way 
of  letting  you  know  he  has 
higher  aspirations  than  just  an 
evening  of  recreation  while 
playing  IMs.  When  on  the  bas- 
ketball court,  he  arrives  15  min- 
utes before  game  time  and  does 
60  push-ups  (the  clapping  kind) 
and  then  firmly  inserts  his 
mouth-guard  and  matching  Adi- 
das sweatbands.  He  then  steps 
onto  the  court  and  slam-dunks 
the  first  thing  in  sight  (usually 
the  smallest  member  of  the 
opposing  team)  before  firmly 
proclaiming,  "I  sure  hope  I 
don't  have  to  kill  anybody  who 
gets  in  my  way  tonight."  From 
here  the  stage  is  set.  I  usually 
start  on  my  way  home  at  this 
point  while  my  legs  are  still 
functional. 

There's  no  way  to  stop  the  IM 
Maniac  from  competing.  He's 
got  a  legitimate  right  to  play, 
and  he  uses  this  right  to  destroy 
all  hackers  in  his  path.  I'm  not 
advocating  the  end  of  the  IM 
Maniac,  just  a  little  preventive 
medicine.  Attention,  all  medio- 
cre athletes:  The  IM  Maniac  is 
out  there.  He's  armed  with  a 
mission  and  he  could  be  deadly. 
Play  IMs  at  your  own  risk. 


better  this  meet .  We  ha ve  a  cou- 
ple of  new  jumpers  on  the  roster 
and  they  will  definitely  help. 
Again,  we  were  very  strong  in 
most  of  the  running  events  and  I 
look  for  additional  improve- 
ment." 

One  field  event  which  was  not 
weak  was  the  pole  vault,  in 
which  co-captain  Scott  Mayfield 

soared  14'6"  for  a  fieldhouse 
record  and  first  place.  Mayfield 
has  already  qualified  for  post- 
season competition  in  that 
event.  In  the  high  jump,  Jeff 
Congdon  '84  and  Kevin  Waggett 
'82  took  2-3,  while  Bill  Alexander 
'83  and  Hugh  Huizanga  '84  went 
3-4  in  the  triple  jump.  Alexander 
also  took  third  in  the  long  jump, 
and  Steve  Serenska  '82  nabbed 
fourth  in  a  very  competitive 
shot  put. 

On  the  track,  Bo  Parker  '83 
led  the  comeback  off  with  a  vic- 
tory in  the  1500m  run.  The  pack 
was  fairly  tight  until  the  last  two 
laps,  when  Parker  unleashed 
his  usually  destructive  kick  and 
left  everyone  at  least  five 
seconds  behind.  In  the  60  hur- 
dles, Jeff  Poggi  '82  had  to  settle 
for  second  after  a  slight  stumble 
at  the  last  barrier,  but  the  Ephs 
then  won  six  out  of  the  last  eight 
events. 

Charles  Von  Arentshildt  '82 
started  things  off  with  an  easy 
victory  in  the  400m.  He  was  fol- 
lowed by  teammate  Mark  Rice 
'84  in  fourth.  Poggi  then 
returned  to  dominate  the  500m 


run  with  a  respectable  1: 09.  Co- 
captain  Robert  Tyler  '81  held  off 
a  late  charge  to  secure  fourth 
behind  Poggi.  Sprinting  ace 
Tomas  Alejandro  '83  next 
grabbed  first  in  the  60m  dash 
with  a  7.0,  followed  by  Jeff 
Skerry  '82  in  third.  In  the  800m 
dash,  Calvin  Schnure  '81  also 
took  first  by  nipping  his  hard- 
running  Union  opponent  In  the 
last  ten  yards.  The  outcome  was 
never  in  doubt  in  the  1000m  run, 
as  Brian  Angle  '84  charged  out 
into  the  lead  immediately  and 
held  it  all  the  way,  finishing  in 
2: 39.  Freshman  teammate  Ben- 
nett Yort  took  fourth  in  a  tight 
race  for  the  other  scoring  pla- 
ces. Von  Arentshildt  and  Ale- 
jandro took  2-3  in  the  300m 
before  Parker  returned  to  set  a 
fieldhouse  record  of  8: 35  in  the 
3000m.  Co-captain  Ted  Congdon 
'81  was  not  far  behind  in  second 
place. 

Though  the  victory  was 
sealed  by  Parker  and  Congdon's 
fine  races,  the  1600m  relay 
squad  of  Chris  Lamb  '82,  Poggi, 
Rich  Leavltt  '82  and  Schnure 
added  another  Williams  victory 
with  3:35.0.  The  3200m  relay 
took  second  to  close  out  the 
scoring. 

Williams  will  open  its  home 
schedule  Friday  night  against 
Springfield,  Albany  and  West- 
field  State,  a  recent  schedule 
change.  Field  events  will  begin 
at  6: 00  p.m.  with  running  events 
going  off  at  7:30. 


B-ball  trounces  Panthers 


Freshman  Tracy  Burrows  drives  to  the  hoop  past  frustrated  Middlebury  defenders. 


(Burghardt) 


by  Julie  Hackett 

In  a  one  sided  contest,  the  Wil- 
liams Eph-women  defeated  the 
Middlebury  Panthers  Saturday 
night  78-49,  bringing  their 
record  to  2-2.  Williams  con- 
trolled the  court  from  the  start, 
coming  out  and  playing  a  tough 
defense  that  kept  Middlebury  to 
2  points  in  the  first  12  minutes  of 
the  contest.  At  halftime,  the 
Ephs  were  up  41-16. 

Coach  Sue  Hudson-Hamblin 
was  pleased  with  the  play  of  her 
team.  "Our  tight  defense 
created  a  lot  of  steals  and  fast- 
break  opportunities,"  she  said. 

The  bench  for  Williams  was 
strong,  with  Thalia  Meehan  '83 
scoring  10  points,  and  Joy 
Howard  '81  tallying  7.  Starters 
Terry  Dancewicz  '82  and  Cathy 
Gernert  '81  scored  20  and  18 
points  respectively.  Gernert's 
18  points  was  her  career  high. 

Last  Thursday's  victory  over 
Clark  University  was  much 
closer,  with  the  Ephs  winning 
65-64.  Williams  pulled  out  to  an 
early  lead  and  was  up  35-24  by 
half-time.  Clark  came  back 
strong  in  the  second  half,  and 
with  thirteen  minutes  left  in  the 
half,  pulled  ahead  44-43. 

From  there,  Clark  and  Willi- 
ams pulled  back  and  forth,  with 
Clark  maintaining  a  slight  scor- 
ing edge.  At  one  point,  Williams 


was  down  by  6  but  continuous 
pressure  by  Anne  Dancewicz  '82 
and  Gernert  got  the,  women 
back  in  the  game.  With  two  min- 
utes left,  Terry  Dancewicz  tied 
the  game  up  at  62  by  sinking  a 
foul  shot,  and  with  less  than  a 
minute  to  play,  Gernert  scored 
the  game-winning  basket. 

High  scorer  in  the  game  was 
Laurene  vonKlan  '81,  with  17 
points  and  13  rebounds.  The 
Dancewicz  twins,  Terry  and 
Anne,  scored  15  and  13  points 
respectively. 

Last  Tuesday,  the  Ephs  suf- 
fered their  second  defeat  of  the 
season  against  Dartmouth,  los- 
ing 75-68.  Williams  was  down  46- 
29  at  the  end  of  the  first  half,  but 
strong  play  by  Kathy  Evans  '83, 
who  led  the  team  in  steals,  made 
the  game  tight  in  the  final  min- 
utes. At  one  point  in  the  game, 
with  Williams  down  by  30 
points,  Hudson-Hamblin  called 
in  Meehan,  who  scored  8  quick 
points  and  sparked  the  team 
into  action.  Said  Hudson- 
Hamblin,  "The  second  half  was 
all  Williams.  Thalia  Meehan 
inspired  us  with  those  8  points 
and  we  were  off.  The  team 
played  super  defense  as  well. 
With  three  minutes  left  we  were 
down  by  13  ...  I'm  really 
pleased  with  the  way  the  team 
played,  despite  the  defeat." 


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The  Willkms  Record 


VOL.  94,  NO.  14 


USPA  684-680 


WILLIAMS 


COLLEGE 


JANUARY  27,  1981 


Chaplains 
to  leave 
Williams 

by  Rich  Henderson 

College  Chaplains  Michael 
and  Jane  Henderson  will  be 
leaving  Williams  for  a  pastorate 
in  Plymouth,  New  Hampshire 
at  the  end  of  February,  Presi- 
dent Chandler  announced  Sat- 
urday. Their  replacement  has 
not  yet  been  selected. 

The  Hendersons  had  been 
looking  for  a  new  ministry  for  a 
year;  they  have  had  an  under- 
standing with  the  dean  that  they 
could  leave  anytime. 

"We're  not  leaving  as  the 
result  of  any  sudden  crisis,"  Mr. 
Henderson  explained.  "The 
parish  simply  wanted  us  right 
away."  The  timing  of  the  move 
is  coincidental  with  the 
expected  arrival  of  the  couple's 
baby. 

The  Hendersons'  decision  to 
move  was  motivated  by  "a 
desire  to  be  back  in  a  more  var- 
ied kind  of  environment,"  Mr. 
Henderson  said.  "The  college 
offers  a  great  deal  of  excite- 
ment but  it  is  fairly  specialized. 
We  missed  the  babies  and  the 
old  folk." 

Mrs.  Henderson  agreed, 
"Most  of  our  work  here  is  done 
on  an  ad  hoc  basis,"  she  said. 
"We'd  like  to  have  more  of'a 
sense  of  continuity  and  regular 
expectations— to  have  people 
counting  on  us  to  do  something 
Continued  on  Page  3 


Trustees  issue  statement  on 
investments,  grant  tenure 


The  Doctors  gave  their  final  performance  to  a  capacity  crowd  Thurs- 
day night  at  Mission  Park.  (Burghardt) 


by  Steve  Willard 

A  restatement  of  the  College's 
investment  policy  and  the 
granting  of  tenure  to  two  assist- 
ant professors  dominated 
actions  by  the  Williams  Board 
of  Trustees  as  they  concluded 
their  annual  Winter  Study  meet- 
ing here  in  Willlamstown 
Saturday. 

The  investment  statement, 
released  by  President  Chandler 
Sunday,  set  forth  the  trustees 
position  "on  the  various  issues 
implicit  in  the  question  of  the 
College's  responsibilities  as  an 
investor."  (The  text  of  the  trus- 
tees statement  appears  on  page 
3.) 

The  President  also  announced 
the  tenuring  of  assistant  profes- 
sors Sharon  Knopp  of  the  Eng- 
lish department  and  Carl  Van 
Duyne  of  the  Economics  depart- 


cc 


approves  consolidation 


by  Sara  Ferris 

The  College  Council  unanim- 
ously approved  controversial 
plans  for  the  consolidation  of 
student  publications,  including 
the  creation  of  a  new  literary 
magazine  to  replace  Pique  and 
Backtalk,  at  its  meeting  at 
Spencer  House  on  January  21. 

Council  Treasurer  Russell 
Piatt  '82  outlined  the  changes 
proposed  by  the  Finance  Com- 
mittee. The  committee  divided 
al  Council-funded  publications 


Press  conference  held 


by  Jon  Tigar 

Phrases  like  "impressive 
achievement"  were  the  normal 
a  press  conference  held  last  Fri- 
day afternoon  by  President 
Chandler  to  announce  the  suc- 
cessful completion  of  the  "Capi- 
tal Fund  for  the  Seventies,"  a 
decade-long  fund-raising  drive 
which  produced  $51.1  million, 
even  more  than  the  $50  million, 
the  college  had  set  as  its  goal  for 
the  drive. 

$17  million,  or  one  third  of  the 
funds,  has  gone  into  the  con- 
struction and  renovation  of 
campus  buildings.  Examples 
include  the  construction  of  Saw- 
yer library,  the  renovation  of 
Stetson  Hall,  and  the  renovation 
of  Lawrence  Hall  which  is 
slated  to  begin  this  spring. 


Inside  the  Record 


Trustee's  statement  on 
investments  ...  pg.  3 

Features  looks  at  co- 
habitation ...  pg.  5 

Hockey  team  wins  at 
Lake  Forest ...  pg.  6 


The  remaining  34  milhon  dol- 
lars were  placed  into  the  endow- 
ment, resulting  in  a  substantial 
increase  in  its  value  to  $112.3 
million.  The  increase  has 
allowed  the  College  to  keep  pace 
with  inflation,  something  Presi- 
dent Chandler  described  as  "an 
impressive  achievement  .  .  . 
Very  few  institutions  have  expe- 
rienced a  real  retention  of  pur- 
chasing power." 

The  increase  in  endowment 
resulted  in  the  establishment  of 
twelve  new  endowed  professor- 
ships, nine  permanent  and  three 
for  visiting  professors.  These 
professorships  do  not  enable  the 
college  to  hire  twelve  new 
faculty  members,  but  rather 
"support  a  faculty  member  so 
that  he  is  not  a  burden  on  the 
regular  operating  expenses," 
according  to  President 
Chandler.  This  allows  the  Col- 
lege to  use  available  monies  in 
other  areas  of  need. 

One  of  the  most  amazing 
aspects  of  the  Capital  Fund  is 
that,  with  the  exception  of  the 
Development  staff,  all  work 
was  done  by  volunteers.  The 
program  was  run  by  what  Wil- 
lard Dickerson  described  as  a 
"cadre  of  about  250 people"  who 
acted  as  regional  chairmen. 

Although  the  campaign  was 
enormously  successful,  Presi- 
dent Chandler  indicated  that  the 
need  for  contributions  is  far 
from  over.  "The  Report  of  the 
Committee  on  the  '80s  specifies 
a  minimum  need/of  $41/2  to  $5 
million  in  capital  gifts  (each 
year).  We've  got  to  keep  up  the 
pace." 


into   three  groups   and  consi- 
dered each  separately. 

The  merger  of  Pique  and 
Backtalk  was  "probably  the 
most  difficult  decision ' ' , accord- 
ing to  Piatt.  The  Finance  Com- 
mittee recommended  that  the 
Council  freeze  the  funds  of  both 
magazines  except  for  money 
needed  to  pay  for  their  already 
published  issues.  Both  staffs 
and  any  other  interested  per- 
sons will  meet  this  spring  to 
create  a  new  magazine.  The  fro- 
zen funds  would  be  available  for 
use  by  this  new  publication. 

Laura  Cushler  '81,  speaking 
for  the  Backtalk  staff,  strongly 
opposed  the  move.  "We  do  not 
abide  by  this,"  she  said.  "We 
feel  that  if  the  two  magazines 
are  merged,  one  will  be  sub- 
merged into  the  personality  of 
the  other."  She  added  that  if  the 
proposals  were  approved, 
Backtalk  planned  to  solicit 
funds  from  other  sources  in 
order  to  remain  in  operation. 

Piatt  responded  to  this  plan, 
saying  "I  don't  know  where  you 
can  get  the  kind  of  money  neces- 
sary for  publication." 

He  explained  that  the  Finance 
Committee  did  not  want  to  put 
off  these  problems.  "We  either 


have  to  do  this  or  face  the  prob- 
lem of  smaller  publications  allo- 
cations next  year." 

In  response  to  questions  from 
CC  members,  Cushler  reiter- 
ated, "We're  just  trying  to  keep 
Backtalk  there  as  an  avenue  of 
expression.  The  staff  is  not  wil- 
ling to  compromise." 

Todd  Tucker  '81,  editor  of 
Pique,  later  expressed  a  similar 
view:  "Since  the  College  Coun- 
cil has  effectively  eliminated 
Pique,  I  see  no  reason  for  its 
staff  to  be  a  part  of  the  Finance 
Committee's  literary  mag- 
azine." 

The  editor  of  Offset,  Tim 
Jones  '81,  agreed  to  cease  publi- 
cation of  the  newspaper  after 
the  winter  issue. 

One  thousand  dollars  of 
Offset's  remaining  funds  will  be 
accredited  to  the  Record.  This 
sum  is,  in  Piatt's  estimation, 
"roughly  equivalent  to  one 
extra  page  per  issue." 

After  a  series  of  talks  between 
the  editors  of  Mosaic  and  Paral- 
lax, the  editor  of  Mosaic  offered 
to  reduce  expenditures  to  $1500 
for  next  year.  This  will  "allow 
those  two  publications  to 
remain  independent,"  re- 
marked Piatt. 


ment  and  their  promotions  to 
the  position  of  Associate  profes- 
sor in  their  respective  depart- 
ments. Further  appointments 
for  the  1981-82  academic  year 
were  of  George  Pistorius,  Pro- 
fessor of  Romantic  Languages, 
to  be  the  first  holder  of  the  new 
Frank  M.Gagliardl  Chair;  John 
F.  Reichert,  Professor  of  Eng- 
lish, to  be  Acting  Dean  of  the 
Faculty,  and  of  H.  W.  Janson, 
one  of  the  foremost  figures  in 
Art  History,  to  be  the  Robert 
Sterling  Clark  Visiting  Profes- 
sor of  Art  for  the  first  semester 
of  the  1981-82  calendar  year. 

The  resignation  of  College 
chaplains  Jane  and  Michael 
Henderson  was  also  announced 
effective  February  28, 1981  (see 
accompanying  story);  as  well 
as  the  resignation  of  Fredrick 
H.  West,  Lecturer  in  Anthro- 
pology, and  John  D.  Lathrop, 
Assistant  professor  of  Astron- 
omy. The  resignation  of  Patri- 
cia A.  Leach,  Part-time  lecturer 
in  Art,  and  Charles  M.  Payne, 
Jr.,  Assistant  Professor  of  Soci- 
ology, were  announced  effec- 
tive June  30,  1981. 

The  November  cross-burning 
and  the  amount  of  next  year's 
tuition  increase  were  also  dis- 
cussed by  the  trustees  in  their 
three  days  of  meetings.  Accord- 
ing to  President  Chandler,  the 
trustees  were  "pleased  with  the 
resolution  of  the  incident  and 
with  the  alumni  and  community 
support  of  the  College's 
actions."  The  trustees  did 
express  concern  over  the 
decline  in  admission  applica- 
tions to  the  College  for  next 
year's  class.  According  to 
Chandler,  applications  are 
down  some  13%  from  the  same 
time  last  year  while  applica- 
tions from  black  students  are 
down  more  than  50%  from  the 
year  before.  Chandler  noted, 
however,  that  there  is  a  general 
downturn  in  college  applica- 
tions nationwide  and  that  the 
final  deadline  for  applications 
to  Williams  is  in  February. 

Although  final  action  on  1981- 
82  tuition  will  be  made  in  April, 
the  trustees  discussed  proposed 
tuition  increases  and  set  gen- 
Continued  on  Page  3 


Trustees,  students  meet  on  divestiture 


by  Betsy  Stanton 

Members  of  the  Williams 
Board  of  Trustees,  the  Advisory 
Committee  on  Shareholder 
Responsibility  (ACSR)  and  the 
Williams  Anti-Apartheid  Coali- 
tion (WAAC)  clarified  their 
respective  positions  concerning 
divestiture  at  a  meeting  8:30 
p.m.  last  Thursday. 

Although  the  group  reached 
no  formal  conclusions,  each 
party  said  they  left  the  meeting 
with  a  clearer  sense  of  the  oth- 
ers' ideas  and  plans. 

Charles  Mott  presented  the 
following  opening  remarks  on 
behalf  of  the  trustees:  "The 
primary  purpose  of  the  endow- 
ment is  to  support  the  primary 
purpose  of  the  college,  which  is 
its  educational  mission."  He 
added,  however,  that  "under- 
neath that  objective,  we've  set 
certain  objectives  to  be  socially 
responsible  . . .  you  have  a  prob- 


lem If  being  a  socially  responsi- 
ble investor  conflicts  with  your 
primary  fiduciary  objective." 

Implementing  that  secon- 
dary, social,  purpose,  the  trus- 
tees recently  decided  to  sell  all 
college-owned  stock  in  the  New- 
mont  Mining  Corporation  and  to 
stop  buying  certificates  of  dep- 
osit from  six  banks.  Lola  Bogyo, 
assistant  psychology  professor 
and  ACSR  faculty  member, 
noted  that  the  ACSR  initiated 
discussion  of  the  Newmont 
stock  because  the  corporation 
had  refused  to  sign  the  Sullivan 
Principles  guaranteeing  equal 
employment  practices. 

The  ACSR  plans  to  investi- 
gate six  or  seven  other  corpora- 
tions who  have  also  refused  to 
sign  the  statements. 

The  ACSR  had  also  recom- 
mended the  recent  decision  to 
stop  patronizing  six  banks  after 
correspondence   with   a   large 


number  of  banks  concerning 
their  loans  to  the  South  African 
government. 

The  WAAC  urged  divestiture 
as  the  college's  best  means  of 
effecting  change  in  the  apar- 
theid system.  WAAC  members 
feel  that  divestiture  promises 
superior  effectiveness  which 
stems  largely  from  the  action's 
symbolism  coupled  with  Willi- 
ams' esteemed  reputation. 

After  lengthy  debate  concern- 
ing methods  of  influencing  the 
South  African  apartheid  practi- 
ces, Bogyo  concluded,  "the 
heart  of  this  is  to  determine 
effectiveness,  and  we  have  a 
lack  of  adequate  Information  to 
make  that  determination." 
Although  the  meeting  ended  on 
such  an  indeterminate  note,  all 
groups  expressed  appreciation 
for  a  better  understanding  of  the 
issues. 


Page  2 


WILLIAMS  RECORD 


January  27,  1981 


Fair  Play 


TANGENTS 


In  the  past,  sports  scheduling  during  Winter  Study  and  Winter  Car- 
nival has  been  arranged  to  aid  our  athletes.  During  both  periods,  when 
student  workloads  are  lightest,  every  effort  has  been  made  to  schedule 
home  matches.  This  increased  support  has  helped  the  Williams  athletes 
excell  quite  visibly,  but  this  year  things  have  changed. 

For  some  unexplainable  reason,  the  men's  hockey  team,  off  to  its 
best  start  in  15  years,  didn't  play  a  home  game  between  January  10  and 
30.  The  basketball  team  didn't  get  a  break  this  year  either.  Playing  a 
murderous  schedule,  the  hoopsters  went  two  full  weeks  in  the  middle  of 
January  without  a  home  game  too.  To  add  to  this  injustice,  the  Ephs  play 
their  first  Little  Three  Contest  against  Wesleyan  on  January  31,  when 
most  students  will  be  at  home  resting  before  second  semester.  This 
scheduling  turns  a  home  contest  into  a  neutralized  event,  giving  Willi- 
ams none  of  the  home  advantage  it  could  use. 

During  Winter  Carnival  things  don't  get  much  better.  The  basket- 
ball team  plays  at  home  once,  but  against  Drew  University  .  .  .  not  a 
featured  team  on  their  schedule.  The  hockey  team  must  spend  its  Winter 
Carnival  away  at  Wesleyan,  rather  than  playing  at  home  against  a  rival 
like  Middlebury  in  front  of  a  capacity  crowd. 

While  The  Record  commends  the  college  philosophy  that  winning 
isn't  everything,  in  an  era  where  so  many  schools  are  coming  under 
NCAA  scrutiny  for  sports-related  academic  violations— there  is  a  prob- 
lem. Teams  should  at  least  be  given  the  opportunity  to  improve  their 
records  by  playing  more  home  games  during  periods  when  fan  attend- 
ance is  at  a  premium.  It's  only  fair  to  our  athletes  who  work  so  hard. 

All  That  Jazz 

What  a  concert!  Monday  night's  Dizzy  Gillespie  concert  was  easily 
one  of  the  finest  and  most  popular  musical  productions  ever  brought  to 
Williams.  The  crowd  of  1150,  80%  of  which  were  students,  clapped, 
stamped,  and  cheered  Gillespie  for  more  than  10  minutes  at  the  conclu- 
sion of  the  brilliant  performance.  It  was  a  show  few  of  us  will  ever  forget. 

The  success  of  Gillespie  and  the  jazz  concert  series  points  up  two 
important  facts.  First,  Williams  students  love  jazz.  Far  too  often  the 
people  responsible  for  concerts  at  Williams  have  assumed  we  want  little 
besides  hard  core  rock  or  soft  pedaled,  bluesy  "country"  music.  The 
success  of  these  three  concerts  shows  that  jazz  is  popular  with  Williams 
students.  The  Student  Activities  Board  has  pledged  to  do  everything  in 
its  power  to  make  jazz  a  fixture  of  Winter  Study  at  Williams.  We  applaud 
such  a  move. 

Second,  the  concert  is  the  third  in  a  series  of  three  SAB  concerts  this 
year  which  have  featured  excellent  music  before  capacity  crowds.  After 
two  years  of  disaster  at  the  hands  of  previous  concert  boards  and  com- 
mittees, the  success  of  the  current  board  is  truly  outstanding.  Much  of 
the  credit  must  go  to  the  leadership,  SAB  chairman  Tom  Lynch  and 
Concert  Board  chairman  Paul  Gallay.  Both  have  worked  tirelessly  to 
bring  top  acts  to  Williams  at  minimum  cost. 

The  SAB  plans  concerts  for  Winter  Carnival  and  Spring  Weekend 
as  well  as  a  number  of  parties  and  other  events  for  the  coming  semester. 
Judging  from  their  past  track  record,  we  have  a  lot  to  look  forward  to. 


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LETTERS. .  . 


Misuse  of  funds? 


To  the  editor: 

I  have  had  the  displeasure  of  attending 
several  meetings  of  the  College  Council 
Finance  Committee  this  year.  While  I 
appreciate  Committee  Chairman  Rus- 
sell Piatt's  zeal  for  budget  cutting  I  find 
it  somewhat  incongruous  that  at  least  2 
six-pacl{s  of  beer  have  attended  each 
meeting  of  the  Committee.  If  this  beer 
was  a  personal  gift  from  Piatt  to  the  com- 
mittee, he  deserves  our  respect  for  his 
generosity.  If,  especially  during  these 
economic  hard  times  for  the  student 
activities  tax,  money  from  the  SAT  was 
used  to  finance  these  "little  extras," 
Piatt  should  be  called  to  account. 

I  hereby  petition  the  administration  to 
investigate  the  possible  misuse  of  funds 
and  if  wrongdoing  is  discovered ,  to  invite 
Mr,  Piatt  to  reimburse  the  SAT  for  all 
such  improper  expenditures. 

Sincerely, 
Todd  Tucker  '81 

Appalling  decision 

To  the  editor: 

Regarding  your  front  page  article  of 
January  20,  1981,  "Two  Professors  to 
Receive  Tenure,"  I  am  appalled  and  dis- 
mayed that  David  Langston  did  not 
achieve  tenured  status.  These  feelings 
do  not  arise  from  an  emotional  Involve- 
ment with  the  man,  but  rather  from  an 
intellectual  spark  which  he  ignited 
within  me  as  a  sophomore.  This  spark 
furnished  me  with  a  burning  desire  to 
major  in  English,  and  now  it  seems  that 
other  such  desires  in  Williams  students 
will  be  doused, 

David  Langston  did  not  try  to  be  aloof. 
He  encouraged  student  interaction  in  his 
classroom,  intertwining  his  lectures 
with  brown  bag  discussions  at  lunch 
without  student  prompting.  His  classes 
were  by  far  the  most  Intellectually  stim- 
ulating I've  ever  taken,  even  though  it 
seemed  he  was  perennially  burdened 
with  the  8  a.m.  time  slot. 

He  was  incredibly  prepared  for  lec- 
tures replete  with  index  cards,  novel 
Ideas,  etc.  He  establishe(J  rapport  with 
students  much  more  than  a  $25,000  re- 
allocation recommended  by  the  Com- 
mltte  on  the  80's  will  ever  do.  It  is  rare  to 
find  a  faculty  member  so  Intellectual, 
yet  so  remarkably  easy  to  relate  to. 

There  is  no  question  that  external  fac- 
tors had  a  bearing  on  the  decision  not  to 
grant  tenure  to  David  Langston.  It  could 
not  possibly  have  been  made  by  the 
"exhaustive"  analyses  alluded  to  in  your 
article,  I  submit  that  it  is  not  the  admin- 
istration's right  nor  business  to  extort  a 
certain  lifestyle  from  its  professors. 

It  is  a  shame  that  unprofessional, 
petty  jealousy  has  seemingly  come  into 
play.  Of  course,  the  Committee  on 
Appointments  and  Promotions  will  hide 
within  a  labyrinth  of  tenure  criteria  and 
point  to  one  area  where  Mr.  Langston  is 
deficient.  'Yet,  I  could  do  the  same  with 
other  more  acceptable  tenure  choices. 


David  Langston  will  undoubtedly  go 
elsewhere  and  be  recognized  for  what  he 
is:  capable,  intelligent,  compassionate, 
and  hard  working.  Right  now,  I  for  one 
would  like  to  flush  out  all  of  the  impuri- 
ties from  the  Committee  on  Appoint- 
ments and  Promotions  like  one  flushes 
the  radiator  of  a  '65  Chrysler. 
Thoroughly. 

Sincerely, 
Brian  C.  Benedict  '81 

Not  fair 

To  the  editor: 

I  resent  the  tone  of  Stacy  Brook's  letter 
(January  20)  regarding  my  anti-Reagan 
rally.  Most  unfortunately,  she  wrote  the 
rag  before  the  rally  occurred— which 
made  it  difficult  for  her  to  be  fair.  Never- 
theless, she  managed  to  turn  the  inten- 
tion of  the  rally  upside-down.  I  never 
meant  to  have  a  silly  "juvenile"  rally 
without  any  serious  "adult-like"  rational 
focus.  In  the  letter  distributed  to  the 
campus,  I  stated  that  it  was  meant  to  be  a 
call  for  "pragmatic  idealism"  in  view  of 
the  frightening  prospects  for  the  next 
four  years.  I  advocated  energetic  acti- 
vism from  those  who  are  opposed  to  the 
man's  principles— rather  than  despair 
and  acquiescence.  I  also  meant  to  be 
amusing — because  humor  is  an  effective 
vehicle  to  attract  attention,  and  I  believe 
that  we  needed  to  be  jolted  into  thinking 
about  the  Reagan  administration 
immediately. 

I  took  a  stand,  something  very  risky  on 
this  campus,  and  I  got  some  negative 
responses.  But  we  need  to  commit  our- 
selves and  make  decisions  now  and  then. 
Sure,  we  should  discuss  issues,  but  we're 
so  good  at  that!  Ronald  Reagan  is  our 
President  and  to  continue  to  merely  ban- 
ter back  and  forth  at  this  point  seems 
ridiculous  to  me. 

Professor  Jorling  and  Professor  Sti- 
glicz  gave  two  very  worthwhile  and  witty 
speeches  at  the  rally  about  some  of  the 
most  disturbing  and  disastrous  possibili- 
ties for  the  near  future.  A  good  crowd 
turned  out  to  listen  because  they  wanted 
to  be  informed  and  wanted  to  hear  their 
viewpoints.  Sure,  the  speakers  and  the 
rally  were  cynical,  and  forceful,  and 
made  of  use  some  pretty  biting  humor, 
but  they  made  a  point.  Whether  or  not 
people  attended  the  rally  and  whether  or 
not  they  agreed  with  the  position  held, 
people  were  inspired  to  talk  about  the 
man  on  his  inauguration  day.  I  heard 
them! 

If  we  weren't  acting  like  "mature 
adults"  then  I  hope  we  never  grow  up. 
We  have  a  choice  to  make.  We  can  suc- 
cumb to  intellectual  masturbation,  and 
spend  our  lives  following  rules  and  being 
boring  and  ineffectual,  or  we  can  learn  to 
follow  our  hearts  and  our  gut  reactions. 
We  can  begin  to  speak  out  and  make 
some  waves  in  this  era  of  seas  that  is  now 
so  calm  it's  eery.  Think  time  for  us  to 
finally  get  up  out  of  our  armchairs. 

Sincerely, 
Lorraine  Driscoll 


January  27,  1981 


WILLIAMS  RECORD 


Page  3 


Trustees  clarify  College  position  on  investment 


This  is  the  text  of  the  trustees 
position  on  Investment  which 
was  released  Saturday. 

In  view  of  the  continuing  cam- 
pus discussion  of  whether  Willi- 
ams should  refuse  to  invest  in 
companies  tha  t  do  business  in  or 
with  South  Africa,  the  Trustees 
wish  to  set  forth  their  position  on 
the  various  Issues  implicit  in  the 
question  of  the  College's  respon- 
sibilities as  an  Investor.  The 
statement  here  will  reiterate 
some  of  the  points  made  in  our 
statement  Of  August,  1978. 

A  college  Is  in  essence  a 
community  of  teachers  and 
students  committed  to  the 
pursuit  of  knowledge  and  to 
the  nurturing  and  develop- 
ment in  its  members  of  those 
dispositions  and  skills  condu- 
cive to  the  discovery,  under- 
standing, preservation  and 
transmission  of  knowledge. 
That  commitment  defines  the 
College's  central  mission, 
which  is  fundamentally  intel- 
lectual and  educational  In 
nature  rather  than  political  or 
economic.  Only  by  strict 
adherence  to  that  commit- 
ment can  the  College  prop- 
erly serve  not  merely  the 
immediate  needs  of  its  own 
membership  but  also  the 
long-term  needs  of  society  at 
large.  And  that  commitment 
is  a  profoundly  moral  one. 
Against  Its  exacting  demands 
all  other  claims  on  the  Col- 
lege's moral  energies  and 
financial  resources  must 
carefully  be  weighed. 

By  virtue  of  their  office 
and  as  custodians  of  the  Col- 
lege's endowment  the  Trus- 
tees incur  several  obligations. 
In  the  first  place,  they  are 
obligated  to  maintain  the  con- 
ditions necessary  for  Willi- 
ams to  fulfill  its  intellectual 
and  educational  mission,  both 
now  and  in  the  indefinite 
future.  In  the  second  place, 
they  are  morally  and  legally 
obliged  to  respect  the  Inten- 
tions of  those  who  gave  the 
funds  that  constitute  the  Col- 
lege's endowment.  Those 
donors  clearly  Intended  that 
their  gifts  be  used  to  further 
the  College's  educational 
mission.  In  light  of  this  con- 
sideration, and  in  the  third 
place,  the  Trustees  must 
respond  with  great  caution  to 
any  suggetion  that  the  Col- 
lege's resources  and  influ- 
ence be  diverted  to  serve  ends 
not  immediately  related  to 
that  primary  mission.  Any 
such  diversion  not  only  risks 
calling  into  question  the  Col- 
lege's faithfulness  to  the 
intentions  of  the  donors  to 
whom  it  owes  its  existence 
and  continuing  vitality,  but 
also  carries  with  it  the  threat 


of  dividing  and  politicizing 
the  Institution  and  thus  jeo- 
pardizing its  ability  to  fulfill 
its  mission.  But  a  further— 
and  fourth— duty  of  the  Trus- 
tees is  to  ensure  that  the 
College  conducts  its  business, 
including  the  investment  of 
its  endowed  funds,  in  a  legal 
and  moral  fashion.  In  particu- 
lar, as  an  investor  in  Ameri- 
can corporations  that  do 
some  of  their  business 
abroad,  the  College  through 
its  Trustees  has  a  right  to 
expect  companies  in  which  it 
owns  shares  to  follow  busi- 
ness policies  and  practices  in 
their  foreign  and  domestic 
operations  that  are  broadly 
consistent  with  the  moral  and 
social  ideals  of  American 
society. 

Meeting  all  these  obliga- 
tions in  a  balanced  fashion  is 
not  easy.  The  obligations  are 
often  in  tension  one  with 
another,  and,  even  when  they 
are  not,  they  are  likely  to  gen- 
erate perplexing  dilemmas 
capable  of  dividing  Into  rival 
camps  even  people  who  are 
unified  in  their  devotion  to  the 
College  and  in  agreement 
concerning  the  abhorrence  of 
particular  social  and  political 
conditions  in  the  larger 
society  and  world.  Moral  con- 
descension and  the  tactics  of 
political  mobilization  have 
little  to  contribute  to  the  reso- 
lution of  such  dilemmas.  Eco- 
nomic affairs  present  a  much 
more  tangled  spectacle  than 
that  of  simple  choices 
between  financial  gain  and 
respect  for  human  rights.  In 
making  responsible  judg- 
ments and  decisions  one  must 
distinguish  moral  turpitude 
from  the  complexity,  confu- 
sion and  Intrusions  of  uncon- 
trollable events  that  often 
characterize  economic 
affairs.  Choosing  a  responsi- 
ble course  of  action  requires, 
therefore,  a  patient  process  of 
rational  deliberation, 
pursued  in  an  atmosphere  of 
openness,  calm,  objectivity 
and  civility. 

These  generalizations 
are  pertinent  when  one  con- 
siders any  of  the  many  issues 
which  particular  individuals 
and  groups  wish  to  address 
through  the  use  of  institu- 
tional endowment  policies. 
While  there  has  been  interest 
at  Williams  and  elsewhere  in 
using  shareholder  positions  to 
Influence  decisions  on 
nuclear  power,  environmen- 
tal questions,  weapons  manu- 
facture and  other  issues,  the 
primary  focus  of  concern  has 
been  American  business 
activity  in  South  Africa. 

Perhaps  it  would  be  help- 
ful to  set  forth  some  practical 


concerns  that  the  Trustees 
must  weigh  when  they  are 
urged  to  adopt  a  policy  of  div- 
esting the  stock  of  companies 
with  South  African  operations 
South  African  operations 
usually  represent  a  small 
fraction— typically  less  than 
one  percent— of  the  total  busi- 
ness activity  of  those  Ameri- 
can companies  that  have  a 
presence  there.  But  the 
number  of  American  corpo- 
rations with  some  practical 
involvement  in  South  Africa 
is  large,  representing  about 
half  the  stock  value  of  com- 
panies traded  on  the  New 
York  Stock  Exchange.  Were 
shareholding  in  such  compan- 
ies to  be  foreclosed  to  the  Col- 
lege its  list  of  potential 
investments  would  be 
severely  constricted.  Indeed, 
some  categories  of  attrac- 
tive investment  opportunity 
would  be  almost  totally  elimi- 
nated. Moreover,  many  com- 
panies that  do  business  in 
South  Africa  also  extend  gen- 
erous support  to  institutions 
of  higher  education,  including 
WlUlams.Incaseof  a  decision 
to  divest,  the  College  must  in 
consistency  decide  whether  it 
can  properly  continue  to 
accept  contributions  from 
companies  whose  stock  it 
refuses  to  own.  Again,  it  has 
to  determine  whether  it  can 
accept  contributions  from  the 
matching  gift  programs  of 
many  of  those  same  compan- 
ies. Williams  receives 
hundreds  of  such  gifts  yearly 
that  match  (sometimes  in  a 
2-for-l  or  3-for-l  formula)  the 
contributions  of  those  Willi- 
ams alumni  and  parents  who 
work  for  those  companies.  A 
generalized  policy  of  divest- 
ment, if  consistently  pursued, 
would  suggest  that  the  Col- 
lege refuse  to  accept  those 
matching  contributions,  and 
that  decision  would  almost 
certainly  disrupt  relations 
with  many  alumni. 

Important  as  these  prac- 
tical considerations  are, 
there  are  more  basic  issues 
that  also  need  to  be 
addressed. 

All  agree  that  apartheid 
is  clearly  inimical  to  the 
moral  and  social  ideals  of 
American  society.  All  agree, 
too,  that  that  fact  calls  for 
careful  monitoring  by  the  Col- 
lege insofar  as  it  hold  shares 
in  companies  with  South  Afri- 
can operations.  Neither  of 
these  points  is  at  issue.  What 
is  at  Issue  is  the  nature  of  the 
action  to  be  taken  and  the 
objective  for  which  it  is  taken. 
For  some,  both  action  and 
objective  are  clear,  simple, 
and    straightforward.    The 


action:  divestment  of  stocks  In 
all  companies  with  opera- 
tions In  South  Africa.  The 
objective:  forcing  the  with- 
drawal of  American  compan- 
ies from  that  troubled  land  in 
the  hope  of  promoting  its  eco- 
nomic isolation.  For  others, 
no  less  concerned  about  the 
moral  Issues  Involved,  the 
matter  remains  a  good  deal 
more  problematic.  They 
believe  that  the  question  of 
whether  to  subject  South 
Africa  to  a  policy  of  economic 
Isolation  is  a  legitimate  and 
important  issue  for  the  Amer- 
ican government  to  decide 
but  are  troubled  by  the  sug- 
gestion that  colleges  should 
adopt  an  official  position  on 
the  question.  Passing  bey- 
ond that  fundamental  Issue, 
they  remain  unconvinced 
that  the  objective  of  forcing 
the  withdrawal  of  American 
companies  from  South  Africa 
is  necessarily  a  desirable  one 
for  the  South  African  people 
themselves.  They  are  even 
less  convinced— even  If  It 
were  desirable— that  the  div- 
estment of  stocJ<  by  colleges 
and  universities  would  do 
much  to  promote  that  end. 
Instead,  they  advocate  as  a 
more  appropriate  and  effec- 
tive measure  the  use  of  the 
College's  position  as  a  stock- 
holder to  influence  the  Ameri- 
can companies  In  which  it 
holds  shares  to  conduct  their 
foreign  operations  in  accord 
with  broad  principles  of  con- 
duct generally  accepted  by 
U.S.  companies. 

It  is  with  the  latter  view- 
point, shared  by  the  over- 
whelming majority  of 
American  colleges  and  uni- 
versities, that  the  Trustees 
chose  to  align  themselves  in 
1978  and  with  which  they  con- 
tinue to  align  themselves 
today.  There  is  virtually  no 
evidence  to  suggest  that  sel- 
ling a  company's  stock  is  an 
effective  way  to  Influence 
that  company's  behavior.  On 
the  other  hand,  there  is  grow- 
ing evidence  that  companies 
are  responsive  when  even  a 
small  percentage  of  shares 
are  voted  against  manage- 
ment. Accordingly,  the  Trus- 
tees continue  to  believe  that 
the  most  effective  and 
responsible  way  for  the  Col- 
lege to  influence  the  behavior 
of  companies  is  through  care- 
ful use  of  Its  proxy  powers  as 
a  shareholder,  in  combina- 
tion with  other  forms  of  com- 
munication with  manage- 
ment . 

With  regard  to  business 
operations  in  South  Africa  the 
principles^  formulated  (and 
updated)    by   the   Reverend 


Leon  Sullivan  will  In  most 
instances  constitute  a  practi- 
cal statement  of  the  stand- 
ards accepted  by  American 
companies  in  their  operations 
within  the  United  States,  and 
the  Trustees  hereby  reaffirm 
their  stated  commitment  to 
the  effort  to  persuade  Ameri- 
can companies  operating  in 
South  Africa  to  adopt  and 
abide  by  those  principles.  If 
conversations,  letters,  and 
shareholder  resolutions  fail 
over  a  reasonable  period  of 
time  to  persuade  the  manag- 
ers of  a  company  that  the  Sul- 
livan principles  or  their 
equivalent  should  be  adopted 
and  followed,  then  there 
would  be  good  grounds  for 
questioning  the  willingness  or 
capacity  of  the  company's 
management  to  run  the  busi- 
ness in  a  fashion  deserving  of 
the  support  of  the  College. 
This  judgment  could,  in  an 
extreme  instance,  lead  to  the 
decision  to  sell  the  stock,  rec- 
ognizing that  such  a  decision 
to  sell  would  also  terminate 
any  possibility  of  influencing 
company  policies  through  the 
perogatives  of  a  share- 
holder. 

While  the  Trustees  are 
responsible  for  overall  invest- 
ment policy  in  both  its  finan- 
cial and  social  dimensions, 
they  rely  on  the  Advisory 
Committee  on  Shareholder 
Responsibilities  to  recom- 
mend specific  actions  with 
respect  to  ethical  and  social 
questions  pertaining  to  the 
companies  In  which  the  Col- 
lege holds  shares.  In  the  past 
they  have  in  fact  adopted 
most  of  the  committee's 
recommendations,  including 
a  recommendation  last  year 
to  sell  the  College's  stock  in  a 
particular  company.  They 
commend  its  painstaking  and 
thoughtful '  work  and  urge 
members  of  the  Williams 
community  to  convey  to  the 
Advisory  Committee  those 
views  and  concerns  that 
relate  to  questions  properly 
falling  within  its  purview. 

As  the  Trustees  continue 
to  deal  with  questions  relat- 
ing to  the  College's  responsi- 
bilities as  a  shareholder  their 
principal  concern  will  be  to 
preserve  the  College's  capac- 
ity to  discharge  its  central 
intellectual  and  educational 
mission  not  only  now  but  into 
the  Indefinite  future.  As  they 
come  to  grips  with  the  enor- 
mous complexities  of  these 
issues  and  discharge  the  full 
range  of  their  obligations 
they  will  continue  to  need  the 
patience,  support  and  under- 
standing of  the  Williams  com- 
munity as  a  whole. 


Hendersons 

Continued  from  Page  1 

on  a  regular  basis." 

The  Hendersons  say  they 
havealsofelt  "underutilized"  in 
their  positions.  "The  College 
has  more  Chaplain  than  it  can 
use— double  what  it  had 
before,"  said  Mr.  Henderson. 

This  conviction  led  them  to 
propose  a  "voluntary  cutback" 
In  the  Chaplain's  office  to  the 
administration.  "There  was 
astonishment  at  Hopkins  when 
we  suggested  this,"  said  Mr. 
Henderson.  "Once  that  had 
been  done  we  knew  they 
wouldn't  be  crazy  enough  to 
reappoint  us." 

The  couple  has  discussed  the 


Chaplain  position  at  length  with 
deans  O'Connor  and  Roosen- 
raad,  and  thinks  this  "will  bear 
fruit"  in  the  future.  "It  might 
result  in  a  more  rational,  realis- 
tic, permanent  position  for  the 
office  that  might  mesh  lietter 
with  the  needs  of  the  College," 
said  Mr.  Henderson. 

Mrs.  Henderson  said  that  as 
Chaplains  they  "felt  marginal" 
to  the  structure  of  Williams. 
"Not  to  belong  to  a  department 
is  a  kiss  of  death  here,"  she  said. 
'  'We  have  no  base  other  than  our 
office.  The  Chaplain  should 
have  some  base  to  go  back  to." 

There  is  a  possibility  that  the 
next  Chaplain  will  have  a  base 
in  Willlamstown,  similar  to 
those  of  associate  Chaplains 
Graap   and   Hazelkorn.    Com- 


munity churches  are  already  an 
Important  part  of  the  students' 
religious  life,  said  Mr.  Hender- 
son: "there  are  a  lot  of  strong, 
interested  churches  around 
here  for  people  to  choose  from . ' ' 
President  Chandler  agreed 
with  the  Hendersons'  "assess- 
ment of  what  is  needed"  in  the 
Chaplain's  office,  calling  for  a 
"more  modest  Chaplaincy." 
Yet  he  recognized  the  value  of 
the  Hendersons'  role:  "They 
have  been  important  members 
of  the  Williams  community,"  he 
said.  "They  have  reached  out 
energetically  to  serve  the  reli- 
gious needs  of  the  College." 

In  addition  to  their  formal 
religious  functions,  the  Hender- 
sons consider  their  attempts  to 
"foster  expression  of  minority 


viewpoints,"  as  one  of  their 
most  important  contributions  to 
Williams.  "Part  of  this  is  just  to 
be  religious— which  itself  is  a 
minority  position  in  a  secular 
community,"  Mrs.  Henderson 
said.  "It  also  includes  counter- 
cultural  groups— people  who 
add  a  real  dimension  to  this 
place." 


Trustees 

Continued  from  Page  1 

eral  ranges  for  the  year's  tuition 
level. 

The  trustees  also  discussed 
the  need  to  attract  and  retain 
black  faculty  at  Williams.  On 


the  basis  of  this  need,  the  trus- 
tees recommended  that  money 
from  the  Luce  foundation  and 
the  new  Bernhard  Professor- 
ships be  used  to  attract  more 
black  faculty. 


In  other  action,  the  trustees 
were  unable  to  review  working 
drawings  for  the  new  art  build- 
ing as  they  had  expected.  The 
drawings,  expected  to  be  com- 
pleted in  mid-January,  are 
only  60%  complete  and  are  now 
expected  in  late  February  or 
early  March.  Chandler 
expressed  the  concern  of  the 
trustees  that  such  delays  might 
result  in  higher  building  cost  for 
the  complex  due  to  concomitant 
inflation. 


FEATURES 


WILLIAMS  RECORD 


January  27,  1981 


Living 
Together 
at  Williams 

by  Rob  Brooks 

Men  and  women  living 
together?  Kind  of  an  unusual 
idea  at  this  school,  where  co-ed 
romance  Is  a  running  joke 
among  the  faculty.  So  it  was 
strange  to  be  assigned  to  write  a 
story  on  cohabitation— but  even 
stranger  to  discover  that  such  a 
story  exists. 

Perceptions  of  the  extent  to 
which  cohabitation  is  present  on 
campus  vary,  though  virtually 
everyone  will  admit  that  it  is 
going  on  and  no  one  believes  it  is 
a  majority  life-style. 

Officially  the  college  is 
against  cohabitation,  and 
refuses  to  sanction  it  by  assign- 
ing men  and  women  to  the  same 
suite.  However,  that  is  about  as 


far  as  the  school  can  go.  There  is 
simply  no  way  to  keep  students 
from  exchanging  rooms,  to  keep 
a  male  student  from  moving  in 
with  a  girlfriend,  or  vice  versa, 
without  taking  away  a  lot  of 
their  freedom.  No  one,  student 
or  administrator,  is  anxious  for 
a  disciplinary  crackdown. 

The  reason  for  the  policy 
against  coed  rooming  arrange- 
ments, apart  from  all  moral 
arguments,  seems  to  center  on 
the  bathroom  facilities.  Accord- 
ing to  Wendy  Hopkins,  Director 
of  Student  Housing,  the  college 
officials  have  voted  on  and 
accepted  a  resolution  in  favor  of 
single-sex  bathrooms.  Thus  the 
living  arrangements  are,  in 
effect,  limited  by  architectural 
design. 

If  the  school  is  going  to  make 
one  of  its  housing  goals  "letting 
men  and  women  get  to  know 
each  other  beyhond  superficial 
dating  situations,"  as  Dean 
Stevens  asserts,  it  can  not  count 
on  being  able  to  control  exactly 
what  form  the  resulting  rela- 
tionships   take.    According   to 


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Chaplain  Michael  Henderson, 
cohabitation  is  a  by-product  of 
coeducation,  which  should  not 
surprise  the  college  officials. 

Henderson  recognizes  that 
the  real  area  of  concern  with 
cohabitation  is  its  effect  on  the 
people  involved.  In  his  job,  he 
often  counsels  students  who  are 
having  problems  with  the  oppo- 
site sex  and  is  "quite  sure 
cohabitation  is  a  factor  in  some 
of  these  problems." 

Both  Dean  McNally  and  Ms. 
Hopkins  are  quick  to  point  out 
the  psychological  advantages  in 
the  present  system.  By  refusing 
to  assign  a  couple  to  live 
together,  the  college  in  effect 
provides  a  haven,  a  room  one  of 
the  two  can  retreat  to  if  prob- 
lems develop.  "Everyone 
should  have  their  own  private 
space,"  says  Ms.  Hopkins. 

One  of  the  tew  real  arguments 
in  favor  of  cohabitation  figures 
Is  the  area  of  junior  advisors  for 
co-ed  freshman  entries.  At  the 
moment,  an  entry  which  con- 
tains both  men  and  women  must 
have  either  two  male  JA's  or 
two  female  ones.  Conceivably, 
having  one  of  either  sex  might 
make  it  easier  for  the  advisors 
to  deal  with  everyone 


OCC  panel  discusses 
two -career  couples 


Richard  Cardinale  '83 

The  two-career  couple,  a  rela- 
tively new  phenomenon  in 
American  life,  was  the  subject 
of  a  forum  held  in  DriscoU 
Lounge  last  Monday  night.  The 
speakers,  who  included  profes- 
sors and  staff  members, shared 
their  personal  experiences  on 
the  problems  raised  when  both 
partners  of  a  marriage  each 
continue  careers  on  their  own. 

The  forum  concluded  that  for 
a  two  career  marriage  to  suc- 
ceed, both  partners  need  to 
practice  mutual  respect, 
patience,  and  trust  in  large 
doses;  it  also  requires  a  mea- 
sure of  sacrifice.  As  History 
professor  Patricia  Tracy  said  of 
the  compromises  a  two-career 
marriage  requires,  "Every- 
thing is  done  by  giving  up  some- 
thing else." 

Rosemarle  Tong,  Professor  of 
Philosophy  at  Williams,  and  her 
husband  Paul,  also  a  Philo- 
sophy Professor,  were  the  only 
speakers    present    who    have 


In  Other  Ivory  Towers 


Bates  College 

Lewiston.  Maine— Bates'  col- 
lege newspaper.  The  Student, 
reports  that  Brian  Michael 
McDevitt,  a  former  Bates 
undergraduate,  was  arrested  on 
December  23  for  kidnapping 
and  for  conspiring  to  steal  $50 
million  worth  of  art  treasures 
from  the  Hyde  Museum  in  Glens 
Falls,  New  York. 

McDevitt,  20,  entered  Bates 
with  the  Class  of  1982  but  left 
after  his  freshman  year.  Using 
the  alias  Paul  Sterling  Vander- 
bllt  of  500  Park  Avenue,  New 
York,  McDevitt  posed  as  a  free- 
lance writer  and  a  member  of 


the  prominent  Vanderbilt  fam- 
ily for  many  months  before  the 
attempted  heist,  allowing 
museum  officials  to  become 
familiar  with  his  false  Identity. 
To  flesh  out  this  image  McDe- 
vitt drove  a  Bentley  automobile 
(though  he  often  rented  a  chauf- 
fered  Rolls-Royce)  and  prom- 
ised large  donations  to  the 
Museum  (McDevitt  "donated" 
four  IBM  electric  typewritei3, 
which  turned  out  to  be  rented). 
McDevitt  is  also  suspected  of 
safety  deposit  box  fraud  in  Bos- 
ton and  of  stealing  $100,000  from 
the  New  England  Merchant 
National  Bank  in  October  1979. 


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children,  two  young  sons.  Mrs. 
Tong  observed  that  In  a  high- 
pressure  atmosphere  such  as 
that  at  Williams,  the  lime 
demands  of  being  both  a  full- 
time  mother  and  a  full-time  pro- 
fessor often  conflict.  These 
time-constraints  limit  her  abil- 
ity to  do  research  and  writing  in 
her  field,  she  said,  and  often 
force  her  to  work  late  nights  to 
accomplish  routine  course 
work. 

The  Tong's  situation  is  also 
unique  in  that  Mr.  Tong  teaches 
at  a  southern  New  Jersey  col- 
lege nearly  six  hours  away,  and 
lives  in  New  Jersey  during  most 
of  the  school  year.  Though  Mr. 
Tong  visits  every  other  week- 
end, many  of  the  Tong's 
acquaintances  doubted  at  first 
whether  their  marriage  could 
withstand  the  strains  of  long- 
term  separation.  The  Tongs, 
however,  believe  that  their  fam- 
ily is  growing  both  personally 
and  intellectually.  Mr.  Tong 
added  that  being  separated  ena- 
bles him  to  reflect  on  his  respon- 
sibilities as  a  husband  and  a 
parent.  The  main  drawback  of 
the  situation,  the  Tong's  feel,  is 
financial:  maintaining  two 
households  is  an  expensive 
endeavor. 

Professor  Tracy,  whose  hus- 
band teaches  at  Yale,  stressed 
the  freedom  and  increased  pri- 
vacy that  such  separation  per- 
mits. She  is  able  to  come  and  go 
as  she  pleases  and,  she  says,  to 
devote  her  time  on  campus 
almost  exclusively  to  her 
career.  On  the  other  hand.  Pro- 
fessor Tracy  added,  her  hus- 
band and  she  have  decided  to 
forego  many  things,  including 
an  extensive  social  life  and 
children— at  least  for  now. 

Tom  Jonnson  and  Pat  Reilly, 
another  two-career  couple; 
cited  as  their  primary  difficulty 
the  problem  of  finding  jobs  In 
the  same  geographic  locale. 
But,  like  the  other  speakers  at 
the  forum,  they  did  not  feel  their 
problems  are  insurmountable. 
As  Mrs.  Tong  concluded, 
although  a  two-career  couple 
may  at  times  seem  an  unfeasi- 
ble alternative,  such  an  arran- 
gement can  lead  to  a  richer 
familial  relationship. 


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Jazz  festival  thrills  crowd 


by  Steve  WlUard 

World  renowned  jazz  great 
Dizzy  Gillespie  wowed  a  capac- 
ity crowd  of  1150  on  Monday, 
January  24,  in  a  sold-out  concert 
In  Chapln  Hall.  Gillespie,  the  63 
year-old  founder  of  the  "be- 
bop" ]  azz  Idiom,  played  a  2  hour 
and  15  minute  show  which  left 
the  audience  stunned  and 
brought  them  to  their  feet  for  a 
full  ten  minute  ovation  at  the 
conclusion  of  the  performance. 

The  Gillespie  concert  capped 
a  three  concert  jazz  festival, 
christened  "Jazz  at  Williams 
"81"  by  Student  Activities  Board 
chairman  Tom  Lynch. 

Opening  the  series,  Williams 
alumnus  Clyde  Criner  played  to 
a  capacity  crowd  of  150  in  a  cof- 


fee house  setting  in  the  Currier 
ballroom  Thursday  night. 

Criner  was  followed  by  vlbra- 
phonist  Gary  Burton,  who 
played  to  some  500  jazz  fans  in  a 
packed  Adams  Memorial  Thea- 
tre Sunday  evening.  Burton  also 
gave  a  well-attended  jazz  clinic 
Sunday  afternoon. 

The  climax  of  the  series  was 
the  Gillespie  concert  on  Mon- 
day. Gillespie  not  only  played 
some  of  the  finest  music  ever 
heard  on  the  Williams  stage  but 
also  had  the  audience  rolling  in 
the  aisles  with  his  devastating 
humor. 

The  Gillespie  concert  was 
also  notable  in  that  it  came 
within  500  dollars  of  breaking 
even.  Much  of  the  cost  of  the 
concert  was  underwritten  by 


grants  from  various  state  and 
national  funds  for  the  perform- 
ing arts.  These  funds,  combined 
with  the  large  ticket  sales, 
made  the  concert  the  most 
financially  successful  S.A.B. 
concert  to  date. 

Paul  Gallay,  chairman  of  the 
Concert  Committee  of  the 
S.A.B.  said  he  hopes  that  a  jazz 
festival  during  Winter  Study 
will  become  an  annual  event  at 
Williams.  "The  support  is  cer- 
tainly there,"  says  Gallay. 
"These  concerts  proved  it." 

The  next  concert  at  Williams 
will  be  during  Winter  Carnival. 
Gallay  also  expects  a  big  con- 
cert for  Spring  Weekend,  say- 
ing, "We've  had  a  good  year  and 
we're  going  to  do  our  best  to  end 
it  with  the  best  ever." 


Picasso  on  exhibit  at  Clark 


by  Peter  Hodgson 

"The  Voiiard  Suite,"  a  series 
of  one  hundred  etchings  by  the 
Spanish  artist,  Pablo  Picasso 
(1881-1973)  will  be  on  exhibit  at 
the  Clark  through  February  22. 
Selected  from  the  collection  of 
the  Dartmouth  College  Museum 
and  Galleries,  the  etchings  are 
currently  touring  New  England 
with  the  aid  of  the  New  England 
Foundation  for  the  Arts. 

The  series  of  etchings 
received  its  title  from  an  emi- 
nent turn-of-the-century  art 
dealer,  Ambroise  Vollard,  who 
received  the  works  from 
Picasso  in  exchange  for  some  of 
his  own  pieces. 

In  1909-10,  Picasso  had 
painted  a  portrait  of  Vollard, 
using  his  novel  cubist  style.  Vol- 
lard  later  commissioned 
Picasso  to  illustrate  a  novel  by 
Balzac  entitled  Le  Chef- 
d'eouvre  Inconnu.  It  is  this  illus- 
tration assignment  which  is 
thought  to  have  provoked  the 
works  found  in  the '  'The  Vollard 
Suite."  Produced  during  the 
years  1930-37,  the  etchings  were 
acquired  by  Vollard  in  1937. 

The  works  in  "The  Vollard 
Suite"  may  not  seem  congruous 
to  the  ordinary  art  viewer,  but 
this  can  be  ascribed  to  the  fact 
that  Vollard  assigned  no  spe- 
cific theme  to  guide  Picasso's 
work  on  these  etchings.  What 
does  unify  the  works  is  the  per- 
sonal and  artistic  reflection 
woven  into  the  subjects.  The 
series  is  divided  into  seven  cate- 
gories: miscellaneous  themes, 
the  Battle  of  Love,  pictures 
about  Rembrandt,  the  Sculp- 
tor's Studio,  the  Minotaur,  the 


Blind  Minotaur,  and  three  por- 
traits of  Vollard.  Picasso's  per- 
sonality and  inventiveness 
shows  up  in  each  category. 

The  Thirties  were  a  period  of 
heightened  graphic  activity  in 
Picasso's  career,  and  these 
works  represent  the  success  he 
achieved  in  this  medium. 
Picasso  associated  himself  with 
the  classical  tradition  and  mas- 
tery set  by  Rembrandt  in  the 
four  works  depicting  this  prede- 
cessor, but  the  forty-five  works 
portraying  the  Sculptor  in  his 
Studio  seem  to  have  been 
inspired  by  the  spirit  of  Balzac's 
novel.  The  models  depicted  in 
this  latter  category  of  etchings 
appear  either  awed  or  confused 
by  the  sculpture  created  by  the 
artist,  while  the  artist  ponders 
his  work  in  doubt.  Apparent  in 
these  etchings  is  an  intense  per- 
sonal questioning;  Picasso's 
struggle  with  traditional  styles 
and  personal  initiative  electri- 
fies "The  Vollard  Suite"  with  an 
atmosphere  of  deep  reflection 
on  the  progress  and  worthiness 
of  the  artist's  work. 

Picasso  employed  two  partic- 
ular styles  of  etching  in  his 
works  in  this  series:  one  is  a 


purely  linear  style  employing 
thin,  solitary  lines  to  achieve  a 
simplicity  of  expression;  the 
other  manner  imitates  the  rich, 
dark  coloring  produced  in  Rem- 
brandt's  etching.  Picasso 
admired  Rembrandt's  effec- 
tiveness with  the  graphic  pro- 
cesses, and  consequently,  their 
works  contain  some  similari- 
ties. Unique  to  Picasso  is  the 
deeply  personal  reflection 
depicted  in  his  study  of  the  artist 
as  creator  and  lover. 

In  view  of  the  recent,  world- 
wide publicity  given  to  Picas- 
so's art,  it  is  an  honor  for  the 
Clark  to  have  "The  Vollard 
Suite"  on  exhibit.  Go  see  it  if  you 
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January  27,  1981 


Skiers  fare  well  in 
UNH  Winter  Carnival 


The  Williams  Hockey  Team  Is  seen  here  upon  Iheir  triumphant  return  from  the  Forester  Tournament 
In  Lake  Forest,  Illinois. 


The  top  collegiate  men  and 
women  ski  racers  In  the  East 
met  In  Watervllle  Valley,  N.H. 
last  Friday  and  Saturday  for  the 
U.N.H.  Winter  Carnival.  Willi- 
ams alpine  and  cross  country 
skiers  fared  well  against  a  field 
which  Included  several  former 
and  present  U.S.  ski  team 
members. 

The  weekend  was  highlighted 
by  the  performance  of  the  men's 
slalom  team  which  placed  third 
behind  Vermont  (the  national 
champions)  and  Dartmouth, 
placing  4  men  in  the  top  15. 
Other  strong  showings  were 
made  by  the  women's  slalom 
team  and  the  women's  cross 
country  relay  team  which 
placed    fourth    and    fifth 


Pucksters  win  Lake  Forest  tourney 


by  Ted  Herwig 

LAKE  FOREST,  IL.-The 
Williams  College  hockey  team 
forsook  its  traditional  New  Eng- 
land stomping  ground  and 
extended  its  dominion  west  as 
the  squad  took  the  victor's  lau- 
rels at  the  Forester  Classic  by 
defeating  host  college  Lake 
Forest  in  the  first  round  6-5  in 
overtime  and  then  Augsburg 
College  6-3  in  the  championship 
round.  The  ice  Ephs  now  boast  a 
9-2-2  season  record,  one  they 
hope  will  qualify  them  for  the 
playoffs. 

Williams  faced  host  college 
Lake  Forest  in  their  first  game 
on  Friday  night.  Both  teams 
scored  almost  at  will  for  15  min- 
utes while  the  defenses  adapted 
to  the  new  styles  of  play.  "Lake 
Forest  stickhandled  their  way 
through  the  Williams  defenders 
for  the  first  15  minutes,"  said 
Williams  manager  Peggy  Red- 
field,  "but  they  also  let  us  get 
away  with  a  few  things  they 
didn't  later  on."  Williams 
opened  the  scoring  at  5: 17  with  a 
goal  by  Tim  Connelly  '81,  Willi- 
ams' high  point-earner  for  the 
weekend,  with  assists  by  Mark 
Wysocki  '83  and  Mark  Lemos 
'82.  Lake  Forest  responded 
instantly  at  5: 53  with  a  McFar- 
lane  goal.  Dave  Calabro  '82  put 
Williams  one  ahead  several 
minutes  later  as  he  copped  a 
solo  goal  at  9:48.  Lake  Forest 
tied  the  score  up  again  at  11: 29. 
Lemos  was  in  the  right  place 
moments  later  at  12:22  when 
Connelly  and  Tom  Hobert  '82 
found  him  open.  Lake  Forest's 
Burns  quickly  tied  the  score  up 
again  at  14: 47  on  the  power-play 
squad,    and    then    Zlelinski 


teamed  up  with  Clisby  to  put 
Lake  Forest  ahead  4-3  at  16: 42. 

The  second  period  saw  a  sta- 
lemate begin  which  eventually 
lasted  almost  30  minutes. 
Neither  team  scored  as  the  two 
defenses  were  able  to  adapt  to 
the  new  offenses.  Finally,  at 
8:20  into  the  third  period,  Swan 
nabbed  a  Locke  pass  to  put  Lake 
Forest  ahead  by  two.  The  Willi- 
ams attack  regained  its  edge 
as  it  drove  two  goals  home  in 
two  minutes  to  tie  the  game  up. 
Doug  Jebb  '82  scored  at  11: 08  off 
of  a  Matt  St.  Onge  '81  and  Skip 
Vallee  '81  combination,  and 
Lemos  got  his  second  goal  and 
third  point  of  the  evening  at 
12:53  as  Connelly  collected 
assist  credit,  raising  his  even- 
ing's total  to  two  assists  and  a 
goal.  The  score  remained  at  5- 
all  until  the  end  of  regulation 
time. 

The  first  thing  Williams  did 
going  into  sudden-death  over- 
time was  to  collect  a  penalty. 
After  playing  man-down  and 
back-to-the-wall  for  two  min- 
utes, the  Eph  offense  triumphed 
at  3:23  when  Ed  Finn  '83  drove 
in  the  winning  goal.  Calabro  and 


Bob  Brownell  '83  earned  assist 
credit  on  the  final  goal. 

Dan  Finn  '84  had  a  superb 
game  in  the  Williams  goal.  He 
turned  away  a  total  of  38 shots,  1 
more  than  Lake  Forest's 
Lothrup.  Williams  collected  8 
minutes  of  penalties,  as  did 
Lake  Forest. 

The  championship  round  was 
played  against  Augsberg  in 
Lake  Forest's  Alumni  Memor- 
ial Rink  on  Saturday  night.  Wil- 
liams again  faced  a  different 
style  of  hockey,  but  again  they 
prevailed. 

The  two  defenses  were 
extremely  tight  Saturday  even- 
ing, unlike  on  Friday,  only 
allowing  9  shots  to  Williams  and 
11  to  Augsburg  in  the  first 
period.  The  scoreboard  stayed 
blank  until  8:56  in  the  first 
period  when  Connelly's  pass 
found  Wysocki  in  perfect  posi- 
tion in  front  of  the  Augsburg 
goal.  Augsburg  spoke  back  with 
a  DeClercq  and  Westland  to 
Herman  combination  at  11: 26, 
tying  the  game  up  at  one-apiece. 
Ed  Finn  capped  the  first  period 
scoring  with  a  15:07  goal  with 
assists  by  Calabro  and  Brow- 


nell, to  close  the  scoring  at  2-1. 

Connelly  singlehandedly 
stickhandled  his  was  past  the 
Augsburg  defense  at  2: 25  in  the 
second  period  to  collect  a  solo 
goal.  His  raising  Williams'  mar- 
gin to  two  was  countered  by 
Augsburg's  Brown.  Williams 
responded  emphatically  at  4: 54 
with  a  St.  Onge  goal  after  passes 
from  Jebb  and  Vallee.  Augsburg 
endeavored  to  come  back,  but 
its  push  ended  with  its  last  goal 
at  10:41.  Evans  and  Berry  had 
the  assists,  Erlcson  the  goal. 
The  Eph  offense,  however,  did 
not  stall.  Ed  Finn  found  Calabro 
at  17: 17  to  give  him  his  second 
goal  of  the  tourney;  Dick  Flood 
'81  and  Eric  Cochran  '82  set  up 
John  Whelan  '82  at  4: 12  into  the 
third  to  give  Williams  a  6-3  vic- 
tory and  the  Forester  Classic 
crown. 

Dan  Finn  played  net  for  Willi- 
ams again,  this  time  with  32 
saves.  Augsburg's  Burkhardt 
also  had  32  saves.  Williams  had 
ten  minutes  of  penalties,  Augs- 
burg six. 

Williams  next  plays  U.  Conn, 
away  tonight,  their  sixth  road 
game  in  a  row. 


Women  post  two  basketball  wins 


by  Julie  Hackett 

The  Williams  Women's  Bas- 
ketball team  improved  their 
record  to  5-2  this  weekend  by 
defeating  Colby  College  Friday 
night  by  a  score  of  78-43  and 
Union  College  77-59.  In  both 
games,  Williams  took  control 
from  the  start  and  never  let  the 
pressure  stop. 

Friday  night  Williams  star- 
ters Cathy  Evans,  Cathy  Ger- 


nert,  Anne  and  Terry  Dance- 
wicz  and  Laurene  vonKlan 
played  impressive  defense  and 
held  Colby  to  6  points  in  the  first 
10  minutes  of  play,  to  Williams 
21.  The  half  saw  Williams  up  44- 
15.  In  the  second  half.  Sue 
Hudson-Hamblin,  the  Williams 
coach  was  able  to  go  to  the 
bench,  substituting  in  players 
who  have  seen  limited  action 
this  season.  "The  impressive 
thing  about  the  bench,"  said 
Hudson-Hamblin,  "was  that 
they  maintained  the  level  of 
intensity  initiated  by  the  start- 
ing five.  When  I  put  in  the  substi- 
tutes, our  score  kept  rising,  and 
the  quality  of  play  remained 
high."  High  scorers  in  the  game 


was  Cathy  Gernert  with  17,  and 
Laurene  vonKlan,  Terry  Dance- 
wicz  and  Anne  Dancewicz  with 
13.  von-Klan  led  rebounding 
with  11. 

Saturday  found  the  Eph- 
women  travelling  to  Union  Col- 
lege. Again,  Williams  came  out 
strong.  "We  scored  the  first 
basket,"  said  Hudson-Hamblin, 
"and  were  never  behind  after 
that."  The  half  time  score  was 
35-24.  High  scorers  were  Cathy 
Evans  and  Laurene  vonKlan 
with  15  points  each.  Terry 
Dancewicz  pulled  18  rebounds 
off  the  boards.  Overall,  the 
team  shot  41%  from  the  floor 
and  76%  from  the  foul  line. 


respectively. 

Freshman  Crawford  Lyons 
dazzled  the  field  of  50  with  a 
fourth  on  the  first  run  of  Giant 
Slalom  and  a  seventh  in  the  sla- 
lom. Junior  Tricia  Hellman  had 
trouble  on  the  steep  bumpy 
course  but  still  managed  a  sev- 
enth in  the  giant  slalom. 

Cross  country  skier  Don  Han- 
gin  led  the  Williams  men  in  the 
15  kilometer  race  with  a  tenth, 
followed  by  a  vastly  improved 
Blaine  McKay  who  cracked  the 
ranks  with  an  18th. 

Sophomore  Ellen  Chandler 
had  her  best  race  of  the  season 
with  a  13th  among  a  field  includ- 
ing 5  women  on  the  1980  U.S. 
Olympic  Team. 

The  cross  country  relay  team 
had  a  tough  break  when  they 
dropped  from  third  to  seventh  in 
the  final  leg  of  the  relay  due  to 
an  injury.  Coach  Fisher  feels 
that  with  a  little  more  training 
the  team  can  count  on  placing 
fifth  or  better  steadily  in  the 
carnival  competitions. 

On  Sunday,  Tricia  Hellman 
racked  up  her  fourth  win  on  the 
Tri-State  skiing  circuit  Sunday 
at  Jiminy  Peak  in  a  giant  slalom 
race.  Sophomore  Kristi  Gra- 
ham placed  second. 

Junior  Steve  Graham  won  his 
second  giant  slalom  of  the  year. 

B-Ball  snaps 
losing  streak 

by  Mary  Kate  Shea 

The  Williams  College  basket- 
ball team  ended  a  long  cold 
spell,  snapping  a  five-game  los- 
ing streak  with  a  90-68  win  over 
Bowdoin  College  Saturday 
afternoon.  The  victory  over  a 
previously  8-2  Bowdoin  club 
makes  the  Ephs  5-7  on  the 
season. 

The  two  squads  played  even 
through  the  first  half,  fighting  to 
a  38-38  stand-still  at  the  inter- 
mission. After  trailing  by  six 
points,  50-44,  in  the  opening  min- 
utes of  the  second  stanza,  Willi- 
ams came  back  with  a  tougher 
combination  of  zone  defenses 
and  a  more  patient,  consistent 
offensive  attack  to  take  a  three- 
point  lead,  59-56,  at  the  midway 
mark  in  the  half.  From  then  on, 
the  game  was  all  Williams  as 
the  Ephs  outscored  the  Polar 
Bears  by  a  31-12  margin  to  put 
the  game  out  of  reach. 

The  Ephs  displayed  their 
most  balanced  scoring  attack  of 
the  season,  putting  five  players 
in  double  figures.  Williams  was 
paced  by  freshman  guard  Art 
Pidoriano  who  racked  up  21 
points,  including  12  in  the  first 
half.  His  fine  all-around  perfor- 
mance was  supported  by  Jeff 
Fasulo's  '82, 18  points,  14  apiece 
from  co-captain  Dean  Ahlberg 
'81  and  Al  Lewis  '82,  and  12  from 
Scott  Olesen  '83. 


Smith  swimmers  prevail  over  Ephwomen 


.ONC- 


An  unidentified  swan  diver  bends  gracefully  toward  the  water.  The 
divers  helped  the  Eph  swimmers  gain  a  30  point  plus  victory  over 
Massachusetts  last  Saturday  at  the  Muir  pool. 


by  Peggy  Southard 
Despite  a  hard  75-56  loss  to  the 
Smith  College  Women's  Swim 
Team,  the  Ephwomen  swam  to 
some  of  their  best  times  of  the 
season. 

In  one  of  several  pressure- 
packed  races  of  the  afternoon, 
Liz  Jex  '83  was  touched  out  by 
Smith's  Lisa  Marlow  in  the  100 
fly;  however,  in  the  process, 
Jex  added  her  name  to  the  Willi- 
ams record  board  for  the  eighth 
time  by  hitting  the  wall  in  a  time 
of  1: 00.03  to  break  the  record  set 
in  1980  by  Williams  graduate 
Karon  Walker  '80. 


Ann  Tuttle  '83  started  off  the 
victories  for  Williams  as  she 
touched  out  her  opponent  in  the 
50  free  and  won  in  a  time  of  25.2. 
She  then  teamed  up  with  Jex  in 
the  100  free  to  pull  in  second  and 
first  places,  respectively,  and 
heighten  the  point  total  for  the 
Ephs. 

Other  hard-fought  victories 
were  displayed  by  sophomores 
Katie  Hudner  and  Dina  Espo- 
sito,  who  Ijoth  battled  to  two 
individual  victories.  Esposlto 
obtained  her  two  victories  by 
conquering  her  Smith  competi- 
tion in  both  the  optional  and 


required  diving  events.  She  hit 
several  high-scoring  dives  to 
heighten  the  pressure  and  leave 
little  room  for  error  amongst 
her  opponents. 

In  the  100  backstroke,  Hudner 
stayed  even  with  two  Smith 
swimmers  for  the  first  three 
laps  and  then  stratgically  sped 
out  in  the  final  lap  to  surprise 
her  opposition  and  win  in  1: 06.0. 
She  continued  her  victories  for 
the  day  as  she  captured  the  200 
backstroke  in  2: 23.7  and  led  the 
400  medley  relay  with  Tuttle. 
Jex,  and  Catherine  Hartley  '82 
to  a  winning  time  of  3: 43.9. 


The  Willkms  Record 


VOL   94,  NO.  15 


USPA  684-680 


FEBRUARY  10,  1981 


Energy  costs  ciimb 
despite  conservation 


by  Betsy  Stanton 

Despite  succesful  student  and 
administrative  efforts  to  con- 
serve energy,  cost  increases 
tliis  year  have  already  sur- 
passed savings  from  lowered 
energy  consumption  and  budget 
reductions. 

According  to  the  current 
energy  budget— recently  raised 
by  $221,000— each  student  is 
"spending"  $917  to  provide  the 
college  with  oil,  gas  and  elec- 
tricity for  one  academic  season. 
Thus,  11  percent  of  each  tuition 
may  collectively  support  the 
$1,696,000  energy  bill  which 
comprises  7  percent  of  the  col- 
lege's $25  million  annual  operat- 
ing costs. 

When  the  Committee  of  the 
80's  recommended  both  the 
maintenance  of  the  present 
campus  size  and  a  reduction  in 
operating  costs,  students  and 
budget  directors  began  con- 
certed efforts  to  cut  baclc  spend- 
ing in  all  areas. 

Recent  oil  price  increases, 
however,  have  defeated  faith- 
fully conserving  students  and 
Buildings  and  Grounds  officials 
alike.  "The  general  budget  fol- 
lows the  inflation  rate,  but 
energy  costs  have  really  taken 
off  and  outpaced  that  by  quite  a 
bit,"  noted  John  Holden,  Wil- 
liams mechanical  engineer. 

A  dramatic  oil  price  increase 
from  57  to  73  cents  per  gallon 
over  a  five-week  period  from 
September  to  October  will  cost 
the  college  an  extra  $190,000  for 
the  year.  This  price  hike  has 
already  surpassed  the  annual 
$175,000  savings  anticipated 
from  the  phase-out  of  light  room 
cleaning  within  seven  years. 

Further,  Peter  Welanetz, 
director  of  the  college's  physi- 
cal plant,  predicts  an  additional 
$150,250  increase  in  next  year's 
energy  expenditures. 

Holden  noted  that  because  oil 
provides  the  most  power  in  New 
England,  oil  price  increases 
generally  signal  similar  rises  in 
electricity  costs.  Thus  with  the 
recent  oil  price  hike,  electricity 
charges  rose  from  51/2  to  7% 
cents  per  kilowatt  hour  from 
September  to  January. 

'  'That's  fairly  high.  Some  peo- 
ple think  it's  even  too  much  and 
are  going  after  the  power  com- 
panies," said  Holden. 

Although  students  used  141/^ 
percent  less  energy  during 
December,  "There  is  still  the 
attitude  that  'I'm  paying  to  go 
here,  so  I  can  use  as  much 
energy  as  I  want,'  "  said  Derek 
Johnson  '81,  Armstrong  House 
energy  Czar. 

"You'd  hope  to  see  a  more 
enlightened  attitude  among  stu- 


dents of  a  liberal  arts  college. 
What  we're  doing  is  just  a  small 
part  of  a  larger  effort  which  we 
hope  will  carry  over  into  our 
personal  habits  and  jobs  where 
we  can  have  a  bigger  impact," 
Johnson  added. 

The  central  heating  plant 
here  burns  one  million  gallons 
of  No.  6  oil  in  a  nine-month 
period  to  provide  80  percent  of 
campus  buildings  with  steam 
heat. 

Remote  buildings  such  as 
Fort  Hoosac  and  Tyler  burn 
200,000  gallons  of  standard  resi- 
dential oil  annually  because 
they  are  too  far  to  receive  steam 
lines. 


Cross  country  stars  Micah  Taylor  and  Tomas  Alejandro  break  the  tape  at  a 
dead  heat  In  the  60  yard  dash.  Their  victory  helped  the  Ephs  to  a  convincing 
victory  over  Assumption  and  Worcester  St.,  but  sadly  the  tracksters  came 
up  short  against  Fitchburg.  See  story  page  14.  (Kraus) 


Nimetz  '60  joins  Board  of  Trustees 


IVIatthew  Nimetz,  Underse- 
cretary of  State  during  the  Car- 
ter administration,  and  a  1960 
Williams  graduate,  has  been 
elected  a  permanent  member  of 
the  20-member  Board  of  Trus- 
tees of  Williams  College,  begin- 
ning April  16,  1981. 

Nimetz  was  most  recently 
involved  with  the  College  at  the 
1979  Convocation,  when  he  was 
awarded  an  honorary  Doctor  of 
Laws  degree.  At  that  time, 
President  John  Chandler 
praised  him  for  his  "broad  hu- 
manistic learning  and  deep  con- 


Matthew  Nimetz  '60  has  been 
named  a  permanent  member  of  the 
Williams  Board  of  Trustees. 


cern  for  the  public  good"  which 
has  consistently  informed  his 
"life  of  service." 

With  the  start  of  the  Reagan 
administration,  Nimetz,  a  law- 
yer, returned  to  private  prac- 
tice as  a  partner  in  the  New 
York  law  firm  of  Paul,  Weiss, 
Rifkind,  Wharton, and  Garrison, 
where  he  specializes  in  corpo- 
rate and  international  law.  He 
brings  to  the  Board  of  Trustees 
a  background  of  significant 
experience  in  public  service  fol- 
lowing an  academic  career  at 
Williams,  Oxford  University  in 
England,  and  Harvard  Law 
School. 

In  1977,  Nimetz  left  the  Wall 
Street  law  firm  of  Simpson, 
Thacher  &  Bartlett,  where  he 
was  a  partner,  to  become  coun- 
selor to  the  State  Department. 
In  1980  he  was  appointed  Under- 
secretary of  State  for  Security 
Assistance,  Science  and  Teach- 
nology.  Speaking  before  a  for- 
eign policy  conference  in 
Atlanta,  Ga.  recently,  Nimetz 
sald,"the  test  of  true  statesman- 
ship, I'm  convinced,  is  the  abil- 
ity to  resist  short-term 
responses  to  daily  events  in 
favor  of  deliberate  action  based 
on  fundamental  values,  discer- 
nible   national    interests,  and 


sound  long-term  strategies." 

Before  joining  the  Depart- 
ment of  State,  Nimetz  was  also  a 
Commissioner  of  the  Port 
Authority  of  New  York  and  New 
Jersey,  and  a  member  of  the 
Health  Advisory  Council  of  the 
State  of  New  York.  He  took 
some  time  away  from  his  law 
practice  in  1974  to  serve  as  exec- 
utive director  of  New  York  Gov- 
ernor  Hugh  L.  Carey's 
transition  task  force.  His  fed- 
eral government  experience 
also  included  service  as  a  staff 
assistant  to  President  Lyndon 
B.  Johnson  from  1967-69  when  he 
worked  as  a  domestic  policy 
adviser. 

After  graduating  from  Willi- 
ams at  the  top  of  his  class, 
Nimetz  spent  two  years  as  a 
Rhodes  Scholar  at  Balliol  Col- 
lege of  Oxford  University, 
where  he  received  an  M.A. 
degree  with  first-class  honors  in 
philosophy,  politics  and  eco- 
nomics. Nimetz  earned  an 
LL.B.  degree  from  Harvard 
Law  School,  where  he  was  once 
again  the  highest  ranking  stu- 
dent and  President  of  the  Har- 
vard Law  Review.  After  law 
school,  he  was  a  Clerk  for 
Supreme  Court  Justice  John 
IMarshall  Harlan. 


Early  D. 
applicants 
drop  15% 

by  Jon  Tigar 

Early  decision  applications 
for  the  class  of  1985  reached  a 
total  of  only  435  as  compared  to 
535  from  last  year,  a  fifteen  per- 
cent reduction.  No  blacks  app- 
lied under  the  Early  Decision 
(E.D.)  program. 

Of  those  applying,  144  were 
admitted,  51  were  rejected,  and 
258  were  deferred.  Phil  Smith, 
Director  of  Admissions,  expects 
the  E.D.  enrollees  to  comprise 
approximately  29%  of  the  enter- 
ing class  of  1985  as  a  whole ,  com- 
pared with  35%  last  year. 

Although  the  number  of  E.D. 
applications  this  year  is  similar 
to  the  figure  of  two  years  ago, 
the  trend  in  other  years  has 
been  that  E.D.  applications 
number  over  500.  In  explaining 
the  drop.  Smith  said,  "We  were 
a  good  deal  more  discouraging 
in  our  interviews  about  Early 
Decision.  We  were  a  good  deal 
more  specific  in  saying  what  we 
wanted  to  do. . . .  We  counseled 
quite  a  few  students  not  to  apply 
Early  Decision  .  .  .  What  we 
expect  in  Early  Decision  is  that 
they're  going  to  be  in  the  top 
range  of  their  school."  This  pol- 
icy is  reflected  in  the  fact  that 
this  year's  E.D.  group  is,  in 
Smith's  estimation,  very 
strong,  even  stronger  than  last 
year's  candidates. 

Another  factor  contributing  to 
last  year's  high  number  of  E.D. 
acceptances  was  the  new 
Admissions  staff.  "Part  of  the 
staff  (this  year)  was  more 
familiar  with  the  procedure, 
having  gone  through  it," 
remarked  Smith,  "Last  year  we 
only  had  one  veteran  besides 
myself.  They  were  sort  of  flying 
blind."  This  year  the  staff  was 
characterized  as  more  demand- 
ing and  more  specific. 

The  lack  of  black  E.D.  appli- 
cants "is  partially  because  of 
Continued  on  Page  7 


CC  sets  assembly  to  discuss  publications 


by  Sara  Ferris 

Students  will  discuss  the  role 
of  campus  publications  at  a 
town  meeting  this  Wednesday 
at  7:30  p.m.  in  Mission  Park. 
The  College  Council  planned 
this  assembly  at  its  February  4 
meeting  in  response  to  com- 
plaints that  the  Council  had  neg- 
lected student  opinion  in  its 
decision  to  create  a  new  literary 
magazine  to  replace  Backtalk 
and  Pique. 

Prior  to  last  week's  meeting. 


"Soul  Fusion"  at  Williams ..  pg.  4 


Inside  the  Record 

Otitlook  examines  Socio- 
economic character ...  pg.  3 

Max  Roach  astounds  crowd 
with  beating  ...  pg.  5 

Dogs  run  amuck  ....  pg.  7 

In  Other  Ivory  Towers  ..  p.  12 


the  staff  of  Backtalk  sent  a  let- 
ter to  all  CC  members  in  which 
they  requested  that  the  Council 
suspend  its  resolution  to  freeze 
the  funds  of  both  magazines  and 
establish  a  new  publication. 

The  letter  noted  that  "the 
decision  was  made  hastily  with- 
out any  student  and  faculty 
input."  Deirdre  Ratteray  '81,  an 
editor  of  Backtalk  ,  explained 
that  each  publication  had  "dif- 
ferent goals."  The  staff  added, 
"Our  main  goal  is  to  maintain 
the  survival  of  publications  as 
they  now  stand  .  .  .  .We  do  not 
wish  to  see  the  intellectual 
diversity  of  Williams  College 
compromised." 

Ratteray  suggested  that  a 
questionnaire  be  used  to  gauge 
student  opinion  regarding  the 
decision. 

The  Council  ultimately 
decided  that  a  town  meeting 
would  "make  available  the 
forum  for  student  input," 
according  to  CC  President  Dar- 
rell    McWhorter.    "After    this 


town  meeting,  we  will  have  a 
very  clear  idea  of  where  stu- 
dents stand." 

Council  members  disagreed 
with  the  charge  that  student 
opinion  was  ignored.  Russell 
Piatt  '82,  Council  Treasurer  and 
Chairman  of  the  Finance  Com- 
mittee that  designed  the  publi- 
cation plan,  replied,  "It's  no 
new  idea'  It  caught  no  one  by 
surprise.  The  college  commun- 
ity has  looked  over  all  the 
options." 

John  McCammond  '81,  CC 
Vice-President,  noted  that  the 
lack  of  response  from  students 
indicated  that  "everyone  thinks 
it's  okay."  Jamie  McClellan  '83 
added,  "I  don't  think  that  many 
people  care." 

The  Council  could  not  vote  on 
Backtalk's  request  that  the  pre- 
vious vote  on  the  fund  freeze  be 
reconsidered  because  the  meet- 
ing lacked  a  quorum.  McWhor- 
ter said,  "Our  decision  stands. 
It's  really  important  to  draw  the 
line  on  the  Issue." 


Ratteray  also  asked  for  Coun- 
cil support  for  Backtalk's  prop- 
osals to  seek  funds  from  other 
sources.  She  suggested  that  the 
Development  Office  be 
approached  for  alumni  assist- 
ance and  that  a  fund  be  "set  up 
for  all  publications  on  campus . ' ' 
She  added  that  various  campus 
organizations  and  departments 
could  be  solicited  for  money, 
also. 

The  Council  declined  its  offl- 
cial  support,  but  many 
members  encouraged  the  staff 
to  proceed  with  its  proposals. 

John  Pritchard,  Director  of 
Development,  remarked  that 
"It  might  be  an  excellent  idea", 
but  added  that  he  knew  nothing 
of  Backtalk's  intentions. 

Pritchard  cautioned,  "It's  not 
as  easy  as  it  may  seem."  He 
explained  that  before  actual 
fundraising  occurs,  likely 
donors  must  be  found.  "It's 
something  we're  very  careful 

Continued  on  Page  7 


Page  2 


WILLIAMS  RECORD 


February  10,  1981 


Inflationary  Tendencies 

When  tuition  was  raised  1330  dollars  last  year,  the  Administration 
assured  us  of  the  Increase's  singular  nature.  Lagging  faculty  salaries 
had  to  be  raised  significantly  "to  catch  up  with  colleges  such  as  Wes- 
leyan  and  Amherst,"  then-treasurer  Francis  Dewey  told  the  Record. 
The  same  article  cited  "the  failure  of  the  College's  endowment  fund  to 
maintain  pace  with  inflation"  as  a  "major  reason  behind  the  tuition 
hike." 

We  assumed  that  this  year  would  be  different.  The  large  faculty 
salary  increase  Is  behind  us.  The  endowment,  at  its  highest  point  ever, 
received  a  34  million  dollar  Increase  from  the  Seventies  drive  that  has 
'  'allowed  the  College  to  keep  pace  with  inflation, ' '  according  to  a  Record 
article  last  month. 

Despite  these  positive  factors,  a  memo  sent  to  parents  of  financial 
aid  students  earlier  this  month  by  Phil  Wick  estimates  that  total  costs 
will  be  $9616  next  year,  an  increase  of  1230  dollars.  If  Wick's  estimate 
turns  out  to  be  accurate,  we  wonder  how  the  College  will  justify  such 
inordinate  back-to-back  increases. 

There  is  no  apparent  special  cost  like  large  salary  Increases  this 
year;  Instead  we  have  entered  an  era  of  budget-cutting  as  the  Commit- 
tee on  the  80's  recommendations  begin  to  take  effect.  In  light  of  coming 
reductions  in  Row  House  Dining,  Matron  service,  Athletics  and  else- 
where, we  at  least  have  a  right  to  know  why  we  may  again  have  to  pay  so 
much  more. 

The  size  of  the  projected  increase  seems  unj  ustif lable,  but  we  might 
be  wrong.  The  Trustees  will  make  the  final  decision  on  next  year's 
tuition  in  April.  We  ask  that  in  the  interval,  the  Administration  clearly 
delineate  the  reasons  for  any  increase  before  it  is  too  late  for  student 
input.  We'd  like  to  see  what  we  are  paying  for. 


TANGENTS 


by  Grodzins 


Mixing  it  up 


More  than  700  people  danced  and  talked  into  the  early  hours  of  the 
morning  Saturday  at  a  successful  B.S.U.  all-College  party  in  Greylock. 
The  party  was  notable  for  two  reasons. 

First,  the  party  was  important  if  there  is  to  be  a  meaningful  inter- 
change between  black  and  white  students  at  Williams.  It  is  not  enough  to 
interact  intellectually  with  students  of  another  race;  we  must  live  with 
them  in  order  to  understand  and  appreciate  our  ethnic  diversity.  This 
party  was  a  step  in  the  right  direction. 

What  we  like  best  about  the  party,  though,  was  its  2: 30  curfew. 
Almost  every  all-College  party  is  shut  down  by  Security  at  1:00;  this 
party  was  allowed  to  run  as  long  as  the  beer  and  tunes  held  out.  We  think 
this  rare  accommodation  should  be  capitalized  on;  let's  make  the  BSU 
nominal  co-sponsors  of  every  party  on  campus.  After  all,  they  come  up 
with  great  posters. 


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ACSR  meeting 

To  the  editor, 

I  would  like  to  correct  and  expand  the 
Record's  account  of  a  recent  meeting  of 
the  Williams  Board  of  Trustees,  the 
Advisory  Committee  on  Shareholder 
Responsibility,  and  the  Williams  Anti- 
Apartheid  Coalition.  It  was  not  the  case 
that  some  general  agreement  was 
reached  that  we  lack  adequate  informa- 
tion to  decide  how  South  African  apart- 
heid policies  may  most  effectively  be 
countered.  On  the  contrary,  we  dis- 
cussed different  perspectives  on  both  (1) 
the  relative  effectiveness  of  a  number  of 
options  (e.g.  divestiture,  use  of  influence 
as  a  shareholder)  and  (2)  the  financial 
burden  that  Williams  should  be  willing  to 
shoulder  as  testimony  to  the  institution's 
commitment  to  basic  human  rights. 

What  we  did  agree  is  that  information 
is  lacking  about  the  cost  of  various  possi- 
ble actions.  The  statement  has  been 
made  repeatedly  that  total  divestiture 
(even  if  phased )  from  companies  operat- 
ing in  South  Africa  is  an  unreasonable 
option,  because  the  cost  would  be  enor- 
mous. Yet,  to  my  knowledge,  no  attempt 
has  yet  been  made  to  assess  the  cost  of 
that  action  or  any  other.  It  seems  unreas- 
onable to  maintain  that  any  procedure  is 
"too  expensive"  when  we  have  not  yet 
determined  its  cost,  I  suggest  that  Willi- 
ams undertake  a  study  to  estimate  the 


cost  of  a  range  of  alternative  actions. 

Such  an  estimate  by  itself  provides  no 
answer  to  the  question  "What  should  Wil- 
liams do?"  Clearly,  that  answer  must 
depend  on  (1)  the  relative  effectiveness 
of  various  alternatives,  (2)  the  relative 
cost  of  various  alternatives,  and  (3)  the 
amount  that  Williams  is  willing  to  spend. 
This  is  not  the  place  for  a  lengthy  discus- 
sion of  relative  effectiveness.  Let  me 
note  simply  that  I  was  struck  by  a  com- 
ment made  by  one  of  the  trustees  at  our 
meeting.  Mr.  Sneath,  Chairman  of  the 
Board  of  Union  Carbide,  stated  that  any 
corporation  would  likely  take  note  if  Wil- 
liams and  Harvard  and  Yale  and  Stan- 
ford all  divested.  Perhaps  all  of 
us— faculty,  staff,  students,  and 
trustees—  should  consider  how  Williams 
College  might  influence  other  colleges 
and  universities  which  publicly  condemn 
apartheid. 

The  question  of  the  cost  which  can  or 
should  be  borne  by  Williams  remains 
unanswered.  How  much  are  we— all  of 
us—  willing  to  spend  to  speed  the  death  of 
a  political  system  in  which: 

(1)  most  people  are  denied  the  right  to 
vote, 

(2)  most  people  must  obtain  permission 
from  a  few  people  in  order  to  travel  from 
one  place  to  another  or  look  for  a  Job, 

(3)  most  people  may  remain  in  most  of 
South  Africa  only  as  long  as  they  can  be 

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Williams  College:   An  Elite  Way  of  Life 


by  Greg  Helres  '83 

An  essential  aspect  of  the  State's 
means  for  self-perpetuation  and  stability 
Is  Its  form  of  education.  In  the  American 
State,  education  plays  an  important  sta- 
bilizing role;  however,  It  Is  more  "open" 
than  the  educational  systems  of  coun- 
tries with  a  more  repressive  political 
apparatus.  Although  the  general  effect 
of  education  In  the  United  States  Is  to 
socialize  the  student  so  he  accepts  the 
dominant  Ideology,  one  must  bear  In 
mind  that  many  of  the  assumptions  of 
American  society  are  subject  to  ques- 
tion. The  "openness"  of  American 
society— resulting  from  its  democratic 
institutions  and  emphasis  on  personal 
freedoms— is  limited  but  nevertheless 
laudable. 

In  the  case  of  Williams  College,  it  is 
clear  that  through  Its  ties  to  the  United 
States  socio-economic  system  the  insti- 
tution reflects  and  is  shap>ed  by  that  sys- 
tem. This  suggests  that  the  college's 
well-being  is  to  a  large  extent  affected  by 
the  economy,  that  the  curriculum 
reflects  the  general  values  of  the  Ameri- 
can system,  and  that  the  Institution  pro- 
vides a  training  ground  for  those  who  will 
assume  leadership  roles  In  the  United 
States.  An  examination  of  the  estimated 
family  Income  levels  of  the  entering 

.  .  .half  the  Trustees 
have  had  direct 
or  indirect  ties 
to  South  Africa  .  .  . 


Freshman  Class  of  1979  sheds  light  upon 
the  fact  that  Williams  provides  an  educa- 
tion which  is  largely  used  by  the 
wealthy:  Table  III  shows  that  51.8  per- 
cent of  the  1979  freshman  class  come 
from  families  with  Incomes  of  $40,000  or 
above.  37.5  percent  of  the  students  are 
from  families  with  estimated  incomes  of 
over  $50,000,  an  income  level  which 
includes  only  2.6  percent  of  the  American 
population.  On  the  other  hand,  27.5  per- 
cent of  American  families  have  Incomes 
below  $10,000  and  only  4.3  percent  of 
entering  freshmen  in  1979  came  from 
this  economic  bracket.  Williams  College 
has  a  history  of  catering  to  the  wealthy 
and  educated  although  in  the  last 
decades  an  effort  has  been  made  to 


diversify  the  student  body.  Hence,  Wllll- 
ams  In  the  Eighties  reports: 

We  draw  our  students  from  the  most 
Intellectually  talented  segments  of 
American  society,  and  our  students 
exhibit  unusually  strong  talents  In 
extracurricular  areas  and  In  leader- 
ship activities  as  well.  We  have  a 
strong  traditional  approach  for  child- 
ren from  business  and  professional 
families,  but  we  have  expanded  the 
College's  admissions  pool  substan- 
tially in  the  past  20  to  30  years— 
ethnically  geographically,  and 
soclo-economlcally  (p.  2). 

The  Williams  College  educational  pro- 
gram, general  environment,  and  student 
body  reflect  the  American  economic 
structure  and  therefore  play  a  role  in 
perpetuating  Its  existence.  It  Is  not  sur- 
prising, then,  that  WUliams  in  the  Eight- 
ies reports,  "One  concern  is  that 
Williams  in  the  1980's  prepare  Its  stu- 
dents for  the  leadership  roles  they  will  be 
expected  to  play  in  the  21st  century"  (p. 
29) .  Williams  students  therefore  must  be 
educated  so  that  they  gain  an  under- 
standing of  the  significance  of  the  United 
States  as  a  world  power  and  their  role  In 
the  country  as  "responsible  citizens": 

A  major  factor  conditioning  the  world 
our  graduates  will  face  is  the  dimin- 
ishing relative  Importance  of  the  Uni- 
ted States  and  the  increased  need  for 
Americans  to  understand  more  about 
the  world  outside  our  borders.  This 
means  support  for  non-U. S.  and  non- 
Western  studies  including  time  equi- 
valent faculty  positions  be  used  to 
assure  that  such  areas  are  adequately 
staffed  and  developed  even  In  times  of 
temporary  declines  in  enrollment 
interest.  We  also  believe  that  in  the 
area  of  languages,  we  may  need  to 
give  more  attention  to  the  acquisition 
of  language  skills  per  se,  as  is  being 
done  now  in  the  critical  language  pro- 
gram (p.  29). 

Not  only  do  Williams  students  generally 
come  from  families  well-established  in 
the  upper  echelons  of  American  society, 
their  career  choices  also  reflect  that 
many  graduate  and  goon  to  assume  posi- 
tions in  the  business/corporate  realm. 
Indeed,  the  two  most  popular  career 
areas  selected  by  Williams  alumni  are: 
1)  business  and  2)  law/government.  The 


TRUSTKiS  H?lSElfr/r*ST  AFTILIATIONS  WITH  AMHIICAN   BUSINESSES/FDIKS  WHO  HAVE  TIES 
WITH   THB  REPUBLIC  OF  SOITTH  AFRICA* 


Trustee 

Harding  F.    Bancroft 

»lllla»  H.  OurtlBS  Jr. 

Robert  J.   Geniesse 

Andrew  D.   Helnenan 

Preston  5.   Parish 

Vllli&n  S.   Sneath 

muartl  L.  Stanley 

Diana  H.   Strieker 
John  S.   UadHworth  Jr. 

rtartha  R.   Wallace 
Kevin  H.  White 


Both  president  of  Society  of  Alunnl  Frederick  M.   Cllffoni   (sales  representative, 
Kidder  Poabody  A  Go.)  and  chalraan  of  the  Development  Council   (vice-president   - 
Law  and  Covernaent  Affairs,   GBS,    Inc.)  attend  board  meetings  and  have  business 
ties  to  The  Republic  of  South  Afrlcaj   however,   UUllans  College  has  no  invest- 
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vice-president  and 
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partner 

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Lyons  4  Gates 

partner 

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Mendelsohn 

vice-chairman  of  the 
board  and  chairman, 
executive  comalttee 

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chalraan 
director 

2 Union  Carbide 
Rockwell   Internafl  Corp 

director 

Provident  National  Bank 
(Philadelphia) 

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senior  vice-president 
and  director 

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corporate  counsel , 
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2  Business  In  which  Williams  College  holds  Investments. 

3  Clients  of  Debevolsie,  Pllnpton,  Lyons  *  Gatesi  Phelps  Dodge, 
and  The  Ford  Foundation  operate  In  Tfie  Republic  of  South  Afrl 
has  iDvestoent  ties  with  Anerlcan  Airlines. 

U    Among  the  clients  of  Rose,   Coett  i  He7>delsohn   is  Warner  Bros.    Inc.    which  operates 
In  The  Republic  of  South  Africa. 

Sourecai     Robart  DeCnaae,   Uwrence  Lltuak  »  KaUileen  ltcTl,ue,   South  Afrioai     Fsi; 
eUn   Investment  and  Aprtheld,    Institute  for  Policy  Studies,    ed.   Helen  Hopps,    1978, 
Wi^gV.  Who   In  Ali.?na,   Mat  ed.   1960-81,   vols.    1   i  2,   Manjuis  Who's  Who     nc.,   Ohl- 
SiS:  Ti;  Wlllia.5  Vlu.ni  Review.   Summer  1980.   vol.   LXXII,   Number  U,   Wlllla.s   Coj- 
l.ge  1978  Alumni   Dii^^t^l    Williams  College  Report  of   the  Treasurer  foi  Jhj  Jear 
Kdid  ji;;e"ToTl9So.  wiuiamstown.  HA,   Paul  Hoffman,  Lions  In  the  itreeti     T^ 
T^ufS^asT^  Crsat  Wall  Street  Uw  firms,    Saturday  Review  Preas,   New  York, 


Office  of  Career  Counseling  is  oriented 
toward  this  group  of  students  as  it  pro- 
vides on  campus  visits  and  interviews  by 
law  schools,  businesses,  and  financial 
institutions.  Forty-one  of  seventy-six 
organizations  who  visited  Williams  In 
the  1979-80  school  year  were  businesses, 
Industry,  and  financial  institutions.  On 
campus  interviews  for  graduate  schools 
were  also  markedly  oriented  toward  the 
law  and  business  sphere.  Moreover,  Wil- 
liams College  ties  to  the  mainstream 
American  economic  system  is  manifest 

It  is  not  surprising 
that  the  CIA  has 
returned  to  interview 
without  student  protest. 

by  the  fact  that  in  the  fall  of  this  school 
year,  OCC  held  an  informational  meet- 
ing on  careers  In  the  Central  Intelligence 
Agency.  CIA  on-campus  involvement 
had,  until  this  fall,  been  absent  in  recent 
years.  But,  in  the  light  of  the  recent  con- 
servative drift  of  the  country— the  elec- 
tion of  Ronald  Reagan,  the  nostalgia  for 
American  hegemony,  the  kidnapping  of 
black  children  in  Atlanta,  and  the  cross- 
burning  at  Williams  and  racist  incidents 
at  other  colleges— it  is  not  surprising 
that  the  CIA  has  returned  (without  caus- 
ing any  student  protest)  here  to  encour- 
age careers  in  national  intelligence. 

As  a  liberal  arts  Institution,  Williams 
does  not  cater  directly  through  its  curric- 
ulum to  "pre-business"  students. 
Nevertheless,  a  substantial  number  of 
students  choose  economics  as  a  major  in 
the  senior  class  of  483  students,  there  are 
76  economics  majors.  The  junior  class  of 
518  students  has  66  economics  majors. 
While  perhaps  many  Economics  Depart- 
ment memljers  might  prefer  that  stu- 
dents major  in  economics  in-and-for- 
Itself  rather  than  as  a  means  for 
becoming  "marketable"  in  the  Ameri- 
can business  and  finance  sector,  the 
Department's  orientation  as  a  whole  is 
toward  neoclassical  economics,  the 
brand  of  economics  embraced  by  the 
American  business  community  at  large. 
The  Department  does  not  require  an 
"alternative"  economics  course  in  Its 
major  sequence  and  the  Economics  101 
course  stresses  the  neo-classical  point  of 
view  while  presenting  Marxist  and  Bud- 
dhist economic  thought  only  superfi- 
cially, leav.'ng  the  impression  that  they 
are  not  legitimate  perspectives. 

Thus,  Williams  College  caters  to  and 
(as  we  shall  see  later)  is  dependent  upon 
the  United  States  socio-economic  sys- 
tem. As  a  liberal  arts  institution,  Willi- 
ams does  not  have  a  business 
administration  major,  but  nonetheless, 
the  Institution  clearly  ennbraces  the  sta- 
tus quo: 

Williams  offers  no  special  course  in 
preparation  for  a  business  career  or 
for  graduate  study  in  business  admin- 
istration.   The   qualities   which  are 
Important  to  services  in  business,  and 
which  graduate  business  schools  are 
seeking,  are  an  ability  to  reason  and 
to    express    oneself    logically    and 
clearly  in  written  and  oral  exposition; 
a  good  understanding  of  the  physical 
and  social  environment  in  which  busi- 
ness operates;  and  an  appreciation  of 
human  motivations  and  goals.  This 
means  that  a  liberal  arts  program  is 
preferred  over  a  highly  specialized 
one.  (Williams  College  Bulletin  Cata- 
logue Number  September  1980.) 
Thus,  students  are  required  to  fulfill  div- 
isional requirements  so  they  receive  a 
well-rounded  education  and  are  encour- 
aged to  attend  guest  meals,  functions 
which  are  typical  of  the  way  in  which 
people  In  the  political,  business,  and 
diplomatic  circles  form  contacts  and 
policies. 

The  Williams  College  environment 
thus  may  serve  to  socialize  students .  The 
effect  of  the  environment  Is  most  acute 
with  the  black  students,  many  of  whom, 
upon  arriving  at  Williams,  are  faced 
with  a  different  culture,  lifestyle,  and 
perspective.  Simply  by  attending  Willi- 


ams, the  blacks  are  exposed  to  the 
"White  Way  of  Life"— New  Wave  music, 
keg  parties  and  cocktail  hours,  the  valid- 
ity of  neo-classical  economics,  the  possi- 
bility of  upward  mobility  (and  therefore 
adaptation  to  corporate  structure  of 
American  society),  education  oriented 
toward  Western  (and  thus  non-Black  and 
non-Eastern)  thought,  complacent  coun- 
try club  lifestyle,  etc.  Thus,  the  black  at 
Williams  Is  faced  with  a  no  win  situation: 
the  college's  environment  tells  him  to 
conform  but  if  he  chooses  to  do  so  he  may 
lose  his  cultural  heritage.  The  overall 
thrust  of  the  Williams  education  for  the 
black  therefore  is  toward  assimilation 
into  mainstream  America. 

But,  as  manifested  by  the  recent  cross- 
burning  and  outburst  of  racist  incidents 
on  the  college  campus— and  for  that  mat- 
ter throughout  the  country— the  black 
student  cannot  escape  racism  by  attend- 
ing Williams.  Whatever  may  be  the  indi- 
vidual black's  purpose  for  attending 
Williams  he  is  still  faced  directly  with 
what  he  perceives  to  be  a  hostile  white 
population.  To  the  white  student,  it 
appears  that  the  blacks  alienate  them- 
selves just  as  much  as  they  are  alienated 
by  the  white  student  body.  But,  is  it  not 
understandable  that  a  people  with  a  his- 
tory of  discrimination  find  security  in 
numbers?  Is  it  not  the  case  that  blacks 
tend  to  congregate  together  for  psycho- 
logical and  socio-economic  reasons  in 
different  areas  of  the  United  States;  not 
just  at  Williams  College?  And,  therefore 
Is  It  not  understandable  that  blacks  tend 
to  sit  together  at  meals  and  live  In  the 
same  dormitory  complex?  On 
November  3,  1980,  Greg  Wltcher,  a 
member  of  the  Black  Student  Union  at 
Williams,  spoke  of  the  cross-burning  and 
asked,  "As  Americans,  when  will  we 
realize  that  racism  still  exists  in  our 
country  today?  When  will  we  realize  that 
it  also  exists  at  Williams  and  in  our  atti- 
tudes?" Speaking  as  a  black  student 
Wltcher  said: 

We  see  this  act  of  hostility  as  part  of  a 
threefold  problem  at  Williams.  First 
is  the  fact  that  there  are  no  tenured 
black  faculty  and  very  few  black 
faculty  at  all  on  this  campus.  Second 
is  the  issue  of  divestiture  in  South 
Africa  by  Williams,  which  Is  a  human 
rights  issue,  not  one  of  money.  Third 
is  the  Inadequate  quality  of  the  col- 
lege's curriculum,  which  unintention- 
ally condones  racist  attitudes  among 
its  students  toward  people  of  color  all 
over  the  world  as  generally  unworthy 
of  study  (Mosaic,  Issue  No.  2,  Fall 
1980,  p.  46). 

The  recent  racial  incidents  at  Williams 
do  indeed  raise  several  questions:  Is  the 
college's  affirmative  action  program 
geared  toward  middle-class  blacks  and 
not  lower  Income  blacks  who  are  the 
most  in  need  of  educational  advance- 
ment and  financial  assistance?  Does  the 
Willlamr,  curriculum  adequately  Inte- 
grate black  material  into  courses?  If  not, 
does  this  not  delegltlmize  the  black  pers- 
pective? Has  the  College  actively 
pursued  a  policy  which  helps  cultivate 
white  students'  understanding  of  blacks 
and  their  culture,  and  their  contributions 
to  American  history? 

In  light  of  the  cross-burning  and 
related  Issues,  the  maintenance  of 
Investment  links  to  South  Africa  might 
be  considered  to  be  an  insensitive  assault 
on  the  black  students  here  and  a  policy  at 
odds  with  the  institution's  ideals. 
According  to  the  trustees'  statement  on 
investment,  which  was  printed  in  the 
January  27  issue  of  The  Record,  "All 
agree  that  apartheid  Is  clearly  Inimical 
to  the  moral  and  social  ideals  of  Ameri- 
can society."  Moreover,  "All  agree,  too, 
that  that  fact  calls  for  careful  monitoring 
by  the  College  Insofar  as  It  holds  shares 
In  companies  with  South  African  opera- 
tions." The  debate  over  divestiture  thus 
seems  to  be  one  of  means,  not  ends.  But, 
while  one  should  not  doubt  the  sincerity 
of  the  trustees'  position,  at  the  same  time 
one  should  not  lose  sight  of  the  fact  that 
people's  social  roles  Influence,  con- 
sciously or  unconsciously,  their  response 
to  complex  issues.  Most  of  the  trustees 
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WILLIAMS  RECORD 


February  10,  1981 


Soul  Fusion  inspires 
through  drama  and  music 


by  Lori  Miller 

Those  people  fortunate 
enough  to  attend  the  Friday 
evening  performance  by  the 
National  Black  Theatre  witnes- 
sed—nay, experienced— one  of 
the  most  exuberant  productions 
that  the  AMT  has  hosted  in 
recent  years.  Entitled  "Soul 
Fusion,"  the  performance  was 
designed  to  "Inspire  people  to 
express  their  creative  energy," 
and  It  did  just  that,  through 
vibrant  music,  expressive 
dance  and  a  sincere  and  suc- 
cessful effort  to  Involve  the 
audience  In  the  performers'  cel- 
ebration. 

The  set  that  greeted  the 
members  of  the  audience  as 
they  wall<ed  into  the  theatre 
promised  a  musical  evening: 
an  electric  keyboard,  percus- 
sion set,  microphones  and 
amplifiers  dotted  the  darkened 
stage  and  jazz  played  In  the 
background.  When  four  of  the 
performers  finally  took  the 
stage,  they  Immediately 
launched  Into  another  jazz 
number.  As  :he  lead  vocalist 
and  keyboard  player  sang  of 
"coming  together"  his  expres- 
sive manner  foretold  the  emo- 
tionalism of  the  coming 
numbers. 

During  the  next  number,  a 
dramatic  monologue  by  a  fifth 
cast  member  dressed  as  a  jani- 
tor, broke  into  the  music .  While 
he  spoke  of  "one  more  Black 
institution  going  down,"  the 
Instrumental  and  vocal  accom- 
paniment continued  quietly  in 
the  background. 

Suddenly,  though,  the 
music  turned  electrifying. 
Dancers  began  to  whirl  on 
stage,  their  movements  grow- 
ing more  and  more  frenzied,  as 
the  music  became  quicker  in 
tempo  and  harsher  in  sound. 
Exchanging  his  jeans  and  cap 
for  a  long  robe  and  mask,  the 
janitor  was  transformed  into  an 
African.  The  scene  took  on  the 
semblance  of  a  religious  ritual, 
as    chanting    began    and    the 


music— always  growing  In 
intensity— reached  its  climax 
and  suddenly  broke  off. 

The  ^excitement)  was  far 
from  over,  however.  All  at 
once,  the  performers  were  In 
the  aisles  of  the  darkened  thea- 
tre, calling  amonst  themselves 
for  "the  Light— the  light"  until 
their  electric  lamps  flicked  on 
one  by  one.  By  this  time,  the 
audience  was  already  begin- 
ning to  feel  the  energy:  clap- 
ping hands  and  tapping  toes 
were  very  much  In  view. 

Then,  from  behind  the  key- 
board on  stage,  one  cast 
member  dared  the  audience  to 
share  In  the  energy  even  more. 
Encouraging  them  to  "feel  the 
real  thing,"  he  asked  that  they 
relax,  close  their  eyes  and  get  In 
touch  with  a  time  when  they 
were  "poor,  lonely,  depressed, 
locked  out  of  the  house. . .  "—and 
then  think  of  the  person  who  had 
made  things  all  right  again. 

Perhaps  sensing  that  the 
audience  was  beginning  to  "feel 
the  real  thing,"  the  one  at  the 
keyboard  then  suggested,  ever 
so  gently, that  there  might  be 
one  person  In  the  audience— just 
one—  who  would  be  willing  to 
come  up  on  stage  and  share  the 
thought  that  had  gone  through 
his  or  her  mind  when  all  eyes 
were  closed.  That  a  handful  of 
people  did  appear  on  stage  is 
due  as  much  to  the  atmosphere 
of  enthusiasm  and  support  that 
the  cast  members  generated  as 
to  the  courage  of  the  individuals 
who  went  up. 

Continued  on  Pages 


Tight  harmony  and  top  dancing  characterized  the  40's  review  at  the  Log  this  weekend. 


(Burghardt) 


The  40's  relived  in  Log  cabaret 


by  Steven  H.  Epstein 

It  had  to  be  20  years  before 
even  the  eldest  of  them  were 
born,  but  nine  energetic  under- 
grads  from  the  80's  played  time 
warp,  singing,  dancing,  and 
joking  their  way  through  the 
waryearsin  "In  The  Mood"  last 
week-end  at  The  Log. 

This  musical  review  of  the 
1940's  became  more  than  just  a 
collection  of  nostalgic  songs  and 
endless  jitterbugging  from  the 
Big  Band  Era.  It  was  a  piece  of 
history,  complete  with  period 
pieces  that  joked  about  every- 
thing from  gas  rationing  and 
war  bonds  to  acne.  It  was  per- 
formed with  endless  energy  by 
the  nostalgic  nine  who  took  the 
stage  for  over  an  hour  of  light- 


hearted  non-stop  movement. 

Bruce  Goodrich's  writing, 
direction,  staging,  and  choreo- 
graphy were  all  quite  profes- 
sional, considering  the 
limitations  of  The  Log  stage. 
"In  The  Mood"  tried  hard  to 
bring  back  the  mood  of  the  era 
through  news  flashes  as  well  as 
cute  sketches  which  led  Into 
many  of  the  era 's  standard  mus- 
ical numbers. 

The  cast  combined  oldtlmers 
on  the  Williams  stage  like  Jen- 
nifer White  and  Ephlats  regu- 
lars Sarah  Austall  and  Rick 
Gaglaino,  with  relative  rookies 
like  freshmen  Steve  Johansen 
and  Michael  Wlnther  and  senior 
Audrea  Constantikes.  They 
melded  with  junior  Cheryl  Mar- 
tin, and  sophs  Liz  Bischoff  and 


Winter  Study  haunts  Music  in  Round 


Jackson  Galloway 

It  seemed  that  Winter  Study 
agreed  with  Music  in  the  Round 
performers  about  as  much  as  it 
did  with  the  student  body,  so 
some  things  just  didn't  get  done, 
but  in  any  case,  there  was  much 
to  be  said  in  praise  of  last  Fri- 
day's concert,  and  most  espe- 


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daily  of  the  Ravel  Sonata  for 
Violin  and  Cello. 

This  work  proved  to  be  a  turn- 
ing point  in  Ravel's  style,  and  its 
composition  cost  him  a  great 
deal  of  effort.  The  most  striking 
characteristic  of  this  sonata  is 
its  conscious  harmonic  auster- 
ity and  insistence  on  the  individ- 
ual linear  motion  of  the  two 
instruments.  Ravel  himself 
noted  the  emphatic  reversion  to 
the  spirit  of  melody  and  res- 
traint from  harmonic  charm. 

Ravel's  appreciation  of  Stra- 
vinsky's Le  Sacre  du  Prlntemps 
and  Schoeberg's  Pierrot 
Lumaire  during  the  creation  of 
this  sonata  certainly  influenced 
the  new  approach  to  melody  and 
harmony  while  the  French  style 
depouille    initiated    by    Satie 


manifested  itself  in  the  simplic- 
ity of  two  string  voices. 

Last  Friday's  performance  of 
the  Sonata  for  violin  and  Cello 
was  characterized  by  a  unity  of 
expression  and  technical  preci- 
sion marred  only  occasslonally 
by  the  disparity  between  Mr. 
Moore's  rounded  tone  and  Mr. 
Hegyi's  sometimes  rough,  abra- 
sive sound.  This  problem 
clouded  some  sections,  most 
notably  in  the  final  moments  of 
the  Lent.  The  evocation  in  the 
machine-like  whirligig  of  the 
opening  Allegro  was  superb; 
morover,  the  attention  to 
nuance  and  detail  in  the  ostina- 
tos  and  webs  of  lyric  themal 
manipulation  proved  a  contin- 
ual fascination  throughout  the 
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George  Liddle  to  form  a  unit 
that  sang  and  danced  compe- 
tently, and  more  importantly 
really  looked  like  they  were 
having  fun  on  stage. 

Freshman  Mike  Wlnther  and 
senior  Jennifer  White  really 
stole  the  show  in  various  points. 
White  was  assigned  the  role  of 
the  buxom,  fllrtish  coquette 
having  trouble  controlling  her 
emotions  in  "Oh  Johnny"  and 
"Baby  It's  Cold  Outside". 
While  her  voice  was  more  than 
adequate.  It  was  White's  strong 
stage  presence  and  personality 
that  came  through,  as  it  has  so 
often  in  the  past  on  the  Williams 
stage. 

Wlnther  has  a  crooner's  tone, 
and  used  it  all  night  to  woo  the 
audience  into  a  Sinatra-esque 
mellow  frenzy  In  beautiful 
numbers  like  "You'll  never 
know"  and  the  moving  finale, 
"I'll  be  Seeing  You".  Othersolo 
efforts  that  were  praiseworthy 
included  Andrea  Constantikes's 
rendition  of  "Goody  Goody", 
Rick  Gagliano's  "Blue  Moon", 
which  would  have  been  one  of 
the  show's  top  efforts  if  not  for  a 
silly  arguement  between  Gagli- 
ano  and  White  which  was  writ- 
ten into  the  show.  It  took  away 
from  Gagliano's  lovely  rendi- 
tion of  the  favorite  of  the  late 
40's  and  early  50's. 

The  last  half  hour  of  the 
review  possessed  further  super 
solo  performances,  including 
Sarah  Austell's  extremely  con- 
vincing rendition  of  "You  Made 
Me  Love  You",  Cheryl  Martin's 
change-of-pace  calypso  number 
"Rum  and  Coca  Cola",  Liz 
Bischoff's  "Who's  Sorry  Now", 
and  George  Liddle's  rendition  of 
"It's  Been  A  Long,  Long  Time". 

The  production  numbers  hurt 
a  bit  due  to  the  limited  stage  size 
and  some  overly  ambitious  cho- 
reography attempts  by  Good- 
rich. But  what  they  lacked  in 
pure  technical  wizardry  they 
made  up  for  In  energy  and 
excitement.  The  best  of  these 
numbers  used  comedy  to  help 
them,  such  as  the  classic  "Rosle 
The  Riveter"  and  the  Steve 
Johnasen-led  favorite,  "The 
Atchison,  Topeka,  and  the  Santa 
Fe." 

All  in  all,  the  40's  Cabaret  was 
a  huge  success.  The  nine- 
person  cast  as  well  as  the  nine 
who  backed  them  up  In  the  band 
should  be  applauded  heartily 
for  bringing  to  life  an  era  of 
Glenn  Miller,  of  Joe  DIMagglo, 
of  Douglas  MacArthue,  and 
maybe  even  of  our  parents,  but 
certainly  far  from  that  of  our 
own. 


ENTERTAINMENT 


WILLIAMS  RECORD 


Page  5 


New  Art  Gallery  Opens  in  Park 


If  you've  walked  through  Mis- 
sion Park  lately,  you  have  prob- 
ably noticed  that  the  Piano 
Lounge  now  serves  a  new  pur- 
pose. Several  student  artists 
have  transformed  the  lounge 
Into  an  art  gallery  In  which 
paintings,  prints,  sculpture  and 
photographs  by  Williams  stu- 
dents hang. 

The  idea  for  the  new  art 
gallery  was  conceived  by  Julia 
Bickford  and  Inlgo  Manglano. 
Although  student  art  galleries 
already  existed  In  Goodrich 
Hall  and  Dodd  House,  the  space 
provided  by  these  locations  did 
not  meet  the  needs  of  students 
who  wished  to  show  their  art  on 
campus. 

According  to  Inlgo  Manglano, 
the  newest  gallery  was  created 
to  help  meet  this  need,  both  by 
offering  artists  extra  space  In 
which  to  hang  their  works  and 
by  alerting  the  college  commun- 


ity to  the  existence  of  students 
who  have  art  they  wish  to  show. 

"Rather  than  just  demand  the 
space,"  said  Manglano,  "We 
thought  we'd  set  up  the  show 
and  say  'Here  Is  our  work.' , 
Hopefully,  people  will  come  see 
It  and  say,  'My  God,  art  really 
does  exist  here.  Maybe  they  do 
need  more  room  to  show  It.'  " 

Although  the  gallery  In  the 
Park  Is  still  small,  It  is  at  least 
as  big  as  the  older  Goodrich 
gallery  and  Is  certainly  large 
enough  for  a  two-or  three-man 
show.  Its  location  In  the  largest 
housing  complex  on  campus 
also  given  the  shows  greater 
visibility.  According  to  Man- 
glano, the  gallery  has  potential 
to  be  a  very  pleasant  place  In 
which  to  view  art.  "With  some 
rearranging  of  wall  space  and 
lights,  and  some  cleaning  up, 
you  get  something  resembling  a 
New  York  gallery." 


Students  to  direct  plays 


During  the  month  of  Febru- 
ary, the  Williams  theatre 
department  and  Cap  and  Bells 
will  sponsor  several  student 
theatre  productions.  Two  of  the 
productions  are  being  staged  In 
conjunction  with  Senior  Honor 
theses.  Carolyn  McCormlck  '81 
will  direct  Jean-Paul  Sartre's 
No  Exit  and  Francis  Civardl 
will  present  Happy  Days  by 
Samuel  Beckett.  Sartre's  exis- 
tentialist drama  in  one  act 
focuses  on  three  people  in  a  hell 
which  strongly  resembles 
grandma's  front  parlour.  The 
theme  of  the  play  is  that  hell  Is 
really  nothing  more  than  other 
people,  when  one's  relation- 
ships with  them  become 
poisoned. 

Happy  Days  Is  essentially  a 
one-woman  show  starring 
Civardl  and  one  other  male 
character  who  occaslojnally 
breaks  Into  her  monologue. 

The  two  plays  will  be  pres- 
ented in  repertory  on  February 
12,  13,  14  and  15  at  the  Adams 
Memorial  Theatre.  No  Exit  will 
open  at  7: 30  on  Feb.  12  and  will 
be  performed  again  on  the  13  at 
4: 30  and  the  14  at  7: 30.  The  cur- 
tain goes  up  on  Happy  Days  at 
7: 30  on  Feb.  13,  with  repeat  per- 
formances at  4: 30  on  the  14  and 
7:30  on  the  15.  Tickets,  which 
are  free,  will  be  available  one 
hour  before  each  performance 


at  the  Greylcck  entrance. 

The  Rathskellar  In  Baxter 
Hall  will  be  the  site  of  two  other 
student  productions  slated  to 
run  this  month.  Carolyn  Davis, 
on  exchange  from  Wheaton  Col- 
lege, will  direct  Dimensions. 
The  play,  written  by  Audrey 
Lezberg  '83,  Is  a  short,  five-act 
comedy  which  features  several 
characters  In  search  of  a  miss- 
ing clock. 

On  the  same  evening,  Ethan 
Herman  '83  will  present  The 
Dyskolos,  which  he  wrote  In 
conjunction  with  another  Willi- 
ams student,  Gregory  Pliska  '84 
and  a  friend  from  Wesleyan. 
The  Dyskolos  is  a  rock  opera  set 
In  ancient  Greece,  at  a  celebra- 
tion at  the  shrine  of  Pan.  The 
full-length  production  features 
a  cast  of  eightee'n  and  a  six 
member  band. 

Both  of  these  productions  are 
experimental,  according  to 
David  s  and  Berman.  They 
represent  first  efforts  at  writing 
and  directing,  and  for  the  most 
part,  have  casts  which  are 
made  up  of  students  who  have 
done  little  or  no  acting  at 
Williams. 

Performance  dates  for  the 
two  plays  are  February  19  and 
20.  Cap  and  Bells,  the  sponsor  of 
the  performances,  will  be  sel- 
ling tickets  which  will  be  good 
for  both  plays. 


Music  in  the  Round' 


Continued  from'  Page  4 

performance.  The  third  move- 
ment was  especially  well  done 
In  its  crescendo  of  tension 
capped  with  charged  activity  in 
the  upper  registers  of  the 
Instruments. 

The  Walton  Piano  Quartet, 
which  opened  the  program,  was 
written  when  the  composer  was 
sixteen,  and  though  it  contains 
some  of  the  lively  rhythmic 
ideas  and  lyric  spirit  of  the 
mature  Walton,  the  essentially 
self-taught  composer  had  yet  to 
form  his  own  style  or  gain  any 
strong  control  over  this  essen- 
tially romantic  lyricism;  non- 
etheless, the  Piano  Quartet 
earned  him  a  Carnegie  Award 
which  spurred  him  on  to  his  less 
successful  String  Quartet. 

At  the  beginning  of  this  per- 
formance of  the  Piano  Quartet, 
It  seemed  as  If  one  were  hearing 
a  violin  sonata.  Judging  from 
the  overwelming  prominence  of 
the  shrill  violin  and  chord  ma- 
chine piano.  The  short  bursts  of 
activity  in  the  strings  were  a 
welcome  break  from  the  undif- 
ferentiated romatic  sound 
floods  of  the  entire  ensemble. 


The    Beethoven   trio   which 
ended  the  concert  could  have 
used  some  of  the  precision  and 
Continued  on  Page  12 


Open  to  students  and 
members  of  the  community,  the 
gallery  has  housed  three  shows, 
all  of  which  featured  work  by 
Williams  students  or  alumni.  In 
the  first  show,  which  went  up  at 
Thanksgiving,  Julia  Bickford, 
Inigo  Manglano  and  David 
Tufts  exhibited  paintings,  and 
in  the  second,  Chris  Reed,  Bert 
Snow  and  Alison  Palmer 
showed  photography,  painting 
and  sculpture.  The  current 
show,  which  was  arranged  by 
Irve  Deli,  features  Intaglio 
prints  by  nine  students  In  Craig 
Dennis's  prlntmaklng  class. 

The  gallery  in  the  Park  has 
already  attracted  a  considera- 
ble amount  of  attention.  "A  lot 
of  people  know  about  It— the  art 
faculty,  student  artists,  even 
President  Chandler,"  said 
Manglano. 

The  founders  of  the  gallery 
hope  that  It  will  continue  to 
receive  the  support— financial 
and  otherwise— that  It  needs  to 
operate.  Optimistic  about  the 
future,  Manglano  and  Bickford 
have  already  planned  the  next 
show,  which  should  open  shortly 
after  the  closing  of  the  current 
print  exhibit,  on  view  until  Feb- 
ruary 20th.  Hopefully,  the 
spring  will  bring  a  few  more 
shows  to  the  Park,  and  if  all  goes 
well,  says  Manglano,  the 
gallery  will  eventually  host  nine 
to  ten  shows  a  year. 


Soul  Fusion- 


Continued  from  Page  4 
At  the  conclusion  of  the  per- 
formance, the  ex-janltor  asked 
the  audience,  which  by  this  time 
was  on  Its  feet,  to  throw,  liter- 
ally, all  of  their  negative 
thoughts,  problems,  things 
"that  don't  work  for  you  now" 
into  a  huge  paper  bag  on  stage. 
In  went  poverty,  racism,  hatred 
bad  relationships,  anger  and 
resentment,  leaving  the 
audience  with  lighter  hearts 
and  on  Its  feet  In  a  standing  ova- 
tion. 

For  those  who  came  to 
"Soul  Fusion"  expecting  a 
subdued  evening  at  the  theatre, 
the  performance  was  a  shock. 
The  joyful  emotionalism  of  the 
cast  members  elevated  and 
purged  In  the  same  way  as  does 
a  Pentacostal  church  service; 
Indeed,  It  seemed  as  though  the 
singing,  laughing,  dancing  per- 
formers were  posessed  by  the 
Spirit.  And  no  doubt,  the  Invol- 
vement of  the  audience  in  the 
experience  came  as  a  shock  to 
many,  especially  to  those  who 
were  suddenly  called  on  stage. 
Yet  the  performers  did  not 


Max  Roach,  one  of  the  living  legends  of  jazz,  played  before  an  enthusiastic 
crowd  Saturday  night.  (Kraus) 

Max  Roach  wows  audience 


by  Steve  WiUard 
Who  would  have  believed  that 
"sonorlous  melodies  and  deli- 
cate harmonies"  could  have 
been  produced  on  a  drum  set? 
Max  Roach  had  an  audience  full 
of  believers  Saturday  night  as 
he  led  his  quartet  to  a  smashing 
performance  In  Chapln  Hall. 

Roach  opened  with  a  drum 
solo  dedicated  to  "Big  Sid" 
Catlett,  one  of  the  top 
drummers  of  the  1930's  Big 
Band  era.  The  solo  set  the 
audience's  mood  for  the  even- 


alienate  any  of  their  audience, 
not  even  those  to  whom  the 
music  and  movement  were 
somewhats  strange.  Because 
they  obviously  understood  the 
hang-ups  of  the  audience— their 
reluctance  to  let  their  hair  down 
and  clap,  or  go  up  on  stage,  or 
look  the  person  next  to  them 
straight  In  the  eye— the  actors 
were  able  to  conquer  those 
hang-ups;  thus,  the  audience 
could  conquer  them,  too.  In 
their  creation  of  a  "soul  fusion," 
which  was,  after  all,  the  pur- 
pose of  the  production,  the 
members  of  the  National  Black 
Threatre  generated  a  sense  of 
unity  among  members  of  the 
audience. 


Ing,  namely  one  of  enraptured 
awe.  Despite  his  corporate- 
executive  like  appearance. 
Roach  quickly  set  the  stage  lor 
dynamic,  often  brilliant  solos  by 
each  member  of  the  talented 
quartet  In  an  up-tempo  version 
of  the  swing  tune  "Elfie." 

Solos  were  the  order  of  the 
evening  as  Roach  performed  an 
impressive  personal  composi- 
tion entitled  "South  Africa,  God 
Damn,"  and  as  trumpeter  Cecil 
Brldgewater  delivered  an 
impassioned  solo  on  his  mouth- 
piece which  brought  the 
audience  to  Its  feet  in  a  standing 
ovation. 

The  highlight  of  the  evening 
was  a  final  solo  by  Roach  utiliz- 
ing only  the  high-hat  cymbol.  A 
tribute  to  "Papa  Joe"  Jones  of 
the  Count  Basle  band,  the  work 
was  simple  yet  astroundlng. 
Beginning  with  an  understated 
ride,  the  solo  sang  with  a  mel- 
ody and  a  beauty  which  were 
truly  remarkable.  Roach  got 
more  out  of  one  cymbol  than 
anyone  would  have  thought  pos- 
sible. At  the  close,  the  entire 
audience  shared  a  feeling  of 
awe,  as  well  as  helplessness: 
awe  at  the  talent  and  brilliance 
of  Roach,  and  helplessness  at 
the  Insignificance  of  our 
applause.  How  could  we  thank 
somebody  thai  great? 


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General  Electric  Company 
promlssary  note  demand 

338,000 

27,000 

General  Electric  Credit  Corporation 
note  denand 

27,000 

5«,000 

General  Motors  Acceptance  Corp. 
pror.lssary  note  demand 

56,000 

330,000 

Honeywell  Financial   Corp. 
7.875S,   7/1/80 

330,000 

1,715.000 

Honeywell  Financial  Corp. 
Note,    7.75t,    7/10/80 

1,715.000 

1.210,000 

Honeywell  Financial  Cradil 
Corp.    Note  e.8(W,  7/3/80 

1,210,000 

500,000 

Manufacturer's  Hanover 
Corp.    convertible  floating 
note,    12.15X,    5/1/87 

464,375 

1,320,000 

Hobll   Oil  Credit  Corp.   Discount 
Note,    8.30*,    7/16/60 

1,310.870 

t    363,000 

•United  States  Steel   Credit 

i    360,504 

Corporation,   dlseoiint  note, 

d.5%,   7/11/60 
•United   States   Steel    Credit 

Corporation,    note,   B.75^i 

7/1/80 
•United   States   Steel   Credit 

Corporation,    note,  9.\2^%, 

7/8/80 


Preferred  Stock 


No.   of  Shares 

$         3,57^ 


S.   C.    Johnson  A  Son,    Inc., 

5^  preferred 
776          *S.   C.    Johnson  4  Son,    Inc., 
Series  b.   5/~.   preferred 


695,000 
8  Of. ,  000 


Book  Value 

$     290,000 


No.  of  Share 

8 

book  Value 

t        5,500 

Aserloan  Home  Products  Corp. 

$    151,800 

8,000 

American  International  Croup. 

nc. 

346,646 

14,000 

.Pecknan  Instruments.    Inc. 

301,136 

15.000 

Srlatol  Myers  Co. 

527,856 

8,500 

■Coca  Cola  Co. 

293,920 

7,500 

CPC    International  Inc. 

391,320 

6,500 

IBrt    Inlustries  Inc. 

286,650 

10,000 

•Dun  &  I'ladstreet  Cos..    Inc. 

316,146 

26,500 

Exxon  Corp. 

1,162,850 

900 

General  Electric  Co. 

44,654 

5.000 

Hewlett  Packard  Co. 

273,246 

38,084 

International  Business  Machines 

Corp. 

1,215,922 

18,750 

I.N. A.  Corp. 

507,577 

6,000 

Johnson  i  Johnson  Co . 

486.618 

15,000 

KcCraw-Hill,    Inc. 

357.750 

5,000 

Kobll   Corp. 

374,175 

7,100 

ftotorola,    Inc. 

314,619 

8,000 

K.O.R.  Corp. 

472.242 

13,500 

Norton  Co. 

409,237 

16,000 

Pnillipa  I-etroleur.  Co. 

463,541 

5,000 

Raytheon  Co. 

384,705 

12,500 

Richardson  Merrill.    Inc. 

204,625 

10,000 

Scherinp-Plouflh  Corp. 

371.000 

13,500 

•Tenneco,   Inc. 

387.086 

16,000 

Tej(Hco,   Inc. 

459.429 

10,000 

Union  Carbide  Corp. 

381,787 

16,600 

Upjohn  Co. 

762.695 

B.      INVESTMENTS  -    ENDOt'KENT,   ANNUITY  AM)  LIFE 

INCOME  FUNDS 

3EP»I»TEn,Y   INVESTED  FUKD3 

JUNE  30. 

1980 

hond(a)   -   Industrial  and  Miscellaneous 

liir  Value 

Book    Value 

$     450,000 

First  Boston  Corp.  , 
proirlssary  note-demand 

$     450,000 

C.      INVESTKENTS  -   ENDOWHEIJT,   ANNUITY  AND  LIFE 

INCOME  FUNDS 

POCLED   INOOIffi  r-JND  *2 

JUl^S  30, 

1980 

bonds  -   Industrial  and  Miscellaneous 

far  Value 

Book   Value 

S     100,000 

Bank   of  America  Corp. 
note,    10.45'.',    5/15/85 

$     100,500 

100,000 

General  fetors  Acceptance  Corp. 
debentures,    12!C,  6/1/05 

103,120 

50,000 

Walter  E.    Holler  A   Co. 
Sf    Note,   8. IS,   2/1/87 

50,421 

100,000 

International  Business  Machines 
l.ote,   9.5;':.    10/1/86 

Corp. 

99,500 

D.      INVESTKEI;T3  -    UNITKUST  FUNDS 

Par  Value 

book    ^aiue 

*              100 

•American  Airlines.   Inc. 

»        1,235 

100 

■31ue   Bell.    Inc. 

2,844 

•U.S.    Businesses  In  South  Africa   (According  to  American  Consulate  General, 
Johiannesburr)  Who   Are  Not   Sipnatorles   to   The  Sullivan  JTlnclple^ 


The  further  adventures  of  a  cop 


by  John  K.  Setear 

Bruce  Scott-Maxwell  was  not 
the  sort  of  fellow  who  rear- 
ended  Pintos  for  pleasure. 

"Really,  Winston,"  he  said  to 
me,  "the  BMW's  lustrous  red 
finish  would  be  rather  marred 
by  a  scrape  with  American 
paint,  let  alone  its  being 
engulfed  in  flames." 

I  had  to  admit  he  had  a  point. 
Bruce  Scott-Maxwell  usually 
had  a  point.  This  helped, 
because  he  was  so  rich  that  you 
generally  had  to  agree  with  him 
anyway. 

I  was  talking  with  him  now  not 
]ust  because  I'm  prone  to  band- 
ying witticisms  with  the 
wealthy,  but  because  Scott- 
Maxwell's  wife,  Emily,  had  put 
me  on  this  case. 

"Really,    Winston,"    Scott- 


Maxwell  had  said  at  one  point 
when  I  was  questioning  him — 
about  the  supicions  polo  horse 
acquisitions  which  had  led  to 
my  employment— with  appar- 
ently excessive  verve,  "do  get 
off  my  case." 

I  thought  he  was  onto  me  then, 
but  it  was  probably  just  a  figure 
of  speech,  although  it  was  diffi- 
cult to  be  sure  of  much  of  any- 
thing with  Bruce.  He  was 
always  sipping  that  damned 
Coca-Cola  of  his— not  gulping  It 
down  with  the  bottle  pointed 
straight  up  In  the  air  the  way 
they  do  on  those  television  com- 
mercials, which  would  seem  to 
me  a  guaranteed  method  of 
obtaining  a  significant  bel- 
lyache, though  I've  never  been 
one  with  a  cast-iron  stomach — 
with   the   lemon  rind  that  he 


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dropped  down  into  the  brown 
liquid  with  a  fastidious  grinding 
motion.  It  bothered  the  hell  out 
of  me,  as  I  kept  thinking  that  the 
pieces  would  stick  to  his  lips 
after  each  sip,  but  of  course  you 
didn't  get  to  be  a  Scott-Maxwell 
by  having  boorish  manners. 

"To  the  manor  born," 
Scott-Maxwell  said  to  me  in  a 
sudden  toast,  and  I  could  have 
sworn  he  had  been  reading  my 
thoughts.  I  tried  to  hide  my  mild 
Surprise. 

"So,  Bruce,"  I  began,  "isn't  it 
a  bit  unusual  to  buy  polo  horses 
to  match  your  Laurent  shirts 
instead  of  the  other  way 
'round?" 

"It  depends,"  he  said  as  he 
leaned  forward  conspirator- 
lally,  "on  what  is  in  them." 

I  wasn't  sure  whether  he 
meant  the  shirts  or  the  horses, 
actually,  but  it  was  a  clue,  even 
if  an  ambiguous  one. 

"How's  the  wife?"  I  asked 
Bruce. 

"Not  bad  at  all,"  he  replied 
amicably. 

"Does  she  sleep  around  much 
these  days?"  I  asked. 

Bruce  spit  lemon  rinds  that 
landed  somewhat  incongru- 
ously down  the  length  of  his 
maroon  school  tie. 

"I'd  forgotten  you  prepped 
with  Emily,"  recovered  Bruce 
gamely. 

"We  were  .  .  .  close,"  I  said 
cagily. 

Bruce  Scott-Maxwell,  of 
course,  wasn't  exactly  the  type 
to  go  around  deflowering  debu- 
tantes as  a  lark,  but  he  was 
hardly  close-minded  about  hav- 
ing a  bit  of  fun  now  and  then. 

"We  haven't  seen  much  of  you 
since  the  old  days,  though," 
Scott-Maxwell  said,  now  some- 
what suspicious.  He  eyed  me 
closely,  as  if  he  thought  I  might 
have  come  looking  for  a  loan  of 
some  sort. 

"Amazing  what's  happened 
lately  to  the  prime,"  I  said, 
attempting  to  read  his  mind. 
"What's  that  spot  on  your 
pants?"  he  asked,  eyeing  me 
closely,  as  if  he  thought  I  had  a 


spot  on  my  pants. 

"Look,  Bruce,  perhaps  I 
should  level  with  you,"  I  began. 

"I  do  wish  you  wouldn't  use 
that  word,  'level,'  Winston," 
said  Bruce  with  a  frown.  "It  so 
reminds  me  of  the  egalitarian 
vocabulary." 

"Sorry,  Bruce,"  I  apologized. 
"I'm  afraid  my  grandmama 
went  to  a  public  high  school  for  a 
bit  during  the  Crash." 

"Hard,  luck,  that,"  said  Scott- 
Maxwell  as  he  snapped  his  fin- 
gers. Curiously  enough,  his 
expression  of  empathy  brought 
forth  two  rather  large  gentle- 
men with  myriad  bulges,  some 
In  the  upper  body,  from  their 
proletarian  garments. 

"Sorry  about  this,  Winston, 
old  chap,"  said  Scott-Maxwell 
with  a  frlendish  grin  that  would 
have  scared  the  hoop  skirt  off 
my  grandmama  no  matter  how 
soiled  by  mixing  with  the 
masses  her  secondary  school 
education  had  been,  "but  we're 
going  to  have  to  put  you  out  of 
commission  for  a  while." 

I  shot  him  a  steely  glare. 

"They  won't  get  their  protec- 
tive tariffs,"  Scott-Maxwell 
replied,  "but  you  won't  be  get- 
ting your  subscription  to  the 
Journal  for  a  while  anyway." 

He  looked  at  me  coldly,  and 
then  everything  went  dark. 


Socio- 
economic 
elitism 

'Continued  from  Page  3 
work  in  the  busings,  legal,  gov- 
ernment or  financial  sectors  of 
the  United  States,  in  addition, 
Table  I  shows  that  eleven  of 
twenty-two  trustees  have,  or 
have  had,  direct  or  Indirect  ties 
to  the  Republic  of  South  Africa. 
One  of  the  major  controver- 
sies over  means  concerns  dives- 
titure. As  Indicated  by  the 
trustees'  most  recent  statement 
a§,well  as  earlier  statements,  it 
is  clear  that  the  trustees  believe 
divestiture  may  hurt  the  college 
financially.  In  addition  to  Its  in- 
vestments in  companies  opera- 
ting in  South  Africa  (see  Table 
II) ,  Williams  is  also  tied  to  apar- 
theid through  the  gifts,  grants 
and  corporate  matching  funds 
of  businesses  operating  in  South 
Africa.  And  the  trustees  believe 
that  these  funds  might  be 
endangered  by  divestiture.  But, 
to  my  knowledge  the  trustees 
have  not  at  this  juncture,  asked 
a  third  party  to  carry  out  an  ob- 
jective study  of  the  economic 
Impact  divestiture  would  have 
on  the  Williams  endowment. 

As  demonstrated  by  the  dives- 
titure debate,  Williams  College 
does  not  merely  reflect  the 
American  socio-economic 
environment  but  also  is  very 
much  depiendent  on  it.  Perhaps 
the  major  thrust  in  WUliams  in 
the  Eighties,  the  report  which 
outlines  "recommendations  to 
help  Williams  respond  to  the 
problems  and  opportunities  of 
the  next  decade"  (p.  vii.),  is 
that  the  College's  well-being  is 
very  much  related  to  the  "exter- 
nal environment,"  namely,  the 
economy.  Hence,  Williams  in 
the  Eighties  reports,  "The 
national  economy  Is  the  area  of 
the  greatest  uncertainty.  Gen- 
eral inflation,  the  cost  and  avail- 
ability of  energy,  the  growth  of 
the  national  economy,  and  the 
behavior  of  the  securities 
markets  are  all  areas  of  major 
Importance  In  creating  the 
environment  and  setting  the 
parameters  within  which  the 
College  must  operate"  (p.  20). 
The  direct  impact  of  the  past 
decade  of  economic  uncertainty 
and  rising  Inflation  is  manif- 
ested by  the  decline  In  real  dol- 
lars terms  of  faculty  salaries 
and  the  19  percent  increase  In 
student  fees  for  1980-81.  The  cost 
of  operations  for  1969-70  was 
$9,641,321  and  rose  to  $23,110,268 
in  1979-80. 

Williams  College  thus  Is  an 
elitist  institution- catering 
primarily  to  the  wealthy— 
which  grooms  students  to 
assume  leadership  roles  in 
Ameriican  society.  Many 
factors— a  tradition  of  attract- 
ing wealthy  students,  depen- 
dency   t)n    the    corporate 

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WILLIAMS  RECORD 


Oversight 
mars  Winter 
Carnival 

by  Sara  Ferris 

This  year's  Winter  Carnival 
features  a  scarcity  of  sports 
events  because  an  oversight  by 
the  Athjetlcs  Department 
caused  most  traditional  con- 
tests to  be  scheduled  for  the  pre- 
vious weekend. 

The  Amherst-Wliilams  men's 
basl<etball  game  and  the 
Middlebury-WlUiams  hoclcey 
match  will  both  be  played  on  the 
weekend  of  February  13-14. 
During  Winter  Carnival,  Febru- 
ary 20-21,  the  hockey  team  will 
be  away  at  Wesleyan  while  the 
■  basketball  squad  faces  Drew 
University  at  home.  Most  other 
teams  have  away  games  slated 
for  the  Carnival.  Only  the  skiing 
events  will  take  place  as  usual. 

Outing  Club  Director  Ralph 
Townsend  attributes  this  sche- 
dule to  "human  error— Bob 
Peck  made  a  mistake."  Peck, 
Chairman  of  the  Athletics 
Department,  did  not  check  with 
Townsend  last  year  to  confirm 
the  date  of  the  Carnival  and 
scheduled  major  games  a  week 
earlier. 

Townsend  explained  that  the 
College  Carnival  is  "always  the 
third  week  In  February,"  and 
has  been  for  the  past  twenty 
years.  College  ski  meets  are 
scheduled  around  fixed  Winter 
Carnival  dates.  The  Dartmouth 
Carnival  Is  always  the  second 


week  In  February  and  Mlddleb- 
ury's  Is  the  fourth  week.  "We 
can't  change  our  Carnival  on  a 
whim,"  Townsend  commented. 

He  suggested  that  some  con- 
fusion may  have  been  caused  by 
last  year's  Carnival  date.  "We 
were  early  last  year,"  he  said. 
That  carnival  fell  on  the  16-17  of 
February  but  was  still  the  third 
weekend. 

Curt  Tong,  Acting  Chairman 
of  the  Athletics  Department, 
said  his  department  tried  to 
adjust  the  slate  of  events  but 
was  unable  to  do  so.  He  cited 
"contractual  obligations"  as 
the  reason  for  this.  "There  was 
no  way  Amherst  could  change. 
There  were  really  no  alter- 
natives." 

He  called  the  situation  a 
"change  this  department  was 
really  not  ready  for.  We  were 
well  aware  that  some  conster- 
nation would  be  caused  . . .  It's 
something  we'll  have  to  live 
with.  It  shouldn't  happen  again 
with  some  planning  on  a 
calendar." 

«  «  » 

The  Carnival  will  spotlight 
some  important  ski  events. 
Downhill  skiers  will  be  here  for 
the  Eastern  Women's  skiing 
championships.  "From  this 
meet  women  qualify  to  go  to  the 
National  meet,"  said  Town- 
send.  The  men's  meet  will  also 
count  toward  berths  in  the 
National  championships.  "Men 
have  several  qualifiers  to  use  as 
a  season's  record,"  he  added. 

Downhlllers  will  compete  in 
the  slalom  and  giant  slalom  at 
Berlin  Mountain,  if  snow  condi- 


tions permit.  Townsend  noted 
that  "alpine  events  could  be 
moved  to  Brodle  if  Old  Man  Win- 
ter doesn't  come  through." 

The  cross-country  races  are 
slated  for  Savoy  State  Forest. 
Men  will  ski  In  a  15  kilometer 
individual  race  and  a  4x7>4  reay 
event  .  The  women  follow  a  TVi 
kilometer  individual  course  and 
a  4x5  relay.  Ski  jumping  "has 
been  dropped  from  scoring  as  a 
Carnival  event,"  according  to 
Townsend. 

i>  »  * 

The  Carnival  will  officially 
begin  on  Thursday,  February 
19,  A  "local  Character"  will 
throw  out  the  first  ski  at  opening 
ceremonies  on  Baxter  lawn. 
Traditional  music  and  free  beer 
will  follow,  said  Carnival  Chair- 
man Rob  Caldwell  *81. 

On  Friday,  Informal  games 
such  as  tug-of-wars,  trlke 
races,  and  tray  races  are 
planned  for  students  "who  can't 
get  out  to  see  the  races," 
explained  Caldwell. 

Snow  sculptures  will  be 
judged  on  Saturday  morning. 
This  year's  theme  is  "Comic 
Strips  and  Comic  Boks".  Cathy 
Norwood  '81  remarked  that.  In 
the  event  of  a  snow  shortage, 
houses  may  use  any  medium  for 
their  sculptures,  from  dirt  or 
sand  to  papier  mache  or  beer 
kegs. 

Tong  doesn't  think  that  Carni- 
val attendance  will  be  affected 
by  the  scheduling  mix-up:  "It's 
not  going  to  hold  too  many  peo- 
ple back."  Caldwell  added  that 
he  hopes  "more  students  will  be 
coming  down  to  the  ski  events." 


Fewer  E.D.  applicants 


Continued  from  Page  1 

the  cross-ournlng  occurring 
when  it  did,"  according  to 
Smith.  Regular  applications 
from  black  students  this  year 
have  totaled  85,  with  an  addi- 
tional 5  to  10  expected.  The 
admissions  deadline  this  year 
was  extended  to  February  1. 
According  to  Tom  Parker  of  the 
Admissions  Office,  "The  essen- 
tial reason  for  us  doing  that  was 
to  have  some  additional  time 
during  the  month  of  January  . . . 
just  to  offset  the  bad  press,  or 
press  in  general . . .  We're  fairly 
flexible  about  the  January  15 
deadline  anyway." 

The  drop  in  black  applicants 
comes  as  a  blow.  "It's  been  on 
the  rise  for  12  or  so  years,  both  In 
the  number  of  applicants  and 
enrollees,"  said  Parker,  "The 
key  this  year  is  going  to  be  the 
yield  .  .  .  the  group  (of  black 
applicants)  this  year  is  very 
strong.  In  terms  of  average 
SATs  and  GPAs." 

Looking  towards  the  future, 
Smith  commented,  "What  I'm 
going  to  suggest,  I  think,  ks 
working  with  individual  counse- 
lors. The  way  I  see  things  hap- 
pening, we're  going  to  be 
targeting  quite  specific  portions 
of  the  applicant  pool ...  I  would 
like  to  spend  more  time  with 
counselors  from  blue-collar 
areas,  counselors  in  minority 
situations,  counselors  from  dis- 
tant sorts  of  areas."  Locations 
which  are  close  to  the  school  and 
which  already  receive  good 
counseling,  which  Smith  char- 


Dogs  run  afoul  of  B  &G,  administration 


by  Mike  Treitler 

Staff  members  of  the  College 
have  been  sounding  numerous 
complaints  about  an  overabun- 
dance of  dogs  and  cats  on 
campus. 

The  dogs,  in  numbers  far 
greater  than  the  house  mascot 
system  allows,  have  created 
health  hazards,  a  great  amount 
of  extra  work  for  the  janitors, 
and  fear  In  local  children  cross- 
ing the  carnpus  to  go  to  school. 
Cats,  which  are  not  even  per- 
mitted on  campus,  have  been 
found  uncared  for  In  campus 
buildings. 

The  custodians  have  borne 
the  brunt  of  the  problem  by  hav- 
ing to  clean  up  after  the  dogs, 
inside  and  outside  the  buildings. 
"This  past  semester  in  1980  has 
been  the  worst  In  years,"  said 
one  disgruntled  member  of  the 
Mission  Park  staff.  "The  suites 
are  horrible,  rugs  are  being 
damaged,  and  the  dogs  are  uri- 
nating on  the  walls." 

The  campus  grounds  are  also 
being  littered  by  the  dogs,  and 
the  janitors  angrily  say  that 
they  are  not  here  to  clean  that 
up.  Ralph  lacuessa.  General 
Foreman  of  Buildings  and 
Grounds,  added  that  "Cole 
Field  gets  pretty  covered  from 
dogs  taken  out  there  to  run."  His 
men,  he  adds,  will  have  a  hard 
time  getting  the  field  in  order 
for  athletic  events. 

The  mess  has  become  intoler- 
able because  of  the  great 
number  of  dogs.  Mission  Park 
alone  boasts  the  residence  of 
about  a  dozen  dogs  while  it  is 
only  suppos'  *  to  have  four. 

"It  used  i^-  '  said  one  jani- 
tor, "that  the  members  of  a 
house  would  choose  one  dog  out 
of  three  to  be  the  mascot.  Now, 
they  justJet  all  three  stay." 

In  addition  to  the  added  work 
for  the  janitors,  the  dogs'  excre- 
tions have  created  a  health 
hazard.  The  janitors  stated  that 
areas  that  have  been  cleaned 
but  not  disinfected  are  quite 


unhealthy  for  the  house 
residents. 

Residential  houses  are  not  the 
only  problem  for  the  janitors. 
Professors  have  been  bringing 
their  dogs  to  their  offices,  creat- 
ing messes  in  buildings  such  as 
Stetson.  Most  of  the  janitors 
professed  a  liking  for  dogs  but 
they  do  not  l)elieve  that  the  cam- 
pus needs  any  additional  dogs, 
even  if  professors  bring  them. 

But  the  dogs  are  not  the  total 
cause  of  the  problems.  Irres- 
ponsible pet  owners  play  a  great 
part.  Janitors  say  that  students 
"leave  suite  doors  open  and  just 
let  them  out." 

Ransom  Jenks,  Director  of 
Security,  who  Is  working  on  the 
animal  problem,  believes  that, 
"students  really  don't  have 
time  to  take  care  of  an  animal . " 
Yet  the  janitors  cite  Instances 
which  also  point  to  a  plain  lack 
of  caring  on  the  owners'  part. 
One   janitor  heard   an  owner 


reprimand  his  dog,  but  when  he 
arrived  at  the  scene,  the  owner 
had  left  without  cleaning  up. 

Security  is  trying  to  follow  up 
on  Dean  Roosenraad's  state- 
ment that  unregistered  dogs  be 
taken  off  the  campus  by  fining 
owners  of  unregistered  dogs 
twenty  dollars  a  week.  Most  of 
the  fines  have  not  been  paid  yet, 
but  Jenks  said  that  "these  fines 
win  be  put  on  the  term  bill." 

Jenks  stated  that  further  dis- 
ciplinary action  such  as 
Impounding  dogs  would  have  to 
be  ordered  by  the  Dean.  He  said 
that  he  has  been  trying  to  take 
"the  kind  approach."  Many  jan- 
itors remarked  that  this 
approach  has  been  unsuc- 
cessful. 

Besides  creating  a  mess, 
many  dogs  have  intimidated 
college  employees  and  local 
children.  .Tenks  said  that  one 
young  mother  complained 
about    aogs    chasing    her 


children. 

Janitors  and  people  from 
Buildings  and  Grounds  say  they 
have  been  confronted  by  "mean 
dogs"  and  add  they  should  not 
have  to  worry  about  such 
things.  Jenks  said  that  one 
owner  was  told  to  take  his  Dob- 
erman  off  campus  because  of  Its 
apparent  vlcioiisness. 

Jenks,  the  custodial  staff,  and 
many  students  believe  that  dogs 
should  be  banned  from  the  cam- 
pus. The  janitors  add  that  if  this 
cannot  be  done,  the  rule  of  hav- 
ing only  one  dog  per  house 
should  be  more  strictly 
enforced.  They  also  hope  that 
pet  owners  will  become  more 
responsible  for  their  pet's 
actions. 


acterized  as  "bread  and  but- 
ter," will  not  be  emphasized  to 
such  a  great  extent. 

In  terms  of  minority  applica- 
tions, said  Parker,  "I  suppose 
we'll  be  more  aggressive  than 
we  have  l)een  In  the  past ...  If  a 
black  kid  hears  the  name  Willi- 
ams and  the  first  thing  he  asso- 
ciates  that  with  Is  the 
cross-burning,,  then  we  have  to 
work  just  that  much  harder  to 
offset  that."  In  addition,  there 
are  other  factors  working 
against  minority  programs.  "I 
think  over  the  next  four  years 
we're  going  to  be  dealing  with  a 
political  climate  that  is  far  less 
conducive  to  minority  admis- 
sions," .  .  .  maintains  Parker. 
"A  lot  of  the  hysteria  now  Is  say- 
ing that  affirmative  action 
doesn't  work  ...  I  think  if  you 
look  at  what  our  black  gradu- 
ates are  doing  with  their  lives, 
you  see  that  it  does  work." 


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pie  we're  calling  on  for  some 
other  need  of  the  College,"  he 
explained. 

In  other  matters,  the  Council 
heard  a  report  by  Jim  Christian 
'81  atwut  the  student-faculty 
Admissions  Committee.  He  said 
the  Committee  "takes  a  good 
look  at  what  the  Incoming  fresh- 
man class  Is  like.  We  ask,  'Are 
we  able  to  get  the  kind  of  stu- 
dents we  traditionally  look  for  to 
apply  here?'  " 

He  remarked  that  the  com- 
mittee's major  priority  Is  "how 
to  solve  the  problem  of  minori- 
ties." He  explained  that  appli- 
cations from  black  students  are 
down  50%  from  last  year.  The 
committee  has  been  visiting 
high  schools  and  speaking  with 
blacks,  but  It  "hasn't  turned  out 
as  well  as  we  would  like," 
according  to  Christian. 

The  Admissions  Office  Is 
"making  a  real  effort  to  attract 
minority  applicants,"  he  com- 
mented. "The  College  Is  not  a 
very  attractive  place  to  a  lot  of 
people." 

He  noted  that  the  committee 
plans  to  Increase  the  College's 
recommendations  for  high 
school  work  in  the  sciences  and 
social  sciences. 


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Scheduling 

change 

proposed 

College  Registrar  George  C. 
Howard  announced  last  Thurs- 
day that  his  office  was  working 
to  change  the  Williams  schedul- 
ing system  so  that  students 
would  no  longer  be  required  to 
obtain  a  signature  for  a  dropped 
course.  Howard  said  he  hoped  to 
have  the  reform  in  effect  for  the 
next  semester. 

The  impetus  for  the  change 
came  in  part  from  faculty  com- 
plaints regarding  the  first  days 
of  each  semester. 

"The  big  complaint  from  pro- 
fessors is  that  for  the  first  ten 
days  of  classes  they  never  know 
who  is  in  their  courses," 
explained  Howard. 

Under  the  new  system  it  is 
hoped  that  students  will  turn  In 
their  drop  add  cards  more 
promptly.  The  Registrar's 
Office  would  process  the 
received  cards  at  the  end  of 
each  day,  producing  a  list  of  the 
day's  class  drops,  ihis  list 
would  be  distributed  to  the  pro- 
fessors the  following  morning. 

"Two  out  of  three  students 
will  change  courses,"  noted 
Howard.  With  so  many  changes 
taking  place,  professors  and  the 
Registrar's  office  fall  under  a 
deluge  of  students  seeking  sig- 
natures to  complete  their 
course  changes  within  the 
deadline. 

"You'd  be  surprised  at  how 
many  students  come  in  on  Fri- 
day (the  final  day  for  course 
changes)    saying    that    they 


couldn't  find  their  drop  profes- 
sors or  something  like  that," 
said  Howard.  "I  don't  know  how 
much  of  that  is  true  and  how 
much  of  it  Is  exaggerated,  but 
eliminating  drop  signatures 
should  help." 

Political  Science  Chairman 
Kurt  Taut>er  agreed  that  the 
change  would  be  beneficial,  "if 
It  were  linked  with  rising  con- 
sciousness of  a  law  on  the  books 
that  a  students  absent  from 
their  first  class  could  lose  their 
place  in  that  class." 

Tauber  echoed  concerns 
about  a  Friday  rush  for 
signatures. 

"A  long  line  will  form  outside 
my  office  on  Friday,  and  when  I 
explain  that  these  people  have 
kept  me  from  knowing  for  cer- 
tain If  they're  in  or  out  of  my 
class,  they  Just  don't  care,"  he 
exclaimed. 

Tauber  believed  that  the  sche- 
duling change  is  a  "step  in  the 
right  direction"  but  that  he 
would  add  to  it  with  a  personal 
effort  to  make  faculty  and  stu- 
dents aware  of  the  no- 
attendance  rule  already  in 
effect. 


Forum  attacks 'racist  nature'  of  US 


by  Philip  Busch 

Calling  America  an  "apar- 
theid state,"  Professor  Man- 
ning Marable  harshly  criticized 
the  "racist  nature"  of  Ameri- 
can society  in  his  keynote 
address  at  a  one-day  conference 
last  Saturday  entitled  From 
Negro  to  Bilallan:  The  Recon- 
struction of  Afro-American  Stu- 
dies. The  conference  was 
funded  primarily  by  the  Luce 
Grant  for  enhancing  the  pres- 
ence of  black  faculty  at 
Williams. 

A  panel  discussion  was  held 
on  Saturday  morning,  com- 
posed of  Afro-American  scholar 
John  Henrik  Clarke,  writer  and 
professor  Hoyt  W.  Fuller,  and 
jazz  drummer  and  social  acti- 
vist Max  Roach.  Another  panel 
followed  that  afternoon,  moder- 
ated by  Sociology  professor  E. 
M.  Abdul-Mu'Mln. 

The  first  speaker  was  distin- 
guished scholar  Ivan  Van  Ser- 
tlma  from  Rutgers  University, 
author  of  a  controversial  book 


Honor  code  violations  released 


The  College  Committee  on 
Honor  Code  and  Discipline 
decided  on  six  cases  of  code  vio- 
lations during  the  first  five 
months  of  the  academic  year. 
Cases  Included  plagiarism  and 
"improper  behavior  while  oper- 
ating an  automobile. 

Case  results  in  past  years 
have  not  been  publicly 
announced,  but  as  a  result  of  an 
early  February  vote  by  the 
Committee,  information  will  be 
released  in  hopes  that  "the  Col- 
lege   community    should    be 


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aware  that  the  honor  code  is 
being  enforced  and  that  such  an 
awareness  can  provide  a 
further  deterrent  to  honor  code 
violations."  To  preserve  the  pri- 
vacy of  individuals,  names  and 
courses  have  been  withheld. 

Five  students  were  found 
guilty  of  plagiarism  in  four 
separate  incidents.  All  received 
failing  grades  upon  the  recom- 
mendation of  the  Committee. 
One  student  also  had  a  letter  of 
warning  placed  in  his  student 
file,  and  another  student  was 
suspended  for  one  semester  on 
the  grounds  that  this  fall's  inci- 
dent was  the  student's  second 
Honor  Code  violation. 

One  student  was  charged 
"compromising  the  work  of 
another  student  and  resubmit- 
ting it, "  in  the  words  of  the  Com- 
mittee. The  "contaminated 
work"  was  not  considered  in 
grading  for  the  course. 

Three  students  were  found 
guilty  of  "violating  the  College 
standards  of  good  conduct  due 
to  improper  behavior"  while 
driving.  All  three  students 
received  letters  of  Disciplinary 
Warning,  with  two  of  the  stu- 
dents additionally  being 
ordered  to  remove  their  cars 
from  campus. 


claiming  that  Africans  traded 
with  America  long  before 
Columbus.  His  well-received 
talk  described  little-known 
achievements  of  African  peo- 
ples, such  as  the  making  of 
steel,  advanced  astronomical 
and  mathematical  knowledge, 
and  the  huge  contributions  of 
black  Africans  to  Egyptian  civ- 
ilization, which  itself  contrib- 
uted to  Greek  and  later 
European  civilization.  Sertlma 
described  the  achievements  of 
Afro- American  scientists,  espe- 
cially in  the  space  program.  He 
criticized  the  "enormous  con- 
tempt for  black  achievements" 
fostered  by  the  fact  that  most 
books  about  Africa  "concen- 
trate on  a  few  village  communi- 
tles  irrelevant  to  most 
Africans." 

Next  to  sjjeak  was  Dr.  Na'im 
Akbar,  who  began  by  express- 
ing disappointment  at  the  small 
size  of  the  crowd.  He  criticized 
"white  European  psychology," 
with  its  emphasis  on  "white 
male  supremacy,"  and  its 
method  of  diagnosing  normality 
as  a  lack  of  illness,  saying  that 
"if  we  must  look  at  Illness  to 
define  health,  then  we  have  ill- 
defined  health."  Akbar  argued 
for  a  "Bilallan  perspective  on 
psychology,"  which  would 
emphasize  society  and  coopera- 
tion between  people  instead  of 
achievement  motivation  and 
exploitation.  He  maintained 
that  development  of  this  pers- 
pective is  essential  if  Bilalians 
are  to  know  who  they  are,  say- 
ing that  "the  basis  of  human 
knowledge  must  be  self-love." 
Akbar  claimed  that  the  major 
mistake  of  white  psychology 
was  in  not  recognizing  that  "the 
essence  of  human  beings  is  spir- 
itual, not  material." 

The  last  panelist  was  Profes- 
sor Barbara  Slzemore,  formally 
Superintendent  of  the  Washing- 
ton, D.C.  public  schools.  She 
spoke  on  black  education,  citing 
at  length  her  study  of  high- 
achieving  black  elementary 
schools  in  Pittsburgh.  She  found 
that  such  schools  have  suppor- 
tive principals  and  faculty  who 
emphasize  student  achieve- 
ment and  Afro-American  cul- 
ture. Slzemore  criticized 
principals  who  emphasize 
social  services  while  neglecting 
learning,  saying  that  "to  know 
how  to  teach  reading,  and  not  to 


teach  it,  is  criminal." 

Manning  Marable  of  Cornell 
University,  a  founder  of  the 
Black  Independent  Political 
Party,  began  his  keynote 
address  by  reciting  a  litany  of 
violent  acts  against  blacks  in 
"the  Red  Year  of  1980  which  saw 
a  resurgence  of  white  racism," 
saying  that  "blacks  had  to  take 
to  the  streets  of  Miami  to  defend 
their  human  and  civil  rights." 
Manning  claimed  that  white 
racism  Is  "fundamentally  dif- 
ferent from  prejudice  against 
Jews  or  any  other  group,"  since 
Is  "an  attempt  to  keep  a  whole 
race  'in  its  place'  instead  of 
merely  hate  for  a  particular 
religion."  He  maintained  that 
"racism  developed  along  with 
capitalism  in  Europe,"  capital- 
ism "by  its  very  nature"  forcing 
blacks  Into  a  "permanent 
underclass."  Both  the  United 
States  and  South  Africa  have 
"the  character  of  an  apartheid 
state,"  according  to  Manning, 
with  American  "armed  forces, 
police,  courts,  prisons,  Nazis, 
and  Klan  acting  as  coercive 
institutions." 

Letters 

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used  in  poorly  paid  Jobs.  When 
they  are  fortunate  enough  to  be 
given  a  job,  they  must  leave 
their  families  in  barren  "home- 
lands"; when  they  are  no  longer 
useful,  they  must  return  to  these 
homelands  where  no  living  can 
be  earned,  (4)  most  people  can 
be  arrested  and  thrown  into  jail 
on  almost  any  pretext  and  with- 
out any  trial? 

We  are  horrified  at  the 
thought  that  some  individuals 
should  be  denied  basic  human 
rights  because  of  the  color  of 
their  skin.  Yet  this  is  not  only 
the  practice  but  the  law  in  South 
Africa,  and  we  condone  that  law 
by  our  own  inaction.  How  much 
are  basic  human  rights  worth  to 
us  at  Williams  College?  What 
premium  do  we  place  on  free- 
dom and  dignity— for  all  peo- 
ple? And  what  are  we  willing  to 
do  to  live  up  to  our  convictions? 
Lola  C.  Bogyo    Assistant 

Professor,  Psychology  Dept. 
Member,  ACSR 


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McWhorter 

Dear  editor, 

Re:    Todd    Tucker's    most 
recent  display  of  pettiness. 


Yours 

DarreU  McWhorter  '81 

College  Council  President 

Piatt  replies 

To  tlje  editor: 

I  would  like  to  extend  my 
appreciation  to  Todd  Tucker  for 
the  resi)ect  shown  my  generos- 
ity In  his  letter  in  the  most 
recent  Record.  As  Tucker  sur- 
mised, the  beer  he  so  heartily 
drank  at  those  meetings  was 
Indeed  a  personal  gift  from  me 
to  the  Finance  Committee.  If 
Mr.  Tucker  would  like  to  help 
defray  the  rather  considerable 
expense  of  those  refreshments, 
I  invite  him  to  do  so  by  sending 
me  a  check  or  money  order  (no 
stamps,  please)  to  SU  2448. 

Sincerely, 

BusseU  Piatt  'SZ 

Treasurer    of    the    College 

Council 

Investments 

To  the  editors: 

After  being  away  from  Willi- 
ams for  a  year  I  was  surprised 
to  see  that  the  debate  on  the  col- 
lege's Investment  policy  was 
continuing  on  in  the  same 
manner  as  when  I  left.  The  dis- 
cussion follows  familiar  lines. 
The  issue  gets  divided  further 
between  those  who  want  us  to 
vote  proxy  after  proxy  in  an 
attempt  to  force  management 
to  heed  our  will  and  those  who 
want  us  to  send  a  stern  warning 
by  selling  our  stock. 

There  are  three  conclusions, 
however,  that  can  be  drawn 
from  this  debate.  First,  the  pur- 
pose of  this  school  is  to  educate 
people,  to  enable  them  to  ana- 
lyze data  and  to  express  them- 
selves. Secondly,  the  endow- 
ment is  established  to  provide 
the  best  educational  resources 
possible.  Any  attempt  to  use 
that  endowment  for  other  ends 
means  that  either  costs  will  go 
up  or  services  will  decline. 
Neither  result  is  desired  by 
anyone.  Finally,  there  is  the 
hard,  cold  fact  that  the  college  is 
indeed  getting  a  percentage  of 


its  income  from  an  immoral, 
illegal  economic  and  political 
system. 

One  can  calculate  the  amount 
of  this  illicit  income  by  taking 
the  return  on  our  holdings  In 
corproations  that  operate  in 
South  Africa  and  multiplying 
that  return  by  the  percent  of  the 
corporations'  operations  in  the 
apartheid  regime. 

The  money  stares  us  in  the 
face.  What  should  we  do  with  it? 
Use  it  for  heating  Baxter,  side- 
walk repairs,  damage  control  In 
the  freshman  dorms?  I  propose 
that  this  money  be  put  to  a  two 
fold  use.  First,  to  further  the 
educational  purposes  of  the 
school,  thereby  not  diluting  the 
raison  d'etre  of  the  endowment. 
Secondly,  to  repay  the  continu- 
ing debt  that  we  owe  black  South 
Africans  for  enjoying  the  luxury 
of  an  education  at  their  expense 
and  to  encourage  positive 
change  in  South  Africa. 

For  these  reasons  a  program 
should  be  funded  each  year  to 
support  several  black  South 
African  students  at  Williams 
and  to  provide  for  visiting  lec- 
turers and  scholars  from  the 
black  South  African  com- 
munity. 

While  it  is  an  illusion  to  put  a 
mere  dollar  amount  on  the  suf- 
fering that  we  have  profited 
from,  our  moral  obligation  was 
created  through  financial 
arrangements  and  must  be  ans- 
wered by  financial  arrange- 
ments. Of  course,  there  is  a 
legitimate  reason  to  question 
our  continued  profiting  from  the 
South  African  situation.  I  leave 
that  debate  on  specific,  moral 
investment  tactics  to  others. 

An  educational  program, 
unlike  any  other  proposal  made 
so  far,  will  have  a  direct  effect 
on  conditions  in  South  Africa. 
We  will  be  freeing  someone 
from  tyranny  for  a  time,  allow- 
ing them  to  be  educated  in  a 
much  freer  atmosphere.  I  am 
still  enough  of  a  classical  liberal 
to  believe  in  the  positive  effects 
on  men  and  women  of  a  liberal 
arts  education  in  a  free  society. 
An  educational  program  does 
not  prevent  the  Anti-Apartheid 
Coalition  or  Williams  from 
efforts  to  sell  our  stock,  vote  our 
stock  or  shred  our  stock.  Our 
obligation  to  South  African 
blacks  will  not  end  with  proxy 
votes  or  our  removal  from  the 
situation.  It  is  our  duty  to  pay 
back  in  kind  the  freedom  and 
knowledge  gained  at  the  price  of 
their  blood. 

Bruce  D.  Goerlich  '81 


F.C.L.M.? 

To  the  editor: 

I'd  like  to  commend  the  Col- 
lege Council  on  their  magna- 
nimous decision  to  freeze  future 
assets  of  both  Back  Talk  and 
Pique  magazines.  I'm  certain 
Russell  Piatt  will  have  an  enjoy- 
able time  performing  his  finan- 
cial wizardry  as  senior  editor  of 
the  all-new  Finance  Committee 
Literary  Magazine.  As  those  of 
us  who  have  the  hard-earned 
experience  from  actually  pro- 
ducing journals  for  the  college 
community  know;  it's  not  an 
easy  tak.  "Therefore,  I  wish  Mr. 
Piatt  lots  of  luck  in  motivating 
his  staff  and  turning  out  a  high- 
quality  literary  publication  the 
entire  campus  will  be  eager  to 
read  and  enjoy. 

Insincerely, 
Laura  A.  CusMer  '81, 
Ex-Editor,  BackTalk 

More  Backtalk 

To  the  editor: 

As  a  former  member  of  the 
Finance  Committee  and  a  co- 
founder  of  BACK  TALK,  I 
understand  the  rationale  of  one 
wanting  to  merge  the  two  cam- 
pus literary  publications  and 
the  other  wishing  to  maintain  its 
Individuality  as  a  special  child 
of  various  sectors  of  the  college 
campus. 

It  was  the  Finance  Committee 
which  came  up  with  the  idea  of 
an  alternative  to  PIQUE,  and  it 
was  they  who  appealed  to  the 
BSU  to  operate  this  publication. 

BACK  TALK  became  a  real- 
ity, despite  the  obstacles.  But, 
even  after  it  gained  its  feet,  the 
publication  faced  problems.  It 
was  asked  to  solicit  advertising 
from  retlclent  (If  not  hostile) 
area  merchants.  It  was  asked  to 
open  itself  up  to  the  campus 
community.  It  was  asked  to  de- 
emphasize  its  aura  as  a  Black 
publication  (that  was  for  and 
about  Blacks).  With  these  and 
other  suggestions  the  magazine 
complied. 

Yet,  obstacles  and  complaints 
remained,  but  it  at  least  seemed 
that  its  position  was  a  bit  more 
permanent.  However,  I  now  see 
that  its  compliance  with  those 
yearly  suggestions  had  laid  the 
groundwork  for  BACK  TALK'S 
demise.  For  what  you  are  now 
suggesting  is  that  BACK  TALK 
be  eliminated  because  it  is  too 
much  like  PIQUE. 

Once,  It  was  said  that  BACK 


CLASSIFIEDS— VALENTINES 


Tigger— I  could  drink  a  case  of 
clocks  if  life  was  Aruba  in  your  dig- 
ital ears— T.  Bird. 

Sara  A  The  future  is  bright.  Happy 
Valentines  Day.  Love  Ben. 

Sara  B— Thank  you  1  million  times 
for  everything.  Love  Ben. 

Techniques  for  out  of  body 
experience— Lecture  and  Discus- 
sion presented  by  Eckankar  Thurs- 
day Feb.  12,  7:30  p.m.,  Driscoll 
Lounge.  "A  Miracle  is  a  Changed 
Consciousness".  D.  Gross. 
To  my  dear  Unicorn:  Thank  you  for 
capturing  my  wayward  spirit.  You 
have  added  untold  beauty  to  my 
life.  I  love  you  with  all  my  heart. 
Galadrlel. 

Tweety  Bird:  I  could  drink  a  case  of 
you.  Enjoy,  trust  &  lust.  Will  you 
think  for  me?  I  DO  love  you.  DTWB. 

Josh  &  Lucy.  Won't  you  be  my  Val- 
entines. Love,  Bill. 
Roses  are  red,  money  green,  for  $2 
I'll  draw  a  Valentine.  Call  today 
Qrodzins,  Dean.  Because  all  the 
world  loves  an  entrepreneur.  Tel. 
2619. 

Bio-Socks  . .  y?  Why  not?  We  can't 
lick  it  by  being  soft.  Look  out,  she's 
a  registered  nurse! 

Dearest  Slug,  xoxoxo!  Love,  CL 


To  my  lover  and  my  friend:  If  you 
want  to  see  your  wabbit  again  you 
better  cooperate!  My  terms:  no 
more  bunny-talk.  E.  Fudd. 

Dear  Birv:  Why  do  they  have  legs?  I 
forgot.  California  clocked  at  68. 

Marty  Chiek  Puffer  Wimp  Hershy 
and  Fudger-Puppy,  Happy  Valen- 
tines Day.  From  your  Jay-Boy!!!!  I 
love  Mbeeeeeeeeeeeevvvvvvv!! 

Special  Valentine's  wishes  to  all  at 
Dodd.  From  the  mouth  who  was 
almost  V. P.— Special  hello  to  my 
secret  Santa,  thanks  for  the  good 
reading,  Karon!  Good  wishes  to  Jim 
and  Lee. 

Good  Valentines  wishes  to  my 
buddy  from  MD  who's  without  a 
Valentine.  (But  only  for  10  minutes) 
Keep  lookin'  Pal.  try  at  Burger  King 
"nice  chaps"— Cya  Bye. 

Brenda  Sue— "I  Like  My  Life" 
Happy  Valentine's  Day  from  your 
favorite  Ephman— Love  8.  "Wanna 
Gota  Florida?" 

Scott  and  Jessie  are  thriving 

Froggie,  let's  leap  Lilly  Pads  on  Val- 
entine's Day!  Love,  Princess. 

Rochester  Hayseed,  where  are  you 
anyway?  The  distilleries  know 
Spencer  &    Sterling. 

Happy  Valentine's  Day.  Muddy  and 
Duddy  Love,  Peyt. 


Ted:  I  realized  it  for  the  first  time 
after  our  four  hour  phone  conversa- 
tion. Love,  Florence. 

Eckankar  Information  Available  for 
free  book.  Write  Eck.  SU  Box  2274. 
If  you  cannot  make  yourself  happy, 
you  cannot  make  others  happy. 
Darwin  Gross  author  Your  Right  to 
Know. 

Cookie— Want  to  go  for  a  swim? 
Love,  Paige. 

Mom  &  Dad— Have  a  nice  day  think 
of  me  I'll  make  it.  Love,  Tom 

For  Melissa  G:  It's  nigh  time  I  told 
you  that  you  were  the  only  reason  I 
got  up  for  Math  last  semester!  Love, 
???? 

To  Russell  Piatt,  Roses  are  red, 
violets  are  blue.  I  wish  that  I  meant 
something  to  you!  Be  my  Valentine, 
anyway!  Love,  (sadly)  Just  a  Friend. 

Happy  Valentines  Mitchell,  Dek- 
Watson,  Rob  Tuck  Nicko,  Martha 
We  love  you.  from  Lome,  Togo, 
West  Africa, 

Leon— No  matter  where  you  are  my 
heart  is  with  you.  Toni 

Sweetheart,  you  are  the  ME  of  my 
life!  With  much  love,  MWi 

Dianne-Nothing  romantic  to  be 
said  here— we  don't  know  who 
might  read  it— just  I  miss  you,  and  I 
love  you  lots!  Jim  


TALK  was  too  Black;  does  that 
mean  that  it  is  now  too  white?  (I 
don't  even  argue  that  the  two 
are  more  alike  now  than  when  I 
was  at  Williams,  but)  Is  it 
argued  that  the  two  have  con- 
verged because  of  symbiosis? 
Mayhap  BACK  TALK  sensit- 
ized PIQUE  to  certain  political 
issues,  and  PIQUE  helped 
improve  BACK  TALK'S  layout? 
But,  I  feel  that  this  is  good  and 
necessary.  There  are  and  were 
those  who  did  not  feel  comforta- 
ble submitting  material  to 
PIQUE  and  for  them  an  alterna- 
tive was  a  Godsend  to  their 
desire  for  creative  expression. 

I  have  yet  to  see  PIQUE  open 
Itself  up  to  variant  ideological 
or  literary  viewpoints,  whereas 
I've  seen  BACK  TALK  do  so.  I 
think  such  a  magazine  should  be 
commended,  and  that  a  rela- 
tionship of  mutual  influence 
encouraged.  Isn't  the  Williams 
arena  large  enough  to  leave 
space  for  both  magazines 
rather  than  forcing  them  to  give 
up  their  Individual  heritages? 

BACK  TALK  sprung  from  the 
suggestions  of  a  mainly  white 
Financial  Committee;  it  w^s 
fought  for  and  created  by  Black 
students.  (Its  first  editing  crew 
was  composed  of  a  student  near 
30,  a  transfer  student,  another 
from  Mississippi,  and  others 
who  had  something  to  say.)  Is 
this  something  we  want  obliter- 
ated in  a  merger  that  is  moti- 
vated by  dubious  financial 
considerations? 

What  is  the  price  of  a  word? 
Sincerely 
Garry  Bernard  Hutchinson  '79 

Newmont 

To  the  editors: 

I  find  it  necessary  to  register 
my  deeply  felt  nausea  over  your 
editorial  coverage  of  the  debate 
over  the  College's  holding  of 
Newmont  Mining  stock,  and 
specifically  some  of  the  almost 


perversely  simplistic  summa- 
tions you  offer  about  New- 
mont's  activities  and  behavior. 

In  an  Ck;t.  29,  1980  editorial 
you  (Hobbs  and  Morris)  sympa- 
thetically referred  to  one  ACSR 
mem"ber's  conclusion  that  New- 
mont has  "no  interest  in  giving 
factual  responses."  And  on  Jan. 
20,  1981,  you  (Henderson  and 
Wlllard)  observe  rather  matter 
of  factly  that  "Newmont  con- 
sistently refused  the  ACSR  any 
information  on  its  practices  in 
South  Africa  despite  numerous 
requests  by  the  Williams 
Committee." 

In  neither  case  do  you  make 
anj»  reference  to  the  detailed 
nine  page,  single-spaced 
response  (dated  April  30,  1980; 
on  file  in  the  Treasurer's  office) 
the  Company  made  to  the  seven 
questions  posed  to  it  by  the 
ACSR  last  spring.  You  also  fall 
to  mention  any  details  publicly 
available  about  the  Company 
such  as  can  be  found  in  the  16- 
page,  single-spaced  account 
provided  by  the  Investor 
Responsibility  Research  Center 
(also  on  file  in  the  College 
Treasurer's  office.) 

While  the  IRRC  report 
attacl<s  Newmont  for  refusing 
to  sign  the  Sullivan  principles 
and  refers  to  a  "lack  of  corpo- 
rate commitment  to  change 
labor  practices,"  it  also— quite 
schlzophrenically— quotes  and, 
in  part,  substantiates  the  Com- 
pany's defense  of  its  policy  of 
not  signing  the  Sullivan  princi- 
ples. Furthermore,  the  report 
gives  extensive  details  and 
analysis  of  how  the  Company 
has  clearly  demonstrated  its 
corporate  commitment  to  elimi- 
nate past  racist  policies  and 
even  to  confront  racist 
traditions— dramatically  and 
publlcally— as  it  did  In  an  inter- 
nationally heralded  confronta- 
tion with  the  white  Mine 
Workers  Union  in  February  1979 
at  the  O'okiep  mine,  over  the 
Concluded  on  next  page 


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Career  Opportunities 

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insurance  companies,  is  looking  for  talented 
and  ambitious  individuals  to  join  us  to 
contribute  to  our  phenomenal  growth.  We 
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Our  needs  this  year  are  for: 


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Sales  Representative 
Trainees 

Programmer  Trainees 
Undenivrller  Trainee 
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We  will  be  recruiting  on  Campus  on 

FEBRUARY  23,  1981 

If  you  would  lil<e  to  find  out  inore  about  the 
exciting  opportunities  that  are  available, 
please  see  your  Career  Planning  and  Place- 
ment Department. 

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Putting  Your  Future 
In  A  Whole  New  UgM 

An  Equal  Opportunity  Employer 


Page  10 


WILLIAMS  RECORD 


February  10,  1981 


First  Boston 


Opportunities  in 
Investment  Banking 


The  Kirsi  Hosloii  Cnrpnraimn  is  .1  highly  skiUcil  ^rmip  of  prott-s- 
sinnals  providing  invesldient  hanking  services  in  corporate  atul  ^i^ov- 
ernnicni  clients  on  a  worKlwuie  basis 

The  First  Uosinn  Corporate  Kinance  Depardticnt,  locatcii  in  New 
York  City,  assists  its  clients  by  raising  capital  amt  pertOrming  other 
financial  advisory  services,  including  mergers  and  aci|uisiti(ins,  pro 
ject  financing  and  general  financial  planning. 

We  are  seeking  a  few  highly  motivated  graduating  college  seniors 
for  the  position  of  "Analyst"  within  our  Department,  who  will  work 
closely  with  other  professicmals,  pntvidin^  analytical  support  for  the 
firm  ami  its  clients. 

The  Analyst  Program  is  two  years  in  duration  and  provides  intense 
on  the  job  training  in  preparation  for  graduate  business  school  or  a 
career  in  finance. 

Interested  students  should  check  with  their 
campus  Career  Placement  Office. 


Letters  .  .  . 

Apartheid 

Concluded  from  oreceding  page 
assignment  of  three  "colored" 
employees  to  a  mine  In  a  white 
area. 

The  IRRC  report  explains 
that  the  resultant  strike  by 
white  O'oklep  workers  spread 
throughout  the  country  because 


of  sympathy  wildcat  strikes, 
"rapidly  becoming  the  most 
widespread  work  stoppage  by 
white  miners  in  30  years."  The 
strike  collapsed  after  two  weeks 
and  returning  white  miners 
were  made  to  sign  an  equal 
opportunity  statement  before 
they  would  be  rehired.  It  is  nota- 
ble, moreover,  that  while  New- 
mont  broke  no  laws  by  placing 
the  colored  workers  In  the  white 
mine.  IRRC  notes  that  "resist- 


CIUIS 

COLLEGE    BOOK   STORE,    INC' 
WILLIAMSTOWN,  MASS.  01267 


Jill  Klein  won  the  textbook 
draw—  Friday  the  13th  is  the 
deadline  to  return  texts. 


OVE THE  SMELL 
OF  LEATHER? 

Jhen  uisit  the  Moon  ChWd 
The  Usual  &  Unusual  in  Leather 


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Williamitown,  Man 


CUSTOMER  INFORMATION  FROM  GENERAL  MOTORS 


HOW  TO  FOIL  A  CAR  THIEF 

A  FEW  SIMPLE  PRECAUTIONS  CAN  REDUCE  THE  RISK  OF  THEFT 


The  numbers  are  stag- 
gering. Every  37  seconds 
or  so  a  car  is  stolen  some- 
where in  the  U.S.  That 
adds  up  to  almost  800,000 
cars  a  year.  But  you  can  do 
something  to  keep  your  car 
from  becoming  a  statistic. 
Start  by  avoiding  these  four 
common  parking  mistakes. 

The  "Just  for  a  Min- 
ute" Syndrome.  When  you 
leave  your  car,  even  if  it's 
"just  for  a  minute"  lock  all 
of  the  doors  and  take  your 
keys.  In  fact,  about  one  of 
every  five  cars  stolen  was 
left  unattended  with  keys 
in  the  ignition.  Keep  driver's 
license  and  vehicle  registra- 
tion cards  in  your  wallet  or 
purse.  If  a  car  thief  finds 
these  documents  in  the  ve- 
hicle's glove  box,  he  can 
impersonate  you  if  stopped 
by  the  police. 


The  Isolated  Loca- 
tion. It's  safest  to  park  in 
a  locked  garage,  but  if  you 
can't,  don't  leave  your  car 
in  a  dark,  out-of-the-way 
spot.  Instead,  try  to  park 
on  a  busy,  well-lighted 
street.  Thieves  shy  away 
from  tampering  with  a  car 
if  there's  a  high  risk  of  be- 
ing spotted. 

The   Display  Case. 
There's  nothing  more  invit- 
ing to  a  thief  than  expensive 
items  lying  in  your  car,  in 
plain  sight.  If  you  lock  these 
items  in  the  trunk  or  glove 
box,  there's  less  incentive 
for  a  thief  to  break  in.  Also, 
when  you  park  in  a  com- 
mercial lot  or  garage,  be 
cautious.  Lock  your  valu- 
ables in  the  trunk,  and,  if 
you  must  leave  a  key  with, 
the  attendant,  leave  only 
the  ignition  key. 

The  Space  at  the  End 
of  the  Block.  In  recent 
years,  professional  car-theft 
operations  have  become  an 
increasing  problem.  Unlike 
amateurs,  the  professionals 
are  not  easily  deterred.  Cars 
parked  at  the  end  of  a  block 
are  easy  targets  for  the  pro- 


fessional thief  with  a  tow 
truck.  So,  it's  best  to  park 
in  the  middle  of  the  block. 
Be  sure  to  turn  your  steer- 
ing wheel  sharply  to  one 
side  or  the  other.  That  will 
lock  the  steering  column 
and  prevent  the  car  from 
being  towed  from  the  rear. 
Unfortunately,  there's 
no  such  thing  as  a  "theft- 
proof"  car.  But  at  General 
Motors,  we're  equipping 
every  car  we  build  with  anti- 
theft  features.  We  want  to 
help  you  make  it  as  difficult 
as  possible  for  any  thief— 
amateur  or  professional— 
to  steal  your  car. 

This  advertisement  is  part  of 
our  continuing  effort  to-give  cus- 
tomers useful  information  about 
their  cars  and  trucks  and  the 
company  that  builds  them. 

General  Motors 

People  building  transportation 
to  serve  people 


ance  to  colored  advancement  in 
the  Cape  Province  where 
O'okiep  Is  located  is  often  as 
sustained  as  resistance  to  Afri- 
can (blacl()  advancement  in  the 
other  Sbuth  African  provinces," 
which  does  often  involve  racist 
laws. 

It  is  not  the  case  that  such  fac- 
tual curiosities  have  never  had 
a  public  airing  on  the  Williams 
campus.  Chris  Jenlclns  '80,  a 
former  Student  Council  Vice 
President  and  I  raised  these  and 
other  Interesting  details  to  the 
Impatient  attention  of  the  ACSR 
last  spring  at  two  of  their  open 
meetings,  both  reported  on  by 
The  Record,  though  your  repor- 
ters failed  ever  to  mention  our 
concerns. 

I  would  not  feel  comfortable 
defending  a  position  that  New- 
mont  Mining  racial  practices 
are  consistently  fair,  but  I 
would  feel  less  comfortable 
were  I  asked  to  defend  your  or 
the  ACSR's  analysis  of  those 
practices  as  having  been  at  all 
fair  or  conscientious. 

Sincerely, 
Rick  Lane,  '80 


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$12.00/case 

Sclilltz12-pk 

$3.99 
WINE  SPECIALS 

$1.00  off  selected 
imported  1.5  liter  bottles 
of  wine  from  Italy 
Germany,  and  France. 
All  less  than  $5.00 


LT 


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Liquor  Store 

Spring  Street  8-5948 


CLASSIFIEDS 

HELP  WANTED 

Become  a  college  campus 
dealer.  Sell  brand  name  audio  & 
video  components.  Low  prices 
high  profits.  No  investment  nec- 
essary for  details  contact: 
Southern  Electronics  Distribu- 
tors 2125  Mountain  Industrial 
Blvd.  Tucker,  Ga.  30084  .  .  or 
call  toll  free  (800-241-6270)  Ask 
for  Mr.  Kay 

Students  interested  in  serving  as 
Admissions  Office  Summer 
Tour  Guides  should  pick  up  ap- 
plications from  Mrs.  Rowland  at 
Mather  House  between  8:30  and 
4:30.  The  job  involves  campus 
tours,  office  work  and  campus 
mail  delivery.  Dates  are  June  1 
to  September  1.  Applications 
MUST  be  returned  to  Mather 
House  no  later  than  Friday,  Feb- 
ruary 20,  1981. 

BABYSITTERS-Any  student 
who  is  interested  in  babysitting 
for  children  of  faculty  and  staff 
should  call  Debbi  Wilson  on  ex- 
tension 2376  or  stop  b/'  the 
Assistant  to  the  President's 
office  on  the  3rd  floor  of  Hop- 
kins Hall  between  12:30-4:30, 
PM  Monday  through  Friday.  If 
you  babysat  first  semester  and 
wish  to  continue  second  semes- 
ter, you  should  let  Debbi  know. 


T^f^^^^T 


mmH 


February  10,  1981 


WILLIAMS  RECORD 


Page  1 1 


Letters_ 

Squash 


To  the  editors: 

We  share  the  sentiment 
expressed  in  last  week's  editor- 
ial censuring  the  poorly  planned 
winter  sports  schedules.  We  are 
curious,  however,  why  no  men- 
tion was  made  of  any  women's 
team,  since  even  a  brief  allusion 
to  the  women's  squash  schedule 
could  only  have  strengthened 
your  argument.  Of  our  fourteen 
matches  this  season,  two  will  be 
played  on  the  Lasell  courts- 
one  home  match  a  month. 

During  Winter  Carnival  the 
team  will  be  competing  against 
Amherst  and  Wesleyan  for  the 
Little  Three  title  in  a  tri-match, 
to  be  played  in  Mlddletown, 
Connecticut. 

Aside  from  the  fact  that  we, 
too,  benefit  from  fans  at  our 


games,  and  would  prefer  not  to 
spend  six  hours  on  a  bus  tra- 
versing New  England  on  our 
way  to  and  from  a  match,  a 
home  court  advantage  is  very 
real  in  squash.  Differences  in 
temperature,  court  construc- 
tion, and  lighting  have  a 
marked  effect  on  the  game,  and 
familiarity  with  the  conditions 
gives  the  hosts  a  definite  asset. 
As  with  the  men,  more  home 
games  would  give  us  the  oppor- 


tunity to  improve  our  record, 
and  as  athletes  who  work  hard, 
we  feel  that  it's  only  fair. 

Sincerely  yours. 
The  Senior  IVIembers  of  the 
Women's  Squash  Team: 
Margot    Drinker 
Pamela    Hansen 
Sarah  Smith  Lisa  Hosbein 

Boslyn  Sareyan        Alex  Pagon 
Mary  Tom  Higgs 
Beth  Ann  Flynn 


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A  Mug  of  Love  ! 

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red  heart  handle  and  mini 

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Looking  back  at  it,  our  friend  appears  rather  shortsighted.  In  1864,  The  Travelers  had  just  started 
doing  business.  He  was  concerned  about  the  unceitain  world  situation  and  decided  to  stick  with  a  job 
with  a  future.  So  he  turned  down  our  offer  and  went  on  selling  blacksmith  supplies.  The  rest  is  history. 

Our  point  is,  in  the  hundred-plus  years  we've  been  doing  business.  The  Travelers  never  lost 
faith  in  the  future.  Through  good  times  and  bad,  we've  achieved  our  growth  by  daring  to  innovate.  In 
1864,  we  were  the  first  company  to  insure  against  accidents.  In  1919,  we  were  the  first  to  offer  aircraft 
liability  insurance.  In  1979,  we  were  the  first  company  to  install  the  Distributed  Claims  Processing 
Computer -the  fastest  way  there  is  to  pay  claims.  We  could  go  on,  but  you  get  the  point. 

Today,  The  Travelers  is  a  I'ortune  500  company  with  wide-ranging  career  opportunities  in 
accounting,  sales,  engineering,  undenviiting,  data  processing';"  finance.  We're  taking  the  lead  to  make  sure 
no  man  or  woman  at  The  Travelers  is  shortchanged  when  it  comes  to  having  an  equal  opportunity  to  succeed. 

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WILLIAMS  RECORD 


February  10,  1981 


Field  hockey 
coach  named  to 
national  team 

—Williams  College  finds 
Itself  well  represented  on  the 
1981  U.S.  National  Field  Hockey 
Team  by  both  Christine  Larson, 
current  field  hockey  coach,  and 
Leslie  Milne  "79  as  the  team 
moves  towards  a  gold  medal  at 
the  1984  Olympic  Games  with 
the  naming  of  the  1981  National 
Team.  The  two  Williams  stars 
are  members  of  a  squad  com- 
posed of  the  top  thirty  players  in 
the  nation,  named  last  month  by 
Vonnie  Gros,  the  USA  National 
Coach,  following  a  week  of  prac- 
tices held  at  the  University  of 
Florida. 
Christine  Larson,  a  '78  gradu- 


ate of  Penn  State  University, 
was  named  coach  of  the 
women's  lacrosse  and  field 
hockey  teams  at  Williams  In 
1980,  bringing  to  her  coaching 
an  outstanding  field  hockey 
record.  A  memt)er  of  the  U.S. 
Field  Hockey  Team  since  1978, 
she  participated  with  that  squad 
in  a  rigorous  series  of  Interna- 
tional competitions,  finally 
qualifying  for  the  1980  Moscow 
Olympics.  Having  made  the 
sacrifice  with  the  team  of  not 
competing  in  the  1980  Games 
because  of  the  Russian  invasion 
of  Afghanistan,  Larson  now 
embarks  with  the  1981  Team  on 
an  extensive  training  and  com- 
petitive program  for  the  1980-84 
quadrennial,  ultimately  aimed 
at  the  1984  Olympics  in  Los 
Angeles. 

Leslie  Milne,  a  1979  graduate 
of  Williams  named  outstanding 
female  athlete  at  the  college  her 


senior  year,  was  also  a  member 
of  the  1980  U.S  Olympic  Team. 
Currently  coaching  field  hockey 
and  basketball  at  Harvard  Uni- 
versity, the  upcoming  interna- 
tional tour  is  nothing  new  to 
Milne— she  also  was  a  member 
of  the  U.S.  team  that  toured 
Europe  in  1979  and  participated 
in  the  1980  team's  tour  of 
Holland. 

The  U.S.A.  Is  currently 
ranked  third  internationally, 
behind  the  Netherlands  and 
West  Germany.  As  host  country 
in  1984,  the  U.S.  team  is  an  auto- 
matic qualifier  for  a  berth  in  the 
Games,  but  is  nonetheless  going 
full  out  in  training  and  competi- 
tion. In  the  next  six  months,  this 
newly  named  team  with  its  two 
Williams  members  will  com- 
pete against  Mexico,  the 
Netherlands,  Japan,  Germany, 
and  Australia  on  their  way  to  a 
berth  and  a  medal  in  1984. 


Mens  Squash  splits  tri-meet 


In  other  Ivory  Towers 


Haveriord  College— An  inquiry 
and  a  statement  released 
December  19  by  Haverford 
Dean  David  Potter,  concerning 
a  sexual  incident  on  October  8  in 
which  six  Haverford  men  had 
sex  with  a  single  Haverford 
freshman  woman,  has  resulted 
in  five  male  students  losing 
their  campus  housing  and  three 
others  receiving  lesser  penal- 
ties. Though  the  woman 
involved  is  not  pressing  crimi- 
nal charges,  the  actions  against 
the  men  have  been  levied  by 
Potter  and  Haverford  President 
Stevens  as  infractions  of  the  col- 
lege's Honor  Code.  The  names 
of  the  students  involved  were 
not  released. 

The  December  19  statement  is 
the  more  controversial  because 
the  versions  of  the  incident 
given  by  the  men  and  the 
women  conflict.  The  men  insist 
that,  though  the  woman's  visit 
began  as  a  practical  joke  and 
though  she  had  consumed  a 
large  quantity  of  alcohol,  her 
engagement  in  sexual  inter- 
course with  five  of  the  men  and 
oral  sex  with  one  was  by  her  own 
volition. 

The    woman,    on    the   other 


hand,  insists  that  she  was  dazed 
and  tried  to  resist  the  men,  but 
her  condition  and  the  loud  music 
playing  in  the  room  made  her 
protestations  futile.  "I'd  call  it 
rape,"  the  woman  later  said, ad- 
ding that  she  "didn't  feel  like 
dragging  it  out"  into  court.  In 
the  thirty  hours  of  testimony 
that  preceded  Potter's  state- 
ment, the  male  students  dis- 
puted much  of  the  woman's 
testimony.  "She  lied  unbelieva- 
bly," one  of  the  men  claimed. 

The  woman  is  undergoing 
counselling  and  has  been 
required  to  "abstain  from  alco- 
holic beverages." 
Bowdoin  College— A  morato- 
rium on  classes  and  a  day-long 
program  focusing  on  racism 
was  held  at  Bowdoin  College  on 
January  20,  the  birthday  of  the 
late  Reverend  Martin  Luther 
King,  Jr. 

Among  the  speakers  at  a 
panel  discussion  was  Williams 
Senior  Muhammed  Ken- 
yatta,  who  addressed  the 
students  on  Martin  Luther 
King's  religious  and  social 
background,  and  the  lack  of 
compassion  Kenyatta  per- 
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dealing  with  the  economic  prob- 
lems  of  the  poor.  Other  speak- 
ers in  the  program  included 
Robert  Johnson,  Director  of 
Affirmative  Action  at  UMass, 
and  Conrad  Lynn,  a  renowned 
civil  rights  lawyer. 
Bowdoin  College— Two  re- 
searchers have  sparked  a  con- 
troversy with  their  plan  to  dump 
500  gallons  of  crude  oil  Into 
Penobscot  Bay  off  the  small 
town  of  Searsport,  Maine,  in  a 
controlled  oil-spill  experiment. 
The  two  Bowdoin  professors- 
Edward  Gilfillan,  Director  of 
the  Maine  Research  Center,  and 
David  Page,  Professor  of 
Chemistry— are  experimenting 
with  different  methods  of  dis- 
persing and  cleaning  up  oil 
slicks. 

Peter  Garland,  Searsport's 
Town  Manager,  however, 
opposes  the  experiment 
because  he  is  afraid  that  the 
town'c  clam  beds,  damaged  by 
accidental  oil  spills  in  the  early 
1970's,  will  be  damaged  further. 
Searsport  residents,  many  of 
whom  are  clam  fishermen, 
have  collected  498  signatures  on 
a  petition  to  halt  the 
experiment. 

The  controlled  oil  spill,  which 
will  cost  $300,000-400,000,  will  be 
funded  by  the  American  Petro- 
leum Institute. 


Heires 

Continued  from  Page  6 
economy  for  endowment  sup- 
port, the  trustees'  backgrounds 
and  ideological  perspectives,  an 
institutional  orientation  which 
prepares  students  for  the  fields 
of  business  and  law,  and  an  edu- 
cation which  has  the  effect  of 
stressing  assimilation- 
contribute  to  the  over-all  role  of 
Williams  in  American  society, 
namely  to  produce  "well- 
rounded"  and  "responsible" 
citizens  who  will  assume  occu- 
pations and  attitudes  which 
effectively  serve  to  perpetuate 
the  American  socio-economic 
system. 

Music-in-Round 

Continued  from  Page  4 

spirit  of  the  Ravel. 

The  first  three  movements 
seemed  to  drag  interminably, 
and  once  again  the  viola  line 
was  trampled  by  the  overanx- 
ious violin.  The  condensed 
spirit  of  the  adagio  movement 
was  totally  diffused  by  a  somna- 
bulent  tempo  and  stillborn 
pauses,  not  to  mention  res- 
trained expression.  The  Presto 
brought  a  lively  recover  to  the 
performance. 


In  a  tri-meet  Sunday,  the  Wil- 
liams men's  squash  team  had 
its  ups  and  downs  as  it  beat 
Stony  Brook  7-2  and  then  lost  to 
Tufts  6-3  in  the  second  round  of 
its  double-header. 

Williams  opened  strong 
against  Stonybrook,  with  the 
bottom  half  of  Williams  lineup 
all  securing  victories.  Tri  Minh 
Le  at  number  five  won  3-0 
squeezing  out  two  games  in 
overset.  Number  six  Phil 
Adams  and  number  nine  Hugh 
Beckwlth  also  won.  stretching 
their  matches  to  five  games. 
Tad  Chase  and  Jamie  King, 
numbers  seven  and  eight 
respectively,  also  won  in 
straight  games. 

Other  winners  Included  fresh- 
men Jeff  Sultar  in  a  close  match, 
3-2,  and  Tom  Harrity  in  the 
number  three  slot,  who  won  3-1. 

Tufts,  a  team  which  has 
shown  marked  improvement  in 
recent  years,  proved  a  little  too 
strong  for  Williams.  Tufts 
snagged  victories  from  Willi- 
ams top  racketmen  Greg  Zaff 
and  Jeff  Sultar  as  well  as  Cap- 
tain Kennon  Miller  who  played 
in  the  fourth  position. 

In  other  matches,  Tom  Har- 


rity chaled  up  his  second  win  of 
the  day  by  a  score  of  3-1.  He  was 
joined  by  other  double  winners 
Adams  and  Chase. 

Both  Adams  and  Chase  con- 
tinue personal  winning  streaks. 
Adams  drubbed  his  Tufts  oppo- 
nent 3-1  while  Chase  pulled  out 
his  usual  come-from-behind 
thrilling  victory. 

Earlier  in  the  week,  the  Willi- 
ams College  squash  team  lost  to 
top-ranked  Harvard  8-1. 

Phil  Adams  playing  number 
six  proved  to  be  the  only  winner 
for  Williams.  Adams  won  in 
straight  games  In  what  Coach 
Sean  Sloan  termed  "a  promis- 
ing match." 

Sloan  added,  "Phil  has  been 
trying  to  change  his  game  for 
some  time  and  today  he  finally 
turned  his  game  around." 

Overall,  Coach  Sloan  was 
pleased  with  his  team's  perfor- 
mance. "They  exhibited  consid- 
erable poise  for  playing  against 
better  players,"  said  Sloan. 

Williams'  record  now  stands 
at  8-7. 

Williams  next  meets  Trinity 
tomorrow  in  Lasell  Gym. 


Ephwomen  edge  Springfield 


by  Peggy  Southard 

In  its  last  home  meet  of  the 
season,  the  Williams  Women's 
Swim  team  suffered  a  close  77- 
63  loss  to  Springfield  College  to 
drop  the  Eph's  record  to  4-3. 

Liz  Jex  '83  kept  the  mermaids 
in  close  competition  as  she 
pulled  In  individual  victories  in 
the  500  and  200  free  and  the  100 
fly.  She  maintained  an  early 
lead  in  the  500  and  finished  in 
5: 24.C  and  then  continued  to  dis- 
play her  stamina  by  finishing 
the  200  free  in  1:58.7  and  the 
100   fly  in  1:01.2. 

Sophomores  Katie  Hudner 
and  Ann  Tuttle  pulled  in  addi- 
tional points  for  the  Ephwomen 
in  the  backstroke  and  freestyle 
events  to  keep  the  pressure  on. 
After  finishing  the  50  back- 
stroke in  29.9,  only  three  tenths 
of  a  second  off  her  own  record, 
Hudner  combined  with  Linda 


Reed  '81  in  the  100  back  to  take 
first  and  second  places,  respec- 
tively. The  sophomore  slapped 
the  wall  in  1: 05.7  to  watch  her 
teammate  touch  out  both 
Springfield  opponents  in  a  time 
of  1: 10.8. 

The  strokes  of  Tuttle  and  her 
Springfield  opposition  seemed 
to  be  synchronized  as  the  crowd 
witnessed  a  pressure-filled  100 
freestyle  race;  however.  In  the 
final  lap,  the  Ephwoman  pre- 
vailed and  won  in  a  time  of  56.1. 
The  50  free  proved  to  be  less  of  a 
match  for  Tuttle  as  she  sped  out 
in  the  first  lap  and  finished  In 
25.4. 

After  Dina  Esposito  '83  cap- 
tured a  victory  in  the  optional 
diving  event,  Tuttle,  Hudner, 
and  Jex  teamed  up  with  Barb 
Good  '82  and  finished  the  meet 
with  a  victorious  time  of  1: 43.2 
in  the  200  free  relay. 


TABLE 


FALL  (1979) 


SUMMARY  OF  DATA  ON  ENTEBING  FRESHHEJf 


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Description 

Male 

Female 

Total 

(Percentages  ) 
Estimated  Parental  Income 

less  than  $'i^,000 

0.8 

1.6 

1.1 

$/*,000  -  $5,999 

O.k 

1.6 

0.9 

$6,000  -  $7,999 

0.4 

1.6 

0.9 

$8,000  -  $9,999 

1.6 

1.1 

l.k 

$10,000  -  $12,999 

2.0 

1.6 

1.8 

$13,000  -  $iz*,999 

2A 

3.7 

3.0 

$15,000  -  $19,999 

5.2 

8.6 

6.7 

$20,000  -  $2i^,999 

9.3 

9.1 

9.2 

$25,000  -  $29,999 

9.7 

10.7 

10.1 

$30,000  -  $3'^, 999 

8.1 

8.0 

8.0 

$35,000  -  $39,999 

3.6 

7.0 

5.1 

$if 0,000  -  $^9,999 

16.5 

11.2 

14.3 

$50,000  -  $99,999 

31.9 

19.8 

26.7 

$100,000  or  more 

8.1 

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10.8 

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Hockey  loses 
5-4  fight 
to  Wesleyan 

by  Martha  Livingston  '82 

The  Williams  somen's  hockey 
club  lost  by  a  close  5-4  margin 
Saturday  to  traditional  rival 
Wesleyan  University.  Despite 
the  loss,  the  Williams  women 
were  pleased  with  the  close 
match  at  they  avenged  a  13-3 
trouncing  by  the  Cardinal  squad 
only  a  weelc  before. 

Coach  Bill  Jacobs  com- 
mented after  the  game,  "This  is 
what  we've  been  working 
towards  all  season.  We've 
gained  a  great  deal  of  confi- 
dence that  now  makes  us  a  diffi- 
cult team  to  beat." 

Williams  scored  the  first  goal 
of  the  game,  an  unprecedented 
event,  as  freshman  standout 
Pam  Briggs  tallied,  assisted  by 
Julie  Anderson  '82.  Wesleyan 
soon  evened  the  game  at  1-1,  but 
Briggs  scored  again  on  a  break- 
away and  Williams  ended  the 
first  period,  leading  2-1. 

Early  in  the  second  period, 
senior  co-captain  Ginny  May- 
nard  scored  her  first  goal  of  the 


Women's  squash  takes 
fifth  in  Howe  tourney 


Eph  goaltender  Wendy  Young  makes  one  of  the  over  40  saves  she  regis- 
tered against  Wesleyan.  (Burghardt) 


season,  increasing  the  Eph 
advantage  to  two  goals.  But  the 
Williams  skaters  failed  to  capi- 
talize for  the  rest  of  the  period 
and  Wesleyan  evened  the  score 
at  3-3. 

Williams  took  the  lead  again 
early  in  the  third  period  as 
Jamie  Kelly  '83  freed  the  puck 
from  a   scramble  around  the 


Wesleyan  net  and  scored.  The 
Wesleyan  squad  rebounded 
though,  evening  the^ match,  and 
with  two  minutes  left  in  the 
game,  scored  the  fifth  and  win- 
ning goal.  Goalie  Wendy  Young 
'83  notched  over  40  saves  for 
Williams. 

Williams  next  hosts  Boston 
State  tonight  at  8:00. 


Last  weekend  the  Williams 
Women's  Squash  team  scared 
the  Ivy  off  the  Big  Leaguers  and 
sent  the  other  16  teams  to  the 
showers  to  finish  fifth  at  the 
New  Haven  Howe  Cup  Tourna- 
ment. Williams'  seven-women 
squad,  with  one  substitute, 
repeated  its  solid  performance 
of  the  past  two  years  In  this 
annual  competition  held  at  Yale 
University.  Such  an  outstanding 
showing  will  almost  assuredly 
give  Williams  a  fifth  place 
national  team  ranking  for  1981. 

Driven  hard  by  fourth-year 
coach  Renzl  Lamb,  the  racquet- 
women  arrived  on  Friday  after- 
noon In  time  to  play  two 
qualifying  matches  against 
Bowdoln  and  Brown.  In  the  rout 
against  the  Polar  Bears  from 
Maine,  Williams  dropped  only 
one  match  at  No.  1  to  win  6-1. 
Brown,  sporting  a  heavily 
stacked  ladder,  almost  pre- 
vented Williams  from  entering 
the  top  division  for  the  following 
days.  But  No.  6  Margo  Drinker 
clinched  the  Eph  victory  In  the 
deciding  game  of  the  match. 


The  ins  and  outs  of  broadcast  sports 


by  Steven  H.  Epstein 

I  love  doing  live  sports  broad- 
casts for  WCFM.  It's  sports.  It's 
non-stop  talking  for  two  hours. 
Sometimes  I  get  free  donuts.  In 
short,  for  me  it's  heaven.  But 
sometimes  I  wonder.  Last 
weekend  in  Hartford  was  one  of 
those  times. 

We  set  out  at  11: 00  with  our 
mission  clear.  Pete  Worcester, 
Terry  Guierriere  and  myself 
were  going  to  do  our  first  hockey 
road  game  of  the  year,  from  the 
ice  rink  In  West  Hartford  that  is 
home  of  the  Trinity  Bantams. 

Our  first  guess  that  we  would 
have  trouble  should  have  come 
from  the  Trinity  team  knick- 
name.  A  Bantam  is  a  small 
chicken.  Chickens  live  In  barns. 
Unbeknowns  to  us  when  we  took 
off,  a  barn  was  exactly  to  where 
we  were  headed. 

At  1: 15  our  jolly  trlumverate 
arrived  at  the  Kingswood- 
Oxford  Rink,  a  yet  unfinished 
dayschool  rink  that  makes  our 
Lansing-Chapman  jobble  look 
like  The  Ice  Palace.  Our  first 
premonition  that  the  facilities 


were  a  little  primitive  was  their 
method  of  cleaning  the  ice— an 
old  man  with  a  drooling  prob- 
lem, followed  by  his  wife  with  a 
broom.  Panic  set  in. 

We  soon  searched  for  a  press- 
box  area  in  which  to  set  up  our 
equipment.  Most  rinks  one  trav- 
els to  as  a  member  of  the  press 

EPHUSIONS 

Include  an  area  for  press  with 
the  bare  essentials— phone 
jacks,  tables,  and  seats  from 
where  one  can  see  the  action. 
But  In  Hartford,  nothing. 

Our  gracious  hosts  Informed 
us  there  was  no  area  from  which 
we  could  see  the  game  as  well  as 
work.  We  were  told  we  were 
welcome  to  sit  in  back  of  the 
players'  bench,  but  we  would 
have  to  provide  the  chairs  to  sit 
in.  Anyone  who  knows  anything 
about  hockey  knows  that  play- 
ers along  the  bench  are  con- 
stantly standing  up  to  get  ready 
to  go  on  the  Ice.  Sitting  in  back  of 
the  players'  bench  at  ice  level  is 


like  sitting  in  a  movie  directly  in 
back  of  Wilt  Chamberlain. 

Finally,  ted  up,  I  asked  for  a 
phone  line  to  hook  up  our  con- 
nection back  to  the  station.  Uh 
Uh.  No  phone.  No  nothing. 
They  expected  us  to  shout  the 
game  back  to  Wllllamstown. 
That  almost  became  the  only 
viable  alternative. 

But  just  before  we  were  ready 
to  give  up  and  search  out  scenic 
West  Hartford  for  a  local  water- 
ing spot,  this  silly  reporter  got 
an  idea.  There  was  a  telephone 
booth  in  the  lobby,  just  outside 
of  the  rink.  If  I  crouched  down  at 
a  47  degree  angle,  1  could  almost 
see  all  of  the  rink  through  an 
open  air  vent  just  at  my  knees. 
That  was  it.  I'd  broadcast  back 
to  Williams  from  the  phone 
booth  in  the  lobby!  Well,  It 
seemed  like  a  good  idea  at  the 
time. 

The  only  key  problems  that 
occurred  all  afternoon  came 
from  occasional  backaches  and 
little  Stubby  O'Rourke.  Stubby 
was  a  9-year-old  at  the  rink  who 
needed   to   use   the   payphone 


almost  as  often  as  he  needed  to 
use  the  bathroom.  Stubby  had  to 
call  his  mother,  and  took  quite  a 
bit  of  offense  at  the  fact  that 
WCFM  was  using  the  phone— 
for  the  next  two  hours.  After 
numerous  spitballs  and  a  kick  in 
the  shins.  Stubby  was  removed 
from  the  rink  by  the  local 
authorities. 

The  game  was  a  successful 
one.  The  Eph  pucksters  were  In 
control  from  the  first,  but  from 
the  broadcasting  standpoint  it 
was  a  novel  experiment.  The 
hockey  team  got  exposure.  Ma 
Bell  made  a  mint,  and  all  I  got 
was  chronic  backache.  For 
WCFM,  this  was  Steve  Epstein 
reporting.... 


The  Friday  victories  placed 
Williams  In  the  top  of  the  three 
tournament  divisions  along 
with  Princeton,  Harvard,  Dart- 
mouth, Yale  and  Trinity.  Satur- 
day startd  with  an  early- 
morning  7-0  loss  to  Princeton. 
The  squad's  performance 
Improved  markedly,  however, 
as  the  day  progressed.  Against 
Yale,  Williams  claimed  two 
matches  with  No.  6  Drinker  and 
No.  3  Pam  Hansen.  By  late 
afternoon,  Williams  was  pre- 
pared for  a  tight  bout  with  Dart- 
mouth. Earlier  In  the  season 
Williams  had  lost  to  the  Big 
Green  5-2.  This  time  around  Wil- 
liams secured  wins  with  Mary 
Tom  Hlggs  at  No.  1,  Fisher  at 
No.  4,  and  Lisa  Hosbeln  at  No.  7. 
Hansen,  Ros  Sareyan,  and 
Drinker,  each  on  the  edge  of 
winning,  battled  through  the 
final  points  of  five  game 
matches  only  to  lose  in  each 
position  and  the  match  was  lost 
4-3. 

The  first  match  on  Sunday 
against  Harvard  brought  sim- 
ilar results.  While  Hlggs  was 
winning  3-1  against  her  oppo- 
nent, Barbara  Rlefler  at  No.  2 
out-qulcked  Harvard's  second 
best  3-1,  and  Fisher  handled  her 
opponent  with  the  same  score. 
But  those  were  the  only  wins  for 
Williams  as  the  team  bowed  to 
Harvard  4-3. 

The  final  match  of  the  tourna- 
ment for  fifth  place  was  played 
against  Trinity.  Before  the  com- 
mencement of  this  final  match, 
Sareyan,  suffering  from  a  badly 
sprained  ankle  and  a  twisted 
knee,  left  her  crutch  outside  the 
door  of  the  court.  She  was 
spurred  on  by  Coach  Lamb's 
inspiring  remark,  "If  you  don't 
win,  you  walk  home." 

And  thus,  Williams,  with  far 
more  depth  throughout  the 
ladder,  came  on  strong  for  the 
clincher.  Numbers  three 
through  seven  strolled  to  vic- 
tory, giving  the  team  a  5-2  win 
and  an  overall  fifth  place  finish. 


Ephs  fall  to  Wesleyan 


by  Mary  Kate  Shea 

The  men's  basketball  team 
dropped  a  71-61  decision  to  Wes- 
leyan University  Sat.  night  in  a 
rematch  of  last  week's  Little 
Three  contest  won  by  Williams. 
The  loss  makes  the  Ephs  7-9  and 
raises  the  Cardinals'  record  to 
3-11. 

Outstanding  shooting  from 
the  floor  by  the  hosts,  particu- 
larly In  the  first  half,  provided 
the  margin  of  victory.  Wesleyan 
shot  nearly  70%  In  the  opening 
stanza,  connecting  mainly  on 
uncontested  lay-ups  after  pene- 
trating the  Williams'  zone  with 
sharp  passing.  A  spurt  of  eight 
unanswered  points,  in  the  last 
2: 00  of  the  half,  gave  Wesleyan  a 
40-24  halftlme  lead. 

The  Cardinals  opened  the 
second  period  with  more  sharp 
shooting  and  a  series  of  blocks 
and  fast  breaks,  initiated  by 
center  Howard  Hawkins,  which 
boosted  the  lead  to  25  points,  50- 


25,  just  five  minutes  Into  the 
half.  By  outscoring  Wesleyan 
15-3  In  an  eight  minutes  stretch 
starting  at  the  midway  point  In 
the  period,  the  Ephs  pulled 
within  six,  61-56,  but  could  not 
get  any  closer  as  they  had  to  foul 
to  stop  the  clock  and  the  Cardi- 
nals hit  both  ends  of  the  one-and- 
one  on  four  consecutive 
occasions  to  keep  the  game  out 
of  Williams'  reach. 

Williams  had  four  players  in 
double  figures,  with  just  five 
players  in  the  scoring  column. 
Freshman  Art  Pldorlano  (18 
points),  co-captaln  Dean  Ahl- 
berg  '81  (17),  and  juniors  Jeff 
Fasulo  (11)  and  Al  Lewis  (10) 
did  virtually  all  of  the  Ephs' 
scoring. 

Williams  faces  W.P.I,  at 
home  tomorrow  night,  then 
hosts  Amherst  in  a  Little  Three 
contest  Sat.  night  (8:00  p.m.). 

Earlier  in  the  week,  amazing 
first  half  shooting  gave  the  Wil- 


liams College  basketball  team  a 
14-point  halftlme  cushion  and 
carried  the  Ephs  to  a  95-81  vic- 
tory In  a  shoot-out  with  Bran- 
deis  University. 

Williams  shot  62%  from  the 
floor  (21/34)  in  the  first  half,  and 
sparked  by  double  figure  per- 
formances by  Fasulo  (15 
points),  Ahiberg  (12)  and  Pldo- 
rlano (10) ,  moved  out  to  a  49-35 
lead  at  the  Intermission. 

Brandels  made  a  run  at  Willi- 
ams during  a  six-minute  stretch 
midway  through  the  second 
stanza.  Outscoring  the  Ephs  by 
an  11-4  margin  in  this  period,  the 
Judges  cut  the  lead  to  seven 
points,  72-65,  with  7:40  left  to 
play.  Williams  was  able  to  capi- 
talize on  Brandels'  excessive 
fouling  as  Pldorlano  hit  six  free 
throws,  Fasulo  made  four,  and 
Bob  Lutz  '81  and  Ray  White- 
man  '81  added  two  apiece,  all 
within  the  last  five  minutes,  to 
keep  the  game  out  of  Brandels' 
reach. 


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WILLIAMS  RECORD 


February  10,  1981 


Pucksters  approach  playoffs 


by  Steven  H.  Epstein 

The  Eph  pucksters  showed 
the  style  that  will  most  likely 
take  them  to  the  ECAC  play-offs 
this  week,  trouncing  weak  Trin- 
ity and  Boston  State  squads  by 
scores  of  9-4  and  8-2  respect- 
ively. 

Now  sporting  an  Impressive 
12-3-2  record,  the  Ephs  played 
well  in  the  wake  of  a  no-wln 
situation.  Due  to  the  poor 
records  of  their  respective 
opponents,  the  Ephs  went  into 
both  games  knowing  their  play- 
off hopes  could  not  really 
improve  with  a  victoi-y,  but 
could  dwindle  seriously  with  an 
upset  defeat. 

The  skaters  invaded  Hart- 
ford's Kingswood-Oxford  rink 
to  face  Trinity,  a  mediocre  Div- 
ision III  squad,  last  Saturday 
afternoon.  After  a  rather  lack- 
luster first  15  minutes,  the  Ephs 
got  on  the  scoreboard  on  a 
power-play  opportunity  with 
just  under  4  minutes  to  go  in  the 
opening  stanza.  The  tally  came 
on  a  Dave  Calabro  '82  tip  in  a 
Bow  Brownell  '83  rebound  off 
the  point. 

Just  two  minutes  later  the 
Ephs  scored  again,  with  Matt 
St.  Onge  '81  beating  the  Trinity 
goalie  with  a  quick  flip  to  his 
stlckhand  side  on  assists  from 
Doug  Jebb  '82  and  Adam  Pol- 
lack '82. 

Just  two  minutes  later  the 
Ephs  scored  again,  with  Matt 


Flying  high,  Eph  long  jumpers  cap- 
tured 1-2  honors  In  the  competition. 

(Burghardt) 


St.  Onge  '81  beating  the  Trinity 
goalie  with  a  quick  flip  to  his 
stlckhand  side  on  assists  from 
Doug  Jebb  '82  and  Adam  Pol- 
lack '82.  Eph  goaltender  Tom 
Golding  '81  had  a  rather 
uneventful  period,  making  only 
5  saves  and  not  really  being 
tested  by  a  Trinity  offense 
which  seemirjgly  forgot  to  make 
the  crosstown  trio. 

In  the  second  period  the  Ephs 
got  their  teamwork  together 
and  began  to  whiz  past  the 
befuddled  Trinity  team.  They 
leveled  15  more  shots  on  Trinity 
netminder  Steve  Solik,  and 
pushed  two  more  tallies  past 
him  to  raise  the  margin  to  an 
insurmountable  4-0. 

Ed  Finn  '83  got  the  third  goal 
for  Williams,  taking  a  feed  from 
Brownell  and  Calabro  just 
under  4  minutes  into  the  middle 
stanza.  Solik  shut  out  the  Ephs 
despite  various  scoring  oppor- 
tunities until  1:30  left,  when 
Mark  Lemox  '82  scored  from 
Jon  Dayton  '81. 

The  third  period  saw  both 
teams  opening  up  a  little  bit. 
The  hitting  became  intense,  and 
the  Eph  offense  shifted  into  high 
gear.  Calabro  got  his  second 
tally  of  the  afternoon,  and  Jebb 
and  Skip  Vallee  '81  added  goals, 
all  in  the  first  four  minutes  of 
the  final  period. 

With  a  7-0  lead,  the  Ephs  let  up 


a  bit  and  defensive  lapses 
allowed  four  quick  Trinity  goals 
in  six  minutes  during  the  middle 
of  the  final  period.  However,  in 
the  final  minutes  the  Ephs  got  a 
bit  of  revenge,  as  Calabro  net- 
ted the  hat  trick,  and  Tom  Resor 
'81  put  a  bit  more  icing  on  the 
cake,  with  a  final  tally  with  just 
0: 45  left. 

In  a  Division  II  game  impor- 
tant in  play-off  consideration, 
the  Ephs  defeated  Boston  St. 
easily  earlier  in  the  week  by  a 
score  of  8-2.  The  Ephs  combined 
a  fine  Finn  family  perfor- 
mance with  defenseman  Res- 
or's  attempt  at  a  two-goal 
Bobby  Orr  impersonation  to 
defeat  a  Bo  State  team  that  had 
won  just  one  Division  II  contest 
all  season  long. 

The  Finns  of  Norwood,  Mass. 
showed  that  breeding  can  pay 
off,  combining  to  steal  the  show. 
Ed  provided  the  offense,  netting 
a  hat-trick,  with  all  three  goals 
coming  in  the  last  22  minutes  of 
the  game.  Brother  Dan  minded 
the  nets  with  fraternal  ease, 
saving  35  Boston  State  shots  on 
the  way  to  his  8th  victory  of  the 
season  in  the  nets  for  the 
pucksters. 

Coach  Bill  McCormick  was 
very  happy  with  the  play  of  his 
squad.  "The  team  played  very 
well,"  he  added,  "We  can't 
afford  to  lose  a  game  if  we  want 
a  good  play-off  position." 


Junior  forward  Laurene  von  Klan  looks  to  the  hoop  In  action  earlier  this 
weel(.  The  women's  basketball  squad  massacred  Little-Three  rival  Wes- 
leyan  to  gain  one  leg  of  the  coveted  Little  Three  title.  (Kraus) 

Men  outswim  Springfield; 
Ephs  keep  perfect  record 


The  men's  swim  team  swept 
past  Springfield  College  82-31 
Saturday  afternoon  to  raise 
their  record  to  seven  wins  and 
no  losses.  The  win  was  never  in 
doubt  as  the  Ephmen  took  first 
place  in  every  event  except  the 
last  relay. 

The  meet  opened  with  the  Wil- 
liams medley  relay  squad  of 
backstroker  Gordon  Cliff  ('81), 
breaststroker   Dave   Johnson 


Tracksters  split  in  close  decisions 


The  men's  track  team  ran  its 
record  to  6-3  at  Towne  Field- 
house  Saturday,  crushing 
Assumption  and  Worcester 
State  but  dropping  a  close  deci- 
sion to  Fitchburg.  The  Ephs  fin- 
ished with  74  points  to 
Assumption's  9  and  Worcester's 
6.  Fitchburg,  on  the  strength  of 
its  fine  distance  squad,  carried 
the  day  with  80  points. 

Williams  showed  definite 
improvement  in  the  field 
events,  coming  away  with  three 
victories  and  a  second  place. 
Co-captain  Scott  Mayfield  '81 
continued  his  domination  of  the 
pole  vault  with  a  fine  14 '6"  per- 
formance. Mayfield  has  yet  to 
be  defeated  in  dual  meet  compe- 
tition. Will  Bradford  '84,  jump- 
ing in  his  first  meet  for  The 
Purple,  edged  out  two  fine 
Fitchburg  jumpers  to  win  the 
high  jump  at  6'.  Micah  Taylor 
'82  and  Bill  Alexander  '83 
teamed  up  for  a  1-2  finish  in  the 
long  jump,  both  travelling  over 
20". 

Usually  dominant  in  the  dis- 
tances, and  on  the  track  in  gen- 
eral, Williams  was  without  the 


services  of  standout  Bo  Parker 
'83,  suffering  from  a  muscle 
pull,  and  this  loss  was  noticea- 
ble in  the  scoring.  Brian  Angle 
'84  ran  a  strong  race  for  third  in 
the  mile,  the  first  track  event, 
but  Fitchburg  picked  up  nine 
points  with  a  1-2-4  placing, 
which  would  not  have  occurred 
with  undefeated  Parker  In  the 
race. 

Jeff  Poggi  '82  and  Charlie  Von 
Arentshildt  '82  put  the  Ephs 
back  in  contention  with  a  pair  of 
victories.  Poggi  took  a  close  60 
hurdles  raceby  alean,  and  Von 
Arentshildt  whipped  the  440 
field  with  a  fine  51.0,  an  excel- 
lent clocking  for  the  Towne 
track.  Jeff  Skerry  added  a 
fourth  in  the  event. 

The  sprinting  duo  of  Taylor 
and  Tomas  Alexjandro  '83 
stepped  onto  the  track  and 
showed  why  they  are  a  1-2  threat 
for  the  New  England  Division 
in  Championships.  The  two 
Ephs  smoked  both  Fitchburg 
contenders  and  finished  tied  for 
first  at  6.3.  This  scoring  burst 
tied  up  the  meet  as  well. 

The  tie  held  through  Calvin 


Schnure's  1:58  victory  in  the 
880,  but  Fitchburg  was  able  to 
edge  ahead  in  the  final  two  dis- 
tance events,  where  the  loss  of 
Parker  again  hurt  Williams. 

In  the  1000,  seniors  Phil  Dar- 
row  and  Bennett  Yort  settled  for 
2-3  in  between  two  Fitchburg 
scorers.  Both  Ephs  improved 
their  times  by  two  seconds  but 
were  left  two  seconds  out  of  the 
top  spot. 

Senior  Co-captain  Ted  Con- 
gdon  ran  a  gutsy  two-mile  but 
also  had  to  settle  for  second  on 
the  strength  of  a  Fitchburg  kick, 
and  again  State  was  able  to 
pick  up  1-2-4  in  an  event  nor- 
mally controlled  by  Williams. 
These  points  virtually  sealed 
the  win  for  Fitchburg. 

Due  to  a  scheduling  change, 
Williams  will  host  rivals 
Amherst  and  Wesleyan  as  well 
as  Trinity  at  Towne  Fieldhouse 
on  Saturday,  February  14 
instead  of  the  previously 
reported  date.  The  meet  will 
begin  at  1: 00  p.m.  As  coach  Dick 
Farley  commented:  "We're  not 
looking  for  any  massacre,  but  I 
think  the  team  will  be  ready." 


('83),  butterflyer  Frank  Fritz 
('83)  and  freestyler  Keith  Ber- 
ryhill  ('81)  swimming  to  a  win- 
ing time  of  3: 42.7.  Williams  then 
went  on  to  capture  all  11  individ- 
ual events,  taking  first  and 
second  in  six.  Mike  Regan  ('82) 
swam  an  impressive  50  free, 
sprinting  home  all  alone,  (quali- 
fying for  the  NCAA  Div.  Ill 
Nationals)  and  breaking  the  22 
second  barrier  with  a  21.8. 
Regan  also  won  the  100  free  in 
49.2  to  become  one  of  four  Eph 
double  winners. 

Sophomore  Jim  Stockton 
swept  the  two  diving  events,  not 
scoring  below  a  7  on  the  judges 
cards  for  his  first  set  of  five 
dives.  Rob  Sommer  '84  swam 
the  team's  fastest  200  individual 
medley  this  year  when  he  led 
Co-Capt.  Cliff  to  the  wall  in 
2: 02.8.  He  also  teamed  up  with 
Berryhill  to  create  an  early  fin- 
ish in  the  500  free.  Sommer's 
time  was  4:51.1  to  Berryhill's 
4:51.2,  both  of  which  met  the 
National  Championship  qualify- 
ing standard  of  4:51.4. 

Ben  Aronson  ('83)  was  the 
meet's  outstanding  performer 
in  winning  the  200  yard  free  and 
the  200  fly.  His  butterfly  time 
continued  to  creep  down 
towards  the  two  minute  mark  as 
he  clocked  a  2:00.6,  also  a 
National  qualifying  time. 

Next  Saturday  the  Ephmen 
take  their  perfect  record  to  Col- 
gate. The  meet  promises  to  be  a 
challenge,  for  Williams  has 
never  beaten  the  Div.  I  univer- 
sity since  they  first  swam 
against  them  nine  years  ago. 


Skiers  slide  to  sixth  at  UVM 


The  men's  and  women's  ski 
teams  competed  against  the 
East's  top  ten  division  ski  teams 
this  weekend  at  the  U.V.M.  Win- 
ter Carnival  in  Stowe,  Vt.  Both 
the  men's  and  women's  meets 
were  won  by  last  year's  national 
champions,  Vermont  in  the 
men's  competition  and  Mid- 
dlebury  in  the  women's. 

The  Williams  men  placed  fifth 
in  both  the  alpine  and  cross- 
country events,  but  were  nar- 
rowly edged  out  by  New 
Hampshire  in  the  combined  and 
ended  up  sixth  overall.  The 
women's  squad  improved  on 
last  week's  sixth,  with  a  fifth 
overall. 

The  top  performance  of  this 
past  weekend  was  turned  out  by 
the  women's  special  crosscoun- 
try team  which  put  three 
women  in  the  top  twenty  includ- 
ing Brenda  Mailman  in  twelfth. 


Ellen  Chandler  in  fourteenth, 
and  Sue  Marchant  in  nine- 
teenth. The  performance  edged 
out  Dartmouth  for  fourth  place. 

The  men's  special  cross  coun- 
try team  was  plagued  on  the 
hilly  and  icy  15  kilometer  course 
with  falls  and  broken  skiis,  and 
ended  up  with  only  Don  Hangen 
in  the  top  twenty. 

Though  both  alpine  teams 
placed  fifth  this  weekend, 
neither  team  was  pleased  with 
the  result.  Freshman  Crawford 
Lyons  had  the  best  race  of  the 
weekend  with  an  Individual  sev- 
enth in  the  men's  giant  slalom. 
Steve  Graham  skiied  a  solid 
race  placing  13th  in  the  slalom. 
Tricia  Hellman,  despite  being 
plagued  by  the  flu,  skiied  to  a 
tenth  place  in  the  women's 
slalom. 

On  Sunday  afternoon  at  Bro- 


dle  Mountain,  the  Eph  skiers 
used  the  home  hill  advantage  to 
dominate  the  State  Champion- 
ship Giant  Slalom  Race.  In  the 
women's  competition,  the  Ephs 
finished  1-2  with  Kristi  Graham 
and  Wendy  Brown  gaining  the 
honors  respectively.  The  men 
did  even  better,  placing  six  men 
in  the  top  ten.  Kristi's  twin 
brother  Steve  Graham  made 
the  race  a  family  affair,  finish- 
ing first  on  his  side  of  the  ledger. 
Soph  Tuck  Collins  was  second 
for  the  men,  with  Lyons  finish- 
ing fourth  and  sophomore  Ian 
Sanderson  placed  sixth. 

The  Williams  skiers  are  look- 
ing forward  to  the  Dartmouth 
and  Williams  Winter  Carnivals, 
in  hopes  of  moving  up  to  fourth 
place  in  the  overall  team  stand- 
ings. The  team  will  have  home 
hill  advantage  once  again  at  our 
carnival  in  two  weeks. 


Eph  wrestling  captain  Scott  Frost  is  seen  here  delivering  a  chicken  wing  on 
a  Trinity  opponent,  a  little  differently  than  Colonel  Sanders  does  It.  Frost 
pinned  his  opponent  In  the  first  period,  but  the  Ephs  were  edged  by  Trinity 
In  the  match.  Rich  Olson  at  158  was  the  other  Williams  winner. 


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The  Record 


February  13,  1981 


Students  go  "Back  in  the  U.S.S.R." 


by  Susan  Edwards 

"So,  how  cold  was  It?"  Is  the  first 
question  most  people  think  to  ask 
after  learning  I  speni  iny  Winter 
Study  in  the  Soviet  Union. 

Answer:  It  was  much  colder  in 
WllUamstown  this  January  than  it 
was  in  Moscow. 

The  unseasonably  warm  Rus- 
sian winter  was  the  first  of  many 
surprises  to  confront  the  24  Willi- 
ams students  who  chose  to  travel 
"Back  in  the  U.S.S.R."  For  some  It 
was  their  first  time  off  the  North 
American  continent,  for  others  it 
was  one  of  many  trips  abroad,  but 


Margot  Drinker  and  Julie  Anderson 
stand  outside  the  Summer  Palace  ol 
Peter  the  Great  outside  Leningrad. 

(Nelson) 
for  all  it  was  a  first  visit  to  the 
major  Soviet  cities  of  Kiev,  Lenin- 
grad and  Moscow.  So  along  with 
suitcases  stuffed  with  sweaters, 
wool  underwear  and  Levis  jeans, 
students  packed  a  cargoful  of 
ignorance  and  preconceptions  as 
they  headed  for  the  land  of  the 
Czars. 

The  group's  size  and  diverse 
interests  cultivated  a  range  of 
experiences.  Intourist,  the  Soviet 
travel  agency  for  foreigners,  pro- 
vided a  full  itinerary  capable  of 
keeping  students  constantly  occu- 
pied and  off  the  streets.  Comforta- 
ble lodgings  (another  surprise!) 
and  three  meals  a  day  in  the  hotels, 
along  with  nightly  entertainment 
in  the  bars  and  two  tours  dally, 
seemed  designed  to  prevent  stu- 
dents from  exploring  on  their  own. 
If  this  was  the  Intent,  however,  it 
failed  miserably.  The  majority  of 
the  tour  members  felt  free  to  skip 
tours,  take  meals  out,  and  discover 
each  of  the  cities  on  their  own. 

Contacts  with  people  on  the 
streets  proved  to  be  more  reward- 
ing and  informative  than  any 
excursions  Intourist  could  set  up. 


Yet  even  among  Williams  students 
there  were  few  unanimous 
impressions. 

Skip  Richards  '82  observed  that 
the  Soviet  people's  obsession  with 
material  gain  would  someday  rival 
America's  own.  The  rampant 
black  market  economy,  moved 
Jonathan  Cooperman  '82  to  say,  "I 
came  to  Russia  a  Socialist,  but  am 
returning  a  confirmed  capitalist." 

Most  came  away  with  a  far  more 
positive  view  of  the  Soviet  charac- 
ter. There  was  little,  if  any,  hostll- 
Ity  displayed  toward  the 
Americans.  A  few  English  words 
often  served  as  the  key  to  open 
doors  closed  even  to  Soviet  citi- 
zens. Bars  full  to  capacity  by  eight 
o'clock  would  grant  entrance  to  a 
few  "American  friends".  Intourist 
hotels  and  beriozkas,  foreign  cur- 
rency stores,  were  usually  closed 
to  Soviets.  American  tour  groups 
received  priority  tickets  to  perfor- 
mances, were  escorted  to  the  head 
of  museum  lines,  and  the  mention 
of  New  York  met  with  friendly 
smiles  almost  everywhere. 

Soviets  were  fascinated  with 
their  American  visitors,  and  would 
frequently  approach  members  of 
the  group  on  the  street.  A  few 
acquaintances  developed  Into 
friendships  after  a  series  of  meet- 
ings. Two  Leningraders  took  a 
plane  at  a  cost  of  15  rubles  a  piece 
to  follow  their  new  American 
friends  to  Moscow. 

In  Kiev,  the  first  city  the  group 
stayed  in,  another  student  and  I 
met  a  Jewish  couple  in  our  hotel  on 
New  Year's  Eve.  They  invited  us 
back  to  their  flat  several  days 
later,  toasted  us  with  champagne 
and  served  us  a  full  dinner  of 
brown  bread,  two  kinds  of  meat 
and  candy  from  the  Karl  Marx 
Chocolate  factory.  Such  displays  of 
hospitality  were  not  at  all  uncom- 
mon. Annie  Neal  '82  was  Invited  to 


a  party  on  one  of  her  first  nights  in 
Kiev  and  Sarah  Murphy  '82,  spent 
several  evenings  talking  with 
Soviets  in  their  homes. 

While  some  students  learned 
about  the  everyday  life  of  the 
Soviet  citizen  and  others  dealt  on 
the  street  corners  for  goods  and 
currency,  a  few  sought  out  the 
most  discriminated-against  sector 
of  society,  the  Jewish  dissidents 


times  accommodated.  One  day  a 
scheduled  trip  to  the  Ukranian  folk 
museum  was  moved  to  another 
time  to  allow  interested  students  to 
visit  Babl  Yar,  the  site  of  a  concen- 
tration camp  outside  Kiev  where 
tens  of  thousand  of  Jews  were  mur- 
dered during  Nazi  occupation. 

In  the  evenings,  Intourist  made 
available  tickets  to  theatre  perfor- 
mances, highlighted  by  the  Bolshoi 


Intourist  hotel  In  Leningrad 
overlooked  SI.  Issac's  Cathedral,  an 
ornate  19th  century  church. 

(Sharon  Nelson) 


Murals  of  LenIn  and  Breshnev  adorned 

and  "refusniks".  Refusniks  is  a 
term  for  Jews  who  have  applied  for 
exit  visas  and  have  either  been 
denied  them  outright,  or  forced  to 
wait  for  an  indefinite  period.  The 
students  and  alumni  who  had  con- 
tact with  those  people  said  that 
anti-Semitism  in  the  U.S.S.R.  is 
worse  today  than  it  has  been  for 
years. 

The  group  observed  that  the 
majority  of  people  they  met 
appeared  to  be  well-fed,  decently 
clothed  and  housed,  and  reasona- 
bly content.  Since  WW  II,  the 
Soviet  government  has  devoted  an 
enormous  amount  of  money  and 
manpower  to  housing  and  recon- 
struction projects.  In  Kiev,  a  city 
which  suffered  massive  destruc- 
tion during  the  German  invasion 
and  lost  approximately  a  third  of 
its  population,  evidence  of  recon- 
struction efforts  is  everywhere. 
Many  students  said  they  were  sur- 
prised at  the  government's  con- 
cern with  preserving  national 
treasures  like  onion-domed  St. 
Sophia's  cathedral  and  Peter  the 
Great's  Winter  Palace.  Most  had 
expected  arts  and  culture  to  be 
lower  on  the  priority  list  of  a  social- 
ist regime. 

Museums,  historical  monu- 
ments, parks  and  cathedrals  were 
in  abundance  in  each  of  the  three 
major  cities.  Soviet  school  child- 
ren and  "baboushkas"  alike  were 
seen  enjoying  the  attractions 
alongside  foreign  tour  groups. 

Intourist  tried  to  show  their  for- 
eign guests  only  the  best  each  city 
had  to  offer,  but  a  specific  request 
and  repeated  urglngs  were  some- 


many  of  the  streets  In  Soviet  cities. 

(Nelson) 
Ballet  and  the  Moscow  Circus. 
Tickets  to  cultural  events  were 
usually  cheaper  than  normal  Uni- 
ted States  prices,  and  the  per- 
formers played  to  capacity  crowds 
in  almost  every  theatre.  Soviets 
considered  a  night  at  the  opera  to 
be  a  major  event,  dressing  in  their 
finest  and  indulging  in  champagne 
and  pastries  during  Intermissions. 

The  cultural  awareness  of 
Soviets  was  another  surprise  to 
most  Williams  students.  For  a 
nation  still  struggling  to  feed  its 
people,  the  wealth  of  cultural  offer- 
ings and  the  high  level  of  participa- 
tion seemed  like  a  contradiction. 
Yet  the  government  seems  to  pro- 
mote such  activity.  Radio  and  tele- 
vision airwaves  were  full  of 
musical  and  theatrical  performan- 
ces, not  just  of  Soviet  talent,  but  of 
many  other  nationalities  as  well. 
The  first  night  in  Kiev,  program- 
ming Included  cartoons  in  Spanish 
and  a  New  Year's  Eve  party 
reminiscent  of  Guy  Lombardo. 

The  salaries  of  workers  most  stu- 
dents talked  to  seemed  low,  rang- 
ing from  one  hundred  to  one 
hundred  forty  rubles  a  month. 
(Equal  to  about  two  hundred 
American  dollars.)  This  figure, 
poverty  by  our  standards,  proved 
to  be  the  average  wage.  On  such  a 
sum,  families  paid  the  rent,  pro- 
vided food  and  clothing  for  their 
families  and  still  managed  to  buy 
their  weekly  vodka  and  entertain 
their  guests.  Students  observed 
that  though  most  Soviets  had  few 
material  possessions,  two  or  three 
outfits,  a  television,  possibly  a  tape 
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CHINA:  an  ever- 
changing  land 


A  traveler  in  China  cannot 
merely  slghtsee;  he  cannot  remain 
aloof  from  a  society  and  culture 
that  are  profoundly  different  from 
our  own. 

Instead,  the  34  members  of  our 
January  tour  group  found  them- 


This  woman  was  a  lea-picker  at  a  plan- 
tation near  Hanzhou.  '    (Beach) 

selves  drawn  into  the  lives  of  the 
people,  learning  a  great  deal  about 
cultural  and  political  issues,  the 
economic  system,  and  societal 
values. 

We  were  told  that  we  would  have 
some  freedom  of  movement  in  our 
daily  schedule,  but  we  still 
expected  a  degree  of  insulation 
from  the  normal  Chinese  life.  To 
our  surprise,  the  cities  were  open 
for  our  perusal.  We  could  leave  the 
tour  at  anytime  to  go  wherever  we 
wished;  no  one  was  ever  told  to  not 
go  somewhere  or  not  photograph 
something. 


On  or  off  the  scheduled  tour,  we 
were  constantly  approached  by 
English-speaking  children  and 
adults.  It  seemed  like  everybody 
was  learning  English,  and  wanted 
to  try  it  out  on  us.  The  people  were 
eager  to  talk  to  us  about  controver- 
sial Issues  such  as  the  Gang  of  Four 
trials  and  the  Cultural  Revolution. 
They  spoke  quite  openly  of  their 
society;  most  were  proud  of  Chi- 
na's accomplishments  but  almost 
apologetic  about  Its  deficiencies— 
which  they  were  very  aware  of  and 
willing  to  point  out. 

If  anything,  they  were  too  criti- 
cal of  the  nation's  achievements 
since  the  1949  Revolution.  Most  of 
our  group  got  the  impression  that 
the  communist  regime  has  suc- 
ceeded to  a  great  extent  In  solving 
the  tremendous  logistical  problem 
of  feeriing,  clothing,  and  housing 
almost  one  billion  people. 

The  first  priority  the  commu- 
nists had  set  was  to  increase  food 
production  through  collectiviza- 
tion of  agriculture;  only  in  recent 
years  has  industrial  growth  been 
the  main  object  of  the  party's 
efforts.  New  crops  and  techniques 
introduced  In  the  collectivlzation 
program  have  greatly  Increased 
production,  leading  to  a  comforta- 
ble standard  of  living  for  most 
commune  workers.  Some  of  the 
farming,  such  as  rice  planting,  is 
still  done  by  hand  and  with  water 
buffaloes,  but  much  of  it  is 
mechanized.  The  communes  vary 
in  size,  depending  on  location  and 


The  mother  of  this  child  paraded  her  in  iron!  of  us  unlil  we  finally  took  her  picture. 


Dr.  Sun  Yat-sen's  Mausoleum  In  Nanking. 


(Beach) 


types  of  crops,  but  average  ones 
contain  about  20,000  people.  The 
workers  are  broken  down  into  pro- 
duction brigades,  which  are  in  turn 
composed  of  production  teams  of 
about  25  families  each.  Monetary 
bonuses  are  given  to  the  most  pro- 
ductive teams,  but  pride  and  pub- 
lic approval  probably  plays  a 
greater  role  than  wages  as  a 
worker  incentive. 

We  were  the  first  Americans  to 
visit  one  of  the  communes,  and  our 
arrival  provoked  an  astonishing 
welcome.  We  were  taken  to  visit 
the  commune's  school,  where  we 
were  greeted  by  one  thousand 
cheering  and  clapping  children 
who  treated  us  like  heroes.  We 
entered  an  English  class  where  the 
children  showed  off  their  knowl- 
edge in  an  obviously  well- 
rehearsed    exercise. 

We  also  visited  an  example  of 
China's  growing  industrial 
structure— a  silk  factory.  The  fac- 
tory seemed  modern  and  highly 
automated,  but  was  extremely 
labor-intensive  due  to  the  nature  of 
silkmaking.  Successful  manage- 
ment is  based  on  fulfillment  of  quo- 
tas and  increased  efficiency  rather 
than  profits.  There  is  some  private 
enterprise,  however,  much  to  our 
surprise:  as  a  sideline,  a  good 
dumpling-maker  might  open  up  a 
stand  or  small  shop,  or  a  family 
might  make  fireworks. 

As  for  shopping,  department 
stores  carry  various  Items  Includ- 
ing Western-style  synthetic-fiber 
clothing.  Prices  are  supposedly  set 
by  the  government  but  they  varied 
from  store  to  store.  Clothing  is 
often  colorful,  but  in  the  north  it 
was  usually  covered  by  the  long 
dark  blue  coats  that  most  Chinese 
own.  Food  can  be  bought  In  stalls 
on  the  street  markets;  almost  any 
exotic  food  can  be  found  since  the 
Chinese  are  not  bothered  by  heads, 
tails,  or  other  parts  of  animals 
which  Westerners  will  not  eat. 


In  Hangzhou,  I  was  browsing  in  a 
department  store  when  I  spied 
some  ping-pong  paddles  and 
stopped  at  the  counter  for  a  closer 
examination.  Immediately  a  few 
spectators  stopped  to  watch  me, 
and  within  minutes  I  had  a  crowd 
of  50  to  help  me  decide  what  to  buy. 

Once  purchased,  an  article  was 
likely  to  see  a  long  life.  The  Chinese 
conserve  everything  by  patching, 
fixing,  and  repainting;  nothing 
looked  shabby.  China  emphasizes 
this  need  for  her  people  to  conserve 
and  sacrifice;  also,  to  cooperate 
with  each  other,  even  If  that  means 
losing  some  freedom  and  individu- 
ality. TheChinese  are  quite  people- 
oriented,  which  is  made  almost 
necessary  by  their  great  numbers. 
They  also  had  an  honest,  straight- 
forward character;  if  a  Chinese 
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A  temple  at  the  Summer  Palace  in 
Peking.  (Beach) 


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The  Record 


February  13,  1981 


Life  in 
the  sand 
and  sun 


"I  swear  we  did  more  than  lie  in  the 

sun  ..." 

Tuesday  13  January  1981 

The  last  24  hours  have  been  very 
interesting.  Everything  here  on  St. 
John  Is  just  so  foreign,  yet  we  are 
quickly  becoming  accustomed  to 
the  place.  Certainly  there  Is  some 
acclimation  to  be  done:  both  the 
temperature  and  humidity  are 
higher  than  most  of  us  are  used  to, 
and  there  are  annoying  little  biting 
Insects,  called  alternately  no- 
see-ums  or  sand  flies,  that  tend  to 
complicate  life.  But  there  are 
advantages  to  the  Virgin  Islands 
that  cannot  be  overlooked.  Shorts 
and  T-shirts  are  a  welcome  relief 
after  Williamstown's  ten-below 
mornings!  The  scenery  Is  spectac- 
ular. St.  John  has  essentially  no 
flat  land,  and  it  rises  to  a  height  of 
1200+  feet  in  the  middle.  The  olive- 
green  mountainsides  and  blue- 
green  bays  are  just  Indescribably 
lovely. 


Thursday  15  January  1981 
Yet  another  fantaslc  day!  This 
afternoon  saw  us  continue  our 
schedule  of  Intense  snorkeling  in 
the  local  reefs.  As  always,  I  was 
completely  overwhelmed  by  the 
diversity  of  fish  and  coral  beneath 
the  water.  The  contrast  between 
the  everyday  blue  sky  and  green 
trees  and  sunbathers  and  rocks 
you  see  while  preparing  for  a  dive, 
and  the  unimaginable  and  indes- 
cribable scenario  you  see  when 
you  dip  your  head  beneath  the 
water  is  just  'mind-boggling!' 
There  is  literally  nothing  in  my 
catalogue  of  preyious  experiences 
with  which  I  may  compare  a  coral 
reef.  There  are  just  too  many 
exotic  varieties  of  life  to  be 
noticed,  let  alone  described! 

We  seem  to  be  concentrating  our 
precious  and  limited  time  here  on 
assimilation  of  the  marine  wond- 
ers of  the  Caribbean,  although  we 
wage  occasional  botanical  sorties 
into  the  woods.  Joan,  one  of  our  two 
fearless  leaders  and  botanical 
experts,  continually  drills  the 
names  of  the  most  easily  recog- 
nized common  trees  Into  our  tired 
heads,  but  we  are  still  a  little  ways 
away  from  mastering  the  taxon- 
omy of  the  500+  tree  species  native 
to  the  vicinity,  most  of  which 
appear  Identical  to  my  eyes!  Per- 
haps we  will  know  twenty  at  the 
conclusion  of  our  two- week  stay. 


Vacancies  at  the 

BRODIE  MOUNTAIN 
SKI  AREA 

June  5,  6,  7  in 

Dublin  House 
Motel 
at  off  season  rates 

Kelly's  Irish  Alps 

413-443-4752 


Tuesday  20  January  1981 
What  a  Fine  Day! !  This  was  the 
day  we  saw  Porcupine  Fish,  Rock 
Beauties,  Squid,  and  three  exqui- 
site Red-billed  Troplcblrds,  as  we 
were  deep-fried  by  the  sun  at 
Lameshur  Bay,  on  the  southern 
side  of  the  island.  A  local  taxi 
driver  was  hired  this  morning  to 
navigate  the  treacherous  and 
winding  mountain  roads  to  trans- 
port us  across  the  island.  We  have 
done  quite  a  bit  of  traveling  lately, 
mostly  under  the  power  of  our  own 
legs  as  opposed  to  the  gasoline  of 
today's  journey.  Most  of  us  are  now 
able  to  place  a  fair  number  of  the 
trees  we  encounter  on  our  ram- 
blings  into  at  least  their  proper 
families— this  is  very  exciting,  as 
it  was  only  a  week  ago  that  they 
seemed  so  completely  In- 
separable 

We  are  each  keeping  detailed 
records  of  all  organisms  encoun- 
tered and  natural  phenomena 
observed.  It  is  interesting  to  note 
that  my  'fish  list'  is  two  or  three 
times  as  long  as  my  'bird  list.'  I 
have  found  perhaps  30  species  of 
fish  to  be  very  common,  with  over 
70  recorded;  there  are  at  most  ten 
species  of  birds  common  in  the 
area,  and  fewer  than  40  seen  at  all. 
Sunday  25  January  1981 
We  are  blessed  with  a  lovely, 
clear  day  to  cap  off  our  stay  in  the 
Virgin  Islands.  Our  individual  pro- 
jects are  winding  down  toward 


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completion  now;  each  of  us  has 
amassed  a  small  quantity  of 
observational  or  quantitative  data 
to  be  analyzed  upon  return  to 
school.  We  did  several  sample  pro- 
jects In  groups  several  days  ago 
(examining,  for  example,  spatial 
patterns  of  lichen  or  foraging 
methods  of  thrashers)  which  were 
meant  to  catalyze  independent 
development  of  personal  projects. 
Three  or  four  days  were  definitely 
too  brief  a  period  in  which  to  revo- 
lutionize modern  ecology  with 
monumental  discoveries,  but  the 
opportunity  to  design  and  conduct 
Independent  field  research  has 
been  invaluable  to  each  of  us. 

Tomorrow  we  brave  the  active 
transport  mechanisms  of  the  West 
Indies  once  again  (Taxis,  the  San 
Juan  airport,  and  Prlnair  Airlines 
did  not  smile  kindly  upon  us  on  the 
way  down! ),  as  we  at  least  attempt 
to  return  home.  Mixed  sentiments 
about  leaving  pervade  the  group: 
our  tans  will  fade  fast  beneath  New 
England's  murky  skies,  but  'real 
food'  and  a  few  good  nights'  sleeps 
will  be  much  appreciated.  Good 
Bye,  St.  John. 

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Exploring 
Russia— 


Continued  from  Page  2 
deck,  they  were  more  likely  to 
spend  their  rubbles  on  a  good  time. 
The  quality  of  consumer  goods  was 
poor  and  the  prices  high,  Sharon 
Nelson  '81  commented .  A  polyester 
shirt  of  budget-brand  quality  cost 
15   rubles,   cheaply  made  plastic 


shoes  cost  20  or  25. 

Most  services,  however,  were 
free  or  were  provided  at  minimal 
cost.  Health  care  and  education, 
we  were  told,  cost  nothing.  A  trip 
across  town  by  metro  is  approxi- 
mately eight  cents,  and  apartment 
rent  is  only  10  or  15  rubles  a  month. 
Though  salaries  are  low,  there  is 
little  that  is  necessary  or  worth 
spending  money  on,  except  food 
and  drink. 

Liquor  consumption  is  a  prob- 
lem, however.  People  wait  in  block 


China:  Pride  and  Perseverence— 


Continued  from  Page  3 
sees  something  he  does  not  under- 
stand or  considers  strange,  chan- 
ces are  he  will  stop  and  stare  at  it 
or  ask  questions  about  it. 

Unfortunately,  we  often  fell  into 
this  category  of  strange  items— we 
were  obviously  fascinating  to 
them.  In  one  instance  when  we 
were  being  stared  at,  a  member  of 
our  perhaps  too  homogenous  group 
asked  a  Chinese,  "why?— is  it 
because  we  look  different?"  The 
woman  replied,  "no— it's  because 
you  all  look  the  same." 

Our  grand  tour  of  the  People's 
republic  consisted  of  five  cities: 
Peking,  Nanking,  Shanghai, 
Hangzhou,  and  Canton.  In  Peking 
we  toured  the  Imperial  Palace  and 
the  Summer  Palace  where  the 
Emperor  lived;  the  Great  Wall  two 
hours  to  the  northeast;  the  Ming 
Dynasty  tombs;  and  the  air  raid 
shelters  beneath  the  city.  The  last 
was  a  fascinating  three-level 
underground  city  of  passageways, 
dormitory  rooms  and  kitchens.  It 
was  dug  entirely  by  hand  between 
1969  and  '79,  by  the  shopkeepers 
who  have  direct  access  from  their 
stores  above.  The  shelter  can 
house  16,000  people  and  provides 
escape  routes  to  the  suburbs. 

A  new  addition  to  Peking's 
underground  is  its  first  subway 
line  through  the  center  of  town;  the 
guide  showed  it  to  us  with  great 
pride.  Aboveground,  public  transit 
in  the  form  of  buses  and  trolleys  is 
available  at  a  very  low  cost.  Proba- 
bly the  most  prevalent  form  of 
transportation,    however,    is    the 


bicycle;  in  Peking  alone  there  are 
nearly  three  million.  Automobiles 
are  nowhere  near  so  numerous; 
the  roads  are  mainly  for  bikers  and 
pedestrians. 

There  is  so  much  more  I  could 
write  about,  from  the  growing  pop- 
ularity of  going  to  church  to  the 
prevalence  of  televisions.  What 
struck  us  most,  though,  was  how 
the  impression  we  had  of  China  dif- 
fered from  that  of  earlier  groups. 
All  the  warnings  they  gave  us 
turned  out  to  be  unnecessary;  fol- 
lowing the  Gang  of  Four  and  the 
Cultural  Revolution  China  has 
apparently  changed  a  great  deal. 
It  seemed  that  they  are  gaining  an 
idea  of  how  they  want  to  develop 
and  where  they  want  to  stand  in 
world  politics.  They  do  not  want  to 
be  Westernized  in  a  cultural  or  eco- 
nomic sense,  but  they  feel  it  is 
necessary  to  learn  from  foreigners 
in  their  efforts  to  improve  the  coun- 
try. Groups  in  the  past  had  found  a 
people  who  were  less  willing  to 
exchange  ideas  and  opinions  with 
the  West.  We  continually  were 
asked  for  suggestions— on  how  the 
schools  could  be  run  better,  for 
instance. 

There  is  a  long  way  to  go  before 
the  Chinese  complete  the  Four 
Modernizations— agriculture,  indu 
defense,  and  high  technology— but 
the  past  has  shown  that  they  have 
the  perseverance  to  do  it.  There 
was  construction  everywhere,  and 
the  spirit  of  change  suggests  that 
the  next  Wllliams-in-China  group 
might  have  a  different  story  to  tell. 


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long  lines  to  buy  vodka  and  the  few 
bars  and  restaurants  fill  up  early 
in  the  evening.  Alcohol  has  become 
so  widespread  that  the  govern- 
ment has  launched  an  active  cam- 
paign to  discourage  its  use. 

An  item  which  I  found  Soviets 
almost  always  eager  to  spend 
money  on  was  a  good  book.  A  var- 
iety of  literature,  including  British 
and  American  titles,  is  published, 
but  copies  are  often  unavailable  on 
the  shelves  of  bookstores  and 
libraries.  Perhaps,  because  of  the 
scarcity,  people  I  talked  to  valued 
the  works  of  well-known  classic 
and  contemporary  authors.  A 
Communist  Party  member  I  met 
in  Suzdal,  a  medieval  town  east  of 
Moscow,  had  read  more  recent 
American  literature  than  I  had, 
and  seen  a  number  of  American 
films  including  "Clockwork 
Orange." 

Magazines  are  published  on 
many  aspects  of  Soviet  life  and 
international  affairs.  Soviets  keep 
up  with  the  news  and  are  well- 
acquainted  with  the  party  line  for 
their  own  gov'ernment's  actions. 


Antl-U.S.  propoganda  abounds 
and,  yet  the  people  seem  to  have 
not  only  a  curiosity,  but  a  real  love 
for  Americans  and  American  pop- 
ular culture.  They  are  as  puzzled 
by  their  perceptions  of  American 
aggression  as  we  are  about  the  so- 
called  Soviet  threat.  Much  to  my 
surprise  the  question  I  was  most 
frequently  asked  was,  "Why  is 
your  government  so  militaristic?" 

The  people,  themselves, 
seemed ,  most  of  all,  to  want  peace, 
and  hoped  our  two  societies  could 
learn  to  understand  one  another. 
Everywhere  we  met  Soviets,  we 
spent  evenings  toasting  to  friend- 
ship and  world  peace. 

One  of  my  most  vivid  memories 
is  of  my  lltereary  friend  in  the  Suz- 
dal bar,  asking  me  about  my 
impressions  of  his  country. 
"America  is  a  great  country,"  he 
said  after  listening  for  awhile  to 
my  adventures.  "When  you  go 
back,  tell  your  people  about  the 
Soviet  Union.  Tell  them  what  you 
saw  here.  Tell  them  that  you  liked 
our  country  and  our  people." 

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The  Record 


February  13,  1981 


Opera 
and  more 

Though  It  was  billed  as  a  tour  of 
European  opera,  the  Williams  In 
Europe  Winter  Study  group  was 
given  a  close  look  at  the  social 
characteristics  and  political  var- 
iety of  "the  continent"  as  well  as 
Its  numerous  artistic  achieve- 
ments. 

Our  group— 25  In  all—  was  com- 
posed of  students,  faculty,  alumni, 
and  WUllamstown  residents,  of 
ages  varying  from  eighteen  to 
seventy-five.  The  diversity  of  the 
group  helped  us  to  more  fully 
appreciate  that  which  we  saw  on 
the  tour.  For  the  Williams  stu- 
dents, it  was  also  a  healthy  escape 
from  an  exclusively  college-age 


Sunrise  awakens  the  Schwanstein  cas- 
tle of  King  Ludwig  II. 

atmosphere. 

The  tour  concentrated  on 
extended  visits  to  Prague,  Munich, 
and  Vienna,  with  an  overnight  stay 
in  Bayreuth  and  side  trips  to  cities 
like  Nuremberg,  Oberammergau 
and  Salzburg. 

In  Prague  we  learned  the  most 
about  how  dissimilar  societies  can 
be  within  the  same  small  conti- 
nent. There  was  a  marked  lack  of 
smiling  faces  on  the  streets  and  in 
the  shops.  The  general  demeanor 
seemed  to  have  a  pall  cast  over  It. 
On  the  economic  side,  it  was  a  sur- 
prise to  see  so  few  cars  in  a  city  as 
large  as  Prague. 

The  stories  about  the  poor  qual- 
ity of  material  goods  behind  the 
iron  curtain  are  true.  Fresh  foods 
were  nigh  unto  impossible  to 
find.  The  government  seemed  to 
reserve  a  special  hostility  for  for- 
eigners at  the  border  crossings. 
Tension  pervaded  our  bus  as  we 


A  street  In  "Karlovy  Vary";  the  famous 
European  nobles  escaped  to  rest. 

were  delayed  by  guards  for  twenty 
minutes,  given  no  apparent  rea- 
son. One  member  of  our  trip  lost 
his  visa  photo  while  in  Czechoslo- 
vakia. This  caused  some  trepida- 
tion when  our  guide  advised  us  as 
we  departed  the  country  that,  if  he 
should  be  detained  that  the  rest 
should  go  on  and  that  the  "authori- 
ties" would  deal  with  his  problem. 

The  rich  architecture  of  Prague- 
high  ceilings,  the  gilded  roccoco 
style  of  the  Opera  House,  the  luxur- 
ious and  detailed  19th  century 
buildings  that  held  government 
offices,  stood  as  an  ironic  counter- 
point to  the  political  and  social  phi- 
losophy of  the  state. 

As  for  food,  there  was  plenty  of 
it,  but  vegetables  were  relatively 
scarce.  This  was  especially  true  in 
Czechoslovakia.  We  were  con- 
vinced that  lettuce  simply  cannot 
be  found  within  her  borders.  This 
presented  a  special  problem  for 
the  vegetarian  diners,  who  had  to 
make  do  with  large  quantities  of 
fish  and  omelettes.  All  of  us  on  the 
trip  had  more  than  our  fill  of  liver- 
dumpling  soup  and  chocolate  bars. 

Czech  beer  won  our  blue  ribbon 
of  approval.  The  Munich  Hofbrau- 
haus  sold  the  brew  exclusively  in 
litre  portions  to  the  delight  of 
many.  Those  who  failed  to  achieve 
an  excessive  caloric  intake  at  the 
beer  houses  made  up  for  it  at  the 
pastry  shops. 

In  Czechoslovakia  we  had  the 
unique  opportunity  to  see  three 
operas— Smetana's  The  Kiss, 
Janacek's  The  Cunning  Little 
Vixen,  and  Fibich's  The  Bride  of 
Messina— all  in  their  original  lan- 
guages. Additionally  we  saw 
Wagner's  Die  Meistersinger  von 
Nuremberg  translated  Into  Czech, 
as  most  Czech  performances  are. 
All  but  one  performer  sang  in 
Czech,  the  one  exception  being  a 
performer  from  the  German 
Democratic  Republic  who, 
because  of  the  difficulty  of  the 
Czech  language,  simply  sang  in  his 
native  tongue. 
Prague  was  followed  by  Bay- 


spa  city  once  called  Karlsbad,  where 

reuth,  the  host  city  of  the  annual 
Wagner  Festival.  We  paid  visits  to 
Wagner's  home— "Wahnfried"— 
and  the  opera  house,  and  were 
graced  by  a  welcome  from  Wle- 
land  Wagner,  one  of  Richard's 
grandsons. 

After  our  brief  stay  in  Bayreuth, 
we  travelled  on  to  Munich.  The 
best  opera  we  saw  there  was  Rossi- 
ni's Cinderella  from  the  classic 
children's  tale,  featuring 
American-born  soprano  Frederike 
von  Stade. 

The  best  dressed  audiences  were 
in  Vienna  and  Munich,  with  Jewels 
and  evening  gowns  de  rigeur  for 


the  women.  Even  during  the  day, 
Munich  shoppers  without  excep- 
tion wore  furs  or  sheepskin  coats. 
And  all  wore  fur  hats.  The  opulence 
of  the  Western  countries  was  a 
poignant  contrast  to  the  austerity 
of  Czechoslovakia.  In  Czechoslova- 
kia opera  was  entertainment  for 
the  common  people.  Good  seats  in 
the  orchestra  could  be  bought  for 
as  little  as  five  dollars. 

The  art  museums  of  Vienna  and 
Munich  were  fabulous  and  we 
enjoyed  our  all-too-brief  visits. 
Vienna's  Kunsthistorisches 
Museum  housed  one  of  the  worlds 
most  complete  collections  of  paint- 
ings by  Peter  Breughel  the  Elder, 
and  is  comparable  to  the  Paris 
Louvre  in  size  and  stature.  We 
made  a  whirlwind  tour  of  Munich's 
Alte  Pinal<othel{  and  paused  before 
the  fairy-tale  Bavarian  dream 
palaces  of  "Mad"  King  Ludwig  II. 
Their  air  of  fantasy  was  enhanced 
when  bathed  in  sunlight  and  dusted 
with  a  fresh  snowfall. 

The  European  opera  tour  was 
unique  in  that  we  witnessed  ele- 
gant performances— some  of 
which  may  not  reappear  for 
decades— and  were  exposed  to  a 
wide  range  of  perspectives  on  the 
artistic,  social,  and  political  lives 
of  Europeans  on  both  sides  of  the 
iron  curtain. 


One  of  the  many  imposing  monuments  constructed  in  Germany  during  the  19th 
century. 


The  marvelous  Hofburg  Theatre  In  Germany;  the  stage  for  world-renowned 
German  language  productions. 


The  Willmns  Record 


VOL,  94,  NO    16 


USPA  684-680 


WILLIAMS 


COLLEGE 


FEBRUARY  17,  1981 


Editors  agree  on  merger 


by  Sara  Ferris 

Backtalk  and  Pique  editors 
agreed  to  participate  in  the  for- 
nfiation  of  a  new  literary  maga- 
zine at  tlie  College  Council  town 
meeting  last  Wednesday  at  Mis- 
sion Parle. 

The  student  assembly,  billed 
as  an  examination  of  "the  role 
of  and  need  for  publications  on 
campus",  soon  turned  into  a  dis- 
cussion of  the  elimination  of 
Backtalk  and  Pique  and  the 
creation  of  a  third  new  maga- 
zine by  both  staffs  and  other 
Interested  persons.  The  College 


Council  approved  this  plan 
three  weeks  ago. 

The  editors  of  both  maga- 
zines, speaking  for  their  staffs, 
previously  stated  their  dissatis- 
faction with  the  Finance  Com- 
mittee proposal  and  their 
reluctance  to  participate  in  the 
new  publication. 

The  revelation  of  independent 
plans  for  a  new  literary  maga- 
zine caused  both  staffs  to  begin 
the  merger. 

Richard  Belfanti  '82  an- 
nounced, "A  group  of  people 
have  an  idea  and  a  framework 
for  a  new  magazine."  A  formal 


Federal  financial  aid 
cuts  to  hurt  students 


by  Philip  Busch 

Possible  Reagan  Administra- 
tion cuts  in  Federal  aid  to  higher 
education  could  have  serious 
effects  at  Williams.  Most  finan- 
cial aid  students  rely  partially 
on  Federal  funds ,  and  many  oth- 
ers receive  government  loans. 

According  to  Director  of 
Financial  Aid  Philip  Wick, 
about  half  of  Williams'  600 
financial  aid  recipients  receive 
Basic  Education  Opportunity 
Grants  ranging  from  $200  to 
$1750  per  year,  with  the  average 
grant  being  $950.  About  450 
financial  aid  students  have 
obtained  Guaranteed  Student 
Loans,  low-interest  loans  pro- 
viding up  to  $2500  per  year. 
Additionally,  640  students  not  on 
financial  aid  have  Guaranteed 
Loans.  In  total,  more  than  half 
the  student  body  has  taken 
advantage  of  the  GSL  program. 

Some  students  receive  Social 
Security  benefits  as  well,  which 
have  already  been  targeted  for 
elimination.  Williams  receives 
less  financial  aid  than  many  col- 
leges, according  to  Wick,  but 
Washington  nevertheless  pro- 
vides a  great  deal  of  money. 

"Any  cutbacks  could  have 
serious  effects,"  said  Wick, 
"but  there's  no  reason  for  panic 

tllO 


or  pointless  speculation.  We 
don't  know  what  cuts  are 
planned  until  the  budget  is 
released,  and  even  after  that 
any  cuts  would  have  to  go 
through  the  long  Congressional 
process."  He  commented  that 
cutback  of  the  GSL  program 
"would  have  the  most  serious 
single  effect  on  private  educa- 
tion in  this  country." 

Wick  declined  to  comment  on 
possible  effects  of  cuts  on  the 
College's  ability  to  provide 
financial  aid  to  any  needy  stu- 
dent without  tuition  increases. 
He  doubted  cuts  would  be  that 
substantial,  and  any  such  deci- 
sions "would  be  made  by  the 
Dean,  President,  and  Trus- 
tees." Wick's  attitude  is  one  of 
"wait  and  see,"  at  least  until 
more  definite  information  is 
available,  although  Williams  is 
"tracking  the  situation  very 
closely." 

Some  students  expressed  con- 
cern at  possible  cuts.  One 
remarked,  "if  I  can't  get  loans 
my  parents  will  have  a  lot  more 
trouble  paying  tuition."  Mark 
Belemjian  '84,  however,  said 
that  the  eligibility  of  wealthy 
students  for  loans  should  be  res- 
tricted, asserting,  "even  Rocke- 
feller's kid  can  get  a  loan." 


proposal  submitted  to  the  Coun- 
cil by  Belfanti  and  James  Pettlt 
'82  noted,  "It  is  necessary  to 
begin  production  as  soon  as  pos- 
sible on  a  spring  issue  of  a  liter- 
ary magazine."  Belfanti  added, 
"We're  a  little  tired  of  all  the 
delay." 

Belfanti  emphasized  the  open 
nature  of  this  publication.  "The 
best  approach  is  to  promote 
independence  among  editors 
and  staff,  allowing  for  as  varied 
a  pool  of  ideas  as  possible." 

The  proposed  magazine 
would  be  open  to  anyone  Inter- 
ested, especially  current  Pique 
and  Backtalk  staff  members; 
"We  will  particularly  appre- 
ciate the  involvement  of  those 
with  previous  experience," 
according  to  Belfanti  and  Pettlt. 

Deirdre  Ratteray  '81,  an  edi- 
tor of  Backtalk,  said  that  her 
staff  and  a  Pique  staff  memt)er 
had  begun  planning  a  spring 
literary  publication.  Laura 
Cushler  '81,  also  an  editor  of 
Backtalk,  later  explained  why 
her  staff  had  reversed  its  ear- 
lier decision  not  to  abide  by  the 
Council  consolidation  plan. 
"The  decision  has  been  made," 
she  said,  "There  is  nothing  we 
can  do  about  it." 

A  heated  discussion  concern- 
ing which  group  would  receive 

Continued  on  Page  6 


Along  with  damage  to  root  tlalM,  last  waak'i  wind  tlorm  had  •oma  atrange 
effects  upon  the  Chapel  bell  tower .  .  .see  story  on  p.  6. 


SAT   funding   to    tighten 


by  Sara  Ferris 

Despite  increasing  financial 
demands  by  nearly  all  student 
organizations  petitioning  for 
Student  Activity  Tax  Money, 
the  available  SAT  funds  will 
increase  by  only  8%  next  year. 
With  the  current  12%  inflation 
rate,  most  campus  groups  will 
be  forced  to  cut  their  budget 
requests  by  almost  19%. 

The  SAT  helps  finance  virtu- 
ally all  student  organizations  on 
campus.  This  year,  each  stu- 
dent's $66  payment  provided  a 
fund  of  $130,000.  However, 
requests  from  organizations 
totaled   $145,000.   The   College 

$110 


Council  cut  almost  $25,000  from 
the  budgets  of  over  50  groups  to 
stay  within  its  available 
resources. 

The  publication  cutbacks  are 
one  sign  of  the  increasing  strin- 
gency of  the  SAT  fund.  Council 
President  Darrell  McWhorter 
'81,  at  last  week's  town  meeting, 
emphasized  the  need  for  the 
savings  gained  by  the  consolida- 
tion of  Backtalk  and  Pique: 
"We  are  under  economic  con- 


straints. We  Just  can't  afford 
two  magazines." 

Next  year  will  see  "greater 
cuts  than  we've  experienced 
this  year,"  warned  CC  Treas- 
urer Russell  Piatt  '82. 

Provost  J.  Hodge  Markgraf 
plans  to  "leave  the  SAT  at  $66 
per  student  and  fund  the 
faculty-student  lecture  commit- 
tee out  of  College  monies."  This 

Continued  on  Page  6 


Police  remove  suspicious 
salesman    from    campus 


$90 


$80 


WILLIAMS  COLLEGE  STUDENT  ACTIVITIES  TAX 


Wesleyan  197''  SAT 


Bowdoln  1979   SAT 


Adjusted  for  changes  in 
*^^   Consumer  Price  Index 


$100 


$90 


$80 


$70 


$60 


$50 


7't/7  5 


75/76 


76/77 


77/78 


78/79 


79/80 


80/81 


81/82 


In  this  graph  presented  to  the  Trustees  at  their  last  meeting,  the  yearly  SAT  funds  were  compared  against  funding 
requests,  adlusted  tor  Inflation. 


by  Jon  Tlgar 

Williams  College  Security 
was  forced  last  week  to  call  In 
the  Williamstown  Police  in 
order  to  remove  a  magazine 
salesman  from  the  College 
campus. 

The  salesman,  who  gave  his 
name  as  Scott  Lang,  apparently 
received  a  large  amount  of 
money  from  Williams  students 
in  magazine  orders.  He  was 
asked  to  leave  following  com- 
plaints to  Security  by  bothered 
students. 

"A  number  of  students  called 
security  with  complaints,"  faid 
Dean  Cris  Roosenraad.  '  He 
was  initially  asked  to  leave  and 
did  not.  He  went  into  another 
residential  house,  so  we  then 
involved  the  town  police." 

Lang  came  equipped  with 
business  cards  and  billing 
forms  representing  Publishers' 
Marketing  Agency,  P.M. A.,  in 
Maitland,  Florida.  The  Record 
was  unable  to  talk  with  either 
the  Maitland  Better  Business 
Bureau  or  P.M. A.  to  verify 
Lang's  offers. 

Lang  claimed  to  be  from  Eng- 
land, visiting  the  United  States 


to  sell  magazines.  He  hoped  to 
accumulate  enough  "sales 
points"  to  earn  a  $10,000  savings 
bond. 

Peter  Burghardt  '84  noticed 
some  oddities  in  his  sales  pitch. 

'  'The  checks  were  made  out  to 
a  person,  not  a  company,"  he 
noted.  "There  were  no  subscrip- 
tions shorter  than  about  three 
Continued  on  Page? 


Inside  the  Record 


Track  takes  Little  Three...p.  10 
Outlook  examines  ethics. ..p.  3 

Killing— a  dying  art ...  p.  5 

The  games  people  play.. ..p.  5 
Ephuslons p.  9 

Hockey  wins  two p.  10 


Page  2 


WILLIAMS  RECORD 


February  17,  1981 


Between  a  Rock  and  a  Hard  Place 


The  College  Council  has  dissolved  Pique  and  Backtalk,  and 
students  are  looking  for  someone  to  blame.  Most  protest  has  thus 
far  been  directed  at  the  Council  Finance  Committee,  but  the  real 
problem  lies  out  of  students'  control,  in  Hopkins  Hall.  The  Admin- 
istration refuses  to  increase  the  66  dollar  Student  Activities  Tax 
more  than  nine  percent,  even  though  FinCom  chairman  Russell 
Piatt  estimates  that  demand  for  the  already  oversubscribed  fund 
will  increase  10-15  percent  next  year  because  of  inflation.  The 
committee's  budget  cutting  in  the  fall  will  be  even  more  severe 
than  this  year's,  and  again  the  Council  will  have  to  make  painful 
decisions. 

The  SAT  has  progressively  decreased  in  real  terms  since  1974 
(p.  1);  student  sport  groups,  publications,  and  clubs  have  continu- 
ally been  forced  to  cut  costs  relative  to  previous  years.  We  see  no 
reason  why  the  Provost  should  have  complete  control  over  a  fund 
paid  by  students  for  the  use  of  students;  we  think  that  the 
Administration  should  respect  student  opinion  in  this  matter. 
Piatt  estimates  that  15  extra  dollars  will  provide  a  reasonable 
fund.  Surely  there  is  room  for  this  in  the  estimated  1200  dollar 
tuition  increase. 


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Merger  decision 

To  the  Editor: 

We  would  like  to  announce  the  creation 
of  a  new  literary  magazine.  While  still 
lacking  a  title,  this  publication  will  fill 
the  void  left  by  the  demise  of  Pique  and 
Backtalk.  A  preliminary  meeting  will  be 
held  on  Tuesday,  February  24,  at  7:00 
P.M.  In  Baxter  Lounge.  Anyone  inter- 
ested in  helping  in  any  way  is  welcome  to 
attend. 

Sincerely, 

Laura  Cushler  '81 

John  Da  Silva  '82 

Alyson  Hagy  '82 

Cheryl  Martin  '82 

Dierdre  Ratteray  '81 

Todd  Tucker  '81 

IVIerger  by  default 

To  the  editor. 

The  Town  Meeting  held  last 
Wednesday— what  was  that  about?  Pub- 
lic discussion  on  the  merger  of  Pique  and 
Backtalk?  Public  concern  over  the 
future  of  literary  publications  at  Willi- 
ams? Public  indictment  of  the  College 
Council's  unanimous  decision  to  effect 
the  merge? 

Ah,  you  say  we  were  invited  todlscuss, 
debate,  revue,  and  even  reverse  that 
decision.  But  there  were  no  more  than 
seventy  students  in  attendance.  Without 
a  quorum  the  issue  could  not  be  brught  to 
a  vote,  and  so,  the  decision  stands.  Pique 
and  Backtalk  will  merge,  no  matter  how 


ill-refined  the  efforts  of  certain  literary 
editors  have  so  far  proven. 

Yet  students  are  still  shouting:  "A 
foul!  A  foul!  Who  is  this  College  Council 
to  .  . ."  Hush.  Will  you  Ephs  forever  fight 
your  student  government?  Whether  by 
ridicule,  apathy,  or  Ignorance,  you  are 
the  ones  who  obstruct  the  Council  from 
greater  effectiveness. 

You  who  are  shouting  now— did  you  go 
to  the  Town  Meeting?  Do  you  read  the 
Minutes  from  CC  sessions?  They  are 
always  at  your  disposal.  This  question  of 
a  merger  will  have  been  recorded  from 
Its  beginning,  back  in  October.  Do  you 
read  your  college  newspaper?  They  send 
a  reporter  to  everyone  of  the  CC 
meetings. 

In  an  effort  to  Increase  campus  attend- 
ance at  its  sessions,  the  Council  met  in  a 
different  residence  each  week  for  most 
of  last  semester.  The  number  of  students 
to  make  use  of  that  service  was  less  than 
the  number  of  meetings. 

You  who  criticize  the  College 
Council — look  not  at  us,  but  at  your- 
selves. You,  the  student  body  of  Williams 
College:  is  the  student  government 
fairly  represented  in  your  concern  for 
this  college?  I  wonder. 

"An  Obdurate  Oligarch  Hell- 
bent On  Destruction"— 
Peter  Hodgson  '82 

Defense  for  Reagan 

To  the  editors: 

I  found  one  statement  in  Greg  Helres' 
maundering  tirade  in  last  week's  Record 


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particularly  offensive.  To  link  the 
murders  of  black  children  in  Atlanta 
with  Ronald  Reagan's  election  as  exam- 
ples of  a  "conservative  drift"  is  as  ridic- 
ulous and  abhorrent  as  would  be  an 
attempt  to  connect  Jimmy  Carter's  elec- 
tion with  the  murders  of  thirty -odd  white 
youths  by  John  Gacy  in  Chicago  as  evi- 
dence of  a  "liberal  drift."  The  tragic 
events  In  Atlanta  will  probably  be  found 
to  be  the  work  of  a  deranged  killer, 
whether  male  or  female,  black  or  white, 
without  regard  for  political  trends.  To 
suppose  otherwise,  in  the  absence  of  any 
such  evidence.  Is  both  Irresponsible  and 
stupid. 

Sincerely, 
Philip  Busch 

Back  back-ups 

To  the  editor: 

We,  the  cast  of  "In  the  Mood,"  are 
thrilled  with  the  response  our  show  has 
received  and  also  very  pleased  with  the 
favorable  review  printed  in  the  Record 
last  week.  However,  It  seems  to  us  to  be 
an  Incredible  oversight  that  only  the 
briefest  mention  was  made  In  that 
review  of  "the  nine  who  backed  (us)  up 
in  the  band." 

The  band  that  backed  us  up  included 
seven  excellent  musicians- Bill  Bura- 
koff.  Grant  Parker,  Jim  Namnoum, 
Martha  Piatt,  Jim  Hoch,  Marc  Mazzone, 
and  Steve  Colt— with  whom  our  show 
really  came  alive.  The  "energy  and 
excitement"  of  the  entire  show  would 
have  been  impossible  without  their 
music.  And  the  most  Important  member 
of  the  band  was  our  amazing  accompa- 
nist and  musical  director,  Peter  Gloo. 
After  countless  hours  of  arranging  our 
intricate  five-  and  six-part  vocal  harmo- 
nies, he  spent  more  endless  hours 
rehearsing  our  various  songs.  His 
patience  and  humor  and  musical  talent 
were  essential  to  our  show.  Without  all  of 
our  musicians,  the  production  could  not 
have  been  the  same. 

Sincerely, 

Jennifer  White  '81 

Sara  Austell  '81 

Us  Bischoff  '83 

Andrea  Constantikes  '81 

Rick  Gagliano  '83 

Steve  Johansen  '84 

Goerge  Liddle  '83 

Cheryl  Martin  '82 

•  Michael  WInther  '84 

and 

Bruce  Goodrich 

Hybrid  low-breed 

To  the  editor: 

The  plan  to  consolidate  Pique  and 
Backtalk  is  an  outrage.  This  decision 
deals  a  blow  to  the  arts  at  Williams. 
There  is  obviously  no  conception  in  the 
College  Council  of  what  It  means  to  dis- 
mantle two  highly  individual  publlca-  • 


tions  in  hope  that  a  hybrid  can  be 
successfully  created.  This  can  only  be 
accomplished  with  plastic  smiles  and 
resentment  on  the  faces  of  the  hardwork- 
ing editors  and  contributors  of  these  two 
magazines.  I  suggest  that  the  Council 
realize  the  serious  implications  of  this 
decision  and  reconsider  their  action. 

Sincerely, 
Ben  Davidso  '81 

Preppy  pointers 

To  the  editor: 

On  a  recent  foray  home  to  replenish 
my  stock  of  Beefeater  and  Triscuits,  I 
had  the  opportunity  to  browse  through 
cousin  Trip's  copy  of  The  Preppy  Hand- 
book. Since  just  everybody  does  seem  to 
be  reading  it,  I  thought  that  a  few 
remarks  from  a  reasonably  well- 
qualified  source  might  be  apropos. 

In  many  cases  the  book  zeroes  in  on  T. 
R.  S.  Navy  blue,  Nantucket,  Garry  Tru- 
deau,  and  golden  retrievers  definitely 
are  Preppy;  velous,  cash,  and  Cornell 
are  not.  And  It  was  a  super  piece  of 
Insight  to  peg  "Chip"  as  the  quintessen- 
tial golfer's  nickname.  (Are  you  listen- 
ing. Marcel?)  But  this  alleged  guide  to 
being  "Really  Top  Drawer"  does  contain 
a  number  of  bloopers,  and  some  of  them 
are  a  real  hoot. 

Take  Russian  emigres,  for  example. 
Nobody  gives  benefits  for  Russian  emi- 
gres, if  for  no  other  reason  than  that  you 
can't  find  them.  I  mean,  they've  all  dis- 
appeared into  advertising  firms,  or  the 
broadcast  media,  or  some  such  thing. 
(Come  to  think  of  It,  isn't  there  one  in 
Uncle  Skip's  law  firm?)  Also,  the  book 
puts  too  much  emphasis  on  tennis  and 
not  enough  on  squash.  Now  tennis  is 
important— witness  the  31  courts  at 
Choate— but  these  days  everyone  tries  to 
play  tennis,  while  squash  is  still  very 
much  The  Correct  Game. 

Let's  talk  Prep  school  for  a  moment. 
After  all,  It  Is  the  heart  of  the  Prep  expe- 
rience, and  Blrnbach's  mistakes  there 
clearly  mark  her  out  as  an  amateur.  For 
one  thing,  blowing  up  the  tennis  courts  is 
outre;  in  fact,  there's  no  prestige  in  blow- 
ing up  anything  while  a  student  unless 
you  do  not  take  any  science  courses.  And 
even  then  you  only  get  full  marks  for 
doing  something  really  stylish,  like  des- 
troying your  housemaster's  kitchen 
while  making  smoke-bombs  (extra 
points  if  he  has  small  children). 

And  finally  there  is  all  that  duck  busi- 
ness. Let  me  put  that  particular  myth  to 
rest:  ducks  are  neat,  to  be  sure,  but  they 
scarcely  are  key. 

Overall,  Ms.  Blrnbach  made  a  valiant 
stab  at  mastering  the  Prep  Persona— but 
alas,  her  well-meaning  efforts  were 
doomed  to  failure.  After  all,  it  takes 
three  generations  to  breed  a  Prep. 
(Longer  if  the  madras  isn't  faded  prop- 
erly). Still;  with  all  the  money  from  the 
book-sales  prudently  tucked   away  in 

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OUTLOOK 


WILLIAMS  RECORD 


Pages 


Introduction 
to  ethics  for 
students 

by  Steve  Willard 

A  corporate  businessman  must  bribe 
foreign  government  officials  to  maltc 
crucial  sales  in  a  foreign  country. 
Although  bribery  is  a  common,  expected 
practice  in  that  country,  should  the  busi- 
nessman continue  to  make  the  bribes? 

A  secret  Informant  has  given  a  jour- 
nalist critical  information  on  a  major 
criminal  trial.  Should  the  journalist  pro- 
tect the  defendant  or  his  source? 

A  lawyer  knows  a  client  Is  perjuring 
himself  on  the  basis  of  previous  privi- 
leged conversations.  Should  he  reveal 
what  he  knows? 

A  doctor  must  decide  which  emer- 
gency patients  will  receive  his  help  and 
which  will  die  for  lack  of  medical 
attention. 

These  ethical  quandries  have  become 
familiar  to  us  through  a  number  of  sensa- 
tional media  stories.  They  are  the  ethical 
challenges  we  as  Williams  students  will 
face  as  we  enter  the  professional  world  in 
the  next  5-10  years.  Of  crucial  Interest  to 
us  as  we  approach  these  decisions  must 
be  our  preparation  to  handle  these  ques- 
tions. What  sorts  of  dilemmas  will  we 
face?  Are  we  Intellectually  and  psycho- 
logically prepared  to  make  decisions  of 
this  nature?  These  two  questions  will  be 
examined  in  a  Record  series  on  ethical 
dilemmas  and  our  preparation  as  WiUi- 
ams  undergraduates  to  respond  to  these 
questions. 

In  this  introduction  and  in  a  concluding 


article,  I  will  raise  some  general  ques- 
tions on  ethics,  look  at  Williams'  role  in 
the  ethical  development  of  Its  under- 
graduates, and  will  examine  the  feasibil- 
ity of  formal  instruction  on  ethics  at 
Williams. 

Ethical  dilemmas  are  primarily  prob- 
lems of  conflict  between  an  Individual's 
contrary  obligations  to  his  society,  to  his 
fellow  man,  and  to  himself.  Very  few  eth- 
ical questions  can  be  resolved  without 
tradeoffs;  final  decisions  are  made  for  a 
variety  of  reasons.  The  primary  ethical 
yardstick  of  the  past  century  has  been 
the  concept  of  utilitarianism,  "the  grea- 
test good  for  the  greatest  number."  This 
standard  is,  predicated,  however,  on  the 
assumption  that  we  cannot  make  inter- 
personal utility  comparisons;  that  each 
man,  regardless  of  social  and  economic 
position,  values  a  given  object  equally. 


We  must  examine 
everything,  as 
Socrates  bids  us,  but 
such  examination 
may  take  a  life- 
time. 


This  premise  may  be  fallacious  as  it 
seems  a  poor  man  might  value  a  loaf  of 
bread  more  than  a  wealthy  man. 

If  man  is  stripped  of  his  "utihtarian 
objectivity"  he  is  forced  to  recognize  the 
nakedness  of  his  responsibility  and 
accountability  to  his  fellow  man.  Are  we 
capable  or  qualified  to  make  judgments 
and  decisions  that  will  affect  the  lives  of 


our  peers .' 

We  must  also  ask  ourselves  "Whatcan 
I  expect  and  demand  from  others?"  Can 
we  ethically  Impose  our  personal  moral- 
ity on  others?  Even  in  our  "personal" 
lives,  doesn't  our  interdef)endence  on 
this  small  planet  give  all  men  a  stake  in 
our  decisions?  Selfishness  cannnot  be 
our  guide.  I  cannot  say  "I  must  do  what 
my  conscience  dictates"  because  my 
conscience  may  be  based  in  a  society 
which  maintains  morally  untenable 
views  on  the  distribution  of  wealth,  food, 
and  other  resources.  We  must  examine 
everything,  as  Socrates  bids  us,  but  such 
examination  may  take  a  lifetime. 

The  college  or  university  is  viewed  as 
the  source  of  much  of  our  formal  educa- 
tion. How  does  Williams  prepare  us  for 
the  life  of  moral  examination  Socrates 
suggests?  I  see  two  major  forums  at  Wil- 
liams, the  classroom  and  the  extracur- 
ricular "bull  session". 

On  the  surface,  Williams  provides  an 
ideal  format  for  classroom  examination 
of  ethical  quandries.  The  small  classes, 
the  seminar  format,  and  an  administra- 
tion which  values  the  level  of  a  profes- 
sor's "openness  to  alternative  opinions" 
in  its  faculty  evaluation  all  point  to  a  edu- 
cational structure  highly  conducive  to 
moral  analysis  within  the  curriculum. 

Unfortunately,  student  attitudes  often 
prevent  the  discussion  of  ethics  in  the 
classroom.  Students  who  pose  ethical 
questions  are  met  with  scorn  and  ridic- 
ule from  their  peers;  they  are  making 
"value  judgments"  which  are,  of  course, 
inherently  wrong.  Students  soon  learn  to 
avoid  any  mention  of  beliefs,  feelings  or 
what  Is '  'right" .  Student  bull  sessions  are 
more  successful  in  raising  Important 
questions  about  beliefs  and  values  but  we 
know  so  little,  as  students,  about  all  the 
ethical  work  that  has  gone  before  us. 
Professors  can  help  us  understand  the 
historical  fabric  of  ethics,  but  we've  got 
to  go  to  the  source. 


One  way  to  do  this  would  be  a  required 
course  in  ethics  which  would  be  incorpo- 
rated Into  the  College  curriculum.  There 
are  a  number  of  problems  with  this,  how- 
ever. Who  would  teach  such  a  course? 
Would  President  Chandler  take  Dio- 
genes' lantern  and  search  the  faculty  for 
a  moral  man?  A  recent  poll  of  educators 
revealed  their  concern  that  such  a 
course  would  not  teach  morality;  that 


Would  President 
Chandler  take 
Diogene^s  lantern 
and  search  the 
faculty  for  a 
moral  man? 


those  who  are  moral  will  remain  moral, 
those  who  are  not  will  not  become  so. 
Logistical  questions  combine  with  these 
problems  to  make  any  attempt  at  such  a 
course  difficult. 

A  much  more  practicable  solution  is 
for  the  College  to  promote  strong,  active 
discussion  on  moral  and  ethical  issues 
both  in  class  and  outside  it.  Some  oppor- 
tunities for  this  are  provided  in  the  guest 
meal  system  and  In  the  other  numerous 
opportunities  for  faculty  student  interac- 
tion. This  discussion  is  what  we  hope  to 
promote  through  this  brief  series  of  arti- 
cles. Through  these  viewpoints  and  the 
community  response  they  engender  we 
hope  to  stimulate  more  of  this  productive 
campus-wide  discussion  of  some  of  the 
pressing  moral  and  ethical  problems 
which  fill  our  lives. 


Medicine:  progress  sours  ''the  noble  profession 


)f 


by  Alyson  Hagy  '82 

/  will  look  upon  his  who  shall  have  taught 
me  this  Art  even  as  one  of  my  parents.  I  will 
share  my  substance  with  him  and  I  will 
supply  his  necessities^  if  he  be  in  need.  I  will 
regard  his  offspring  even  as  my  own 
brethren,  and  I  will  teach  them  this  Art,  if 
they  would  learn  it,without  fee  or  covenant. 
I  will  impart  this  Art  by  precept,  by  lecture 
and  by  every  mode  of  teaching,  not  only  to 
my  own  sons  but  to  the  sons  of  him  who  has 
taught  me,  and  to  the  disciples  hound  by 
covenant  and  oath,  according  to  the  Law  of 
Medicine. 

The  regimen  I  adopt  shall  be  for  the 
benefit  of  my  patients  according  to  my  abil- 
ity and  judgment,  and  not  for  their  hurt  or 
for  any  tvrong.  I  will  give  no  deadly  drug  to 
any,  though  it  be  asked  of  me,  nor  will  I 
counsel  such,  and  especially  I  will  not  aid  a 
woman  to  procure  abortion.  Whalsoei'er 
house  /  enter,  there  will  I  go  for  the  benefit 
of  the  sick,  refraining  from  all  wrongdoing 
or  corruption,  and  especially  from  any  act  of 
seduction,  of  male  or  female,  of  bound  or 
free.  Whatsoever  things  1  see  or  hear  con- 
cerning tire  life  of  men,  in  my  attendance  on 
the  sick  or  even  apart  therefrom,  which 
ought  not  to  be  noised  aloud,  I  will  keep 
silence  thereon,  counting  such  things  to  he 
OB  sacred  secrets. 

— The  Oath  of  Hippocrates 


Medicine  is  the  "noble"  profession.  It 
is  noble,  perhaps,  because  its  practice 
requires  a  great  deal  of  personal  sacri- 
fice and  entails  a  certain  amount  of  per- 
sonal risk.  Men  and  women  spend  years 
studying  the  intricacies  of  the  physiolog- 
ical sciences;  there  is  the  well-known 
sacrifice  of  a  student's  time  and  money. 
These  same  students  later  labor  for  the 
rest  of  their  lives  to  master  the  intrica- 
cies of  the  Art  of  Medicine;  in  this  inex- 
act pursuit  there  are  individual  and 
professional  risks  as  the  stakes  of  life 
and  death  are  high. 

We  are  all  aware  of  the  sensational 
concerns  of  medical  ethics.  The  test  tube 
baby,  euthanasia,  genetic  engineering, 
abortion,  sterilization.  The  mass  media 
has  had  a  heyday  speculating  about  the 


range  of  biological  mutations  spawned 
by  the  wayward  creators  of  the  Space 
Age.  But  there  have  always  been  com- 
plex ethical  concerns  attached  to  the 
practice  of  medicine.  The  Hlppocratlc 
Oath  swears  to  an  unambiguous  perser- 
vation  of  life.  And  although  modern 
societies  may  have  different  beliefs,  the 
saving  of  lives  is  still  the  central  ethical 
Issue.  No  matter  how  specialized  and 
detached  health  care  becomes,  no  mat- 
ter how  far  science  and  technology  carry 


tlal,  is  an  Art— with  creative  risks  and 
ethical  dilemmas— that  should  be  driven 
home  to  every  student  of  the  profession. 

Gold  and  the  Golden 

The  American  Medical  Association 
has  no  specific  answers  for  its  members . 
Thank  God.  Beyond  a  bit  of  righteous 
back-patting  for  their  own  enthusiastic 
support  of  ethical  studies  in  medical 
school,  the  AMA  only  recommends  to  Its 
membership  the  application  of   "The 


us  beyond  the  fabric  of  the  Hlppocratlc 
Oath,  men  cannot  forsake  the  sense  of 
sacred  awe  that  pervades  their  consider- 
ation of  life.  But  has  this  sensitivity 
expanded  to  allow  science  to  create  life 
or  destroy  speciments  which  are 
unwanted,  Imperfect  or  In  pain?  Having 
tried  so  hard  to  perfect  the  techniques 
and  practices  of  the  profession,  modern 
medicine  has  only  managed  to  create  a 
series  of  social  and  legal  confusions.  It  is 
this  point,  the  truth  of  never  being  ble  to 
have  all  the  answers,  the  knowledge  that 
Medicine,  for  all  Its  powers  and  poten- 


?l4yi<i;ici\lS 


Golden  Rule"  in  decision  making  as  it  Is 
as  "appropriate  to  medical  conduct  as  it 
is  to  any  other  form  of  conduct  because 
essentially  there  is  no  difference"  (Jour- 
nal of  the  American  Medical  Associa- 
tion, Jan.  16, 1981 ) .  Do  unto  others  as  you 
would  have  them  do  unto  you.  It  is  a  sim- 
ple maxim,  too  simple  perhaps  to  apply 
to  cases  of  emergency  surgery,  passive 
euthanasia,  etc.,  but  the  AMA's  message 
is  clear.  The  medical  profession  is  being 
tugged  at  by  a  variety  of  changes  and 
there  is  no  longer  stable  ground  for  strict 
bureaucratic  decisions.  Thank  God,  the 


AMA  is  not  law  It  is  not  in  a  position  to 
enforce  its  opinion,  and  the  federal 
government  (as  yet)  has  taken  only 
equivocal  stands  on  ethical  Issues.  Each 
physician  is  on  his  or  her  own.  Good 
Luck. 

Medicine,  the  field  we  perhaps  cyni- 
cally note  as  the  road  to  financial  suc- 
cess, seems  to  be  becoming  less  of  a 
haven  for  the  scientific  specialist 
(beyond  the  university  laboratory)  and 
more  of  an  attraction  to  the  socially  and 
politically  concerned  individual.  There  a 
variety  of  trends  which  lead  to  this  per- 
ception. With  the  federal  government's 
foot  In  the  door  of  health  care,  luxurious 
financial  security  for  the  doctor  may  not 
be  a  given  beyond  this  decade.  No  more 
Mercedes,  less  time  for  gold.  The  enor- 
mous investment  of  public  monies  into 
health  care  enterprises  has  shifted  the 
dynamics  of  medical  practice  and  exper- 
imentation. The  physician  is  no  longer 
quite  the  autonomous  decision-maker  he 
once  was.  And  the  doctor-patient  rela- 
tionship has  developed  from  one  of  pri- 
estly reverence  to  one  of  mutual 
participation.  "My  son,  the  doctor"  is 
perhaps  more  of  a  human  being.  Even 
physicians,  themselves,  have  organized 
into  issues  groups  to  develop  a  structure 
for  the  practice  of  "political  medicine" 
promoting  moral  awareness  to  the 
potential  health  hazards  of  nuclear  ener- 
gy, pollution,  and  poverty.  Activism  is 
considered  an  ethical  duty  and  a  neces- 
sary service  to  the  public. 

Enormous  malpractice  insurance 
fees,  the  creeping  expanse  of  national 
health  care  and  community  awareness 
have  ail  chipped  away  at  the  modern 
physician's  halo.  Regardless  of  the 
heaps  of  sophisticated  equipment,  prac- 
titioners are  beginning  to  have  to  walk 
with  their  feet  firmly  on  much  the  same 
ground  that  the  ancients  did,  feeling 
their  way  along  through  each  patient  and 
each  diagnosis  because  their  profes- 
sional decisions  are  being  scrutinized 
from  all  angles.  In  the  play  between  life 
and  death,  the  modern  physician  must 
know  his  "right"  and  "wrong",  and  he 
must  be  willing  to  make  decisions  of  his 
own  without  the  comforting  counsel  of  a 
Continued  on  Page  6 


Page  4 


WILLIAMS  RECORD 


February  17,  1981 


Computer  addicts  love  their  games 


You  can  tell  who  they  are  just 
by  looking.  They  are  the  ones 
who  sit  behind  their  computer 
terminals  long  after  the  most 
devoted  computer  science 
major  has  quit  for  the  night. 
They  are  the  ones  who  have  loud 
arguments  at  lunch  over  things 
like  getting  out  of  the  Slippery 
Room  and  how  to  pass  The 
Dwarf.  They  are  the  pitiful  ones 
who  have  given  up  their  hold  on 
this  world  and  have  allowed 
their  minds  to  be  taken  over  by  a 
realm  of  fantasy  and  half- 
reality. 

They  are  the  computer- 
games  addicts. 

It's  sad  to  see  them  leading 
their  shadowy  lives,  their  ashen 
faces  hunched  over  the  termi- 
nals as  they  get  their  daily  fixes. 
And  if  you  talk  to  them,  ask 
them  why  they  don't  give  up 
computer  games,  their  answer 
is  always  the  same:  "I  can  quit 
any  time  I  want  to." 

Of  course,  when  the  games 
file  was  first  put  Into  the  compu- 
ter In  Bronfman  Science  Center, 


CLASSIFIEDS 


Beau     - 
Nebraska. 


Bon     Voyage     a 


Happy  Birthday  to 
William  L.  Keville,  III. 

Students  interested  in  serving  as 
Admissions  Office  Summer 
Tour  Guides  should  pick  up  ap- 
plications from  Mrs.  Rowland  at 
Mather  House  between  8:30  and 
4:30.  The  Job  involves  campus 
tours,  office  work  and  campus 
mail  delivery.  Dates  are  June  1 
to  September  1.  Applications 
MUST  be  returned  to  Mather 
House  no  later  than  Friday,  Feb- 
ruary 20,  1981. 

BABYSITTERS-Any  student 
who  is  interested  in  babysitting 
for  children  of  faculty  and  staff 
should  call  Debbi  Wilson  on  ex- 
tension 2376  or  stop  by  the 
Assistant  to  the  President's 
office  on  the  3rd  floor  of  Hop- 
kins Hal!  between  12:30-4:30, 
PM  Monday  through  Friday.  If 
you  babysat  first  semester  and 
wish  to  continue  second  semes- 
ter, you  should  let  Debbi  know. 


no  one  dreamed  that  the  games 
would  prove  so  dangerously 
habit-forming.  Lawrence 
Wright,  Director  of  the  Compu- 
ter Center,  maintains  that  the 
reason  for  their  Introduction 
(aside  from  "Why  not?" )  was  to 
give  students  more  exposure  to 
the  computer.  "The  only  real 
justification  (for  computer 
games),"  Mr.  Wright  said,  "is 
to  make  people  who  wouldn't 
ordinarily  use  the  computer 
more  'computer-literate.'  " 

The  games  themselves  are 
simple  enough  to  play;  one 
needs  some  knowledge  of  the 
computer  to  get  on  the  system, 
but  after  that  the  game  files 
themselves  give  full  instruc- 
tions. (The  Computer  Depart- 
ment Is  also  compiling  a  booklet 
that  will  give  more  detailed 
Instructions  to  the  novice.)  The 
games  file  lists  some  thirty- 
three  programs,  ranging  from 
games  like  "Tlc-Tac-Toe"  and 
"Hangman"  to  more  complex 
ones  like  "Subs,"  "Blackjack" 
and  "Football." 

But  the  two  most  addictive 
games— computer-]  unkles 
say  the  only  games— to  play  on 


the  computer  are  "Adventure" 
and  "Treasure  Island."  Both 
are  enormously  complex  pro- 
grams that  take  the  player  on  a 
wild  journey  through  all  sorts  of 
bizarre  hazards  in  search  of 
treasure. 

"Adventure"  Is  so  popular 
and  takes  so  much  time  to  play 
that  the  Computer  Department 
has  fixed  the  program  so  only 
one  person  can  play  "Adven- 
ture" at  a  time.  Although  over- 
crowding In  the  computer  room 
due  to  game-players  Is  not  pres- 
ently a  serious  problem,  Wright 
warned  that  If  it  becomes  a 
problem  the  Computer  Depart- 
ment win  simply  cut  a  few  of  the 
games  from  the  file.  (For  the 
hard-core  addict,  of  course,  this 
move  could  mean  enduring  the 
trauma  of  a  wlthdrawi.) 

Anyone  who  wishes  to  use  the 
computer  may  apply  for  a  user 
number  with  the  operator  on 
duty  In  the  computer  room.  But 
the  novice  Is  warned  to  use  com- 
puter games  only  as  directed, 
and  to  beware  of  the  dangers  of 
getting  hooked.  Because  once 
you  step  over  that  line,  you  can't 
come  back. 


College  costs  constrain 
financial    aid    students 


by  Lucy  Corrigan 

The  current  College  tuition  Is 
over  8,0(X)  dollars;  It  has  been 
rising  sharply  for  years  and  will 
continue  to  do  so  In  the  future. 
For  many  students  each 
Increase  means  Increased 
summer  working  hours, 
decreased  term-time  spending, 
and  extra  loan  burdens;  for  oth- 
ers, an  increase  has  little  effect 
on  their  personal  finances. 


K.A.O.S. -killing  becomes  a  fad 


The  acronym  Is  cleverly  apro- 
pos. K.A.O.S.  Killing  as  an 
organized  sport.  It's  enough  to 
send  chills  down  your  spine, 
unless  of  course  you're  one  of 
those  war-games  buffs.  To  you 
It  probably  illlclts  a  Pavlovian 
response.  Why  are  all  these  peo- 
ple brandishing  guns?  Why  do 
they  keep  looking  over  their 
shoulders?  Simple.  K.A.O.S. , 

I  can  see  the  headlines  now. 
"Paranoia  Strikes  College 
Campus."  "Neurosis  on  the 
Increase."  "Dean  Calls  for 
Moratorium  on  Murder."  Tales 
of  ambush,  espionage  and 
assassination.  What  has  hap- 
pened to  our  college  commun- 
ity. K.A.O.S. 

Once  again  another  college 
fad  has  emerged  on  our  cam- 
pus. No,  it's  not  murder  . . .  .It's 
the  sport  of  murder.  The  hunt. 
The   assassination  game   that 


CORSAGES 

and 

BOUTTONIERES 

'  of  all  kinds 

for 

WINTER  CARNIVAL 


blowers 


Country 


EPH'S  ALLEY 

on  Spring  St.  Wllliannstown 

behind  First  Agricultural  Bank 


Beautiful  Flowers.  . 
Naturally 

413-458-5030 


mmmrU^r./y-i 


has  been  popularized  on  cam- 
puses everywhere  has  struck 
Williams.  Surely  you've 
noticed. 

The  game  Is  quite  simple.  The 
participants  each  pay  an  entry 
fee  and  receive  in  return  a  toy 
gun  with  suction-cup  darts  and  a 
"victim  profile."  The  object  Is 
to    "kill"   your  victim   before 


being  killed.  You  see,  in  this 
game,  everyone  is  eventually  a 
victim.  Except,  of  course,  the 
winner.  If  one  shoots  his  or  her 
victim,  the  victim  dies  and 
drops  out  of  the  game.  The 
corpse  must  then  supply  the 
assassin  with  the  name  of  their 
victim.  The  assassin  then  plots 
Continued  on  Page  5 


This  week  in  Williams  history 


75  years  ago  this  week  .  .  . 

.  .  .  Williams  defeated  Yale  In 
basketball  25-9  .  .  .  Banker  Cha- 
rles Jesup  addressed  the  Good 
Government  Club  warning  that 
"the  principle  in  business  life  is 
becoming  'get  money  honestly 
If  you  can,  but  get  money.'  "... 
Brooks  Brothers  was  advertis- 
ing their  'Mid-winter  Suggest- 
ion Suits,  SilkWalstcoats, Dinner 
Jackets,  Opera  Hat,  and  canes" 
.  .  .  Gargoyle  Society  proposed 
changes  in  the  election  system 
for  class  officers  .  .  . 

50  years  ago  this  week  .  .  . 

.  .  .  Andres  Segovia,  noted 
Spanish  Guitarist,  was  playing 
at  Chapln  Hall  .  .  .  "Fighting 
Caravan"  with  Gary  Cooper, 
"Hell's  Angels"  with  Jane  Rus- 
sell, and  "Illclt"  with  Barbara 
Stanwyclv  were  playing  in  local 
theaters  . . .  Socialist  Party  Can- 
didate for  Governor  Alford 
Lewis  addressed  the  "Liberal 
Club",  calling  for  worker  con- 
trol of  corporations  .  .  .  Only  7 
seniors  could  be  Induced  to  vote 
in  their  class  elections  .  .  .  The 
Student  Council  dlsgarded  its 
election  results  because  of 
ballot-box  stuffing  from  fresh- 
men .  .  . 

25  years  ago  this  week  .  .  . 

. . .  Reactions  from  around  the 
country  were  received  follow- 
ing the  pledging  of  two  blacks  by 
the  Williams  Sigma  Phi  Frater- 
nity in  defiance  of  the  national 
Sigma  Phi  charter  . . .  The  var- 


sity basketball  manager  com- 
plained of  poor  behavior  by 
Williams  fans  at  a  recent  bas- 
ketball game,  writing,  "We 
would  need  an  I.B.M.  computer 
to  keep  a  count  of  the  number  of 
cat  calls  we  gave  Springfield 
players,  the  number  of  times  we 
hissed  while  the  opponents  shot 
fouls,  and  the  number  of  side- 
line experts  who  shook  fists  and 
made  cheap  insulting  remarks 
as  to  the  integrity  and  ability  of 
two  recognized  basketball  offi- 
cials." . . .  Irwin  Shalnman  pres- 
ented the  second  faculty  series 
lecture  of  the  year,  speaking  on 
"The  Last  Year  of  Mozart"  .  .  . 
THE  RECORD  published  an 
editorial  calling  for  careful 
selection  by  students  in  the 
upcoming  College  Council  elec- 
tions, and  severely  criticized 
the  student  body  for  apathetic 
turnouts  on  college  election  day 

10  years  ago  this  week  .  .  . 

.  .  .  The  School  Chest  fund 
drive  ended  Its  regular  fund 
raising  period,  falling  $4,000 
short  of  the  $6,000  goal;  Stu- 
dents expressed  "disgust"  with 
the  poor  results  and  the  drive 
was  extended  through  the  end  of 
the  month  .  . .  Secretary  of  State 
William  Rogers  spoke  with 
RECORD  reporters,  saying 
that  the  success  or  failure  of  the 
Nixon  "Vietnamlzatlon"  Pro- 
gram would  be  confirmed 
within  18  months. 


WINTER  CARNIVAL  PARTIES 

AT  MUS 10  COST* 


WHO 

Dodd,  Pratt,  Spencer  Dodd 

Tyler,  Hopkins,  Dennett     Tyler 


Tapes 

$7.50  single 
Band  or  Tapes    $10.00  couple 


Prospect,  Fitch, /Currier,  U.S.  Rhythm      $5.00single 
Bryant  Gladden  Greylock  $10.00  couple 

Perry,  Wood,  Mills  Perry  Tapes 

Carter,  Agard,  Armstrong  Agard  Mental  Floes 


Freshmen 


DrJscoll  Tapes 

"Cost  to  non-house  members 


$10.00  couple 
$2.00  single 


About  one-third  of  the  student 
body  Is  on  financial  aid  from  the 
school;  the  other  two-thirds  of 
the  campus  relies  on  parental 
assistance,  often  supplemented 
by  loans,  or  Independently  pays 
full  tuition. 

Many  Financial  aid  students 
feel  a  difference  between  them- 
selves and  those  whose  parents 
underwrite  their  educations. 
One  student,  whose  parents  are 
paying  one-fourth  of  his  tuition, 
said  about  his  sultemate,  "It's 
Ironic,  we're  the  same  age,  at 
the  same  level  of  education,  biit 
by  earning  most  of  my  tuition 
I've  grown  up,  I've  had  to  place 
values  on  things" — especially 
money.  The  student  continued, 
"But  he  (his  sultemate)  treats  it 
like  play  money.  It's  nothing  for 
him  to  blow  ninety  bucks  In  one 
night." 

Yet  wealthier  students  are 
often  aware  of  the  problems  of 
the  poorer  ones.  One  student 
said,  "My  father  pays  for  every- 
thing; I  don't  have  to  worry 
about  a  cent.  But  when  they 
announced  that  tuition  is  going 
up  I  feel  like  I  should  rant  and 
rave  and  complain  because  for 
some  people  it  means  a  lot; 
sometimes  it's  a  matter  of 
returning  here  or  not." 

Often  students  feel  that  those 
who  are  paying  out  their  own 
money  for  a  Williams  education 
are  more  apt  to  take  advantage 
of  the  College's  opportunities. 
Steve  Christakos,  Assistant 
Director  of  Admissions,  pointed 
out,  "It's  pretty  likely  that 
(financial  aid)  students  are 
going  to  respect  and  maybe  take 
advantage  of  the  opportunities 
here."  One  financial  aid  stu- 
dent, when  asked  if  he  thought 
his  concern  with  money  was 
helpful  or  detrimental  to  his 
education  answered,  "Helpful. 
When  you  study  and  feel  like 
canning  it,  you  don't.  I  take  my 
education  seriously."  Another 
student,  whose  parents  are  pay- 
ing all  costs,  said,  "It's  pretty 
easy  for  me  to  blow  something 
off  if  I  feel  like  It. 

But  on  the  other  hand,  there 
are  students  who  don't  find  It  at 
all  easy  to  "blow  school  off" 
even  though  their  parents  are 
paying  the  bills.  "$10,000  a  year 
Is  a  lot  of  money,"  one  noted. 
"My  parents  could  be  doing 
something  else  with  that  money 
but  they're  not.  Good  grades  are 
my  way  of  paying  them  back." 

What  sort  of  influence  do  par- 
ents "buy"  when  they  pay  that 
term  bill?  One  group  of  students 
replied  that  their  parents  have 
no  such  Influence  upon  them — 
"they  don't  even  ask  for  my 
grades,"  said  one.  Others  said 
that  they  are  Influenced  by  their 
parents,  but  that  this  Influence 
is  not  oppressive. 

Yet  there  were  others  who  felt 
tremendous  guilt.  "I'm  the  only 
child,  and  my  father  wants  me 
to  be  a  doctor,"  one  explained. 
"I'm  not  going  to  be  a  doctor.  I 
feel  very  guilty  about  that." 


February  17,  1981 


WILLIAMS  RECORD 


Page  5 


Pick  the 
favorites 

by  Cesar  Alvarez 

In  just  a  few  weeks,  nomina- 
tions for  the  Academy  Awards 
win  be  announced  In  Hollywood. 
Following  this  announcement, 
members  of  the  academy  will 
begin  the  month-long  process  of 
balloting  for  what  they  consider 
the  outstanding  achievements 
in  film  for  1980.  In  anticipa- 
tion of  the  upcommg  cinematic 
excitement,  this  reviewer  offers 
some  personal  observations  and 
conclusions  on  the  past  film 
season. 

It  is  becoming  increasingly 
difficult  for  a  male  actor  to  find 
a  solid  role  that  also  offers  the 
opportunity  to  grow  as  an  actor. 
This,  of  course,  is  exactly  what 
was  happening  five  or  six  years 
ago  when  the  Oscar  nomina- 
tions for  Best  Actress  Included 
Ann  Margaret  for  her  perfor- 
mance in  the  rock  musical 
Tommy. 

Yet  there  do  exist  actors  who 
seem  to  have  little  or  no  prob- 


lem finding  roles  which  offer  the 
aforementioned  qualities. 
Robert  DeNlro  and  Robert 
Duval  are  two  such  actors,  who 
are  featured  this  year  in  Martin 
Scorcese's  Raging  Bull  and  The 
"sleeper  hit ' '  The  Great  Santinl. 
There  are  only  three  other 
feature  performances  by  male 
actors  which  are  so  noteworthy: 
Peter  O'Toole  in  the  over-rated 
film,  The  Stunt  Man;  Barry 
Miller,  who  played  Ralph  Garcl 
with  conviction  and  emotion  in 
Fame,  and  Timothy  Hutton, 
who  offered  a  stellar  perfor- 
mance in  Ordinary  People. 
Unfortunately,  the  last  two  will 
probably  not  be  considered  for 
Best  Actor  nominations  by  the 
Academy.  Fame  was  an  early- 
year  film  release  which  means 
that  it  may  be  ignored  during 
the  nominations,  and  Timothy 
Button's    will,    if    he    hasn't 


already,  consent  to  be  nomi- 
nated for  Best  Supporting  Actor. 

Last  year,  Sally  Field  won  the 
Oscar  for  her  gutsy  portrayal  of 
a  union  organizer  in  a  textile 
mill  in  Norma  Rae.  (It  Is  inter- 
esting to  note  that  Norma  Rae 
was  an  early  year  film  release 
(February).)  This  year,  Sissy 
Spacek  seems  to  be  the  shoe-in 
for  her  performance  as  country- 
western  singer  Loretta  Lynn  in 
Coal  Miner's  Daughter.  Others 
vying  for  the  coveted  prize 
include  Mary  Tyler  Moore  in 
Ordinary  People  and  Goldie 
Hawn  in  Private  Benjamin. 

In  the  Supporting  Actor  cate- 
gory, it  will  be  interesting  to  see 
if  Jason  Robard  will  win  his 
third  Oscar  in  the  same  cate- 
gory for  his  performance  as  the 
eccentric  billionaire,  Howard 
Hughes  in  Howard  and  Melvin. 
(Two    previous    Oscars    were 


Killing  can  be  fun 


Continued  from  Page  4 
to  kill  this  new  victim,  but 
should  an  assassin  be  shot  by  a 
victim,  he  must  consider  him- 
self dead  for  24  hours.  After  that 
period,  the  assassin  can  return 
to  the  hunt. 


ARTS     ARTS    ARTS 


Williams  Trio 

The  Williams  Trio  will  per- 
form this  evening  (February 
17)  at  8: 30  in  the  Brooks-Rogers 
Recital  Hall.  Works  by  Martinu, 
Mendelssohn  and  John  Ireland 
will  be  performed. 

Student  Theatre  Productions 

Cap  and  Bells  will  present  the 
student  production.  Dimensions 
and  Other  Nonsense  on  Thurs- 
day and  Friday,  Feb.  19  and  20 
at  7:30  in  the  Rathskeller. 
Tickets  for  the  two  performan- 
ces are  $1.00  and  are  available 
at  Mission  Park  and  Baxter 
Hall. 

On  the  same  evenings  at  8: 45 
PM  Dyskolos,  an  original  rock 
opera  by  Ethan  Herman,  will  be 
presented,  also  at  the  Raths- 
keller. Tickets,  which  are  $1.00 
in  advance,  $1.50  at  the  door,  are 
on  sale  in  Baxter  Hall  and  Mis- 
sion Dining  Hall  during  lunch 
hours,  February  16-19. 

Guitarist  at  the  Clark 

Christopher  Berg,  a  nation- 
ally known  guitarist  and  luten- 
1st,  will  perform  a  varied 
program  of  guitar  music  on  Sat- 
urday, Feb.  21  at  8: 30  in  the  aud- 
itorium of  the  Clark  Art 
Institute.  The  program  will 
Include  works  by  J.  S.  Bach, 
William  Walton,  John  Dowland, 
Mario  Goulliani  and  Frank 
Martin. 

WCFM  features 

Sports 

Fri.  Feb.  20:  Hockey  vs.  Wes- 
leyan  at  7:30.  (cancelled) 
Sat.    Feb.    21:    Basketball  vs. 
Drew  at  8: 00 

Exile  on  Spring  St. 
Wed.  Feb.  18:  Tex  Mex  Modern 
Music 

The  Music  of .  .  . 
Sun.  Feb.  22  at  2: 30:  Jerry  Jeff 
Walker 

Premier  and  Classic  Albums 
Tues.  Feb.  17:  Marvin  Gaye— In 
Our  Lifetime 

Wed.  Feb.  18:   The  Tourists- 
Luminous  Basement 
Thurs.  Feb.  19:  Roxy  Music— 
For  Your  Pleasure 
gun.  Feb.  22:  Joe  "King"  Car- 
rasco  and  the  Crowns 

Mon.  Feb.  23;  Boomtown  Rats— 
Mondo  Bongo 


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Wed.  at  9:00  P.M.  Frl.  at  4:30 
and  Sun.  at  11:30 

Concert  listing 

Thurs.  Feb.  19:  Outlaws, 
Palace,  Albany,  N.Y.  Jonathan 
Edwards,  JB  Scott's, Albany, 
N.Y. 

Sat.  Feb.  21:  Johnny  Winter, 
Stage  West,  W.  Hartford,  Conn. 
Gamma,  Hullabaloo,  Rensse- 
laer, N.Y. 

New  Riders  of  the  Purple  Sage, 
JB  Scott's  Albany,  N.Y. 
Tues.  Feb.  24:    Johnny  Cash, 
Civic  Ctr.,  Springfield,  Mass. 
Outlaws,    Orpheum,    Boston, 
Mass. 

Thurs.  Feb.  26:  Cheap  Trick, 
Civic  Ctr.,  Springfield,  Mass. 
Fri.  Feb.  27:  Maurice  Andre, 
Fine  Arts  Ctr.  Concert  Hall, 
U.Mass,  Amherst,  Mass. 
Sat.,  Feb.  28:  Cheap  Trick,  Bos- 
ton Garden,  Boston 

Music  series 

Vocal  Blues  and  Gospel  will 
be  the  next  two  subjects  of  the 
weekly  radio  program  "Black 
Music  in  America,"  broadcast 
each  Thursday  evening  from 
8:30  to  10:30  p.m.  by  WCFM. 
Gospel  music  will  be  heard  on 
Thursday,  Feb.  19. 

The  series,  which  started  two 
weeks  ago  with  programs  on 
Early  Jazz  and  Vocal  Blues, 
will  run  through  eleven  pro- 
grams. Participants  will 
include  Professors  David 
Smith,  Irwin  Shainman,  Jeffrey 
Parker,  and  Carl  Johnson, 
archivist  of  the  Williams  Col- 
lege Paul  Whiteman  Collection. 
Williams  undergraduates  are 
also  among  the  participants 
who  pwssess  special  knowledge 
of  American  black  music  that 
they  will  share  with  WCFM 
listeners. 


Needless  to  say,  the  idea  of 
being  stalked  by  an  anonymous 
assailant  is  unnerving.  Conver- 
sely, plotting  murder  is  time 
consuming.  Attention  must  be 
given  to  every  detail,  including 
determining  class  schedules, 
eating  habits  and  daily  routines . 
Disguises  may  become  neces- 
sary, and  self-protection 
becomes  an  obsession.  In  a 
group  of  three  or  larger,  a  vic- 
tim is  safe  from  attack,  so  tra- 
veling in  packs  becomes 
essential.  The  story  is  told  of  the 
version  played  at  Michigan 
State,  where  4000  participants 
disregarded  school  work,  meals 
and  personal  hygiene  for  the 
sake  of  "kill,  or  be  killed."  The 
winner  pocketed  $4000,  though. 
Here,  the  winner  gets  to  be  shot 
by  every  participant  at  the  post- 
game  party.  Bang,  —you  win! 

Tales  of  intrigue  have  already 
surfaced  with  the  game  only 
about  a  week  old.  One  victim 
received  a  shiner  trying  to  wres- 
tle his  assailant's  gun  from  him. 
To  add  insult  to  Injury,  he  was 
then  shot.  Another  was  woken 
from  a  deep  sleep  by  the  sound 
of  his  door  being  broken  down. 
He,  too,  bit  the  dust.  Pity  the  one 
who  shot  a  fella  in  the  men's 
room:  the  dart  deflected  into  a 
urinal. 

"Death"  threats  in  the  form 
of  notes  or  phonecalls  add  spice 
to  the  hunt.  For  that  matter,  it  is 
not  uncommon  to  find  yourself 
staring  down  the  barrel  of  a  toy 
gun  that  protrudes  from  a 
barely  open  door  when  you  inno- 
cently knock  . . . knock . . . knock 

"Who  is  it?" 

It's  me,  let  me  in." 

"Me  who?" 

"Your  roommate.  Let  me 
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awarded  to  the  esteemed 
Broadway  and  film  star  for  his 
portrayal  of  Lillian  Hellman's 
lover,  Dashiel  Hammett  in 
Julia,  and  of  the  Washington 
Post  editor  Ben  Bradley  in  the 
Watergate  thriller.  All  the  Pres- 
ident's Men.) 

Finally,  in  the  Supporting 
Actress  category,  the  question 
this  year  focuses  on  the  possibil- 
ity of  Dolly  Parton's  nomination 
for  her  film  debut  as  the  loyal 
secretary  in  Nine  to  Five.  Don't 
laugh.  Her  performance  is  one 
of  the  more  memorable  parts  of 
the  film.  Of  course,  the  nomina- 
tion may  be  based  less  on  Par- 
ton's  acting  abilities  (which 
aren't  bad  at  all)  and  more  on 
her  celebrity  hood,  last  then 
again,  the  Academy  has  failed. 

Continued  on  Page  9 


"How  do  I  know  it's  you?" 

"Of  course  it's  me!  Don't  you 
recognize  my  voice?" 

"Slide  your  I.D.  under  the 
door  and  put  your  hands  on  your 
head!" 

This  paranoia  Is  the  result  of 
one  of  the  more  popular  forms  of 
murder:  the  decoy.  An  innocent 
bystander  is  convinced  to  use  a 
second  gun  to  shoot  a  victim. 
The  victim  fires  in  return  to 
defend  himself,  and  then  the 
real  assailant  enters  and  shoots 
the  victim  who  no  longer  has 
ammunition. 

It  all  sounds  so  carzy.  My 
initial  reaction  was  one  of  con- 
demnation. I  had  heard  what 
happens  to  these  people:  they  go 
nuts,  don't  eat  or  sleep,  and 
don't  trust  their  friends.  They 
become  obsessed.  Yet  I  was  so 
Intrigued,  I  decided  to  partici- 
pate ...  in  a  second-hand  way,  of 
course.  I  had  to  know  "WHY." 

I  volunteered  to  act  as  a 
decoy.  I  was  given  a  gun,  which 
I  promptly  holstered  under  my 
jacket.  As  we  walked  toward  the 
quad,  I  could  feel  what  drives 
these  people  to  play:  the  furtive 
glances,  the  plotting  and 
treachery.  It  was  obvious  .  .  . 
the  Dirty  Harry  Syndrome.  The 
desire  to  slowly  cock  the  trigger 
and  ask  that  awe-inspiring 
question  "Do  you  feel  lucky?" 

We  reached  the  room.  I 
knocked  'cause  the  door  was 
locked.  I  heard  a  voice.  I 
knocked  again  ...  he  denied 
entrance.  I  disguised  my  voice: 
"Bagelman! "  He  was  too 
clever,  or  at  least  too  paranoid, 
to  fall  for  the  ploy.  I  yearned  to 
kick  down  the  door  and  scream 
"Flve-0!  Hold  it!"  But  I  didn't 
dare;  they  make  the  doors  so 
damn  thick  here  .  .  . 


Carnival  to 
feature  Blotto 

In  celebration  of  Winter  Car- 
nival weekend,  the  Concert 
Committee  of  the  Student  Actl'/- 
Ities  Board  (S.A.B.)  will  present 
a  concert/dance  party  featur- 
ing Blotto,  on  Thursday,  Febru- 
ary 19  in  the  Greylock  Dining 
Hall. 

Based  In  Albany,  New  York, 
Blotto  is  known  for  its  humorous 
and  somewhat  satirical  dance 
music.  The  band  has  two  E.P.'s 
to  its  credit,  both  of  which  fea- 
ture the  band's  fast,  bouncy, 
pop  beat  that  has  garnered 
nationwide  airplay. 

According  to  Catherine  Har- 
tley, a  member  of  the  S.A.B. , 
the  dance  concert  Is  expected  to 
meet  with  great  success.  Pre- 
vious concerts  of  the  same  kind, 
which  featured  groups  such  as 
the  Nightcaps  and  the  Surfers 
filled  the  hall  to  capacity.  Based 
on  these  past  performances  and 
on  the  fact  that  Blotto  is  one  of 
the  better  known  groups  to 
appear  on  campus,  tickets— 
which  are  $2.00  at  the  door— are 
expected  to  go  fast. 

The  doors  will  open  at  8: 30. 
Between  tapes  and  the  music  of 
Blotto,  the  tunes  will  be  non-stop 
until  1:00  A.M.  Traditional 
refreshments  will  be  served. 


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WILLIAMS  RECORD 


February  17.  1981 


Medical 
Ethics  — 

Continued  from  Page  3 

respirator,  a  laser  t)eam,  or  a 
silent  series  of  X-rays.  The 
wires  and  tubes  are  there  to  be 
joined,  filled  or  connected,  but 
they  cannot  think  or  judge.  Only 
a  hunnan  can. 

The  essential  spiritual 
rewards  of  the  profession  are 
the  same  today  as  they  were  In 
Hippocrates  time.  Care,  com- 
passion and  aid  for  the  suffer- 
ing.  But  we,  with  our 
once-Immutable  faith  In 
science,  are  only  beginning  to 
discover  the  morality  of  medi- 
cine practiced  by  men,  and 
what  it  really  means  to  be  a 


doctor. 

Thv  Dintor  Ni'xt  Oiwr 
//  crtT  then'  ivtis  a  nnn'/ainily 
mernhtT  whtt  is  ntntpvtt'iit  antt 
trusted  to  makr  faliii'  juttf(- 
meiils  fur  an  intliiidiial,  it  is 
the  family  doctor.  He  was  there 
in  triittuph  and  tlefeat,  affony 
and  elation.  IJ.4MA,  Jan.  16, 
I9HI) 

The  trend  back  toward  prim- 
ary health  care  the  services  of 
the  family  doctor.  Is  probably 
mediated  by  the  Inordinate 
costs  of  specialized  care.  But 
these  down  home  doctors  may 
well  be  the  source  of  what  little 
ethical  stability  the  medical 
profession  can  expect  to  have  in 
the  next  few  years.  The  family 
physician  who  knows  an  Individ- 
ual (and  his  value  system)  may 
well  be  the  only  vehicle  for  ethi- 
cal practice  in  the  health  care 


Meeting  fails  to  get  quorum 


Continued  from  Page  1 
Council  funding  followed.  Todd 
Tucker  '81,  editor  of  Pique,  said 
he  understood  that  the  frozen 
funds  of  the  two  magazines 
"wouldn't  just  go  to  any  group 
of  vultures." 

Russell  Piatt  '82,  Council 
Treasurer,  remarked  that  "as 
far  as  who  runs  the  magazines, 
that's  not  our  business."  Coun- 
cil President  Darrell  McWhor- 
ter  '81,  added,  "The  money  that 
exists  now  for  the  creation  of  the 
one  maggazlne  should  be  talked 


about  among  Pique  and  Back- 
talk  editors  especially." 

Peter  Hodgson  '82  said  that 
the  Council  assumed  that 
"Pique  and  Backtalk  would  be 
given  priority"  in  forming  the 
new  publication. 

At  the  end  of  the  meeting, 
Cushler,  Ratteray,  and  Tucker 
set  a  date  for  a  meeting  of  their 
staffs  to  plan  a  spring  issue. 
Cushler  remarked,  "The  senior 
editors  are  going  to  step  down", 
putting  Alyson  Hagy  '82  and 
Cheryl  Martin  '82  in  charge. 


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structure.  But  such  decisions, 
those  made  concerning  life  and 
limb  of  a  patient,  are  highly  spe- 
cific ones  made  by  an  individual 
for  an  individual.  Although  fam- 
ily physicians  are  no  doubt  bet- 
ter equipped,  in  some  sense,  to 
make  ethical  decisions  because 
they  practice  their  art  almost 
subjectively  without  the  dis- 
tance or  shelter  of  microscopes, 
masks,  or  sheaves  of  typed 
data,  their  knowledge  and  edu- 
cation still  can  hardly  hope  to 
lend  moral  consistency  to  the 
whole  profession.  Where  are  the 
rights  and  wrongs? 

Where  is  Morality? 

Golly  gee.  The  AMA  hopes 
that  those  seminars  in  medical 
school  will  dole  out  morality. 
Medical  schools  seem  to  be 
crossing  their  fingers,  believing 
that  a  college  education  is  still 
worth  something  (that  Good 
will  prevail!  )  because,  of 
course,  they  cannot  judge  char- 
acter from  a  transcript.  And  the 
colleges?  .  .  .  well,  didn't  your 
Mother  ever  tell  you  the  differ- 
ence between  right  and  wrong? 

We  can  only  hope  that  a  lib- 
eral arts  education  has  merit.  A 
sharp,  well-trained  mind  can 
detect  not  only  the  honor  and 
dignity  of  the  ancient  Oath  of 
Hippocrates  but  can  begin  to 
sense  the  fine  line  between  the 
past  and  the  present,  between 
life  and  death  after  the  discov- 
ery of  DNA.  It  is  perhaps  likely 
that  most  future  physicians  will 
need  to  make  very  few  real  ethi- 
cal decisions  as  the  government 
seems  prepared  to  establish  a 
universal  morality  enforceable 
by  law.  Congratulations.  Just  as 
we  are  now  slogging  through  the 
after  effects  of  technological 
advancement,  we  may  some- 
day have  to  wriggle  through  the 
maze  of  do's  and  don'ts 
accorded  by  political  whims. 
Exempli  gratia:  The  question 
already  is  not  do  we  create  test 
tube  babies,  but  how  many 
should  we  spawn  annually?  But 
it  is  perhaps  not  unrealistic  to 
assume  just  the  opposite.  Ethi- 
cal stability  will  be  founded  In 
the  grass  roots  level  of  the  pro- 
fession where  single  men  and 
women  in  small,  individualized 
practices  can  face  their  patients 


and  their  Maker  knowing  that 
"Science  cannot  deliver  what 
Jesus  promised"  ("On  Call", 
Winter  1981).  A  Right  and  a 
Wrong  may  once  again  lift 
Itself,  rather  unsteadily,  from 
the  limits  of  Individual's  sheer 
"ability"  and  "judgment". 

So  what?  We  know  how  to 
make  decisions.  We  know  how 
to  act.  Or  so  we  think.  Well,  we 
had  better  know  how.  Whether 
we  are  future  professionals  or 
not  we  had  better  learn  to  know 
where  we  stand.  Williams  Col- 
lege scrubs  the  shiny  faces  of 
many  future  American  leaders 
in  law,  medicine,  business,  and 
communications.  Surely,  they 
all  know  how  to  think.  It  may  be 
true  that  they  all  know,  only  too 
well,  how  to  rationalize  them- 
selves into  a  diplomatic  quag- 
mire between  an  ethical  apathy 
and  a  zealous  morality. 


Medicine  Is  the  most  noble 
and  the  cruelest  of  professions. 
Between  the  lives  and  deaths  of 
other  humans  there  is  no  time  to 
wade  in  a  quagmire.  Men  and 
women  are  caught,  alone,  with 
only  their  Instruments  .  .  .  and 
maybe,  a  few  prayers.  We  owe  It 
to  ourselves  to  live  and  learn  as 
individuals  in  the  moral  time 
warp  between  our  childhoods 
and  the  real  world.  There  are 
some  bridges  we  cannot  wait  to 
cross,  that  we  cannot  ignore 
until  a  crisis.  We  owe  it  to  our- 
selves to  think.  A  Fate  or  a  God 
win  play  a  great  part  in  our  lives 
and  the  lives  of  others,  and  often 
there  will  not  be  a  "right"  or  a 
"wrong"  answer,  merely  a 
"better"  or  a  "best".  To  reach 
the  best,  a  solid  educated  sense 
of  self  must  be  founded.  In  a  col- 
lege? On  the  streets?  Some- 
where. 


S.A.T.  funds  drying  up 


Continued  from  Page  1 
would  add  $11,(XX)  to  the  SAT, 
which  is  equivalent  to  $5.77  per 
student,  said  Markgraf. 

Piatt  estimates  that,  with  a 
10%  rate  of  Inflation,  requests 
from  student  groups  will 
amount  to  almost  $160,000  next 
year.  However,  the  Finance 
Committee  of  the  Council  will  be 
able  to  allocate  only  $130,000. 
Thus  most  groups  will  find  their 
already  tight  budgets  reduced 
even  further. 

Piatt  explained,  "The  SAT 
has  remained  constant  for  quite 
a  while.  We  haven't  been  able  to 
keep  up  with  Inflation."  The 
SAT  has  been  raised  twice  in  the 
past  7  years.  In  1979-80,  after  an 
increase  of  $4  per  student, 
budgets  were  cut  by  an  average 
of  9%.  This  year,  almost  17%  of 
the  requests  were  eliminated. 

Markgraf  commented,  "Peo- 
ple may  have  hoped  for  more, 
but  I'm  asking  all  departments 
and  offices  to  accommodate 
themselves  to  a  9%  growth  in 
budget.  I'm  pleased  we  can  go 
that  high;  some  years  there  will 
be  no  increase.  Nine  percent  is 
not  a  trivial  amount." 

Markgraf  said  that  the 
increase  is  in  line  with  "what 
the  student   budget  has  been 


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raised  by  In  the  past."  He  added 
that  he  realized  the  increase 
was  "disappointing  low"  to  the 
College  Council.  "There  will 
frequently  be  legitimate  differ- 
ences of  opinion.  We  will  be  as 
responsive  as  we  can  in  meeting 
the  needs  of  the  campus." 

Five  major  organizations— 
the  Concert  Committee,  the 
Gulielmensian,  the  Lecture 
Committee,  the  Record  and 
WCFM— consumed  47%  of  the 
SAT  budget  this  year.  Smaller 
organizations  will  be  most 
affected  by  budget  cuts.  This 
year  69%  of  the  reductions  hurt 
groups  with  requests  under 
$6000. 

The  possibility  of  soliciting 
outside  funds  to  supplement  the 
SAT  has  been  opposed  in  part  by 
the  College  administration.  In 
1979  Tim  Keneflck  '80  submitted 
a  proposal  for  an  alumni  fund 
drive  to  the  Development 
Office.  The  plan  called  for  a 
brief  appeal  to  alumni  who  had 
been  involved  in  the  seven  larg- 
est fund-consuming  groups.  The 
Finance  Committee  viewed  this 
student-run  drive  as  "a  possible 
way  of  getting  around  the  Immi- 
nent funding  crisis,"  according 
to  Piatt.  The  Development 
Office  rejected  the  proposed 
campaign  early  last  year. 

An  informal  survey  con- 
ducted in  1979  indicated  that 
most  students  would  favor  a 
small  Increase  in  the  SAT.  Piatt 
estimates  that  an  $81  SAT  would 
fully  cover  expected  requests 
from  student  groups  next  year. 


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Swimmers  take  first  loss 


EPHRAIM 


by  Pete  Beckford 

The  Williams  College  men's 
swim  team  was  brought  down  to 
earth  Saturday  afternoon  as  the 
Colgate  swimmers  handed  the 
Ephmen  their  first  loss  of  the 
season,  73-60.  The  teams  were 
well  matched,  with  the  outcome 
of  the  meet  up  for  grabs  as  the 
final  event  began.  The  Colgate 
freestylers  then  iced  the  meet 
by  turning  in  an  800  yard  free 
relay  time  of  7:09.1. 

It  was  not  surprising  that  the 
Red  Raiders  won  the  free  relay, 
for  their  freestyle  swimmers 
had  shut  Williams  out  of  scoring 
in  the  50, 100,  200,  and  500  yard 
freestyles.  But  led  by  sophs  Jim 
Stockton  and  Ben  Aronson,  and 
freshman  Rob  Sommer,  the  div- 
ers, butterflyers  and  backstrok- 
ers  kept  the  meet  even. 
All-Amerlcan  Stockton  cap- 
tured both  the  1  and  3  meter  div- 
ing events,  with  co-capt.  Bill 
Kelley  taking  the  second  places. 
Sommer  and  co-capt.  Gordon 
Cliff  matched  the  divers  by 
going  1-2  in  the  100  and  200  yard 
back.  Sommer's  winning  times 
were  56.6  and  2:01.2.  In  the  200 
fly,  it  wa  Aronson  in  first  with  a 


personal  best  of  2: 00.2.  Aronson 
and  Cliff  also  showed  well  in  the 
400  yard  individual  medley, 
placing  2-3  behind  Colgate's 
Shepardson  in  the  exhausting 
four  stroke  event. 

The  100  yard  fly  spring  saw 
All-Amerlcan  Frank  Fritz, 
freshman  Jeff  Mills,  and  Mike 
Regan  (an  All-Amerlcan  free 
sprinter  with  evidently  hidden 
butterfly  talent)  shut  out  the 
Raiders.  Fritz  won  the  event 
with  a  55.4  clocking.  Finally, 


breaststroker  Dave  Johnson 
picked  up  valuable  points  with  a 
second  and  third  in  his  special- 
ties to  leave  the  score  at  66-60 
Colgate  before  the  final  relay. 
Unfortunately  for  Williams,  the 
relay  stroke  was  freestyle  and 
the  Colgate  foursome,  anchored 
by  Shepardson,  swam  away 
with  the  meet.  Colgate  now 
owns  a  season  record  of  8-2. 

Williams  winds  up  its  dual 
meets  with  a  match  at  Wesleyan 
next  Sat. 


B-ball  loses  close  one  — 


Continued  from  Page  9 
boost  their  team's  margin  to 
nine.  Williams  fought  back  to 
within  one  point,  56-55,  by  out- 
scoring  the  Lord  Jeffs  11-3 
between  the  6:00  and  2:00 
marks.  Junior  Al  Lewis  and 
freshman  Art  Pidoriano  paced 
the  come-back  effort  with  four 
and  three  points  respectively  in 
that  four-minute  stretch. 

Amherst  iced  the  victory  In 
the  final  minute  when  sopho- 
more point  guard  David  Strand 
penetrated  then    dished  off  an 


assist  to  Caseria,  then  hit  the 
last  four  points  of  the  game  him- 
self by  connecting  on  both  ends 
of  back-to-back  one-and-one 
situations. 

Lewis  paced  Williams  with  14 
points  and  captain  Dean  Ahl- 
berg  followed  with  13.  Olesen 
and  Pidoriano  added  nine 
apiece. 

Williams  travels  to  R.P.I, 
tomorrow,  then  returns  to 
Lasell  Gymnasium  to  host  Drew 
University  in  the  Winter  Carni- 
val contest  this  Sat.  at  8: 00  p.m. 


Letters  .  .  . 


Preps. 


Continued  from  Page  2 
trust  funds,  she  Is  laying  a  good 
foundation  for  her  grandchil- 
dren—Muffy  and  Van. 

Gatorially  yours, 

J.  Penfield  Trout 

Choate  '76 

P.S.  She  was  right  about  Cho- 

ate's  school  cheer,  though.  It  is 

a  tad  atavistic,  but  we  like  it. 

Semantic  racism 

To  the  editor: 

We  were  appreciative  that  the 
Record  took  notice  on  its  editor- 
ial page  of  the  successful  first 
all-college  Black  Student  Union 
sponsored  party. 

But  while  the  editorial  con- 
tained some  positive  aspects  it 
nevertheless  demonstrated,  all 
too  clearly,  the  unconscious 
racism  that  is  characteristic  not 
only  of  The  Record's  editorial 
board,  but  also  of  tlie  Williams 
College  community  and  Ameri- 
can society  in  general. 

The  Record  was  both  well- 
intentioned  and  accurate  in 
writing  that,  "It  is  not  enough  to 
interact  intellectually  with  stu- 
dents of  another  race."  But,  this 
was  followed  by  the  statement 
that,  "we  must  live  with  them  in 
order  to  understand  and  appre- 
ciate our  ethnic  diversity." 
(italics  added)  While  the  unfor- 
tunate choice  of  pronouns— 
"we"  and  "them"— was  not 
ill-intentioned,  such  a  usage 
demonstrates  the  unconscious 
racist  tone  of  the  editorial  and  is 


a  perfect  example  of  the  uncons- 
cious distinction  made  between 
blacks  and  whites  at  Williams 
and  American  society  at  large. 
It  is  also  true  that  B.S.U. 
party  was  "a  step  in  the  right 
direction."  The  B.S.U.  party 
permitted  free  interaction 
amongst  students  of  all  races. 
But,  having  stated  this,  The 
Record  editorial  continued, 
"What  we  like  best  about  the 
party,  though,  was  its  2: 30  cur- 
few." (italics  added)  By  writing 
that  the  importance  of  the 
B.S.U.  party  rested  in  its  elon- 
gated duration  (a  "rare  accom- 
modation" which  "should  be 
capitalized  on")  The  Record 
has  almost  entirely  dismissed 
the  validity  of  its  previous 
remarks  and  has  clearly  dem- 
onstrated its  skewed  sense  of 
priorities.  Such  a  viewpoint  is 
indicative  of  an  attitude  which 
is  based  on  a  dichotomy 
between  blacks  and  whites.  The 
Record  editorial  has  shown  that 
such  an  attitude  is  all  too  preval- 
ent. What  was  special  about  the 
B.S.U.  party  was  that  it  attemp- 
ted to  mitigate  this  dichotomy 


by  looking  beyond  the  we/them 
mentality. 

Sincerely, 

Adam  J  Merims  '83 

Greg  Heires  '83 

Editor's  note 

We  regret  any  misunder- 
standing of  last  week's  editor- 
ial. We  wish  to  promote 
interaction  and  communication 
between  members  of  different 
racial  groups.  We  do  not,  how- 
ever, assume  that  we  are  "all 
the  same."  Each  of  us  has  his 
own  distinctive  racial  and  eth- 
nic heritage.  We  are  all  part  of 
the  community  of  mankind  but 
we  are  also  each  part  of  our  own 
cultural  and  ethnic  group.  Each 
of  us  has  a  '  'we"  and  we  all  have 
a  "they". 

Regarding  our  editorial  use  of 
the  word  "we",  newspaper  tra- 
dition dictates  that  the  editors 
use  the  personal  pronoun  "we" 
as  it  is  assumed  that  the  Record 
speaks  tor  the  college  commun- 
ity. We  hoped  to  speak  for  black 
students  as  well  as  whites  and 
for  all  other  racial  groups  on 
campus. 


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Skiers  falter  in  icy  Dartmouth 


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inequitable  situation.  One  result  is  that  students  often  have  no 

choice  as  to  where  they  can  buy  textbooks. 


Skiers  this  week-end  at  the 
Dartmouth  Winter  Carnival 
found  the  going  a  little  rough, 
and  for  that  fact  they  could 
thank  the  weather.  Heavy  rains 
virtually  wiped  out  all  skiing  in 
the  east  last  week,  and  the  freez- 
ing weather  that  followed  made 
for  the  iciest  of  the  ski 
conditions. 

The  strongest  performance 
for  Williams  was  made  by  the 
women's  slalom  team  which 
placed  third  behind  Vermont 
and  Middlebury.  Senior  Julie 
Ernst  had  her  best  finish  of  the 
year  with  a  fifth,  and  freshman 
Judith  Hellman  placed  eighth. 
Junior  Tricia  Hellman  caught  a 
tip  and  went  into  the  woods,  but 
still  managed  to  place  in  the  top 
15. 

In  the  giant  slalom,  Williams 
did  not  fair  quite  as  well,  plac- 
ing only  one  skier,  Kristi  Gra- 
ham (13th)  in  the  top  15. 

Backed  by  the  strong  perfor- 
mance of  the  slalom  team,  the 
women's  cross  country  team  led 
by  soph.  Ellen  Chandler  skied  to 
a  fifth  overall.  In  the  combined 
total,  the  Williams  women 
edged  out  Dartmouth  and 
moved  Into  a  fourth  for  their 
best  finish  of  the  year. 

The  Williams  men  had  trou- 
ble. Two  of  the  top  five  alpine 
skiers,  were  unable  to  make  the 
trip  northward  due  to  academic 
commitments.  Three  other  ski- 
ers fell  out  of  the  competition 
when  they  pre-released  from 
their  bindings  in  the  giant  sla- 
lom, leaving  Williams  in  last 
place  after  the  first  day. 

But  a  very  strong  showing  in 
the  slalom,  with  junior  Steve 
Graham  placing  ninth,  fresh- 
man Chris  Eagon  12th,  and 
senior  captain  Ned  Collins  18th, 
moved  Williams  up  four  places 
to  sixth  overall.  The  cross  coun- 
try team,  despite  having  prob- 


lems was  able  to  hold  onto  sixth, 
but  could  not  move  the  team 
past  St.  Lawrence  and  Dart- 
mouth into  fourth. 

Berkshire  East  was  the  site  of 
the  Southern  New  England 
Championships  on  Sunday.  Wil- 
liams slalom  skiers  again  domi- 


nated, placing  several  skiers  In 
the  top  10.  For  the  women,  Julie 
Ernst,  a  senior,  finished  first 
with  soph.  Kristi  Graham  fol- 
lowing in  second.  On  the  men's 
side,  Steve  Graham  and  Craw- 
ford Lyons  went  1-2  for 
Williams. 


Our  hero  stands  proudly,  showing  off  to  all  the  captured  spoils  of  war. 

(Krause) 

Cypiot  nabs  hat 


Continued  from  Page  9 
set  out  after  the  hatsnatch  by 
himself. 

The  thief  stalked  his  victim 
carefully,  and  then  with  lightn- 
ing quickness  so  natural  to  a 
Williams  man  and  so  foreign  to 
the  descendants  of  the  less- 
than-noble  Lord  Jeffrey,  Cypiot 
had  his  prey  in  hnd. 

"He  was  klnda  shocked  when 
I  grabbed  it,"  said  a  proud 
Cypiot  later.  "He  hit  me  with  his 


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This  week's  recipient  in  Senior  Eph  trackxter.  Calvin 
Schniirv.  Schnurr  ran  thv  880  last  Saturday  in  I :S7. 8.  gaining 
jirni  place  as  well  as  eslablixhing  a  new  track  record,  for  the 
second  consecittivv  week.  His  continued  success  in  both  the 
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scroll,  but  he  couldn't  stop  me 
from  getting  away."  Cypiot  ran 
directly  along  the  sideline  of  the 
court  to  the  wild,  thundering 
applause  of  the  Williams  enthu- 
siasts . . .  who  had  little  to  cheer 
about  up  until  that  point— with 
Williams  trailing  by  2-5  points 
most  of  the  second  half. 

When  he  got  to  the  door  of  the 
gym,  hotly  pursued  by  Lord  Jef- 
frey himself,  Cypiot  got  a  key 
assist  from  a  guy  one  doesn't 
argue  with.  Brian  Benedict, 
bigger  than  your  average  Eng- 
lish major  and  coincidentally 
captain  of  last  year's  football 
team,  raised  a  barrier  rope  to 
let  Cypiot  pass  unmolested  out 
the  door,  while  tripping  up  Mr. 
Jeff  with  a  literal  clothes  line 
tackle.  Lord  Jeff  got  up  swing- 
ing, but  when  he  saw  the  205  lb. 
Mr.  Benedict,  decided  the  bet- 
ter of  things  and  again  took  off 
after  our  hero. 

By  this  time  Cypiot  had  a  good 
lead.  As  he  said,  "After  I  got 
loose  in  open  field,  I  knew  he 
wasn't  going  to  catch  me  in  that 
stupid  coat  and  tight  pants." 
Cypiot  was  pursued  halfway  to 
Baxter,  where  he  finally 
escaped  to  safety. '  'I  went  down 
in  the  radio  station  to  listen  to 
the  broadcast,"  he  added,  "And 
when  the  game  got  close  I 
decided  to  go  back  and  watch 
the  final  minutes." 

Cypiot  was  most  proud  of  the 
fact  that  he  was  able  to  return  to 
the  building  undetected,  while 
the  infamous  symbol  of  human 
imperfection,  ahtletic  medioc- 
rity, and  overall  defection  in  the 
eighteenth  century— Lord  Jef- 
frey Amherst— was  forced  to 
call  it  an  evening.  The  Amherst 
mascot  never  returned  after  the 
theft  of  his  hat,  probably  prefer- 
ring to  hitchhike  home,  hatless 
and  in  shame. 

The  game  was  lost  In  a  tough 
fight,  but  Ted  Cypiot  preserved 
our  honor.  He  hit  Lord  Jeff 
where  it  hurts,  and  once  again 
proved  the  supremacy  of  the 
better  school.  You  might  go  to 
business  school  and  become  a 
wealthy  philanthropist  Ted. 
Heck,  you  might  become  presi- 
dent. But  your  fame  in  life  Is 
assured  even  on  skid  row,  cause 
Cypiot  stole  the  hat! 


February  17,  1981 


WILLIAMS  RECORD 


Page  9 


Sophomore  center  Scott  Oleson  puts  up  a  jumper,  |ust  over  the  outstretched  arms  of  Amherst's  Jim  Pettlt. 
Lewis,  Dean  Ahlberg,  and  Jeff  Fasulo  look  on  from  left  to  right  for  Williams.  (Kraus 

Ephs  lose  to  Amherst  in  B-ball 


by  Mary  Kate  Shea 

The  Williams  College  and 
Amherst  College  basketball 
teams  battled  to  a  standstill  In 
the  first  half  of  their  Little 
Three  contest  Sat.  night,  but  the 
poise  and  discipline  of  the  Lord 
Jeffs  prevailed  as  Amherst 
emerged  with  a  63-57  victory. 
The  loss  gives  the  Ephs  a  1-2 
record  in  Little  Three  play  and 
an  8-10  ledger  overall;  Amherst 
Is  10-6  on  the  season  and  has  yet 
to  face  the  third  Little  Three 
member,  Wesleyan. 

Amherst  held  a  27-26  lead  at 


the  end  of  a  see-saw  first  stanza. 
With  the  game  tied  at  eight  after 
five  minutes,  Williams  scored 
seven  unanswered  points, 
including  a  three-point  play  by 
sophomore  Scott  Olesen,  to  take 
a  15-8  lead  midway  through  the 
half.  Amherst,  however, 
responded  with  eight  points  of 
its  own  to  resume  the  lead  at 
16-15. 

Although  Amherst  pulled  out 
to  a  seven-point  lead  by  the 
10;  00  mark  in  the  second  period, 
largely  on  the  strong  outside 
shooting  of  captain  Robb  Case- 


ria,  and  Williams  had  to  play 
catch-up  ball  for  the  remainder 
of  the  contest,  the  difference  in 
the  final  score  came  at  the  free 
throw  line.  Both  squads  hit  25 
field  goals,  but  the  Lord  Jeffs 
connected  on  13/23  foul  shots 
(10/14  In  the  second  half ) ,  while 
the  hosts  made  7/8  from  the  line. 
Amherst  pulled  away  from 
Williams  around  the  eight- 
minute  mark  when,  holding  a 
47-44  lead,  Caseria  and  junior 
Jim  Pettlt  connected  on  back- 
to-back  three-point  plays  to 
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Hat  theft  nails  reckless  Lord  Jeff 


by  Steven  H.  Epstein 

Sports  history  isn't  created 
every  day.  The  stuff  that  lines 
the  pages  of  the  NBA  Guide  and 
the  baseball  encyclopedia 
sometimes  takes  a  career  to 
achieve.  But  then  again,  other 
sports  figures  just  have  great- 
ness thrust  upon  them.  This  past 
week,  at  the  Williams/Amherst 
Men's  Varsity  Basketball 
Game,  Ted  Cyplot  became  one 
of  the  latter  categories  of  sports 
legends. 

EPHUSIONS 

Thefts  in  the  sports  world  are 
common.  One  is  more  likely  to 
become  famous  for  them  than 
infamous.  John  Havlicek  of  the 
Boston  Celtics  stole  the  ball  in 
the  early  60's  in  a  key  game 
and  was  skyrocketed  to  super- 
stardom.  But  only  Ted  Cypiot, 
rugby  player  extraordinaire 
and  foosball  grand  master,  will 
gain  Immortality  not  for  a 
stolen  ball  or  a  stolen  base,  but 
for  a  stolen  hat. 

Whenever  Williams  and 
Amherst  get  together,  the 
rivalry  both  on  and  off  the  field 
is  intense.  This  rivalry  often 
extends  into  the  stands,  with  the 
fans  both  harassing  each  other 
as  well  as  playing  some  'cute' 
little  practical  jokes.  Last  Sat- 
urday night,  in  front  of  a  full 
house  in  the  Lasell  Gym,  Mr. 
Cypiot  saved  an  otherwise  dis- 
appointing evening,  by  kicking 
Lord  Jeff  below  the  belt. 

Early  in  the  second  half,  with 
Williams  struggling  to  come 
from  t)ehlnd,  an  Amherst  stu- 
dent dressed  as  Lord  Jeff 
appeared  behind  the  basket  Wil- 
liams was  defending  to  help 
cheer  on  the  Amherst  conting- 
ent. The  brave  young  misguided 
Amherst  man  (probably  an 
impressionable  freshman  with 
an    identity    crisis    or   some 


gender-related  problems) 
dressed  in  a  tacky  red  coat  and 
with  scroll  in  hand,  became  the 
target  of  every  self-respecting 
Williams  man. 

Cypiot  was  sitting  in  the 
corner  in  the  balcony  above  this 
pathetic  scene  and  mischief 
came  into  his  head  almost 
immediately.  As  he  readily 
admits,    "I    saw    that    clown 


standing  down  there,  and  the 
first  thing  I  thought  was  'I  have 
to  have  that  hat." 

After  attempting  to  elicit  sup- 
port from  his  cronies  in  the 
area,  it  was  decided  by  general 
consensus  that  Cypiot  would 
have  a  better  chance  of  success 
in  snatching  his  hat  if  he  went  at 
it  alone.  So,  undaunted,  Cypiot 
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Steenburgen  in  Howard  and 
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in  Going  South  has  elevated  her- 
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Debrah  Winger,  in  Urban 
Cowboy. 

Coming  Next  week:  A  few 
reflections  on  possible  Best  Pic- 
ture nominations. 


Page  10 


WILLIAMS  RECORD 


February  17.  1981 


Tracksters  finish  season  9-3 


The  Williams  College  Men's 
track  team  closed  out  Its  regu- 
lar season  at  Towne  Fleldhouse 
Saturday  by  soundly  whipping 
three  opponents  and  boosting 
the  Eph's  record  to  9-3.  Willi- 
ams won  fourteen  of  sixteen 
events,  Including  every  track 
contest,  to  finish  with  96  points 
to  Amherst's  37,  Wesleyan's  27 
and  Trinity's  10. 

Though  Coach  Dick  Farley 
stressed  that  "this  was  not  an 
official  Little  Three  competition 
since  the  other  two  schools  do 
not  have  adequate  Indoor  facili- 
ties," he  also  noted:  "Everyone 
al\yays  gets  pretty  charged  for 
this  meet  anyway  and  It  feels 
great  to  have  controlled  it  the 
way  we  did.  Just  about  every 
man  had  his  best  performance 
of  the  year  and  we  also  set  three 
fleldhouse  and  two  school 
records.  I  was  very  pleased  with 
the  whole  team's  showing." 

Among  the  Individual  stan- 
douts for  Williams  once  again 
was  co-captain  Scott  Mayfleld 
'81,  who  soared  15'  in  the  pole 
vault  to  take  first  by  six  feet  and 
reset  the  school  mark.  Mayfleld 
will  be  a  top  contender  for  the 
New  England  Division  III 
championship  at  Bates  College 
next  week. 

Calvin  Schnure  '81  also 
erased  the  Indoor  standard  in 
the  880  with  his  1:  57.8  timing  for 
first  place.  Schnure,  also  the 
record  holder  in  the  600,  will 
likely  move  down  to  that  dis- 
tance at  Bates. 

Charlie  Von  Arentshlldt  also 
set  a  track  record  with  his  50.2 
for  first  in  the  440.  Von  Arent- 
shlldt had  to  hold  off  a  late 
charge  by  Jeff  speedster  Andy 
Kuchins,  but  the  Eph's  greater 
strength  gave  him  the  edge  in 
the  final  yards. 

Williams  was  also  very  strong 
in  the  field  events,  which  Farley 
noted  "have  shown  good  devel- 


opment on  our  part."  Micah 
Taylor  leaped  22'2i/2"  In  the  long 
jump  for  an  easy  win,  followed 
by  Bill  Alexander  in  third.  Alex- 
ander returned  to  get  a  41 '2"  vic- 
tory in  the  triple  jump  followed 
by  teammate  Hugh  Huizenga  in 
second.  In  the  high  jump,  BUI 
Bradford  and  Kevin  Waggett 
continued  to  pile  up  points  with 
their  tie  for  first  at6'0". 

The  Ephs  also  Improved  in  the 
throwing  events,  with  John 
Kowalik  tossing  a  personal  best 
of  44'2y4"  in  the  shot  put. 
Though  Kowallk  was  edged  out 
of  first  on  the  final  throw,  he  was 
backed  up  by  teammates  Steve 
Serenska  and  Bernle  Krause  in 
third  and  fourth  to  give  Willi- 
ams the  scoring  edge.  Fresh- 
man Bill  Pelosky  also  took  a 
fourth  for  the  Ephs  In  the  35  lb. 
weight  throw. 

On  the  track,  the  victory  laps 
were  reserved  for  the  Purple. 
Bo  Parker,  back  from  a  leg 
injury,  started  things  off  with  a 
flashy  4: 19  win  in  the  mile,  with 
freshman  John  Nelson  in  fourth . 

Jeff  Poggi  then  stepped  over 
the  hurdles  for  the  first  of  his 
two  victories,  timing  7.9  over 
sixty  yards  for  an  easy  win. 
Freshman  Ken  James  grabbed 
third  in  the  event.  After  the  440, 
in  which  Jeff  Skerry  took  fourth 
behind  Von  Arentshlldt,  Poggi 
returned  to  take  the  600  with  a 
fine  1:16.7.  He  was  followed  by 
co-captain  Robert  Tyler  and 
Mark  Rice  in  third  and  fourth, 
respectively. 

Though  the  speedy  duo  of  Tay- 
lor and  Tomas  Alejandro  was 
halved  by  a  disqualifying  false 
start,  Alejandro  swept  to  a  nar- 
row victory  in  the  60.  All  four 
placers  were  within  .1  seconds 
of  each  other,  but  Alejandro 
stretched  his  lanky  frame  into 
the  tape  first. 

After  Schnure  and  freshman 
Brian  Angle  went  1-3  in  the  880, 


with  Angle  also  running  a  per- 
sonal best  time,  Phil  Darrow 
and  Bennett  Yort  teamed  up  for 
another  1-3  finish  in  the  1000. 
Both  runners  again  improved 
their  times  by  over  two  seconds. 

In  the  final  individual  event, 
senior  co-captain  Ted  Congdon 
cruised  to  easy  victory  in  the 
two-mile.  Williams  also  won 
both  the  mile  and  two  mile 
relays  to  wrap  up  the  sweep. 

A  smaller  delegation  of  indi- 
vidual qualifiers  and  relay 
runners  will  travel  to  Lewlston, 
Me.  for  the  Division  III  meet 
Saturday.  Besides  Mayfleld, 
Parker,  Schnure,  Alejandro, 
Taylor,  Von  Arentshlldt  and 
Poggi  all  have  shots  at  an  indi- 
vidual championship.  Accord- 
ing to  Farley:  "We'll  also  be 
right  in  the  thick  of  it  for  the 
team  title." 


Tracktiert  Phil  Darrow  (left)  and  Calvin  Schnure  (right)  are  seen  here  In 
relay  action  two  weeks  ago.  This  week  they  both  captured  firsts  In  Little 
Three  track  action.  (Burghardt) 


Hockey  takes  two  toward  play-offs 


Ephwomen  conquer 
Holvoke   swimmers 


by  Peggy  Southard 

The  Ephwomen  swam  their 
way  to  another  victory  by 
defeating  the  Mount  Holyoke 
Women's  Swim  Team,  86-54. 

The  meet  provided  an  oppor- 
tunity for  swimmers  to  qualify 
times  for  the  upcoming  New 
England  and  National  swim 
meets,  and  several  Ephs  took 
advantage  of  this  opportunity. 
Sophomore  Liz  Jex  added  to  her 
collection  of  National  qualifying 
times  and  victories  as  she 
sprinted  to  times  of  32.8  and 
1:31.1  in  the  50  and  100  breast- 
stroke  races  and  a  1:03.7  in  the 
Individual  medley. 

Classmate  Katie  Hudner 
switched  from  her  usual  back- 
stroke events  for  the  day  and 
proved  victorious  in  the  50  and 
200  freestyle  races  with 
National  qualifying  times  of  25.3 
and  2:03.0,  respectively.  Team- 
mate Ann  Tuttle  took  care  of  the 
lOO  free  where  she  glided  to  a 
winning  time  of  57.0  and,  as  a 
result,  provided  another  Willi- 
ams face  to  be  seen  at 
Nationals. 

Diver  Dlna  Esposito,  not  to  be 
outdone,  came  back  against 
heavy  odds  to  win  the  required 
diving  event  and  give  Williams 
an  even  greater  lead  going  into 
the  final  two  events.  Hudner, 
Tuttle,  junior  Catherine  Har- 
tley, and  co-captain  Linda  Reed 
followed  Dlna  up  and  locked  the 
meet  up  with  a  victory  in  the  200 
free  relay. 

Other  victories  were  seen  in 
the  500  free  by  senior  Katherlne 


Pearsall,  the  200  medley  relay 
of  Jex,  Hudner,  Hartley,  and 
junior  Lori  Vuylsteke,  and  the 
200  and  400  individual  medley 
races  by  junor  Barb  Good.  Good 
came  back  in  the  final  four  laps 
of  the  200  individual  medley  to 
win  in  2: 26.7. 


by  Steve  H.  Epstein 

The  men's  hockey  team,  in 
the  midst  of  a  fantasy  season 
come  true,  took  another  two 
steps  down  the  yellow-brick 
road  toward  the  ECAC  play- 
offs. The  Ephs  raised  their 
record  to  14-3-2,  travelling  to 
Schenectady,  N.Y.  to  take 
Union  in  overtime  3-2,  and  then 
coming  home  to  destroy  tradi- 
tional rival  Mlddlebury  6-1.  The 
Ephs  needed  both  games  badly 
in  their  fight  for  home  ice 
advantage  In  the  upcoming 
ECAC  Division  II  Hockey  Play- 
offs. 

Against  Mlddlebury,  the  Ephs 
and  Panthers  played  to  a  score- 
less first  15  minutes,  -.vith  both 
Finn  and  Mlddlebury  goal- 
tender  MacNamara  playing 
stellar  games.  But  at  15: 23 
Tinker  Connelly  finally  got  on 
the  scoreboard  for  Williams  on 
a  Dave Calabro  rebound.  Defen- 
seman  Tom  Resor  got  the  other 
assist. 

In  the  second  stanza  the  Eph 
offense  came  on  like  gangbus- 
ters,  and  five  minutes  In  they 
got  their  second  goal.  John  Whe- 
lan  intercepted  a  Mlddlebury 
pass  and  got  the  puck  to  usually 
defensive-minded  wing  Dick 
Flood,  who  beat  MacNamara  to 
put  the  Ephs  up  2-0.  The  teams 
skated  scorelessly  for  the  next 
ten  minutes,  but  in  the  last  five 
minutes  of  the  period  the  Ephs 
scored  twice  more  to  put  the 


game  out  of  reach.  Ed  Finn 
scored  his  first  of  two  on  the 
night  on  a  feed  from  Calabro 
and  co-captain  Peter  Santry.  A 
minute  later  Doug  Jebb  made  it 
4-0  on  a  breakaway  from  Santry 
that  beat  MacNamara  cleanly 
to  his  glovehand  side. 

In  the  final  period  Ed  Finn 
scored  again  on  a  feed  from 
Calabro  in  picture-perfect  style, 
after  a  Mark  Wysocki  goal  on  a 
tip  in  of  a  Mark  Lemos  slap  shot. 

Middlebury's  Paul  Leahy  got 
a  final  desperation  goal  for  Mld- 
dlebury with  under  9  minutes  to 
goal  to  spoil  goaltender  Dan 
Finn's  shut-out  and  bring  the 
score  to  6-1. 

In  a  penalty-filled  encounter, 
the  Ephs  defeated  Union  in 
another  key  Division  II  encoun- 
ter earlier  in  the  week.  The 
Ephs  played  to  a  2-2  tie  in  regu- 
lation, and  then  waited  8  min- 
utes before  Greg  Jacobson  got 
the  winning  tally. 

The  script  couldn't  have  been 
nicer  If  it  was  composed  by  Hol- 
lywood, or  head  coach  Bill  Mc- 
Cormick.  Jacobson  was  playing 
in  his  first  game  back  after  a 
long  hiatus  due  to  injury.  Mc- 
Cormick  had  Intended  to  use 
Jacobson  only  sparingly  during 
the  game,  but  Jake  didn't  miss  a 
shift,  and  was  in  the  right  place 
to  take  a  feed  from  Connelly  and 
Adam  Pollack  to  noche  another 
mark  in  the  Williams  victory 
column. 


The  game  was  heavily 
marred  by  penalties',  with  Willi- 
ams collecting  28  of  48  mihutes 
in  penalties  called.  Most  of  the 
penalties  were  matching  Infrac- 
tions though,  forcing  teams  to 
play  shorthanded  at  the  same 
time,  and  thereby  limiting 
power  play  opportunities.  Sur- 
prisingly though,  the  refs  got 
timid  in  the  overtime,  when  hit- 
ting got  intense  but  no  penalties 
were  called. 

Once  again  the  game  was  a 
battle  of  goaltenders  with  Finn 
facing  Union's  Mike  Merlo,  and 
both  being  tested  throughout  the 
game.  With  just  0: 54  left  in  the 
first  period,  Jim  Wall  tallied  for 
Union  to  put  them  ahead  1-0. 

The  Ephs  came  out  firing  in 
the  second  period  and  before  It 
was  a  minute  and  a  half  old, 
they  found  themselves  in  the 
lead.  Connelly  got  the  first  goal 
directly  off  the  face-off  on 
assists  from  John  Dayton  and 
Sam  Flood,  and  less  than  a  min- 
ute later  Bob  Brownell  tallied 
from  Calabro  and  Resor. 

For  15  minutes  the  teams 
battled,  fighting  both  each  other 
and  the  whistle-happy  referees. 
Finally  with  4:22  left  in  the 
second  period,  Union  tied  the 
score  at  2. 

The  third  period  was  score- 
less, with  the  Ephs  in  the  Union 
end  most  of  the  way.  They  pum- 
meled  Mike  Merlo  with  21  shots, 
but  failed  to  beat  him  during 
regulation. 


Junior  center  Anne  Dancewltz  puts  up  the  Jump  shot  agalnat  Amherst.  Tlie 
Ephwomen  captured  the  contest  against  the  Lady  Jeffs,  Improving  greatly 
their  shot  at  a  Little  Three  title  this  year.  (Burghardt) 


WINTER  CARNIVAL 

SPORTS  SCHEDULE 

Skiing  Races 

Friday,  Feb.  20—8:45  a.m.  Women's  Giant  Slalom, 

Brodie  Mtn. 
11:00  a.m.  Men's  Giant  Slalom,  Brodie  Mtn. 
1:45  p.m.  Women's  Special  Cross  Country, 

Brodie  Mtn. 
2:00  p.m.  Women's  Slalom,  Brodie  Mtn. 
3:00  p.m.  Men's  Special  Cross  Country, 

Brodie  Mtn. 

Saturday,  Feb.  21—9:00  a.m.  Men's  Slalom, 

Brodie  Mtn. 
10:00  a.m.  Women's  Cross  Country  Relay, 

Brodie  Mtn. 
1:00  p.m.  Men's  Cross  Country  Relay,  Brodie  Mtn. 

OTHER  SPECIAL  EVENTS 

Friday,  Feb.  20—1:00  p.m.  Annual  Winter  Games- 
Includes  trike  races,  tray  races,  jello  and  banana 
eating,  plus  events  involving  traditional  refreshments. 

Saturday,  Feb.  21—2:00  p.m.  Women's  Club  Hockey— 

versus  Mlddlebury,  Chapman  Rink 
3:00  p.m.  Men's  Varsity  Hockey— versus  Alumni, 

Chapman  Rink 
6:00  p.m. —  Junior  Varsity  Men's  B-Ball— versus 

Skidmore,  J.V.,  Lasell  Gym 
6:00  p.m.— Varsity  Men's  B-Ball— versus  Drew  U., 

Lasell  Gym 


The  Willyons  Record 


VOL  94,  NO.  17 


USPA  684-680 


WILLIAMS 


COLLEGE 


FEBRUARY  24.  1981 


Renzi-Dewey  feud 
heats  to  impasse 


by  Philip  Busch 

Competition  for  Williams 
textbook  orders  has  sparked 
charges  and  countercharges  of 
unfair  business  practices 
between  Joseph  Dewey,  owner 
of  the  Williams  Bookstore,  and 
Flalph  Renzl,  College  Bookstore 
proprietor.  The  two  suggest  that 
if  a  mutually  acceptable  agree- 
ment is  not  reached,  Williams 
students  could  face  a  'serious 
textbook  shortage. 

Dewey  raised  the  textbook 
issue  with  a  large  advertise- 
ment in  last  week's  Record  list- 
ing the  first  and  second 
semester  distribution  of  text- 
book orders  from  Williams 
faculty.  According  to  Dewey's 
figures,  his  store  received  only 
25  percent  of  this  semester's 
orders  while  the  College  Book- 
store received  the  other  75 
percent. 

"It  really  hurts  me  when  stu- 
dents who  want  to  buy  from  me 
can't  do  so,"  said  l3ewey.  He 
asserted  that  the  discrepancy  in 
orders  is  unfair  because  he 
offers  more  conveniences  to 
customers,  including  accep- 
tance of  credit  cards,  cash 
refunds,  and  used  book 
purchases. 

Dewey  advocates  a  revision 
of  the  textbook  ordering  system 
so  that  all  orders  would  go  to 
both  stores,  allowing  for  more 
direct  competition  and  student 
choice. 

"He's  up  to  his  usual  stand- 
ards of  inaccuracy, ' '  replied 
Ralph  Renzl  to  the  Williams 
Bookstore  advertisement.  He 
noted  that  some  of  the 
statistics  were  wrong,  such 
as  the  astronomy  figures  which 
listed  Renzl  as  receiving  34  per- 
cent of  last  semester's  orders 
when  in  fact  he  received  none. 


Renzl  did  not  deny  however, 
that  his  store  receives  a  signifi- 
cantly larger  portion  of  the  text 
orders  than  Dewey.  He 
explained  the  difference  as  the 
result  of  better  service  on  his 
part. 

"We  get  the  books  here  on 
time,"  .  .  .  asserted  Renzl. 
"(Dewey's)  service  is  lousy. 
That's  why  we  get  three  quar- 
ters of  the  orders." 

Renzl  accused  Dewey  of 
underordering,  a  practice  that 
reduces  the  possibility  of  unsold 
books  but  Increases  the  chances 
of  a  book  shortage.  Renzl  com- 
plained that  he  Is  sometimes 
obliged  to  supply  books  from 
Dewey's  assigned  courses.  He 
termed  underordering  "the 
worst  crime  in  this  business." 

Renzl  also  accused  Dewey  of 
poaching,  ordering  books  for 
many  courses  assigned  exclu- 
sively to  the  College  Bookstore. 
He  cited  last  semester's  return 
of  more  than  $3200  worth  of  Art 
101  books  as  the  best  example  of 
why  his  business  is  "running  on 

Continued  on  Page  7 


Another  contributor  to  the  rash  o(  false  alarms  Is  caught  in  the  act  at 
Morgan. 


CC  allocates  tight  SA  T  funds 


by  Sara  Ferris 

Reform  of  the  Student  Activ- 
ity Tax  and  Finance  Committee 
allocation  recommendations 
were  two  of  many  issues  dis- 
cussed at  a  lengthy  College 
Council  meeting  last  Wednes- 
day in  Griffin  Hall. 

Russell  Piatt  '82,  Council 
Treasurer,  announced  that  he 
had  asked  President  John 
Chandler  and  Dean  Crls  Roo- 
senraad  to  consider  an  alter- 
nate plan  to  raise  the  Student 
Activity  Tax. 


Provost  J.  Hodge  Markgraf 
intends  to  leave  the  SAT  at  $66 
and  use  College  funds  to  support 
the  student-faculty  lecture  com- 
mittee. This  $11,000  savings 
would  increase  the  SAT  money 
available  to  other  organizations 
by  almost  9  percent. 

Piatt,  however,  wants  the 
Council  to  retain  control  of  the 
committee's  funding.  He 
explained  that  under  a  new  sys- 
tem, the  Council  appoints  a  stu- 
dent co-chairperson  who 
performs  all  Committee  book- 


J  A's  to  be  selected  by  random  process 


by  Elizabeth  Palermo 

Random  selection  plays  a 
larger  part  this  year  as  the  Jun- 
ior Advisor  Selection  Commit- 
tee begins  to  choose  52  from  a 
pool  of  133  applicants  to  become 
JA's  next  year.  The  selection 
committee  consists  of  twenty 
people,  who  are  all  current  or 
former  junior  advisors.  Lauren 
Stevens,  Dean  of  Freshmen,  is 
the  only  non-student  committee 
member. 


Inside  the  Record 


Ahlberg  shoots  1,000... .p.  8 
Outlook  Examines 

Business  Ethics p.3 

Neo-Drulds p.4 

Setearicat  Notes p.  4 

Dyskolos  Review p.  5 

Hocl(ey  tops  Wesleyan...p.  8 


Each  applicant  must  write  a 
personal  essay  and  obtain  let- 
ters of  recommendation  from  a 
peer  and  a  former  JA.  Commit- 
tee members  then  read  aloud 
and  discuss  them.  Those 
members  who  know  the  appli- 
cant usually  supplement  the 
evaluation. 

Jon  Dayton  '82,  president  of 
the  JA's,  described  the  ideal  JA 
as  ".  .  .  sensitive,  flexible  and 
able  to  deal  with  a  wide  range  of 
personalities." 

"We  are  not  looking  for  a  loud, 
social  person  or  an  especially 
quiet  person  but,  most  impor- 
tantly, someone  who  is  willing 
to  be  generous  with  their  time," 
he  added. 

Dayton  noted  that  there  is  a 
great  deal  of  tension  between 
selected  and  rejected  appli- 
cants. He  also  stated  that  the 
number  of  well-qualified  appli- 
cants greatly  exceeds  the 
number  of  available  positions; 
this  year  over  one-fourth  of  the 
sophomore  class  applied  to 
become  JA's.  In  order  to  alle- 
viate some  of  the  pressure  and 
the  risk  of  favoritism,  Dayton 
outlined  a  plan  in  which  a  more 
random  drawing  of  the  appli- 
cants will  occur.  He  remarked. 


"It  is  easy  to  select  the  top  20 
candidates  but  it  is  much  more 
difficult  to  select  the  next  32." 
Dayton  hopes  that  this  new, 
more  random  selection  process 
will  facilitate  the  selection  of 
next  year's  JA's.  He  added, 
"Selection  is  not  an  ideal  pro- 
cess but  it  does  an  effective 
job." 


keeping.  Piatt  proposed  that  the 
Lecture  Committee  be  "put  on 
trial  for  a  year"  to  judge  the 
effectiveness  of  the  new 
arrangement. 

The  SAT  would  have  to  rise  by 
"some  kind  of  sum  that  will 
approximate  a  9  percent 
increase,"  according  to  Piatt. 
"Either  way,  we  should  have 
the  same  Increase."  He  said 
that  Chandler  and  Roosenraad 
seemed  receptive  to  his  prop- 
osal. The  President  remarked 
that  "he  would  take  this  under 
prayerful  and  careful  consider- 
ation," added  Piatt. 

The  Council  also  examined 
fund  requests  from  five  campus 
groups.  Piatt  commented  that 
the  Finance  Committee  "took  a 
very  hard  line"  in  recommend- 
ing funds.  "In  light  of  the  sever- 
ity of  our  budget,  we  were  more 
strict  than  we've  been  in  the 
past,"  he  said. 

The  Williams  Ultimate  Frls- 
bee  Organization  requested  $200 
Continued  on  Page  6 


Fire-risk 

alarms 

deans 


False  fire  alarms  continue  to 
plague  the  College  despite  var- 
ious efforts  to  discourage  them. 
Administrators  have  expressed 
concern  over  the  danger  of  not 
taking  fire  alarms  seriously. 

Because  of  the  large  numtwr 
of  false  alarms  from  the  cam- 
pus, alarms  are  directed 
through  the  Security  office 
rather  than  to  the  Williamstown 
Fire  Department. 

"We  get  the  notification  .  .  . 
and  dispatch  an  officer  to  the 
scene,"  explained  Security 
Director  Ransom  Jenks.  "He 
decides  whether  it's  a  false 
alarm  or  a  real  fire."  Jenks 
added  that  the  number  of  false 
alarms,  If  sent  directly  to  the 
town  fire  department,  would  be 
aggravating  for  the  all- 
volunteer  firefighters. 

Dean  Kathy  McNally  said  the 
proliferation  of  false  alarms  has 
led  to  a  "very  lackadaisical  atti- 
tude" on  the  part  of  all  people 
involved.  Jenks  added,  "It's 
going  to  lull  people  Into  a  false 
sense  of  security.  When  a  real 
fire  goes  off,  people  are  going  to 
say,  'What  the  hell,  I'm  not 
going  to  get  out  of  bed.'  " 

As  to  solutions  for  the  prob- 
lem, McNally  said  the  adminis- 
tration is  open  to  suggestions. 
Currently,  a  fine  of  $50  is  levied 
against  the  person  who  trig- 
gered the  false  alarm.  When 
blame  cannot  be  placed  on  a  sin- 
gle person,  as  is  often  the  case, 
the  fine  Is  collected  from  the 
house  in  which  the  alarm  was 
pulled.  In  one  instance,  fines 
levied  against  Prospect  House 
have  cost  $400  this  year. 

McNally  noted  that  the  cur- 
rent fine  system  has  produced  a 
reduction  in  false  alarms,  but 
she  acknowledged  that  "If  we 
could  come  up  with  another 
way,  we'd  be  more  than  happy 
to  try  it. "  One  alternative  would 
be  to  divide  the  campus  total  for 
fines  evenly  between  all  resi- 
dential houses.  The  intended 
effect  would  be  to  remove  the 
burden  from  victim  houses  and 
strengthen  campus-wide  efforts 
to  reduce  the  number  of  false 
alarms. 

Another  fire-related  problem 
Continued  on  Page  6 


Professor  Kurt  Tauber,  Chairman  of  the  Political  Science  Department,  raised  the  question  of  how  to  define 
administration  and  department  responsibilities  regarding  academic  standards  at  last  week's  faculty  meeting. 
The  Issue  Inspired  discussion  for  over  thirty  minutes  but  no  firm  conclusions  were  reached.  Other  Issues 
Included  hlonor  Code  violations  and  faculty  salaries. 


Page  2 


WILLIAMS  RECORD 


February  24,  1981 


Poor  Judgement 

College  officials  raised  a  serious  question  of  propriety  versus  free 
speech  when  they  consented  to  Thursday's  screening  of  an  X-rated 
movie  in  Bronfman  Auditorium. 

There  is  no  doubt  that  the  film  was  in  questionable  taste.  The  subject 
matter  was  offensive  to  some  members  of  the  College  community;  some 
protested  and  many  of  those  who  had  paid  to  see  the  film  left  within 
fifteen  minutes.  A  nationally  recognized,  self -regulating  committee  of 
the  film  industry  found  the  subject  matter  unsuitable  for  minors.  This 
further  indicates  its  dubious  value. 

In  an  academic  community  subjective  judgements  of  taste  should 
be  superceded  by  educational  value.  If  the  film  were  presented  as  an 
educational  medium  in  any  way,  it  would  be  to  the  community's  benefit 
to  allow  its  showing.  Yet  the  Neo-Druid  Society's  stated  intent  in  spon- 
soring the  film  was  strictly  fund  raising. 

The  College  has  no  obligation  to  promote  X-rated  films.  Images 
Cinema  shows  such  films  regularly,  so  we  can  be  assured  that  this  sort  of 
entertainment  is  available  without  College  support. 

Providing  a  facility  for  an  X-rated  film  implies  acceptance  of  what 
the  film  represents.  We  do  not  wish  the  College  to  act  as  a  censoring 
body,  but  given  the  circumstances  surrounding  the  recent  screening,  we 
believe  the  college  displayed  poor  judgement.  They  have  crossed  the 
fine  line  between  non-interference  and  implicit  support  of  the  film's 
subject  matter. 


LETTERS.  .  . 


Porn  strips  men 

To  the  editor, 

So  now  we  know  what  the  real  Williams 
male  is  like,  under  his  liberal  rhetoric 
cover  of  "equality"  and  "non-sexlsm". 
The  truth  came  out  in  the  audience  reac- 
tion to  the  film,  'The  Devil  In  Miss 
Jones',  shown  by  the  Neo-Druid  Society 
at  Bronfman  last  Thursday.  The  film 
was  obviously  not  erotica,  but  hard-core 
pornography.  It  portrayed  sexual  rela- 
tions not  as  relationships  of  equality,  in 
which  there  is  mutual  consent  and  mut- 
ual pleasure,  but  as  relationships  of 
power,  in  which  men  dominate  women 
and  commit  acts  of  physical  violence 
against  them.  The  film  glorified  male 
power  over  women,  driving  home  the 
message  with  several  scenes  of  penis 
worship  by  Miss  Jones,  the  erect  penis 
being  used  as  the  ultimate  symbol  of 
male  power. 

I  ftorced  myself  to  sit  through  part  of 
the  first  showing  of  the  film.  (I  left 
because  I  felt  physically  ill,  among  other 
things).  I  had  been  prepared  for  the  fact 
that  the  film  would  exploit  women,  but  I 


was  not  prepared  for  the  audience 
response  to  this  exploitation.  Several  of 
the  men  in  the  audience  actually  cheered 
when  the  film  showed  a  close-up  of  the 
"heroine"  slitting  her  wrists.  (I  wonder 
if  they  would  have  cheered  had  Miss 
Jones  been  male? ) .  They  cheered  again 
when  Miss  Jones'  male  "teacher"  forced 
her  to  submit  to  anal  rape,  under  threat 
of  punishment  for  not  obeying. 

Granted,  a  small  percentage  of  the 
women  and  men  in  the  audience  left  in 
the  middle  of  the  film.  (My  apologies  to 
all  men  who  either  left  early  or  who  boyc- 
otted the  film  entirely— my  comments  in 
the  first  sentence  of  this  letter  are  not 
meant  to  apply  to  you).  However,  the 
fact  remains  that  over  one-quarter  of  the 
student  body  went  to  see  the  film.  Most 
(the  women,  too! )  stayed  for  the  full 
showing,  and  many  of  the  men  leaving  at 
the  end  were  smiling— they  had  enjoyed 
it.  (The  women  weren't  smiling,  but  very 
few  looked  truly  upset ) .  The  same  people 
who  enjoyed  this  film  of  sexual  violence 
win  be  running  our  country  in  20  or  30 
years  time. 

And  we  wonder  why  it  is  so  hard  to 
effect  basic  social  reforms  like  getting 


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equal  rights  for  women  or  reducing  the 
level  of  violence  in  our  society.  Clearly, 
our  education  at  Williams  does  not  re- 
form us  Into  the  progressive  social 
reformers  which  we  like  to  see  ourselves 
as.  We  at  Williams  are  more  a  part  of  the 
problem  than  a  part  of  the  solution. 

Debbie  Greg  '82 

Help  the  needy 

To  the  editor: 

One  of  WilUams  College's  prime  draw- 
ing cards  is  its  beautiful  Berkshire 
home:  we  live  in  a  pretty  little  town  sur- 
rounded by  purple  magnificence.  It  is 
easy  for  us  not  to  realize  that  for  thou- 
sands of  other  residents  of  this  county,  it 
is  a  place  filled  with  severe  hardship. 
Even  in  Williamstown,  it  does  not  take 
much  effort  to  see  evidence  of  this  pov- 
erty; in  other,  less  fortunate  communi- 
ties, it  takes  no  effort  at  all. 

Such  is  the  situation  in  all  seasons.  But 
in  the  winter,  the  problems  of  the  poor, 
elderly  and  disadvantaged  are  exacer- 
bated by  such  ills  as  seasonal  unemploy- 
ment and  bitter  cold.  In  November  and 
December  alone,  179  people  died  from 
exposure  (i.e.,  they  froze  to  death). 
Hundreds  of  families  are  forced  to 
choose  between  heating  and  eating.  And 
because  it  is  well  into  the  winter  season, 
fuel  aid  funds  are  running  perilously  low. 
The  cold  is  not  yet  done,  nor  is  the 
need  of  help. 

The  Berkshire  County  Fuel  Committee 
is  working  every  day  to  reach  those  area 
residents  who  are  in  need.  And  what  the 
organizaton  needs  most  is  volunteers- 
people  to  canvas,  to  help  with  food  drives 
and  fund-raising,  people  to  cut  wood  for 
families  without  heat.  This  Thursday, 
February  26,  there  will  be  a  meeting  with 
representatives  of  the  Fuel  Committee 
at  7: 30  in  Baxter  Lounge.  They  will  be 
able  to  outline  more  specifically  the 
ways  in  which  we  can  help  out  neighbors 
who  desperately  need  our  assistance.  I 
think  that  most  of  us  can  all  find  a  little 
time  in  our  routines  to  give  it. 

Sincerely 
Roger  Doughty 


OCC  defense 

To  the  editor: 

Regarding  Greg  Helres  recent  article 
in  the  Record,  the  Office  of  Career  Coun- 
seling is  not  oriented  toward  business- 
/law/government.  More  than  half  of  the 
students  I  talk  with  are  interested  in  non- 
profit organizations,  teaching,  the  arts. 

35  out  of  the  76  organizations  that  inter- 
viewed at  Williams  last  year  were  not 
businesses,  industries  or  financial  insti- 
tutions. This  is  an  impressive  figure 
when  compared  with  other  career  coun- 
seling offices  or  with  our  own  list  In  the 
early  70's.  This  year  45  out  of  88  (over 
50'7r! )  organizations  interviewing  are  not 
in  the  business/finance  area. 


Since  non-profit  organizations  rarely 
have  the  funds  or  need  to  interview  at 
Williams,  we  invite  representatives 
from  these  groups  to  serve  on  panels  and 
to  meet  informally  with  interested 
students— usually  at  our  expense.  95  of 
the  140  organizations  that  visited  Willi- 
ams through  Career  Counseling  last 
year  were  not  corporations  or  banks. 

Suggestions  as  to  how  we  can  better 
diversify  our  resources  and  programs 
are  always  welcome. 

Sincerely, 

Barbara-Jan  Wilson 

Director 

February  20, 1981 

PS:  The  Fall  1979  Alumni  Review  lists 
the  fields  chosen  by  Williams  alumni  in 
this  order: 

Lawyer  - 1537 

Educator  - 1455 

Student  - 1018 

Physician  -  961 

Business  Administrator  -  635 

Fix  captions 

To  the  editor: 

I  fervently  hope  that  the  captions 
underneath  some  of  the  photographs  that 
appeared  in  your  special  issue  "Willi- 
ams Abroad"  were  not  perpetrated  by 
tour-participants. 

The  latter,  I  trust,  discovered  in  the 
course  of  their  journey  that  Hitler  lost 
World  War  II  and  that  the  Anschluss  of 
Austria  to  Germany  was  abrogated  in 
1945. 

As  a  consequence,  Vienna  is  not  a  pro- 
vincial German  town  but  the  capital  of 
the  Republic  of  Austria  and  Its  "Burg- 
theater"  (not  Hofburg  Theatre! )  is, 
therefore,  in  Austria,  not  Germany.  Sim- 
ilarly, the  Gloriette  in  the  palace  park  of 
Schonbrunn  is  not  "in  Germany,"  but, 
rather,  overlooks  Vienna,  Austria.  Nor 
was  it  built  "during  the  19th  century.  "It 
dates  from  1775. 

Sincerely, 
Kurt  P.  Tauber 
nS  Vienna,  1922 
Ed.  Note:  Hey,  we  took  our  best  shot. 

Disillusioned 

To  the  editor. 

The  Williams  student  body  has  once 
again  filled  me  with  disillusion.  They 
seem  to  flock  in  hordes  to  "primal 
scream"  meetings  and  are  invariably 
quick  to  wear  arm  bands  protesting  the 
rise  of  the  new  right  and  Its  militaristic 
overtones.  What  many  of  this  "involved 
and  interested"  population  fall  to  do  is 
take  action  that  calls  for  a  personal  com- 
mitment of  time  and  energy.  The  obsti- 
nate reader  will  cite  his  or  her  workload 
as  a  deterrent  to  his/her  attendance  at 
last  Sunday's  hour  long  meeting  of  the 
Williams  Committee  to  Oppose  the 
Continued  on  Page  3 


' 


OUTLOOK 


WILLIAMS  RECORD 


Page  3 


Business  ethics  and  otiier  mythica!  creatures 


by  Lori  Miller 

When  I  mentioned  to  a  friend  that  the 
Record  ws  going  to  run  an  Outlook  on  the 
ethics  of  business,  she  looked  me 
straight  in  the  eye  and  said,  "There  are 
none."  I  laughed  at  her  cynicism,  yet  at 
the  same  time  recognized  the  truth  In 
what  she  was  saying.  Not  that  all  busi- 
ness people  are  dishonest,  of  course;  a 
few  manage  to  live  out  their  days  In  the 
business  world  without  dabbling  In  any 
kind  of  dishonesty,  and  many  more  con- 
duct their  business  lives  in  a  manner  that 
is  basically,  if  not  completely,  ethical. 

Unfortunately,  the  majority  of  stories 
that  are  told  about  the  corporate  world 
are  of  bribery,  lying,  embezzling  and  tax 
evasion.  Such  tales  are  frightening 
because  they  reveal  to  us  the  unpleasant 
truth  that  the  very  foundation  of  our 
economy— and  thus  of  our  society- 
consists,  too  often,  of  profits  garnered 
from  unethical  business  dealings. 

Observers  frequently  blame  the  uneth- 
ical behavior  of  business  people  on  capi- 
talism. In  an  economic  system  based  on 
profits,  they  say,  it  is  only  natural  that 
workers  learn  to  make  Increased  profits 
their  ultimate  goal;  otherwise,  the 
money  that  they  pocket  decreases. 
Hence,  the  capitalistic  system  brings  out 
the  worst  side  of  human  nature— the  side 
that  makes  the  almighty  buck  more 
important  than  the  more  lofty,  yet  less 
tangible  Ideals  of  justice  and 
beneficence. 

Other  observers,  however,  maintain 
that  the  human  tendency  to  dishonesty 
engendered  by  a  system  which  puts 
profit  first  can  be  counter-balanced  by  a 
combination  of  good  sense  and  good  will 
in  certain  business  situations.  A  business 
person  in  a  small  corporation  or  store 
knows  that  customers  will  not  keep  com- 
ing back  if  he  charges  unreasonable  pri- 
ces or  sells  shoddy  goods  or 
merchandise;  the  simple  law  of  econom- 
ics dictates  that  they  will  go  elsewhere 
with  their  money  (assuming  that  there  is 
an  elsewhere  to  go) .  A  business  person  In 
a  small  town  setting  also  has  a  good  deal 
of  contact  with  his  employees  and  custo- 
mers. This  personal  interaction  tends  to 
foster  a  feeling  of  friendship  which 
makes  less  likely  the  possibility  of  a  busi- 
nessman cheating  his  customer  or  being 
cheated  by  his  workers. 

Unfortunately,  American  business  Is 
dominated  today  by  monolithic  corpora- 
tions, most  of  which  are  not  known  for 
their  philosophy  of  personalism.  Unlike 
the  clerk  in  the  Mom  and  Pop  grocery 
store,  or  the  teller  in  the  small  town 
bank,  the  average  worker  in  the  modern 
business  finds  himself  a  mere  cog  in  the 
corporate  machine.  Too  frequently,  the 
worker  sees  his  own  conscience  subju- 
gated to  the  will  of  the  corporation.  In 
this  Impersonal  setting,  in  which  there  Is 
little  interaction  among  the  various  lev- 
els of  the  corporate  hierarchy  and  virtu- 
ally none  between  most  workers  and  the 
public,  the  employee  loses  his  sense  of 
personal  responsibility  for  deeds  or  mis- 
deeds performed. 

And  the  result?  Usually  the  end  Is  not 
so  terrible.  Occasionally,  however,  what 
does  result  are  practices  which  run  the 
gamut  from  possibly  unethical  to  down- 
right illegal.  These  unsavory  dealings 
usually  end  up  cheating  basically  inno- 
cent people  of  services  or  money. 

Historically,  the  most  obvious  case  of 
an  unfair  business  dealing  has  been  the 


attempt  by  a  business  or  corporation  to 
sell  shoddy  products  or  services  to  its 
customers.  Of  course,  the  work  of  cru- 
saders such  as  Ralph  Nader  and  the 
enaction  of  consumer  protection  laws 
have  helped,  to  a  large  extent,  to  correct 
the  abuses  which  the  turn-of-the-century 
muck-rakers  railed  against.  Today, 
warnings  on  certain  products  advise  con- 
sumers of  their  potential  danger,  and  the 
government  regulates  the  manufactur- 
ing of  other  products  in  order  to  Insure 
the  consumer's  safety. 

Unfortunately,  there  are  other  ways  to 
cheat  one's  customers  than  by  selling 
them  merchandise  that  is  harmful  or 
doesn't  work.  Warranties  that  are 
designed  to  protect  no  one  but  the  manu- 
facturer, contracts  with  print  that 
requires  a  magnifying  glass  and  a  good 
deal  of  reading  between  the  lines,  and 
advertising  that  stretches  the  truth 
about  a  product  until  it  is  quite 
unrecognizable— all  of  these  are  devices 
which  business  people  often  use  in  order 
to  maximize  sales  and  profits.  Unfortu- 
nately, they  often  do  it  at  the  expense  of 
the  consumer. 

WHITE  douAR  CRIME. 


Then  there  are  dealings  in  which  the 
entire  public  loses  out.  The  tax  loopholes 
which  corporations  wriggle  through 
cheat  the  government,  and  hence  the 
taxpayer,  of  needed  tax  dollars;  while 
reports  of  bribery  of  public  officials 
weaken  the  public's  faith  in  both  their 
political  and  corporate  leaders.  The  lob- 
bying efforts  of  groups  such  as  the  auto- 
mobile and  tobacco  industries  also  raise 
questions  in  the  public's  mind  about  the 
real  motives  of  American  business.  So 
many  times  it  seems  as  if  corporations 
care  only  about  the  bottom  line  on  the 
ledger  and  Ignore  the  best  interests  of  the 
people  as  a  whole. 

Although  the  law  now  attempts  to  for- 
bid it,  discrimination  in  business  on  the 
basis  of  race  and  sex  continues.  Steps 
have  been  taken  to  eliminate  some  of  the 
more  overt  manifestations  of  discrimi- 
nation, yet  subtle  biases  against  Blacks 
and  women  still  exist  and  are  preventing 
candidates  who  are  well  qualified  in 
Intelligence,  experience,  and  perhaps 
also  in  moral  integrity,  from  attaining 
the  positions  they  deserve. 

Related  to  this  type  of  discrimination 
is  the  problem  of  sexual  harrassment. 
Women  are  usually  the  victims  here. 

How,  then,  is  the  business  person  to 
decide  questions  of  moral  principles? 
The  most  obvious  answer  is  that  he  must 
abide  by  the  dictates  of  his  conscience, 
and  yet  there  are  times  when  even  this 
most  basic  resource  may  not  provide  the 
answer.  Ignoring  for  the  moment  the 
very  real  pressures  which  the  business 
environment  can  exert  on  a  person  to 
"follow  the  crowd,"  there  are  other  prob- 
lems that  the  (worker)  must  deal  with. 


What  does  one  do  about  the  "gray 
area,"  for  example— those  acts  that  one 
is  asked  to  perform  which  may  not  he 
Illegal,  but  which  are  hardly  ethical? 
Case  in  point:  An  office  worker  is  asked 
by  his  superiors  to  lie  in  order  to  cover  up 
a  serious  mistake  made  by  the  boss.  The 
honest  employee  will,  of  course,  be  temo- 
ted  to  say  no— but  what  does  he  actually 
say  if  he  is  told  that  his  job  depends  upon 
the  lie?  Suddenly,  the  choice  is  no  longer 
betweeen  being  honest  or  dishonest,  but 
between  being  honest  and  unemployed 
or  dishonest  and  having  a  job.  The 
worker  whose  family  depends  upon  his 
income  will  have  to  weigh  his  responsi- 
bility to  be  honest— and  what  does  his 
conscience  dictate  now? 

Most  workers,  I  suspect,  would  choose 
to  lie  and  save  their  jobs.  However,  one 
in  ten  (five  in  a  hundred?)  will  choose  to 
take  a  stand  against  dishonesty  and  say 
no  to  the  lie  even  if  it  does  result  in  the 
unemployment  line.  Why  one  would 
choose  to  do  It  is  a  question  best 
addressed  to  the  individual,  yet  there 
are  common  denominators  among  those 
people  who  take  such  stands  in  the  busi- 


ness world,  among  people  who  are 
"ethical." 

That  which  motivates  most  people  to 
be  honest— other  than  the  fear  of  shame 
or  punishment  If  one  Is  caught— Is  the  set 
of  values  with  which  one  has  been  raised. 
In  this  society,  these  values  are  more 
often  than  not  associated  with  the  Judeo- 
Chrlstlan  tradition.  Most  of  us  went  to 
Sunday  school,  most  of  us  learned  the 
Golden  Rule  (whether  in  Church  or  out) , 
most  of  us  remember  those  Command- 
ments which  tell  us  not  to  steal  or  cheat 
or  bear  false  witness.  Some  of  us  go  even 
further,  maintaining  that  no  behavior 
can  be  truly  ethical  If  It  does  not  conform 
to  the  teachings  of  the  Gospel;  others 
reject  the  religion,  while  accepting  the 
ethics. 

Of  course,  the  recognition  that  a  set  of 
values  is  "good"  does  not  necessarily 
mean  that  one  applies  them  to  one's  life. 
By  the  time  we  reach  the  age  of  20,  all  of 
us  have  learned  right  from  wrong.  I.e.  It 
Is  right  to  tell  the  truth,  to  be  just;  it  is 
wrong  to  lie,  to  steal,  to  cheat.  Yet  all  of 
us  have  at  least  one  time  found  It  expe- 
dient to  do  what  is  wrong,  knowing  that  it 
was  wrong,  perhaps  hating  ourselves  for 
it,  perhaps  justifying  it  as  the  only  possi- 
ble course  of  action .  Certainly  in  the  bus- 
iness world,  doing  wrong  must  seem 
expedient  even  more  frequently.  When 
it's  dollars  that  you're  going  after,  things 
in  the  way  tend  to  get  pushed  aside,  and 
too  often,  these  things  are  the  ethical 
principles  which  should  guide  our 
behavior. 

The  question,  then,  is  what,  If  any- 
thing, can  be  done  to  make  people- 
business  people— see  that  justice  is  more 


Important  than  expediency?  Cynics  In 
the  business  world  would  probably  say 
that  nothing  can  be  done,  that  it's  a  dog- 
eat-dog  world  out  there  and  that  Mr.  Nice 
Guy  is  going  to  get  his  head  beaten  in  by 
all  of  the  other  ruthless  businessmen  who 
win  take  advantage  of  his  goodness.  And 
I  suppose  that  this  Is  true  to  a  certain 
extent. 

Yet  thos9  of  us  who  like  to  think  that  a 
bad  situation  can  be  made  better,  no 
matter  what  the  odds  are  against  it,  also 
believe  that  it  is  possible  to  turn  out  cor- 
porate leaders  who  are  ethical  and  who 
are  willing  to  do  what  they  can  to  make 
their  own  businesses  more  fair  and  hon- 
est. The  problem,  of  course,  is  in  turning 
out  this  kind  of  corporate  leader.  How  is 
it  lone? 

To  a  large  extent.  It  Is  done  long  before 
a  boy  or  girl  ever  dreams  of  being  a  busi- 
ness executive— in  the  home,  in  the 
church,  wherever  he  or  she  learns  about 
honesty  and  justice.  In  short,  the  basic 
morality  that  a  child  learns  young  will 
stay  with  him  throughout  life. 

Thus,  by  the  time  that  the  young  per- 
son reaches  college  age,  his  value  sys- 
tem Is  pretty  well  established,  which 
leads  one  to  wonder  what  higher  educa- 
tion can  do  to  make  the  person  more  ethi- 
cal. Most  universities  do  try  to  give  their 
students  some  background  in  ethics, 
either  by  offering  courses  in  the  subject, 
or  at  the  very  least,  by  giving  students 
the  general  knowledge  that  they  will 
need  to  make  Informed,  and  therefore 
fair,  decisions  in  whatever  field  they 
enter. 

Here  at  Williams,  students  have 
access  to  this  kind  of  general  knowledge. 
While  courses  concentrating  specifically 
on  ethics  are  few,  the  average  Williams 
undergraduate  is  exposed  to  various  eth- 
ical systems  In  classes,  and  in  discus- 
sions with  professors  and  other  students. 

At  no  point,  however,  is  any  student 
here  told  what  Is  the  right  way  to  act  in 
any  given  situation.  Teachers  may  speak 
of  "the  greatest  good  for  the  greatest 
number,"  convocation  speakers  may 
stress  the  need  for  rigorous  intellectual 
and  moral  integrity,  a  roommate  may 
point  to  the  Bible's  Injunction  to  love 
your  neighbor,  but  all  of  these  are  just 
opinions  and  can  never  be  forced  on  the 
student. 

And  Indeed ,  this  is  the  way  it  should  be. 
Williams  is  not  a  school  designed  to 
inculcate  specific  religious  or  political 
doctrines;  rather  Its  job  is  to  expose  stu- 
dents to  many  different  Ideas. 

And  out  of  these  Ideas  the  future  execu- 
tive must  forge  for  him  or  herself  a  per- 
sonal system  of  ethics  which  he  or  she 
win  carry  Into  the  business  world.  About 
all  that  Williams  can  do  for  its  students  is 
to  continue  to  provide  a  sound  education, 
and  to  stress  those  principles  which  are 
the  basis  for  our  work  here,  and  which 
should  be  the  basis  for  all  of  our  work,  all 
of  our  lives.  Just  as  we  are  expected  to 
assume  full  responsibility  for  our  educa- 
tion, and  for  the  tests  and  papers  which 
measure  our  educational  progress,  so 
must  we  accept  full  responsibility  for  all 
our  actions.  Because  only  when  business 
people  stop  passing  the  buck  and  blam- 
ing their  boss,  their  employees,  the 
marker,  the  government  for  their  own 
wrong-doings  and  start  shouldering  the 
responsibility  themselves,  will  the  possi- 
bility for  a  more  ethical  business  life 
become  real. 


Letters  .  .  . 


Continued  from  Page  2 
Draft.  However,  when  one  considers  how 
many  minutes  each  day  are  spent  on 
unproductive  activity,  the  "workload" 
excuse  loses  Its  viability.  Why,  there- 
fore, only  a  handful  of  students  attended 
February  fifteenth's  gathering  of  the 
W.C.O.D.  is  puzzling. 

We  are  all  faced  with  a  growing  possi- 
bility of  being  called  upon  for  military 
duty.  As  world  stability  becomes  more 
and  more  tenuous  the  threat  of  armed 
confrontation  becomes  Increasingly 
plausible.  I  am  convinced  a  large 
number  of  Williams  students  abhor  the 
idea  of  fighting  and  no  doubt  many  will 
complain  at  some  future  date  if  they 


receive  a  notice  of  induction.  Unfortu- 
nately, they  will  have  done  little  to  alter 
their  situation.  Sincerely. 

Michael  Horowitz  '84 


Distressed 


To  the  editor, 

I  am  distressed,  yet  at  the  same  time, 
mildly  amused  by  the  attitude,  or  rather 
the  lack  of  attitude  on  the  part  of  the 
Williams  College  community  concerning 
the  serious  water  shortage  that  has,  and 
will  continue  to  plague  the  entire  Nor- 
theast section  of  our  country. 

The  threat  of  a  "dry "  summer  is  a  very 
real  one;  it  will  lead  to  the  ruination  of 


thousands  of  acres  of  farmland,  the  des- 
truction of  livestock,  and  indeed  a  lot  of 
parched  throats.  Yet  the  subject  has 
received  about  as  much  attention  at  Wil- 
liams as  do  the  results  of  a  novice  crew 
race.  Of  the  people  that  I  have  personally 
talked  to,  a  ridiculously  high  numijer 
were  not  even  aware  that  a  shortage 
existed.  Many  others  have  the  attitude, 
"My  wasting  water  Is  going  to  have  no 
effect  on  the  situation."  This  Is  a  danger- 
ous belief— and  one  that  will  help  con- 
tribute to  the  worst  water  shortage  since 
the  sixties.  Everyone  can,  and  must  help 
conserve  now,  for  later  there  won't  be 
nuthin'  to  conserve.  Leaving  the  water 
running  while  shaving  and  while  brush- 


ing one's  teeth,  taking  hour-long  show- 
ers, and  other  senseless  examples  of 
water  wastage  are  luxuries  that  we 
simply  can't  afford  now. 

It  Is  because  of  our  concern  In  the 
developments  in  the  world  around  us 
that  makes  the  members  of  the  Williams 
community  among  the  most  valuable 
citizens  in  the  world.  However,  if  is  time 
to  devote  some  of  our  "endless"  strength 
to  the  cause  of  water  conservation;  a 
cause  that  will  have  a  profound  effect  on 
allof  us  in  the  months  to  come.  Please,  be 
concerned;  become  conscious  of  ways  to 
save  water.  If  you  don't,  "April  Show- 
ers" might  be  your  last. 

Jonathan  Meer  '83 


Page  4 


WILLIAMS  RECORD 


February  24,  1981 


In  other 

ivory 

towers 


Amherst  College— Amherst's 
college  newspaper,  the  Student, 
reports  that  President  Julian  H. 
Glbbs  Issued  a  letter  to  the 
Inter-Fraternity  Council  during 
January,  in  which  he  made  It 
clear  that  he  "expects"  this 
year's  fraternity  rush  to  result 
in  every  house  having  at  least 
live  women  in  residence. 

If  any  fraternity  fails  to  meet 
this  minimum  quota,  Glbbs 
plans  to  ask  the  College  Council 
to  determine  whether  an  "ade- 
quate good  faith  effort'  'hasbeen 
made,  and  to  recommend  any 
further  action  that  may  be 
taken. 

The  Inter-Frat  Council  and 
the  frat  leaders  feel  that  com- 
pliance with  this  guideline 
should  present  no  problem. 
Evan  Scheinberg  '82,  Co- 
Chairman  of  the  Inter-Frat 
Council  and  a  member  of  Delta 
Upsilon  Delta,  explained,  "I 
think  they  have  seen  that  (Inclu- 
sion of  women)  has  worked  in 
other  places,  and  they  feel  that 
it  is  inevitable,  so  they  are  going 
to  make  the  best  of  it  with  a 
strong  effort  to  bring  about  a 
smooth  transition." 

Trinity  College— Dori  Katz, 
associate  professor  of  French 
and  Comparative  Literature  at 
Trinity,  has  become  the  transla- 
tor for  Marguerite  Yourcenar, 
an  eminent  contemporary 
French  author.  Katz,  a  recog- 
nized poet  in  her  own  right,  first 
met  Yourcenar  a  year  ago  and 
so  impressed  the  French  writer 


that  she  was  taken  on  as  transla- 
tor at  once.  Katz's  translation  of 
Feux  (Fires),  a  collection  of 
Greek  stories,  will  be  published 
in  May.  She  is  currently  trans- 
lating Yourcenar's  novel 
Denier,  or  A  Coin  in  Nine  Hands. 

Marguerite  Yourcenar  was 
named  to  I'Academlc  Francaise 
last  March,  the  first  woman  to 
be  so  honored  since  the 
Academy  was  founded  in  1635. 
Mount  Holyoke  College— A 
proposal  to  Institute  a  Third 
World  course  distribution 
requirement  was  passed  Febru- 
ary 9  by  the  Mount  Holyoke 
faculty.  The  proposal,  which 
will  begin  implementation  with 
the  Class  of  '85,  will  require 
each  student  to  take  a  course 
"devoted  primarily  to  the  study 
of  some  aspect  of  Africa,  Latin 
America,  the  Middle  East,  or 
the  non-white  peoples  of  North 
America  and  which  incorpo- 
rates a  diversity  of  perspectives 

The  proposal  also  stipulates 
the  formation  of  a  committee 
that  will  work  with  the  Mount 
Holyoke  Development  Office  to 
draw  up  a  grant  proposal  got 
hiring  more  Third  World  faculty 
and  creating  more  Third  World- 
oriented  courses.  The  proposal 
also  requires  that  another  com- 
mittee be  formed  to  facilitate 
exchange  between  Holyoke  and 
black  and  Third  World  colleges 
in  the  U.S.  and  abroad. 

"What  we've  done  is  very  lit- 
tle, of  course,"  noted  Joseph 
Ellis,  Dean  of  Faculty.  "We  will 
not  produce  an  Intellectual 
revolution.  But  the  institution 
considers  the  issues  sufficiently 
important  to  make  this 
requirement." 


W.F.S.  springs  a  surprise 


by  John  K.  Setear 

To  iinv  Iff  th(mt'  quixtttic  s(mls 
w\t>  stntgfflrs,  howt'ver  I'ainly,  to 
keep  me  in  line. 

The  things  they  don't  tell  you. 

It  has  thus  far  been  a  well- 
kept  secret— as  opposed  to  a 
well-kempt  secret.which  is  what 
Lauren  Hutton  had  in  Richard 
Gere  for  a  while  during  Ameri- 
can Gigolo— that  our  erstwhile 
and  much-underrated  Williams 
Film  Society  had  planned  a 
completely  different  schedule 
of  films  for  second  semester 
than  the  one  we  all  have  pinned 
up  on  our  bulletin  boards. 

A  terrible  phone  connection 
and  the  usual  Intelligence  of 
individuals  in  the  industry  that 
brought  us  Wholly  Moses !  com- 
bined to  garble  somewhat  their 
order  to  the  film  distributor, 
although  the  titles  that  the  dis- 
tributor did  eventually  ship  us 
do  bear  some  resemblance  to 
those  the  Film  Society  had  origi- 
nally in  mind. 

Long  minutes  of  work  and 
intensive  Interrogation  of  some 
non-negative  number  of  those 
involved  (zero,  you  math 
majors  and  people  with  prede- 
lictions  for  libel  suits,  is  neither 
positive  nor  negative)  com- 
bined to  produce  the  following 
compilation  of  the  films  that  we 
were  supposed  to  see  this 
semester: 

Gentlemen  Prefer  Bonds  is 
the  dramatic  saga  of  a  student 
from  a  small  New  England  col- 
lege who  renounces  the  pastoral 
life  for  the  thrills  and  intrigues 


of  investment  banking,  while 
Buck  Soup  details  the  meteoric 
rise  of  a  liuinble  law-school  dro- 
pout from  bank  teller  to  presi- 
dent of  a  high-technology, 
high-profit  computer  outfit. 

Knowing  that  we  at  Williams 
may  wind  up  in  the  professions 
as    well    as   in    business,    the 

SETEARICAL 
NOTES 

Society  planned  to  bring  us  All 
the  Precedent's  Men,  the  grip- 
ping tale  of  a  team  of  lawyers 
working  to  defend  the  powerless 
and  tie  a  good  bow-tie  knot.  Dr. 
Chicago  takes  us  through  sev- 
eral decades  of  the  life  of  a 
Midwestern  M.D.  balalaika  and 
to  believe  that  someone  who 
looks  like  Julie  Christie  and 
someone  who  looks  like  Omar 
Sharif  could  spring  from  the 
same  ethnic  stock. 

In  a  nod  to  the  Texas  crows. 
From  Gusher  With  Love  chroni- 
cles the  political  Intrigue  and 
hard-driving  business  tactics 
that  make  America  run  on 
energy  and  the  Houston  police 
run  amok.  Camel  Lot  is  set  in 
that  other  great  petroleum 
palace,  Saudi  Arabia,  and 
recounts  the  struggles  of  a 
small  businessman  who  tries  to 
serve  local  transportation 
needs  while  participating  in 
large-scale  production  numbers 
and  wondering  what  to  do  with  a 
scimitar  he  pulled  out  of  a  sand 
dune. 


Owl,  a  Fur  recounts  the  saga 
of  a  Madison  Avenue  genius 
who,  orphaned  at  an  early  age, 
not  only  asks  for  more  than  the 
usual  share  from  this  cold,  gruel 
world,  but  gets  it  by  selling  the 
public  on  the  virtues  of  wearing 
a  fur  coat  that  practically 
screeches  "Who?"  by  itself 
when  its  wearer  is  Introduced  to 
those  people  at  Manhattan  cock- 
tail parties  who  think  they're 
famous. 

The  Pink  Panth  tells  the 
heart-warming  tale  of  a  lisping 
apparel  designer  who  finds 
happiness  amidst  the  rough- 
and-tumble  of  New  York's  gar- 
ment district,  while  The  Good 
Rye  Girl  features  Neil  Simon's 
relatives  and  the  aliens  from 
both  versions  of  Close  Encoun- 
ters in  a  witty  comedy  about  a 
Brooklyn  delicatessen  run  by  a 
matron  with  a  heart  of  gold  and 
a  sandwich  of  rock. 

The  Cod  Couple,  another  droll 
comedy  of  ill  manners,  lets  us 
laugh  and  love  with  two  women 
who  chuck  the  married  life  for  a 
shot  at  independence  and  seeing 
James  Taylof  on  a  Massachu- 
setts beach. 

Rumors  that  Hollywood  film- 
makers will  return  to  William- 
stown  to  shoot  this  last  picture 
on  location  in  Lasell  Gymna- 
sium have  been  denied  by 
anyone  who  sat  through  as  pit- 
iful an  association  of  Billsvllle 
and  Tinseltown  as  Change  of 
Seasons. 


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expect.  Druids,  I  dimly 
recalled,  were  wizards  or  some- 
thing: hooded,  long-bearded  old 
men  with  a  peculiar  fixation  for 
acorns  and  oak  trees.  I  suppose 
I  expected  the  Neo-Druids  to 
look  the  same. 

I  admit  that  I  was  a  little  dis- 
appointed with  the  way  the  Wil- 
liams  Neo-Druid  Society 
looked— no  one  wore  hoods  or 
robes,  there  were  only  three 
beards  (none  of  them  were  long 
or  white),  and  the  only  magic 
potion  in  sight  was  the  frothy 
amber  liquid  that  the  Pub  spe- 
cializes in. 

Although  there  seems  to  be 
some  dispute  within  the  Society 


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The  large  district  of  Entre-Deux- 
Mers  (literally  "between  two 
seas")  some  20  miles  east  of  the 
City  of  Bordeaux,  is  madeof  lov- 
ely rolling  hills  between  two  ri- 
vers—the Garonne  and  the 
Dordogne.  This  important  area 
produces  sizable  amounts  of  dry 
and  light  white  wines,  also  en- 
titled to  the  Appellation  Bor- 
deaux Blanc.  When  well-made, 
they  are  about  the  best  values  in 
French  white  wines,  inexpensive 
and  satisfying. 


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itself  as  to  what  exactly  the  Neo- 
Druids  are  all  about,  the  Neo- 
Druids  seem  to  consider 
themselves  to  be  a  mystical 
brotherhood,  with  a  vague  nos- 
talgia for  certain  prehistoric 
Celtic  monolith  cults  that  flour- 
ished in  the  British  Isles  long 
ago.  Neo-Druidism  on  the 
whole,  various  members  of  the 
Society  explained,  is  a  reaction 
against  the  lack  of  mysticism  in 
the  modern  world,  a  way  to 
recapture  the  uncanny  and 
mysterious  elements  of  life  so 
often  lost  in  an  industrial 
society.  It  is  also  an  extraordi- 
narily imaginative  excuse  to 
consume  large  quantities  of 
beer  on  Friday  afternoons. 

Arch-Druids  Bob  Hershey  '81 
and  Bill  Green  '81  assured  me 
that  the  lack  of  ritual  and  costu- 
mery  last  Friday  would  change 
as  the  Society  becomes  more 
organized.  The  Society's  spon- 
sorship of  the  X-rated  film  '  'The 
Devil  in  Miss  Jones"  (see  p.  6) 
was  part  of  the  effort  to  put  the 
Society  on  its  feet. 

The  Neo-Druid  Society  cele- 
brates and  discusses  medieval 
culture,  but  talk  also  ranges  to 
topics  like  Hunter  S.  Thompson, 


Doonsebury  and  Zen  and  the  Art 
of  Drinking.  Hershey  added  that 
the  Neo-Druids  are  also  plan- 
ning a  number  of  activities  for 
later  in  the  semester,  such  as  a 
trip  to  Stonehenge  (the  Druid 
"Mecca"  in  England)  during 
Spring  Break,  a  "Medieval 
Day"  on  campus,  and  a  cow  sac- 
rifice to  celebrate  the  Vernal 
Equinox.  Patrick  Diaz,  the 
Druids'  Minister  of  Sacrifice 
and  Ritual,  assured  me  that  the 
above-mentioned  cow  sacrifice 
would  be  carried  out  by  a  regu- 
lar butcher  in  ordpr  to  curb  the 
bloodiness  of  this  Druid  ritual. 
He  also  mentioned  that  the 
Society  is  trying  to  downplay 
other  girsly— If  traditional- 
Druid  pastimes,  like  head- 
hunting. 

The  Williams  Neo-Druid 
Society  is  not  an  isolated  pheno- 
menon. Similar  Druid  groups 
also  now  exist  at  Amherst  and 
Brown,  and  last  Friday's  meet- 
ing at  the  Pub  even  found  a  real 
British  Druid  In  attendance: 
Lesley  Bryer  '81.  The  English 
brand  of  Druidism,  however, 
seems  to  be  more  formal  and 
tradition-bound  than  its  Ameri- 
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750  attend 
Blotto  concert 

Seven  hundred  and  fifty  peo- 
ple filled  Greylock  Dining  Hall 
to  capacity  at  last  Thursday 
evening's  Blotto  Concert  and 
Dance. 

The  band  played  two  50  min- 
ute sets,  performing  their  own 
songs,  including  the  favorite  "I 
Want  to  Be  a  Lifeguard,"  along 
with  covers  by  groups  ranging 
from  the  Beatles  to  Sonny  and 
Cher.  Judging  from  the  enthusi- 
astic response  of  the  dancing, 
clapping  and  singing  audience, 
Blotto's  music  was  well 
received. 

Sponsored  by  the  Student 
Activities  Board  (SAB)  the  con- 
cert was  termed  a  "break  even 
show"  by  a  member  of  the 
SAB'S  Concert  Committee.  The 
concert  drew  its  large  crowd 
mainly  because  of  the  low  price 
of  the  tickets,  which  were  kept 
low  in  turn  because  of  the  over- 
all low  cost  of  the  weekday  even- 
ing concert. 

Because  of  the  success  of  the 
Blotto  concert,  the  Concert 
Committee  is  working  on  hold- 
ing a  similar  type  of  conceri- 
/dance  during  Spring  Weekend. 
Also  slotted  for  one  weekend 
during  the  spring  is  a  larger 
concert  featuring  a  group  such 
as  the  Atlanta  Rhythm  Section. 


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Casting  Key  to  Dyskolos 


by  Steven  H.  Epstein 

The  honor  and  glory  of 
ancient  Greece  may  be  dead, 
but  for  a  couple  of  hours  it  lived 
again  on  the  Rathskeller  stage 
through  the  Cap  and  Bells'  pro- 
duction of  Dyskolos.  And  what 
the  production  lacked  in  repres- 
entation of  ancient  Greece,  it 
more  than  made  up  for  in  silli- 
ness, parody,  and  fun. 

Dyskolos  was  billed  as  a  rock 
opera,  written  by  Ethan  Ber- 
man  '83,  with  Music  by  Greg 


Dyskolus,  a  torrid  love  story  set  In  ancient  Greece,  played  to  rave  reviews  at 
the  Rathskeller.  (Burghardt) 


CLASSIFIEDS 

The  OASIS  needs  a  Harem.  Bel- 
ly-dancing experience  preferred 
but  not  required.  Interviews  a- 
vailable  anytime— contact  Mills 
House  OASIS. 


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They're  beautiful! 

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minute. 

The  boys  in  the  ballroom 


EPHRAIM 


Pliska  '84,  However,  it  came  off 
more  like  a  cross  between  "a 
Funny  Thing  Happened  On  The 
Way  to  the  Forum"  and  any- 
thing Rogers  and  Hammersteln 
ever  wrote.  In  other  words,  Ber- 
man  combined  a  simplistic  plot 
of  thwarted  lovers  with  some 
cute  comedy — mostly  anachro- 
nistic in  nature. 

While  both  the  plot  and  song 
lyrics  were  simplistic  and  not 
particularly  novel,  Herman's 
casting  was  key  to  the  success  of 
•Dyskolos.  Some  fine  perfor- 
mances were  turned  in  by  many 
relative  newcomers  to  the  Willi- 
ams    stage.    Pliska's    music 

ARTS  ARTS 

Studio  Recital 

The  Williams  College  depart- 
ment of  Music  will  present  a  stu- 
dent  recital  this  evening 
(Tuesday)  at  7:00  P.M.  in  the 
Brooks-Rogers  Recital  Hall. 
Carolyn  Haydock  '81,  David 
Moro  '82,  Elizabeth  Ellrodt  '83 
and  Olivia  Garfield  '81  will  per- 
form along  with  the  Williams 
Brass  Ensemble  and  Early 
Music  Ensemble.  Admission  is 
free. 

Ensemble  Concert 

The  Aulos  Ensemble,  a 
Baroque  chamber  music  group 
will  perform  selections  by 
members  of  the  Bach  family  in 
a  concert  to  be  held  Saturday, 
Feb.  28  at  8: 30  P.M.  in  the  audit- 
orium of  the  Clark  Art  Institute. 
Works  by  J.S.;  C.P.E.  and  J.C. 
Bach,  Couperin,  Handel  and 
Buxtehude  will  be  performed  on 
both  antique  18th  century 
instruments  and  exact  histori- 
cal replicas.  Admission  is  $4.50; 
Friends  of  the  Clark  members, 
$3.00;  students,  $3.00. 

by  Banevicius 


ranged  from  some  very  beauti- 
ful ballads  like  "Myhrrine"  and 
"The  Love  Duet"  to  some  fine 
production  numbers  like  "Wel- 
come to  Pan's  Shrine"  and 
"Full  Moon  Tonight",  to  some 
real  screamers  like  "Give  Me  a 
Man"  which  may  well  be 
banned  to  suit  local  noise  pollu- 
tion levels. 

The  plot  centers  around  two 
lovers,  Sostratos  (Alfred  Haft) 
and  Myhrrine  (Kathy  Pope) 
who  are  thwarted  in  their 
romantic  endeavors  by  a  louse 
named  Knemon  (Gary  Selin- 
ger),  a  yiddish-spouting  (why?) 
Greek  widower  who  won't  let  his 
daughter  Myhrrine  marry 
anybody.  Myhrrine's  brother 
Gorgias  (Bill  Galloway)  doesn't 
like  Sostratos  because  he's  of 
the  upper  class,  which  compli- 
cates the  lovers'  plight  further. 

But  of  course,  an  act  of  hero- 
ism by  Sostratos  toward 
Knemon  forces  the  old  man  to 
relent,  and  of  course  the  lovers 
Continued  on  Page? 


Wms.  trio 

satisfies 

audience 


by  Greg  Capaldini 

Last  Tuesday  night,  the  Wllli- 
amsTriogaveanenthusiastical- 
ly^  received  performance  in 
Brooks-Rogers  Recital  Hall. 
Since  the  program  consisted  of 
relatively  uncelebrated  works. 
It  is  especially  to  their  credit 
that  not  one  concertgoer  left 
unsatisfied. 

Opening  the  recital  was  John 
Ireland's  Trio  No.  3  in  E,  an 
eclectic  score  apparently  for- 
mulated to  produce  sensual 
pleasure,  and  dating  from  1938. 
In  the  opening  movement  alone 
there  was  a  modal  melody  set 
over  an  Impressionistic 
shimmer,  measures  of  Brahms- 
like chordal  declamation,  and, 
throughout,  an  ever-obtruding 
and  receding  line  reminiscent  of 
that  in  Nielsen's  "Inextingui- 
shabie"  Sympliony.  The  mar- 
tial second  movement  incorpora- 
ted folk  themes,  and  the  final 
one  built  to  a  bright  conclusion, 
but  the  most  memorable  mate- 
rial was  the  gentle  but 
anguished  theme  of  the  third 
movement,  in  which  the  piano 
spent  much  of  its  time  in  the  low 
register.  Unfortunately,  one 
could  argue  that  too  many 
pleasure-oriented  musical  com- 
promises occur  in  this  work. 

A  considerable  listening  chal- 
lenge lay  in  Martinu's  Trio  No.  3 
in  C,  which  reflected  compli- 
cated modern  compositional 
devices  that  are  not  simple  to 
explain.  In  each  of  the  three 
movements,  an  ostinato  figure 
gives  rise  to  common  rhythmic 
and  melodic  figures,  and  these 
are  developed  harmonically 
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February  24,  1981 


CC  hacks  funds  for  four  groups 


Fire  alarms 


Confinuedfrom  Page  1 
for  travel  expenses  and  $60  for 
Frlsbees.  The  Finance  Commit- 
tee recommended  that  nothing 
be  allocated  to  the  group.  Piatt 
explained  that  WUFO  had  been 
allocated  $801  In  the  fall  and 
"should  live  within  that  budget. 
We  want  to  try  to  make  a 
precedent." 

Mark  Raffman  '81  of  WUFO 
remarked  that  the  organization 
expanded  to  45  members  in  the 
fall,  which  increased  traveling 
expenses.  "We've  got  to  travel 
more  in  the  spring,"  he  added, 
"We  can't  play  on  muddy 
fields." 

Piatt  explained  the  Frisbee 
allocation,  "In  cold  weather, 
Frlsbees  break  very  easily. 
WUFO  wants  more  expensive 
polar  Frlsbees."  Raffman  com- 
mented, "Last  season  we  broke 
16  out  of  20  Frlsbees.  We  netSd 
the  high  polymer  plastic." 
WUFO  members  pay  $15 
dues  which  "primarily  go  to 
shirts  . ..  and  a  case  of  beer  here 
and  there,"  said  Raffman.  "If 
you ' ve  paid  dues  first  semester, 
it's  $10  second  semester."  He 
added  that  WUFO  membership 
was  open  to  anyone. 

The  Council  voted  to  wait  and 
see  how  many  spring  members 
joined  WUFO.  Then  they  will 
review  their  financial  situation 
in  detail. 

The  new  literary  magazine 
received  $2126  after  a  com- 
promise between  the  editors' 
$2376  request  and  the  Finance 
Committee  recommendation  of 
$1876. 

Todd  Tucker  '81  said  that  the 
recommendation  was  based  on 
the  cost  of  "a  very  thin  paper 
that  doesn't  reproduce  very 
well."  He  added  that  this  would 
affect  the  morale  of  contribut- 
ing artists  and  photographers: 
"If  it  doesn't  look  good,  they're 
not  going  to  participate." 
The  editors  agreed  to  a  $250 


Increase.  "It'll  go  a  long  way 
toward  making  up  the  differ- 
ence," commented  Tucker. 

The  Political  Science  Review 
received  no  funding  from  the 
Council.  "It  would  be  highly 
impolitic  to  essentially  create  a 
neyv  magazine,"  said  Piatt.  "If 
they  can  get  enough  funding 
from  other  departments  to  do  it 
on  their  own,  that's  fine." 

The  Council  recommended 
that  the  Mission  Park  Art 
Gallery  first  check  with  individ- 
ual houses  for  assistance  before 
approaching  the  Council. 

The  Riding  Club  was  granted 
$35  to  become  affiliated  with  a 
national  organization.  Piatt 
explained  that  the  group 
planned  to  pay  all  its  expenses 
but  needed  official  college  sanc- 
tion to  Join  the  national 
organization. 

One  constitutional  amend- 
ment will  appear  on  theelection 
slate  next  week.  A  two-thirds 
majority  of  50  percent  of  the  stu- 
dent body  must  approve  consti- 
tutional  amendments  or 
referenda.  This  would  change  to 
approval  by  two-thirds  of  all 
students  who  voted  in  the 
election. 


The  Council  will  consider 
amendments  which  will  appear 
on  the  run-off  ballot  at  this 
week's  meeting. 

Ann  Morris  '81  asked  the 
Council  to  supply  funds  for  a 
Committee  on  Educational  Pol- 
icy proposal  to  award  a  prize  to 
a  faculty  member  chosen  by  the 
senior  class.  Morris  explained 
that  the  graduating  class  would 
vote  for  the  faculty  member 
who  has  most  contributed  to 
their  intellectual  development. 
"It  would  be  a  nice  gesture  on 
the  part  of  the  students  and 
would  also  Improve  faculty 
morale,"  she  said.  The  Council 
approved  an  allocation  of 
approximately  $25  for  the 
award. 


Williams  faculty  nwmber  Lynda 
Bundtzen  was  recently  awarded  a 
major  prize  lor  her  book  on  writer 
Sylvia  Plath. 


Bundtzen  wins  literary  prize 


WILLIAMSTOWN,  Mass.— 
Professor  Lynda  K.  Bundtzen  of 
the  English  Department  has 
been  awarded  the  Alice  and 
Edith  Hamilton  Prize  Award 
presented  annually  by  the  Uni- 
versity of  Michigan  for  the  fin- 
est book-lengthstudy  "illuminat- 


Devil  comes  to  Bronfman 


by  Mike  Treltler 

Last  Thursday  night  the  X- 
rated  film  The  Devil  in  Miss 
Jones  was  shown  to  a  packed 
Bronfman  auditorium  in  three 
shows.  The  screening  was  spon- 
sored by  the  Williams  Neo- 
Druid  Society. 

Society  officers  Robert  Her- 
shey  and  William  Green  stated 
that  the  sole  purpose  of  the 
showing  was  to  raise  funds  for 
the  club.  As  to  the  propriety  of 
selecting  an  X-rated  film,  they 
felt  a  precedent  had  been  set 
two  years  ago  with  the  showing 
of  Deep  Throat. 

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explained  that  he  gave  his 
approval  for  the  showing  of  the 
film  because  there  are  no  rules 
prohibiting  the  screening  of  X- 
rated  films.  He  added  that 
although  the  Neo-Druidsare  not 
College  funded,  any  group  of 
students  can  get  approval  to  use 
a  college  facility. 

Extra  security  officers  were 
present  at  the  movie  and  special 
care  was  taken  to  insure  that  the 
minimum  age  law  for  X-rated 
films  was  enforced. 

Members  of  the  Williams 
Feminist  Alliance  were  at 
Bronfman  Auditorium  distri- 
buting protest  leaflets  at  the 
entrance,  but  no  large  scale 
demonstration  was  organized. 

Hershey  and  Green  said  that 
they  discussed  the  subject  mat- 
ter of  The  Devil  in  Miss  Jones- 
with  Feminist  Alliance 
representatives  before  the 
showing.  The  two  assured  that 
no  sexual  violence  was  depicted 
in  the  film. 


ing  some  facet  or  facets  of  the 
life,  roles,  position  and/or 
achievements  of  women,  past  or 
present." 

Bundtz^n's  manuscript 
■"Plath's  Incarnations:  Woman 
and  the  Creative  Process,"  is  a 
psychoanalytic  study  of  Sylvia 
Plath's  life  and  art  including  the 
novel,  "The  Bell  Jar,"  and 
poems  "The  Colossus,"  "Win- 
ter Trees,"  "Crossing  the 
Water,"  and  "Ariel."  In  addi- 
tion, the  partially  biographical 
work  contains  previously 
unpublished  letters  to  Plath's 
peers  and  college  boyfriends. 

The  University  of  Michigan 
Press  Women  and  Culture  Ser- 
ies will  publish  the  manuscript. 

Another  of  Bundtzen's  critical 
interests  is  the  cinema.  She  has 
published  articles  on  Ingmar 
Bergman  and  taught  a  course 
on  the  films  of  director  Alfred 
Hitchcock  during  Winter  Study. 
She  regularly  teaches  a  feature 
film  course. 

Bundtzen  has  received  a  Mel- 
lon Grant  for  released  time 
from  teaching  to  prepare  a  new 
course  on  American  women 
poets,  "The  Female  Body  of 
Imagination."  Her  future 
research  plans  include  studying 
the  works  of  poet  Adrlenne  Rich 
as  well  as  critical  analyses  of 
films. 


Continued  from  Page  1 
is  students  needlessly  discharg- 
ing fire  extinguishers.  The  Col- 
lege switched  from  water  and 
copper-soda  extinguishers  to 
the  dry  chemical  variety  in 
hopes  of  discouraging  such  van- 
dalism. However,  twenty-one 
fire  extinguishers  have  already 
been  refilled. 

Accidental  false  alarms  trig- 
gered by  oversensitive  smoke 
detectors  are  responsible  for  a 
limited  number  of  false  alarms. 
New  smoke  detection  systems 
are  being  installed  and  are  sche- 
duled for  completion  by  this 
summer.  These  new  systems 
are  highly  sensitive  to  smoke 
and  incorporate  heat  sensors  as 
well.  "They  tend  to  go  off  a  little 
easier  than  the  old  ones,"  said 
John  Holden,  Mechanical  Engi- 
neer for  the  Buildings  and 
Grounds  Department. 

Through  the  various  efforts, 
the  College  hopes  to  Induce  peer 
pressures  to  restrict  the  prac- 
tice of  pulling  false  alarms  on 
campus. 

"I  don't  think  we've  ever  suf- 
fered a  loss  ol  life  at  Williams 
due  to  fire,"  said  Holden,  "and 
we  want  to  keep  it  that  way." 


WCFM 

Features 

Tues  7: 30  Hockey— Babson 

Wed  8: 00  Exile  on  Spring 
St. -Light  Jazz 

Thurs  8: 3Q  Black  Music 
Series-Middle  Jazz 

Sat  7: 15  Hockey-ECAC 
Playoffs  at  Norwich 

Sun  2:30  Music  of  Bruce 
Springsteen 

Premier  Albums 

Tues.  Rainbow  -  Difficult 
to  Cure 

Wed.  Max  Roach  -  M-Boom 

Thurs.  Lou  Reed  - 
Transformer 

Sun.  The  Plimsoles 

Mon.  The  Brains  - 
Electric  Eden 


New  comptroller  named 


Robert  W.  Gewecke  of  Willi- 
amstown  has  been  named 
Comptroller  of  the  College.  He 
possesses  a  working  knowledge 
of  data  processing  which  will 
prove  useful  in  his  new  position. 

The  complexities  that  sur- 
round administration  of  the  $29 


million  annual  budget  at  Willi- 
ams have  led  to  significant 
changes  in  the  college's  finan- 
cial management  systems, 
many  of  them  related  to 
expanded  use  of  data  process- 
ing techniques.  Phyllis  D.  Wiles 
of  Williamstown,  Comptroller 
since  1962,  has  been  named  to 


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the  newly-created  position  of 
Assistant  Treasurer. 

"As  Comptroller,  Mr. 
Gewecke  will  be  the  college's 
chief  accounting  officer,"  said 
Joseph  A.  Kershaw,  college 
Treasurer.  "Mrs.  Wiles  con- 
tinues to  hold  responsibility  for 
a  wide  range  of  financial  man- 
agement concerns  more  accu- 
rately reflected  through  the  new 
title  of  Assistant  Treasurer." 

Gewecke  has  been  Director  of 
Business  and  Plant  Services  for 
the  Pittsfield  School  system 
since  1978.  He  is  responsible  for 
development,  administration 
and  control  of  the  city's  $19.2 
million  school  budget.  He  also 
supervises  data  processing 
operations  and  serves  as  pur- 
chasing agent  for  the  schools. 
From  1974  to  1978,  Gewecke  was 
Business  Manager  for  the  Mt. 
Greylock  Regional  School  Dis- 
trict in  northern  Berkshire 
County.  He  is  a  1968  graduate  of 
Yale  University  with  an  MBA 
from  the  University  of 
Massachusetts. 

Wiles  began  her  career  at  Wll- 
llatiS  in  1945,  shortly  after  her 
gra''  lation  from  Williamstown 
Higii  School.  She  has  held  a 
number  of  different  positions  in 
the  College's  Business  Office, 
including  her  promotion  to 
Comptroller  in  1962  and  now  to 
Assistant  Treasurer. 


February  24,  1981 


WILLIAMS  RECORD 


Page/ 


Williams  trio— 

Continued  from  Page  5 
with  a  "wrong-note"  technique 
(half -steps  prevail)  and  textu- 
rally  with  a  system  of  contra- 
puntal imitation  analogous  to 
Baroque  style.  (Well  .  .  .! )  The 
opening  movement  Juxtaposed 
complex  passages  with  phrases 
of  elementary  harmony,  while 
the  more  lyrical  Andante  con- 
trasted major  and  minor  modes 
In  Its  dirge-like  mood.  Brim- 
ming with  Prokoflevan  ginger 
from  the  start,  the  final  Allegro 
did  all  this  and  more,  notably, 
using  polychords  (made  from 
two  or  more  chords  played 
simultaneously).  It  began  in  E 
flat  and  ended  In  F,  keys  only 
related  to  that  mentioned  In  the 
title. 

Clearly  the  evening's  triumph 
was  Mendelssohn's  Trio  in  C, 
op.  66.  This  late  work  is  gener- 
ally overshadowed  by  Its  D- 
minor  predecessor,  which  is 
unfortunate,  as  Its  four  move- 
ments stand  squarely  on  their 
own  merit.  The  first  movement 
radiates  energy  with  special 
cleanness  that  allows  for  no 
extraneous  notes.  Perhaps  only 
Mendelssohn  could  endow  a 
phrase  with  sinister  power  by 
replacing  an  eighth  note  with 
two  sixteenths.  The  lyrical 
Andante  espresslvo  benefits 
from  skillful  use  of  deceptive 
cadences  and  discreet  chromat- 
icism. The  tempestuous  mood  of 
the  opening  returns  In  the 
Scherzo,  and  the  Finale  Is 
spiced  with  cyclical  references 
and  a  thrilling  entrance  of  the 
tonic  major.  And  this  jewel  is 


V-ball  beats  Jeffs 


Eph  volleyballer  VInce  Brandslein  goes  for  the  spike  against  Amherst. 
Looking  on  for  the  Ephs  from  left  to  right  are  Steve  Brewster,  Troy  Elander, 
Paul  Sabbah,  and  Daryl  Sisson. 


by  Paul  Sabbah 

In  a  tense,  come-from-behind 
effort,  the  men's  volleyball 
squad  defeated  the  Amherst 
Lord  Jeffs  7-15,  15-11,  15-10  last 
Saturday  at  the  Lasell  Gym. 
The  team  also  beat  the  Univer- 
sity of  Rhode  Island  13-15, 16-14, 
15-5  to  even  its  record  at  3-3. 

In  what  turned  out  to  be  the 
only  Williams-Amherst  contest 
of  Winter  Carnival,  the  more 
experienced  Jeffs  jumped  out  to 
a  fast  lead  and  cruised  to  a  15-7 
win  In  game  one.  Game  two 
found  Williams  settling  into  its 
offensive  patterns,  ana  playing 
even  with  Amherst  until  break- 
ing away  at  9-11  to  win  15-11. 

Game  three  was  quite  a  dif- 
ferent story  as  the  Jeffs  jumped 


Textbooks  prove  a  thorny  problem— 


Continued  from  Page  1 

the  edge."  Renzl  has  asked  the 
college  not  to  place  orders  with 
businesses  that  poach. 

I'll  give  it  one  more  chance," 
he  said,  "but  If  action  is  not 
taken  I'll  have  to  begin  underor- 
dering  myself."  Such  a  compe- 
tition, he  added,  would  cause  a 
text  shortage. 

"This  store  is  my  life,"  said 
Renzl.  "If  I  were  starting  again, 
though,  I  wouldn't  let  a  textbook 
through  my  door."  He  con- 
cluded by  expressing  disgust  at 
the  textbook  situation,  labelling 
it  a  "rotten  deal." 

In  a  later  interview,  Dewey 
defended  the  general  validity  of 


Rock  rolls  early  Greece— 


Continued  from  Page  5 

live  happily-ever-after,  with  a 
help  from  the  characters  that 
frequent  the  local  nightclub, 
watering  spot,  and  holy 
temple— Pan's  Shrine. 

The  other  stars  of  the  show 
appeared  at  Pan's  Shrine.  In  the 
cutest  and  most  novel  aspect  of 
the  play.  Pan  and  his  Virgins 
were  portrayed  In  a  twist,  as  the 
sleaziest  group  ever  to  set  foot 
in  ancient  Greece.  The  four  vir- 
gins (Julie  Brooks,  Sally  Nicol- 
son.  Heather  Frelrich,  and  Fern 
Jeffries)  livened  up  the  show 
immeasurably  with  their  pro- 
duction numbers  like  the  seduc- 
tive "Come  and  Play"  and  their 
much  appreciated  ventures  into 
the  audience  to  distribute 
grapes  and  to  explain  the 
virtues  of  being  a  Virgin. 

Also  impressive  vas  the  per- 
formance of  Seth  "Bruce"  Rog- 
ovoy  as  The  Nature  God  Pan. 
Rogovoy  did  a  brilliant  rendi- 
tion of  what  Springsteen  might 
have  been— if  the  Greeks  had 
conquered  Asbury  Park  In  400 
B.C. 

Pan,  who  has,  according  to 
M.C  Jona  Meer,  just  returned 
from  recording  his  latest  album 


"Born  To  Run  .  .  .  the  Mara- 
thon", opened  the  second  act 
with  "Full  Moon  Tonight",  the 
only  really  rocky  number  of  the 
show.  Combined  with  his  back- 
ups. The  Pan-tease,  Rogovoy 
showed  a  strong  voice,  as  well 
as  a  good  resemblance  to  "The 
Boss",  or  at  least  enough  so  to 
make  the  whole  take-off 
entertaining. 

The  band,  which  Included 
Mike  Hejna  on  guitar,  Martha 
Piatt  on  sax,  Greg  Pliska  on 
piano,  Andy  Schlosser  on  bass, 
Greg  Smith  on  percussion,  and 
Betsy  Stanton  on  flute,  did  a  fine 
job  of  keeping  the  music  quick 
and  jumpy  during  the  produc- 
tion numbers,  and  then  con- 
trasting nicely  the  slower  more 
soft  melodic  ballads. 


his  figures  as  printed  in  the 
Record  advertisement.  He  also 
vigorously  denied  Renzi's 
charges  of  underorderlng  at  the 
Williams  Bookstore. 

"I  do  not  underorder,"  said 
Dewey  emphatically.  "I  never 
have  and  never  will."  He  called 
Renzi's  accusations  "patently 
false." 

Dewey  acknowledged  Renzi's 
charges  of  poaching  as  true. 

"Yes  I  poach,"  admitted 
Dewey.  "With  the  share  of 
orders  I  get,  I  have  to  or  I 
couldn't  even  pay  my  heating 
bill.  I  didn't  used  to  poach, 
though." 

In  response  to  Renzi's  state- 
ment that  poaching  is  unethical , 
Dewey  countered,  "Why 
shouldn't  students  be  able  to 
buy  their  books  from  whomever 
they  want?"  He  asserted  that 
Renzl  "just  doesn't  like  a  free 
market"  and  "wants  a  monop- 
oly and  will  keep  trying  to  get 
it." 

Cris  Roosenraad,  Dean  of  the 
College,  noted  that  "no  College- 
wide  book  ordering  policy 
exists."  He  said  he  believes  that 
the  current  system,  wherein 
faculty  members  place  their 
orders  individually,  "has 
served  this  school  well"  and 
said  that  any  action  on  the  text- 
book Issue  would  be  a  matter  for 
the  faculty  to  resolve,  whether 
acting  individually  or  collec- 
tively. 

"We  would  only  step  in  if  pri- 
vate enterprise  failed  to  meet 
these    needs    on    a    long-term 


basis,"  he  stated.  "Establishing 
a  college-run  bookstore  would 
be  a  costly  decision  that  we 
would  not  relish  making  at  all." 

Roosenraad  concluded,  "the 
loss  of  either  (bookstore)  would 
be  a  great  disadvantage  to  the 
College  community  and  town." 
He  also  emphasized  that  "there 
will  be  absolutely  no  Adminis- 
tration pressure  on  the  faculty" 
to  reorganize  the  textbook 
ordering  system. 


out  to  an  8-3  advantage  and 
seemed  on  the  verge  of  running 
Williams  off  the  court.  But  a 
strategic  time-out  and  a  return 
to  the  play  of  game  two  shifted 
the  momentum  to  the  Ephs,  and 
they  took  twelve  of  the  next 
fourteen  points  for  the  game 
and  the  match.  Setters  Troy 
Elander  '81  and  Vince  Brand- 
stein  '84  provided  key  plays  In 
that  stretch,  as  well  as  fine  serv- 
ing by  Bill  Best  '83,  and  tough 
play  off  the  bench  by  Steve 
Brewster  '84. 

The  second  match,  against 
U.R.I.,  proved  just  as  tense  as 
Williams  avenged  a  previous 
loss.  Opening  poorly,  the  Ephs 
fell  behind  in  game  one,  and  a 
late  surge  was  not  enough,  as 
U.R.I,  won  15-13.  Game  two  was 
much  closer  throughout,  with 
Williams  finally  winning  16-14 
after  failing  to  capitalize  on  a 
number  of  game  points.  Game 
three  began  as  a  romp  as  the 
Ephs  jumped  out  to  a  7-0  lead, 
but  controversy  erupted  later  in 
the  game  as  a  charge  of  illegal 
rotation  by  U.R.I,  was  over- 
turned. Williams  then  regained 
the  momentum  and  closed  out 
the  game  and  match,  15-5.  Fine 
over-all  play  was  registered  by 
Daryl  Sisson  '84. 

The  team  next  plays  Saturday 
at  U.Mass.  in  the  New  England 
Open,  and  then  travels  to 
Amherst. 


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point  plateau.  With  2 games  remainingin  the  season. 
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tt>  lead  the  team  in  scoring  and  place  second  in  re- 
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SPORTS 


WILLIAMS  RECORD 


February  24,  1981 


Ahlberg  hits  number  1,000 
as  B-ball  wins  to  reach  .500 


Eph  bHkvlball  star  Dean  Ahltwrg  toMes  In  the  free-throw  that  It  point 
numtMr  1OO0  In  his  college  career.  Jell  FqsuIo  looks  on  for  the  Ephs. 


by  Mary  Kate  Shea 
Both  teams  and  individual 
landmarks  were  reached  In  the 
Williams  College  basketball 
team's  66-57  win  over  Drew  Uni- 
versity Sat.  night.  The  Ephs, 
whose  record  stands  at  10-10 
with  two  games  remaining  in 
the  season,  have  been  battling 
to  reach  .500  since  a  five-game 
losing  streak  following  the  holi- 
day break  set  them  back  to  4-7. 
Highlighting  the  team  suc- 
cess was  a  personal  achieve- 
ment by  senior  co-captain  Dean 
Ahlberg.  Ahlberg  scored  his 
1,000th  career  point  at  Williams 
when  he  hit  a  tree  throw  two 
minutes  into  the  contest.  The 
shot  was  greeted  by  a  standing 


Pucl<sters  crush  Wesleyan 


by  Steven  H.  Epstein 

The  Eph  hockey  squad 
boosted  Its  record  to  15-3-3  this 
week,  posting  a  6-1  victory  over 
Division  III  Wesleyan,  and  skat- 
ing to  a  4-4  tie  against  Division  II 
rival  Hamilton  in  Clinton,  New 
York. 

While  a  win  and  a  tie  would 
seem  fairly  Impressive  on  a 
tough  two  game  road  trip,  the 
E.C.A.C.  Tournament  Commit- 
tee looked  at  the  games  with  a 
blind  eye.  When  Tournament 
bids  were  released  on  Sunday, 
the  Ephs  were  shocked  to  find 
themselves  a  disappointing  fifth 
seed  in  the  western  bracket. 

The  Ephs  had  been  expecting 
a  third  or  fourth  birth  which 
would  have  allowed  them  to 
begin  the  play-offs  on  home  ice 
this  Saturday  night,  the  Ephs 
will  instead  travel  to  Vermont  to 
play  fourth  ranked  Norwich  in 
the  first  play-off  encounter. 

In  nothing  less  than  a  blitz,  the 
pucksters  avenged  a  humiliat- 
ing loss  to  the  weaker  Wesleyan 
squad  last  year  with  a  6-1  vic- 
tory in  Cardinal  territory.  They 
waited  all  of  46  seconds  to  put 
their  first  score  on  the  board, 
with  Greg  Jacobson  getting  a 
tally  on  assists  from  line-mates 
Skip  Vallee  and  Matt  St.  Onge. 
After  six  minutes  of  strong  puck 
control  by  the  Williams  squad, 
Mark  Wysockl  beat  the  Wes- 
leyan goaltender  Hewey  on 
assists  by  recently  returned 
winger  Terry  Heneghan  and 
Tinker  Connelly. 

Before  the  period  ended  the 
Ephs  had  increased  their  lead  to 
3-0,  with  the  team's  first  line 


getting  their  second  tally  of  the 
night.  St.  Onge  put  the  puck  in 
the  net,  with  Vallee  getting  his 
second  point  of  the  night,  and 
Sam  Flood  tallying  the  other 
assist. 

A  minute  into  the  second 
period  the  Ephs  were  startled 
by  a  quick  Wesleyan  goal,  but 
goaltender  Tom  Golding  got  his 
three-goal  cushion  back  twenty 
seconds  later  when  Connelly 
scored  on  a  feed  from  Wysockl 
to  bring  the  score  to  4-1.  Golding 
played  the  rest  of  the  period 
flawlessly,  saving  19  Wesleyan 
shots,  and  playing  shut-out 
hockey  the  rest  of  the  way. 

The  Ephs  got  a  second  middle 
period  goal  with  just  over  4  min- 
utes to  go.  Dave  Caiabro  netted 
his  first  of  the  night,  on  assists 
from  Ed  Finn  and  Tom  Resor. 
Four  minutes  into  the  final 
stanza  Caiabro  got  another  to 
bring  the  score  to  6-1  in  favor  of 
the  Ephs. 

Earlier  in  the  week  the  Ephs 
came  from  a  3-2  second  period 
deficit  to  tie  the  Hamilton  Con- 
tinentals in  Clinton,  N.Y.  The 
Ephs  led  2-1  after  the  first 
period  as  Doug  Jebb  got  into  the 
scoring  column  twice  for  Willi- 
ams. The  two  goals  came  within 
three  minutes  of  each  Other  at 
the  end  of  the  period,  with  a 
Hamilton  goal  sandwiched 
between  them. 

Dan  Finn,  who  had  46  saves  on 
the  night,  had  a  temporary 
lapse  about  six  minutes  into  the 
second  period  and  gave  up  two 
Hamilton  goals,  to  bring  the 
Continentals  up  by  one,  3-2.  But 
six  minutes  later  Resor  capital- 
ized on  a  power-play  opportun- 
ity to  tie  the  game  at  3.  The 


assists  came  from  Caiabro  and 
Browneil. 

The  Ephs  took  the  lead  five 
minutes  into  the  final  stanza 
with  co-captain  Skip  Vallee  tal- 
lying from  line-mates  Jacogson 
and  St.  Onge.  But  with  just  2: 12 
to  go  in  regulation,  Hamilton 
tied  the  game  at  4.  Both  teams 
played  a  scoreless  overtime 
period,  with  Finn  collecting  10 
saves  for  Williams  in  the  extra 
period. 

Oswego  St.,  Piattsburgh  St., 
Eimira,  and  Norwich  will  enjoy 
opening  round  home  ice  in  the 
E.C.A  C.  play-offs  that  begin 
Saturday  night.  If  the  Ephs  can 
beat  Norwich  on  Saturday,  they 
will  most  likely  either  travel  to 
Oswego  St.  or  play  Hamilton  at 
home,  depending  on  the  out- 
come of  Oswego  St./Hamilton 
on  Saturday. 


ovation  from  the  crowd  and  the 
presentation  to  Ahlberg  of  a 
game  bail  and  a  plaque  by  fel- 
low co-captain  Chris  Gootkind. 

Williams  pulled  out  to  an 
early  seven-point  lead,  11-4,  and 
increased  the  margin  to  11  by 
the  midway  point  In  the  first 
half.  The  two  squads  traded 
baskets  until  the  3:00  mark, 
when  the  Ephs  scored  six  unans- 
wered points— field  goals  by 
juniors  Ai  Lewis  and  Jeff  Fasulo 
and  two  free  throws  by  sopho- 
more Scott  Oleson— to  take  a  31- 
19  lead  at  the  half. 

The  Rangers  outscored  Willi- 
ams 38-35  in  the  second  period, 
but  the  Ephs'  12-point  insurance 
from  the  first  half  protected  the 
victory.  Williams  held  as  much 
as  a  15-point  lead,  44-29,  in  the 
third  quarter  before  Drew's 
full-court  pressure  started  to 
bother  the  Ephs  and  they 
showed  disorganization  on 
offense.  By  outscorlng  Williams 
16-4  in  a  sic-minute  stretch,  the 
Rangers  pulled  to  within  three 
points,  48-45,  with  5: 50  left  in  the 
game. 

Gootkind  hit  both  ends  of  a 
one-and-one  to  increase  Willi- 
ams' lead  to  five,  then  the  Ephs 
settled  their  offense  as  Ahlberg 
and  Fasulo  started  hitting  lay- 
ups  to  put  Williams  ahead  for 
good,  64-55,  with  under  one  min- 
ute to  play.  Senior  Ray  White- 
man  iced  the  victory  with  two 
free  throws  at  0: 14. 

Williams  was  paced  offen- 
sively by  Fasulo,  Ahlt)erg  and 
Lewis  with  20,  16  and  14  points 
respectively.  Ahlberg  hit  for  13 
of  his  16  in  the  second  half,  while 
Fasulo  split  his  with  nine  In  the 
first  and  11  in  the  second  peri- 
ods. Ahlberg  also  led  the  Ephs 


with  a  team-high  10  rebounds 
and  four  assists. 

Williams  will  finish  its  1980-81 
season  with  two  games  on  the 
road  next  week.  The  Ephs  will 
travel  to  Clark  University  Tues. 
then  will  take  on  Amherst  in  a 
Little  Three  re-match  on  Sat. 

Earlier  In  the  week,  in  a  con- 
test that  went  right  down  to  the 
wire,  the  Williams  College  bas- 
ketball team  edged  out  R.P.I. 
52-50. 

Williams  led  50-46  with  just 
over  2;  00  remaining  in  the  game 
before  the  Engineers  came 
back  to  tie  the  contest.  Willi- 
ams' co-captain  Dean  Ahlberg 
scored  what  proved  to  be  the 
winning  basket  when  he  hit  a 
jumper  in  the  lane  with  0: 29  left 
on  the  clock. 

The  Ephs  had  three  players 
account  for  most  of  their  scor- 
ing: Ahlberg  (15),  junior  Jeff 
Fasulo  (10)  and  Gootkind  (8). 

In  the  preliminary  J.V.  con- 
test, Wilhams  defeated  R.P.I. 
65-58.  The  Ephs  were  led  by 
freshmen  Ed  Schmidt  and  Dave 
Krupski  with  18  and  16  points 
respectively.  Krupski  also  had  a 
team-high  nine  rebounds. 

Squash 

The  men's  squash  team 
defeated  the  Amherst  Lord 
Jeffs  last  Saturday  by  a  tight  5-4 
score  here  in  Wiiliamstown.  An 
injured  Hugh  Beckwlth  '81 
found  himself  down  1  game  to 
none  in  his  best  of  three  match, 
which  would  decide  the  contest 
when  he  chalked  up  a  string  of 
aces  to  come  back  to  take  the 
match  2-1  and  give  the  Ephs  a 
victory. 


Carnival  skiing  flouts  weather 


Despite  the  cancellation  of  the 
Williams  Winter  Carnival, 
there  were  ski  races  this  wee- 
kend thanks  to  the  hard  work 
and  dedication  of  the  Williams 
ski  coaches.  The  "Carnival"  of 
sorts  took  place  far  away  from 
the  Williams  campus,  taking 
away  the  Ephs  home  hill  advan- 
tage .The  nordlceventswereheld 
in  Craftsbury,  Vermont  and  the 
alpine  events  at  Loon  Mtn.  in 
New  Hampshire. 

The  Carnival  was  maintained 
despite  the  poor  weather  condi- 
tions because  it  is  an  important 
qualifying    series    for    the 


National  Collegiate  Champion- 
ships .  Also  the  Carnival  at  Willi- 
ams was  to  be  the  site  of  this 
year's  Women's  Eastern 
Championships. 

Led  by  the  Williams  Coaches, 
the  teams  got  together  last  Fri- 
day in  the  rain  and  put  on  the 
races  themselves.  Though  the 
home  hill  advantage  was  lost, 
several  skiers  did  place  well. 

The  most  stunning  place  of 
the  weekend  was  Captain  Don 
Hangen's  fifth  in  the  special 
cross-country  against  a  field  of 
very  strong  U.S.  Ski  Team  and 
Eurojjean  competitors.  This  is 


Jock  Scraps 


In  its  last  dual  meet  of  the  sea- 
son, the  women's  swimmers  tri- 
umphed over  Little  Three  rival 
Wesleyan  by  a  score  of  80-41. 
Four  Williams  victories  came 
as  sophomores  Katie  Hudner, 
Ann  Tuttie,  and  Liz  Jex,  and 
junior  Catherine  Hartley  set 
Wesleyan  pool  records. 

Hudner  captured  two  pool 
records  with  two  victories,  and 
Hartley  showed  showed  the  Car- 
dinals her  speed  ail  afternoon, 
capturing  three  individual 
firsts.  Other  winners  included 
Katherine  Pearsali,  Linda 
Reed,  Laurie  Vuylsteke, and  the 
200  medley  relay  team. 


The  men's  swim  squad  fin- 
ished their  season  with  an  8-1 


record  with  a  65-21  victory  over 
Wesleyan.  The  Ephs  dominated 
the  meet,  winning  eight  of  ten 
events.  Sophomore  Jeff  Mook 
won  two  freestyle  events,  with 
junior  breaststroker  Ned  Chast- 
eney  and  freshman  freestyier 
Geoff  McCuilen  also  gaining 
victories.  Other  individual 
winners  included  long  distance 
freestyier  Keith  Berryhiil  and 
sophomore  butterflier  Frank 
Fritz. 


The  women's  squashers  cap- 
tured the  Little  3  Title  last  Sat- 
urday afternoon,  travelling  to 
Wesleyan  and  defeating  both 
the  Cardinals  and  the  Lady 
Jeffs  of  Amherst.  Amherst  fell 
in  seven  straight  matches,  not 
even  winning  a  game.  Wesleyan 


was  a  bit  tougher,  falling  by  a 
5-2  margin. 

Against  Wesleyan,  number 
one  Mary  Tomm  Higgs  played 
the  most  closely  contested 
match.  She  and  her  opponent 
dove  and  scrambled  across  the 
court  for  five  games  and  Higgs 
pulled  through  with  a  3-2  win. 


The  men's  track  team 
charged  to  a  strongf  third  in  the 
Division  III  New  England 
Championships  last  Saturday  at 
Bates  College.  The  Ephs  fin- 
ished with  62  points,  behind  MIT 
with  84  and  Fitchburg  with  69. 
Twelve  other  teams  trailed  the 
Ephs. 

The  Ephs  only  took  one  indi- 


vidual, and  one  relay  champion- 
ship. Tomas  Alejandro  got  the 
only  personal  victory  in  the  55 
meter  sprint.  The  distance 
medley  relay  team  was  also  vic- 
torious, with  Brian  Angle,  co- 
captain  Robert  Tyler,  Phil 
Darrow  and  Bo  Parker  combin- 
ing for  a  10: 24  victory. 

Two  other  school  records 
were  set  in  the  competition, 
with  Parker  running  a  3: 52.1  for 
a  second  in  the  1500  meters,  and 
the  1600  meter  relay  team  of 
Ch'arlie  Von  Arentschiidt,  Jeff 
Poggi,  Calvin  Schnure,  and  Ale- 
jandro being  clocked  in  3: 20.7. 


The  24  hour  relay  is  Saturday, 
March  7.  Please  make  your 
pledge  now  to  make  this  event 
worthwhile. 


his  best  finish  ever  and  gave 
him  a  solid  qualifying  spot  on 
the  Eastern  'Team  that  will  be 
traveling  to  the  NCAA  Cham- 
pionships in  Utah  this  March. 

Ellen  Chandler  skiied  her  best 
race  of  the  year  placing  tenth  in 
the  special  cross-country  fol- 
lowed by  teammate  Sue  Mar- 
chant  in  seventeenth. 

The  men's  and  women's  cross 
country  teams  both  placed  fifth 
in  the  relay  and  ended,  up  fifth 
overall. 

The  alpine  skiers  were 
plagued  by  falls  and  pre- 
released  bindings  on  the  foggy; 
bumpy  course  at  Loon  and  did 
not  fare  as  well  as  usual.  The  top 
two  finishers  were  Tricia  and 
Judith  Hellamn  In  the  slalom, 
placing  eleventh  and  fifteenth, 
respectively. 

For  the  men,  sophomore 
Brant  Seibert  had  his  best  com- 
petition of  the  year  in  the  Giant 
Slalom,  finishing  with  a  six- 
teenth. Freshman  Crawford 
Lyons  placed  second  on  one  run 
of  slalom  and  would  have  cap- 
tured a  third  overall,  but  was 
disqualified  for  straddling  a 
pole  at  the  end  of  the  course. 

In  the  combined  totals,  the 
Williams  Women  placed  a 
strong  fifth,  only  a  few  points 
behind  New  Hampshire.  The 
men  placed  a  disappointing  sev- 
enth. Both  squads  look  to  better 
their  standings  under  ho{>efully 
better  weather  conditions  next 
week  at  the  Winter  Carnival  at 
Mlddlebury. 


The  Will^ns  Record 


VOL.  94,  NO,  18 


USPA  684-680 


WILLIAMS 


COLLEGE 


MARCH  3.  1981 


Fewer 
apply  to 

Williams 


by  Rich  Henderson 

4,211  students  have  applied 
for  admission  to  tlie  class  of 
1985,  a  significant  drop  from 
last  year's  4,850  applicants, 
according  to  Phil  Smith,  Direc- 
tor of  Admissions.  The  number 
of  black  candidates  fell  to  100, 
down  more  than  one-third  from 
last  year's  160  black  applicants. 

Smith  attributed  the  decline 
in  part  to  last  November's  cross 
burning  incident  and  the  exten- 
sive media  coverage  of  the 
burning  and  moratorium. 

"The  publicity  this  fall  had  a 
fairly  severe  impact  on  overall 
admissions,  not  only  among 
black  applicants,"  Smith  said. 
"The  perception  is  that  Willi- 
ams is  not  a  stable  academic 
environment." 

The  entire  decline  took  place 
in  four  of  the  states  from  which 
Williams  draws  its  largest 
numbers  of  applicants:  New 
York,  New  Jersey,  Massachu- 
setts, and  Connecticut.  Applica- 
tions from  outside  the  Northeast 
continued  their  recent  increase, 
particularly  in  the  West. 

Smith  partially  attributes  the 
Northeast's  decline  to  the  strict 
treatment  these  applicants 
received  last  year.  "We  really 
hammered  them  hard  last  time 
around,"  he  said.  "When  we 
doubled  acceptances  from 
states  like  California  and 
Texas,  we  had  to  decrease 
acceptances  from  somewhere— 
and  it  was  states  like  New  York. 

"It's  not  surprising  that  the 
numbers  of  thse  applicants 
have  dropped— instead  of  get- 
ting six  or  seven  students  from  a 
given  school,  only  four  of  five 
applied  this  year— the  others 
figure  their  chances  are  better 
elsewhere." 

Smith  says  he  is  very  pleased 
with  the  applicants.  "They 
seem  to  be  stronger  this  year,  if 
measured  by  SAT's  and  class 
rank,"  he  said.  "As  for  the  black 
applicants,  the  quality  is 
there— we  have  a  super- 
qualified  group." 


:v^s>r!^-- 


Two  men  were  killed  and  one  woman  critically  injured  when  their  airplane  smashed  into  a  Williamstown  home 
last  Wednesday  night.  The  pilot  of  the  twin-engine  Cessna  was  attempting  an  emergency  landing  at  North 
Adams'  Harriman  Airport  after  encountering  mechanical  difficulty  on  takeoff.  The  plane  struck  a  tree,  tearing  a 
fuel  tank  from  the  plane  and  causing  an  explosion  that  sent  flames  over  60  feet  in  the  air.  All  five  residents  of  the 
house  escaped  the  scene  without  Injury.  Federal  Aviation  Administration  officials  can  be  seen  in  the  back- 
ground investigating  the  debris  from  the  accident.  (Burghardt) 

ACSR  rethinks  divestiture 


by  Sara  Ferris 

The  Advisory  Committee  on 
Shareholder  Responsibility 
(ACSR)  debated  whether  the 
financial  costs  of  actions 
against  companies  should  be  a 
factor  in  its  decisions  at  its  Feb- 
ruary 23  meeting. 

College  Treasurer  Joseph 
Kershaw  expressed  doubts 
about  the  ACSR's  recommenda- 
tion to  the  Trustees  that  the  Col- 
lege stop  buying  certificates  of 
deposit  from  six  major  banks 
that  lend  to  South  Africa. 

Kershaw  refused  to  supply 
the  committee  with  the  names 
of  other  banks  with  which  the 
College  deals.  He  explained  that 
he  had  received  calls  from 
alumni  protesting  the  Trustee's 
decision  and  had  also  heard 
rumors  that  Citibank.one  of  the 
prescribed  six,  planned  to  stop 
matching  grants  from  its 
employees  to  Williams. 

Kershaw  later  admitted  that 
he  had  received  only  two  calls 
from  alumni.  As  to  Citibank's 
rumored  threat,  he  remarked, 
"I  don't  think  that's  serious." 

Craig  Lewis,  Director  of 
Alumni  Relations,  noted  no 
reaction  from  alumni.  "I  don't 
think  alumni  in  general  are 
aware  of  it,"  he  commented. 


JA  selection  clarified 


The  proposal  to  include  ran- 
domness in  the  Junior  Advisor 
selection  process  is  "definitely 
very  tentative"  according  to 
Jon  Dayton  '82,  J. A.  President. 

Correcting  a  story  published 
last  week  in  the  Record,  Dayton 
added  that  although  random 
selection  would  only  occur  fol- 
lowing careful  debate,  it  is 
being  considered  for  use  in  this 
year's  selection  process. 

Dayton  explained  that  the 
randomness  proposal  is 
intended  to  eliminate  possible 
favoritism  in  choosing  JAs. 

'  'The  idea  Is  that  if  we  do  have 
a  core  of  people  who  are  all 
equally  selectable,  why  not  put 
it  in  a  more  random  fashion?" 
he  said.  Dayton  was  quick  to 
emphasize  that  this  is  not  neces- 


sarily his  own  opinion. 

The  JA  selection  committee  is 
usually  composed  of  10  former 
JAs,  five  current  JAs,  and  five 
at-large  members,  according  to 
Committee  chairman  Phil  Dar- 
row  '81.  All  committee 
members  read  the  applications; 
each  member  then  submits  a 
list  of  his  52  favorite  candidates. 
The  top  52  vote-getters  then 
become  JAs. 

Darrow  also  emphasized  the 
careful  nature  of  the  selection 
process. 

"We  try  our  best  to  make  dis- 
tinctions," he  said.  "We're 
judging  people  based  on  our 
concept  of  a  JA  lifestyle,  but  dif- 
ferent individuals  often  have 
very  different  conceptions  of 
what  that  lifestyle  should  be." 


"None  of  them  have  written  to 
the  Alumni  Office." 

President  John  Chandler  also 
knew  of  no  alumni  complaints 
about  the  divestiture,  buthehas 
had  "a  fair  amount  of  adverse 
reaction  from  alumni  about  the 
policy  in  general."  Headded,  "I 
think  a  fair  number  of  them 
have  heard  of  it.  Many  of  the 
alumni  undoubtedly  do  not 
understand  what  the  issues  are 
here." 

"I  object  to  anything  that  has 
significant  costs  and  no  benef- 
its," said  Kershaw  at  the  ACSR 
meeting.  "I  had  assumed  that 
there  would  be  essentially  no 
costs,  but  apparently  that  isn't 
the  case  . .  .We  do  run  the  risk  of 
substantial  disaffection  of 
valued  alumni." 

Kershaw  questioned  the  wis- 
dom of  the  committee  policy 
toward  banks,  adding,  "I  have 
worried  over  this  for  the  past 
two  weeks  ...  I  thought  of 
resigning." 

Lola  Bogyo,  Assistant  Profes- 
sor of  Psychology,  disagreed 
with  Kershaw's  emphasis  on  the 
economic  impact  of  ACSR  deci- 
sions. She  believed  the  ACSR 
was  a  formed  "as  a  result  of  a 
feeling  in  the  community  that  it 
mattered  what  Williams  Col- 
lege did.  Our  mandate  was  not 
to  support  activities  that  we,  the 
community,  found  abhorrent. 


Kershaw  responded,  "I  don't 
think  a  college  really  has  a 
major  role  to  play  with  money 
given  to  it  by  all  different  kinds 
of  people  . . .  It's  not  appropriate 
for  a  college  to  make  those  judg- 
ments." He  added  that  "every 
company  in  the  country  is  doing 
something  that  most  reasonable 
people  think  is  wrong." 

Committee  members  agreed 
that  the  decisions  were  primar- 
ily symbolic.  Kershaw  denied 
the  impact  of  such  gestures,  not- 
ing, "This  action  we  were  tak- 
ing (on  the  banks)  was  not  going 
to  accomplish  anything." 


C.  C.  holds 
elections 

With  the  self-nomination 
procedure  completed  for  all  but 
a  few  offices,  candidates  for 
1981  College  Council  office  are 
slowly  being  identified. 
Although  nine  students  initially 
nominated  themselves  for  the 
four  top  C.C.  spots,  the  college- 
wide  election  Thursday  and  Fri- 
day of  this  week  will  feature 
three  two-way  races  for  the  offi- 
ces  of  President,  Vice- 
president,  and  Treasurer.  As 
yet  the  Council  has  received  no 
definite  requests  to  be  consi- 
dered for  the  position  of 
Secretary. 

Vying  for  the  position  of  Pres- 
ident of  the  Council  are  Fred 
Nathan  '83  and  Russell  Piatt  '82. 
The  two  Vice-presidential  can- 
didates are  George  Ahl  '82  and 
John  Segal  '82.  Candidates  for 
the  position  of  Treasurer  are 
sophomores  Dave  Lipscomb 
and  Steve  Spears. 

Statements  by  the  candidates 
appear  on  p.  4;  WCFM  will  hold 
interviews  in  an  Election  Night 
Special,  Wednesday  at  7: 30. 

Other  offices  to  be  filled  in  the 
March  5  and  6  elections  are  At- 
Large  and  Housing  category 
reps  to  the  C.C,  representatives 
to  the  C.E.P.,  C.U.L.,  and 
Honor/Discipline  committees. 
Students  will  also  vote  on  a  pro- 
posed amendment  to  the  Col- 
lege Council  constitution  which 
will  read:  "At  present  the  Stu- 
dent Body  Constitution  reads: 
'The  Constitution  can  be 
amended  by  a  positive  vote  of 
more  than  fifty  percent  of  the 
students  enrolled  in  the  College 
Continued  on  Page  7 


PMA  remains  suspect 


by  Jon  Tigar 

The  Maitland,  Florida, 
Chamber  of  Commerce  has 
asked  the  Postal  authorities  to 
investigate  Publishers  Market- 
ing Agency,  a  magazine  sub- 
scription company  whose 
representative  was  recently 
rejected  from  the  Williams 
campus.  In  addition,  according 
to  a  Chamber  employee  who 
refused  to  be  identified,  PMA 
owner  Michael  Nace  is  under 
investigation  for  mail  fraud  in 
activities  which  are  not  related 
to  PMA. 

The  Maitland  employee  said, 
"We've  had  an  awful  lot  of 
inquiries  from  all  over  the  coun- 
try . . .  We've  had  people  call  in 


and  say  that  they  gave  a  down 
payment  and  months  have  gone 
by  and  they've  never  received  a 
magazine." 

One  of  the  practices  that 
raised  suspicion  here  was  the 
choice  between  writing  one's 
check  either  to  PMA  or  to  a 
PMA  representative.  As 
another  Better  Business  Bureau 
employee  said,  "That  imme- 
diately gives  you  a  sign  of  a  'no 
way'  situation,  because  checks 
made  out  to  individuals  really 
have  no  bearing  on  the  company 
itself." 

Concern  has  spread  to  other 
campuses  as  well.  At  Harvard, 
school  officials  are  circulating 
notices  asking  students  to 
beware  of  PMA. 


B  &  G  estimates  that  damage  to  the  Thompson  Memorial  Chapel  in  last 
week's  wind  storm  will  run  $1500  tor  the  slate,  exclusive  of  labor  costs. 

(Burghardt) 


Inside  the  Record 


Women  win  B-Ball 

Tournament  .  .  p.   10 

Outlook  looks  at  Journalistic 
Ethics  .  .  p.  3 

College  Council 

Candidates  ....  p.  4 

Hockey  loses  playoffs  .  p.  10 

Men's  Basketball  beats 

Amherst  ...  p.  10 


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WILLIAMS  RECORD 


March  3,  1981 


Endorsements 


TANGENTS 


by  Grodzins 


This  week's  College  Council  elections  could  provide* a  forum  for 
students  to  decide  what  the  Council  will  acconnpllsh  In  the  future.  The 
two  candidates  for  President,  Freddy  Nathan  and  Russell  Piatt,  repres- 
ent different  notions  of  the  Council's  priorities. 

Piatt  has  done  a  thorough,  efficient  job  In  the  demanding  and  diffi- 
cult position  of  C.C.  treasurer.  Working  within  tight  budget  constraints, 
Piatt  managed  to  accomplish  the  unpopular  but  necessary  job  of  keep- 
ing spending  to  a  minimum.  Yet  the  President  must  fill  a  much  different 
role;  the  position  demands  creativity  and  a  willingness  to  push  the 
Council  past  its  ceaseless  debate  to  at  least  try  to  effect  some  change  at 
Williams.  We  think  that  Freddy  Nathan  has  the  necessary  qualities  to 
give  Council  the  thoughtful  leadership  it  needs. 

Nathan  has  shown  a  potential  for  innovation  and  fine  leadership. 
While  he  is  realistic  about  the  limits  of  the  Council's  effectiveness,  he 
seems  determined  to  tackle  some  Important  Issues  and  give  members 
some  new  directions.  Presently,  the  Council  is  able  to  do  little  beyond 
allocating  the  SAT.  While  Piatt's  main  interests  lie  in  these  financial 
matters,  Nathan  shows  a  desire  to  tap  the  Council's  unused  potential  for 
expressing  student  opinion  and  transforming  It  into  meaningful  propos- 
als and  actions.  We  are  aware  of  the  limitations  of  Council,  but  we  feel 
that  it  can  act  as  more  than  a  budget  balancer. 

The  position  of  Vice-president  Is  also  an  important  job.  Primarily 
responsible  for  elections,  the  vice-president  can  contribute  a  lot  to  the 
smooth  functioning  of  the  entire  College  Council.  If,  however,  the  job  is 
left  undone  or  is  done  poorly,  everyone  suffers.  The  two  candidates  for 
the  position,  George  Ahl  and  John  Segal,  each  seem  to  be  sincere  in 
pledging  to  work  hard  and  fulfill  the  responsibilities  of  the  job.  We  feel, 
however,  that  John  Segal  is  better  qualified  to  fill  the  position.  We  are 
impressed  with  Segal's  honesty  and  forthrightness  in  answering  the 
questions  we  asked  him;  we  feel  he  is  a  conscientious  worker  who  will  do 
a  lot  for  the  Council  and  the  student  body. 

This  year  there  are  a  number  of  issues  that  the  College  Council  must 
tackle.  The  current  bookstore  mess,  the  actions  and  implementation  of 
the  Committee  on  the  80's  report,  and  the  calendar  changes  will  all 
require  prompt,  decisive  action  and  review  by  a  strong  College  Council 
led  by  a  dynamic  leadership.  We  hope  that  whoever  wins  the  coming 
election  will  work  to  make  the  Council  a  clear,  respected  student  voice 
on  campus. 


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Letters 


Cohesion 


C        To  the  editor: 


Row  house  dining  Is  dead.  We  must  all 
now  pick  up  the  pieces  and  move  on. 
When  we  do,  we  must  not  forget  two 
things:  first,  row  houses  will  never  be  the 
same;  second,  the  row  house  dining 
question  is  but  one  of  student  housing 
issues  the  Gifford  Committee  is 
discussing. 

Row  houses  will  lose  cohesion  without 
their  dining.  Row  houses  are  made  up  of 
discrete  parts:  a  building  here,  another 
there,  and  a  third  down  the  street.  The 
linchpin  of  the  house  is  dinner.  This  is 
the  only  time  most  house  members  are  in 
one  place.  It  is  the  only  time  many  house 
members  see  one  another.  Without 
dinner,  there  will  be  no  house  unity. 

Some  people  have  suggested  that  row 
house  dining  rooms,  like  the  house  dining 
rooms  of  Greylock,  could  be  set  up  some- 
where to  replace  the  lost  dining  halls.  1 
doubt  these  rooms  would  be  used;  from 
my  own  experience,  I  know  how  hard  iT  is 
to  get  everyone  from  Spencer-Brooks 
House  into  Brooks  six  days  a  week,  even 
though  Brooks  offers  an  intimate  atmos- 
phere and  often  superior  food.  To  expect 
as  many  people  as  now  eat  at  Brooks 
would  eat  at  some  sequestered  section  of 
one  of  the  major  dining  halls  may  be 
expecting  too  much. 

Other  people  have  suggested  that  since 
the  dining  is  gone,  the  college  should  do 


away  with  row  houses  altogether.  Row 
houses,  however,  serve  a  definite  need: 
living  that  is  homey  but  not,  like  the 
cooperatives,  isolated.  Without  a  row 
house  option,  demand  for  cooperative 
and  off-campus  housing  would  surely 
sour.  The  college  should  not  encourage 
students  to  live  off  board.  Those  who  do 
tend  to  lose  touch  with  the  college.  The 
more  who  live  off  board,  the  more  frag- 
mented the  student  body  becomes. 

It  is  worth  while,  then,  to  preserve  the 
row  house  option  In  some  form.  One  way 
to  do  this  might  be  to  divide  each  house 
into  its  natural  parts:  let  Spencer  be  a 
house,  let  Brooks  be  a  house.  Each  house 
would  be  held  together  by  its  architectu- 
ral Independence  and  house  govern- 
ment. 

The  guiding  principle  of  the  Gifford 
Committee,  when  it  is  deciding  what  to 
do  about  the  row  house  dining  problem, 
and  all  other  housing  problems,  should 
be  to  preserve  as  much  as  possible  of  the 
present  housing  system.  Specifically, 
the  Committee  should  not  recommend 
an  all-college  room  draw.  I  have  actually 
heard  members  of  the  Committee  dis- 
cuss this  option. 

The  argument  for  abolishing  houses 
takes  as  Its  basic  assumption  that  most 
students  no  longer  want  them;  evidence 
for  this  is  the  dramatic  rise  In  house 
transfer  applications  over  the  past  few 
years.  There  is  a  difference,  however, 
between  wanting  to  move  from  one 
known  social  group  to  another  (the  result 

Continued  on  Page  3 


March  3.  1981 


WILLIAMS  RECORD 


Page  3 


Ethics  of  Journalism  :  The  Right  to  Know 


by  Bay  Boyer 

There  Is  a  close  and  special  relation- 
ship between  the  Williams  Record  and 
the  New  York  Times.  It's  not  In  the  news 
they  cover,  but  what  lies  behind  It. 
Reporters  for  both  papers  are  linked  by 
the  ethics  of  journalism.  It  Is  a  code  built 
upon  three  main  elements:  defense  of 
the  public's  right  to  know,  an  adversary 
relationship  with  those  they  cover,  and 
the  principle  of  objective  reporting. 

This  Is  a  nation  built  upon  confidence 
in  the  citizens  ability  to  elect  their  lead- 
ers. There  might  be  many  who  secretly 
believe  that  a  lot  of  other  people  are  too 
uninformed  to  cast  a  responsible  ballot, 
but  the  fact  remains  that  critical  deci- 
sions frequently  lie  in  voters'  hands. 
They  have  a  right  to  know  what  elected 
officials  are  doing,  the  results  of  their 
actions  and  what  the  opposition  has  to 
say  about  it.  The  value  to  special  inter- 
ests of  denying  people  their  right  to  know 
is  almost  painfully  obvious.  A  journalist 
is  frequently  the  person  charged  with 
defense  of  the  public's  right  to  know,  the 
person  who  must  discover  and  organize 
sometimes  painful  and  embarassing 
facts  concerning  a  special  interest  or 
individual. 

"By  simply  not  covering 
the  news,  a  journalist  can 
break  faith  with  the  public 
and  deny  them  their 
right  to  know" 

Any  reporter  who  has  covered  town 
government  can  tell  of  long  and  boring 
nights  spent  in  meeting  halls.  The  meet- 
ings might  be  open  to  all,  but  often  the 
only  representative  of  the  public  is  a 
reporter. 

Open-meeting  laws  are  on  the  books  to 
keep  government  in  the  open.  It  is  usu- 
ally the  news  organizations  who  are 
involved  in  skirmishes  with  government 
officials  about  whether  or  not  a  meeting 
can  be  closed.  As  soon  as  that  lonely 
reporter  covering  the  dull  meeting 
decides  it's  not  worth  it,  the  Journalistic 
ethics  have  been  breached  and  we  lose  a 


little  of  our  ability  to  govern  ourselves. 

Simply  not  covering  the  news  is  only 
one  way  a  journalist  can  break  faith  with 
the  public  and  deny  them  their  right  to 
know.  Another  is  yielding  to  the  idea  that 
there  are  things  that  perhaps  the  public 
shouldn't  know,  subjects  that  shouldn't 
be  raised.  It  is  a  frame  of  mind  that  can 
come  about  when  journalists  lose  sight  of 
the  adversary  relationship  that  should 
exist  between  the  media  and  the  institu- 
tions they  cover. 

The  Hard  Edge 

An  adversary  relationship— it's  a  con- 
cept that  has  a  hard  edge  to  it .  It  suggests 
reporters  should  be  wary  of  friendships 
with  those  they  cover,  always  watchful 
for  the  temptation  to  let  a  friendship 
stand  in  the  way  of  timely,  accurate  and 
complete  reporting.  When  government 
officials  and  journalists  become  cronies 
instead  of  adversaries,  the  public  is  left 
out. 

Early  reporting  of  the  Viet  Nam  war 
was  characterized  by  journalism  heav- 
ily influenced  by  official  government 
press  information.  It  was  not  until  repor- 
ters reestablished  the  adversary  rela- 
tionship between  themselves  and  the 
military  that  the  American  public 
received  a  more  accurate  picture  of  the 


LETTERS 

Continued  from  Page  2 

of  a  house  transfer),  and  wanting  to  be 
moved  into  an  unknown  social  group 
every  year  (the  result  of  an  all-college 
room  draw).  I  sense  that  most  students 
like  the  predictability  of  the  present  sys- 
tem: they  know  they  will  get  a  better 
room  next  year;  they  know  who  their 
neighbors  will  be. 

This  predictability  encourages  respon- 
sibility. Upperclassmen  tend  to  take  bet- 
ter care  of  their  housing  than  do 
freshmen,  for  example,  in  part  because 
upperclassmen  know  they  will  be  com- 
ing back. 

The  Gifford  Committee  should  make 
its  recommendations  cautious  ones.  The 
present  housing  system,  and  in  particu- 
lar the  row  house  option,  are  too  benefi- 
cial to  the  college  community  to  be 
discarded  out  of  hand. 

Dean  Grodzins  '83 

Not  nice 

To  the  editor: 

One  hopes  that  Robert  Penn  Warren 
Intended  sarcasm  when  he  called  Will- 
iams 'a  nice  refined  place'  in  All  the 
King's  Men.  For  recent  incidents  hwere 
make  Williams  a  not  so  nice  and  a  not  so 
refined  place.  Obscene  phone  calls 
(Don't  knock  anal  rape  until  you've  tried 
it.')  anonymous  racist  notes  on  people's 
doors,  homophobic  remarks,  ransacked 
bulletin  boards  (more  recently  the  Com- 
mittee to  Oppose  the  Draft  board),  and 
the  defilement  of  Martin  Luther  King's 
name  on  a  poster  (someone  wrote  the 
word  'nigger'  under  King's  picture, 
crossed  out  'King'  and  wrote  'coon'), 
leave  me  with  a  sick  feeling  at  the  pit  of 
my  stomach. 

What  is  It  that  makes  people  do  these 
things?  Since  freshman  year  I've  been 
asking  myself  this  question  while  work- 


ing on  community  awareness  of  sexism, 
racism  and  homophobia.  Three  years 
later  I'm  as  baffled  as  before;  nothing 
much  seems  to  have  changed.  In  fact, 
some  things  have  gotten  worse:  explicit 
antagonism  towards  women,  gays,  and 
blacks  has  surfaced  more  often  than  in 
the  past  and  people  find  themselves 
afraid  to  walk  around  campus  for  fear  of 
being  ostracized  or  threatened. 

I  am  not  accusing  the  entire  Williams 
community  of  holding  oppressive  view- 
points. I  am  not  accusing  anybody  of 
anything.  I  merely  want  to  point  out  that 
wherever  hateful  actions,  such  as  the 
ones  I've  mentioned,  occur  you  do  not 
have  a  nice  refined  place. 

Sincerely  yours, 
Elisa  Waingort 


WCOD  Petition 


To  the  editor; 

In  an  attempt  to  encourage  meaning- 
ful protest  against  military  draft  regis- 
tration and  aggressive  militarism,  the 
Williams  Committee  to  Oppose  the  Draft 
(WCOD)  hasdrawn  up  a  petition  to  be 
circulated  throughout  the  campus  this 
week.  Ultimately,  WCOD  intends  to  send 
copies  of  the  petition  to  the  Reagan 
Administration  and  possibly  to  major 
newspapers  across  the  country.  We  ask 
everyone  to  give  careful  thought  to  his  or 
her  position  regarding  these  issues  and 
to  seriously  consider  signing  the  petition. 
In  order  that  individuals  may  have 
ample  opportunity  to  think  before  sign- 
ing, WCOD  has  asked  the  Record  to  print 
the  statement  in  its  entirety: 

We,  the  undersigned,  are  concerned 
about  the  growth  of  a  militarist  way  of 
thinking  in  the  United  States.  Several 
recent  developments  turn  our  attention 
towards  this  issue. 

Concomitant  with  the  recent  election 
of  President  Ronald  Reagan,  we  witness 


war.  Journalists  should  be,  by  nature  or. 
acquired  habit,  be  skeptical.  With  the 
concept  of  the  adversary  relationship 
firmly  in  mind,  praise  and  flattery  from 
a  politician  might  be  recognized  as  an 
attempt  to  curry  favor  rather  than  as  an 
expression  of  friendship.  By  the  same 
token,  accepting  the  adversary  relation- 
ship makes  even  the  harshest  criticism 
easier  to  take  since  it  may  well  be  a  sign 
that  the  reporter  and  the  person  being 
covered  see  each  other  in  proper 
perspectice. 

Objective  Perspective 
The  question  of  perspective  is  also  the 
key  to  a  third  element  in  the  ethics  of 
journalism,  objective  reporting.  During 
the  1968  Democratic  Convention  in  Chi- 
cago, Walter  Cronkite  watched  with  hor- 
ror as  the  late  Mayor  Daley's  forces  beat 
up  reporters  on  the  convention  floor. 
Cronkite's  comment;  "They're  a  bunch 
of  thugs  down  there,"  has  gone  down  in 
the  history  of  broadcast  journalism.  It 
might  be  argued  that  the  great,  taciturn 
Cronkite  had  dropped  his  objective  view 
of  the  events  and  given  his  personal  opin- 
ion. But  it  is  just  as  easily  argued  that 
when  Cronkite  said  "thugs"  were  run- 
ning the  floor,  he  was  drawing  on  his  long 
career  of  objective  reporting.  Whatever 


the  case,  when  Cronkite  said  thugs  were 
afoot,  the  public  believed  him.  He  is  per- 
ceived as  one  who  delivers  the  news  and 
not  his  opinion  of  it.  Paul  Harvey,  the 
radio  commentator,  isenormously  popu- 
lar, but  most  take  his  words  with  a  grain 
of  salt  since  he  so  openly  mixes  his  per- 
sonal opinion  with  the  news  he  reports. 
In  objective  reporting,  the  journalist 
separates  personal  opinion  from  the 
news,  reporting  one  and  keeping  the 
other  bottled  up  inside.  It  is  a  tall  order. 
There  are  those  who  say  that  no  matter 
how  mightily  a  reporter  struggles,  per- 
sonal views  will  creep  into  a  story.  Crit- 
ics also  say  that  in  the  struggle  for  an 
unattainable  standard  of  objectivity,  a 
reporter  will  seek  out  an  "opposing  spo- 
kesman" on  an  Issue,  even  if  he  knows 
that  spokesman's  comment  is  Invalid. 
But  those  who  believe  in  the  standard  of 
objectivity  say  that  decisions  about  right 
and  wrong  belong  with  the  public,  not  the 
journalist. 

"Journalists  should,  by 
nature  or  acquired  habit, 
be  skeptical" 

The  strength  and  integrity  of  the  news 
media  stands  upon  the  basic  ethical  prin- 
ciples of  journalism.  Such  standards  are 
apparent  in  the  structure  of  each  day's 
news,  and  each  ethic's  merits  are  still 
constantly  discussed. 

When  the  networks  are  accused  of 
"sensationalism,"  the  real  issue  is  lack 
of  objectivity.  Former  President  Nixon's 
resignation  was  a  classic  example  of  the 
adversary  relationship  between  the 
press  and  the  presidency.  When  the 
Record  fully  reports  the  details  of  a  long 
and  boring  faculty  meeting,  the  public's 
right  to  know  has  been  well-served.  As 
writers  work,  they  are  always  acting  to 
stabilize  the  ethical  fabric  of  their  pro- 
fession. Defense  of  the  public's  right  to 
know,  the  adversary  relationship  and  the 
principle  of  objective  reporting  are  ethi- 
cal standards  that  are  difficult  to  attain 
and  they,  as  yet,  feed  the  debate  about 
the  quality  of  news  coverage  In  the  Uni- 
ted States. 


a  substantial  change  in  the  character  of 
the  executive  and  legislative  branches  of 
our  government.  We  are  told  that  taxes 
are  to  be  cut  by  a  reduction  in  human 
service  and  welfare  programs,  while 
military  allocations  are  to  be  expanded 
significantly.  We  note  that  despite  Presi- 
dent Reagan's  campaign  stance  against 
a  peacetime  draft  registration,  he  Is  now 
wavering  on  that  issue.  Domestically, 
therefore,  we  have  reason  for  concern. 

On  the  international  front,  we  are  wor- 
ried by  the  growing  Involvement  of  our 
government  in  the  affairs  of  El  Salvador. 
Already  the  new  Administration  has  sent 
18  military  advisors,  and  has  delivered 
millions  of  dollars  in  arms  to  support  the 
ruling  elements  of  that  country. 

We  are  troubled,  as  well,  by  recent 
reports  that  the  deployment  of  the  neu- 
tron bomb  in  Western  Europe  is  an  immi- 
nent possibility.  We  dannot  comprehend 
the  experience  of  a  weapon  that  destroys 
people,  but  leaves  irradiated  buildings 
standing. 

For  these  reasons,  we  find  it  necessary 
to  speak  out  at  this  time.  We  do  not  wish 
to  blame  the  new  Administration  for 
what  it  has  not  yet  done.  Rather,  we 
desire  that  the  American  people  con- 
tinue to  influence  the  policy-making 
decisions  of  our  government.  We 
advocate 

(1)  a  repeal  of  the  current  draft 
registration, 

(2)  non-intervention  in  domestic  affairs 
of  foreign  nations, 

(3)  deemphasis  on  military  expansion, 
and 

(4)  nonviolent  means  of  dealing  with 
world  problems. 

We  ask  that  the  Reagan  Administra- 
tion seriously  consider  its  position  on 
these  issues. 

Signed, 

Money  vs  Taste 


To  the  editors: 

I  take  issue  with  the  Record's  editorial 
last  week,  which  claimed  that  the  Col- 
lege had  "crossed  the  fine  line  between 
non-interference  and  implicit  support" 
by  permitting  the  Neo-Druids  to  show 
'The  Devil  in  Miss  Jones'  in  Bronfman 
auditorium.  The  Record  thinks  that 
"providing  a  facility  for  an  X-rated  film 
Implies  acceptance  of  what  the  film 
represents."  Surely  the  Record  must 
realize,  had  the  College  refused  permis- 
sion, it  could  only  be  seen  as  explicit 
interference  and  censorship. 

I  wonder  about  this  "fine  line"  the  Col- 
lege has  crossed.  The  Itecord's  editorial 
board  obviously  feels  that  not  only  does 
such  a  line  exist,  but  that  it  is  better  qual- 
ified to  define  the  line  than  the  College 
administration.  I  am  not  happy  that  so 
many  of  my  fellow  students  are  inter- 
ested in  seeing  such  a  movie;  at  the  same 
time,  I  violently  disagree  with  those  who 
feel  that  anyone  should  be  prevented 
from  doing  whatever  turns  him  on, 
always  provided  that  no  one  is  left  worse 
off  for  it. 

As  far  as  I  can  see,  no  one  was  harmed 
by  the  film,  and  it  (I  assume),  benefited 
the  Neo-Druid  treasury  without  using 
SAT  funds.  I  think  that's  fine,  and  am 
glad  that  the  College  did  not  stand  in  its 
way. 

I  might  have  preferred  that  fewer  peo- 
ple attend,  and  make  it  less  likely  that 
other  organizations  would  consider  such 
a  fund-raising  event.  Come  next  year,  or 
next  semester,  the  Neo-Druids  are  likely 
to  consider  another  X-rated  film  to  be  a 
good  bet  for  a  solid  profit.  This  might  not 
have  been  the  case  had  Ms.  Greg  and  the 
"many  of  those  who  paid  to  see  the  film 
(who)  left  within  fifteen  minutes"  had 
kept  their  dollars,  and  their  Implicit  ap- 
proval, away  entirely. 

Paul  J.  Van  Bloem  '83 

Continued  on  Page  8 


Page  4 


WILLIAMS  RECORD 


March  3,  1981 


Candidates 
Forum 


College  Council  officers  play 
an  Important  role  In  student 
government  and  serve  as  repre- 
sentatives to  the  administration 
and  the  community  at  large.  In 
an  effort  to  provide  the  student 
body  with  information  on  the 
platforms  and  views  of  the  can- 
didates for  C.C.  office,  the 
RECORD  has  interviewed  or 
solicited  statements  from  all 
candidates  for  the  positions  of 
President,  Vice-president  and 
Treasurer.  The  results  appear 
here  in  unedited  form. 

President 

Nathan 

In  setting  the  agenda  for  the 
College  Council,  the  President 
must  concentrate  on  modest 
and  realistic  proposals  or  the 
Council  will  be  doomed  to  Idle 
bickering. 

These  are  the  issues  then, 
which  concern  me,  and  that  I 
would  consider  as  priorities,  but 
most  Importantly  I  feel  confi- 
dent that  they  can  all  be 
tackled: 
1)  RACISM  and  SEXISM 

These  issues  are  very  differ- 
ent yet  they  are  similar  In  that 
they  both  arise  from  a  lack  of 
understanding. 

But  what  can  the  College 
Council  do?  A  productive  inno- 
vation would  be  to  have  Council 
representatives  hold  informal 
meetings  in  their  houses  to 
make  students  aware  of  courses 
involving  Women's  issues  and 
Afro-American  studies.  Hope- 
fully this  would  boost  enrol- 
lment in  these  courses  and  may 
lead  to  others  being  added. 
Now,  for  example,  there  exist 
only  three  courses  which  deal 
solely    with    Women's    issues 


Fred  Nathan 

(College  Bulletin  p. 222).  In 
addition,  a  boost  in  the  Afro- 
American  Studies  Program 
may  enable  Williams  to  attract 
more  Black  faculty. 

Certainly  the  College  Council 
cannot  end  racism  or  sexism; 
however,  It  can  promote 
awareness. 

2)  COLLEGE  CALENDAR 
The  Calendar  for  19811982, 

which  was  recently  approved  by 
the  Trustees,  will  cut  the 
number  of  exam  days  from 
seven  this  Spring  to  five  in  the 
Spring  of  1982.  Accordingly, 
there  will  be  three  exam  slots 
per  day  instead  of  the  present 
two  per  day.  This  is  unaccepta- 
ble to  many  students. 

The  Council,  by  submitting  a 
referendum  to  the  Faculty  can 
make  the  '81-'82  calendar  an 
experiment  rather  than  a 
reality. 

3)  SAT 

The  Student  Activities  Tax, 
like  all  fiscal  matters,  is  prey  to 
inflation.  With  tuition  costs  ris- 
ing each  year  it  is  more  impor- 
tant than  ever  that  the  Finance 


Committee  must  work  within  its 
means. 

Currently  five  organizations 
absorb  S6,905  dollars  of  the 
nearly  120,000  dollars  allotted 
by  the  Finance  Committee.  In 
order  to  encourage  diversity 
among  the  various  organiza- 
tions on  campus,  the  Finance 
Committee  must  decide 
whether  it  has  an  obligation  to 
spend  the  SAT  more  demo- 
cratically. 

In  addition,  certain  groups 
should  not  be  made  to  feel  the 
burden  alone  when  cuts  are 
made.  This  year  writers,  artists 
and  photographers  were  partic- 
ularly hard  hit.  The  Record  and 
the  yearbook  were  cut  back 
nearly  3,300 dollars  from  the  '79- 
'80  operating  budgets  and  Back- 
talk  and  Pique  were  forced  to 
sacrifice  their  respective  identi- 
ties and  merge  into  one  publica- 
tion. Thus,  cuts  must  be  made 
with  an  eye  to  the  possible 
repercussions  it  will  have  on 
various  segments  of  the  college 
community. 

4)  HOUSING 

I  am  convinced  that  the  Coun- 
cil would  be  unable  to  dramati- 
cally change  college  policy  in 
this  area.  However,  I  am 
equally  certain  that  if  the  coun- 
cil does  devote  some  attention  to 
the  question  of  housing  it  will  be 
able  to  make  small  but  mean- 
ingful reforms.  For  example, 
can  on-campus  options  such  as 
co-ops  be  increased?  Also,  the 
Council  can  examine  proposals 
for  a  more  equitable  selection 
process  for  co-op  affiliation  and 
upper  class  housing  inclusion. 

5)  STUDENT  TRUSTEE 

The  movement  for  a  student 
trustee  in  the  past  has  usually 
fallen  on  deaf  ears  or  become 
snarled  in  red  tape.  A  more 
modest  proposal  is  needed.  I 
would  suggest  that  the  Council, 
with  the  agreement  of  the  Admi- 
nistration, form  a  student  advi- 
sory panel  analagous  to  those 
used  by  departments  which 
include  students  in  the  hiring 
process  of  new  faculty. 


Russell  Piatt 

6)  MEAL  PLANS 

On  the  suggestion  of  the  Com- 
mittee on  the  Eighties  and  Food 
Services,  Row  House  dining  will 
be  phased  out.  Therefore,  it  is 
essential  now  more  than  ever 
with  fewer  dining  facilities  and 
increased  Inconvenience  that 
students  be  given  the  opportun- 
ity to  design  their  own  meal 
plans. 

The  College  Council  should  be 
able  to  effect  useful  eiiange  in 
board  options  now  that  the 
Administration  seems  more 
willing  to  entertain  new 
proposals. 

Presently  as  the  Carter  House 
representative  to  the  College 
Council,  and  having  served  a 
full  year  on  the  Freshman  Coun- 
cil, I  know  the  process  and  I 
know  what  realistic  limits  to 
set.  The  1980's  will  present  new 
obstacles  and  if  the  Council  is 
going  to  be  able  to  generate  stu- 
dent support.  College  Council 
Representatives  will  have  to  be 
held  accountable  by  those  they 
represent.  "Action  not  rhe- 
toric"   must   be   the  council's 


motto. 

Finally,  one  must  member 
that  changes  come  slowly  and 
only  with  hard  work  and  careful 
riebate.  Yet  with  student 
patience  and  the  cooperation  of 
the  Administration  I  believe  I 
can  make  the  difference. 

Piatt 

When  candidates  tor  College 
Council  offices  are  asked  what 
they  plan  to  do  if  elected,  most 
respond  by  listing  a  number  of 
issues  presently  concerning  the 
campus.  While  such  an  exercise 
is  useful  in  identifying  items  for 
College  Council  consideration, 
it  does  little  to  promote  an 
understanding  of  that  person's 
role  as  a  C.C.  officer.  Such  an 
understanding.  It  seems,  is  to  be 
found  only  in  a  discussion  of  the 
fundamental  nature  of  College 
Council's  relationship  with  the 
Williams  campus. 

One  of  the  most  (if  not  the 
most)  important  functions  of 
the  College  Council,  for  exam- 
ple, is  the  distribution  of  the  Stu- 
dent Activities  Tax.  Though 
management  of  the  SAT  and  the 
College  Council  budget  is  the 
principal  concern  of  the  Treas- 
urer, the  President  must  also 
define  his  role  in  terms  that 
reflect  the  importance  of  this 
operation  in  the  life  of  the  Col- 
lege Council. 

The  President  should  thus  be 
an  importa  nt  source  of  informa- 
tion and  opinions  concerning 
student  sentiment  on  College 
Council  funding  priorities  and 
resource  allocation.  In  a  time 
when  fiscal  austerity  demands 
that  Council  make  many  tough 
and  potentially  unpopular  fund- 
ing decisions,  the  President  can 
also  be  instrumental  in  provid- 
ing crucial  support  for  the 
Treasurer  in  carrying  out  the 
necessary  budget  measures. 
My  first-hand  experience  with 
the  College  Council  budget  and 
funding  process  gives  me  a  uni- 
que advantage  in  executing 
both  of  these  duties. 

College  Council  hopefully 
should  be  more  than  simply  an 
agency  for  the  disbursement  of 
funds,  however.  While  student 
apathy  and  co-option  by 
Faculty-Student  Committees 
have  tended  to  depreciate  Col- 
lege Council's  role  as  a  spokes- 
man for  the  student  body, 
Council  remains  one  of  the  stu- 
dents' most  important  vehicles 
for  change  on  campus. 

In  this  respect,  it  is  critical 
that  the  President  provide  the 
leadership  necessary  to  harness 
the  potential  of  College  Council 
in  meeting  student  demands.  As 
President,  then,  I  see  my  role  as 
one  of  focusing  Council's  atten- 
tion on  the  collection  of  student 
input  and  the  translation  of  that 
information  into  action. 

This,  of  course,  is  easier  said 
than  done,  and  I  fully  realize  the 
challenges  that  an  officer  faces 
in  trying  to  get  the  College  Coun- 
cil, the  student  body,  and  finally 
the  administration,  to  support 
desired  changes.^ While  I  have 
few  illusions,  then,  about  Coun- 
cil's realistic  prospects  for  serv- 
ing as  an  effective  voice  for 
student  concerns,  I  also  have  a 
keen  sense  of  some  very  real 
potential  for  successful  action. 
Board  Options  and  the  upcom- 
ing review  of  the  Winter  Study 
Program  both  offer  College 
Council  an  excellent  opportun- 
ity to  put  into  practice  these  f  un- 
damental  principles.  By 
carefully  gauging  student  senti- 
ment, maintaining  channels  of 
communication  with  other  cam- 
pus bodies,  and  presenting  con- 
crete alternative  proposals. 
College  Council  can  become  a 
more  active  force  in  campus 
affairs. 


Treasurer 

Lipscomb 

It  is  obvious  that  the  SAT 
must  be  raised  periodically  to 
offset  the  rate  of  inflation. 
Every  attempt  should  be  made 
to  convince  the  administration 
of  this  fact.  In  the  past,  how- 
ever, the  Provost  has  not  been 
moved  by  methods  of  persua- 
sion that  have  included  every- 
thing short  of  terrorism.  Thus, 
we  have  got  to  manage  with  an 
SAT  that  Is  shrinking  in  real 
terms. 

We  must  also  recognize  the 
fact  that  we  are  not  the  Univer- 
sity of  Massachusetts.  Because 
of  our  size  we  can't  afford  an 
endless  variety  of  publications 
and  clubs.  For  example,  it 
would  be  great  to  have  two  dif- 
ferent political  magazines  that 
offered  the  college  varying 
perspectives.  Yet  the  cost  of 
giving  each  group  that  has  a  dif- 
ferent view  a  publication  of 
their  own  is  an  unfair  drain  on 
SAT  resources. 

This  year  one  publication 
asked  for  $4,217  to  put  out  one 
48-page  issue  costing  $1,513.50 
and  two  56-page  issues  costing 
$1,738  each.  Their  estimated 
cost  for  one  56-page  issue 
exceeds  the  combined  final  allo- 
cations to  the  Williamstown  Big 
Brother-Big  Sister  program, 
Free  University,  Purple  Key 
and  the  Women's  Ice  Hockey 
club.  The  cost  of  such  issues, 
compared  with  the  cost  of  other 
student  activities  makes  it  clear 
that  there  should  only  be  a  very 
small  number  of  publications  on 
campus. 

Next  year,  groups  with  large 
travel  costs  will  be  asking  for 
significant  increases  because  of 
the  price  of  gasoline.  These 
requests,  along  with  other 
requests  for  increases  due  to 
inflation  must  be  given  top 
priority  in  funding.  It  will  be  a 
significant  accomplishment  if 
we  can  maintain  the  quality  of 


denied  an  SAT  increase  as  low 
as  $10,  yet  they  plan  consecutive 
tuition  hikes  totalling  over 
$2,500. 

The  administration's  solution 
to  the  SAT  problem  was  to  take 
the  Lecture  Committee  out  of 
student  hands,  once  again 
reducing  student  input. 

Past  College  Councils  have 
tried  to  get  an  adequate  SAT, 
but  their  efforts  stopped  short. 
To  make  an  effective  proposal 
to  the  administration  we  must 
1)  write  to  parents  to  gain  their 
support  and  allay  their  con- 
cerns, 2)  draw  on  faculty  sup- 
port to  prove  that  departments 
count  on  SAT  funds  to  broaden 
activities  in  diverse  fields  like 
English,  Political  Science, 
Music  and  athletics,  and  3)  pool 
the  divided  groups  of  concerned 
students  into  a  single  lobbying 
group  for  the  SAT.  Such  a  coop- 
erative effort  has  not  been  made 
in  the  past,  but  only  this  kind  of 
comprehensive  plan  can  meet 
with  success. 

Lectures,  publications,  plays, 
concerts,  and  much  more— all 
of  these  affect  your  life  at  Willi- 
ams and  all  of  these  depend  on 
the  SAT.  Don't  let  Williams 
dwindle  to  merely  an  academic 
grind. 

Vice-President 

Rather  than  file  personal  state- 
ments, candidates  for  C.C.  Vice- 
president  fielded  questions 
from  the  Record  editorial 
board.  The  results: 
In  the  aftermath  of  the  cross 
burning  in  November,  there 
have  been  numerous  charges  of 
racism  and  sexism  on  the  Wllll- 
ams  campus.  As  Vice- 
President,  how  would  you 
identify  and  work  to  solve  these 
problems? 

John  Sfiinl:  My  personal  expe- 
rience has  been  that  the  most 
valuable  discussions  on  the 
problems  of  racism  and  sexism 
have  been  based  on  an  informal 
atmosphere.  Clearly,  struc- 
tured programs,  like  last 
November's  Moratorium,   are 


George  Ahl 

the  present  organizations  until 
the  Provost  learns  the  econom- 
ics of  inflation. 


Spears 


students  generally  view  the 
College  Council  as  an  impotent 
body,  especially  when  it  faces 
the  College  administration.  The 
decades-long  history  of  failed 
promises  and  half-hearted 
efforts  proves  that  students' 
assumptions  are  correct.  Stu- 
dent government  does  not  have 
to  be  this  way. 

The  need  for  an  increase  in 
the  student  Activities  Tax  has 
never  been  greater.  Inflation  is 
driving  grant  requests  up  at  a 
dizzying  rate.  This  year  total 
requests  were  cut  by  17%.  Next 
year  they  could  be  cut  by  as 
much  as  30%.  We  are  not  just 
slowing  extra-curricular 
growth— we  are  losing  ground. 

Alternate  money  sources  are 
not  available.  The  administra- 
tion has  vetoed  an  alumni  fund 
drive.  It  keeps  tight  restrictions 
on  campus  fund  raising.  The 
administration   and   trustees 


John  Segal 

valuable  and  necessary,  but 
these,  I  believe,  do  not  have  to 
be  College  Council's  main  aci- 
tivity.  Racism  and  sexism  are 
personal  things  that  hit  right  at 
home  for  many  people;  not 
abstractions  that  can  be  lec- 
tured about. 

I  think  College  Council  can 
best  contribute  to  the  long  pro- 
cess of  identifying  and  dealing 
with  racial  issues  by  promoting, 
organizing,  encouraging  (wha- 
tever it  takes)  small,  informal 
gatherings  for  discussion  and 
exchange.  I  have  seen  this  done 
In  several  houses  this  year,  and 
I  think  it  works  very  well. 
GenrKv  Ahl:  Communication  Is 
the  key.  I  would  promote  more 
open  discussion  between  all 
groups  on  a  regular  basis  and 
not  just  In  response  to  a  crisis 
situation. 

As  regards  the  limited  SAT 
funds,  do  you  have  any  specific 
ideas  for  expanding  the  amount 
of  money  available  for  distribu- 
tion by  the  Finance  Committee 
and  College  Council? 

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A  Prologue 


Ife  hiked  out  to  Spiny  l\orman's  burrow  the  other  day.  He  tva.s  in  a 
philosophical  mood. 

"Humor  is  hell,"  he  growled. 

We  protested. 

"I  didn't  say  it."  The  Spine  narrowed  his  small,  black  eyes.  "Mark  Twain 
said  it:  There  is  no  humor  in  Heaven.  End  quote.  Humor  is  tragedy.  Slip  on  a 
banana  peel  and  fall  down  a  manhole.  Hey!  People  see  v""  fall  down  a 
manhole  and  they  lauf^h  their  nostrils  loose.  Heathen  is  joy.  l\othing  funny 
about  joy.  You  want  funny?  Hell  is  funny.  Hell  is  yucks.  Satan,  Henny 
Youngman  of  the  unit>erse.  I  can  see  it.  'Take  my  soul.  Please.'  He'd  have  'em 
in  tears." 

We  told  him  we  were  thinking  of  starting  a  humor  magazine. 

"What  do  you  know  about  humor?"  he  snorted.  "Have  you  ever  suffered? 
Do  you  know  what  it's  like  to  wake  up  one  morning  and  find  yourself 
transformed  into  a  giant  cockroach?  I  mean  have  you  REALLY  suffered? 
Were  you  ever  a  Red  Sox  fan?" 

We  muttered  that  we  wanted  to  name  the  magazine  after  him.  The  spine 
glared  at  us,  turned  us  his  quilly  hack,  and  crept  into  his  den.  We  had  started 
to  slink  away  when  tve  heard  his  muffled  voice: 

"Go  ahead!  Mo/ce  a  fool  of  yourself!  The  ivorld  could  u.ie  a  few  laughs. . ." 


This  work  by  Doug  Nelson  '82  and  other  equally  editying  exercises  In  creativity  grace  Currier 
Museum  of  Tasteless  Art,  located  In  Currier  Hall,  open  24  hours  a  day,  and  curated  by  Klm 
Carpenter.  The  photo  title?  Why,  "Panty  Raid,"  of  course.  (photo  by  Nelson) 


A  Brief  History  of  Williams  Humor 


Williams  College  is  a  funny 
place. 

We  spend  much  of  our  lives  in  the 
unamusing  confines  of  the  library 
or  the  classroom,  of  course,  but  the 
rest  of  the  time— hey,  it's  one  big 
laugh,  filled  with  casually  spilled 
beer  and  attempts  at  intimacy 
shouted  over  music  from  a  stereo 
whose  net  worth  exceeds  the 
annual  income  of  almost  everyone 
in  the  country  who  didn't  go  to 
Williams. 

That  ability  to  smile  after  accid- 
entally expressing  intense  roman- 
tic interest  in  your  date's 
roommate,  or  to  laugh  after  you 


further  a  vicious  rumor  about 
someone  who  turns  out  to  be  the 
one  person  sitting  at  the  table 
whose  name  had  escaped  you 
when  you  sat  down,  goes  back  a 
long  way. 

1755— An  inept  colonel  is 
ambushed  by  a  clever  pack  of  Indi- 
ans. The  Indians  chuckle. 

1793— A  crafty  bunch  of  religious 
types  hire  a  New  York  lawyer  and 
bribe  a  judge  to  rule  that  Eph- 
raim's  will,  which  was  designed  to 
set  up  a  free  high  school,  could  be 
twisted  sufficiently  to  establish  a 
small  college  that  would  accept 
students  too  stupid  to  get  into  Har- 


vard but  nonetheless  blessed  with 
wealthy  parents,  and  thus  ensure 
that  the  College  would  be  a  money- 
maker. The  religious  types  giggle. 

1821— A  dissatisfied  gentleman 
of  uncertified  mental  health  gal- 
lops across  the  Berkshire  Moun- 
tains in  search  of  the  Seven  Cities 
of  Cibola.  He  finds  Smith  and 
founds  Amherst.  The  nation 
guffaws. 

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alumnus  trying  to  set  up  a  ROTC 
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Amherst  College  to  relocate  in 
Louisiana  by  disconnecting  a  cru- 
cial pipe  in  its  newly  installed 
plumbing  system  fails  when  it  is 
discovered  that  none  of  the  stu- 
dents ever  bathe  or  use  the  porce- 
lainware.  The  South  wins. 

1914-Hundreds  of  Williams  Col- 
lege students  become  confused 
when  it  is  maintained  that  the 
"dough-boys"  are  in  Europe 
rather  than  terrorizing  the  Berk- 
shires  with  sports  cars  manufac- 
tured by  a  Bavarian  concern.  The 
Bavarians  drink  beer. 

1940— Shrewdly  anticipating  the 
shortage  of  available  male  appli- 
cants soon  to  be  engendered  by 
American  entry  into  World  War  II, 
our  forward-looking  trustees 
(someone  had  misadjusted  their 
blinders)  decide  to  admit  women 
to  Williams.  Unfortunately,  they 
forget  to  tell  anyone  about  it  until 
thirty  years  later.  My  high-school 
physics  teacher  laughs,  but  then  I 
think  he  was  senile. 

1956— An  attempt  to  form  a  bas- 
ketball player's  frat,  Phi  Pho 
Phum,  fails.  The  gambler's  frat. 
Beta  Onda  Gamma,  snickers. 

1977- The  Admissions  Commit- 
tee decides  on  the  incoming  fresh- 
man  class  while  legally 
intoxicated.  They  stop  laughing 
when  they  all  show  up  in  the  fall, 
but  Phil  Smith  still  remembers  all 
their  home  towns. 

1981— Spiny  Norman  is  pub- 
lished after  its  editorial  staff 
squanders  half  its  allocation  on 
Girl  Scout  cookies  and  Jolly  Joes. 
And— we  hope—  everyone  laughs. 

— J.K.S. 


.  .a  giant  hedgehog  he  referred  to  as  Spiny 
Norman  .  .  .Normally,  he  was  want  to  be  a- 
bout  twelve  feet  from  his  head  to  his  anus, 
and  when  he  was  about,  Dinsdale  would  go 
very  quiet  and  start  wobbling  .  .  ."—Monty 
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LETTERS. .  . 

(found  mostly  by  Mohabe) 

Dear  Sirs, 

In  view  of  tlie  escalating  tuition 
costs  at  your  institution  of  higher 
learning,  I  have  formulated  some 
suggestions  for  keeping  prices 
down.  Now  we  all  know  that  higher 
food  costs  are  a  main  reason  for 
higher  tuition.  And  we  also  know 
that  chicken  is  a  relatively  cheap 
food.  So  rather  than  serve  chicken 
just  four  times  a  week,  why  don't 
you  serve  it  at  every  meal?  Just 
think  about  the  possibilities- 
chicken  omelets,  chicken  pizza, 
chicken  tacos,  chicken  juice, 
make  your-own-chicken  sundaes. 
Why,  there's  no  end  to  what  you 
can  do  with  chicken! 

J.  Chandler 

No  relation 

Chandler  Chicken  Farms 

1234  Sandpiper  Lane 

Dear  Sirs, 

I  set  a  new  record  the  other 
day— I  vacuumed  and  dusted 
every  single  bedroom  in  Sage  in 
under  six  minutes!  I  was  even 
done  in  time  to  watch  "The  Price 
Is  Right"  with  all  the  janitors.  I 
just  can't  understand  why  they 
want  to  phase  us  out—  I  mean 
we're  so  efficient! 

A  Matron 


Rumors  fly  concerning  WSPs 


by  Joe  Masteika 

Rumor  has  il  that  next  January  will 
see  the  following  courses  included  in 
the  W' inter  Study  catalogue. 

ART  22 

Architecture  of  the  New  England 
Outhouse 

We  will  focus  on  the  outhouse  as 
a  mode  of  emotional  and  artistic 
expression  for  the  rural  New  Eng- 
land farmer.  Some  topics  we  will 
cover: 

1)  What  significance  does  the 
moon  on  the  door  have? 

2)  What  does  the  horseshoe 
imply  about  the  Yankee  lifestyle? 

3)  What  are  the  social  implica- 
tions of  the  famous  "Two-holer"? 

The  course  manual,  which  was 
co-authored  by  the  two  instruc- 
tors, will  be  supplemented  with  a 
series  of  short  papers  on  the  same 
subject. 

Prerequisite:  None 
Enrollment:  Unlimited 
Cost  to  student's  Parents:  None 
Instructors:  Sears  &  Roebuck 


HISTORY  10 

What  is  Lenin  had  been  Clean- 
shaven? 

Another  in  our  successful  series 
of  "What .  .  .if?"  courses,  History 
10  will  follow  the  same  basic  for- 
mat as  last  year's  popular  "What 
if  Money  did  not  grow  on  trees?" 
Topics  for  discussion  will  include 
Lenin's  moustache  and  his  comb. 
We  will  take  a  bus  to  Moscow, 
Leningrad,  and  Kiev  for  a  day  to 
observe  first-hand  the  tremendous 
pull  Lenin's  beard  has  had  on 
Soviet  Society. 

Prerequisite:  Five  years  of  Rus- 
sian; well,  4  or  3  is  all  right,  or  even 
2  or  maybe  a  semester— well,  you 
have  to  have  heard  of  Russia— 
OK?  Cost  to  Student's  Parents: 
Spending  money  and  a  bag  lunch 
from  home  to  eat  on  the  bus. 
Instructor:  Havonoff 

MUSIC  137 

Seminar  With  Guy  Lombardo 

Through  an  "Extinguished  Lec- 
turer" grant,  Williams  has 
arranged  for  the  late  Mr.  Guy 
Lombardo  to  visit  our  campus  dur- 


"Giving  Head" 

(Photo  by  Nelson,  caption  by  Carpenter) 


ing  Winter  Study  and  conduct  a 
course    entitled,    "Musical 
creativitiy— it's   not   dead."   The 
pace  of  the  course  will  be  slow. 
Prerequisite:  Patience  and  excel- 
lent hearing 
Enrollemnt:  Unlimited 
Cost  to  Student's  Parents:  None 
Faculty  Sponsor:  God 

SPECIAL  24 

The  Discos  of  Iran 

For  any  politically  inclined 
"dancing  fool",  here's  a  chance  to 
take  in  the  famed  "night  spots"  of 
exotic  Iran!  Teheran  will  defi- 
nitely be  taken  in,  and,  weather 
permitting,  we  will  paint  Abadan 
red. 

Prerequisite:  None 
Enrollment:  None  as  of  yet 
Cost  to  Student's  Parents:  $8000 
Instructor:  None  willing 

SPECIAL   25   Remedial    Europe 
Tour 

As  a  service  to  the  few  Williams 
students  who  have,  for  some  rea- 
son, never  been  to  Europe,  this 
course  offers  a  chance  to  become 
one  of  the  guys.  Yes,  you  too  will  be 
able  to  begin  every  sentence  with 
the  phrase,  "When  I  was  in  Paris . . 
."  You'll  be  able  to  share  in  the 
disdain  for  the  poorer  European 
countries,  and  you'll  think  you 
know  everything  there  is  to  know 
about  wine.  Don't  miss  out  on  your 
chance  to  fit  in  at  Williams!  (Note: 
Due  to  the  time  limitations  of  Win- 
ter Study ,  and  for  economy,  we 
will  only  visit  London,  Paris, 
Rome,  Berlin,  Geneva,  Milan, 
Florence,  Venice,  Stockholm, 
Prague,  Munich,  Helsinki,  and 
Budapest.) 

Prerequisite:  Never  having  gone 

to  Europe 

Enrollment:  Undoubtedly  small 

Cost  to  Student's  Parents:  $12,200 

Instructors:     Members    of    the 

Faculty 


Dear  Sirs, 

This  is  just  a  message  to  that 
punk  who  hit  me  in  the  head  with  a 
snowball  back  in  '69.  Don't  think 
that   I've   forgotten,   punk!    I've 
been  looking  through  all  the  old 
facebooks,  and  I'm  working  on  a 
few  leads,  and  sooner  or  later, 
you're  gonna  make  a  mistake.  And 
then— WHAMMO,  punk!  I  always 
gets  my  man. 
A  Disreputable  Security  Guard 
Wherever  there's  trouble 
Williams  College  Campus 
Dear  Sirs, 
M. 
A  Student 


Stopping  by  the  Log 
on  a  Friday  evening 

(With  apologies  to  Robert  Frost) 

Who  pays  my  tuition   I  think  I 

know. 

Their    house   is   in  the  suburbs 

though; 

They  will  not  know  I'm  stopping 

here 

Replacing  chills  with  foamy  glow. 

My  GPA  will  suffer  dear 

My  stopping  with  a  test  so  near 

'Tween  Winter  Study  and  Spring 

Break 

To  fill  my  belly  full  with  beer. 

I  give  my  spinning  head  a  shake 
To  ask  if  there  is  some  mistake. 
Up  silent  Spring  Street  I  do  weave. 
With    woolen    tongue,   a   wobbly 
wake. 

My  workload's  too  much  to  believe 
But  I  have  cookies  first  to  heave, 
And  weeks  to  go  before  I  leave. 
And  weeks  to  go  before  I  leave. 

— J.K.S.  &  S.I.W. 


Interview  questions 

1)  Remembering  that  this  is  only  a 
30-minute  Interview,  could  you 
candidly  describe  your  faults? 

2)  Why  did  you  decide  to  attend 
Williams  College  when  you  really 
wanted  to  go  to  Harvard? 

3)  If  you  were  faced  with  pressing 
deadline,  would  your  anti- 
perspirant  hold  up? 

4)  Has  there  ever  been  an  instance 
of  congenital  indecisiveness  in 
your  family? 

5)  What  is  the  maximum  amount 
of  office  supplies  you  would  feel 
comfortable  filching  during  your 
first  full  year? 


^  H«^t*i»^'s^.«»...,.  / 


Sl5+er 


SPINY  NORMAN 
Editors 

Susan  I.  Williams 
John  K.  Setear 


March  3,  1981 


WILLIAMS  RECORD 


Page  5 


How  to  be  prepsy  without  really  trying 


Now  housing  the  Taconic  Lumber  Company,  this  building  has  led  a  long 
and  varied  life.  (Burghardt) 


by  Paul  SaLbah 

You're  a  brain  in  high  school, 
or  a  Jock  or  a  stud,  so  you  figure 
that  you  belong  In  old  buildings 
with  lots  of  Ivy.  But  just  'cause 
you're  here  doesn't  mean  that 
you  know  it  all.  You  will  have  to 
acquire  that  air  of  indifference 
and  that  "no  problem"  appear- 
ance of  ease  to  be  considered  a 
true  prep  and  ivy  leaguer. 

Operating  those  micro-film 
viewers— You've  seen  the  ama- 
teurs. After  enlisting  the  aid  of  a 
librarian  just  to  find  the  film, 
they  stare  at  the  contraption  for 
a  while.  After  the  initial  survey, 
they  turn  all  the  wheels,  and 
then  look  to  the  operators  of  the 
other  machines  in  perplexity. 
The  true  prep  approaches  the 
device  with  confidence,  and 
calmly  peruses  it  for  instruc- 
tions. The  key  word  is 
"calmly."  Don't  curse  or  kick 
the  poor  thing. 

The  reading  of  newspapers— 
The  prep  reads  the  Wall  Street 
Journal  or  the  Times  (New 
York,  of  course)  and  knows  how 


A  house  with  memories 


A  familiar  building  on  Water 
Street,  built  In  1845,  has  lived  a 
long  and  varied  life;  from  Meth- 
odist Church,  to  town  meeting 
hall,  to  site  for  identifying  air- 
craft during  World  War  II,  to 
opera  house.  As  an  opera  house, 
this  building  served  as  the  cra- 
dle of  the  Williams  College  Cap 
and  Bells  Society,  a  club  organ- 
ized in  the  1890s  and  incorpo- 
rated in  1912. 

The  former  Moore  and  Water- 
man Opera  House  now  houses 
the  Taconic  Lumber  Co. ,  but  for 
many  years  long  ago  it  bustled 
with  theatrical  excitement,  the 
nervous  stickiness  of  stage 
fright ,  the  thrill  of  one  more  cur- 
tain call.  It  houses  memories  of 
a  long  tradition  of  Williams 
theatre,  one  of  the  first  produc- 
tions there  being  staged  in  1892. 

The  opera  house  was  stage  for 
lively  shows  such  as  vaudeville 
acts,  orchestra  concerts  and  the 
Williams  Glee,  Banjo,  and  Man- 
dolin clubs.  In  1900  a  huge  can- 
tata and  a  parade  of  the 
Southern  Minstrels  was  held 
there.  Silent  films  were  shown 
in  the  opera  house  until  the  thea- 
ter on  Spring  Street  was  opened. 

Originally  built  as  a  Metho- 
dist church,  it  was  later  con- 
verted into  an  opera  house  in 
1877  by  raising  the  roof  to  make 
it  a  two-story  building.  The 
theatre  was  upstairs  leaving 
room  downstairs  for  the 
National  Express  Freight  Com- 
pany,   town  offices  for  select- 


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men,  assessors  and  the  health 
department,  and  the  Gale  Hose 
Company. 

But  it  was  the  upstairs  that 
nurtured  a  Williams  institution. 
"Until  the  building  of  the 
Adams  Memorial  Theatre  in  the 
early  1940s,  student  theatricals 
were  performed  in  the  town 
Opera  House.  Today's  lavish 
theatrical  productions  would 
not  be  possible  without  the 
development  of  a  theatergoing 
habit  among  many  members  of 
the  community,"  according  to 
Williamstown:  The  First  200 
Years  and  Twenty  Years  Later, 
edited  by  Robert  R.  R.  Brooks. 

Productions  in  the  opera 
house  by  Cap  and  Bells  included 
"No  Infirmary"  in  1894,  "Mr. 
Bob"  in  1902,  "The  Man  from 
Mexico"  in  1906,  and  "Bury  the 
Dead"  in  1939.  When  the  group 
decided  to  perform  "Our 
Town,"  assistant  English  pro- 
fessor Luther  S.  Mansfield  con- 


demned the  choice  saying  that 
he  was  surprised  that  "such 
rugged  individuals  should 
voluntarily  submit  themselves 
to  regimentation  in  drama,  fol- 
lowing the  tests  of  Broadway 
czars."  The  play  was  per- 
formed regardless  and  appar- 
ently, with  success. 

The  last  performance  held  in 
the  opera  house  by  Cap  and 
Bells  was  "End  of  Summer"  in 
1940.  In  the  last  show's  program 
J.  W.  Notman  '41  remarked  that 
"There  is  a  nostalgic  spirit  in 
the  Old  Opera  House  .  .  .  God 
knows  it  has  seen  the  whole 
gamut  of  shows  from  good  to 
bad,  from  melodrama  to  musi- 
cals, and  from  Shakespeare  to 
O'Neill.  It  has  seen  a  lot  more 
than  that  too.  Everything  that 
has  happened  here  has  been 
drama:  important,  vibrant, 
human  drama,  yet  all  of  it  fleet- 
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to  find  the  market  report  with- 
out checking  the  table  of  con- 
tents. That  "effortless"  counts. 
Always  examine  the  headlines, 
and  never,  never  go  straight  to 
the  sports.  On  the  subject  of 
reading  material,  one  must  sub- 
scribe to  the  right  periodicals. 
Time  or  U.S.  News  are  fine;  Life 
or  Smithsonian  are  even  better. 
Don't  leave  that  Hustler  or 
Piaygirl  out  In  plain  sight. 

How  to  raise  one's  hand— Yes, 
the  prep  is  active  in  class,  and 
raising  one's  hand  is  a  sure 
giveaway  if  you  haven't  got 
"it."  Don't  wave,  or  for  that 
matter,  make  noises  that  might, 
in  other  contexts,  be  mistaken 
for  biological  functioning.  In  the 
classroom,  the  prep  is  cool  and 
confident;  the  hand  is  raised 
firmly  to  a  perfect  vertical  posi- 
tion, and  remains  there  until  an 
answerer  is  selected— no 
longer. 

Discussion  of  work — You'll 
never  hear  the  prep  say  "shit, 
I've  got  tons  of  work  to  do 
tonight  .  .  .  looks  like  another 
all-nighter."  The  proper 
response  is  more  self-assured: 
"yeah,  I've  got  to  write  a  paper. 
I  think  I'll  write  it  before 
dinner."  You  might  think  this  to 
be  a  simple  matter,  but  project- 
ing the  correct  image  is  a  con- 
stant venture,  and  one's  work 
load  is  often  a  major  conversa- 


tion piece.  Don't  bitch. 

Don't  sweat— This  cannot  be 
stressed  too  much.  Sweat  is  a 
disgusting  feature  of  the  com- 
mon man.  The  prep  perspires, 
and  that  only  rarely.  Should 
perspiration  arise  as  the  result 
of  mild  exertion  (violent  or 
unrestrained  movement  is  a  no- 
no)  a  clean,  white  towel  strateg- 
ically draped  around  the  neck 
will  make  such  a  social  taboo 
more  acceptable. 

Since  it  is  necessary  to 
remain  fit  (have  you  ever  seen 
an  overweight  prep?)  the  prep 
engages  in  athletics  .  .  .  i.e.  the 
right  sports.  Squash  ranks 
number  one.  Sparkling  white 
apparel  and  limited  movement 
are  the  main  reasons. 

Properly  holding  the  racquet 
(note  the  spelling)— Off  the 
court,  the  prep  must  carry  a 
racquet  properly.  The  key  word 
is  "cradle."  Don't  grab  or 
squeeze.  (By  the  way,  that 
advice  applies  to  other  areas  of 
prep  involvement.) 

Imbibing— Like  most  things 
in  life,  there  is  a  limit  to  one's 
drinking.  The  prep  knows  his  or 
her  limit  and  doesn't  exceed  it. 
In  other  words,  being  carries 
home  by  your  roommates  as 
you  spew  second-hand  beer  all 
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Purly  Gates 
performs 

by  Lori  Miller 

Last  Saturday  night,  a  large 
crowd  flocked  to  the  Purly 
Gates  of  the  Rathskeller— to 
hear  the  Purly  Gates  Band,  that 
Is,  performing  in  the  most 
recent  coffeehouse. 

Hailing  from  Black  North, 
New  Hampshire,  the  Purly 
Gates  are  a  four  man  band 
which  plays  a  variety  of  music 
ranging  from  1930's  swing  to 
traditional  Blue  Grass. 

Saturday  evening's  coffee- 
house began  with  a  guest 
appearance  by  two  Williams 
College  bagpipef«,  Jackson 
Galloway  and  "Newk"  New- 
kirk.  The  dup  played  highland 
marches  and  dances  in  a  half 
hour  warm-up  and  the  break 
between  Purly  Gates'^sets. 

Although  most  of  the  band's 
tunes  came  from  the  swing  era 
( "Ain't Misbehavin'  "wasabig 
hit),  blue  grass,  jazz  and  V  e  r- 
mont  Reggae  were  also  repres- 
ented in  Saturday  night's 
performance. 

According  to  Jon  Scott  '82, 
spokesman  for  the  Coffeehouse, 
the  Purly  Gate  Band  was  "very 
successful."  He  said  that  the 
Coffeehouse  hopes  to  bring  in  at 
least  one  more  outside  group 
this  semester,  as  well  as  spon- 
soring more  student   acts. 


Baroque  music  swells  Clark 


Purly  Gate's  electric  steel  lap  guitarist  solos  in  Saturday  night's  coffee 
house  performance. 


by  Greg  Capaldini 

More  than  one  professor  here 
has  pointed  out  that  our  epoch  is 
the  first  in  which  the  perform- 
ing arts  conscientiously  provide 
a  "living  museum,"  that  is, 
presentations  of  works  as  the 
first  viewers  would  have  exper- 
ienced them.  Thus,  we  have 
unabridged  literature,  dramas 
without  insertions  from  an 
intervening  era  and  music 
played  in  the  style  of,  and  on  the 
instruments  used  by  the  origi- 
nal creators. 

A  fine  example  of  the  last  was 
a  program  of  Baroque  music 
entitled  An  Evening  in  the 
Home  of  J.S.  Bach  by  the  Aulos 
Ensemble  at  the  Clark  last  Sat- 
urday. The  most  note-worthy 
aspect  of  this  spirited  sextet's 
concert  was  that  the  audience 
left  with  a  notion  that  Baroque 
music  is  not  all  the  same,  that 


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conjunction  with  the  Artist-in- 
Residence  Program.  The  talk 
will  be  held  tonight  (Tuesday) 
at  8: 00  P.M.  in  Room  4  of  Law- 
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perform  its  next  concert  on  Fri- 
day, March  6  at  8:30  P.M.  in 
Chapin  Hall.  The  program  will 
include  Liadov's  Eight  Russian 
Folk  Songs,  the  Concerto  for 
Violin  and  Orchestra  No.  2  in  G- 
Minor  by  Prokofieff ,  and  Men- 
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"Scotch."  D.  Loevel  will  be  the 
guest  conductor.  Tickets,  avail- 
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general  public  and  free  to  Willi- 
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Exhibit  Opening 

"Harmonies  of  Color:  French 
Prints  from  the  Turn  of  the  Cen- 
tury" opens  Saturday,  March  7 
at  the  Clark  Art  Institute. 
Exhibit  is  open  from  10  to  5. 
Pipe  Band  Festival 

The  Williams  College  Pipe 
Band  will  hold  the  Fourth 
Annual  Williamstown  Pipe 
Band  Gathering,  a  competition 


of  Scottish  and  Irish  pipe  bands, 
on  Saturday,  March  7  at  Mt. 
Greylock  Regional  High  School. 
Individual  competition  will 
begin  at  9:30  A.M.  with  band 
competition  featuring  five  visit- 
ing bands,  beginning  at  2:00 
P.M.  Admission  is  $2.00  for 
adults,  $1.00  for  children  6-12 
and  free  for  children  under  6. 
Octet  and  Ephoria  to  Sing 
The  Octet  and  Ephoria,  two  of 
the  more  popular  singing 
groups  on  campus  will  perform 
at  the  Log  on  Saturday,  March 
7,  starting  at  9:00  P.M. 

WILLI  AMSTHEATRE 
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Harold  Pinter's  Old  Times  on 
March  5,  6, 7, 12, 13 and  14  at  8: 00 
P.M.  in  the  Adams  Memorial 
Theatre.  Directed  by  Gregory 
Boyd,  the  play  stars  Frances 
Clvardi  '81,  Charlie  Singer  '82 
and  Sheila  Walsh  '83. 


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there  are  distinct  styles  and 
characteristic  devices  for  each 
composer.  Witness  the 
feathery-fleeting  scamper  and 
boundless  energy  of  Vivaldi's 
Concerto  in  g  (flute,  oboe,  vio- 
lin, continuo)  as  compared  to 
Bach's  strictly  controlled 
Sonata  In  b  (flute  and  harpsi- 
chord). In  the  latter,  Anne 
Briggs  woriced  miracles  with 
the  notorious  wooden  flauto  tra- 
verse, which  has  no  Iceys,  only 
holes,  and  malces  absolutely  no 
amends  for  the  Inherently  flaw- 
ridden  overtone  series. 

True,  the  original  instru- 
ments talce  a  little  getting  used 
to.  Their  volume  is  half  that  of 
their  modern  counterparts,  and 
the  tone  often  lacks  the  edge 
we've  all  become  used  to.  Tun- 
ing Is  no  easy  matter,  either, 
and  even  once  that's  accomp- 
lished, many  an  ear  will  still 
bemoan  the  tuning  standard, 
which  is  generally  a  half  tone 
lower  than  the  modern  one.  But 
consistent  hearings  of  Baroque 
music  will  often  render  the 
sound  of  modern  Instruments, 
especially  tlie  piano,  quite 
gauche. 

Stringed-Instrument  malcers 
of  the  17th  century  understood 
physics,  at  least  enough  to 
endow  their  products  with 
impressive  resonance.  This  was 
most  apparent  in  Bach's  Suite 
No.  1  in  G  for  cello  solo.  Myron 
Lutzke  often  got  the  best  sound 
from  his  instrument  by  swoop- 
ing his  bow  by  quicitiy  and  let- 
ting the  note  ring.  Richard 
Tarusicin  had  what  looked  like 
the  evening's  most  awkward 
playing  task:  the  viola  da 
gamba,  the  convex  bow  of  which 
must  be  held  palm-upwards, 
and  which  prohibits  the  use  of 
vibrato,  except  as  an  occasional 
Continued  on  Page  7 

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Thus.  5th— U-2  and  Mission  of 
Burma,  J.B.  Scott's,  Albany 
Fri  6th— Jim  Carroll  Band,  J.B. 
Scott's,  Roberta  Flack,  Berklee 
Performance  Cntr.,  Boston. 

Sat.  7th— Plasmatics,  Stage 
West,  W.  Hartford. 

Sun.  8th— Cheap  Trick,  RPI 
Fieldhouse,  Troy 
Mon.-Tues.  9th-10th— Grateful 
Dead,  New  York. 
Wed.  llth-Kool  and  the  Gang, 
Proctor's  Theater,  Schenec- 
tady. 

Thurs.    12th— Grateful  Dead, 
Boston  Garden. 
13th  thru  22nd— Boston  Globe 
Jazz  Festival. 

Sat.  14th— Grateful  Dead,  Civic 
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V-P  statements- 

Continued  from  Page  4 
CforKc  Ahi:  The  College  Coun- 
cil itself  could  sponsor  money 
making  activities  such  as 
movies,  dances,  etc.  to  Increase 
the  funds  available. 
}ithn  Si-Kol:  The  answer  here  is 
simple:  Either  solve  inflation  or 
raise  the  Student  Activities  Tax. 
Neither  is  easy.  What  we  need  to 
see  to  Is  that  the  S.A.T.  is  raised 
the  same,  in  terms  of  real  dol- 
lars, as  tuition  is  overall.  If 
inflation  forces  tuition  up  15%, 
the  S.A.T.  should  be  raised  15'/, 
also.  Right  now  this  is  not  hap- 
pening. The  administration  has 
to  be  constantly  reminded  that 
student  activities  and  clubs 
"deserve"  as  muph  financial 
attention  as  food  ^services  and 
faculty  salaries. 
What  types  of  activities  funded 
currently  by  SAT  money 
require  greater  allocations  and 
wliat  types  of  activities  must  be 
financially  cut  back? 
Sefial:  1)  If  I'm  too  specific,  I 
lose  votes. 

2)  We  don't  know  exactly  wht 
the  situation  will  be  from  year  to 
year.  For  example,  after  the 
events  of  November,  1980,  we 
should  be  especially  careful 
about  funding  for  minority 
organizations.  Or,  during  a 
"National  Dance  Month"  (or 
whatever),  the  Dance  Society 
might  deserve  additional  fund- 
ing for  some  special  activity. 

Generally,  though,  I  think  we 
need  to  ask  of  each  funding  allo- 
cation/cut, what  arewegetting- 
Zlosing  with  respect  to  what  else 
we  could  be  doing  with  the 
S.A.T.  funds.  If  we  can  cut  an 
organization's  funding,  with  lit- 
tle or  no  impact  on  the  quality  of 


Aulos  concert- 

Continued  from  Page  6 
ornament. 

At  the  two  chronological 
extremes  of  the  program,  were 
Buxtehude's  Trio  Sonata  in  A 
(violin,  viola  da  gamba,  conti- 
nuo)  and  Johann  Christian 
Bach's  Quintet  in  D  for  the 
whole  ensemble,  the  two  dating 
about  a  century  apart.  The 
former  is  a  good  example  of 
through-composing,  in  which 
the  movements  run  into  each 
other  without  pause.  At  one  such 
junction,  the  change  from  Lento 
to  Vivace  felt  like  the  backdoor 
opening  to  a  sunny,  inviting 
field  but  in  the  ensuing  Largo, 


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services  and  programs  it  provi- 
des, and  then  do  something 
completely  different  with  the 
money  saved:  that's  a  good 
transfer  of  funds. 
AM:  The  interest  and  commit- 
ment to  various  activities,  as 
well  as  the  number  of  students 
involved,  should  determine  the 
amounts  of  money  allocated  to 
respective  groups  without  neg- 
lecting those  groups  adding 
diversity  to  the  campus  or  those 
permitting  student  awareness. 
If  the  College  Council  is  indeed 
committed  to  diversity  on  cam- 
pus, as  purveyors  of  limited 
SAT  funds,  how  do  you  intend  to 
maintain  and  promote  this 
diversity? 

•1 M:  As  stated  before,the  College 
Council  needs  to  listen  to  con- 
stituent needs,  then  allocate 
funds  to  satisfy  these  general 
needs  and  interests. 
.S<'xn/;  "Purveyors  of  limited 
S.A.T.  funds"  does  not  equal 
those  "committed  todiverslty". 
Financial  Committee  members 
may  or  may  not  personally  com- 
mitted to  diversity.  But  as  long 
as  there  exists  a  demand  for 
diversity,  as  it  is  manifested  by 
student  interest  and  concern, 
College  Council  must  respond. 
An  "increase/decrease  in 
diversity"  factor  must  be 
included  in  decisions  to  allo- 
cate/cut funding  to  various 
organizations. 

Personally,  I  believe  that 
diversity  on  campus  is  one  of  the 
most  important  considerations. 
But  I  also  realize  that  College 
Council  (alone)  cannot  make 
people  more  diverse. 
College  Council  has  tradition- 
ally held  a  low  profile  on  cam- 
pus and  has  been  seen  as 
ineffective  by  many  students. 
What  do  you  see  as  the  role  of 


the  falling  chromatic  line 
brought  back  darkness  again. 
The  latter  piece  foretold  the 
Classical  era.  Its  melodies  were 
more  broken  into  lyrical 
phrases  than  spun  from  a  run- 
ning strand  of  motivic  threads. 
Other  musicians  in  this  first- 
rate  group  were  violinist  Linda 
Quan,  oboist  Marc  Schachman, 
and  a  harpsichordist  named 
Charles,  whose  last  name  this 
reviewer  did  not  learn.  Each  .of 
the  players  contributed  tasteful 
proportions  of  sound,  clean 
technique  and  as  a  crowning 
touch,  a  dash  of  passion  that 
brought  it  all  alive. 


the  Council  in  campus  affairs 
and  how  would  you  implement 
this? 

^vjial:  Leading  question.  The 
key  to  the  Council's  success  and 
effectiveness  in  campus  affairs 
is  to  concentrate  on  what  can  be 
realistically  attempted.  We 
cannot,  for  example,  "save" 
row  house  dining.  But  we  can 
have,  through  the  Gifford  Com- 
mittee, Food  Services,  etc., 
some  say  in  what  is  to  become  of 
the  residential  house  system 
and  dining  service  in  general  in 
the  future.  College  Council's 
role  here  should  be  to  collect 
student  input,  formalize  it  if 
necessary,  submit  it  to  the  right 
people,  and  then  just  keep  the 
pressure  on.  This  is  what  Col- 
lege Council  can  do  effectively. 
AM:  The  Council  does  not  need 
to  be  highly  visible  to  keep 
things  running  smoothly.  How- 
ever, the  Williams  community 
should  feel  that  Council  is  recep- 
tive to  ail  student  input  and 
encourages  it. 

The  College  Council  is  supposed 
to  represent  student  opinion  to 
other  groups  of  the  College  com- 
munity, but  many  students 
believe  the  Council  is  ineffec- 
tive in  conveying  this  opinion  to 
the  Administration.  How  can 
the  Council  best  respond  to  stu- 
dent interests  when  they  clash 
with  the  interests  of  the 
Administration? 
AM:  The  College  Council 
always  represents  the  interests 
of  students  regardless  of 
Administration  concerns.  But  of 
course,  the  Council  should  oper- 
ate within  guidelines  set  up  by 
the  Administration. 
Si'fwi:  This  is  why  I  am  running 
for  Vice-President.  Granted, 
some  students  are  apathetic. 
And  that's  not  inherently  bad. 

College  Council 
Elections 

Continued  from  Page  1 
making  up  at  least  a  two-thirds 
majority  of  those  voting  in  the 
election.'  College  Council  voted 
on  Feb.  18  to  change  this 
requirement  to  'The  Constitu- 
tion can  be  amended  by  a  two- 
thirds  majority  of  those  voting 
in  the  election.'  Are  you  in  favor 
of  the  proposed  change  in  the 
Student  Body  Constitution?" 

Elections  will  be  held  in  Bax- 
ter Hall  March  5  and  6  in  front  of 
the  mailroom 


But  some  students  have  specific 
concerns  about  how  things  are 
run  around  here  now,  and  how 
they  will  be  run  in  the  future. 
Ideally,  Iseemyself  as  a  vehicle 
for  these  concerns.  If  there  has 
been  one  thing  I  have  been  able 
to  do  very  well  as  Armstrong 
C.C.  representative,  it  has  been 
the  channeling  of  student  ideas 
and  complaints  into  the  admi- 
nistrative structure  at  some 
level. 

The  best  way  for  College 
Council  to  represent  and 
respond  to  student  interest  is  to 
deal  with  the  administration  on 
the  individual  level.  The  main 
thing  is  to  know  who  to  go  to; 
what  administrator  does  what. 
A  crucial  responsibility  of  Col- 
lege Council  is  to  keep  student 
interest  on  the  administration's 
mind.  This  is  what  College 
Council  can  be  for. 

General  statement  or  special 
qualifictions? 


Sv^a\:  The  only  question  you 
really  need  to  ask  ^  Vice- 
Presidential  candidate  is  why 
on  earth  he  wants  to  run  in  the 
first  place.  Is  this  merely  a 
harvesting  of  resume  points? 

1  hope  my  statements  above 
answer  that  question  well 
enough.  The  Vice-Presidency 
involves  a  lot  of  tedious  work.  A 
good  Vice-President  is  one  who 
can  do  this  work,  and  still  have 
energy  and  interest  left  over  to 
assure  that  students  have  a  real 
say  in  college  affairs.  This  is 
what  I  want  to  do  as  Vice- 
President. 

AM:  I  feel  that  I  represent  a 
large  percentage  of  the  students 
at  Williams.  I  have  been 
involved  in  Council  for  two-and 
one-half  years,  Rugby,  am  in 
charge  of  Purple  Key  tours,  and 
am  a  double-major  in  Divisions 
1  and  2.  Therefore,  I  feel  that  I 
am  in  touch  with  many  different 
sectors  of  the  Williams 
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March  3,  1981 


Letters  . 


Continued  from  Page  3 

Sexism  defined 

To  the  editor: 

What  is  a  "sexist"  movie?  Let 
me  offer  a  definition.  Any  movie 
that  condones  the  subjugation  of 
women  on  the  basis  of  sex  Is 
"sexist."  The  tricky  part  of  this 
definition  is,  of  course,  the  word 
condone.  Do  movies  condone 
discrimination  merely  by  con- 
taining scenes  in  which  men 
subjugate  women?  No,  because 
if  the  movies  do  so  in  order  to 
demonstrate  that  such  situa- 
tions are  wrong  they  are  actu- 
ally promoting  the  fight  against 
sexism.  Many  movies,  how- 
ever, show  scenes  in  which  men 
subjugate  women  (physically, 
professionally  or  emotionally) 
and  do  not  do  so  In  order  to  dem- 
onstrate that  such  acts  are 
wrong.  My  points  Is  this:   the 


great  majority  of  movies  fall 
Into  the  latter  category.  What 
then,  is  the  difference  between 
showing  The  Devil  in  Mi.ss 
Jones  at  Bronfman  and  show- 
ing any  James  Bond  movie 
there?  Is  it  that  the  picture 
fades  out  before  we  actually  see 
James  Bond  doing  the  dirty 
deed  with  shapely  Agent  X  (or 
Pussy  Galore  or  Chew  Me, 
etc.)?  At  what  point  do  movies 
become  so  offensive  that  the 
Record  feels  obliged  to  charge 
the  Administration  with  "poor 
judgment"  in  allowing  them  on 
the  Williams  campus?  There 
are  many  more  Insidious  forms 
of  sexism  in  movies  than  gra- 
phic pornography.  The  sexism 
displayed  in  The  Devil  in  Miss 
Jones  should  be  the  basis  for 
individual  condemnation,  not 
censorship. 

On  the  subject  of  condemna- 
tion. It  was  ironic  for  Ms.  Gregg 


to  attack  the  men  who  went  to  see 
The  Devil  in  Miss  Jones  with  the 
same  kind  of  sexist  rhetoric  she 
obviously  abhors  when  aimed  at 
women.  The  opening  line  of  her 
letter,  "So  now  we  know  what 
the  real  Williams  male  is  like" 
Indicates  to  me  that  in  seeking 
to  oppose  the  subjugation  of 
women  she  has  come  to  general- 
ize about  men  as  much  as  they 
generalize  about  women.  In  all 
fairness  to  Ms.  Gregg,  she  qual- 
ified her  opening  remarli  by 
saying  that  only  the  men  who 
attended  The  Devil  in  Miss 
Jones  were  the  subject  of  her 
letter.  This  kind  of  qauliflcation 
only  makes  her  message  more 
ridiculous.  She  implies  that  the 
ones  who  saw  the  movie  are 
"sexists"  and  those  who  boycot- 
ted (or  left)  the  movie  are  not, 
thus  inviting  us  to  ask  the  ques- 
tion, "Well,  did  you  go  or  didn't 
you?"  to  every  Williams  male 
we  see  in  order  to  determine  his 
stand  on  feminism. 

I  am  glad  that  the  Adminis- 
tration did  not  censor  The  Devil 
In  Miss  Jones.  On  the  other 
hand,  I  did  not  see  it;  and  if  I 
had,  I  wouldn't  have  taken  my 
little  brother  or  sister  to  see  It. 
Can't  we  figure  out  once  and  for 
all  that  all  public  censorship  is 
wrong— that  the  decision  to 
read  a  book  or  go  to  a  movie 
should  be  personal,  and  not 
decided  for  any  adult  by  a  board 
or  a  committee? 

I  do  not  judge  Ms.  Gregg  by 
the  movies  she  has  seen  or  the 
books  she  has  read.  I  ask  her  not 
to  judge  me  by  those  standards 
either.  Sincerely, 

Hudson  Plumb  '81 

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Panel  discusses 
science  and 
public  policy 

by  Katya  Hokanson 

Leading  scientists  in  behav- 
ioral ecology,  cancer  assess- 
ment and  field  biology 
discussed  the  role  of  the  scient- 
ist in  public  policy  and  law  at  a 
Saturday  symposium  spon- 
sored by  the  Center  for  Environ- 
mental Studies. 

Dr.  Elizabeth  Anderson  of  the 
Environmental  Protection 
Agency,  Dr.  Bambl  Young  of 
the  Center  for  Science  in  the 
Public  Interest,  and  Dr.  Joan 
Edwards,  a  Professor  of  Biol- 
ogy at  Williams,  outlined  cur- 
rent methods  of  preserving  and 
protecting  living  things.  They 
also  presented  opinions  on 
effective  future  steps. 


Dr.  Edwards,  a  field  biologist, 
said  that  habitats  of  all  sorts 
should  be  isolated  to  stop  rise  of 
extinctions,  which  will  rise  to 
one  specie  per  hour  by  the  end  of 
the  century. 

Much  of  this  extinction  results 
from  the  destruction  of  large 
areas  of  tropical  rain-forest, 
which  accounts  for  half  of  the 
world's  forested  land.  Dr. 
Edwards  added  that  it  is  impos- 
sible to  tell  which  species  will  be 
Important  in  the  future  and 
noted  that  biologists  have  only 
classified  one-sixth  of  natural 
species  in  tropical  rainforests. 

Dr.  Bambl  Young  said  that 
public  outcry  is  needed  to  insti- 
tute research  on  environmental 
effects  on  the  brain.  Lead  espe- 
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Biggest  ever  relay 
to  benefit  charity 


The  March  7, 10th  Annual  Wil- 
liams Roadrunners  24-Hour 
relay  promises  to  be  a  rousing 
affair  and  a  success  both  in 
terms  of  participation  and  fund- 
raising. 

Marking  a  decade  of  longev- 
ity and  growth,  the  relay 
already  has  over  15  teams 
signed  up,  Including  three 
teams  from  Mount  Greylock 
High  School.  Also  entered  from 
the  Pittsfield  area  is  New  Eng- 
land Pioneer  Club,  who  will 
bring  2  squads.  This  is  the  first 
appearance  of  an  out-of-town 
team  in  the  relay,  and  the  Pio- 
neers are  expected  to  offer  the 
Williams  Roadrunners  tough 
competition  in  their  quest  to  run 
the  most  miles  during  the  24 
hours.  Several  other  teams  in 
New  England  have  expressed 
Interest  in  running,  and  their 
entry  would  make  the  Relay  a 
fast  race. 

Of  course  there  will  be  plenty 
of  easy-going  joggers,  young 
and  old,  student  and  professor, 
housewives,  townspeople— all 
who  have  In  common  their  love 
of  running  and  exercise. 

Meanwhile  solicitors  are  col- 
lecting pledges  on  a  per  mile 
basis  for  the  teams,  hoping  to 


involve  the  entire  college  com- 
munity and  town  in  a  ]oint  show 
of  support  for  the  College  Chest 
Fund.  The  goal  of  $7,500  can 
only  be  reached  If  everyone 
gives  generously.  The  organiza- 
tions to  be  benefited  are  Grey- 
lock  ABC.  Help  Line,  Hospice  of 
Northern  Berkshire,  Boys' 
Club,  Day  Care,  and  Recording 
for  the  Blind.  Pledges  are  taken 
through  solicitors,  a  table  at 
Baxter  lunch,  or  by  calling  the 
Athletic  Dept.,  597-2366. 

Saturday  March  7  is  the  day, 
10  a  .m .  And  for  the  next  24  hours 
you  can  see  the  area's  bon 
vivants  living  it  up  at  Towne 
Field  House.  In  addition  to  food 
and  stereo  music  there  will  be 
short  films  at  10  p.m.,  an4  guest 
performances  by  noted  Willi- 
ams musical  groups. 


Scenes  from  last  year's  24-hour 
relay  show  to  all  the  glamour  and 
ease  of  non-stop  roadrunnlng. 


Squash  wins  award 


The  Williams  College  squash 
team  capped  off  its  season  by 
taking  home  a  coveted 
"Coaches  Award"  from  the 
squash  nationals  held  at  Yale 
this  weekend.  This  year  is  the 
first  year  the  "Coaches  Award" 
has  been  presented  and  It  is 


Hockey  no  loser- 


Continued  from  Page  10 
Norwich.  For  a  goalie,  that's  a 
career.  And  Tommy  Golding 
showed  himself  to  be  the  epi- 
tome of  class,  helping  Finn  as  a 
back-up  goaltender  on  some 
occasions,  and  shining  whe- 
never he  got  the  chance  to  play. 

For  Dave  Calabro  and  Bob 
Brownell  it  was  a  season  to 
score  goals  and  get  headlines, 
along  with  llnemate  Finn.  For 
Tom  Resor  and  Adam  Pollock  (I 
spelled  it  right  for  a  change, 
Adam)  it  was  a  season  for  vast 
improvement.  For  Sam  Flood 
and  Jon  Dayton  It  was  a  year  of 
rock-solid  defensive  play. 

But  what  I've  mentioned  was 
just  a  group  of  individuals. 
What  I  should  focus  upon  is  the 
team  that  they  became  through- 
out the  season— and  the  guys  I 
had  a  chance  to  get  to  know  by 
my  coverage  of  a  team.  In  sit- 


ting with  the  team  (which  most 
definitely  includes  all  coaches, 
trainers,  and  managers)  both  in 
the  hotel  and  at  meals,  while 
practicing  and  during  games, 
they  came  together  and  formed 
a  group  that  played  together, 
worked  hard,  and  had  a  ball 
together  off  the  ice.  They  were 
the  closest  unit  of  twenty  guys 
I've  seen  In  two  years  of  cover- 
ing sports  at  Williams. 

The  final  score  still  doesn't 
change  at  Norwich.  They  are 
human,  and  the  hockey  squad 
got  outskated  by  a  team  that 
had  a  better  night.  But  no  one 
will  convince  this  reporter  that 
Norwich  was  a  better  squad. 
And  no  one  will  convince  anyone 
sitting  on  that  long  bus  ride 
home  last  Saturday  night. 


given  annually  to  the  team  that 
best  demonstrates  the  ideals  of 
sportsmanship  and  character 
throughout  its  season. 

Captain  Kennon  Miller  '82 
said  that  the  entire  team  was 
quite  elated  at  receiving  the 
award.  "We  really  felt  honored. 
It  Is  just  one  of  only  three 
awards  presented  at  the  nation- 
als, and  we  are  very  happy  that 
we  got  recognized." 

In  action  at  the  nationals,  Wil- 
liams played  quite  close  to  its 
expectations  as  the  number 
nine  ranked  team  in  the  tourna- 
ment. Though  none  of  the  six 
players  who  went  reached  the 
finals,  all  but  two  won  their  first 
round  matches. 

Tri  Minh  Le  '81  made  It  to  the 
quarterfinals  of  the  consola- 
tions by  winning  three  matches 
in  a  row.  Le  actually  went 
further  than  any  Williams 
player  in  the  tourney  even 
though  he  lost  his  first  match. 

Williams  ended  Its  season 
with  a  13-8  record  and  was 
ranked  ninth  nationally  for  a 
nine-man  team.  Its  tournament 
ranking  was  not  yet  released  at 
press  time. 


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Jeff  Hastings  '81,  who  was  the 
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ented young  jumper  the  U.S. 
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years.  He  placed  second  in  the 
U.S.  Nationals  in  Colorado 
recently,  and  was  the  only 
American  jumper  to  score 
points  in  World  Cup  Competi- 
tion In  Europe  during  January. 

Weekends  have  become  more 
than  just  casual  periods  of 
relaxation  for  the  world  class 
jumper.  The  U.S.  team  picks 
Hastings  up  and  takes  him  all 


over  the  world  to  compete,  drop- 
ping back  in  Williamstown  to 
pursue  his  studies  during  the 
week. 

Last  weekend,  Hastings  had 
his  best  jump  ever,  placing  an 
amazing  fourth  at  a  World  Cup 
Jumping  event  in  Thunder  Bay, 
Ontario,  Canada— surprising 
even  the  most  knowledgeable 
experts  with  his  progress. 

The  American  coaches  are 
amazed  at  Hastings'  Improve- 
ment over  the  past  couple  of 
years  since  he  has  opted  to  stay 
in  school  rather  than  quitting  to 
jump  fulltlme.  The  consensus 
by  many  jumping  experts  is 
that  Hastings  is  the  best  athlete 
presently  on  the  U.S.  Team,  and 
he  is  expected  to  do  well  in  the 
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Serajevo,  Yugoslavia. 


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WILLIAMS  RECORD 


March  3,  1981 


Lady  B-ballers  win 
NIAC    Tournament 


by  Steven  H.  Epstein 

The  top-seeded  women's  bas- 
ketball squad  finished  their 
incredible  season  on  an  up  note 
this  week-end,  beating  Bowdoin 
63-55  to  take  the  NIAC  Tourna- 
ment title  back  to  Willlam- 
stown.  The  victory  brought  the 
Ephs  final  season  record  to  16-4, 
with  its  only  losses  coming 
against  tough  Ivy  League  com- 
petition, and  against  Tufts. 

The  team,  whose  nucleus  has 
played  together  for  the  past 
three  years,  was  paced  by 
senior  Laurene  Von  Klan  who 
led  the  team  in  scoring  (14.7  per 
game)  rebounding  (8.7  per 
game)  and  in  steals  and  the 
Dancewitz  twins  juniors  Terry 
and  Anne,  who  averaged  13.3 
and  10.0  points  per  game 
respectively. 

The  opening  game  of  the  tour- 
ney, hosted  by  Smith  College, 
saw  the  Ephs  take  on  Bates  and 
trounce  them  soundly  72-55. 
Senior  Cathy  Gernert  and  von 
Klan  led  the  air  attack,  combin- 
ing for  30  points  and  shooting  73 
and  75  percent  from  the  floor 
respectively.  The  Ephs  led  from 
the  outset,  allowing  the  whole 
team  to  get  some  playing  time 
and  to  contribute.  Anne  Dance- 
witz was  the  leading  rebounder, 
grabbing  10. 

The  semi-finals  saw  the  cag- 
ers  going  up  against  Little  3 
rival  Wesleyan,  a  team  the 
Ephs  had  beaten  twice  earlier  in 
the  season.  The  Ephs  led  from 
the  outset,  never  relinquishing 
the  lead  and  coasting  to  a  63-42 
victory. 

Wesleyan  had  to  contend  with 
a  red-hot  von  Klan,  who  had  17 
points  and  a  game  high  11 
rebounds,  and  strong  work  off 
the  bench  by  senior  Joy  Howard 
(6  points,  3  or  4  from  the  floor) , 
junior  Laurie  Johnson  (6  offen- 
sive rebounds),  and  sophomore 
Thalia  IVIeehan  (6  points.) 

The  Ephs  came  into  the  final 
against  the  tough  Polar  Bears  of 
Bowdoin  College  on  Saturday 
afternoon.  Bowdoin  matched 
the  Ephs  15-4  record,  with  a  14-4 
tally  of  their  own.  It  was  defense 
that  brought  the  Ephs  an  even- 
tual 65-55  victory,  with  Williams 
only  giving  up  15  first  half 
points. 

Howard  and  soph,  guard 
Cathy  Evans  led  the  defensive 
pressure  for  the  Ephs.  This 
tough  "D"  was  bolstered 
greatly  by  the  rebounding  of 
Anne  Dancewitz,  who  supple- 
mented her  11  points  by  grab- 
bing 14  boards  on  the  afternoon. 

The  tough  man-to-man 
defense  employed  by  the  Ephs 
in  the  first  half  allowed  them  to 
jump  out  to  a  25-15  halftime 


lead.  Terry  Dancewitz  paced 
first  half  scoring  (she  finished 
with  18  for  the  game),  helping 
the  team  bust  out  to  a  lead  they 
would  lose  in  the  second-half, 
but  eventually  re-gain. 

Both  teams  came  out  gunning 
in  the  second  stanza,  with  Bow- 
doin breaking  the  Ephs  defense 
to  assume  a  3-point  lead  at  49-46. 
Bowdoin  then  left  their  charac- 
teristic zone  defense  and 
started  a  full-court  man  to  man 
press.  Terry  Dancewitz  helped 
break  the  press  with  two  consec- 
utive three-point  plays,  which 
put  the  Ephs  ahead  for  good  at 
52-49.  From  there,  the  Ephs  hit 
the  foul  shots  that  counted  to 
preserve  an  eight  point  margin 
of  victory. 

Coach  Sue  Hudson-Hamblin 
lauded  her  team  greatly  after 
the  tournament  victory.  Said 
the  proud  coach,  "In  the  finals 
our  squad  finally  realized  their 
potential."  She  added,  "They 
knew  what  had  to  be  done  and 
they  did  it.  I  am  very  proud  of 
the  total  team  effort." 


Cagers  finish  .500; 
Beat  Amherst  70-60 


Art  Pidoriano  and  soph,  center 
Scott  Oleson,  seen  here  In  earlier 
action  this  year,  were  two  key  cata- 
lysts in  Williams'  70-60  victory  at 
Amherst  last  Saturday  night. 


by  Mary  Kate  Shea 

Sparked  by  the  fine  all-around 
performance  of  sophomore 
Scott  Olesen,  the  Williams  Col- 
lege basketball  team  secured  a 
34-27  halftime  lead  and  held  on 
to  defeat  Little  Three  rival 
Amherst  College  70-60  Sat. 
night.  The  Ephs  finished  their 
1980-81  season  with  an  11-11 
record;  Amherst's  ledger 
stands  at  13-7. 

Olesen,  a  6-5  center, 
accounted  for  10  of  Williams' 
first  14  points  in  the  opening 
eight  minutes  of  the  contest,  and 
totaled  a  game-high  21  points. 
His  offensive  effort  was  compli- 
mented by  four  other  Williams 
players  scoring  in  double  fig- 
ures: junior  Jeff  Fasulo  and 
freshman  Art  Pidoriano  scored 
12  apiece  and  co-captain  Dean 
Ahlberg  and  j  unior  Al  Lewis  had 
11  each. 

The  two  squads  played  even 
throughout  most  of  the  first  half 
with  the  Ephs  pulling  away  in 
the  last  four  minutes  of  the 
period  when  they  outscored  the 
Lord  Jeffs  by  a  10-2  margin. 

Williams  maintained  a  four  to 


Eph  pucksters  fall  to  Norwich 


by  Steve  H.  Epstein 

It  was  along  way  to  go  to  play 
their  hearts  out  and  lose,  but  the 
Ephs  skated  to  the  short  end  last 
Saturday  night,  falling  to  Nor- 
wich 6-3,  in  the  first  round  of  the 
E.C.A.C.  West  regional  play- 
offs. 

After  finishing  their  most  suc- 
cessful season  in  15  years  with  a 
16-3-3  record,  the  Ephs  travelled 
to  Northfield,  Vermont  to  play 
their  first  post-season  play-off 
game  in  two  years.  The  Ephs 
came  into  the  game  a  slight 
favorite  on  the  basis  of  an  ear- 
lier 8-4  victory  over  Norwich  on 
their  home  ice,  but  any  similar- 
ity between  this  game  and  the 
previous  one  was  purely  co- 
incidence. 

The  first  period  saw  both 
teams  setting  the  furious  paced 
tempo  that  would  be  emble- 
matic of  the  entire  game.  The 
Norwich  offense  got  into  gear 
first,  forechecking  fiercely  and 
putting  shot  after  shot  right  at 
Eph  freshman  netminder  Dan 
Finn. 

For  the  first  eight  minutes 
plus,  the  young  phenom  from 
Norwood,  Mass.  was  equal  to 
the  task,  stopping  scoring 
opportunities  galor  by  the  Nor- 
wich offensive  machine.  Finally 
at  8: 25  the  Cadets'  Larry  Kim- 
ball put  Norwich  into  a  tempor- 
ary 1-0  lead. 

From  here,  the  Ephs  began  to 
forecheck  also,  imitating  Nor- 
wich beautifully,  and  getting 
their  own  offensive  arsenal  in 
tune.  With  3: 25  left  in  the  period , 


the  Ephs  finally  got  the  elusive 
first  goal,  with  Matt  St.  Onge, 
playing  in  his  last  game  of  a  bril- 
liant 4-year  varsity  career, 
feeding  Greg  Jacobson  for  a  pic- 
ture perfect  goal. 

Finn,  who  played  some  of  the 
greatest  collegiate  goal  ever 
witnessed,  stopped  an  amazing 
19  of  20  shots  levelled  against 
him  by  Norwich— just  a  small 
sampling  of  the  59  shots  he'd  see 
before  the  night  was  over. 


Eph  freshman  goaltender  Dan  Finn 
had  an  amazing  53  saves  In  defeat 
Saturday  night  against  Norwich. 

In  the  second  period  the  scor- 
ing opened  up  a  bit,  with  teams 
skating  hard,  hitting,  and  forc- 
ing both  goaltenders  to  make 
some  fine  stops  on  a  barrage  of 
shots .  The  Ephs  took  the  lead  for 
the  first  and  only  time  in  the 
game  just  4:00  into  the  middle 
stanza,  when  junior  Bob  Brow- 
nell  stole  an  errant  Norwich 
pass  and  went  in  alone  to  beat 


Norwich    goaltender    Bob 
DiMasi. 

Two  Norwich  goals  in  the  next 
7  minutes  but  the  Cadets  ahead 
to  stay  3-2,  but  Williams  con- 
tinued its  hard  skating  and 
stayed  in  the  game  throughout 
the  period.  Norwich's  fourth 
goal,  which  caught  the  Ephs 
changing  lines  with  less  than 
5: 00  to  go  in  the  middle  stanza 
appeared  demoralizing,  but 
proved  to  be  inspiring  instead. 
Less  than  a  minute  later  the 
Ephs  again  pulled  within  one 
when  Mark  Lemos  found  the 
net,  on  assists  by  Tinker  Con- 
nelly and  John  Dayton,  to  make 
the  score  4-3. 

But  it  took  just  11  seconds  for 
Norwich  to  score  the  goal  that 
put  Williams  down  for  the  count. 
The  cadets'  Steve  Murphy  beat 
a  badly  screened  Finn  to  the 
stickhand  side  to  make  the 
score  5-3. 

The  final  period  was  marred 
by  penalties,  including  a  couple 
of  incidents  of  near  fisticuffs  as 
the  frustration  started  to  mount 
for  the  Ephs,  and  the  clock 
became  Norwich's  ally.  A  final 
power-play  goal  7:32  into  the 
fianl  period  by  Norwich  brought 
the  final  score  to  6-3,  before  the 
door  closed  on  the  1980-81  Ephs 
season  on  a  simewhat  disap- 
pointing note. 

However,  as  the  seconds 
clicked  down  on  1980-81,  memo- 
ries lingered  of  a  win  in  Illinois, 
and  14  other  special  nights, 
when  victory  rather  than 
defeat,   scented   the  air. 


eight  point  lead  during  the 
second  period,  with  Amherst 
pulling  to  within  three  around 
the  11: 00  mark.  Six  unanswered 
points  on  three  consecutive  lay- 
ups,  kept  the  Lord  Jeffs  in  the 
game  at  54-51  with  6:40  left  in 
the  contest,  but  Williams 
responded  to  Amherst's  surge 
by  capitalizing  on  free  throw 
opportunities.  In  a  three-minute 
stretch  between  6: 00  and  3: 00, 
Olesen  hit  three  free  throws, 
Ahlberg  and  Fasulo  two  each, 
and  co-captain  Chris  Gootkind 
one  to  boost  the  Ephs'  lead  to 
nine  points,  62-53. 

Williams  combined  an  offense 
well-run  by  Gootkind  with  a 
combination  of  steady  man-to- 
man and  pressure  zone 
defenses.  Lewis  did  a  fine  job  of 
neutralizing  Amherst's  smooth- 
passing  point  guard  Strand  and 
Olesen  rounded  out  his  strong 
offensive  performance  with  an 
excellent  game  at  the  other  end 
of  the  court.  He  held  Lord  Jeff's 
explosive  center  Jim  Pettit  to  19 
points  on  the  night,  nine  and  10 
respectively  in  the  first  and 
second  halves. 

Lewis  and  Olesen  were  sup- 
ported by  the  rest  of  the  Willi- 
ams' squad  on  the  defensive 
end,  as  witnessed  by  Gootkind's 
drawing  the  offensive  foul  from 
Pettit  which  fouled  the  latter  out 
of  the  game  with  5: 13  left  on  the 
clock. 

The  outcome  of  the  1980-81  Lit- 
tle Three  basketball  series  will 
be  decided  when  Amherst  faces 
Wesleyan  for  the  second  time 
this  week  in  Middletown,  Ct. 
Thus  far,  Williams  is  2-2, 
Amherst  is  2-1  and  Wesleyan  is 
1-2,  so  a  win  for  the  Lord  Jeffs 
clinches  the  title  for  them,  but  a 
Wesleyan  win  insures  a  three- 
way  tie. 

Earlier  in  the  week,  the  squad 
gave  its  best  performance  of  the 
season,  but  fell  just  short  of 
upsetting  a  highly-touted  Clark 
University  squad  Tues.  night  in 
Worcester.  Down  by  15  points  at 
halftime,  52-37,  the  Ephs  came 
back  to  outscore  the  Cougars  by 
a  50-38  margin  in  the  second 
period,  but  Clark  was  able  to 
hold  on  for  the  win. 

Clark  built  a  17-point  cushion 
in  the  first  ten  minutes  of  play 
by  simply  outrunning  the  Ephs. 
But  Williams  held  on  for  the  rest 
of  the  period  and  fought  back 
right  from  the  opening  tip  of  the 
second  half,  hitting  65%  from 
the  floor  and  playing  a  tighter, 
more  aggressive  zone  defense. 

Continued  offensive  patience 
paid  off  for  the  Ephs  as  they  gra- 
dually narrowed  Clark's  lead 
and  finally  took  the  lead,  76-74, 
following  eight  unanswered 
points.  Yet  Clark  responded  to 
Williams'  challenge,  regaining 
the  lead  quickly  and  keeping  it. 


Hockey  season  not  measured  in  Norwich  defeat 


It's  a  long  busride  from  Willi- 
amstown  to  Montpelier,  Ver- 
mont. But  some  bus  rides  are 
longer  than  others.  For 
instance,  it's  a  long  long  bus 
ride  when  you  leave  Norwich 
University  after  a  6-3  defeat  at 
the  hands  of  a  potent  Cadets 
team. 

"It's  always  tough  to  lose  to  a 
team  you  know  you  can  beat," 
said  sophomore  winger  Ed 
Finn,  "but  it's  tougher  when  you 
know  how  badly  the  coaches  and 
the  seniors  really  wanted  it." 

And  so  closed  the  final  chap- 
ter of  the  1980-81  Williams  Col- 


lege Hockey  season.  With  Coach 
Bill  McCormick  emotionally 
expressing  his  love  for  his  team, 
the  closest  and  the  best  he's 
coached  in  15  years.  With  Matt 
St.  Onge,  a  quiet  4-year  starter 
for  the  Ephs  who  got  the  job 
done  whenever  the  team  needed 
some  offense,  moving  toward 
the  bus  with  frustration  in  his 
eyes.  With  team  manager  and 
eternal  optimist  Peggy  Redf  ield 
adding  up  statistics  one  last 
time  .  .  .  and  just  like  that  the 
season  was  over. 

The  basketball  squads  both 
gota  break.  Their  hard  workand 
determination  allowed  them  to 


end  the  season  with  major  victo- 
ries. The  men  topped  Amherst 
and  the  women  won  the  NIAC. 
So  why  not  a  column  about 
them?  Because  hockey 
deserves  to  be  remembered  not 
by  6-3  at  Norwich,  but  by  6-3  at 
Lake  Forest— where  they  beat 
the  odds  in  January  in  Illinois  to 
beat  the  best  in  the  west. 

It  Somehow  didn't  seem  fair 
that  one  of  the  winningest  teams 
on  campus  had  to  go  out  on  a 
down  note.  Norwich,  on  to  the 
next  round  of  the  play-offs,  lost 
10  games  all  season  long.  The 
Ephs  only  dropped  4.  But  that's 


sour  grapes.  There  were  no  sour 
grapes  on  the  way  home  from 
Norwich  on  Saturday  night. 
These  players  came  home 
proud. 

And  they  had  a  right  to  be 
proud.  From  oldest  to  youngest 
they  came  back  from  their  play- 
off loss  with  knowledge  of  their 
accomplishments.  Coach  Bill 
McCormick  knew  he  took  a 
team  with  an  unknown  quantity 
of  talent,  and  took  them  farther 
than  any  Williams  team  has 
gone  in  15  years.  He  also  took 
them  to  Lake  Forest ,  and  taught 
them  the  confidence  to  beat  the 


teams  the  experts  said  were 
better. 

Seniors  Peter  Santry,  Tinker 
Connelly,  Mark  Lemos,  Tom 
Hobert,  and  St.  Onge  could  all 
remember  big  goals  or  killing 
off  key  penalties,  or  some  other 
rewarding  moment  in  the  1980- 
81  season. 

Freshman  Dan  Finn  showed 
he  was  as  good  or  better  than  the 
reputation  that  preceded  him  at 
Williams,  losing  only  twice  in  13 
outings  .  .  .  and  letting  up  an 
average  of  under  three  goals  a 
game.  Dan  had  53  saves  against 
Continued  on  Page  9 


The  Willkms  Record 


VOL  94.  NO.  19 


USPA  684-680 


WILLIAMS 


COLLEGE 


MARCH  10.  1981 


Nathan,  Segal  win  CC  race 


Freddy  Nathan  '83  defeated 
Russell  Piatt  '82  by  222  votes  to 
become  the  College  Council 
President  in  elections  held 
March  5  and  6. 

Joining  Nathan  on  the  CC 
executive  board  is  Vice- 
President  John  Segal  '82,  who 
outpolled  George  Ahl  '82  by  715 
votes  to  411.  Steve  Spears  '83  ran 
unopposed  in  the  race  for  Treas- 
urer after  David  Lipscomb  '83 
withdrew  from  the  race. 

The  constitutional  amend- 
ment to  change  the  number  of 
students  needed  to  approve  con- 
stitutional amendments  passed 
by  a  vote  of  783  to  373,  two-thirds 
of  50  percent  of  the  student 
body.  In  future  elections, 
amendments  can  be  passed  by  a 
two-thirds  vote  of  all  students 
voting  in  the  election. 

Katie  Scott  '82,  Dan  Flaherty 
'83,  Kennon  Miller  '82,  Chris 
Knapp  '84,  Tracey  Brooks  '84 
and  Sue  Anderson  '83  gained  At- 
Large  seats  on  the  Council. 

George  Baumgarten  '82  nar- 
rowly defeated  John  Cannon  '82 
in  the  Row  House  Category 
representative  race.  Mission 
Park  representative  Seton  Mel- 
vin  '82  and  Berkshire  Quad 
representative  Steve  Willard  '82 
both  ran  unopposed. 


The  election  of  a  new  CC. 
secretary  will  highlight  run-off 
elections  March  12  and  13.  Gib- 
son Rymar  '82  will  run  unop- 
posed for  the  Secretarial  post. 
In  other  uncontested  elections 
Alison  Smythe  '83  will  run  for 
Greylock  Area  rep.  while  Renee 
George  '83  is  running  uncon- 
tested to  represent  Dodd-Tyler. 

Other  run-offs  include  Jack- 
son Galloway  '82  and  Kathy  Gal- 
ica  '83  for  Division  I  CEP 
representative,  Matthew  Sha- 
piro '83  and  Rich  Henderson  '83 
for  Division  II  CEP  rep,  and  Jef- 
frey Hilger  '82  and  Jane  Lopes 

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A  confused  student  reads  the  directions  before  running  his  leg  of  the 
24-hour  relay.  (Burghardt) 


CEP  to  submit  new  courses 


The  Committee  on  Educa- 
tional Policy  recommendations 
for  next  year's  course  offerings 
include  an  Economics  101 
review  course,  a  Math  100  cov- 
ering geometry  and  trigonome- 
try, and  a  "Chemistry  in 
Crime"  class.  The  recommen- 
dations will  be  presented  for 
final  approval  at  the  March  11 
Faculty  Meeting  in  Griffin  Hall. 

The  Economics  course,  desig- 
nated 201,  is  a  small  seminar 
course  limited  to  fifteen  stu- 
dents. It  is  aimed  at  students 


New  Chaplain  named 


by  Greg  PHska 

Rev.  Stephen  Schmidt  has 
been  appointed  Acting  College 
Chaplain  to  fill  the  vacancy  left 
after  Michael  and  Jane  Hender- 
son announced  their  departure 
last  month.  Schmidt  has  been  in 
office  since  mid-February  and 
will  stay  at  least  until  June. 

A  pastor  in  Bennington, 
Schmidt  has  been  working  with 
Lutheran  students  on  campus 
and  taught  a  Winter  Study 
course  on  Martin  Luther  this 
January.  These  connections,  in 
addition  to  his  willingness  to 
donate  the  time,  were  impor- 
tant in  his  appointment.  Says 
Schmidt,  "The  position  has 
been  cut  to  what  amounts  to 
two-fifths-time.  They  needed 
someone  local  who  had  an  inter- 
est in  the  job." 

The  reduced  hours  do  not 
upset  Schmidt.  He  explains, 
"There  is  a  need,  even  if  it  is  not 
full-time  anymore . . .  if  only  one 
student  needed  us,  it  would  still 
be  enough." 

He  sees  the  Chaplain's  office 
as  "f)erforming  a  vital  function 


Inside  the  Record 

IP 

Old  Times p 

■ 

5 

Chandler  looks  at  College 

Ethics  ..  p.  3 

Housing  options 

for 

trosh  ....  p.  4 

Ivory  Towers  .... 

p.  4 

24  hour  relay  .... 

p.  10 

in  a  campus  situation.  We  pro- 
vide support  for  students  disen- 
franchised from  the  rest.  Our 
primary  function  is  to  act  as  an 
open  door  for  anyone— a  neu- 
tral, sensitive  ear.  Groups  that 
find  no  other  support  can  usu- 
ally come  here." 

One  problem  Schmidt  does 
face  is  the  difficulty  involved  in 
getting  to  know  people. 
"There's  no  built-in  contact 
with  students,"  he  points  out. 
"The  'Chaplain's  Office'  is  a 
barrier;  students  feel  that  it  is  a 
religious  center,  when  in  fact  we 
are  open  to  the  entire  college 
community.  This  is  a  barrier  to 
be  overcome  .  .  .  but  it  works 
both  ways;  I'm  going  to  start 
showing  up  at  meals  and  such  to 
get  to  know  people." 

Schmidt  has  done  on-campus 
work  in  Baltimore,  Maryland, 
and  holds  an  M.A.  in  Liturgical 
Studies  from  St.  John's  College 
in  Collegeville,  Minnesota.  A 
graduate  of  the  Luther  Semi- 
nary in  St.  Paul,  he  entered  the 
ministry  "because  I  love 
people—,"  I  don't  want  to  work 
with  machines.  rm30years old, 
not  far  from  school  myself." 
Schmidt  sees  a  need  for  such 
an  office  "In  today's  unsure 
social  structure  and  economy. 
The  Church  can  provide  support 
during  difficult  times.  To  use  a 
biblical  phrase,  we  help  'carry 
crosses'." 

Schmidt's  office  hours  are 
from  11:00  to  3:00  on  Monday, 
1:00  to  4:30  on  Wednesday, 
(walk-in  hour  from  3: 00  to  4: 00) 
and  Friday  morning  from  8: 30 
ton:30;  other  times  are  availa- 
ble by  appointment.  He  stresses 
his  availability,  and  urges  stu- 
dents to  feel  free  to  call  him  col- 
lect at  his  home  in  Bennington, 
802-442-8400.  He  can  also  be 
reached  through  the  Dean's 
office. 


who  are  "highly  motivated  to 
learn  economics"  but  "learn 
the  analytical  material  of  101 
very  slowly  and  painfully" 
according  to  a  memo  from 
department  chairman  Roger 
Bolton. 

Citing  the  traditionally  low 
grade  distribution  for  Econ  101, 
Bolton  explained  that  the  Econ 
201  would  serve  as  a  bridge 
between  101  and  the  251/252 
courses  required  of  Economics 
majors. 

Additionally,  the  Economics 
department  is  seeking  approval 


Rev.  Steven  Schmidt  is  the  new 
Chaplain. 


to  print  a  statement  in  the 
course  catalog  that  reads  in 
part,  "Beginning  1982-'83 
instructors  In  .  .  .Economics  251 
and  251S  will  feel  free  to  use  ele- 
mentary calculus  in  assigned 
readings,  lectures,  problem 
sets,  and  examinations."  This 
provision  will  apply  to  all 
advanced  Economics  electives 
by  the  1983-'84  school  year. 

The  Mathematics  lOOF  course 
is  essentially  a  pre-palculus  pro- 
gram designed  to  help  those  stu- 
dents with  a  weak  background 
in  high  school  math.  A  similar 
math  course  was  discontinued 
in  1973  but  it  has  been  resur- 
rected because  "the  number  of 
students  unprepared  for  .  .  . 
courses  using  mathematics  as 
well  as  for  calculus  is  growing" 
according  to  the  Mathematics 
department  brief.  Math  lOOF 
will  not  apply  to  the  Division  III 
requirement  and  may  not  be 
taken  for  credit  by  students  with 
Math  107  or  equivalent  credit. 

The  Sociology  department  is 
seeking  to  restructure  its  major 
program  including  require- 
ments of  a  100  level  seminar  and 
Sociology  201,  "Conflict,  Crisis 
and  Change  in  Western  Social 
Thought"  for  all  Sociology 
majors.  The  Independent  Read- 
ing and  Independent  Project 
requirements  will  be  dropped 
under  the  new  guidelines. 


Stevens  to 
form  new 
newspaper 

Williams  Dean  of  Freshman 
Lauren  R.  Stevens  has 
announced  that  he  will  resign 
his  position  as  Dean  of  Fresh- 
men effective  in  June  1981.  Stev- 
ens, who  has  held  the  Dean's 
position  for  11  years,  is  leaving 
the  College  to  found  a  new 
weekly  newspaper  in  the  Willi- 
amstown  area. 

As  editor  and  publisher  of  the 
"Williamstown  Advocate", 
Stevens  plans  to  devote  full- 
time  efforts  to  the  paper  and 
hopes  to  develop  a  subscription 
base  of  more  than  4000  by  next 
fall. 

"We  are  extremely  optimistic 
about  the  prospects  for  a  suc- 
cessful weekly  newspaper  in 
Williamstown  and  the  surround- 
ing communities,"  says  Stev- 
ens. "We  believe  the  people  who 
live  in  the  area  as  well  as  those 
who  have  businesses  here  will 
support  the  type  of  paper  we 
have  in  mind." 

In  addition  to  local  news  and 
sports  coverage ,  Stevens  plan  to 
establish  their  newspaper  as  a 
'  'vehicle  for  in-depth  discussion 
of  the  wide  range  of  local 
issues." 

Stevens  has  been  a  member  of 
the  English  faculty  at  Williams 
since  1963. 


Dean  Lauren  Stevens  will  be  leav- 
ing Williams. 


CC  officers  ready  for  Spring 


by  Jon  Tigar 

College  Council  officers  and 
members  elected  last  week 
seem  ready  to  begin  Council 
work  in  the  spring.  Presi- 
dent-elect Freddy  Nathan 
'83  is  already  preparing  to  act 
on  some  of  the  six  Issues  he 
hsted  in  his  campaign  platform. 
In  the  area  of  racism  and  sex- 
ism, Segal  and  Nathan  plan  to 
run  an  ad  in  the  Record,  listing 
the  Women's  Studies  and  Afro- 
American  Studies  courses 
available  to  students.  These  oft- 
overlooked  courses,  said 
Nathan,  "deserve  more  than  a 
second  thought." 

Regarding  the  1981-82 
Calendar,  Segal  and  Nathan 
will  be  attending  tomorrow's 
factulty  meeting  to  see  "if  it  is 
possible  to  amend  1981-82  exam 
days  back  to  seven  exam  days 
instead  of  five.  Five  days  Is 
unacceptable  to  too  many 
students." 


Nathan  emphasizes  his  inten- 
tion to  work  toward  realizable 
proposals.  "For  examply,  I  am 
aware  that  it  would  be  impossi- 
ble to  have  a  student  Trustee," 
acknowledged  Nathan.  "There- 
fore, I  would  like  to  propose  that 
President  Chandler  create  a 
student  panel  which  would  func- 
tion in  the  hiring  of  new  faculty. 
This  way  students  can  at  least 
voice  concerns  over  the  Issues 
decided  by  the  Trustees." 

In  more  general  terms, 
Nathan  commented,  "I  feel  that 
anything  is  possible  with  the 
cooperation  of  the  Administra- 
tion. They  have  given  an  indica- 
tion that  they're  willing  to  be 
flexible.  However,  if  these  indi- 
cations prove  to  be  incorrect,  I 
would  not  be  afraid  to  confront 
them. 

"John  and  I  have  decided  to 
crack  down  on  representa- 
tives," added  Nathan.  "We  will 


not  tolerate  people  missing 
meetings,  or  failing  to  give  their 
houses'  opinions.  We're  going  to 
gell  them  save  the  buUs-t  for 
the  classroom  and  their 
term  papers." 

Treasurer-elect  Steve  Spears 
'83  would  like  to  see  an  increase 
in  the  Student  Activities  Tax. 
"In  comparison  to  other 
schools,  for  our  needs,  in  the 
views  of  the  students,  we  need 
an  amount  that  is  more  than 
what  we  are  getting  now."  The 
first  step  in  this  process,  said 
Spears,  is  to  "get  student  and 
parent  opinion  .  .  .  which  will,  I 
hope.  Include  direct  mailings  to 
parents." 

Segal  Indicated  a  real  com- 
mitment to  effort.  "I  think  a  lot 
in  the  past  have  said,  'we've  got 
a  lot  of  new  ideas. 'This  time  we 
really  mean  it,"  he  said.  "I 
think  people  are  going  to  judge 
us  by  what  we've  done." 


Page  2 


WILLIAMS  RECORD 


March  10.  1981 


No  Winners 

There  were  no  clear  winners  In  last  week's  elections,  only  clear 
losers— every  one  of  the  candidates  for  the  C.C.'s  top  offices. 

The  election  was  characterized  by  poor  judgennent  on  the  part  of 
every  candidate.  Each  candidate  or  his  representatives  hung  around  the 
polling  place  at  Baxter  Hall  and  influenced  votes  actively  or  by  their 
mere  presence.  Many  students  running  for  office  were  working  as  elec- 
tion officials,  collecting  the  ballots  of  people  who  were  voting  for  their 
office.  Posters  were  ripped  down,  characters  misrepresented,  and  the 
post-election  period  is  marred  by  anger  and  bitterness. 

It  is  immaterial  whether  these  actions  had  any  effect  on  the  election 
results.  Similar  petty  behavior  has  occurred  in  all  CC  elections  in  recent 
memory.  Why  does  competition  of  this  sort  lead  both  candidates  and 
College  Council  to  actions  unthinkable  in  anything  other  than  the  heat  of 
the  election? 

We  strongly  urge  that  the  College  Council  work  to  eliminate  the  foul 
atmosphere  that  pervades  CC.  election.  Hard  and  fast  rules  should  be 
developed  and  enforced:  1)  No  electioneering  around  Baxter;  2)  Voter 
lists  should  not  be  shown  to  candidates;  and  3)  Only  people  without  a 
stake  in  any  race  should  serve  as  election  officials. 

We  also  urge  that  candidates  for  CC.  election  should  ask  them- 
selves whether  the  post  means  enough  for  them  to  compromise  their 
morals  and  their  self-respect. 

Bad  Timing 

A  college  fire  safety  policy  is  a  good  thing.  It  pacifies  government 
inspectors,  assuages  the  fears  of  parents,  and  may  even  save  lives. 

Fire  drills,  as  part  of  a  program  of  fire  safety,  are  also  a  good  thing. 
Fire  drills  give  one  the  opportunity  to  meet  one's  neighbors  (and  their 
guests)  in  front  of  the  house  at  all  hours  and  they  may  help  to  save  lives. 
They  also  give  Security  officials  the  opportunity  to  pull  fire  alarms 
without  paying  a  $50  fine. 

There  are  times,  however,  when  fire  drills  are  not  a  good  thing.  One 
such  time  was  Feb.  28,  Saturday  night,  about  11: 45  at  Prospect  House. 
While  we  are  sure  it  was  fun  for  Security  officers  to  break  in  on  a  number 
of  otherwise  occupied  couples,  we  wish  they  had  chosen  another  night 
and  a  more  appropriate  time.  After  all,  there  are  other  good  things  in  life 
besides  fire  drills. 


TANGENTS 


by  Grodzins 


The  Williams  Record 


EDITORS 

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OUTLOOK 

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LETTERS 


Hitler  and  porn 

To  the  editor: 

The  Devil  and  Miss  Jones  Is  a  vicious 
and  degrading  film  which  is  beneath 
contempt. 

That  students  of  this  llt>eral  arts  col- 
lege should  wish  to  sponsor  it  as  a  money 
raising  devise  is  regrettable;  that  the 
College  administration  should  give  its 
official  approval  is  appalling. 

It  is  specious  for  the  Administration  to 
argue  that  permission  was  granted 
because  there  exists  at  Williams  past 
precedent  for  showing  pornographic 
films  in  college  buildings.  That  argu- 
ment finds  historic  parallel  in  Hitler's 
reply  to  religious  leaders  who  com- 
plained about  his  treatment  of  the  Jews. 
He  pointed  to  the  long  record  of  anti- 
Semitism  among  Church  leaders  and 
argued  that  he  was  doing  nothing  that 
past  precedent  did  not  condone. 

Faithfully  yours, 
Robert  G.  L.  Waits 

Endorse  not 

To  the  editor: 

I  am  deeply  disturbed  by  the  Record's 
policy  of  endorsing  candidates  for  Col- 
lege Council  elections.  While  my  disap- 
proval for  the  Record's  policy  is  a 
personal  reaction,  I  will  try  to  explain 
objectively  why  I  feel  this  way. 

The  Record  is  fundamentally  like  any 
other  newspaper:  it  is  concerned  with 
reporting  in  an  objective  manner  major 
campus  and  extra-campus  occurrences, 
and  adding  to  this  reporting  the  opinions 
of  the  editorial  board  on  significant 
events  or  pressing  problems.  But  the 
Record  is  distinguished  from  other  pap- 
ers (The  Times,  The  Globe,  in  that  it  Is 
not  self-supporting;  it  is  student  funded. 
As  Freddy  Nathan  said  in  his  WCFM 
interview  "the  Record  is  a  means  of 
communication  for  the  student  body," 
(paraphrased). 

Should  this  role  as  a  means  of  com- 
munication make  any  difference  in  the 
way  the  Record  operates?  I  think  so.  I 
see  the  role  of  the  Record  editorials  as  an 
exhorter,  a  "consciousness  raiser",  or  a 
criticizer.  Yet  I  do  not  feel  that  the 
Record  should  have  the  power  to  influ- 
ence the  results  of  a  college  election  by 
endorsing  a  candidate.  It  should  be  suffi- 
cient just  to  print  the  statements  of  the 
individual  candidates  and  let  people 
judge  the  candidates  by  the  statements 
or  answers  they  submit.  Why  is  it 
necessary— or  appropriate— that  the 
editors  who  know  little  more  about  the 
candidates  than  what  is  contained  in  the 
statements  be  able  to  sway  the  influence 
of  the  masses  who  do  not  know  the  candi- 
dates? Shouldn't  the  average  Williams 
student  be  permitted  to  make  his  own 


decision  based  on  the  candidates  qualifi- 
cations and  statements? 

The  five  people  on  the  editorial  board 
are  not  representatives  of  the  college  as 
a  whole,  and  are  no  more  qualified  than  a 
Williams  student  to  know  the  "innova- 
tive abilities"  or  "leadership  potentials" 
of  the  candidates.  The  editors  therefore 
have  no  right  to  influence  the  elections 
through  endorsements. 

The  Record  has  a  lot  of  power  on  cam- 
pus, the  power  of  media.  It  is  supposed  to 
be  a  means  of  communication  for  the  stu- 
dents (and  alumni).  The  Record  must 
serve  the  Williams  students  who  support 
it,  and  use  its  power  to  bring  about  mean- 
ingful change.  The  Record  has  no  right  to 
use  its  influence  to  affect  the  outcome  of 
any  college  elections.  Endorsements  are 
a  misuse  of  power. 

Respectfully, 
Charles  Leland  Buttz  '82 

Irony  in  print 

To  the  editor: 

Rather  than  merely  printing  Ray  Boy- 
er's  fine  article  "Ethics  of  Journalism" 
last  issue,  the  editors  of  the  Record 
would  have  done  well  to  read  it.  If  they 
did  read  it,  which  doesn't  seem  possible, 
then  they  should  quickly  seek  out  Mr. 
Boyer  and  ask  him  to  explain  the  article 
to  them.  In  that  article,  Mr.  Boyer  dis- 
cussed the  three  main  elements  upon 
which  the  code  of  ethics  of  journalism  is 
based:  "Defense  of  the  public's  right  to 
know,  an  adversary  relationship  with 
those  they  cover,  and  the  principle  of 
objective  reporting."  That  this  article 
was  found  in  the  Record  is  farcical  consi- 
dering the  Record's  treatment  of  the 
College  Council  elections. 

The  editors  saw  fit  to  endorse  Freddy 
Nathan  over  Russell  Piatt  for  President, 
labelling  him  thoughtful  and  creative. 
They  somehow  neglected  the  "public's 
right  to  know"  that  Nathan,  upon  receiv- 
ing a  set  of  specified  questions  from  the 
Record,  refused  to  answer  them  and 
threatened  to  withdraw  from  the  race  if 
they  insisted  that  he  do  so.  Naturally,  In 
maintaining  an  "adversary  relationship 
with  those  they  cover"  the  editors 
acquiesced  to  Nathan's  threat,  allowed 
him  to  submit  a  general  statement,  laden 
with  invisible  new  ideas,  and  required 
that  Piatt  submit  a  statement  as  well. 
Further,  it  would  seem  as  though  "the 
principle  of  objective  reporting"  was 
among  the  items  sacrificed  when  the 
Finance  Committee,  chaired  by  Piatt, 
undertook  the  difficult  task  of  balancing 
the  budget  and  cut  the  Record's  alloca- 
tion by  twenty-five  percent.  In  place  of 
objectivity,  which,  admittedly,  can  be 
expensive,  the  editors  adopted  a  much 
cheaper,  easier  policy:  anyone  but  Piatt. 
Even  the  Record  had  to  concede  that 
Continued  on  Page  6 


OUTLOOK 


WILLIAMS  RECORD 


Page  3 


Moral  values  and  the  residential  college 


Editor's  Note:  Thin  weelt  Preaidenl 
Chandler  romplelos  the  RECORD'S  aeries 
on  ethics 

John  W.  Chandler 

In  Plato's  Protagoras  Socrates  domi- 
nates a  lengthy  discussion  of  whether 
virtue  can  be  taught.  As  the  discussion 
progresses  It  becomes  clear  that  the 
question  Is  far  too  complex  to  yield  a  sim- 
ple "yes"  or  "no"  answer.  The  most  sig- 
nificant conclusion  that  Socrates 
reaches  Is  that  goodness  and  wisdom  are 
Inseparable. 

rhe  ancient  question  of  whether  virtue 
can  be  taught  is  still  timely,  and  I  am 
glad  to  see  It  raised  again  in  Steve  Wll- 
lard's  Introduction  to  the  Record's  series 
of  essays  on  ethics. 

This  essay  will  treat  the  general  topic 
of  moral  values  in  the  life  of  a  liberal  arts 
college.  Under  this  large  heading,  and 
with  Williams  serving  as  the  primary 

"A  'moral'  college 
represents  itself  accur- 
ately." 


point  of  reference,  I  will  comment  upon 
three  more  limited  subjects:  1.  The  col- 
lege as  a  moral  agent;  2.  moral  relation- 
ships within  a  college  community;  and  3. 
the  role  of  the  college  in  shaping  and 
clarifying  values  in  the  lives  of  students. 

The  College  as  Moral  Agent 

As  a  corporate  entity  Williams  has 
thousands  of  relationships,  some  of 
which  are  characterized  by  legal  bonds 
of  obligation  and  entitlement.  Others  are 
less  formal  and  are  based  largely  upon 
trust,  loyalty  and  affection.  The  Col- 
lege's relationships  involve  students, 
faculty,  staff,  parents  of  students, 
alumni,  and  many  others.  In  its  corpo- 
rate mode  of  operation  the  College  is  a 
provider  of  educational  services,  a  land- 
lord, a  contractor,  an  employer,  and  the 
steward  of  thousands  of  gifts  provided  by 
its  alumni  and  friends.  In  these  relation- 
ships the  College  is  obliged  to  behave 
with  honesty,  equity  and  fairness.  A 
"moral"  college  represents  accurately 
its  programs  of  study,  its  facilities,  and 
its  financial  condition.  It  treats  its 
employees  with  dignity  and  equity.  It 
responds  with  care  and  sensitivity  to 
grievances.  It  Is  attentive  to  conditions 
that  affect  the  health  and  safety  of  those 
who  depend  upon  it  for  their  housing,  din- 
ing, and  health  needs.  Observance  of 
high  standards  of  honesty,  fairness  and 
equity  helps  to  maintalnan  ethos  of  colle- 
giallty  and  community  that  is  essential 
to  effective  working  relationships. 

Moral  Relationships  Within  a  College 
Community 

While  morally  sound  policies  are 
essential  to  the  effective  functioning  of  a 
college,  the  moral  tone  of  an  institution 
also  depends  upon  the  attitudes,  behav- 
ior and  sensitivities  of  the  individual 
members  of  a  college  community. 

The  work  of  a  student  Is  ordinarily  a 
highly  Individualistic  pursuit,  encourag- 
ing a  competitive  spirit.  Campuses  differ 
significantly  in  the  moral  boundaries 
within  which  such  competition  occurs. 
On  a  campus  where  the  focus  is  primar- 
ily on  intellectual  discovery  and  growth 
rather  than  competition  for  grades, 
there  Is  a  natural  tendency  for  students 
to  share  their  knowledge  and  insights 
and  encourage  one  another  in  their  work. 

"Simple  civility  is  also 
essential  to  a  college's 
orderly  functioning. " 

But  where  there  Is  excessive  preoccupa- 
tion with  grades,  academic  competition 
can  take  such  vicious  forms  of  cheating, 
sabotaging  the  research  work  of  other 
students,  and  stealing  library  books  or 
journals  that  are  crucial  to  the  work  of 
other  students.  Such  behavior  is,   of 


course,  a  fundamental  violation  of  stand- 
ards of  honor  without  which  a  college's 
purposes  would  be  defeated.  It  was  this 
insight  that  Inspired  the  creation  of  the 
Williams  honor  code  in  the  nineteenth 
century  and  which  continues  to  sustain  it 
as  an  Important  Williams  Institution. 

Simple  civility  is  also  essential  to  a  col- 
lege's orderly  functioning.  Students  can 
be  crude  and  cruel  in  their  "blue  sheet" 
comments  to  their  teachers,  when  a 
kinder  and  more  diplomatic  statement 
could  have  conveyed  the  same  message 
clearly  but  constructively  and  without 
antagonizing  or  demoralizing  the 
teacher— a  teacher  who  may  be  a 
beginner  who  is  already  painfully  aware 
of  deficiencies  that  must  be  remedied. 
Teacher-student  relationships  also 
depend  upon  professorial  sensitivity. 
The  teacher's  demeanor  can  motivate  or 
discourage  students.  The  sensitive 
teacher  will  know  when  to  use  private 
scolding  rather  than  public  sarcasm  and 
will  employ  humor  that  is  affectionate 
rather  than  aggressive. 

Dormitory  life  presents  severe  chal- 
lenges to  civility  and  courtesy  as  well  as 
wonderful  opportunities  to  learn  toler- 
ance and  compassion  and  form  lasting 
friendships.  Dormitory  life  invites  con- 
flict and  requires  tolerance  and  sensitiv- 
ity. Practical  compromises  and 
agreements  must  be  worked  out  con- 
cerning when  to  party  and  when  to  study, 
when  (and  how  loudly)  to  play  the  stereo, 
and  when  to  let  quiet  descend.  As  rela- 
tionships are  established  and  friendships 
begin  to  form,  there  must  be  a  careful 
gauging  of  what  kinds  of  humor  are  uni- 
versally enjoyable  and  which  brands  are 
selectively  offensive,  what  kinds  of  par- 
ties are  comfortable  for  all,  and  what 
kinds  are  subtly  or  deliberarely 
exclusive. 


population  embraces  a  variety  of  lifes- 
tyles and  professes  values  that  do  not 
always  coexist  harmoniously.  The  Col- 
lege encourages  respect  for  diversity 
and  strongly  opposes  efforts  to  intimi- 
date or  harass  individuals  or  groups  who 
se  views  are  disputed.  It  is  also  impor- 
tant that  the  College  not  allow  particular 

"It  is  important  that  the 
college  not  allow 
particular  groups  to 
shape  policies  so  as  to 
make  the  college  their 
instrument." 

groups  to  shape  institutional  policies  in 
such  a  way  as  to  make  the  College  the 
instrument  of  their  special  convictions 
and  purposes— convictions  and  purposes 
that  may  not  be  acceptable  to  other 
members  of  the  College  community.  On 
many  questions  not  related  to  its  imme- 
diate purposes  as  an  educational  institu- 
tion a  college  must  assume  a  position  of 
institutional  neutrality  so  as  to  accom- 
modate the  various  positions  of  its 
members,  facilitate  open  debate  and  dis- 
cussion of  differing  views,  and  protect 
Itself  against  external  forces  that  would 
like  to  use  the  College  for  its  ends  or  pun- 
ish It  for  taking  "wrong"  positions  on 
important  public  questions. 

But  Institutional  neutrality,  while  an 
important  principle,  is  not  the  final  word 
on  the  College's  role  in  shaping  student 
values.  There  are  two  positive  ways  In 
which  the  College  through  its  faculty  and 
staff  responds  to  the  moral  Interests  and 
needs  of  its  students.  First,  the  curricu- 


The  College  as  Shaper  of  Student  Values 

Conditions  in  dormitories  are  largely 
under  the  control  of  students,  but  there 
are  other  conditions  that  are  determined 
primarily  by  the  faculty,  administra- 
tion, and  trustees  of  the  College. 

When  Williams  celebrated  its  centen- 
nial in  1893  the  theme  of  the  observance 
was  "Williams  as  a  Christian  College." 
The  uncritical  acceptance— and 
celebration— of  such  a  theme  attests  to 
the  homogeneity  of  a  faculty  and  student 
body  that  were  then  overwhelmingly 
white  and  Protestant,  a  condition  that 
lent  sturdy  support  to  such  Instltutidns  as 
compulsory  chapel  and  a  required  senior 
course  in  Moral  Philosophy  taught  by  the 
President.  (The  kind  of  religious  and  cul- 
tural homogeneity  that  characterized 
Williams  throughout  Its  first  century  and 
beyond  is  still  to  be  found  In  a  number  of 
contemporary  evangelical  colleges, 
Institutions  that  are  described  In  an 
excellent  article  by  David  Rlesman  In 
the  January/February  issue  of  Change 
magazine.) 

Williams  today  Is  a  religiously  and  eth- 
nically   pluralistic    community   whose 


lum  provides  courses  that  seek  to  clarify 
values.  Second,  faculty  and  staff 
members  affirm  and  exemplify  values  in 
their  professional  work  and  in  their  other 
areas  of  commitment  and  activity. 

Although  Williams  does  not  offer  a 
required  course  in  ethics  (and  I  do  not 
believe  It  should),  the  Williams  catalog 
Includes  a  number  of  courses  thr-t  deal 
with  the  analysis  of  complex  questions  of 
public  and  private  choice  and  try  toeluc- 
idate  the  various  grounds  on  which  choi- 
ces may  be  made.  Some  examples 
include  Biology  200  (Human  Biology  and 
Social  Issues),  Environmental  Studies 
403  (Man  and  the  Environment),  History 
of  Ideas  102  (Hebraic  and  Christian 
vision),  Political  Science  203  (Political 
Philosophy),  Religion  222  (Problems  in 
Religious  Ethics),  Philosophy  101  (Indi- 
vidual and  Society),  and  Philosophy  306 
(Ethics). 

Formal  courses  devoted  to  the  clarifi- 
cation of  values  do  not,  of  course,  provide 
an  only  approach  to  these  issues.  A 
carefully  pondered  reading  of  Shakes- 
peare's Macbeth  will  reveal  the  corrupt- 
ing effects  of  power,  insight  into  the 


meaning  of  love  can  be  gained  from 
reading  George  Eliot's  Silas  Marner, 
and  Plato's  Apology  Is  a  powerful  por- 
trait of  courage  and  faith. 

There  are  surprisingly  few  studies  of 
the  Impact  of  the  college  experience  on 
the  values  of  students,  but  efforts  to  mea- 
sure this  Impact  point  to  the  unusual 
moral  influence  of  teachers  who  have 


strong  convictions.  This  theme  was 
struck  in  Philip  E.  Jacob's  study  of 
Changing  Values  in  College  (1957),  and 
the  same  theme  has  emerged  repeatedly 
from  more  recent  and  more  sophisti- 
cated studies.  Such  studies  generally 
conclude  that  residential  colleges  with  a 
community  atmosphere  and  frequent 
informal  contacts  among  faculty  and 
students  have  the  deepest  influence  on 
their  students.  Moreover,  the  influence 
of  faculty  members  seems  to  bear  little 
relationship  to  their  age  or  even  to  their 
agreement  or  disagreement  with  the 
views  of  their  students.  Faculty 
members  who  affect  the  values  of  their 
students  most  deeply  have  strong  con- 
victions of  their  own  and  care  enough 
about  their  students  to  spend  time  with 
them  on  serious  questions  of  meaning. 

One  of  the  dominant  themes  in  Willi- 
ams in  the  Eighties  and  in  some  of  the 
reports  from  the  Committee  on  Under- 
graduate Life  In  recent  years  is  thedeslr- 
abillty  of  increasing  Informal 
communication  and  contact  between 
Williams  faculty  and  students.  Too  many 
faculty  members  know  their  students 
almost  totally  in  the  context  of  the  class- 
room, and  the  same  context  excessively 
controls  too  many  student  perceptions  of 
their  teachers.  Williams  would  be  mor- 
ally healthier  and  better  educationally  if 
all  members  of  the  community- 
students,  faculty,  and  administrators- 
had  a  fuller  appreciation  of  the  humanity 
of  one  another.  Teachers  who  know 
something  about  the  broader  range  of 

"But  Institutional 
neutrality,  while  an 
important  principle,  is 
not  the  final  word. " 

their  students'  activities  and  Interests 
will  be  better  teachers,  and  students  who 
appreciate  something  of  the  back- 
grounds, talents  and  interest  of  their 
teachers  beyond  what  is  revealed  in  the 
classroom  will  respond  more  effectively 
to  what  their  teachers  have  to  offer. 

A  residential  college  with  a  broad 
range  of  activities—  academic,  athletic, 
artistic,  religious,  literary— is  a  splendid 
environment  for  both  Intellectual  and 
moral  growth.  The  best  evidence  thJit 
Williams  succeeds  in  stimulating  such 
growth  is  that  a  significant  number  of  its 
students  transcend  the  consumer  pas- 
sions that  dominate  the  mentality  of  the 
larger  society  and  come  to  view  their 
futures  and  their  talents  in  reference  to 
the  basic  needs  of  the  human  spirit  and 
the  fundamental  problems  of  the  social 
order.  Leadership  requires  both  Intellec- 
tual competence  and  moral  vision,  and 
the  special  mission  of  Williams  Is  to  pre- 
pare Its  students  for  the  responsibilities 
of  leadership. 


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WILLIAMS  RECORD 


March  10,  1981 


College  housing  offers  wide  range  for  freshmen 


EDITUH'S  NOTE-Wiih  ihc 
deadline  for  Freshman  Inilusion 
leas  than  two  wi-eks  aiooy.  l/ic 
RECORD  has  invited  house  presi- 
dents from  each  of  the  five  upper- 
class  housing  jiroiips  to  ileserihe 
their  respective  houses.  The  aim 
here  is  to  lot  freshmen  know  what 
the  quality  of  life  is  in  each  hous- 
iuK  ifroup,  front  a  student's-eye 
perspective. 

Mission  Park 

by  John  J.  O'Rourke,  Dennet 
House  President 

Mission  Park  Is  the  largest 
dorm  on  campus.  Because  of  Its 
size  It  Is  capable  of  affording  Its 
occupants  the  chance  to  Inter- 
act with  a  wide  variety  of  peo- 
ple, in  the  dining  hall,  at  the  rec 
room  parties,  or  even  during  the 
Mission  Park  Winter  Olympics. 
It  also  boasts  of  several  com- 
mon rooms,  used  for  everything 
from  All-College  parties  and 
individual  house  functions  to 
private  parties  and  art  exhibits. 
The  notorious  "fish  bowl"  com- 
mon dining  hall  even  has  cer- 
tain advantages:  attached  to 
the  residential  units,  it  makes 
life  easier  on  cold  winter  morn- 
ings and  hung-over  Saturday 
afternoons. 

The  Park  is  split  up  into  four 
separate  social  units  (houses), 
which  are  made  up  of  suites  of 
four  to  seven  imaginatively- 
shaped  singles.  Each  suite  has 
its  own  bathroom,  complete 
with  a  bathtub.  The  bedrooms 
come  equipped  with  a  war- 
drobe, bed,  desk,  bookshelves 
and  even  some  spare  room  for  a 
stereo.  Since  each  of  the  rooms 
is  a  single.  Mission  can  provide 
its  occupants  with  as  much  or  as 
little  privacy  as  they  desire.  But 
it  is  Important  to  keep  in  mind 
that  the  character  of  Mission 
(like  all  houses)  is  determined 
by  the  people  who  live  there. 
And  this  character  is  as  good  as 
people  want  to  make  it. 


Dodd-  Tyler 

by  Thomas  Casey,  Dodd  House 
President 

Considering  the  good  reputa- 
tion that  Dodd  House  currently 
enjoys,  it  is  hard  to  believe  that 
just  three  or  four  years  ago 
Dodd-Tyler  was  only  the  third 
choice  of  many  of  its  residents. 
Why  this  change?  It  is  not  due  to 
changes  in  the  living  accommo- 
dations, which  have  remained 
more  or  less  the  same. 

Probably  the  main  reason  for 
this  increase  in  popularity  is 


Dodd  sophomores  live  in  one- 
room  doubles,  each  with  its 
own  bathroom.  Sophomores  in 
Tyler  generally  live  In  the 
Annex,  where  pairs  of  singles 
share  a  bathroom.  Juniors  and 
seniors  can  move  intocharmlng 
single  rooms.  Most  people 
(including  myself)  enjoy  the 
companionship  the  doubles 
offer.  Few  fireplaces  in  the 
Dodd  Complex  work,  but  those 
in  Tyler  generally  do.  On  the 
whole,  Dodd-Tyler  is  a  great 
place  to  live  if  you  enjoy  good 
food  and  an  active  social  life. 


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Garfield  House  provides  a  cozy  environment. 


Currier  House  offers  loft-living. 

(Photo  by  Cast) 


due  to  the  eating  accommoda- 
tions that  the  Dodd  Complex 
and  Tyler  House  have  to  offer. 
The  food  in  the  Dodd  and  Tyler 
dining  rooms  if  good— in  fact, 
many  (including  this  writer) 
consider  it  to  be  the  best  on  cam- 
pus. The  chefs  and  staff  put  in 
long  days  preparing  the  meals. 
In  addition,  their  friendliness 
and  willingness  to  help  out  with 
house  functions  helps  to  create  a 
positive  attitude  in  the  houses. 
Physically,  the  Tyler  dining 
room  is  smaller  than  that  in 
Dodd  House,  and  tends  to  have 
shorter  lines. 

Socially,  both  houses  are 
strong.  At  Dodd  the  predomi- 
nance of  seniors  determined  to 
enjoy  their  last  year  at  Williams 
is  partly  responsible  for  this 
enthusiasm.  The  meal  situa- 
tion, promoting  the  frequent 
and  casual  interaction  among 
residents,  is  also  helpful  in  bind- 
ing the  house  into  a  strong  social 
unit.  Nevertheless,  many  argue 
that  the  foosball  table  and  the 
recently  added  ping-pong/beer- 
pong  table  are  the  most  impor- 
tant factors  affecting  the  social 
life  at  Dodd.  Tyler  House, 
though  not  as  far  from  the  cen- 
ter of  things  as  many  people 
think,  is  still  somewhat 
secluded  and  for  that  reason 
very  close  socially. 

The  rooms  of  Dodd-Tyler  and 
the  surrounding  annexes  are 
generally    quite    good.    Most 


Row  Houses 

by  Tim  Clark.   Garfield-Wood 
House  President 

The  Row  Houses— Gar-Wood, 
Perry-Bascom,  Spencer- 
Brooks,  and  Fort  Hoosac— 
Agard— include  many  of  the 
smaller  houses  scattered  about 
the  campus.  If  you  decide  to  join 
a  Row  House,  be  prepared  to 
join  another  family.  Chances 
are,  you  will  come  to  know  the 
members  of  the  House  as  well  as 
you  know  your  own  brothers  and 
sisters. 

The  structure  of  these  former 
fraternity  buildings  promotes 
such  familial  interaction. 
Members  naturally  congregate 
in  the  large  living  rooms  to  con- 
verse with  others,  to  read  a 
newspaper  or  magazine,  to 
relax  with  a  cup  of  coffee  of  tea, 
or  to  sit  by  a  warm  fire.  In  a 
typical  day,  a  resident  of  a  Row 


House  will  see  nearly  all  of  the 
other  residents  of  his  house. 
Someone  is  always  available  to 
watch  your  favorite  soap  opera 
with  you,  to  play  a  game  of  pool 
or  ping-pong,  or  just  to  join  you 
for  a  few  glasses  of  t)eer  or  wine. 

The  rooms  in  most  Row 
Houses  are  singles,  and  are 
among  the  nicest  on  campus. 
Due  to  the  construction  of  the 
old  frat  houses,  there  is  a  wide 
variety  in  the  shapes  and  sizes 
of  the  rooms,  though  most  are 
quite  spacious.  And  the  archi- 
tecture is  much  more  homelike 
than  that  of  the  brick  or  con- 
crete dorms. 

In  addition  to  an  atmosphere 
of  hominess.  Row  Houses  offer 
an  active  social  life,  featuring 
such  traditional  activities  as 
lobster  dinners,  lawn  parties, 
cook-outs  cocktail  hours,  and 
strawberry  festivals. 

Greylock 

by  Kevin  R.  Drewyer,  Carter 
House  President 

The  Greylock  Quad,  like  Mis- 
sion Park,  offers  the  opportun- 
ity to  interact  with  many 
people— many  students  reside 
in  relatively  compact  areas, 
and  these  same  people  eat  in  one 
large  dining  hall.  Both  Greylock 
and  Mission  offer  fairly  active 
social  schedules,  although  this 
varies  from  house  to  house  and 
year  to  year.  But  this  is  where 
the  similarities  between  Grey- 
lock and  Mission  end. 

The  primary  difference  lies  in 
the  atmosphere  of  each  area, 


probably  stemming  from  the 
architectural  arrangements  of 
each  place.  Greylock  is  physi- 
cally separated  into  four 
houses,  which  contributes  to 
house  identity  and  privacy. 
(Privacy.  At  Greylock! )  Scoff 
as  you  may,  something— either 
the  increased  number  of  entran- 
ces and  stairwells,  or  the  maze- 
like arrangement  of  suites, 
alleviates  commotion  and 
minimizes  the  number  of  stu- 
dents constantly  tramping 
through  your  at)ode.  Greylock 
offers  a  type  of  compromise 
between  the  social  amenities  of 
Mission  and  the  privacy  of  a 
Row  House. 

In  addition,  there  are  numer- 
ous other  advantages  that  may 
go  unnoticed  by  the  untrained 
eye.  First,  due  to  superior  brick 
construction,  many  of  the  inter- 
nal walls  of  Greylock  are  indes- 
tructible (coming  from  Mission, 
I've  found  this  to  be  an  impor- 
tant consideration).  Second, 
Greylock  offers  easy  access  to 
"Greylock  West"  (a.k.a.  the 
Treadway  Inn)  where  reasona- 
bly priced  sauna,  pool  and  bar 
facilities  offer  a  nice  change 
from  the  dally  grind.  Third, 
easy  access  to  Routes  2  and  7  not 
only  allows  for  quick  getaways 
across  state  lines,  but  also  can 
create  an  urban  atmosphere  for 
the  homesick  student,  as  trucks 
and  cars  are  continually  jam- 
ming gears  at  the  approaches  to 
"Hospital  Corner." 

Not  to  be  overlooked  are  the 
beautiful  window  ledges  on  all 
levels  at  Greylock,  perfect  for 
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Mission  boasts  a  "fish-bowi"  dining  hall. 


(Photo  by  Kraus) 


In  other  Ivory  Towers 


SHAMROCK  PLANTS 

& 
GREEN  CARNATIONS 

for 

ST.  PATTY'S  DAY 

only  $1.00 


fom^  Country 
llowers 


EPH'S  ALLEY 

on  Spring  St.  Wllliamstown 

behind  First  Agricultural  Bank 


Beautiful  Flowers.  . 
Naturally 

413-458-5030 


Amherst  College— Abbie  Hof- 
fman, former  leader  of  the  Yip- 
pies  and  member  of  the  Chicago 
Seven,  addressed  a  capacity 
crowd  at  the  University  of  Mas- 
sachusetts Fine  Arts  Center  on 
February  18,  the  Amherst  Stu- 
dent reported.  Hoffman  (alias 
"Barry  Freed"),  who  recently 
turned  himself  in  to  authorities 
after  spending  seven  years 
underground,  presently  awaits 
sentencing  on  a  drug  charge. 

In  his  lecture,  entitled  "Soon 
to  be  a  Major  Motion  Picture" 
(as  is  his  recently-published 
autobiography),  Hoffman  dis- 
cussed his  activities  during  the 
sixties  and  the  years  in  hiding, 
commenting  on  Issues  such  as 
the  power  of  the  press  and  the 
rebellion  in  El  Salvador,  as  well 
as  denouncing  the  Administra- 
tion of  Ronald  Reagan  (whom 
Hoffman  styles  "The  Great 
White  Jelly  Bean  explain (ing) 
Milton  Friedman  to  the 
nation"). 

Hoffman's  gift  for  biting  ora- 
tory was  In  high  form.  On  jour- 
nalistic bias  against  labor, 
Hoffman  said:  "TheWallStreet 


Journal  has  recently  been  prais- 
ing workers  and  unions.  The 
trouble  is  that  they  are  talking 
about  Poland."  On  the  arms 
race:  "Has  anyone  seen  a  Rus- 
sian missile?  So  who  is  keeping 
score?"  On  the  Reagan  White 
House:  "When  Ronald  Rea- 
gan's turn  comes  to  press  the 
button,  he's  not  going  to  be  able 
to  find  It. .  .I'd  keep  an  eye  on  Al 
Haig  .  .  .  he'll  find  the  button  a 
lot  quicker  than  he  found  the 
Watergate  tapes." 

"We  won  some  great  battles 
in  the  '60's,"  Hoffman  reflected, 
adding,  to  his  student  audience, 
"You're  frankly  living  off  the 
fat  of  those  struggles." 
Smith  College— The  case  of 
Dibyendu  K.  Banerjee  vs.  the 
Trustees  of  Smith  College  was 
heard  before  a  three-judge 
panel  at  the  U.S.  Court  of 
Appeals  in  Boston  on  February 
12.  Banerjee,  a  former  profes- 
sor of  English  at  Smith  who  was 
refused  tenure  some  eight  years 
ago,  has  accused  Smith  of  racial 
discrimination  in  turning  down 
his  tenure  bid  and  is  suing  the 
college. 


Last  summer,  U.S.  District 
Court  judge  Robert  E.  Keeton 
ruled  In  favor  of  Smith  College, 
stating  that  though  Banerjee 
met  Smith's  tenure  qualifica- 
tions and  would  have  be^n  "val- 
uable" to  the  department, 
Banerjee  may  have  been  "mea- 
sured against  a  more  rigorous 
standard  of  tenure  than  some  of 
his  more  senior  members  of  the 
English  department."  This, 
Keeton  ruled,  did  not  constitute 
racial  discrimination. 

Banerjee's  attorney  Max  D. 
Stern  strenuously  maintained 
that  Smith  College  had  used  dif- 
ferent standards  when  consid- 
ering Banerjee  than  other 
tenure  candidates.  Stern  also 
noted  that  Banerjee,  a  native  of 
India,  was  the  only  minority 
member  ever  presented  for 
tenure  in  the  English  depart- 
ment, and  that  since  Banerjee's 
rejection  several  less  qualified 
white  professors  have  been 
granted  tenure. 

The  three-Judge  panel 
expects  to  reach  a  decision  In 
three  to  six  months. 


March  10,  1981 


WILLIAMS  RECORD 


Page  5 


Old  Times  creates  unnerving  mood 


By  Susan  M.  Hayes 
The  set  Is  rectangular,  sharp, 
distinct— the  pi^rfect  contradic- 
tory paradigm  with  which  to 
begin  Old  Times,  which  if 
nothing  else,  is  blurred,  circui- 
tous, obtuse.  The  play  opened  at 
the  Adams  Memorial  Theatre 
Thursday  to  a  surprisingly  and 
distressingly  small  crowd. 
Those  people  absent  missed  a 
deliberately  controlled  study  by 
playwright  Harold  Pinter,  one 
which  director  Greg  Boyd  has 
brought  to  some  sort  of  perfec- 
tion. But  just  what  sort? 

Old  Times  is  about . . .  (pause . 
.  .  As  soon  as  I  say  anything 
about  what  it  is  "about"  opens 
myself  to  myriad  refutations 
and  contradictions)  a  woman 
Kate,  and  her  husband  Deeley, 
and  their  guest  Anna ,  a  friend  of 
Kate's  from  her  youthful  days  in 
London.  Anna's  visit  quicltly 
turns  into  a  power  struggle 
between  Deeley,  played  by 
Charlie  Singer  '82,  and  Anna, 
played  by  Frances  Civardl  '81— 
between  male  and  female,  logic 
and  emotion,  harshness  and 
sensuality— for  the  'ownership' 
of  Kate,  Sheila  Walsh  '83.  The 
weapons  are  Pinter's  unique 
style- words  that  are  some- 
times stilted,  sometimes  lyri- 
cal, but  always  ambiguous, 
perfidious  and  haunting;  and 
the  everpresent  silences- 
pauses  that  are  drawn  out  to  a 
point  somewhere  between 
excruciating  and  absurd— but 
which  reveal  much  of  the  char- 
acters' animosity,  perhaps  even 
acters'  anxiety  and  animosity, 
perhaps  even  more  than  tiie 
words  themselves,  which  more 


easily  lend  themselves  to 
falsification. 

The  'battle'  is  played  out  on 
William  Groener's  stark  imper- 
sonal set,  which  is  a  kind  of  vis- 
ual analogy  to  Deeley's 
personality  and  his  relationship 
with  Kate.  But  there  is  also  a 
mirror  and  the  central  window 
which  reflects  double  images  of 
the  characters.  The  visual 
effects  achieved  through  these 
are  the  highlights  of  an  all- 
around  impressive  set.  The  mlr- 
rors  also  represent  the 
(concealment)  of  the  visual 
image,  their  inability  to  pene- 
trate what  lies  inside  the  image. 
In  a  way,  this  is  what  Pinter  and 
Boyd  have  done— given  us 
images,  words,  actions  and 
reactions,  but  left  us  struggling 
to  see  what  lies  Inside;  inside 
the  memories,  the  minds,  the 
words  and  silences  of  the 
characters. 

Boyd  has  created  the  perfect 
show  to  watch.  Every  move- 
ment, every  stage  picture  and 
gesture  is  choreographed  to 
reveal  the  relationships 
between  the  characters  visu- 
ally. Anna  and  Kate  are  con- 
stantly placed  so  as  to  be  mirror 
images  of  one  another,  or  lined 
up  so  their  faces  outline  each 
other,  or  even  fuse  together. 
Throughout  the  first  act,  Deeley 
and  Anna  remain  within  the 
boundaries  of  their  respective 
areas  on  opposite  sides  of  the 
stage  (with  Kate  inevitably  in 
the  middle),  and  their  move- 
ments are  consistently  counter- 
balanced. When  Anna  ventures 
to  cross  her  boundary  to  assert 
herself  and  simultaneously  to 


win  some  small  victories  over 
Deeley,  he  retreats.  Kate,  amid 
this  battle,  remains  conspicu- 
ously aloof  and  silent,— her 
being  takes  shape  more  from 
the  reminiscences  and  descrip- 
tions of  Deeley  and  Anna  than 
from  her  own  self-assertion. 

Sheila  Walsh  plays  Kate  with 
a  sullen  and  vacuous  intensity. 
Her  poses,  her  staring  off  into 
space  Illustrate  the  objectlfica- 
tion  that  Deeley  and  Anna 
impose  upon  her,  but  at  times 
Walsh  herself  (as  opposed  to 
Kate)  seems  to  drift  off  the 
stage,  unable  to  walk  the  thin 
line  between  a  crucial  physical 
presence  and  a  psychological 
distance.  Deeley  struggles 
against  this  distance,  trying 
desperately  to  bring  Kate  back 
to  him,  to  purge  her  of  Anna— 
the  alien  force  from  Sicily, 
whose  presence  has  rendered 
him  "Odd  Man  Out".  Charlie 
Singer  plays  Deeley  with  a  stiff, 
defiant  demeanor,  his  animos- 
ity revealing  Itself  in  his  cutting 
but  humorous  sarcasm.  Sin- 
ger's ability  to  maintain  a  con- 
stant palpable  tension  in  his 
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Frances  CIvardi  '81  (left)  and  Sheila  Walsh  '83  in  a  typically  tense  scene 
from  the  play  "Old  Times."  The  play,  which  also  stars  Charlie  Singer  '82, 
was  written  by  Harold  Pinter  and  is  about  a  struggle  between  a  man 
(Deeley)  and  his  wife's  friend  (Anna)  for  the  "ownership"  of  Kate,  the  wife. 
The  play  opened  last  Thursday  at  the  Adams  Memorial  Theatre. 


Carter  jazzes  up  ''Empire"  theme 


by  Martha  Piatt 

Ron  Carter's  new  production 
of  music  from  the  cinematic 
space  Odyssey  "The  Empire 
Strikes  Back' '  is  a  technical  suc- 
cess offering  interesting  varia- 
tions on  the  original  composi- 
tions. With  a  superb  corp  of 
musicians.  "Empire  Jazz" 
translates  the  grand  orchestra- 


New  singing  groups  appear  at  Williams 


Mention  "musical  group"  to 
the  average  Williams  student 
and  he  or  she  immediately 
thinks  of  the  Choral  Society,  the 
Marching  Band,  the  Octet,  the 
Ephlats.  Some  better  informed 
student,  however,  might  know- 
ingly mention  Ephoria,  Essence 
or  the  Sprlng-streeters,  three 
up-and-coming  singing  groups 
on  campus. 

Ephoria  is  comprised  of 
twelve  women  who  enjoy  close 
harmonic  songs.  Formed  in  1978 
as  a  female  counterpart  to  the 
Williams  Octet,  the  group  has 
made  progress  in  establishing  a 
name  of  its  own.  Asserted  Epho- 
ria member  Beth  Connolly  '82, 
"we  would  like  to  become  a  tra- 
dition at  Williams." 

This  year,  Ephoria  has  per- 
formed numerous  times,  at 
guest  meals  and  most  recently, 
at  the  Log  and  the  24  hour  relay. 
The  group  is  also  planning  a 

Concert  listings 

prepared  by  Toonerville  Trolley 

Wed.,  Mar.  11  Doug&  the  Slugs, 
JB  Scott's,  Albany 
Kool  &  the  Gang;  Slaves,  Proc- 
tor's Theater,  Schenectady 
Loudon  Wainwrlght  III,  Para- 
dise, Boston  Wolfe  Tones,  Top- 
side, Boston 

Thurs.,  Mar.  12  Rings  &  Fxca- 
libur,  JB  Scott's,  Albany 
Chieftans,    Symphony    Hall, 
Springfield 

Grateful  Dead,  Boston  Garden, 
Boston 

Buddy  Guy  &  Jr.  Wells,  Jona- 
than 'Swift's,  Boston 
Fri.,  Mar.  13  Blotto,  JB  Scott's, 
Albany  Grateful  Dead,  War 
Memorial,  Utica,  NY. 
L.A.  Woman,  Stage  West,  W. 
Hartford 

Lionel  Hampton  &  Widespread 
Depression,  Park  Plaza  Hotel 
Ballroom,  Boston 


spring  concert. 

Although  the  loss  of  seven 
seniors  at  the  end  of  the  year 
will  present  the  group  with  a 
challenge  to  gain  new 
members,  it  is  a  challenge  that 
Ephoria  has  already  taken  up: 
auditions  will  be  held  this  com- 
ing Sunday.  Any  woman  inter- 
ested in  trying  out  is  urged  to 
come  down  to  audition. 

Essence  is  the  oldest  of  the 
new  groups.  Formed  in  1974  by 
David  Bass  and  Judy  Harlee, 
the  group  began  with  Gospel 
singing,  but  over  the  course  of 
six  years,  has  evolved  into  a 
more  secular  group  which  now 
performs  a  variety  of  music 
ranging  from  the  old  Gospel  to 
more  contemporary  Rhythm 
and  Blues.  The  five-men,  four- 
women  group  do  not  use  sheet 
music,  but  rather  learn  the 
music  by  listening  to  tapes.  Well 
received  at  their  pre-Freshman 


Sat.,  Mar.  14  Freddie  Hubbard, 
JB  SCott's,  Albany 
Mitch    Ryder,    Hullabaloo, 
Rensselaer 

Grateful  Dead,  Civic  Ctr., 
Hartford 

Steve  Forbert,  Paradise, 
Boston 

Clancy  Brothers,  Roberts  Ctr., 
Boston  College,  Boston 
Albany    Symphony,    Palace 
Theater,  Albany 
Sun.,  Mar.  15  Chieftans,  Proc- 
tor's Theater,  Schenectady 
REO  Speed  wagon,  Civic  Ctr., 
Springfield 

Chick  Corea  &  Dizzy  Gillespie, 
Symphony  Hall,  Boston 
Loose     Caboose,    Jonathan 
Swift's,  Boston 

Mond.,  Mar.  16  Todd  Rund- 
gren's  Utopia,  JB  Scott's, 
Albany 

Ruby  Braff,  Zoot  Sims,  Vic 
Dickenson,  etc.,  Berklee  Per- 
formance Ctr.,  Boston 


weekend  concert  with  Black 
Movements,  Essence  is  now 
planning  a  coffeehouse  for  next 
month. 

Group  director  Bernice 
Manns  '81  summed  up  the  gen- 
eral attitude  of  the  group  as 
being  '  'a  bunch  of  people  getting 
together  for  the  fun  of  it." 

The  Springstreeters  are  the 


tion  used  in  the  movie  sound- 
track into  a  very  different 
idiom. 

Side  one  opens  with  "The 
Imperial  March,"  better  known 
as  "Darth  Vader's  Theme."  As 
the  title  suggests,  the  song  is 
played  marcato  style,  but  a  sur- 
prise comes  in  the  sudden  tran- 
sition to  a  medium  tempo  blues. 
Trumpeter-flugelhornisf  Jon 
Faddis  leaps  out  of  the  standard 
blues  chord  fabric  with  a  long, 
lyrical  solo  that  showcases  his 
absolute  purity  of  tone,  clean 
attacks,  and  mastery  of  the 
upper  register.  His  playing  is  so 
fluid  that  it  doesn't  sound  as  if  it 
requires  any  more  effort  for 
him  to  play  a  dazzling  series  of 
high  notes  than  a  simple  melody 
line  two  octaves  lower.  Mr.  Car- 
ter is  strong  in  his  supporting 
bass  line,  never  at  a  loss  for  a 
new  rhythmic  variation. 


The  next  song  Is  entitled  "The 
Asteroid  Field."  Played  in  a 
Latin  style,  the  tune  is  domi- 
nated by  flutist  Hubert  Laws.  It 
is  here  that  the  technical  exper- 
tise of  the  musicians  comes  to 
the  fore;  Mr.  Laws  solos  over 
blocks  of  refined  sound.  This 
effect  is  achieved  by  a  brass 
section  of  two  trumpets  and  one 
trombone.  Their  accompani- 
ment to  the  soloist  is  tight  and 
restrained  to  the  point  where  it 
seems  as  though  one  single 
instrument  has  been  added  to 
the  rhythm  section.  Faddis 
steps  out  of  the  ensemble  for  a 
brief,  explosive  solo,  then  pro- 
ceeds to  trade  four-bar  phrases 
with  Frank  Wess  and  his 
soprano  sax.  Laws  and  trombo- 
nist Eddie  Bert  take  over  and  do 
some  trading  of  their  own,  and 
gradually  fade  out  to  a  lone 
Continued  on  Page  6 


Symphony  puts  on  third  concert  of  year 


by  Greg  Capaldini 
The  Berkshire  Symphony 
presented  its  third  concert  of 
the  season  Friday  night  at 
Chapin  Hall,  then  took  their  pro- 
gram to  a  benefit  at  Plttsfield 
Saturday  night— the  better  for 
more  folks  in  the  county  to  expe- 
rience the  finest  Berkshire 
Symphony  offering  so  far  this 
year. 

Visiting  conductor  David  Loe- 
bel,  director  of  the  Binghamp- 
ton  (NY)  Symphony, conducted 
the  first  half  of  the  program. 
Laidov's  Eight  Russian  Folk 
Songs  were  refreshing  and  suc- 
cinct. The  transparent  orches- 
tration makes  balance  quite 
important,  and  Loebel  had  no 
trouble  with  this  nor  with  the 
maintenance  of  meaningful 
inflection. 

Prokofieff's  Violin  Concerto 
No.  2  suffered  from  a  lack  of 
precision  in  the  orchestra  and  it 
was  clear  that  in  more  than  on^ 
spot,  many  players  did  not 
understand  the  composer's 
musical  intentions  behind  the 
irregular  rhythmic  and  har- 
monic gestures  that  pervade. 
The  music  itself  has  faults:  The 
first  movement  has  a  tedious 
development,  and  the  second 
provides  insufficient  contrast  in 
an  otherwise  classically  organ- 
ized work.  But  the  third  move- 
ment, which  echoes  that  of  the 
Piano  Concerto  No.,  Sand  offers 
an    unnerving    pessimistic 


nuance,    makes    up    for    any 
disappointments. 

Maestro  Julius  Hegyi  was  the 
soloist  in  the  Prokofieff ,  and  he 
handled  the  assignment  with 
consummate  ease.  Hegyi  must 
have,  above  all,  enough  expe- 
rience to  approach  any  musical 
challenge  with  the  authority  of 
someone  who  has  been  there, 
three  times  over.  He  played 
without  music,  and  like-wise 
went  without  as  conductor  in 
Mendelssohn's  Symphony  No.  3 


This  work  should  obliterate 
from  many  minds  the  popular 
misconception  of  Mendelssohn 
as  a  musical  burn-out  at  age 
twenty.  Each  movement  has 
memorable  themes  which  are 
developed  with  top-notch  skill 
and  integrity.  The  Berkshire 
Symphony  Orchestra  sold  both 
itself  and  the  music  with  a  liv- 
ing, breathing  performance 
that  commanded  the  attention 
of  the  audience. 


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March  10.  1981 


Housing- 

Continued  from  Page  4 
studying  or  the  early  afternoon 
rays.  And  finally,  there  are  no 
Space-Age  angles  to  contend 
with  at  Greylock,  adding  to  the 
effective  size  of  your  room. 

Berkshire  quad 

by  Kathleen  Merrigan,  Fitch- 
Currier  President 

The  Berkshire  Quad  offers 
single  rooms  and  suites  only- 
no  doubling  up  even  as  a  sopho- 
more. Currier,  the  most 
newly-renovated  building,  has 
some  novel  rooming  Innova- 
tions. Loft  rooms,  most  often 
divided  into  a  living  room  down- 
stairs and  bedroom  upstairs  are 
spacious  and  have  large  french 
doors  opening  to  the  outside  of 
the  building.  Currier  has  six 
five-person  suites,  each  with  a 
living  room;  bedroom  size  is 
comparable  to  Greylock  and  liv- 
ing rooms  are  considerably 
larger.  The  remainder  of  the 
building  is  divided  into  medium- 
sized  singles. 

Currier  ballroom,  one  of  the 
most  elegant  rooms  on  campus 
and  a  favorite  spot  for  coffee- 
houses, campus  meetings  and 
cocktail  events,  is  used  for 
house  and  all-college  functions. 
It  is  also  used  for  a  quiet  spot  to 
study  or  to  read  the  house- 
supplied    newspapers   and 


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magazines. 

Fitch  House,  occupied  prim- 
arily by  Juniors  and  seniors, 
boasts  a  pool  and  ping-pong 
room,  and  a  large  kitchen  facil- 
ity used  by  the  entire  Berkshire 
Quad.  Most  of  the  rooms  in 
Fitch  are  two-bedroom  suites 
with  large  living  rooms,  many 
with  fireplaces.  Twelve  spa- 
clous  and  very  private  singles 
with  incredibly  large  closets 
complete  the  house. 

Prospect  House  has  huge  sin- 
gles with  walk-in  closets.  The 
house  is  divided  up  into  six 
entries  with  downstairs  social, 
study,  game  and  TV  rooms. 
There  is  truth  to  the  rumor  that 
Prospect  House  has  sound  prob- 
lems, but  residents  are  con- 
scious of  this  and  efforts  are 
made  to  keep  the  noise  level 
down.  Carpeting  in  the  hallways 
has  also  helped  the  situation. 
The  house  has  close  to  100 
rooms,  all  with  big  glass  picture 
windows. 

The  social  life  in  the  Berk- 
shire Quad  is  cohesive,  friendly, 
and  active.  Fitch-Currier  pub- 
lishes a  monthly  calendar  of 
social  events.  Activities  in  the 
Quad  range  from  house  planeta- 
rium shows  and  roller  skating  to 
after-dinner  readings  and  all- 
college  parties.  The  Berkshire 
Quad  has  a  convenient  location, 
close  by  to  Spring  Street,  Hop- 
kins, Lawrence  and  Griffin. 
There  is  a  wonderful  sunning 
deck  on  the  observatory,  great 
frisbee  players,  and  some  of  the 
best  tans  on  campus.  "Please 
don't  make  it  sound  too  good," 
pleaded  a  friend  as  I  wrote  this 
article.  "Everyone  will  want  to 
live  here." 


LETTERS 


Continued  from  Page  2 
Piatt  did  a  thoroughly  efficient 
job  as  treasurer  of  the  College 
Council.  There  was  every  rea- 
son to  believe  that  he  could  have 
done  as  well  as  President,  but, 
in  pursuing  their  own,  rather 
than  the  public  Interest,  the  edi- 
tors chose  to  Ignore  this  fact. 
Sincerely, 
Jim  Pettit  '82 

Cuts  hurt  egos 

To  the  editors: 

As  the  co-coordinator  of  an 
SAT-funded  organization  on 
campus,  one  which  received  a 
40%  allocation  cutback  from 
last  year,  I  can  well  sympathize 
with  the  Record  editors,  as  well 
as  the  other  editors  involved  in 
the  "publications  squabble" 
this  year.  It  is  a  natural  reaction 
for  an  organization  leader  to 
view  a  budget  cutback  as  a  per- 
sonal attack  on  h  is  or  her  abili- 
ties to  run  an  organization.  Of 
course,  with  only  the  slightest 
distance  on  the  matter,  one  real- 
izes that  such  budget  trimming 
is  no  reflection  on  the  individual 
at  the  helm,  but  rather  a  reflec- 
tion of  the  increased  demands 
placed  upon  a  strained  SAT,  one 
which  the  FinCom  carefully 
and  responsibly  allocated. 

Unfortunately,  last  week's 
election  editorial  demonstrated 
what  I  feared  all  along:  that  the 
Record  editors  are  still  unable 
to  maturely  respond  to  their  25% 
budget  cutback  (a  small  cut  in 


the  eyes  of  many  organization 
leaders ) .  Such  a  petty  attack  on 
the  individual,  rather  than  a 
cogent,  objective  assessment  of 
the  candidates  and  the  issues, 
should  make  the  Record  editors 
seriously  consider  abstaining 
from  election  endorsements  in 
the  future.  Only  when  the  edi- 
tors feel  that  they  are  able  to 
adequately  separate  their  egos 
from  their  journalistic  responsi- 
bilities should  they  even  begin 
to  reconsider  involvement  in  the 
issues  of  College-wide  concern. 


Sincerely, 

Kevin  Hirsch  '82 

Peer  Health  Co-ordinator 

A  complaint 

To  the  editor: 

In  the  past  two  years  the  hard 
news  reporting  in  the  Record 
has  gone  far  downhill.  Some  of 
the  news  stories  reported 
recently  have  indicated  severe 
incompetence,  and  others  have 
been  misleading  to  the  point  of 
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Boyd  directs  Pinter's  Times 


ARTS  ARTS  ARTS 


Art  Show  Opening 

A  new  exhibition  at  the 
Gallery  in  the  Park  opens  Wed- 
nesday, March  11  at  7: 30.  Works 
by  Alexis  Belash  '81,  Tara  Bre- 
tllnger  '81  and  Betsy  Boykln  '82 
will  be  shown  in  the  Piano 
Lounge  of  Mission  Park  through 
March  20. 

Concert 

Claudia  Steven,  former 
member  of  the  Williams'  music 
faculty,  will  present  a  piano 
concert  on  Thursday,  March  12 
at  8: 30  P.M.  in  the  auditorium  of 
the  Clark  Art  Institute.  Works  to 
be  performed  Include  Copland's 
Piano  Fantasy,  Beethoven's 
Bagatelle's,  Op.  126  and  Schu- 
mann's Sonata  in  f.  Admission 


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March  3rd  issue.  Only 
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$2.00  for  Friends  of  the  Clark 

members  and  $1.00for  students. 

Coffeehouse 

The  next  Coffeehouse  will  be 
held  Saturday,  March  4  at  8: 00 
in  the  Rathskellar  in  Baxter 
Hall.  The  team  of  Burton  and 
Tappan  will  present  a  mixture 
of  vocal,  flute  and  guitar  music, 
ranging  from  the  popular  to 
Latin  Jazz. 

Thompson  Concert 

The  Thompson  Concert  series 
continues  this  Saturday,  March 
14  with  a  performance  by  Bol- 
com  and  Morris,  mezzo-soprano 
and  piano.  The  two  will  perform 
ballads,  popular  songs  of  the 
turn  of  the  century  and  show 
tunes,  including  Gershwin,  Por- 
ter, Ives  and  Stephen  Sondheim . 


Continued  from  Page  5 
body  and  his  voice,  which 
always  seems  on  the  verge  of  an 
explosion,  is  an  Impressive  feat, 
but  one  which  somehow  sacrifi- 
ces a  sense  of  personality. 

Anna,  on  the  other  hand,  tries 
to  capitalize  on  Kate's  distance, 
to  urge  her  further  from  Deeley 
and  closer  to  herself.  Anna's 
passionate  nature  is  the  only 
thing  that  elicits  any  emotional 
response  in  Kate — One  can  veel 

Anna,  on  the  other  hand,  tries 
to  capitalize  on  Kate's  distance, 
to  urge  her  further  from  Deeley 
and  closer  to  herself.  Anna's 
passionate  nature  is  the  only 
thing  that  elicits  any  emotional 
response  in  Kate.  One  can  feel 
Civardi's  striking  sensuality 
lure  Kate  to  her.  Apart  from  her 
unusually  commanding  stage 
presence,  Civardi's  move- 
ments, her  gestures  and  even 
the  tone  of  her  voice  express  an 
obsessive  seeking,  a  lust,  but 
also  a  humanity  and  depth 
which  the  other  two  characters 
lack. 

Anna  seems  to  "Win"  the  bat- 
tle, but  ...  .the  end  of  the  play 
remains  ambiguous.  Time  and 
characters  blurr  and  merge— 
distinctions  become  more  and 
more  impossible.  Who  has  won? 
What  exactly  were  they  fighting 
over?  What  or  whom  did  the  vic- 
tor get,  if  anything? 

Pinter  and  Boyd  leave  the 
viewer  with  no  single  answer, 
rather  with  far  too  many.  The 
result  is  a  half-intrigued  and 
half-frustrated  response  that  is 
the  perfect  non-ending  to  a  con- 
tinuously ambiguous  play.  The 
beauty  of  Old  Times  is  its 
stilted,  surreal,  but  incredibly 
controlled  suspense— a  tension 
the  cast  sustained  most  effec- 
tively throughout  the  play,  one 
from  which  the  audience  cannot 


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Clash 

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Throbbing  Gristle 

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Continued  from  Page  5 
newest  group  to  emerge  on  the 
Williams  Campus.  The  nine 
man  barbership  group  formed 
earlier  this  year  by  Malcolm 
Kirk  '83  has  shown  signs  of 
increasing  popularity  in  the  last 
few  weeks.  At  a  recent  open 
mike  night  engagement,  the 
group  sang  songs  ranging  from 


the  50's  hit  "I  Wonder  Why"  to 
more  traditional  material  such 
as  "Standing  on  the  Corner." 

The  Springstreeters  stress 
"blending  instead  of  the  lead- 
singing  technique  characteris- 
tic of  most  barbership  groups. 
The  Springstreeters  are  plan- 
ning to  perform  at  a  guest  meal 
in  the  near  future. 


escape,  during  or  after  the  play. 
But  it  was  just  too  pat,  almost 
affected.  There  was  no  room  In 
the  "formula"  for  digressions, 
for  the  risks  one  expects  from 
Boyd.  He  sacrificed  excitement 
for  technical  perfection,  and 
thereby  excluded  the  extra  bit 
of  vitality  the  production 
needed,— energy  that  should 
have  Infused  the  play  but 
instead  was  dissipated  through 
the  silences,  the  stiltedness,  the 
coldness.  Nevertheless,  Old 
Times  isa  triumph,  of  whatever 
sort,  and  should  really  not  be 
missed. 

Record  review- 

flute,  which  concludes  the 
piece. 

"Lando's  Palace"  features 
Frank  Wess,  again  on  soprano 
sax,  but  this  time  he  has  more 
time  to  expand  his  ideas  outside 
the  trading  format.  His  tone  is 
wide  and  deeply  resonant,  an 
admirable  accomplishment  on 
this  instrument  that  has  so 
rhuch  potential  to  be  nasal  and 
grating.  Again,  the  melody  Is 
pleasant  but  not  very  stimulat- 
ing. The  number  is  rescued  by 
Mr.  Wess's  adept  performance, 
and  further  elevated  by  Ron 
Carter's  extensive  soloing.  He  is 
versatile  and  lyrical,  and  tact- 
ful in  double  stopping  to  accen- 
tuate the  peaks  of  his  melodic 
lines. 

Finally,  this  adhoc  band  con- 
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tion of  "Yoda's  Theme." 

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Corporations  discussed  by  panel 


A  panel  entitled  "Social 
Responsibility:  What  Are  Cor- 
porations Doing?"  addressed 
the  issues  and  problems  att- 
ached to  corporate  efforts  In  the 
field  of  social  change  last  Tues- 
day in  Broolts-Rogers  Recital 
Hall. 

According  to  one  panel 
member,  "Business  growth  and 
profit  go  hand-ln-hand  with 
society's  growth  and  well- 
being." 

Allen  Nelson  of  the  Investor 
Responsibility  Research  Center 
(IRRC)  and  Connecticut  Gen- 
eral Investment  Management 
Company  spoke  on  the  subject 
of  responsible  investments,  a 
topic  which  has  sparked  much 
debate  here  at  Williams. 

"One  of  the  key  things  we 
have  to  do  as  Investors,"  said 
Nelson,  "Is  to  maintain  dialogue 
with  corporations  in  which  we 
have  investments  ...  it  is 
equally  Important  to  maintain 
dialogue  with  activist  groups, 
and  therefore  we  are  tuned  in  to 
what  the  major  activist  groups 
are  doing." 


Connecticut  General's  policy 
on  apartheid,  according  to  Nel- 
son, is  "number  one,  we  pub- 
licly state  opposition  to 
apartheid.  We  support,  for  all 
our  own  companies,  the  signing 
of  the  Sullivan  principles.  In 
addition  ...  we  expect  a  legiti- 
mate effort  to  comply  with  these 
principles.  We  expect  a  positive 
response  to  all  requests  for 
information  regarding  the 
Issues  and  we  will  oppose  any- 
thing that  in  any  way  supports 
apartheid." 

Enforcement  of  this  commit- 
ment Is  provided  by  "continuing 
meaningful  dialogue."  CO  has 
stock  in  several  companies 
which  have  not  signed  the  Sulli- 
van principles,  indicated  Nel- 
son, but  CG  would  not  consider 
divestiture.  He  added,  "Our  pol- 
icy is  not  to  divest.  Our  philo- 
sophy is  to  maintain  dialogue 
with  the  companies  on  a  contin- 
uing basis.  The  greater  the 
problem,  the  more  the  dia- 
logue." When  asked  what  Incen- 
tive companies  had  to  comply, 
barring  divestiture,  Nelson  rep- 
lied, "Retaining  the  good  will  of 


a  major  stockholder." 

Speaking  on  the  topic  of  Affir- 
mative Action,  Melvln  Plum- 
mer,  Jr.  of  The  Travelers 
Insurance  Companies  asked  the 
audience  to  remember  that 
"number  one,  it's  the  law  of  the 
land." 

In  explaining  the  private  sec- 
tor's seeming  opposition  to 
Afflrmatice  Action,  Plummer 
pointed  to  "the  regulatory 
requirements  that  have  come 
on  to  the  prlvat  sector  In  the  last 
four  or  five  years."  The  truth, 
he  thinks,  is  "that  most  major 
corporations  . . .  are  not  opposed 
to  equal  employment  opportun- 
ity and  affirmative  action." 
Continued  on  Page  9 


Or.  Susan  Yates  will  be  serving  the 
College  part-time  as  a  gynecolo- 
gist, beginning  September  ol  1981. 


Woman  ob/gyn  added  to  staff 


by  Jon  Tigar 
Dr.  Susan  Yates, a  specialist 
in  obstetrics  and  gynecology 
win  join  the  College  health  ser- 
vice this  September  as  the  Col- 
lege's first  female  gynecologist. 
Dr.  Yates  will  work  part-time 
for  the  College  through  the  Wil- 
llamstown  Medical  Associates 


A  plan  for  eighties  revealed 


by  Michael  Treitler 

Claude  Barfleld,  co-staff 
director  of  the  Federal  Commis- 
sion on  the  80's,  discussed  the 
development  and  structure  of 
the  Commission  and  someof  the 
results  that  the  Commission  has 
published  in  its  "Report  of  the 
President's  Commission  for  a 
National  Agenda  for  the  Eight- 
ies," Thursday  evening  at 
Presser  Choral  Hall. 

President  Carter  established 
the  Commission  during  his  third 
year  in  office  after  realizing 
that  the  overall  situation  in  the 
U.S.  needed  reassessment.  This 
Commission,  was  created  to 
determine  the  underlying  politi- 
cal, social,  and  economic  trends 
that  could  be  expected  in  the 
80's. 

The  staff  that  compiled  the 
information,  Included  private 
citizens  who  represented  widely 
diverse  interest  groups  ranging 
from  the  center-right  to  the 
center-left.  This  staff  was 
divided  into  eight  panels  on 
domestic  concerns  and  one  on 
foreign  affairs. 

Barfleld  added  that  the  Com- 
mission, which  was  publicly 
funded  complied  with  the  Free- 
dom of  Information  Act,  allow- 
ing   public    observation.    It 


disbanded  upon  completion  of 
its  task  early  this  year. 

Barfleld  emphasized  that  the 
federal  government  in  the  80's 
will  have  to  determine  its  priori- 
ties and  remove  itself  from 
involvement  in  the  remaining 
programs. 

"The  federal  government  is 
overloaded  and  has  to  transfer 
some  of  its  tasks  to  the  state." 
Barfleld  added,  though,  that  the 
Commission  endorsed  a 
National  Welfare  Program  and 
a  National  Health  Insurance 
plan,  areas  that  the  state  cur- 
rently manages. 

In  addition,  the  Commission 
suggested  Increased  attention 
to  safety,  the  environment  and 
"wholesale  economic  deregu- 
lation." 

In  terms  of  defense  spending, 
the  Commission  suggested  that 
the  USSR  has  to  be  convinced  of 
the  effectiveness  of  our  defense 
establishment. 

Barfleld  discussed  in  more 
detail  the  most  controversial  of 
the  panels,  which  reports  urban 
policy.  He  stated  that  HUD  tried 
to  slander  the  report  as  based  on 
unfounded  facts  while  Eastern 
newspapers  described  the 
report    as    shocking    but 


revealing. 

This  section  describes  the 
trend  of  capital  and  resources 
moving  from  the  Northeast  to 
the  South  and  Southwest  due  to 
better  physical,  socio- 
economic, and  political  cli- 
mates; less  antagonistic  labor 
groups;  and  government  policy. 

Barfleld  added  that  this  was 
not  because  the  East  Is  dying, 
but  because  it  Is  moving 
towards  more  specialized  busi- 
nesses in  communications  and 
high  technology;  thus,  it  is  not 
able  to  integrate  minorities  and 
immigrants  into  the  labor 
market. 

As  a  result,  the  Commission 
suggests  that  the  federal 
government  help  the  people 
affected,  not  the  areas  in  which 
they  live.  This  could  be  done 
through  training  programs, 
indicating  the  presence  of  eco- 
nomic opportunity  in  other  cit- 
ies and  states,  and  assisting 
migration  with  travel  funds  and 
housing. 


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(WMA),a  medical  group  that  is 
used  by  the  College  on  a  consul- 
tancy basis. 

One  of  the  benefits  gained  by 
Dr.  Yates'  arrival  is  the  addi- 
tion of  a  woman  gynecologist  to 
the  College's  medical  services, 
something  that  many  on  cam- 
pus have  wanted  for  a  long  time. 
Dr.  Harold  Wilson  of  WMA  said, 
"I  think  the  College  has  wanted 
a  woman  ob/gyn  and  I  have 
too." 

Dr.  Wilson  went  on  to  say, 
"Her  arrival  will  be  welcomed 
enthusiastically  by  the  medical 
community  as  well  as  by  the 
potential  patient  population." 
The  feeling  seems  to  be  mutual. 
Dr.  Yales  said  in  a  telephone 
interview,  "It's  nice  to  know 
that  I'm  welcome  and  I  look  for- 
ward  to  working  at  the 
College." 

Dr.  Yates  was  born  in  Grand 
Rapids,  Michigan,  in  1952.  She 
completed  both  her  undergrad- 
uate and  medical  training  at 
Michigan  State  University,  and 
she  was  Medical  Student  of  the 
Year  at  Butterworth  Hospital. 
She  is  currently  completing  a 
residency  at  the  University  of 
Iowa. 

Dr.  Yates  currently  lives  in 
Urbandale,  Iowa,  with  her  hus- 
band, Mark  Wlmer  and  her  10- 
month-old  son,  Christopher. 


Fosts  filled 

Continued  from  Page  1 
'82  for  Division  III  CEP  rep.  Bob 
Scott  '83  and  Dan  Sullivan  '82 
will  vie  for  an  At-large  CEP 
seat. 

Sharon  Jackson  will  face 
Kevin  Hlrsch  for  the  class  of  '82 
CUL  post.  Julia  Genlesse  and 
Will  McClaren  both  seek  the 
class  of  '84  CUL  seat.  Chlnyere 
Okoronkwo  gained  the  '83  CUL 
position  and  Jane  Cadwell  '82 
was  the  only  candidate  for  At- 
Large  CUL  representative. 

Runoffs  for  the  Honor  and 
Discipline  Committee  will  be 
held  for  all  three  classes.  Liz 
Berry,  Lee  Buttz,  and  Beth  Win- 
chester will  vie  for  the  two  class 
of  '82  spots  on  the  committee 
while  Jim  Brault,  Dan  Fla- 
herty, Meredith  McGlll  and 
Martha  Piatt  will  run  for  the  two 
Class  of  1983  seats.  Susan  Mar- 
tin and  Leslie  Pratch  will  com- 
pete for  one  of  the  two  '84  seats 
with  the  other  going  to  Paul 
Wolfe  who  won  last  week's  elec- 
tion by  a  large  margin. 

Voters  will  also  consider  a 
second  constitutional  amend- 
ment concerning  election  proce- 
dures. The  addition  to  the 
constitution  reads,  "The  Coun- 
cil should  fill  any  vacancy  in  the 
above  offices  by  means  of  a  spe- 
cial election  to  be  held  after 
such  vacancy  becomes  official. 
Voters  will  be  those  eligible  in 
the  original  election.  If  a 
vacancy  occurs  after  December 
1,  Council  shall  have  the  right  to 
appoint  a  replacement." 

A  total  of  1251  votes  were  cast 
in    last    week's    elections. 


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WILLIAMS  RECORD 


March  10,  1981 


Letters 


Continued  from  Page  6 

being  untrue.  A  case  In  point  Is 
the  article  published  two  weeks 
ago  with  the  headline  indicating 
that  next  year's  JAs  were  going 
to  be  randomly  selected.  This 
deception  however,  was  too 
blatant  to  go  unamended  (sic) 
and  wisely,  the  Record  pub- 
lished a  "clarification"  In  last 
week's  paper.  I  find  this  a 
serious  error  concerning  the 
reporting  of  a  sensitive  and 
Important  part  of  Williams'  life. 
An  example  of  the  Incompe- 
tence In  the  Record  Is  evident  In 
their  reporting  of  the  decline  In 
black  applications  for  admis- 
sions this  year.  This  Informa- 
tion was  indeed  Included  In  an 
article  last  week.  However,  this 
information  was  available  Feb- 
ruary 7th  on  the  radio  and  was 
reported  in  the  Boston  Globe  on 
Sunday  the  8th,  and  nobody  on 
the  Record  staff  was  aware  of  It. 
I  think  a  responsible,  truly 
Interested  college  newspaper 
would  have  obtained  this  infor- 
mation. I  don't  think  that  the 


Globe  has  a  man  hiding  under 
Phil  Smith's  desk. 

I  could  go  on  listing  such 
examples,  but  that  would  only 
be  redundant.  Now  the  question 
must  arise  as  to  whether  the 
Record  as  a  college  funded  pub- 
lication Is  really  serving  the 
Interests  of  the  college,  or  is 
rather  serving  the  self-interests 
and  self-satisfaction  of  those 
who  produce  It. 

Lastly,  I  would  like  to  add  that 
I  find  it  laughably  Ironic  that 
Ray  Boyer's  fine  article  on  "E- 
thics  of  Journalism"  was  in  last 
week's  Williams  Record. 

Michael  D.  Miller  '82 

Editor's  ISott':  Thf  so-calloti 
"deception"  of  the  headline  was 
indeed  unfortunate;  the  error 
occurred  at  Lamb's  Prinlinn  and 
was  beyond  our  control.  The 
Record's  February  tOth  issue 
reported  that  black  applications 
then  receited  had  fallen  to  85;  the 
final  figures  were  not  available 
until  February  27th.  .According  to 
I'hil  Smith,  the  RECORD  was 
the  first  medium  he  released  the 
totals  to. 


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On  community 

To  the  editor: 

Women  are  being  harassed. 
You  are  probably  unaware  of  It, 
because  our  society  condones  it. 
The  widespread  public  support 
and  enjoyment  of  the  pornogra- 
phic and  misanthropic  The 
Devil  and  Miss  Jones  and  the 
offensive  Winter  Carnival  pos- 
ters exemplify  this  abuse. 
Women  have  been  harassed  by 
phone  calls,  uninvited  male 
intruders  at  night,  verbal  abuse 
and  threatening  letters.  We 
believe  that  no  one  should  have 
to  live  under  these  conditions, 
yet  our  protests  are  too  often 
trivialized. 

The  college  community 
should  be  concerned  about  an 
atmosphere  that  permits  such 
attitudes  towards  women  to 
exist— and  which  ridicules  our 
protests.  That  the  man  who 
enters  your  room  is  a  student, 
does  not  make  this  Intrusion  a 
"good  joke",  or  less  dangerous 
than  if  he  were  a  stranger.  That 
the  poster  depicting  men  batter- 
ing women  publicizes  a  college 
event,  does  not  make  it  less 
threatening  than  If  it  were  on  a 
wall  on  42nd  Street. 

The  student  handbook  stipu- 
lates that:  "The  College  seeks 
to  assure  the  rights  of  all  to 
express  themselves  In  words 
and  actions  so  long  as  they  can 
do  so  without  Infringing  upon 
the  rights  of  others  or  violating 
standards  of  good  conduct. 
Accepting  membership  in  this 
community  entails  an  obliga- 
tion to  behave  with  courtesy  to 
others  whose  beliefs  and  behav- 
ior differ  from  one's  own:  all 
members  and  guests  of  this 
community  must  be  free  of  dis- 
turbance or  harassment. 

We  hold  that  the  invasion  of 
these  rights  is  a  serious  matter. 
Not  only  do  many  recent  college 
events  offend  us,  but  they  con- 
tain real  threats  to  our  well- 
being.  We  do  not  advocate 
censorship  of  college  activities 
by  the  administration,  faculty 
or  students— but  we  sincerely 
hope  you  will  have  the  sensibil- 
ity to  censor  yourselves.  Our 
strength  as  a  community  comes 
from  being  sensitive  to  the 
needs  of  all. 


Square  off  with  IE  CARRE"  at  the  CLIP  SHOP 


THE  CLIP  SHOP  introduces  "Le  Carre",  a  square 
silhouette  created  for  the  gal  with  medium  to 
longer  length  hair.  We  are  celebrating  a  rebirth  of 
the  shaggy  look,  but  with  soft  control  .  .  .  not  a 
repetition  of  the  uneven,  unplanned  shags  of  the 
■60's. 

We  are  always  searching  for  new  ways  to  add 
interest  to  a  longer  look,  and  we  are  pleased  to 
offer  "Le  Carre".  This  cut  works  well  on  medium 
texture  hair  with  some  natural  body.  Should 
more  be  needed,  a  light  perm  will  provide  the 
upward  flow  to  give  "Le  Carre"  the  soft  natural 
feeling. 

Looking  for  the  latest  hair  fashion  is  made  easy 
when  you  schedule  a  visit  to  the  Clip  Shop.  Each 
month  they  receive  a  video  program  on  the  crea- 
tion of  the  latest  styles.  There  would  be  no  other 
way  the  stylists  of  the  Clip  Shop  could  give  you 
the  latest  and  the  best. 

Now,  enjoy  a  brand  new  freedom  for  the  longer 
look  by  squaring  off  with  the  becoming  "Le 
Carre". 


The  CLIP  SHOP  has  four  convenient  locations: 
Walk  in  or  call  for  a  free  consultation  or  .in  appointment. 


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458-9167  447-9576 


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528-9804  (802)  442-9823 


The  Williams  Feminist 
Alliance. 

Cris  Roosenraad 
Nancy  Mclntire 
Lauren  Stevens 
Rosemarie  Tong; 
Kathryn  Slott 
Frederick  Rudolph 
E.  M.  Abdul-Mu'min 
Peter  Frost 
Mary  Kenyatta 
Kurt  Tauber 
Michael  Bell 
Robert  Stiglicz 
Lynda  Bundtzen 
Robert  Waite 
Meredith  Hoppin 
Michael  Katz 
John  Ricci 
Ralph  Bradburd 
Sherron  Knop 
Antonion  Gimenez 
Robert  Bell 
Lola  Bogyo 

Row  dining 

To  the  editor: 

Re:   The  phasing  out  of  Row 

House  dining 

The  following  proposals  were 
drawn  up  by  the  members  of 
Garwood  house. 

1)  Phase  out  Row  House  din- 
ing for  the  fall  of  1983.  This 
would  allow  all  present  sopho- 
mores, who  selected  Row  House 
living  thinking  that  the  dining 
halls  would  be  an  integral  part 
of  their  living  experience,  to  be 
able  to  finish  out  their  stay  at 
the  college  with  these  conditions 
still  in  effect.  We  fear  that  many 
students  who  are  present  Row 
House  members  would  ask  to  be 
transferred  if  dining  halls  were 
to  be  closed  before  this  period. 
One  complaint  against  the  con- 
tinuance of  the  Row  House  din- 
ing system  Is  that  it  will  prevent 
the  creation  of  flexible  meal 
plans  that  are  desired  by  many. 
However,  upon  talking  to  Row 
House  stewards,  I  was  told  that 
this  would  not  pose  a  problem  in 
the  administration  of  such  a  sys- 
tem, and  might  prove  to  be  even 
easier  to  monitor,  since  the  Row 
House  kitchens  serve  at  a  set 
hour,  two  meals  a  day,  to  a 
much  smaller  group  of  people. 
To  ensure  that  the  system  is  not 
being  abused,  one  of  the  duties 
of  the  stewards  can  be  a  more 
rigorous  Inspection  of  ID's  at 
every  meal. 


2)  Row  House  dining  has 
served  as  a  catalyst  for  social 
interaction  within  each  house 
unit.  In  order  to  help  maintain  a 
sense  of  cohesion  between  the 
various  parts  of  each  Row 
House  residential  unit  when 
their  dining  facilities  have  been 
closed,  some  special  provisions 
should  be  made.  These  Include: 

a)  Kitchenettes  are  to  be 
installed  In  each  house  unit. 

b)  Hot  water  and  coffee 
machines  are  to  be  provided 
to  the  houses  in  order  to 
maintain  a  homey  atmos- 
phere and  a  center  for 
interaction. 

c)  Dining  rooms  should 
remain  as  social  areas,  and 
not  converted  into  bedrooms. 
A  commons  area  could  be 
developed  with  this  space. 

d)  The  number  of  cookouts 
held  during  the  Fall  and 
Spring  should  be  Increased  to 
help  bring  the  houses 
together. 

e)  Guest  meals,  to  be  held  in 
an  area  of  one  of  the  major 
dining  halls,  will  continue  for 
all  Row  House  units. 

f)  Smaller  associated  build- 
ings (Woodbridge,  Chad- 
bourne,  etc.)  will  be 
converted  into  Co-op  housing 
to  help  meet  the  demand  for 
this  option. 

Respectfully  submitted, 

Patrick  Dobson 
Garwood  CC  representative 


Personal  grudge 


To  the  editors: 

It  seems  the  editorial  board  of 
the  Record  must  always  have 
the  last  shot.  In  endorsing  one 
candidate  over  the  other,  the 
editors  unduly  influenced  an 
election  In  which  they  had  a  per- 
sonal grudge. 

The  Record  should  not  be 
endorsing  anybody  for  any- 
thing. It  does  the  college  com- 
munity absolutely  no  service 
except  to  remind  us  all  of  the 
egos  involved.  As  College  Coun- 
cil Vice  President,  I  will  do 
everything  possible  to  assure 
that  the  Record's  policy  of 
endorsing  candidates  Is  halted. 
Sincerely, 
John  Segal  '82 


TONIGHT 

MILLER  NIGHT  AT  THE  LOG 
Discounts,  tee  shirts,  hats 

WEDNESDAY 

OPEN  MIKE  NIGHT 
See  manager  for  time  slot 

THURSDAY 

ANITA  BIRK  WILL  SING 

FRIDAY 

HAPPY  HOUR  4-6  p.m. 

featuring  hot  spiced  wine 

&  Happy  Hour  prices 


March  10.  1981 


WILLIAMS  RECORD 


Page  9 


Women  top 
Amherst,  57-52 

In  their  final  game  of  the  sea- 
son, the  Williams  women's  bas- 
ketball team  defeated  Amherst 
by  a  score  of  57-52. 

Williams,  recently  deter- 
mined NIAC  champions,  came 
out  playing  sluggishly. 
Amherst,  pressing  their  advan- 
tage, took  the  lead  early  In  the 
half,  and  maintained  It  through 
most  of  the  game.  The  half 
found  them  up  by  2  at  26-24. 

Williams  coach  Sue  Hudson- 
Hamblln  commented,  "Am- 
herst really  wanted  It  (the  win ) . 
They  had  the  home  court  advan- 
tage which  Is  so  important  In 
these  Little  Three  games.  We 
had  a  big  weekend  at  Smith 
where  we  played  tough  ball  and 
took  the  NIAC  championship  In 
tournament  play.  So  we  just 
didn't  play  with  the  same  enthu- 
siasm as  Amherst." 

In  the  final  four  minutes, 
though,  the  Williams  women 
showed  they  still  had  their  stuff 
as  they  put  on  a  full  court  press 
that  resulted  In  four  quick 
points.  Also,  key  foul  shooting  In 
the  final  minutes  put  the  game 
on  Ice  for  Williams.  With  less 
than  45  seconds  left  In  the  game 
senior  Laurene  vonKlan,  soph 
Cathy  Evans,  and  senior  Cathy 
Gernert  all  made  trips  to  the 
foul  line— hitting  two,  one,  and 
one  shots  respectively. 

High  scorers  for  Williams 
were  junior  Terry  Dancewicz 
with  16  and  Gernert  with  14.  The 


Non-athlete  learns  his 
lesson  during  relay 


Political  science  professor  and  member  of  the  Purple  Striders  VInce  Bar- 
nett  shares  running  tips  with  a  co-partlclpani  of  the  24-hour  relay. 


boards  were  controlled  by  jun- 
ior Anne  Dancewicz  with  12 
rebounds  and  vonKlan  with  8. 
With  the  win  against 
Amherst,  Williams  uncontest- 
edly  secures  the  Little  Three 
Championship.  This  season  the 


Williams  women  defeated  both 
teams  twice. 

The  second  ends  with  Willi- 
ams holding  an  impressive  17-4 
record,  the  NIAC  Championship 
and  the  Little  Three  Champion- 
ship. 


Continued  from  Page  10 
laps  of  the  Towne  track. 

My  male  ego  (one  of  the  few 
things  I  had  left )  took  over  and  it 
was  one  more  mile  for  me.  As  I 
circled  the  oval  for  the  first  of 
my  eight  revolutions,  all  I  could 
think  about  were  the  prophetic 
words  of  that  great  long  dis- 
tance runner  and  existentialist 
philosopher  Porky  Pig  who  was 
often  heard  to  say,  "De,  De,  De, 
De,  De,  That's  ALL  Folks!  " 

With  five  laps  to  go  I  knew  I 
was  fading,  when  tracksterand 
next  door  neighbor  Bill  Alex- 
ander happened  by  to  give  a 
running  tip  or  two.  "Try  looking 
coordinated,"  he  shouted  as  he 
lapped  me  the  first  time,  and  he 
attentively  noticed  "If  you  don't 


start  breathing  you're  going  to 
die,"  when  he  came  by  for  time 
number  two. 

To  make  a  15-minute  mile  no 
longer  than  it  actually  was,  let's 
suffice  it  to  say  I  made  It.  The 
cause  was  good  and  I'm  sure  I 
got  as  big  a  kick  out  of  watching 
faculty  types  like  Curt  Tong  and 
Bill  Moomaw  run  as  they  got 
watching  me  hyperventilate. 

While  I  still  have  to  go  back  to 
the  drawing  board  and  realize 
my  own  limitations,  the  relay 
was  great  for  fantasy's  sake. 
For  once,  on  a  tiny  scale,  I  can 
tell  the  tracksters  I  cover  on 
these  pages  that  I  know  their 
pain.  From  here  on  in,  I  think 
the  typewriter  is  going  to  be  my 
favorite  spot  to  exercise. 


Corporate  Responsibility 


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Continued  from  Page  7 

Martin  Crean,  Senior  Coordi- 
nator for  Urban  Investments  at 
Aetna  Life  and  Casualty,  spoke 
about  city  renewal,  mostly  in 
terms  of  Aetna's  efforts. 

■Socially  responsible  activities 
at  Aetna  which,  Crean  said, 
"may  be  viewed  as  investments 


Milers  smile  through  24  hours 


Continued  from  Page  lo 
who  at  over  60  years  of  age  ran 
for  the  Faculty  Striders  called 
the  fund  raiser,  "one  of  the  best 
events  of  the  year,"  and  found 
the  whole  event,  "really  heart 
warming." 

Two  final  points  need  to  be 
made.  First,  the  founder,  coor- 
dinator and  promoter  of  the  24 
Hour  Relay  is  Peter  Farwell, 
the  Williams  Cross  Country 
coach.  As  usual  he  has  done  an 
excellent  job  organizing  the 
relay  and  accumulating  signed 
pledges  of  support. 

Secondly  the  total  amount  of 
money  pledged  has  not  yet  been 
calculated,  and  all  solicitors 
should  bring  their  completed 
sheets,  with  the  donations  and 
pledge  money,  to  Pat  Dean  at 
the  P.E.  Office. 


Team  Totals 

Official  Ten  Man  or  Less  Teams 

Roadrunners  2632  2/3 

New  England  Pioneer 

Club  2381/2 

Avon,  CT  High  School  216 

Unofficial  Unlimited  Teams 

Armstrong  House  235 
Mt.  Greylock  Lumberjacks  234 

(Soccer  team) 

Dodd  House  2251/2 

Spencer  House  223 

Mt.  Greylock  Boys  222 

The  Log  219 

Christian  Fellowship  219 

Mt.  Greylock  Cayotes  215 

Putple  Valley  Striders  213 

(Faculty) 

Sage-Morgan  Houses  211 

WOOLF  211 

Black  Student  Union  201 

Mt.  Greylock  Girls  200 

Jewish  Association  78 


This  Summer, 
Cornell 

What  better  place  to  be  than  far  above 
Cayuga's  waters  as  you  improve  your  writing 
skills,  work  with  computers,  participate  in  a 
linguistics  institute,  or  take  a  course  in 
conceptual  drawing?  Nowhere  else  can  you 
learn  in  the  company  of  so  diverse  a  group 
of  faculty  and  students  in  such  a  uniquely 
attractive  setting  of  hills,  lakes,  gorges,  and 
waterfalls. 

At  Cornell,  you  can  fulfill  requirements,  ac- 
celerate your  degree  program,  or  simply  take 
advantage  of  the  opportunity  to  study  those 
intriguing  subjects  that  you've  always  put  off. 

Request  an  Annomcemenl 
and  see  for  yourself  all  the 
reasons  why  Cornell  is  the 
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Session,  813  Ives  Hall, 
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of  a  sort,"  Include  "charitable 
contributions,  business  practi- 
ces, investments,  employee  hir- 
ing, training,  and  promotion, 
and  efforts  to  address  public 
Issues  relevant  to  insurance 
affordability  and  availability." 

The  job  market  in  the  field  of 
corporate  social  responsibility 
is  very  limited,  according  to 
Howard  Smith  '51,  the  Hartford 
Area  Career  Counseling  Repre- 
sentative. He  identified  the  total 
number  of  jobs  at  around  1600. 
In  addition,  said  Smith,  "Most 
of  the  people  who  work  in  those 
jobs  are  .  .  .  people  who  have 
worked  elsewhere  In  the  com- 
pany, and  most  often  people 
who  are  involved  with  various 
community  organizations." 


Budweiser. 

KING  OF  BEERS, 

ATHLETE  OF  THE  WSK 


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Thix  week's  recipient  is  sextiginarian  i  ince  Barnetl 
of  the  Political  Science  Department.  Barnett  was  an 
unsunf(  hero  of  the  Purple  I  alley  Stritlerx  squad  dur- 
ing this  year's  24-hour  relay.  Barnett,  who  is  a  regular 
contributor  to  the  relay,  ran  an  unspecified  number 
of  miles — but  was  seen  ubiquitously  throughout  the 
race,  both  on  and  off  the  track.  For  road  running 
above  and  beyond  the  call  of  duty.  Vince,  thix  Bud's 


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WILLIAMS  RECORD 


March  10.  1981 


Eph  swimmers  splash  to  New  England  titles 


Women  turn 
upset  to  win 

by  Peggy  Southard 

The  Williams  Women's  Swim 
Team  surprised  the  aquatic 
experts  and  repeated  as  New 
England  Champions  this  wee- 
kend at  Northeastern  Univer- 
sity, leading  the  paclc  with  553 
points  and  topping  Northeast- 
ern and  Tufts  who  had  531  and 
523  points,  respectively. 

The  meet  came  down  to  the 
final  event  when  sophomores 
Katie  Hudner,  Liz  Jex,  and  Ann 
Tuttle  and  junior  Catherine 
Hartley  pulled  together  to  win 
the  400  freestyle  relay  in  3: 42.04. 

Jex  conquered  two  champion- 
ship and  pool  records  over  the 
weekend  as  she  sprinted  to  a 
59.93  in  the  100  fly  and  then  fin- 
ished up  by  backing  her  own 
record  on  Sunday  with  a  60.02  in 
the  lOb  individual  medley.  In 
addition  to  these  records,  the 
strong  sophomore  paced  the 
field  in  the  100  free  with  a  53.58 
and  combined  with  Hudner, 
Tuttle,  and  co-captain  Linda 
Reed  to  win  the  200  free  relay  in 
1:42.54. 

Tuttle,  after  following  up  Jex 
with  a  third  in  the  100  free,  kept 
the  Williams  effort  strong  by 
capturing  the  50  free  in  25.48. 

Pain  for  gain 


Men  win  in  final  event 


Bennet  Yort,  freshman  member  of  the 
feet  lor  a  break  during  24-hour  relay. 

Interspersed  amongst  the 
swimming  activity,  sophomore 
Dina  Esposito  had  an  opportun- 
ity to  display  her  talents  in  the 
one  and  three-meter  diving 
events.  She  began  her  weekend 
with  a  fifth  place  in  the  one- 
meter  diving  on  Friday  and 
obtained  345.80  points  to  place 


Williams  Roadrunners,  gets  oil  his 


third  in  her  second  event. 

Esposito  will  join  Hartley, 
Tuttle,  Jex,  and  Hudner  as  Wil- 
liams representatives  in  Cedar 
Rapids,  Iowa  on  March  12-14 
where  they  will  compete  in  the 
National  Intercollegiate  Swim- 
ming and  Diving  Champion- 
ships. 


24-hour  relay  run  for  charity 


by  Jim  Corsiglia 

Saturday  night  at  the  24  Hour 
Relay  Ted  Congden,  the  captain 
of  the  Armstrong  team,  yawned 
and  said,  "Tomorrow  morning 
I'm  going  to  wish  I  had  a  han- 
gover," and  as  this  article  is 
being  written,  late  Sunday 
morning,  hundreds  of  runners 
have  one  thing  in  common:  they 
are  dead.  Well,  they  are  almost 
dead.  The  runners,  lie  quietly 
where  they  have  fallen,  eyes 
shut,  bodies  motionless  and 
spent,  unresponsive  to  noise  or 
other  physical  abuse.  These 
semi-corpses  are  testimony  to 
the  successful  completion  of  the 
10th  Annual  Williams  Road- 
runners  24-Hour  Relay  Com- 
munity Chest  Fund  drive. 

As  usual,  the  24  Hour  Relay 
logged  more  miles,  a  total  of 
3391,  and  had  more  participants 
than  ever  t)efore.  The  relay 
started  last  Saturday  morning 
at  10  a.m.  and  ran  for  the  full, 
agonizing  24  hours.  Although 
most  of  the  runners  were  Willi- 
ams College  students,  the  total 
pool  of  runners  reflected  the 
entire  community. 

Professors  shedded  their 
mental  battles,  administrators 
dropped  their  files  and  high 
schoolers  from  Mt.  Greylock 
High  stopped  their  normal  wee- 
kend activities  to  Join  the  throng 
at  the  Towne  Field  House  where 
the  relay  was  held.  The  students 
brought  parents,  friends  and 
neighbors  to  take  their  turn  on 
the  track.  Many  people  stayed 
for  the  entire  24  hours,  but  many 
more  came  just  for  several 
hours  to  run  "guest  miles"  to 
help  out  their  favorite  team  or 
the  team  that  seemed  to  be 
floundering  the  most.  Most 
teams  could  have  as  many 
runners  as  they  wanted,  and 
obviously,  the  teams  with  the 
fewest  runners  had  the  toughest 
time.    Fortunately   the   teams 


with  the  fewest  runners  also  had 
the  best  runners. 

The  Williams  Roadrunners 
and  two  teams  from  Pittsfield's 
New  England  Pioneer  Club 
limited  themselves  to  ten  people 
a  team  with  no  substitutes 
allowed.  An  amazing  high 
school  team  came  from  Avon, 
Connecticut  and  ran  the  entire 
relay  with  only  seven  runners. 
These  Pittsfield  and  Avon 
teams  (and  runners  on  several 
others)  represent  an  increasing 
influx  of  excellent  runners  from 
outside  of  Williamstown.  Scott 
Lutrey,  who  always  runs  for  the 
Roadrunners,  and  Mike  Beh- 
rman  led  the  group  of  Williams 
alumni  who  returned  from  dis- 
tant points  to  participate. 

Once  again  congratulations 
go  to  the  Roadrunners,  who 
logged  more  miles  than  any 
other  team.  Their  total  of  262  2/3 
miles  is  particularly  Impressive 
when  one  considers  the  fact  that 
by  the  end  of  the  relay  there 
were  only  six  men  left  on  the 
team.  In  addition,  four  of  the 
runners  on  the  team,  Bennett 
Yort,  Nick  Osborne,  Brian 
Angle  and  John  Ellison,  were 
freshmen  and  had  never  expe- 
rienced the  relay  before.  With 
less  than  half  of  the  relay  com- 
pleted Yort  commented,  "It's 
fun,  but  I'd  never  do  it  again," 
and  his  teammate  Osborne 
gasped  out,  "It's  a  nightmare." 
Dan  Sullivan,  a  junior  member 
of  the  team,  logged  31  miles  and 
managed  to  make  it  to  his  radio 
show  Sunday  morning.  The 
seven  man  high  school  team 
from  Avon  ran  an  Impressive 
216  miles  with  each  team 
member  contributing  about  31 
miles. 

On  a  somewhat  less  intense 
level  of  competition  Nevill 
Smythe,  running  for  Arm- 
strong, the  top  college  house 
team,  said,  "It's  hell  out  there.  I 
ran  my  mile,  and  I  don't  know 


that  there's  much  more  I  can 
do." 

It  should  be  remembered  that 
the  main  point  of  the  relay  is  not 
to  see  who  can  chalk  up  the  most 
miles  but  to  raise  money  for  Wil- 
liamstown's  charities.  The  few 
pennies  pledged  by  many  indi- 
vidual students  for  their  favor- 
ite team  add  up  to  a  significant 
benefit  for  the  needy  and  dis- 
abled of  Williamstown.  The 
money  will  be  distributed  to  the 
Greylock  ABC,  Help  Line,  Hos- 
pice of  Northern  Berkshire, 
Boys'  Club,  Day  Care  Center 
and  Recording  for  the  Blind. 
Professor  Vince  Barnett,  of  the 
political    science    department, 

Continued  on  Page  9 


The  Williams  College  men's 
swim  team  won  the  New  Eng- 
land Intercollegiate  Swimming 
Association's  62nd  Swimming 
and  Diving  Championships  by 
the  narrowest  of  margins  Satur- 
day evening  in  Springfield. 

The  Williams  men  scored  448 
points  over  the  three  day  meet, 
nipping  Boston  University 
which  totaled  439.  The  outcome 
was  decided  in  the  swimming  of 
the  final  event;  the  400  yard 
freestyle  relay  which  began 
with  B.U.  holding  a  slim  lead 
over  Williams  in  the  meet,  the 
result  of  a  flurry  of  high  finishes 
by  their  talented  team  in  the 
evening's  individual  competi- 
tion. Williams'  relay  team  con- 
sisting of  senior  Keith  Berryhill, 
freshmen  Jeff  Mills  and  Rob 
Sommer,  and  junior  anchorman 
Mike  Regan  took  an  inspired 
time  of  3:08.56  for  a  second 
place  finish,  wiiile  B.U.  which 
had  depleted  its  nucleus  of  tal- 
ent, finished  ninth. 

Williams  started  the  night 
with  a  295-268  lead  over  B.U. 
This  was  in  direct  contrast  to 
last  year's  N.E.  Championships 
in  which  no  one  doubted  that 
Williams  would  win  following 
the  first  night  of  swimming. 

The  tenuous  grasp  of  first  was 
the  result  of  the  Ephmen  having 
dramatically  lowered  the  times 
they  swam  in  reaching  a 
dual  meet  mark  of  8-1.  The  1650 
yard  free  had  opened  the  meet 
Thursday  night  with  Williams' 
sophomores  Rob  Bowman,  Ben 
Aronson  and  Jeff  Mook  taking 
4th,  8th,  and  9th  place  with  Bill 
Hymes  19th.  Co-capt.  Gordon 
Cliff  finished  fifth  in  the  400  indi- 
vidual medley  and  Regan  and 
Mark  Weeks  captured  second 
and  sixteenth  place  in  the  50 
free.  Regan  sprinting  to  a  time 
of  21.63.  The  emphasis  for  the 
night  was  teamwork,  as  it  was 
for  the  entire  meet,  with  the  Wil- 
liams highpolnt  being  a  first 
place  800  free  relay  team  of 
Regan,  Aronson,  Mook  and  Ber- 
ryhill that  won  by  a  four  second 
margin  in  7:  01.8. 

Friday  night  saw  two  Eph- 
men take  home  titles  in  individ- 


ual events.  Aronson  won  the  200 
yard  butterfly,  lowering  his  sea- 
son's best  six  seconds  to  set  a 
college  record  of  1:54.1.  Once 
again  the  Williams  depth  was 
evident,  as  Pittsfield's  Mills  and 
sophomore  Frank  Fritz  backed 
Aronson  up  in  9th  and  TOth 
place.  The  other  winner  was 
freshmsn  standout  Sommer 
who  won  the  200  individual  med- 
ley in  1: 57.65,  followed  by  Aron- 
son in  fourth  and  Dave  Johnson 
in  15th  place.  Sommer  also 
chalked  up  a  second  place  in  the 
200  back  as  he  broke  Cliff's 
month  old  school  record  in  going 
1:55.7.  Cliff  finished  7th.  Berry- 
hill  and  Mook  captured  sixth 
and  eighth  places  respectively 
in  the  200  free  and  Jim  Stockton 
dove  to  a  strong  6th  in  the  1 
meter  diving  event.  Dave  Row- 
ley finished  15th  in  the  200  yard 
breaststroke.  Finally,  the  med- 
ley relay  team  of  Cliff,  Row- 
ley, Fritz  and  Weeks  swam  a 
time  of  3:38.48,  good  for 
sixth  place. 

Saturday  evening  began  with 
Regan  third  in  the  100  free.  The 
Eph  swimmers  were  out  in 
force  for  the  500  free  as  Berry- 
hill,  Bowman  and  Mook  took 
places  number  6,  8,  and  9;  Ber- 
ryhill turning  in  a  4: 47.98.  Fritz 
and  Mills  took  6th  and  15th  place 
in  the  100  fly.Rowiey  was  11th  in 
the  100  breaststroke  and  Stock- 
ton again  took  sixth,  this  time  on 
the  3  meter  board.  Sommer,  one 
of  the  meet's  top  performers 
from  any  team,  took  second  in 
his  specialty,  the  100  back  with  a 
school  record  52.93. 

It  was  a  confident  Williams 
team  that  entered  the  final 
relay  that  provided  the  victory 
margin,  chanting,  "We  are  a 
unit"  and  ceremonially  empty- 
ing a  gallon  of  Muir  Pool  water 
into  the  Linkletter  pool. 

The  team  has  now  won  the 
past  three  N.E.  titles,  and  this 
one  comes  on  the  heels  of  their 
women  teammates  N.E.  win 
last  weekend,  a  double  that  was 
accomplished  last  year  also. 
The  teams  will  next  compete  in 
their  respective  National 
Championships. 


Less  than  fun  are  results  of  run 


by  Steven  H.  Epstein 

I  promise  to  write  it  on  the 
blackboard  five  hundred  times, 
"I  AM  NOT  A  JOCK,  I  AM  NOT 
A  JOCK,  I  AM  NOT  AJOCK  .  .  . 
"I'll  write  it  ad  nauseum,  until  it 
begins  to  sink  in. 

After  skiing  accidents  and 
run-ins  with  the  dreaded 
Intramural  maniac,  you'd  think 
I'd  have  learned— but  it  took  the 
grueling  24-hour  relay  to  teach 
me  my  own  limitations. 

When  I  got  to  the  Towne  Field 
House  around  3: 00  P.M.  on  Sat- 
urday afternoon,  I  was  hooked. 
While  the  running  part  of  the  24- 
hour  marathon  relay  didn't 
please  me  too  much,  the  carni- 
val atmosphere  did.  Young  and 
old  raced  around  the  track  at 
varying  rates  of  speed,  with 
track  pros  like  Tomas  Alejan- 
dro and  Phil  Darrow  turning  in 
sub  5-minute  miles  without  even 
pushing. 

Watching  Pete  Farwell,  cross 
country  coach  and  full-time 
energetic  optimistic  organizer, 


beam  with  glee  concerning  the 
success  of  the  event  kept  me 
seated  and  relatively  quiet  as  I 
awaited  my  chance  to  run  the 
one  (and  only,  I  thought)  mile  I 


EPHUSIONS 

was  allotted.  Then,  as  I  saw 
Vince  Barnett,  poli.sci.  teacher 
extraordlnare  and  road  racer 
despite  his  over  60  years  of 
experience,  I  got  pysched  to 
become  part  of  the  fund  raising 
effort. 

As  I  prepared  my  body  to 
stretch  and  move  In  ways  it 
hasn't  since  dad  chased  mq  with 
a  belt,  a  stronge  feeling  over- 
came me  that  I  was  involved  in 
something  I  shouldn't  be.  But 
nonetheless,  I  took  to  the  track. 

The  first  two  'guest  miles' 
were  downright  fun.  I'd  never 
run  any  more  than  one  mile  in  a 
day,  and  I  was  proud  of  myself. 
The  body  felt  strong,  and  I 
began  to  feel  I  could  accomplish 
anything.  This  was  a  major 
mistake. 


By  the  evening,  I  was  ready  to 
run  a  third  and  even  a  fourth 
mile— with  ridiculous  confi- 
dence. But  on  the  fourth,  my 
body  decided  to  jump  ship.  The 
legs  began  to  wobble,  breath 
was  coming  harder  and  harder, 
and  I  began  to  be  passed  left  and 
right  by  members  of  a  team 
from  a  Pownal,  Vt.  kinder- 
garten. At  that  point,  I  knew 
there  was  trouble.  After  what 
seemed  like  9  or  10  laps,  I  came 
around  the  homestretch  to  see  a 
sign  awaiting  that  I  still  had  3 
arduous  laps  to  go.  Impossible,  I 
thought.  But  onward  I  went, 
hoping  that  if  I  died  at  the  finish 
line,  at  least  my  team  would  col- 
lect on  my  pledges. 

But  I  made  that  fourth  mile, 
promising  to  quit  for  the  night. 
But  at  this  point  the  fun  was  Just 
beginning.  The  Octet  was  run- 
ning their  guest  mile  (one  lap  a 
piece),  Vince  Barnett  was  run- 
ning what  seemed  like  his  fif- 
tieth mile,  and  my  entire  house 
had  shown  up,  in  disbelief  that  1 
was  still  alive  after  running  32 
Continued  on  Page  ' 


The  WilliMns  Record 


VOL.  94,  NO.  20 


USPA  684-680 


WILLIAMS 


COLLEGE 


MARCH  17,  1981 


Math,  Anthro.  at  ends 
of  wide  grade  spectrum 


Department  grade  point  aver- 
ages varied  by  more  than  two 
points  last  semester,  with  Div- 
ision III  departments  tending  to 
produce  the  lowest  averages. 

The  differences  can  be  attrib- 
uted to  the  varying  natures  of 
grading  in  the  Sciences  and 
Humanities,  the  mix  of  students 
taking  courses  within  a  depart- 
ment, and  the  types  of  courses 
offered  in  a  given  semester. 

"The  bull?  of  our  students  are 
in  lower-level  courses,"  said 
Math  Department  chairman 
Guilford  Spencer,  attempting  to 
explain  his  department's  aver- 
age, the  lowest  at  Williams. 
"More  people  are  electing  math 
than  used  to;  it's  possible  that 
there  are  more  who  are  unpre- 
pared for  It.  The  mix  of  people 
taking  math  may  have  changed 
character  while  we  haven't." 

The  figures  should  not  be  mis- 
interpreted to  represent  the  dif- 
ficulty or  grading  standards  of  a 
major;  most  upper  level 
courses  have  higher  averages 
than  the  introductory  courses. 
The  average  grade  in  the  Math 
department's  300  level  courses 
Is,  for  instance,  higher  than  that 
of  the  English  department's 
(8.33  vs.  8.30). 

Division  III  grades  are  more 
widely  spread  across  the  12- 
polnt  spectrum  of  the  system 
than  those  of  Divisions  I  and  II. 
Chemistry  Department  chair- 
man James  Skinner  attributed 
this  to  the  exacting  nature  of 
grading  a  science  course.  "Our 
101  grade  Is  based  on  two  hour 
tests,  a  final  exam,  four  lab 
quizzes,  and  seven  lab  reports. 

Gifford  committee 
suggests  future 
residential  plans 

by  Greg  Pllska 

Last  Tuesday,  March  10,  the 
Gifford  '^ommlttee  on  Student 
Residential  Life  held  Its 

first  open  meeting  since  Its 
inception  several  months  ago. 
The  committee  was  formed  to 
review  the  residential  ethos  of 
the  College. 

Prof.  Don  Gifford,  chairman 
of  the  committee,  prefaced  the 
meeting  with  a  brief  explana- 
tion of  the  committee's  pur- 
pose, fearing  a  misunderstand- 
ing of  Its  role. 

"Since  the  phasing  out  of  fra- 
ternities has  evolved  into  the 
present  residential  house  sys- 
tem the  College  has  been  radi- 
cally transfouned;  it  was  felt 
that  the  review  was  necessary, ' ' 
he  explained.  "In  addition,  4n 
the  last  two  or  three  years  con- 
cern has  developed  that  our 
residential  ethos  was  drifting 
from  our  comprehensive  educa- 
tional goals  .  .  .  (The  Commit- 
tee) Is  trying  to  determine  how 
to  achieve  a  closer  coordination 
between  the  two." 

Gifford  was  quick  to  point  out 
that  the  Committee  is  con- 
cerned with  more  than  the  con- 
solidation of  dining,  although 
they  will  recommend  to  the 
President  and  Trustees  how  to 
best  carry  this  out. 

"Up  to  now  we  have  been  col- 
lecting information  to  achieve  a 
perspective  and  not  just  see 
Continued  on  Page  3 


We  feel  confident  that  we  have  a 
good  reading  on  a  student,"  he 
said,  contrasting  this  with  the 
more  subjective  decisions  made 
when  grading  a  paper. 

Both  Spencer  and  Skinner 
emphasized  that  their  depart- 
ments had  no  pre-set  idea  of 
what  the  average  ought  to  be. 
"There  is  no  departmental  pol- 
icy saying  we're  going  to  turn 
around  the  GPA's  Inflation," 
said  Skinner. 


DEl'AuTlffi.T 

All  Collec« 

Anthropology 

iyociology 

Geology 

Music 

Geman 

Riilosophy 

American  Civ. 

English 

ileligion 

Political  Eci. 

Art* 

Physics 

:iconomic8 

Biology 

History 

Classics 

Psychology 

Astronony 

French 

Chemistry 

Computer  £ici. 

l-lathematics 


il  STUDEKTS 

7882 

119 

90 
US 
241 
103 
241 
10A 
896 
206 
7V4 
776 
218 
590 
411 
523 
109 
413 

71 
176 
380 
131 
435 


AVEICGE 
8.16 
8.97 
8.64 
8.61 
a. 61 
8.55 
8.50 
8.35 
8.29 
8,28 
B.26 
8.23 
8.21 
8.16 
8.10 
8.02 
8.00 
7.99 


Run-off  elections  held 
for  Honor  Committee 


Includes  Graduate  Students 


D-       D  W-  0-       0  C+  B-  B       &)-  A-  A        A+       E 

10     17  13  41     75  144  383  657  5A7  409  237     18      7 

19    24  33  49  139  206  397  798  810  596  273     11       9 

26    41  25  85  166  127  172  296  262  246  269     33    42 
ALL  COLLEGE  -  BY  COUllSE  lEVEL 

100         3383            37     56  52  119  220  231  460  770  608  425  321 

18  12  39  114  161 


Students 
DIV.   I        2590 
DIV.    II      3419 
DIV.    Ill     1803 


200  2520 

300  1393 

400  516 


13 
4 
1 


12 
7 
0 


33    31 
299    579  566    438    226     15     15 


13    39 
4       7 


75     156    316  331 
10      37    36     114 


267     153 
121       79 


9    12 

5      0 


TOTAL 


7812 


55     82      71     175  380    477     952  1751    1619  125 1     779     62    58 


by  Sara  Ferris 

The  College  Council  run-off 
elections  held  March  12  and  13 
were  marked  by  confusion  sur- 
rounding Honor  and  Discipline 
Committee  seats.  After  the 
primary  elections  March  5  and 
6,  the  CC  Elections  Committee 
posted  the  two  winners  for  each 
class.  Later,  however,  the  com- 
mittee decided  to  hold  run-off 
elections  for  the  top  vote- 
getters. 

John  McCammond,  CC  Vice- 
President,  explained  at  last 
week's  CC  meeting  that  the 
nearness  of  the  vote  had  promp- 
ted the  run-off  decision.  The 
Class  of  '83  primary  outcome 
was  so  close,  he  said,  that  a 
recount  was  done.  When  the 
recount  failed  to  clarify  the  out- 
come, the  committee  decided 
"we  had  to  run  it  off,"  according 
to  McCammond. 


Faculty  discusses  film  at  meeting 


The  propriety  of  showing  the 
X-rated  film  "The  Devil  In  Miss 
Jones"  caused  a  heated 
exchange  between  faculty  and 
administration  at  last  Wednes- 
day's Faculty  Meeting. 

Professor  Robert  G.  L.  Walte 
Incited  the  debate  when  he 
asked  why  the  administration 
had  decided  the  film  was 
"worthwhile  being  seen  by  Wil- 
liams undergraduates."  In 
response,  Dean  Crls  Roosen- 
raad  explained  that  he  had  "a 
long  discussion"  with  the  film's 
student  sponsors  and  that  he 
had  required  extra  security  to 
enforce  legal  age  restrictions, 
but  he  concluded  "In  the  end,  It 
Is  not  the  College's  role  to  cen- 
sor." Roosenraad  added  that 
there  was  already  a  precedent 
for  showing  X-rated  films  on 
campus. 

"The  precedent  argument  is 
specious,"  Walte  shot  back.  "IF 
the  precedent  'stinks'  .  .  .  then 
why  must  we  follow  It?" 

College  Librarian  Lawrence 
Wlkander,  who  cited  his  "life- 
long" membership  in  the  Amer- 
ican Civil  Liberties  Union, 
countered  with  the  charge  that 
"a  little  censorship  doesn't 
exist— only  censorship." 

When  asked  if  the  sponsors 
showed  any  hesitation  or  doubt 
about  the  propriety  of  showing 
the  film,  Dean  Roosenraad  rep- 
lied, "I'm  afraid  they  did  not 
give  any  such  indication." 

Walte  concluded  his  remarks 
by  saying,  "It  Is  deplorable  to 
condone  the  showing  of  a  movie 

whose  only  raiaon  d'etre  IS  tO  See 

how  low,  vile,  debasing . .  .  and 
filthy  a  film  can  be  made." 


President  Chandler  brought 
the  discussion  to  a  close,  sug- 
gesting that  the  film  had  some 
gain  for  the  College  community 
In  stimulating  discussion  and 
that  it  "brought  home  the  point 
that  it  is  a  violent,  tasteless, 
offensive  film." 

Freddy  Nathan,  College 
Council  President-elect, 
requested  that  the  faculty  take 
action  to  amend  the  1981-82 
school  calendar.  He  noted  that 
the  calendar,  in  Its  present 
form,  could  leave  some  students 
faced  with  three  final  examina- 
tions in  twenty-four  hours. 

"Without  adequate  time  to 
prepare  for  an  exam,  there's  no 
point  in  taking  it  at  all,"  Nathan 
declared. 

Professor  Paul  Clark,  Chair- 
man of  the  Calendar  and  Sche- 
dule Committee,  apologized  for 
the  quick  decision  made  by  the 
faculty  when  they  adopted  the 
calendar  prior  to  the  January 


meeting  of  the  College  trustees. 

"We  regret  the  way  we  car- 
ried the  ball,"  said  Clark.  "The 
time  for  notifying  students  was 
Inadequate." 

Despite  the  regret,  Clark  way 
quick  to  add  that  the  Trustees 
had  already  accepted  the  1981- 
82  calendar  and  that  change 
would  be  difficult. 

"It's  an  experiment,"  he  sug- 
gested. "Students  are  being 
asked  to  see  what  It's  hke." 

Nathan  asserted  that  a  sim- 
ilar three-period-per-day  exam 
schedule  was  abolished  at  Willi- 
ams some  years  ago.  At  this 
point  various  faculty  members 
indicated  that  they  could  do 
nothing  at  that  time  as  regards 
the  calendar. 

After  some  perfunctory  dis- 
cussion, the  faculty  adopted  the 
new  course  proposals  presented 
by  the  Committee  on  Educa- 
tional Policy.  Professor  Donald 
Continued  on  Page  4 


"Everyone  in  that  class 
(race)  agreed  to  a  run-off,"  said 
McCammond.  "In  order  to  be 
consistent,  we  decided  to  run  off 
all  the  close  races." 

In  the  run-off  races,  LizBt^ry 
and  Lee  Buttz  won  the  Class  of 
'82  Honor  and  Discipline  race. 
Dan  Flaherty  and  Martha  Piatt 
took  the  Class  of  '83  seats.  Paul 
Wolfe  was  declared  the  winner 
of  one  of  the  Class  of  '84  posi- 
tions on  the  basis  of  primary 
election  results.  Susan  Martin 
gained  the  other  fresiunan  spot 
in  the  run-off. 

The  new  CC  secretary  is  Gib- 
son Rymar  '82  who  was  unchal- 
lenged in  the  run-off.  Renee 
George  '83  is  the  Dodd-Tyler 
Category  representative  while 
Alison  Smy  the  '83  will  represent 
Grey  lock. 

Jackson  Galloway  '82  is  the 
Division  I  CEP  representative. 
The  Division  II  seat  was  won  by 
Rich  Henderson  '83,  while  Jane 
Lopes  '82  gained  the  Division  III 
CEP  position.  The  At-large  CEP 
spot  was  taken  by  Dan  Sullivan 
'82. 

Kevin  Hirsch  won  the  Class  of 
'82  CUL  race,  and  Will 
McClaren  will  represent  the 
Class  of  '84  on  the  CUL. 


Th«  ubiqultouk  fi1ib««  andthaubi- 
qultou*  dog  •ignaled  anothar  tan- 
tallve  return  to  Spring  last  Sunday. 


Lecture  funding  to  change  hands 


Inside  the  Record 


Author  apaakt  on 
El  Salvador  . .  .p.  6 


Outlook  considers 
new  courses  ...  .p.  3 

New  Art  Complex  .  .  .p.  5 

Women  swim  SIh  . .  .p.  6 


by  John  Tigar 

The  College  administration 
will  assume  funding  of  the  Lec- 
ture Committee  beginning  next 
year.  The  decision  brings  to  a 
close  a  months'  long  debate 
between  the  administration, 
committee  members,  and  Col- 
lege Council  over  how  ttest  to 
fund  the  committee. 

In  the  past.  Lecture  Commit- 
tee funds  were  drawn  from  the 
Student  Activities  Tax  (SAT) 
and  the  College  Council  Treas- 
urer was  required  to  authorize 
all  bills  before  they  were  paid. 

Mark  Taylor,  faculty  co- 
chairman  of  the  Lecture  Com- 
mittee called  the  old  system 
"byzantlne"  and  said  that  the 
new  system  Is  "the  only  way 
rationality  can  be  brought"  to 
the  funding  situation. 

The  decision  to  change  fund- 
ing was  made  in  spite  of  a  Wed- 
nesday night  College  Council 
resolution  requesting  that  fund- 
ing be  kept  under  Council  auspi- 
ces. The  resolution  passed  by  a 
unanimous  vote. 

Provost  J.  Hodge  Markgraf 
was  responsible  for  the  plan  to 
transfer  funding  responsibility. 


"My  decision  to  fund  the  Lec- 
ture Committee  was  purely  an 
attempt  to  simplify  things," 
Markgraf  explained. 

Taylor  echoed  Markgraf's 
concern  over  simplifying  the 
system.  With  College  Council 
funding,  Taylor  said,  "I  could 
not  tell  you  at  any  time  how 
much  money  was  In  the  (Com- 
mittee's) acount." 

Taylor  described  the  two 
alternatives  he  gave  the  College 
Council  last  December:  either 
set  up  a  separate  account  for  the 
Lecture  Committee  to  allow 
transfers  in  and  out  of  the 
account  from  other  depart- 
ments, or  have  a  student  take 
over  the  books.  Taylor  asserted 
that  the  proposal  for  a  separate 
account  met  with  unanimous 
support  from  last  semester's 
Lecture  Committee. 

rhe  CC  Finance  Committee 
however,  rejected  that  proposal 
unanimously,  and  Taylor  deli- 
vered the  ultimatum,  "I'm  not 
writing  any  more  vouchers." 
College  Council  accordingly 
appointed  a  student  co- 
chairman  to  handle  budget  for 
the  Lecture  Committee. 
Last  week.  Provost  Markgraf 


stepped  in  with  the  decision  to 
provide  a  separate  account 
funded  by  the  administration. 
The  SAT  will  remain  at  its  pres- 
ent level,  which  in  effect  means 
that  the  total  amount  of  SAT 
funds  will  Increase  by  $11,000, 
said  Markgraf. 

College  Council  has  ex- 
pressed concern  that  removing 
Lecture  Committee  funding 
from  Council  control  will  mean 
that  the  four  student  members 
of  the  Committee  will  have  very 
little  voice  in  deciding  who 
speaks  at  the  College.  Taylor 
sees  it  differently. 

"In  terms  of  the  input,  I  don't 
think  there  is  going  to  be  any 
minimization  of  that  at  all,"  he 
said.  "I  have  nothing  but  the 
highest  praise  for  the  resource- 
fulness, imagination,  and  crea- 
tivity of  the  students  on  that 
committee,  and  that  will  not 
stop." 

Todd  Tucker  '81,  former  co- 
chairman  of  the  Lecture  Com- 
mittee, agrees  with  Tayler.  "I 
think  it's  a  damn  good  idea.  I 
think  the  new  funding  system 
will  simplify  things  and  free  the 
Committee  so  it  can  do  what  it's 
supposed  to  do— hire  speak- 
ers." 


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March  17,  1981 


Standards 


Several  new  courses  were  adopted  within  the  curriculum  by  the  faculty  this 
week.  Two  of  these,  Math  lOOF  and  Econ.  201,  seem  to  serve  as  remedial  courses 
for  students  who  either  come  to  Williams  unprepared  or  who  fall  to  grasp 
essential  Introductory  concepts  once  at  Williams. 

The  benefit  to  the  Individuals  who  will  be  Involved  In  such  courses  Is  obvious. 
Many  humanities  students  want  or  need  mathematics  training  at  Williams  and 
yet  are  unprepared  to  take  Math  107.  Similarly,  many  students  want  to  major  in 
economics  but  will  flounder  in  upper-level  courses  without  careful  review  of 
basic  101  concepts. 

The  student  body  bears  some  costs  in  such  a  program.  Faculty  have  a 
limited  amount  of  time  for  teaching;  the  creation  of  a  new  course  necessitates 
the  elimination  of  one  previously  offered. 

These  costsjian  be  offset,  however,  by  a  general  rise  In  the  quality  of  work  in 
the  classroom.  Confident  of  his  student's  preparation,  a  professor  can  now  teach 
at  a  faster  rate.  He  will  no  longer  be  forced  to  spend  as  much  time  outside  the 
classroom  on  remedial  work  and  can  thus  explore  new  material  In  additional 
work  with  other  members  of  the  class.  Also,  students  who  no  longer  face  a  losing 
battle  in  a  course  far  beyond  their  preparation  will  be  able  to  devote  more  effort 
to  their  other  classes. 

Thus  these  new  remedial  courses  should  not  be  seen  as  a  decline  of  stand- 
ards at  Williams,  but  as  a  catalyst  for  greater  academic  achievement  In  all 
departments. 

Information  Please 

students  attending  the  first  open  meeting  of  the  Committee  on  Student 
Residential  Life  hoped  that  chairman  Don  Glff  ord  would  outline  some  proposals 
the  committee  has  been  discussing  over  the  past  six  months.  Instead  we  were 
subjected  to  tongue-lashings  and  vague  generalities.  Glfford  was  clearly  impa- 
tient with  students  who  wanted  to  know  what  Is  likely  to  be  Included  in  the 
committee's  April  report.  While  the  Committee  may  not  have  wanted  to  rehash 
their  still  unfinished  researches,  they  could  have  been  much  more  friendly  and 
open  to  student  ideas  and  Inquiries. 

A  member  of  the  Administration  has  suggested  that  the  report  is  merely 
advisory;  thus  students  need  not  worry  about  specifics  until  it  is  released.  This 
sounds  frlghteningly  similar  to  what  we  were  told  about  the  Committee  on  the 
80's  report  last  year.  The  few  weeks  between  the  report's  release  and  the  end  of 
classes  were  filled  with  papers  and  exams;  lobbying  the  Administration  to 
change  proposals  was  clearly  impossible  in  the  crush. 

This  year  students  must  apply  pressure  before  the  advisory  report  is 
released.  The  committee  is  dealing  with  Issues  important  to  student  life,  yet  its 
deliberations  remain  shrouded  in  secrecy.  Everyone  has  his  own  ideas  of  when 
Row  House  dining  should  disappear,  what  is  needed  to  take  its  place,  and  how  the 
many  defects  of  the  residential  system  can  be  corrected.  The  committee  should 
search  for  solutions  where  they  are  most  likely  to  be  found:  among  the  students 
who  will  live  with  the  changes.  Kitchenettes,  varied  board  plans,  and  changes  in 
the  house  inclusion  and  transfer  processes  can  still  be  discussed  by  students  and 
committee  members  during  April.  Let's  not  have  any  more  surprising  blows 
from  above  and  frustrated  cries  of  foul  from  below  next  fall. 


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Dear  editors: 

In  order  to  write  this  letter  I  decided  to 
borrow  a  page  from  a  certain  sportswri- 
ter's  style  book.  I  am  tired  of  reading 
about  Steve  Epstein's  non-athletic 
exploits,  not  to  mention  his  superlative 
praise  for  almost  every  athlete  he  men- 
tions (when  he  decides  to  mention  one 
rather  than  write  about  his  failures  at 
skiing  or  his  male  ego  at  the  24  hour 
relay.  Who  cares?)  I  used  to  enjoy  his 
analytical,  sometimes  critical  columns 
of  last  year,  when  he  used  to  confine  him- 
self to  writing  mostly  about  the  teams 
and  the  games.  I  think  that  he  sould  get 
back  to  basics,  because  he  can  be  an 
excellent,  entertaining  sportswrlter. 
Sorry  about  the  cheap  shot,  Steve,  but  I 
couldn't  resist. 

Sincerely, 
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Dignity 


To  the  editor: 

Sex-role  stereotyping  and  slavery  are 
out  of  style.  Remember?  We're  finally 
entering  an  era  of  equal  opportunity  and 
freedom  for  all.  How,  then,  is  It  possible 
that  some  Williams  E  women  submitted 
themselves  to  be  auctioned  off  last  Fri- 
day aftern(X)n  in  a  "Rent-a-Slave"  fun- 
dralsing  effort?  What  happened  to  our 
Individual  dignity  and  pride?  Sure,  the 
hooting  and  hollering  that  went  on  at  the 
auction  was  probably  a  lot  of  fun.  And  I 
guess  some  of  the  "slaves"  and  their 
"masters-for-a-day"  got  their  kicks  too. 
But  the  not-so-subtle  implications  of  the 
sale  offend  my  sensibilities. 

Beyond  all  this,  the  project  left  the 
door  wide  open  for  personal  injury.  How 
must  people  feel  about  their  popularity 
being  measured  in  follars— for  all  to  see. 
What  about  those  who  may  have  been 
pressured  into  participating?  I  believe 
the  entire  venture  was  an  insensitive 
one,  and  no  more  than  a  quick  and  dirty 


fundraiser.  I'm  confident  that  the  entry 
is  capable  of  providing  worthwhile  servi- 
ces using  more  respectable  methods. 

Discouraged, 
Lorraine  DriscoU  '82 

Slave  auction 

To  the  editor: 

The  most  degrading  and  potentially 
emotionally  damaging  event  for  the  par- 
ticipant, and  the  most  disgusting  for  an 
observer.  Is  the  valuation  of  one's  social 
worth  in  economic  terms,  in  front  of  a 
group  of  one's  peers.  This  is  precisely 
what  occurred  last  Friday  on  the  steps  of 
Chapin  Hall,  where  Williams  E  sold  its 
members'  services  for  a  day  to  the  high- 
est bidder. 

That  the  women  sold  only  non-sexual 
services  is  not  an  issue.  Clearly  the  dif- 
ference In  price  for  each  of  the  women 
was  not  determined  by  a  difference  in  the 
ability  to  perform  physical  labor,  since 
the  women  were  each  capable  of  doing 
laundry  equally  well,  or  what  have  you. 
The  difference  in  price  arose  purely 
from  social  ability:  attractiveness,  wit 
and  charm,  for  example.  That  one  per- 
son could  be  worth  exactly  $7  more  than 
another  based  on  these  characteristics 
certainly  cannot  be  very  pleasant  for  the 
"less  expensive"  individual. 

Granted,  each  memt)er  of  the  entry 
chose  whether  or  not  to  participate.  How- 
ever, I  would  venture  a  guess  that  some 
of  those  who  chose  not  to  participate  did 
so  out  of  fear  that  the  bids  for  them  would 
be  too  low.  That  this  fear  existed  Is  indi- 
cated by  the  $5  minimum  allowed  bid. 
Others  may  not  have  participated  out  of 
disapproval  of  the  auction  Itself.  Finally, 
one  or  two  women  may  have  caved  in  to 
peer  pressure  and  offered  themselves  in 
spite  of  personal  disapproval. 

The  only  way  to  have  eliminated  the 
pricing  of  Individual  social  worths  would 
have  been  to  accept  closed  bids  and  to 
have  assigned  servants  on  the  basis  of  a 
lottery.  Unfortunately,  this  probably 
would  not  have  been  very  successful 
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Catalogue  1981-82:  What  did  we  really  get? 


by  Alyson  Hagy 

The  Wheels  Turn 

It  can  be  almost  unequlvocallv  satd 
that  Hopkins  is  Williams  College, 
that  from  one,  single  building  (with  a 
rather  steep  staircase)  the  "yeses"  and 
"nos"  which  define  the  College  are 
printed  and  passed  on  to  the  community. 
Student  proposals,  committee  reports, 
faculty  pleas  are  all  required  to  confront 
the  administration  before  they  sally 
happily  forth  into  the  real  world  or  crum- 
ple and  die,  executed  in  the  haze  sur- 
rounding the  Board  of  Trustees.  But  I 
must  emphasize  the  word  "almost."  In 
recent  years,  servicing  the  principles  of 
democracy  and  beaurocratlc  boredom, 
Williams  has  developed  a  complex  com- 
mittee system.  Well,  someone  has  to 
sweep  the  dirt  under  the  rug. 

Just  as  our  faithful  representatives  in 
Washington  have  managed  to  splinter 
the  legislative  process  with  a  plethora  of 
committees  and  sub-committees,  Willi- 
ams has  found  brief  pleasure  in  the  dele- 
gation of  responsibility.  Any  student  who 
wishps  the  ears  and  attention  of  the 
faculty  or  administration  concerning  a 
matter  of  general  importance  is  told  to 
"take  it  to  the  committee."  Itlsa  system 
we  have  come  to  accept  and  one  we  can 
use  if  groups  remain  small  and  agendas 
are  kept  tight.  Even  though  there  are 
those  who  Insist  (and  perhaps  rightfully 
so)  that  the  Trustees  are  the  only  power 
that  is  and  that  committee  report?  are 
simply  re-hashed  publications  of  admi- 
nistrative preconceptions,  committees 
do  occasionally  operate  autonomously  to 
the  joy  and  bewilderment  of  their 
members  and  the  College  community. 

There  are  a  few  wheels  that  slowly 
turn  at  Williams.  That  committees  are 
sporadically  effective  is  something  that 
can  be  noticed  by  peeking  at  the  opera- 
tion of  such  monoliths  as  the  Committee 
on  Educational  Policy  (CEP)  or  the 
Committee  on  Undergraduate  Life 
(CUL).  I  exclude  from  such  considera- 
tions the  so-called  "Gifford  Committee" 
which  will  doubtless  recommend  reno- 
vations in  housing  system  policy,  a 
recommendation  that  may  or  may  not 
produce  real  change  on  campus.  Special 
committees  of  this  type  are  a  treat  and 
are  only  created  every  decade  or  so  to 
polish  college  philosophy.  Meanwhile, 
the  CEP  and  CUL  report  and  connive  at 
intervals  frequent  enough  to  keep  Willi- 
ams'  pants  up  and   almost  everyone 


happy. 

It  is  Spring.  While  housewives  check 
the  tulip  bulbs  and  wash  windows,  some- 
one in  Willlamstown  decides  who  will 
teach  us  and  what  we  will  learn.  This 
week  the  CEP  submitted  to  the  faculty 
an  approved  course  package.  After  a  bit 
of  wrangling,  the  faculty  said  "Aye"  and 
went  home.  It  was  a  deceptively  simple 
process.  Following  weeks  and  months  of 
discussion  (and  sometimes  painful 
debate),  the  College  had  a  curriculum 
for  1981-82  and  material  for  a  new  cata- 
logue. But  what  did  they  really  have  in 
their  laps,  and  what  did  we  really  get? 
Surprise  Inside 

The  most  controversial  additions  to 
the  curriculum  were  the  pre-calculus 
course  Math  lOOF  and  the  newly- 
conceived  Economics  201,  201s.  The 
faculty  has  squabbled  for  years  over  the 
direction  and  purpose  of  the  curriculum. 
It  seems  that  a  college  may  either  hold 
fast  and  challenge  high  school  students 
to  prepare  themselves  for  a  tough  time, 
or  It  may  tailor  its  offerings,  in  benevo- 
lent flexibility,  to  an  expected  consti- 
tuency. The  addition  of  Math  lOOF  and 
Economics  201  are  practically  children 
of  two  different  schools,  and  once  again 
we  see  In  contest  the  "classical"  and  the 
"liberal"  educational  policies. 

It  is  almost  as  if  Math  lOOF,  "Elemen- 
tary Functions",  is  being  offered  in  dis- 
gust. A  similar  course  appeared  in  the 
Williams  catalogue  in  1970  and  was 
dropped  three  years  later  due  to  a  low 
enrollment.  But  in  reaction  to  poor  per- 
formances In  the  standard  college  Calcu- 
lus courses  Math  107  and  108, 
"Elementary  Functions"  is  back.  The 
Math  Department  is  not  necessarily 
pleased  with  its  return,  and  although  the 
department  directs  most  of  Its  displea- 
sure toward  the  visible  deficiency  of 
secondary  schools,  to  avoid  weakening 
the  curriculum  and  creating  yet  another 
Division  III  "gut"  course,  successful 
completion  of  Math  lOOF  will  fulfill 
neither  the  divisional  requirement  nor 
count  for  credit  in  the  Math  major. 
Ideally,  students  with  weak  back- 
grounds in  math  (though  not  necessarily 
those  of  lesser  ability)  will  register  for 
the  course  anyway  before  satisfying 
their  interest  in  mathematics  and 
tackling  differential  Calculus. 

The  single  most  controversial  addition 
to  the  1981-82  course  package  is  Econom- 
ics 201,  201s,  "Special  Topics  in  Applied 
Economics."  Admitted  to  the  series  of 
course  offerings  as  a  two  year  experi- 


ment, Econ.  201  is  designed  (to  quote  the 
CEP  report)  "for  students  who  feel  they 
would  like  to  take  advanced  courses  in 
economics  .  .  .  but  who  are  not  yet  pre- 
pared to  enter  the  next  heavily  analyti- 
cal course,  Econ.  251  or  252."  The  course 
will  be  limited  to  students  who  have  had 
difficulty  in  Econ.  lOl'so  that  classes  will 
be  small.  But  while  restricted  to  students 
Identified  by  their  Instructors  as  being 
motivated  yet  perplexed,  completion  of 
the  course  will  count  toward  credit  In  the 
major.  Unlike  Math  lOOF,  "Special  Top- 
ics" appears  to  be  a  tidbit  for  incentive. 
It  has  been  termed  "remedial"  by  its 
opponents  who  sincerely  wish  to  keep  the 
curricula  from  going  soft.  To  many,  it 
seems  unfair  to  give  major  credit  for 
review  work  (although  201  will  not 
merely  review  the  material  covered  In 
101)  which  is  not  available  to  all 
students. 

The  Economics  Department,  like  the 
Math  Department,  is  attempting  to 
respond  to  student  need.  While  the  possi- 
ble constituency  for  Econ.  201  is  not  read- 
ily Identifiable,  it  is  the  virtual  consensus 
opinion  of  department  members  that  the 
gap  between  101  and  251-252  is  too  great 
for  those  students  who  may  not  be  famil- 
iar with  economic  modes  of  analysis  or 
have  an  adequate  background  in  basic 
mathematics  but  who  have  something 
very  valuable  to  offer  to  the  field.  Eco- 
nomics 201  is  a  helping  hand  of  sorts.  The 
department  Is  certainly  not  beating  the 
bushes  for  majors;  they  are  merely 
attempting  to  respond  to  student  need 
but  are  doing  so  in  a  way  that  is  decidedly 
"liberal"  or  "flexible".  They  are,  at  a 
great  Investment  of  time  and  expense, 
providing  the  middle  ground  for  poten- 
tially less  privileged  students. 
Right  in  the  Gut 

The  point  of  the  rigamarole  is  to 
observe  just  what  is  happening  to  the 
curricula.  In  the  60's  and  70's,  Williams 
loosened  its  belt  and  dismissed  from  its 
requirements  for  graduation  (although 
not  its  educational  expectations)  the 
study  of  a  foreign  language  and  a  work- 
ing knowledge  in  various  "classical" 
fields  of  study.  Instead,  we  now  have  the 
freedom  to  choose  what  we  wish,  provid- 
ing we  fulfill  divisional  requirements, 
major  in  something,  and  sweat  heartily 
for  the  P.E.  Department  every  few 
weeks  or  so.  But  the  pervasive  worry 
among  many  members  of  the  college 
community  is  that  Williams  has  or  Is  low- 
ering its  reputable  academic  standards. 
What  happened  to  the  days  when  every 


kid  strove  to  master  the  three  R's  and  the 
declension  of  aqua? 

They  are  certainly  past.  The  one  thing 
we  may  be  sure  of  Is  that  the  same  secon- 
dary educational  standards  don't  and 
can't  exist  in  all  of  the  various  high 
schools  of  a  diverse  student  body.  So  the 
college  must  give  ground.  The  question 
is,  of  course,  just  how  and  where  do  we 
give  ground? 

The  most  Immediate  concern  of  the 
faculty  (and,  I  suspect,  of  quite  a  few 
students  regardless  of  our  "hip"  demea- 
nors) is  how  to  interest  students  in  all 
phases  of  the  liberal  arts  without  offer- 
ing a  series  of  "gut"  courses.  The  odd 
stipulations  surrounding  Econ.  201, 
while  less  than  democratic,  will  neces- 
sarily keep  it  from  becoming  a  favorite 
of  second  semester  seniors.  But  Division 
III  is  still  involved  in  the  perennial  strug- 
gle to  Interest  and  educate  us  without 
tutoring  our  "non-science  major" 
minds.  Chemistry  113  and  115  have  been 
added  to  the  curriculum  in  an  attempt  to 
diversify  course  offerings  for  "non- 
majors."  No  longer  will  we, have  only 
"Chem.  Fun-hundred"  to  relish; 
"Chemistry  and  Crime"  and  "Chemis- 
try and  Art"  have  been  created  for  our 
pleasure,  each  compiled  of  six  weeks  of 
general  chemistry  followed  by  an 
appropriate  exploration  in  the  useful  and 
intriguing  applications  of  the  science. 
Sounds  fun  ...  too  good  to  be  true? 
Although  grading  may  be  tough  (the  Div- 
ision III  way  of  keeping  gut-seekers  In 
line),  the  ground  given  in  the  interest  of 
promoting  science  is  a  sacrifice  of  "clas- 
sical" rigor  and  perhaps,  seriousness. 
Make  way  for  the  guts  . . .  coaxing  tidbits 
of  flexibility  and  fun  in  opposition  to  the 
tenet  that  science  must  remain  science 
and  art  remain  art . . .  students  go  where 
they  w^ll. 

So  what  have  we  got?  Still  no  language 
requirement,  still  no  "Great  Works" 
course,  a  mandate  to  further  the  exist- 
ence of  the  History  of  Ideas  Department, 
a  commitment  to  Afro-American  and 
Women's  Studies,  and  some  discussion. 
But  the  subtle  changes  have  been  made. 
The  large  two  hundred  level  courses  in 
many  departments  are  likely  to  become 
even  larger  in  order  to  intensify  individ- 
ual instruction  at  the  Introductory  and 
advanced  levels.  Departments  and  com- 
mittees are  attempting  to  define  student 
need  in  the  context  of  available  resour- 
ces. It  is  Spring  (almost),  the  wheels 
turn,  and  somehow,  the  same  Issues 

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LETTERS 


Gifford 


Continued  from  Page  1 
piecemeal  issues,"  said  Gifford.  "The 
question  that  has  developed  is  'What  is  a 
House?'  " 

Nevertheless,  student  concern  was 
focused  on  the  ramifications  of  the  elimi- 
nation of  Row  House  Dining,  as  well  as 
the  need  for  a  more  flexible  meal  plan. 

Gifford  summed  up  the  Committee's 
position,  noting  that  "more  flexible  pat- 
terns of  dining  and  more  options  will  be 
possible  given  consolidation  .  .  .  The 
problem  is  the  transition  from  the  belief 
that  dining  halls  are  the  sole  possession 
of  certain  houses  to  a  more  public 
viewpoint." 

Various  suggestions  are  under  discus- 
sion to  allow  Row  House  residents  to  dine 
together  regularly.  Committee  member 
Dean  Kathy  McNally  stressed  that  they 
"should  be  able  to  book  available  areas 
on  campus  for  meals  .  .  .  Physical  plant 
considerations  and  the  space  available 
are  important  considerations."  Sugges- 
tions brought  up  at  Tuesday's  meeting 
included  use  of  extra  space  on  the  lower 
level  of  Greylock  dining  hall  and  in 
Baxter. 

A  small  group  of  students  from  the 
Berkshire  Quad  were  present  at  the 
meeting  in  reaction  to  posters  displayed 
in  Driscoll  warning  of  a  plan  to  regularly 


use  Driscoll  for  Row  House  dining,  to  the 
exclusion  of  all  others.  Both  McNally  and 
Gifford  stated  that  this  was  an  "unfortu- 
nate rumor."  Said  McNally,  "We  are 
looking  for  an  alternate  dining  arrange- 
ment for  the  entire  campus;  change  is 
not  going  to  happen  only  to  Driscoll." 

Gifford  explained  that  Driscoll 
appeared  to  be  underutilized  and  there- 
fore likely  to  be  used,  but  not  to  the  exclu- 
sion of  Berkshire  Quad  residents.  In 
addition,  said  Gifford,  .  .  .  where  the 
actual  changes  are  implemented  will  be 
up  to  Food  Service  and  the  President  and 
Trustees.  The  Committee  has  made  no 
decision  Implying  the  exclusive  use  of 
Driscoll." 

Another  major  concern  at  the  meeting 
was  the  expansion  of  dining  options. 
"The  problem,"  explained  Gifford,  "is  a 
lack  of  control ...  we  don't  want  to  create 
a  police  state,  but  simply  make  the  indi- 
vidual more  readily  Identifiable."  Pro- 
grams under  consideration  include  the 
computerization  of  the  dining  service, 
though  the  Committee  Is  "not  to  the  point 
where  we  can  look  at  the  costs  of  labor 
versus  computer  ...  we  can  make 
no  recommendation  until  we  have 
a  cost-benefit  analysis,"  said  Dean 
McNally. 

Other  suggestions  a  ired  at  the  meeting 
included  the  Incorporation  of  the  Snack 
Bar  into  the  dining  plan  and  an  Increase 
of  kitchenette  facilities  in  houses,  allow- 
ing students  to  cook  there  own  meals. 


One  student  expressed  the  hope  that 
the  Committee  did  not  subscribe  to  the 
"major  fallacy  that  new  flexible  board  is 
tied  to  the  elimination  of  Row  House  din- 
ing .. .  If  we  cut  down  now,  we  can  start 
saving  money  spent  on  waste  now."  In 
response,  Gifford  pointed  out  that  "until 
dining  is  consolidated  and  we  can  physi- 
cally control  things  it  would  be  hard  to 
do.  Why  set  up  computer  terminals  In 
Row  Houses?"  The  elimination  of  Row 
House  dining  is  mandated  for  completion 
by  1985,  though,  as  McNally  pointed  out, 
"The  sooner  we  do  it,  the  sooner  we  can 
implement  new  programs." 

Discussion  at  the  meeting  also  touched 
on  what  Gifford  sees  as  the  more  impor- 
tant issue,  the  function  of  a  residential 
house.  "At  present  it  is  viewed  as  the 
planning,  financing  and  staging  of  social 
events  .  .  .  What  should  be  the  function 
the  rest  of  the  time?"  asks  Gifford.  "We 
feel  we've  reached  a  consensus  of  pers- 
pectives ...  its  primary  function  is  sup- 
port of  friendship  clusters  . . .  Houses  are 
now  perceived  as  party-giving  units, 
while  there  is  a  need  for  more  emotional 
support." 

Gifford's  final  stress  Is  on  the  fact  that 
the  Committee  on  Student  Residential 
Life  is  a  recommending  body.  "Our  init- 
ial recommendation  is  due  in  April  .  .  . 
That's  subject  to  a  draft  and  the  final 
report,  due  in  June.  When  this  is  given  to 
the  Administration,  they  will  not  neces- 
sarily follow  what  we  recommend." 


Continued  from  Page    2 
financially. 

I  would  not  have  stopped  Williams  E 
from  holding  its  auction.  After  all,  there 
is  nothing  at  all  damaging  to  those  girls 
for  whom  the  bids  were  very  high.  I  only 
feei  It  right  that  another  view  of  the  auc- 
tion be  made  available,  so  that  perhaps 
both  buyers  and  sellers  will  think  twice 
before  participating  in  such  a  cruel 
event. 

Respectfully, 
Jon  S.  Tigar 

Nuclear  rally 

To  the  editor: 

In  two  weeks  it  will  once  again  be 
March  28— Lincoln's  Birthday?  Nope. 
The  40th  anniversary  of  the  Japanese 
attack  on  Pearl  Harbor?  Two  years  ago 
come  March  28  there  was  an  accident  in 
a  nuclear  power  plant  on  Three  Mile 
Island.  This  year  on  March  28,  the  United 
Mine  Workers  of  America  are  holding  a 
mass  rally  in  protest  of  nuclear  prolifer- 
ation In  America,  and  Ro  Ro's  voodoo 
economics.  So  come  all  ye  bourgeois 
socialists,  erstwhile  progressives,  leftist 
and  democrats  of  all  types.  Stop  grum- 
bling under  your  breaths.  Now  is  the 
time  to  speak  up  for  economic  and  sdblal 
justice.  If  you're  not  sunbathing  in  Flor- 
ida, then  come  and  march  in 
Harrisburg. 

Eban  Goodstein  '82 


ENTERTAINMENT 


March  17,  1981 


Neil  Simon  entertains  at  AIVIT 


Sweet  Honey  In  The  Rock,  a  black  female  a  cappella  group,  performed  last 
Saturday  evening.  Singing  a  variety  of  songs  from  traditional  music  of  the 
black  Cfiurch  to  modern  rhythm  and  blues,  gospel  and  Jazz,  Sweet  Honey 
brought  to  a  crowded  Currier  Ballroom  their  musical  and  political 
message. 


Nell  Simon,  one  of  the  most 
renowned  playwrights  of  this 
generation,  spoke  to  a  small 
crowd  at  the  Adams  Memorial 
Theatre  last  Wednesday  after- 
noon. Rather  than  deliver  a  pre- 
pared talk,  Simon  fielded 
questions,  Interspersing  his 
comments  with  some  of  the  hu- 
mor that  has  made  him  famous. 

The  first  questions  centered 
around  Simon's  newest  play. 
Fools,  which  opened  recently  In 
Boston.  Speaking  about  the 
"less  than  favorable"  review 
which  the  play  received  in  the 
Boston  Globe,  Simon  main- 
tained that  he  "doesn't  go  by 


Student   film  stars  box  heads 


by  Paul  Phillips 

It  was  billed  as  a  "visual- 
sound  Experience, "  and  indeed, 
for  nearly  forty  minutes  last 
Thursday  afternoon  In  Stetson's 
Media  classroom,  a  small  but 
appreciative  audience  sat 
entranced  by  "Was  it  Just  a 
Dream?"  a  video-tape  project 
written,  directed,  and  produced 
by  studio  art  majors  Nina 
Boden  '81  and  Ted  Allen  '82. 

The  film's  story  is  reminis- 
cent of  Kafka's  "The  Metamor- 
phosis," but  with  a  twist.  A 
young    couple,    George    (Tom 


Herboldsheimer  '83)  and  Lucy 
(Nina  Boden  '81)  dream  one 
night  that  two  creatures  with 
large,  mirrored  boxes  for  heads 
enter  the  house  and  attack  the 
humans  as  they  sleep.  In  the 
morning,  Tom  and  Lucy  dis- 
cover that  their  own  heads  have 
been  replaced  by  Identical  mir- 
rored boxes. 

Instead  of  hiding  in  their 
house  as  Kaf ka  's  Gregor  Samsa 
did,  however,  George  and  Lucy 
react  as  though  everything 
were  normal.  And  It  is  with  this 
bizarre  twist  that  the  film  gains 


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it  charm  and  full  humor,  as  the 
transformed  couple  conducts 
business  as  usual  among  society 
at  large. 

The  mirrored  boxes,  designed 
originally  for  use  in  a  rock  band, 
are  the  key  to  the  film's  success. 
Suddenly,  Instead  of  having 
characters  on  screen  who  wit- 
ness a  scene  and  react  to  it,  we 
have  faceless  mirrors  that 
simply  throw  back  everything 
around  them  in  reverse,  Allen 
and  Boden  have  forced  us  to 
observe  critically  every  facet  of 
"normal"  life,  but  they  do  so 
objectively,  since  the  mirrors 
do  not  Judge  but  merely  reflect. 
We  see  this  particularly  In  the 
most  creative  scene  in  which 
George  and  Lucy  perform  a  rio- 
tous morning  bathroom  scene 
before  a  giant  mirror. 

The  video-film  is  the  first  in  a 
series  of  films  which  Allen  and 
Boden  will  produce  this  spring 
as  part  of  an  independent  study 
course  they  now  share.  Boden 
explained  that  video-tape  is  a 
relatively  new  and  as-yet  unex- 
ploited  medium  which  is  "as 
easy  to  use  as  a  casette  tape 
recorder"  and  which  offers  an 
immediacy  which  film  cannot 
approach.  "With  video,"  she 
said,  "You  can  see  exactly  what 
you're  doing  while  you're 
working." 

Because  of  the  audience's 
enthusiastic  response  to  the  pre- 
mier screening  of  "was  It  Just 
a  Dream',"  the  directors  will 
show  It  again  tomorrow,  March 
18,  at  5:00  P.M.  in  the  Stetson 
Media  Classroom  adjacent  to 
the  audio-visual  room. 


reviews."  He  added  though, 
that  Fools  is  now  60%  changed 
from  the  version  that  the 
reviewer  saw.  "This  is  one 
advantage  to  the  theatre,"  said 
Simon  "Ifou  can  always  change 
the  play  on  the  ba'sls  of  what  is 
and  Isn't  working." 

According  to  Simon,  it  is  the 
audience  that  will  tell  the 
playwright  what  is  working  and 
what  Isn't.  Although  the  writer 
will  usually  have  to  wait  a  week 
or  more  after  the  opening  to  get 
an  accurate  picture  of  the 
audience  reaction  since  viewers 
respond  differently  each  night, 
he  will  eventually  be  able  to  tell 
by  "audience  restlessness" 
what  the  play's  problem  spots 
are. 

At  times,  Simon  will  write 
directly  about  situations  and 
people  that  he  has  experienced 
in  real  life.  The  Odd  Couple,  for 
example,  is  based  on  an  expe- 
rience that  his  divorced  brother 
had  with  his  roommate.  Having 
decided  that  going  out  to  eat  was 
too  much  of  an  expense  for  two 
men  paying  alimony,  Simon's 
brother  decided  that  he  would 
cook  the  meals  and  they  would 
entertain  at  home.  One  even- 
ing, he  prepareddinnerfor?:  30, 
his  roommate  brought  home 
their  dates  at  8:30,  and  out  of 
that  sticky  situation  came  the 
scene  which  movie  goers 
remember  as  Felix  and  Oscar's 
dinner  with  the  Pidgeon  sisters. 
Simon  said  that  his  themes 
often  evolve  as  the  play  is 
created.  While  there  are  differ- 
ent ideas  and  philosophies 
behind  his  various  plays,  Simon 
asserts  that  "a  sense  of  optim- 


ism Is  the  central  core,  so  to 
speak,  of  all  of  my  plays- 
."  When  asked  about  the  prob- 
lems that  playwrights  have, 
Simon  mentioned  watching  a 
play  turned  into  a  television 
series. 

"The  first  year  the  Odd  Cou- 
ple was  on,"  said  Simon,  "I 
refused  to  watch  it.  When  I 
finally  did  sit  down  to  see  a 
show,  I  was  shocked— It  was  like 
opening  up  your  family  album 
and  somebody's  stuck  other  pic- 
tures In  it.  Now,  though  I  don't 
associate  with  the  Odd  Couple  at 
all,  1  do  think  It's  funny— far  bet- 
ter than  most  television 
comedies." 


Greg  Capaldlnl  performs  selections 
from  Bach  &  Brahms  during  last 
Thursday's  student  recital  at 
Brooks-Rogers.  The  performers 
also  Included  Elizabeth  Ellrodt  '83, 
Olivia  Garfield  '81,  George  Liddle 
'83,  and  Robert  DolskI  '81. 


Faculty  discusses  courses,  porn 


Continued  fronn  Page  l 
deB.  Beaver,  representing  Div- 
ision II,  noted  that  the  division 
was  "ahead  of  the  game"  in 
offering  Afro-American  related 
courses.  He  said  the  division 
was  gaining  six  such  courses  in 
the  fall,  but  losing  seven  in  the 
spring.  He  attributed  the  dis- 
parity to  "seasonal  staffing 
problems"  related  to  faculty 
leaves. 

Some  faculty  members  chal- 
lenged the  Economics  201 
course,  designed  for  students 
who  have  difficulty  with  Econ. 
101  concepts  but  wish  to  con- 
tinue in  economics.  Professor 
Robert  Bell  raised  that  point 


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Economics  major  require- 
ments. 

"This  is  the  only  course  I 
know  of  that  is  closed  to  ably- 
performing  students,  yet  goes 
for  major  credit,"  he  said. 
Questioning  the  precedent  this 
may  set.  Bell  asked  "Is  this  the 
hole  in  the  dike?" 

Another  criticism  came  from 
Professor  Michael  Katz.  He 
noted  that  in  the  language 
departments  division  credit  Is 
not  given  for  101-102  level 
courses  "because  these  are 
seen  as  largely  remedial  level 
work." 

Economics  Chairman  Roger 
Bolton  replied  to  those  con- 
cerned about  precedent  by  say- 
ing, "There  are  only  two  or 
three  students  per  year  for 
whom  this  course  would  make  a 
difference  in  determining  a 
major ...  I  ask  you  to  have  faith 
in  us." 

The  course,  adopted  on  a  two- 
year  experimental  basis,  was 
approved  by  the  faculty  with 
approximately  five  opposing 
votes. 

In  other  matters.  President 
Chandler  briefed  the  faculty  on 
the  effect  of  upcoming  federal 
budget  cuts.  He  noted  that  622 
students  Ineligible" for  Williams 
financial  aid  have  Guaranteed 
Student  Loans  from  the  govern- 
ment, totalling  over  $1,470,000. 
The  GSL  program  Is  targeted 
for  several  reductions  by  the 
Reagan  administration. 

"The  College  will  be  back  in 
the  lending  business  In  a  big 
way,"  predicted  the  President. 
"We  are  fortunate  that  we  have 
the  endowment  to  allow  it." 


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Wesleyan  University— With  one 
member  complaining,  "if  you 
are  totally  reasonable,  they  (the 
administration  and  the  trus- 
tees) will  walk  all  over  you,"  the 
Wesleyan  Student  Assembly 
(WSA)  passed  a  resolution 
March  1  rejecting  the  161/^  per- 
cent tuition-and-fees  hike 
approved  by  the  Board  of  Trus- 
tees Financial  Planning  Com- 
mittee. With  the  hike,  a  year  at 
Wesleyan  will  not  cost  some 
$10,120. 


The  WSA's  resolution  was 
accompanied  by  proposals  to 
raise  the  college  body  tax  and  to 
revise  the  faculty  advising  pro- 
gram, measures  that  the  WSA 
hopes  might  provide  an  alterna- 
tive to  the  large  tuition 
increase. 

The  WSA  was  especially  con- 
cerned about  the  effect  the  tui- 
tion hike  will  have  on  the 
aid-blind  admissions  policy  at 
Wesleyan. 


by  Lucy  Corrlgan 

Over  the  past  12  years  the  art 
department  at  Williams  has 
grown  significantly.  Presently, 
nearly  every  undergraduate 
takes  at  least  one  art  course. 
The  growth  has  been  so  signifi- 
cant that  the  trustees  have  auth- 
orized the  architectural  firm 
Moore,  Grove  and  Harper  of 
Exxex,  Conn,  to  prepare  work- 
ing drawings  for  a  proposed 
addition  to  Lawrence  Hall,  the 
center  of  visual  arts  at  Willi- 
ams. According  to  Tom  Krens, 
Director  of  the  Museum  of  Art, 
"The  present  facilities  are 
breaking  down  under  the 
strain." 

Krens  said  Charles  Moore  has 
a  reputation  of  t)eing  one  of  the 
top  10  or  15  prominent  archi- 
tects in  the  country.  Moore  has 
had  a  long  association  with  Wil- 
liams, acting  as  visiting  critic  to 
Lee  Hlrsche's  fourth-year 
architectural  design  course  in 
the  early  '60's.  Moore  has  also 
designed  several  houses  in  the 
Wllllamstown  area.  Krens  went 
on  to  say  that  Moore  is  best 
suited  to  design  an  art  complex 
because  he  "combines  theoreti- 
cal Inventiveness  with  practical 
plans.  He  is  found  on  the  artistic 
end  of  the  architectural 
spectrum." 

Moore  was  faced  with  a 
number  of  physical  problems 


with  the  site.  The  area  is 
already  congested  with  build- 
ings leaving  only  one  alterna- 
tive fora  new  addition:  thecliff 
behind  Lawrence,  a  60  foot  drop. 
Krens  feels  the  physical  limita- 
tions have  perhaps  forced 
Moore  to  come  up  with  a  more 
creative  design. 

The  proposed  addition  will  in 
a  sense  "wrap  itself"  down  the 
cliff,  increasing  levels  as  it 
goes.  Also,  there  are  plans  for 
an  urban  courtyard  between 
Lawrence  and  Fayerweather 
Hall  which  will  also  be  a  sculp- 
ture court. 

Moore  must  work  around  a 
19th  century  structure,  Law- 
rence Hall,  with  20th  century 
materials  and  influences. 
According  to  Krens,  the  plans 
are  successful  because  the  addi- 
tion will  not  overwhelm  the 
present  structure  and  there  has 
been  some  effort  to  match  the 
brick  of  the  Lawrence  struc- 
ture. "It  won't  look  at  first 
glance  like  an  addition,"  said 
Krens. 

"Our  museum  will  be  brought 
up  to  a  professional  standard 
allowing  our  complete  collec- 
tion to  be  shown.  Previously 
there  was  not  enough  space  for 
it,"  said  Krens.  The  museum 
will  also  be  able  to  borrow  from 
other  museums,  such  as  the 
Clark  Art  Institute,  to  round  out 


its  exhibitions.  Presently,  the 
museum  is  unable  to  borrow 
from  many  museums  because  It 
lacks  these  professional  stand- 
ards, such  as  climate  control. 

Cramped  storage  space  now 
makes  it  difficult  to  get  at  works 
not  on  exhibition.  The  new  facil- 
ities will  have  sliding  display 
racks  for  viewing  the  collection 
privately  and  selectively. 

Vietnam  II? 

Continued  from  Page  6 
of  a  negotiated  settlement  as 
possible  if  the  Influx  of  arms 
ceased.  "The  Salvadoreans  are 
not  at  such  extreme  ends  of  the 
ideological  spectrum  as  were 
the  Vietnamese  .  . .  the  guerril- 
las include  Social  Democrats 
and  Christian  Democrats  as 
well  as  Marxists,"  she 
commented. 

The  results  of  increased  invol- 
vement in  El  Salvador  could  be 
serious,  warned  Fitzgerald. 
"General  Halg  claimed  that  we 
lost  in  Vietnam  because  we 
didn't  'take  the  war  to  its 
source,'  meaning  that  we  did 
not  Invade  North  Vietnam.  He 
says  now  that  the  source  of  the 
war  in  El  Salvador  is  Cuba." 

Fitzgerald  exhorted  the  press 
to  find  out  and  print  "the  truth 
about  El  Salvador,"  as  itdid  not 
adequately  do  in  Vietnam. 


Homosexuals  speak  out  at  open  meeting 


by  Betsy  Stanton 

In  a  rare  departure  from  the 
closed  Williams  Gay  People's 
Union  regular  meetings,  three 
homosexual  members  bridged 
the  gap  between  the  anonymous 
and  public  at  "Coming  Out,"  an 
open  meeting  held  Thursday 
in  Weston  Language  Center 
Lounge. 

Tracy  Dick  '82,  Debbie  Gregg 
'82  and  Robert  Lee  '84  each 
shared  personal  feelings  about 
their  own  sexuality  with  a 
crowded  audience  of  75-100  cur- 
ious students,  faculty  and  com- 
munity members  who  later 
posed  several  discussion 
questions. 

"It  is  important  that  the  cam- 
pus knows  that  we  exist  and  are 
not  hostile,"  Dick  said.  Gregg 
added,  "The  main  problem  that 
I  see  is  just  a  lot  of  bad  stereo- 
types that  people  have  of  gays. 
It's  really  important  for  people 
who  are  not  gay  to  learn  some- 
thing about  what  is  means  to  be 
gay." 

Although  Dick  commented 
that  Williams  has  always  been 
benevolent  to  her,  all  three 
speakers  described  the  difficul- 
ties of  living  in  a  hetero- 
sexually -oriented  society.  "A 
strong  heterosexual  attitude  Is 
pushed  on  this  campus,"  said 
Lee.  "For  me,  doing  this  panel 
is  saying,  'I'm  gay,  and  I  have  a 


Outlook— 

Continued  from  Page  3 

bloom  again  with  the  jonquils. 
Is  it  democracy?  Is  it  educa- 
tional policy?  Is  it  a  waste? 
Look  and  consider.  Changes 
have  been  and  are  being  made— 
the  changes  that  add  up.  I  again 
invoke  interest  in  the  activities 
of  the  "Gifford  Committee" 
whose  decisions  will  likely 
strike  home  harder  and  more 
immediately  than  potential 
changes  in  the  structure  of  the 
Russian  program.  We  should 
keep  our  eyes  open  even  if  Hop- 
kins Hall  must  be  our  Mecca. 
We  can  at  least  look  before  we 
bow. 


right  to  be  gay.'  "  Gregg  added, 
"It's  hard  to  feel  comfortable  in 
an  environment  where  most 
people  are  not  gay." 

During  the  question  and 
answer  period  which  followed, 
audience  members  seemed  to 
make  an  effort  to  ask  questions 
sensitively.  Speakers  answered 
frankly,  and  the  atmosphere 
remained  congenial  though 
somewhat  tense. 

"In  the  beginning,  the  speak- 
ers seemed  understandably 
nervous,"  one  audience 
member  noted.  "I  thought  they 
were  more  comfortable  as  the 
meeting  went  on  because  people 
were  there  because  they  were 
interested,  not  because  they 
wanted  to  harass  them.  The 
tense  atmosphere  was  often 
broken  by  shared  laughter." 

Topics  ranged  from  gay  par- 
enting to  the  reactions  of  the 


speakers'  own  parents  to  their 
sexual  orientation.  Each 
speaker  usually  had  a  unique 
response. 

Dick  said  that  the  guilt  and 
worry  she  would  feel  about  rais- 
ing a  potentially  confused  child 
would  preclude  a  future  role  as 
mother.  Lee  expressed  a  desire 
to  have  children,  noting  that 
neither  of  his  parents  is  gay,  and 
Gregg  does  not  see  her  present 
orientation  as  limiting  her 
future  in  terms  of  children. 

The  group  also  discussed 
male-female  relationships, 
homosexual  mongamy  and 
polygamy,  gay  dating,  biologi- 
cal versus  environmental 
homosexual  causality,  sex  roles 
and  role  models.  All  three 
stressed  the  importance  of 
cramming  one's  sexuality- 
whatever  it  may  be — rather 
than  just  taking  it  for  granted. 


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SPORTS 


March  17,  1961 


Swimmers  5th  in  Nats. 


by  Steve  H.  Epstein 

Iowa  Is  a  land  tull  of  cows  and 
farmland,  so  it's  not  surprising 
that  5  purple  ones  travelled 
there  and  nnade  It  big.  It 
occurred  last  week-end  as  a  5- 
woman  team  of  Eph  swimmers 
placed  fifth  in  the  1981  AIAW 
Division  III  Swimming  and  Div- 
ing Championships  held  In 
Cedar  Rapids,  Iowa. 

Williams  finished  in  the  top  5 
of  a  field  comprising  95  Division 
III  schools  from  all  over  the 
nation.  Junior  Catherine  Har- 
tley and  sophs  AnnTuttle,  Katie 
Hudner,  Liz  Jex,  and  Dina 
■ESP&Sfto  comj^fetedlndlvidually 
and  together  In  8  events,  captur- 
ing firsts  in  four.  In  addition,  all 
5  swimmers  on  the  squad 
achieved  All-America  status— 
an  amazing  accomplishment 
itself. 

The  story  of  the  competition 
had  to  be  J6x.  She  won  three 
individual  races,  and  also 
gained  a  fourth  first  as  part  of 
the  400  meter  freestyle  relay 
team.  Her  victories  came  in  the 
50  freestyle  In  a  time  of  24.78 
seconds,  the  100  freestyle  In 
53.47,  and  the  100  individual 
medley  In  60.69. 

The  other  Individual  stars 
were  Hudner,  who  captured  two 
third  palces  In  the  50  and  100 
freestyles,  and  Esposlto  who 
finished  10th  in  the  one-meter 
diving  competition  to  become 
Williams'  first  women's  diver  to 
gain  All-America  status. 


The  rela>  teams,  all  consist- 
ing of  Tuttle,  Hudner,  Hartley, 
and  Jex  showed  amazing  versa- 
tility. They  placed  in  four  differ- 
ent relays,  setting  Williams 
College  and  New  England 
records  in  three  of  their 
endeavors. 

In  their  first  encounter,  the 
200  medley  relay,  the  team 
warmed  up  for  things  to  come 
by  swimming  to  a  record  time  of 
1:53.77,  and  gaining  a  third 
place  in  the  process.  The  second 
record  came  In  the  800  freestyle 
relay,  when  the  same  amazing 
quartet  teamed  for  another 
record  and  a  third  place  In 
8:03.63. 

The  200  freestyle  relay  saw 
the  team  set  no  record,  but 
again  appear  impressive,  grab- 
bing a  fourth  place  in  1:40.80. 
Then  came  their  final  attempt. 
In  the  40O  freestyle  relay.  The 
fearsome  foursome  showed 
their  amazing  skill,  setting 
another  New  England  and  Wil- 
liams record  with  a  time  of 
3: 37.60— winning  their  first  and 
only  relay  of  the  compe- 
tition. 

By  the  time  the  team  of  five 
had  finished,  they  had  practi- 
cally re-written  an  entire  chap- 
ter In  the  Williams  College  and 
New  England  record  book,  as 
well  as  accounting  for  233 
points.  This  put  them  behind 
Hamllne,  U.Cal  at  Davis,  Pam- 
ona  Pltza,  and  U  of  Wlsconsin- 
Eau  Claire  for  a  fifth  overall  in 
the  competition. 


Ephs  ski  Utah 


Williams  skiers  Don  Hangen 
•82,  Steve  Graham  '82,  and 
Crawford  Lyons  '84,  traveled  to 
Park  City,  Utah  last  week  for 
the  division  one  national  cham- 
pionships. Skiers  from  the  top 
teams  in  the  East,  Mid-West, 
West,  and  Alaska  competed. 

Cross-country  skier  Don 
Hangen  placed  38  in  a  field  of  60 
of  the  nation's  best  cross- 
country skiers.  Including  over 
20  Scandanavian  recruits  com- 
peting for  the  big  Western  uni- 
versities. Slalom  skier  Steve 
Graham  placed  twentieth  in  the 
giant  slalom,  putting  Williams 
on  the  scoreboard  and  giving 
the  Ephs  a  national  ranking  of 
14th  in  the  NCAA.  Freshman 
Crawford  Lyons,  who  was 
expected  to  place  in  the  top  ten 
blew  out  of  the  course  on  his  first 
run  and  was  out  of  the 
competition. 

The  winner  of  the  national 


title  was  the  University  of  Utah 
who  outscored  last  year's  cham- 
pion, the  University  of  Ver- 
mont. The  Williams  team 
finished  sixth  in  the  East  and 
fourteenth  nationally  for  their 
best  overall  finish  since  1979 
when  the  Ephs  were  tenth  in  the 
country. 

The  women's  ski  team, 
represented  by  sisters  Judith 
and  Tricla  Hellman  ('84  and  '82 
respectively)  travelled  to  Mon- 
tana last  week  for  the  AIWW 
division  one  national  skiing 
championships.  Competing 
against  the  top  female  siiiers  in 
the  country,  tlie  Hellman  sisters 
combined  to  give  Williams  a 
national  ranking  of  tenth  in  the 
country.  This  is  down  four  pla- 
ces from  last  year  when  the 
Ephs  placed  sixth,  but  other 
qualifers  from  Williams,  Ellen 
Chandler  '83  and  Julie  Ernst  '81, 
elected  to  stay  home. 


The  action  I*  Intense  in  Dodd  House  foosbali  competition. 

Foosball  is  more  than  a  game 


by  Steven  H.  Epstein 

A  hush  comes  over  the  James 
J.  Sweeney  Convocation  Center 
and  Public  Arena  as  the  tension 
mounts.  The  offensive  team 
pushes  the  ball  forward ,  taking 
one  last  effort  to  stave  off 
defeat.  Like  a  whirlwind  the 
defense  counters,  steals  the 
ball,  and  in  a  flash,  it's  over.  The 
defense  scores  goal  six,  and 
again  the  favorites  save  the 
day. 

EPHUSIONS 

It  all  sounds  kind  of  dramatic 
and  exciting.  In  fact,  it  is.  Too 
bad  it's  only  a  game.  But  don't 
tell  the  Dodd  House  foosball 
enthusiasts,  or  their  many 
brethren  on  campus  that  foos- 
ball is  only  a  game.  For  many, 
It's  a  way  of  life. 

In  theory,  foosball  is  rather 
simple.  It's  a  game  played  on  a 
table  with  eight  metal  rods  run- 
ning through  it.  Teams  com- 
prised of  two  players,  one  using 
his  two  hands  to  play  offense, 
and  the  other  using  his  to  control 
the  defense,  use  their  coordina- 
tion and  manual  dexterity  to 
maneuver  a  little  ball  through 
use  of  plastic  men  who  are  att- 
ached to  the  rods.  The  rules  are 
basically  that  of  soccer,  with  the 
first  team  scoring  six  goals  the 
victor. 

But  at  Dodd  House,  this  game 
goes  much  further  than  just 
friendly  competition.  Here  a 
cult  has  developed  which  per- 
meates every  nook  and  cranny 


Vietnam  author  discusses  El  Salvador 


by  PhUlp  Busch 

Frances  Fitzgerald,  noted 
journalist  and  author  of  the 
Pulitzer  Price-winning  book 
Fire  in  the  Lalce,  drew  parallels 
between  the  Vietnam  war  and 
the  current  situation  in  El  Sal- 
vador in  her  lecture  to  a  capac- 
ity crowd  in  JesupTVuditorium 
last  Thursday  evening. 

Fitzgerald  began  by  describ- 
ing in  detail  the  motives  that  led 
to  the  dispatch  of  American 
advisors  to  Vietnam  by  the 
Kennedy  Administration.  She 
continued  by  citing  President 
Johnson's  justification  for  com- 
mitment of  combat  troops  as 
"saving  the  Vietnamese  from 
poverty,  ignorance,  and  disease 
by  installing  and  maintaining  a 
democratic  regime."  The  dif- 
ference between  these  goals  and 
the  reality  of  Vietnam  in  Saigon 
and  Washington. 

"I  t)ear  a  stronger  grudge 
against  Nixon,  Kissinger,  and 


Kissinger's  assistant  Haig  than 
against  those  who  started  our 
involvement,"  said  Fitzgerald, 
"since  the  war  continued  for 
another  seven  years  (after  1968) 
on  a  totally  cynical  basis  .  .  . 
designed  to  show  the  USSR  that 
we  don't  let  our  allies  down  ...  it 
was  totally  psychological." 

She  saw  many  similarities 
between  Vietnam  and  the 
increasing  American  role  in  El 
Salvador,  including  a  monoli- 
thic view  of  Communism  In 
which  "all  national  movements 
are  assumed  to  be  directed  from 
outside,"  and  a  new  domino  the- 
ory in  which  the  loss  of  one  Cen- 
tral American  country  to 
Communism  will  lead  to  further 
aggression  in  others. 

"I  can't  see  any  rationale  for 
what  the  Administration  is 
doing,"  complained  Fitzgerald. 
"They  want  a  fight,  both  here 
and  abroad.  The  US  is  the  only 
nation  trying  to  polarize  the 
situation."  She  saw  the  polari- 


zation of  Salvadoran  society  as 
a  "self-fulfilling  prophecy" 
caused  by  the  Influx  of  foreign 
arms,  similar  to  the  polariza- 
tion of  Cambodia  after  the 
American  invasion  in  1970. 
Fitzgerald  saw  the  prospect 

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of  the  house.  Every  night  before 
and  after  dinner,  the  foos  goes 
on.  Whether  hardened  pros  or 
rank  amateurs,  people  are 
driven  to  the  table,  sometimes 
by  a  force  that  appears  almost 
mystical.  They  come  to  Dodd. 
They  come  ready  to  play. 

Foos  at  Dodd  even  has  its  own 
vernacular.  Lingo  includes  "the 
foos"  itself,  which  is  the  act  of 
putting  the  ball  into  play  after  a 
goal  by  putting  it  through  a 
small  round  hole  above  center- 
table;  "the  pepper",  which  is  an 
action  involving  repeated  swift 
offensive  shots  usually  result- 
ing in  a  goal;  and  "themettza", 
a  fake-out  maneuver  used  to 
lure  the  goaltender  one  way  and 
then  shoot  the  other. 

"Spankage"  is  much  like  the 
pepper,  except  one  is  attempt- 
ing to  score  from  "down- 
town"—the  defensive  position. 
When  spanking  however,  one 
must  be  careful  not  to  get  "his 
pooper  stuffed";  I.e.  the  ball 
blocked  by  the  offense  from  the 
opposing  defense,  resulting  in 
an  immediate  score.  The  last 
key  term  is  "the  sweatball", 
which  Is  the  foos  occurring  with 
the  game  tied  5-5  and  the  game 
resting  on  one  final  goal. 

But  there  is  more  to  the  Dodd 
foosball  aura.  There  is  the 
afore-mentioned  Sweeney 
Arena,  the  official  name  for  the 
Dodd  table.  This  has  been 
named  for  James  J.  Sweeney,  a 
former  foosball  great  whose 
picture  is  at  center-table.  As 
lore  goes,  Sweeney  was  a  great 
foosplayer  who  was  forced  to 
retire  from  active  competition 
when  his  wrist  fell  off  due  to 
overuse.  Apparently  there's 
more  to  that  story  than  most 
know. 

And  of  course,  there  is  the 
grand-daddy  of  them  all,  the 
annual  Dodd  foosball  tourna- 
ment, clam  bake,  and  excuse  to 
get  stiff.  This  usually  occurs 
during  Winter  Study. 


Energy  internship  formed 


In  response  to  Increasing  con- 
cern about  use  and  conservation 
of  energy,  the  College  has  estab- 
lished a  new  energy  Internship 
allowing  a  student  the  opportun- 
ity to  pursue  an  energy  conser- 
vation project  during  the  1981-82 
academic  year. 

Applicants  for  the  position, 
which  would  pay  a  salary  rang- 
ing from  $500  to  $1,000,  depend- 
ing on  the  time  commitment 
required,  must  submit  a  project 
proposal  to  the  Energy  Conser- 
vation Committee  by  April  28. 


The  chairman  of  the  committee 
is  Robert  M.  Kozelka  of  the 
mathematics  department. 

"Proposals  should  indicate 
the  persons's  particular  area  of 
Interest  with  regard  to  energy 
conservation,"  said  Kozelka. 
"The  project  description  should 
be  as  detailed  as  possible, 
including  some  discussion  of  the 
benefits  to  the  college  expected 
from  the  project,  and  an  esti- 
mate of  the  time  Involved  In 
Implementing  and  administer- 
ing such  a  project." 


There  was  the  legend  of  the 
top-seeded  team  to  sure  that 
they  would  win  the  tourney,  that 
they  bought  matching  tee-shirts 
to  look  good  while  accepting  the 
case  of  beer  first  prize.  Need- 
less to  say,  they  lost  in  the  first 
round  and  haven't  been  seen  in 
these  parts  since. 

And  finally,  there  was  the  gal- 
lant story  of  the  visiting  French- 
man travelling  to  Williams  who 
lost  a  knob  halfway  through  a 
key  match,  and  went  on  val- 
iantly to  play  without  it,  and  to 
win.  It  was  more  than  just  a 
touching  sight  to  behold. 

Long  live  foosball,  and  may 
the  late  great  wristless  James 
J.  Sweeney  rest  in  peace! 

Waite  going 
to  Oxford 

by  Katya  Hokanson 

Professor  of  History  Robert 
G.  L.  Waite  has  been  named  a 
senior  visiting  associate 
member  of  Saint  Anthony's  Col- 
lege at  Oxford  University,  Eng- 
land. Waite-  will  be  at  the 
College  from  January  to  June  of 
1982. 

"I  will  be  doing  mostly  read- 
ing and  research,  although  I 
may  have  some  tutorial 
duties,"  said  Waite. 

He  plans  to  use  the  royal 
archives  In  Windsor  Castle,  as 
well  as  archives  in  Berlin,  to 
research  his  upcoming  book  on 
the  relationship  between  Kaiser 
Wllhelm  II  of  Germany  and  his 
mother  Empress  Victoria. 
Empress  Victoria  was  the  wife 
of  Frederick,  heir  to  the  Hozen- 
zollern,  and  daughter  of  Queen 
Victoria,  to  whom  she  wrote  let- 
ters every  day  for  over  forty 
years.  These  letters,  Waite  said, 
reveal  her  personality  and  her 
relationship  to  her  son. 

Waite  will  also  have  jiccess  to 
the  papers  of  a  former  St. 
Antony's  Fellow  who  had 
planned  to  write  a  major  bio- 
graphy on  Kaiser  Wllhelm. 

Waite  terms  his  planned  work 
a  "dual  biography"  and  said 
that  he  will  focus  on  personality 
rather  than  history,  and  will 
"attempt  to  understand  history 
through  psychoanalysis," 
which  was  the  method  he  also 
used  in  his  recent  ttook  Hitler:  A 
Psychopathic  God,  publislfed  in 
1977. 

Waite  has  taught  at  Williams 
since  1949.  He  received  an  A.B. 
degree  from  Macalester  Col- 
lege in  1941  and  a  Ph.D.  from 
Harvard  In  1949. 


The  Willkms  Record 


VOL  94,  NO.  21 


USPA  684-680 


COLLEGE 


April  1,  1981 


President  Chandler 
hit  in  steal^-out 


College  President  John 
Chandler  Is  recovering  well 
after  a  man  armed  with  six 
Salisbury  steaks  attacked  the 
President  and  his  entourage 
last  Thursday. 

The  attack  occurred  as  the 
President  was  leaving  his  Hop- 
kins Hall  office.  He  strode 
toward  his  car,  pausing  to  wave 
to  the  spectator,  when  the  assai- 
lant lunged  forward  and  hurled 
the  steaks. 

The  attacker  was  tentatively 
Identified  as  Professor  Robert 
G.  L.  Walte.  Authorities  have 
offered  no  motive  for  the 
attempt  and  Walte's  lawyers 
denied  that  he  had  professed 
affection  for  actress  Jodi 
Foster. 

Walte  has  one  previous  arrest 
when  he  was  detained  at  the 
Nashville  airport  last  Novem- 
ber for  possession  of  three 
stuffed  shells  and  some  green 
peas. 

"I'm  In  charge  here," 
declared  pean  Crls  Roosenraad 
at  a  press  conference  minutes 
after  the  attack.  He  noted  that 
full  communications  were  being 
maintained  with  Dean  Daniel 
O'Connor  from  the  situation 
room  in  the  basement  of 
Hopkins. 

O'Connor  cut  his  sabbatical 


leave  short  when  he  heard  the 
news  and  promptly  rushed  to 
Williams  aboard  Security 
Cruiser  2,  the  President's  back- 
up Chevrolet. 

Roosenraad  said  that 
although  College  Security  is  not 
on  special  alert,  the  College  is 
fully  prepared  to  act  if  Renzi 
should  try  to  invade  Dewey's  as 
he  has  threatened  to  do.  The 
Dean  concluded  by  offering  his 
office  as  a  "rumor  control"  for 
the  situation. 

While  being  examined  by 
Infirmary  doctors,  the  Presi- 
dent showed  some  of  his  famous 
wit,  quipping,  "Eh  .  .  .  Ahem." 

Food  Service  experts  have 
identified  the  Salisbury  steaks 
used  in  the  attack  as  the  explo- 
sive type,  known  as  the  "devas- 
tator" steak.  This  kind  of  steak 
has  a  hollow  point  which  Is  filled 
with  green  peppers. 

"The  effect  on  a  p)ersons  gast- 
ric system  Is  like  an  explosion," 
said  one  of  the  experts. 

The  recent  attack  has  started 
a  new  wave  of  demands  for 
tougher  food  control  laws  on 
campus.  Cynics  noted  that  the 
College  already  has  a  food  reg- 
istration law  that  failed  to  pre- 
vent last  Thursday's  incident. 
One  food  control  opponent 
charged,  "Food  doesn't  kill 
people— cooks  kill  people." 


A  Nuclear  reactor  like  this  one  at  Tliree-Mlle-lsland  will  be  built  here  In 
Wllllamstown. 

Heating  system  goes  nuclear 


The  College  Dept.  of  Build- 
ings and  Grounds  last  week 
announced  plans  to  convert  the 
school's  heating  system  to 
nuclear  power. 

"Just  think  of  all  the  money 
we'll  save! "  exclaimed  Provost 
J.  Hodge  Markgraf. 

"It's  not  a  matter  of  whether 
It's  right  or  wrong,"  said  a  Col- 
lege Trustee.  "It's  strictly  an 
economic  decision." 

"And  don't  forget  all  the 
money  we'll  save,"  said 
Markgraf. 

President  Chandler  also 
spoke  at  the  press  conference, 
saying,  "You  know,  this 
reminds  me  of  a  Joke  I  heard  not 
long  ago.  If  only  I  could 
remember  It  .  .  ."  Markgraf 
added  that  a  lot  of  money  would 
be  saved. 

Security  Director  Ransom 
Jenks  noted  that  nuclear  power 
would  make  the  college  more 


self-sufficient.  "We  could  seal 
off  the  campus  for  months  in 
times  of  security  emergency," 
he  said. 

College  engineer  John  Holden 
said  the  nuclear  wastes  could  be 
stored  in  the  steam  tunnels 
around  campus.  Regarding 
their  suitability  for  such  use,  he 
said,  "Well,  they  sorta' look  like 
old  salt  mines,  don't  they?" 

Jenks  offered  his  support  for 
the  steam  tunnel  waste  plan. '  'If 
any  kid  goes  tunneling  now, 
we'll  surely  catch  him,"  he  said. 
"He'll  glow  In  the  dark! " 

When  asked  about  the  so- 
called  "China  Syndrome" 
Holden  remarked,  "You  don't 
need  to  worry  about  that;  the 
reactor  would  blow  all  to  hell 
long  before  It  ever  got  to  China." 
President  Chandler  said  he 
liked  Jack  Lemmon  but  not 
Jane  Fonda. 


$9  million  given 
for  Black  Chair 

An  anonymous  donor  pres- 
ented President  John  Chandler 
with  9  million  dollars  last  month 
for  the  establishment  of  a  black 
chair  at  Williams.  This  week, 
Chandler  announced  that  Willi- 
ams has  found,  after  a  long  and 
exhausting  search,  just  the 
chair  they  were  looking  for. 

"We  were  somewhat  limited 
due  to  the  specifications  that  it 
be  a  black  chair,"  commented 

Cannon 
confident 
in  54th  VP  try 

College  Council  President 
Darrell  McWhorter  has 
announced  that  the  51st  and 
hopefully  final  runoff  for  C.C. 
vice-president  will  be  held  this 
weekend  In  Baxter  Hall. 

"This  ought  to  do  It,"  said 
McWhorter.  "We've  had  a  lot  of 
practice  and  we're  sure  nothing 
will  go  wrong  this  time.  We're 
letting  everybody  vote,  even  the 
faculty  and  the  animals  in 
Baxter." 

Candidate  John  McCam- 
mond,  winner  of  the  previous  50 
elections  expressed  confidence 
about  the  vote's  outcome.  "I 
think  my  chances  are  good," 
said  McCammond.  "The  only 
thing  that  could  stop  me  would 
be  another  invalidated  election. 
I  don't  think  I  could  take 
another  5  or  ten  runoffs." 
McCammond  said  he  doubted 
that  this  would  happen,  how- 
ever, saying,  "the  Council  must 
have  learned  something  during 
all  this  time." 


Opponent  John  Cannon  sees 
the  outcome  of  the  election  as 
far  from  assured.  "The  first 
fifty  were  just  luck",  said  Can- 
non. "The  odds  are  In  my  favor 
now."  Cannon  shared  McCam- 
mond's  belief  that  this  election 
might  be  the  final  contest  as 
both  candidates  would  be  gra- 
duating in  less  than  a  month. 
"It's  been  a  fun  contest,"  said 
Cannon,  "but  we  both  have  to 
move  on  to  bigger  and  better 
things." 


The  black  chair. 


Chandler  at  a  news  conference 
attended  by  an  estimated  3 
reporters.  "But  we  think  eve- 
ryone will  now  be  satisfied  that 
we  got  what  we  were  looking 
for." 

The  chair  that  was  finally 
selected  was,  of  course,  an  offi- 
cial Williams  chair,  made  of 
cherrywood,  and  painted  black. 
The  chair  has  now  been  placed 
In  its  permanent  location,  out- 
side the  presidential  suite  in 
Prospect  House.  According  to 
Prospect  House  spokesmen 
Gary  Pfaff  and  Mike  Chambon, 


"It's  a  comfortable  chair.  For  9 
million  they  might  have  got  a 
matching  footstool,  but  what  the 
hay." 

B.S.U.  Spokesman  Greg 
Wltcher  was  quite  happy  about 
the  endowment,  commenting, 
"It's  about  time  people  realize 
that  minorities  on  this  campus 
mean  business.  The  minute  you 
walk  into  the  library,  all  you  see 
are  those  hly  white  couches." 
Wltcher  added,  "The  first  step 
toward  real  progress  between 
the  races  is  the  integration  of 
furniture." 


Campus  dogs  unknowingly  Jump  for  one  of  Constantlne's  poison  pizza, 

Dean  unveils  pet  project 


In  a  move  of  desperation. 
Dean  Roosenraad  announced 
yesterday  that  all  pets  would 
have  to  be  removed  from  cam- 
pus by  April  15  or  else  face 
extermination. 

"I've  had  it  up  to  here  with 
these  god-damned  animals," 
sputtered  Roosenraad. 

"We  really  mean  business," 
he  warned.  "And  we've  hired  a 
professional  exterminating 
firm  — Constantlne's  Inc. 
They  have  orders  to  move  In 
April  16  bright  and  early." 

Roosenraad  did  say  that  there 
would  be  a  two-day  grace  period 
in  which  students  could  claim 
their  confiscated  pets,  which 
would  be  held  in  the  Security 
Office  in  the  basement  of  Hop- 
kins Hall.  "But  they'll  have  to 
pay  a  $100  fine  to  get  them," 


cackled  Security  Director 
Ransom  Jenks. 

When  asked  if  extermination 
was  too  extreme  a  measure, 
Jenks  fumed,  "You  can  get  five 
or  ten  bucks  for  a  hot  pot  or  toas- 
ter oven,  but  who'll  pay  that  for 
a  used  dog?  I  don't  do  this  for 
fun  you  know." 

Student  reaction  was  mixed. 

"I  don't  like  Clyde,"  said 
Susan  Hobbs  '81,  who  asked  to 
remain  anonymous.  "He's  an 
Icky  dog." 

The  Rugby  team  disagreed. 
"We  like  Clyde,"  they  said 
between  belches.  "He's  one  of 
us." 

The  dogs'  leaders  plan  to 
stage  a  pet  revolt  on  Baxter 
lawn  at  noon  tomorrow.  Record 
columnist  Steve  Epstein  offered 
his  help,  saying  "I'm  always 
revolting." 


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WILLIAMS  RECORD 


April  1.  1981 


A.  J.  Gets  Buzzed 


Following  newly-adopted  guidelines,  the  College  Honor  and  Discipline  Committee  has  made  "poor  taste  in 
music"  an  offense  punishable  by  death.  President  Chandler  Is  shown  throwing  the  switch  to  electrocute  A.J. 
IMoor,  the  first  student  convicted  under  the  new  statute.  Said  Chandler,  "This  reminds  me  of  a  joke  I  heard." 
fMoor  remarked,  "HII  It's  9:15  and  I'll  be  playing  some  Barry  Manilow  for  you  right  after  the  weather!" 


WCFM  Features 


Wednesday,  August  14,  4: 00  P.M.— The  Music  of  John  Chandler. 
Williams  College's  own  President  plays  14  of  The  Carpenters' 
most  popular  love  ballads  on  the  accordion.  A  can't  miss  for 
music  lovers.  Mrs.  Chandler  sings. 

Thursday,  January  12, 2: 00  A.M.— BREAK-IN  REMOTE  FROM 
THE  DEAN'S  OFFICE.  WCFM  Undercover  Reporter  Brad 
Adams  breaks  into  the  Dean's  Office  and  reads  your  grade 
transcript  over  the  air.  Callers  who  correctly  identify  honor  and 
discipline  offenders  by  their  punishments  will  be  eligible  for 
prizes.  Something  to  stay-up  for. 

Tuesday,  February  12,  8:00  P.M.— CONCERT  HALL— A  Lin- 
coln's Birthday  salute  to  bearded  composers  from  Illinois.  High- 
light iS'Klimkowski's  Suite  in  B  minus. 

Friday,  April  26,  5: 00  P.M.— NEWSVIEW  ONLY  2.  A  new  for- 
mat in  the  news.  Each  reporter  only  does  one  story.  You  don't  get 
much  information,  but  at  least  you  can  understand  what  you're 
hearing. 

Saturday,  June  32,  7:30  P.M.  —Inept  Stein  at  the  mike  for  the 
debut  of  women's  crew  broadcasts  on  WCFM.  Stein  will  be  in  a 
rubber  dingy  rowing  along  side  the  lady  strokers,  calling  all  the 
action.  Don't  miss  a  minute  of  the  action. 
Sunday,  May  7,  2:15  P.M.-NEWD  PERSPECTIVES.  Each 
week  five  liberal  students  from  Williams  invite  you  to  join  them 
for  a  madcap  half-hour  as  they  take  your  calls  on,  and  their 
clothes  off.  Banned  in  Boston,  but  back  on  CFM. 


Computer  gets  tenure 


In  an  unprecedented  move 
this  week,  the  Tenure  Evalua- 
tion Committee  decided  to  grant 
tenure  to  only  one  faculty 
member— a  new  electronic 
robot  teaching  assistaot  called 
T-U-2-25. 

T-U-2-25  has  been  a  member 
of  the  Mathematics  Depart- 
ment from  1976  to  the  present, 
and  is  currently  working  on  its 
doctorate  at  Penn  State  Univer- 
sity. It  was  built  37  years  ago  in 
Pittsburgh  at  Carnegie  Mellon, 
and  was  programmed  in  the 
Pittsburgh  private  schools, 
before  spending  a  year  of  post- 
graduate high  school  program- 
ming at  Choate.  It  then  spent 
four  years  of  undergraduate 
programming  at  Harvard, 
where  It  also  received  its  Mas- 
ters Degree. 


The  electronic  teaching 
device  has  gotten  only  the  high- 
est of  reviews  by  students  in 
their  evaluations  over  the  last  5 
years. 

T-U-2-25's  greatest  assets 
were  described  by  a  colleague 
in  the  math  department  who 
commented,  "How  many  other 
profs  on  campus  will  solve  a 
problem  for  you,  be  a  friend, 
and  let  you  play  space  invaders 
on  his  face?" 

When  asked  about  its  success 
of  late,  U-T-2-25  comments  can- 
didly, "I've  always  tried  to  be  a 
good  teacher  as  well  as  a  robot 
who's  committed  to  the  com- 
munity as  a  whole." 

U-T-2-25  has  also  been  instru- 
mental on  campus  in  dealing 
with  Student-Robot  relations,  as 
founder  of  the  F.F.S.A.  (Furni- 
ture For  Social  Action). 


Music  in 
tine  Polygon 

There  comes  that  time  in 
every  music  critic's  career 
when  he  must,  of  all  things, 
admit  that  he  is  wrong,  that  he 
has  overstepped  the  bounds  of 
his  miniscule  musical  knowl- 
edge, and  that  he  is  in  no  way 
even  qualified  to  lick  the  prover- 
bial boots  of  the  assembled 
musicians.  This  was  not  the 
case  Saturday  night. 

It  must  be  said  of  the  per- 
formers of  last  Saturday's 
Cacophony  In  the  Polygon  that 
they  did  negotiate  the  stage  with 
their  instruments  and  reach 
their  seats,  but  from  that  point, 
it  was  all  down  hill. 

Intermission  was  highlighted 
by  at  least  fifteen  minutes  of 
total  silence  punctuated  by 
gasps  of  relief  as  a  dwindling 
audience  crept  out  of  the  hall  to 
buy  cotton.  The  second  half  of 
the  program  began  with  a 
remarkable  display  of  coordi- 
nation as  the  musicians  once 
again,  this  time  with  instru- 
ments and  music,  travprsed  the 
stage,  only  slightly  over- 
shooting their  chairs  and  music 
stands.  Several  of  the  remain- 
ing six  listeners  passed  out 
either  in  awe  of  the  incredible 
bipedal  gymnastics  of  four  such 
obviously  handicapped  individ- 
uals or  in  anticipation  of  the 
impending  acoustic  agony. 

The  program  ended  abruptly 
as  an  unknown  member  of  the 
faculty  and  renowned  musicolo- 
gist raced  in  waving  the  original 
manuscript  of  the  ongoing 
quartet,  screaming  something 
about  the  way  the  composer 
wanted  it.  It  can  only  be  said 
that  if  the  Bernhardt  Music 
Building  closed  two  years 
before  it  opened  it  would  be  too 
late. 


Love  poem 

by  Inept  Stein 

I  think  that  I  shall  never  see 
A  poem  lovely  as  a  guy  like  me 
A  poem  wouldn't  ever  dare 
To  grow  a  bit  of  body  hair 
A  poem  good,  or  even  crummy 
Couldn't  have  my  rounded 

tummy 
A  poem  with  meter,  style,  and 

feel 
Would  still  lack  my  raw  sex 

appeal 
And  none  of  the  poems  in  all 

the  books 
Could  quite  compare  with  my 

good  looks 
So  If  you're  looking  for  fun 

that's  free 
Forget  those  poems.  Just  call 

me. 


Don't  be  fooled  by 

Everyone  telling  you 

We're  more  expensive.  If 

Ever 

You  need  books,  come  to  Renzi's 

Special 

This  week 

In  the  paperback  section. 

Nabokov's  new  novel  "A 

Killer 

Still  Lives."  -  $4.95 


enzis 

COLLEGE    BOOK    STORE,    INC 
WILLIAMSTOWN,   MASS.  01267 


Really,  it  must  be  "4^ 

Evident  by 

Now.  Other  book  stores  are  like  a 

Zoo  on  book  buying  days.  But 

In  Dewey's,  we  treat  you  like  a  king 


<9 


Every  Williams  student  can  charge 
A  book  and  even  return  it 
Tomorrow  if  they  wish  for  a  cash  refund 
So  come  to  Dewey's. 


en 
o 
e*3 


In  fact, 

There's  no  place  else  to  go. 


JOSEPH  E.  DEWEY 
458-5717 

WILLIAMSTOWN,  MASS. 
01267 


RUSSELL  PLATT  NIGHT 


at  the  LOG 


Discounts  to  all  card-carrying 
Fin.  Com.  members.  Come  down 
and  drink,  dance,  and  party  'til  the 
early  hours  of  the  morning. 
Remember,  Russ  is  buying. 


§%EII(I^<» 


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WILLIAMS  RECORD 


April  1.  1981 


Read  this  Editorial 

We'd  like  to  thank  all  the  people  we  managed  to  step 
on  throughout  the  year. 

First  of  all,  the  College  Council  for  a  superb  perfor- 
mance in  a  very  difficult  role.  Many  weeks  during  the 
past  two  semesters  the  Record  has  had  very  little  news  to 
report.  Lucky  for  us,  the  College  Council  could  usually  be 
counted  upon  to  hold  another  election  for  Vice-President 
so  that  we  would  always  have  something  for  the  front 
page.  We'd  also  like  to  thank  C.C.  treasurer  Russell  Piatt 
for  paying  for  beer  and  pretzels  at  all  Record  editorial 
board  meetings. 

We  would  also  like  to  thank  Dean  O'Connor  for  taking 
a  well-deserved  sabattlcal  leave  during  the  past  year.  We 
hope  he  enjoyed  puttering  around  in  his  garden  and  writ- 
ing a  major  novel  (soon  to  be  made  into  a  motion  picture) 
about  a  small  New  England  College  ravaged  by  grade 
inflation.  We,  the  editors  of  the  Record,  have  always 
believed  that  one  can't  get  enough  of  a  good  thing,  so  with 
this  In  mind  we  have  taken  the  liberty  of  applying  on 
O'Connor's  behalf  for  another  full  year  of  sabattlcal 
leave  to  begin  July  1,  1981. 

We'd  like  to  thank  Bo  Derek  for  giving  the  public  the 
chance  to  see  what  Williams  is  really  like.  Many  people 
come  to  Williams  and  see  only  the  assembled  intellect 
and  the  function  of  the  College  as  protector  of  all  we  hold 
good  and  true.  Bo  Derek  and  "A  Change  of  Seasons"  put 
these  fears  to  rest. 

No  thank  you  could  possibly  be  complete  without 
mentioning  the  wonderful  people  in  the  College's  Secur- 
ity department.  In  the  wake  of  the  November  cross- 
burning  many  students  felt  threatened  by  anonymous 
phone  calls  and  abusive  notes  tacked  to  their  doors  in  the 
dorm.  Only  the  presence  of  ever  vigilant  security  officers 
eased  the  tensions  and  fears  that  swept  the  campus  in 
these  dark  hours.  Security  officials  are  still  working  in  an 
attempt  to  determine  the  perpetrators  of  the  November 
incident  and  are  confident  of  solving  the  case  in  the  next 
15  to  20  years. 

Finally,  we'd  like  to  thank  the  students  and  faculty 
members  we  call  up  at  all  hours  on  Sunday  night  asking 
them  to  comment  on  the  events  of  the  week.  The  Record 
has  discovered  that  the  most  humiliating  quotes  are 
obtained  by  newly-awakened  faculty  who  are  then  bad- 
gered for  a  statement  on  anything  which  comes  to  mind. 
The  Record  regrets  any  inconvenience.  The  Record  also 
regrets  any  alleged  similarities  between  the  subjects 
identified  in  the  articles  in  this  issue  and  persons  living  or 
dead.  Such  similarities  are  purely  coincidental. 

CFM  gets  knicknames 

In  an  unprecedented  move, 
the  WCFM  Board  of  Directors 
passed  a  resolution  requiring  all 
station  members  to  adopt  an 
insipid  nickname. 

Program  Director  "Slick" 
Greene  was  delighted  with  the 
rule. 

"Uhh,  yea  I  guess,"  he  said. 

Other  station  members  took 
the  rule  more  seriously. 

"It's  my  name.  Really!  "  said 
"A.  J."  Moor  amid  guffaws  and 
chortles  from  the  press.  "Stop 
making  fun  of  me.'  Stop  it 
now!" 

General  Manager  "Mr. 
Brad"  Adams  said  he  was 
"proud"  of  his  nickname. 

"I  got  the  'Mr.'  part  from  my 
father— every  one  calls  him  Mr. 
Adams    you    know,"    Adams 


explained.    "The    'Brad'    part 
was  my  own  idea." 

"Uncle  Durty"  Dursztman 
was  also  pleased  with  the  regu- 
lation because  "only  East  Euro- 
peans can  pronounce  my  name 
anyway." 

Other  station  members  were 
strongly  opposed.  John  Segal 
issued  a  statement  which  read 
in  part,  "I  am  opposed  to  nick- 
names. I  am  opposed  to  any- 
thing the  WCFM  Board  does.  As 
College  Council  Vice-President, 
I  will  do  everything  possible  to 
assure  that  WCFM's  policy  of 
nicknaming  people  is  halted." 

In  a  related  event,  the  Board 
of  Directors  rejected  a  proposal 
to  require  all  members  to  have 
red  hair. 


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Letters. 


Says  nothing  Don't  exist 


Dear  Editor: 

I  had  nothing  to  say  this  week. 
You  guys  still  really  suck, 
though.  Just  thought  I'd  let  you 
know.  Do  something  good,  for 
once. 

Respectfully, 
Jim  Petty  '82 


To  the  editor: 

You  know  why  we  never  do 
anything?  It's  because  we  don't 
exist.  Really.  You  think  you've 
seen  us,  but  it's  just  mirrors. 

The  College  Council 

Obdurate  Oligarchs  Hellbent 
on  Destruction 


"Bolero"  I  listen  to  WCFM?"  I 
lied.  I  never  listen  to  them.  I 
don't  even  know  how  to  work  all 
those  radio  dials.  John  does  that 
for  me.  I  just  sit  in  the  hot  tub 
and  wiggle. 

Bo  Derek 
Hollywood 


Frat  fun 


Anyone  but        Don't  criticize 


Dear  editor: 

How  come  you  print  so  many 
letters  by  this  guy  Jim  Petty 
'82?  Is  this  a  plot  by  the  Record 
to  only  show  one  guy's  points  of 
view?  Is  this  a  campaign  to  get 
at  anyone  but  Petty?  I  think  it 
really  stinks.  So  does  your 
newspaper. 

Sincerely, 
Jim  Petty  '82 


Don't  endorse 

Dear  editor: 

The  Williams  Record  has  to 
stop  endorsing  candidates.  If 
you  don't,  we'll  cry  and  yell  and 
never  go  to  your  house  to  play. 
We  hate  you.  You  aren't  even  a 
good  paper.  Besides,  we  think 
you  stink. 

Eat  kitty  litter, 
7  friends  of  Jim  Petty  '82 


To  the  editor: 

I'm  sick  and  tired  of  the  way 
you  Record  editors  cut  letters 
that  say  uncomplementary 
things  about  the  garbage  you 
print.  The  stuff  you  wr 

Jim  Petty  '82 

Radio  waves 

To  the  editor: 

President  Reegan . . .  uh,  Rea- 
gan announced  today  a  peerf . . . 
preview  of  his  new  cutting 
slashes  .  .  .  er,  slashing  cuts  in 
the  femoral  .  .  .  uh.  Federal 
budget.  Back  to  you  Bob  .  .  . 

WCFM  Newsvlew  92 

Sit  and  wiggle 

Dear  Sirs: 

You  remember  that  WCFM 
ad  I  did  last  year  that  went, 
"When   I'm    not    listening   to 


To  the  editor: 

You  Williams  men  miss  all 
the  frat  house  fun  we  have  des- 
troying rooms,  swilling  beer, 
embarrassing  ourselves, 
degrading  females,  and  smel- 
ling like  a  stable. 

The  Dartmouth  Frat  Men 

Ruggers  respond 

To  the  editor: 
No  we  don't. 
The  Willaims  Rugby  Football 
club 

Junior  Mozart 

To  the  editor: 

I  loved  the  music  from  this 
year's  Freshman  Revue.  I 
learned  to  play  it  on  the  piano 
last  October.  Now  that  I  can,  I 
intend  to  keep  the  show's  spirit 
alive  by  playing  it  every  chance 
I  get. 

The  guy  who  plays 

"Steps  and  Stages" 

every  Sunday  and  bugs  the 

hell  out  of  the  Record  staff 


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Page  3 


WILLIAMS  RECORD 


April  1.  1981 


A.  J.  Gets  Buzzed 

Following  newly-adopted  guidelines,  the  College  Honor  and  Discipline  Committee  has  made  "poor  taste  In 
music"  an  offense  punishable  by  death.  President  Chandler  Is  shown  throwing  the  switch  to  electrocute  A.J. 
Moor,  the  first  student  convicted  under  the  new  statute.  Said  Chandler,  "This  reminds  me  of  a  jolte  I  heard." 
Moor  remarked,  "Hi!  It's  9:15  and  I'll  be  playing  some  Barry  Manllow  for  you  right  after  the  weather!" 


WCFM  Features 


Wednesday,  August  14,  4: 00  P.M.— The  Music  of  John  Chandler. 
Williams  College's  own  President  plays  14  of  The  Carpenters' 
most  popular  love  ballads  on  the  accordion.  A  can't  miss  for 
music  lovers.  Mrs.  Chandler  sings. 

Thursday,  January  12, 2: 00  A.M.— BREAK-IN  REMOTE  FROM 
THE  DEAN'S  OFFICE.  WCFM  Undercover  Reporter  Brad 
Adams  breaks  into  the  Dean's  Office  and  reads  your  grade 
transcript  over  the  air.  Callers  who  correctly  identify  honor  and 
discipline  offenders  by  their  punishments  will  be  eligible  for 
prizes.  Something  to  stay-up  for. 

Tuesday,  February  12,  8:00  P.M.— CONCERT  HALL— A  Lin- 
coln's Birthday  salute  to  bearded  composers  from  Illinois.  High- 
light is'Klimkowski's  Suite  in  B  minus. 

Friday,  April  26,  5:00  P.M.— NEWSVIEW  ONLY  2.  A  new  for- 
mat in  the  news.  Each  reporter  only  does  one  story.  You  don't  get 
much  information,  but  at  least  you  can  understand  what  you're 
hearing. 

Saturday,  June  32,  7: 30  P.M.  —Inept  Stein  at  the  mike  for  the 
debut  of  women's  crew  broadcasts  on  WCFM.  Stein  will  be  in  a 
rubber  dingy  rowing  along  side  the  lady  strokers,  calling  all  the 
action.  Don't  miss  a  minute  of  the  action. 
Sunday,  May  7,  2:15  P.M.— NEWD  PERSPECTIVES.  Each 
week  five  liberal  students  from  Williams  invite  you  to  join  them 
for  a  madcap  half-hour  as  they  take  your  calls  on,  and  their 
clothes  off.  Banned  in  Boston,  but  back  on  CFM. 


Computer  gets  tenure 


In  an  unprecedented  move 
this  week,  the  Tenure  Evalua- 
tion Committee  decided  to  grant 
tenure  to  only  one  faculty 
member— a  new  electronic 
robot  teaching  assistaijt  called 
T-U-2-25. 

T-U-2-25  has  been  a  member 
of  the  Mathematics  Depart- 
ment from  1976  to  the  present, 
and  is  currently  working  on  its 
doctorate  at  Penn  State  Univer- 
sity. It  was  built  37  years  ago  in 
Pittsburgh  at  Carnegie  Mellon, 
and  was  programmed  in  the 
Pittsburgh  private  schools, 
before  spending  a  year  of  post- 
graduate high  school  program- 
ming at  Choate.  It  then  spent 
four  years  of  undergraduate 
programming  at  Harvard, 
where  it  also  received  its  Mas- 
ters Degree. 


The  electronic  teaching 
device  has  gotten  only  the  high- 
est of  reviews  by  students  in 
their  evaluations  over  the  last  5 
years. 

T-U-2-25's  greatest  assets 
were  described  by  a  colleague 
in  the  math  department  who 
commented,  "How  many  other 
profs  on  campus  will  solve  a 
problem  for  you,  be  a  friend, 
and  let  you  play  space  invaders 
on  his  face?" 

When  asked  about  its  success 
of  late,  U-T-2-25  comments  can- 
didly, "I've  always  tried  to  be  a 
good  teacher  as  well  as  a  robot 
who's  committed  to  the  com- 
munity as  a  whole." 

U-T-2-25  has  also  been  instru- 
mental on  campus  in  dealing 
with  Student-Robot  relations,  as 
founder  of  the  F.F.S.A.  (Furni- 
ture For  Social  Action). 


Music  in 
the  Polygon 

There  comes  that  time  in 
every  music  critic's  career 
when  he  must,  of  all  things, 
admit  that  he  is  wrong,  that  he 
has  overstepped  the  bounds  of 
his  miniscule  musical  knowl- 
edge, and  that  he  is  in  no  way 
even  qualified  to  lick  the  prover- 
bial boots  of  the  assembled 
musicians.  This  was  not  the 
case  Saturday  night. 

It  must  be  said  of  the  per- 
formers of  last  Saturday's 
Cacophony  in  the  Polygon  that 
they  did  negotiate  the  stage  with 
their  instruments  and  reach 
their  seats,  but  from  that  point, 
it  was  all  down  hill. 

Intermission  was  highlighted 
by  at  least  fifteen  minutes  of 
total  silence  punctuated  by 
gasps  of  relief  as  a  dwindling 
audience  crept  out  of  the  hall  to 
buy  cotton.  The  second  half  of 
the  program  began  with  a 
remarkable  display  of  coordi- 
nation as  the  musicians  once 
again,  this  time  with  instru- 
ments and  music,  traversed  the 
stage,  only  slightly  over- 
shooting their  chairs  and  music 
stands.  Several  of  the  remain- 
ing six  listeners  passed  out 
either  in  awe  of  the  incredible 
bipedal  gymnastics  of  four  such 
obviously  handicapped  individ- 
uals or  in  anticipation  of  the 
impending  acoustic  agony. 

The  program  ended  abruptly 
as  an  unknown  member  of  the 
faculty  and  renowned  musicolo- 
gist raced  in  waving  the  original 
manuscript  of  the  ongoing 
quartet,  screaming  something 
about  the  way  the  composer 
wanted  it.  It  can  only  be  said 
that  if  the  Bernhardt  Music 
Building  closed  two  years 
before  it  opened  it  would  be  too 
late. 


Love  poem 

by  Inept  Stein 

I  think  that  I  shall  never  see 
A  poem  lovely  as  a  guy  like  me 
A  poem  wouldn't  ever  dare 
To  grow  a  bit  of  body  hair 
A  poem  good,  or  even  crummy 
Couldn't  have  my  rounded 

tummy 
A  poem  with  meter,  style,  and 

feel 
Would  still  lack  my  raw  sex 

appeal 
And  none  of  the  poems  in  all 

the  books 
Could  quite  compare  with  my 

good  looks 
So  if  you're  looking  for  fun 

that's  free 
Forget  those  poems,  just  call 

me, 


R 


R 


Don't  be  fooled  by 

Everyone  telling  you 

We're  more  expensive,  if 

Ever 

You  need  bool<s,  come  to  Renzi's 

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Really,  it  must  be  -'v. 

Evident  by 

Now.  Other  booi<  stores  are  lil<e  a 

Zoo  on  book  buying  days.  But 

In  Dewey's,  we  treat  you  like  a  king 


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Every  Williams  student  can  charge 
A  book  and  even  return  it 
Tomorrow  if  they  wish  for  a  cash  refund 
So  come  to  Dewey's. 


O 

en 
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In  fact, 

There's  no  place  else  to  go. 


JOSEPH  F,.  DEWEY 
458-5717 

WILUAMSTOWN,  MASS. 
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RUSSELL  PLATT  NIGHT 


at  the  LOG 


Discounts  to  all  card-carrying 
Fin.  Com.  members.  Come  down 
and  drink,  dance,  and  party  'til  the 
early  hours  of  the  morning. 
Remember,  Russ  is  buying. 


W0X.  CC^ii 


April  1,  1981 


WILLIAMS  RECORD 


Page  4 


Ephmen  camp  at  Cole  Field 


Head  football  coach  Robert 
Odell  announced  yesterday  his 
plans  for  next  fall's  preseason 
training.  Budget  cuts  have 
reduced  the  funds  available  to 
Odell  and  his  staff  for  next  fall's 
preseason  to  a  mere  $100.  "With 
$100  we  will  be  able  to  Issue  jock, 
T-shirt  and  a  complete  set  of 
equipment  to  everyone,"  Odell 
says.  "After  that,  though,  we'll 
be  on  our  own.  We  are  literally 
going  to  camp  on  Cole  Field. 
Heading  the  laundry  detail  at 
Hoosac  River  will  be  Coach  Far- 
ley, who  specialized  In  under- 
garments, and  Coach  Dalley, 
whose  love  Is  the  heavy  duty 

Lost  and  Found 

Lost:  1  Economics  101  Final 
Examination,  If  found  please 
return  to  Roger  Bolton  as  soon 
as  possible.  Exam  scheduled  for 
June,  1984. 

Lost:  Six  cancelled  checks 
made  out  to  King's  Liquors  In 
Willlamstown.  If  found,  please 
return  to  Russell  Piatt  or  burn 
immediately. 

Lost:  One  election.  If  found 
please  return  to  George  Ahl  as 
soon  as  possible. 

Lost:  All  our  hockey  games.  If 
found  please  return  to  women's 
varsity  hockey  team  . . .  uh  club. 

Found:  Traces  of  a  large  ger- 
man  shepherd,  who'd  been  fed 
six  to  eight  hours  previously.  It 
would  be  appreciated  if  his 
owner  would  come  over  with  a 
pan  and  some  newspaper.  No 
questions  asked,  S.U.  2595. 

Found:  1  Economics  101  Final 
Examination.  Copies  available 
for  $7.95.  Extra  $0.50  will  bring 
absolution  from  a  high  ranking 
member  of  Honor  and  Disci- 
pline Committee.  Call  Hugh 
X4357. 

Lost:  Don  Glfford.  If  found, 
please  return  to  Mrs.  Glfford  as 
soon  as  possible.  It's  feared  he's 
forming  more  committees. 

Found:  Bob  Scott's  knapsack. 
For  $50  or  best  offer,  I'll  lose  it 
again.  Contact  Steve,  SU  1666. 

What  is  is,  what  was  was, 
what  will  be  was,  and  will  be 
again.  Eat  sprouts.  Wheat  germ 
is  the  way.  The  media  is  the 
message.  Don't  eat  yellow 
snow.  For  more  information, 
write  ECKENAR,  P.O.  Box, 
453,  Hackensack,  N.J. 


Shower  Scandal 

Continued  from  Page  8 

called  it  a  filthy  and  degrading 
act. 

One  of  the  participants 
Involved  explained  the  scene 
this  way:  "He  just  kept  hitting 
me  with  the  duck  and  Insisting  I 
pull  them  down.  But  I  refused 
and  that's  when  he  pummeled 
me  with  the  kosher  salami." 

Dean  Roosenraad  spoke  to  all 
thirty  parties  implicated  in  the 
incident.  Including  the  Japa- 
nese Mambo  Dancer  and  the 
circus  midget.  While  all  admit- 
ted their  guilt,  Willlamstown 
police  refused  to  believe  them 
and  insisted  on  finding  their  own 
suspects.  A  resolution  is 
expected  in  the  case  within  lOor 
15  years. 


articles.  Carmen  Palladino  will 
organize  the  mess  detail  and  the 
frying  of  whatever  rodents  and 
stray  mammals  the  foraging 
players  can  come  up  with.  He 
especially  hopes  some  of  them 
will  be  caught  dribbling  soccer- 
balls.  We  are  already  at  work 
converting  the  equipment  sheds 
into  outhouses,  and  the  river  is 


nearby  for  all  our  toxic  needs." 
Odell  feels  confident  that  his 
Ephmen  can  claw  and  bite  their 
way  to  another  Little  Three  title 
even  if  they  ha  ve  to  continue  liv- 
ing at  Cole  Field  all  season. 
"It'll  be  like  home  after  a  couple 
days.  Whoever  said  football  had 
to  be  expensive,"  Odell 
beamed. 


Janitors  vie  to  pocket  some  $7.00  In  prizes  In  the  fourth  annual  Williams 
custodial  billiards  classic.  (Not  bv  Burahardt) 


Janitors  rack  up  win 


ABLUTIONS 


by  Inept  Stein 

Nietzche  and  God  had  a  philo- 
sophical difference.  Gallileo 
discovered  the  telescope. 
Columbus  missed  the  mark,  but 
still  had  a  city  named  after  him 
in  Ohio.  But  like  Sports,  who 
cares? 

Which  brings  me  to  my  point. 
The  human  drama  of  athletic 
competition.  People  playing 
their  guts  out.  Americans  fight- 
ing for  Democracy,  on  playing 
fields  where  communism  grows 
out  of  the  ground.  The  ability  to 
sweat,  to  run,  to  jump  higher 
than  ever  t)efore,  and  finally, 
the  thrill  of  janitors  playing 
pocket  billiards. 

Patrick  Henry  once  wrote, 
"Give  me  pocket  billiards  or 
give  me  death."  I  wholeheart- 
edly agree.  Andsodld  the  8  Bax- 
ter Hall  janitors  who  competed 
for  over  $7.00  In  prize  money  in 
the  fourth  annual  CBS  Sports 
Spectacular  Pocket  Billiards 
Championship  for  College 
Janitors. 

While  once  again  the  crowd  in 
the  arena  was  somewhat 
limited,  these  n}£D  of  the  cloth 


battled  their  hearts  out  in  7 
rounds  of  round-robin  8-baIl  to 
determine  a  grand  champion. 
The  champ  would  get  a  winner's 
share  of  $6.75  plus  a  free  trip  to 
witness  next  year's  CBS  Battle 
of  the  Cheerleaders  being  tele- 
cast from  Atjaintic  City,  New 
Jersey.        ;  ■ '" 

Who  won  the  tourney?  Who 
cares.  The  important  thing  is 
that  competition  took  place. 
Twelve  men,  or  was  it  eight, 
fought  teeth  and  nails  (did  I 
mention  that  I  know  each  of 
these  guys  personally  and  ate 
with  them  on  a  road  trip 
recently?)  to  determine  the  out- 
come. And  outcome  there  was. 

The  important  thing  to 
remember  is  that  I  did  not  play. 
I  could  not  play.  I  have  neither 
coordination  nor  skill,  and 
besides  I'm  not  a  janitor.  But  it 
doesn't  matter.  As  long  as  peo- 
ple continue  to  play  and  sweat 
and  stink.  I'll  continue  to  mix 
athletic  fact  with  rambling  gar- 
ble into  what  I'd  like  to  call  a 
column.  Thank  God  for  sportsw- 
riters,  or  even  thank  Nietzche  If 
you  prefer. 
ELIZABETH  JEX 
New  Canaan,  Conn. 

Jcx,  a  freshman  swim- 
mer at  Williams,  was  a 
winner  in  five  events  at 
the  AIAW  Division  III 
championships— the  50- 
and  !  00-yard  freestyle 
(24.72,  52.80),  and  100 
medley  (1:00.68),  in  addi- 
tion to  legs  on  Williams' 
two  winning  relay  teams. 

«TEVe   EPSTEIN 

Hamilton,  NY. 

Steve  ,  12,  a  center  on  the 
Hamilton  Pee  Wee  hock- 
ey team,  scored  147  goals 
and  had  83  assists  in  lead- 
ing the  Nighthawks  to  a 
29-9  record  and  the  state 
C  Division  champion- 
ship. His  father  coaches 
the  hockey  team  at  Col- 
gate University. 
Two  Williams  Sports  llguras  made  national  haadlln**  lail  waak  in  Sport* 

llluatralad. 


Starter  Steve  Lewis  was  a  iresh  new  (ace  at  this  week's  varsity  football 
practice.  (Hardtburn) 

Lewis  tries  to  make  passes  for  Odell 


Due  to  the  adverse  report 
released  earlier  this  year,  by 
the  Committee  on  the  '80's,  no 
high  school  football  quarter- 
backs applied  to  Williams  for 
admission  to  the  class  of  1985. 
As  a  result,  college  officials  are 
extremely  worried  about  who 
win  take  over  the  signal  calling 
when  current  QB  John  Lawler  Is 
drafted  into  the  pros. 

Coach  Bob  Odell  first 
approached  committee  on  the 
'80's  Chairman  Steve  Lewis 
about  the  problem  last  week. 
"Let's  face  it  Steve,"  Odell  said 
frankly,  "Without  the  revenue 
produced  by  Important  things 
like  football,  extra-curricular 
activities  like  Econ  101  wouldn't 
get  squat."  While  Lewis  was 
willing  to  admit  that  Odell  had  a 
point,  he  offered  his  only  solu- 
tion to  the  QB  shortage. 

Within  20  minutes,  Lewis  had 
changed  his  clothes  and  headed 
to  Weston  Field  with  Odell.  Said 
Lewis,  "I  felt  kinda  guilty  that 
there  was  such  a  small  supply 
curve  for  quarterbacks,  so  I  felt 
the  only  way  to  improve  margi- 
nal benefit  was  to  increase 
supply  and  thereby  cut  consplc- 


uous  consumption."  When 
asked  to  translate  into  English, 
Lewis  explained,  "I'm  going  to 
play  quarterback  next  year." 

Odell  is  quite  excited  alwut 
having  Lewis  join  the  squad. 
"Lawler  will  teach  Steve  a  lot 
during  the  first  year,"  says 
Odell.  He  added,  "Steve's  got  to 
know  the  essential  aspects  of 
quarterbacklng  that  only  Sonny 
can  teach  him.  He  has  to  learn  to 
throw  the  option  pass,  run  the 
bootleg,  sign  up  for  gut  courses, 
and  drink  like  a  fish."  Odell 
seemed  quite  sure  that  under 
Lawler's  tutelage,  Lewis  would 
be  ready  for  the  1983  season. 

Colleagues  of  Lewis  in  the 
economics  department  were 
ecstatic  when  they  heard  their 
comrade  would  be  suiting  up. 
Said  Professor  Lee  Alston,  "The 
whole  econ  department  Is  very 
athletic.  Any  one  of  us  could 
play  for  the  team  and  help  It. 
True,  we  did  fumble  one  final 
exam  this  winter,  but  other  than 
that  we've  got  great  hands." 
Said  Dept.  Head  Roger  Bolton, 
"We  truly  believe  that  marginal 
benefit  will  outweigh  marginal 
cost." 


Budweiser, 

KING  OF  BEERS. 

ATHLETE  OF  THE  WS( 


k 


This  week^s  recipients  are  Chem  majors  Moe  Howarti, 
Larry  Fine,  and  Curley  Joe.  They  made  sports  history 
last  week  after  synthesizing  LSD  in  orgo  lab  and  sub- 
sequently tying  themselves  in  a  human  knot.  Sadly 
however,  all  three  met  their  tragic  death,  sliding  off 
Brodie  Mtn.  in  an  attempt  to  **get  away  Jrom  the 
screaming  blue  meanies"  that  they  claimed  were  try- 
ing to  attack  them.  Moe.  Larry,  and  Curley — this 
Bud's  for  you. 


ilnil^JilfUjoul 


The  Williams  Record 


VOL   94,  NO.  22 


USPA  684-680 


WILLIAMS 


EGE 


April  14,  1981 


New  exam  schedule 
causes  faculty  conflict 


by  Philip  Busch 

Debate  is  heating  up  over  the 
faculty's  December  decision  to 
shorten  next  year's  final  exam 
schedule  to  five  exam  days, 
with  three  exam  slots  per  day 
Instead  of  the  present  two.  The 
plan  Is  seen  as  strictly  a  one- 
year  experiment  by  the  Com- 
mittee on  the  Calendar  and 
Schedule. 

The  Committee  originally 
recommended  using  the  Satur- 
day before  exam  week  as  a  sixth 
day,  thereby  Iteeping  the  old  for- 
mat. The  faculty  objected 
because,  among  other  sporting 
events,  the  women's  crew  will 
race  that  day,  creating  con- 
flicts. Instead,  the  faculty 
approved  the  five-day  version. 

College  Council  President 
Freddy  Nathan  claimed  that  the 
new  plan  "is  riddled  with  prob- 
lems ...  it  will  cause  unneces- 
sary hardships  for  too  many 
students."  Nathan  also  questi- 
oned the  experimental  nature  of 
the  new  schedule. 

CC  representatives  presented 
an  alternate  proposal  to  a 
Calendar  Committee  meeting 
held  on  March  19.  Nathan,  who 
was  unable  to  attend  the  meet- 
ing, sent  a  memo  proposing  a 
return  to  a  six-day,  two  exam 
per  day  format.  The  extra  day 
would  be  Sunday,  May  16,  or 
Saturday,  May  22. 

Committee  members  ob- 
jected on  several  grounds,  argu- 
ing that  Sunday  exams  were  a 
bad  precedent,  and  the  later 
date  would  provide  too  short  a 
time  between  the  end  of  exams 
and  Commencement.  This 
might  not  allow  the  Registrar  to 
receive  senior  grades  in  time  to 
allow  Inclusion  of  academic 
honors  on  the  Commencement 


program.  The  CC  Representa- 
tives responded  to  this  argu- 
ment by  suggesting  that  only 
courses  with  no  seniors  enrolled 
should  have  their  exams  on  the 
last  day.  The  Committee  argued 
that  there  were  not  as  many  of 
these  courses  as  Nathan  sup- 
posed. The  Committee's  main 
objection  was  that  there  were 
simply  no  problems  with  the 
new  plan  major  enough  to  war- 
rant its  revision. 

The  Committee  is  planning  to 
issue  a  statement  to  be  distrib- 
uted to  all  students  later  this 
week.  Calendar  changes  would 
require  the  approval  of  the 
faculty  and  trustees. 


1981  Freshmen  Inclusion  Results 

-   Requests/(Granted) 

Choice 

Berkshire 

Dodd-Tyler 

Greylock 

Mission 

Row 

1 
2 
3 
4 
5 
Tola! 

23  (23) 
66  (12) 
73  (08) 
70  (20) 
262  (10) 
73 

76  (58) 
54  (00) 
149  (00) 
178  (00) 
35  (00) 

184  (90) 
88  (00) 
69  (00) 
111  (00) 
40  (00) 

90 

126  (126) 
188  (57) 
43  (03) 
27  (02) 
108  (00) 

188 

84  (79) 
97  (05) 
159  (00) 
107  (00) 
48  (00) 

84 

First  Choices 

1978 

1979 

1980 

1981 

Berkshire 

23 

3 

38 

23 

Dodd-Tyler 

61 

149 

98 

76 

Greylock 

111 

233 

174 

184 

Mission  Park 

99 

10 

61 

126 

Row  Houses 

185 

99 

104 

84 

Computer  sets  1981  housing 


Since  March  fifteenth,  the  Thomp- 
son Memorial  Chapel  bells  have 
been  rung  twenty  limes  every  day  In 
memorlam  for  the  slain  children  of 
Atlanta.  Inspired  by  a  similar  prac- 
tice at  MIddlebury,  members  of  the 
Black  Student  Union  and  Asst.  to 
the  Dean  Mary  Kenyatta  proposed 
the  Idea  to  the  Chapel  Board.  The 
bells  toll  at  12:15  p.m.  each  day  and 
will  continue  until  Easter. 


by  Sara  Ferris 

Over  91%  of  the  Freshman 
Class  received  their  first  or 
second  housing  choices  in  the 
random  inclusion  process  con- 
ducted over  spring  break.  This 
Is  higher  than  last  year's  86% 
figure  and  compares  well  with 
the  1978  high  of  93%. 

Greylock  maintained  its  pop- 
ularity with  over  40%  of  the 
class  ranking  it  as  first  choice. 
Mission  Park  showed  a  substan- 
tial increase  in  first-choice 
applications  as  25%  of  the  fresh- 
men opted  to  live  there.  Row 
Houses  were  the  third  most 
favored  category,  although  the 
number  of  first-choice  appli- 
cants was  lower  than  in  preced- 
ing years.  Dean  Kathleen 
McNally  noted  that  "Row 
Houses  have  not  declined  in  pop- 
ularity" despite  the  impending 
elimination  of  dining  facilities 
in  the  houses.  Dodd-Tyler  was 
chosen  by  15%  of  the  class  while 
perennially  disliked  Berkshire 
Quad  attracted  5%  of  the 
freshmen. 


Mission  Park  will  have  the 
largest  contingent  of  sopho- 
mores next  year,  more  than 
twice  as  many  as  any  other 
category  will  have.  All  first- 
choice  applicants  to  Mission 
and  the  Berkshire  Quad  were 
accepted,  but  only  half  of  the 
Greylock  applicants  could  be 
accommodated. 

236  upperclassmen  applied 
for  house  transfers,  and  215 
were  approved.  McNally  said 
this  figure  was  "a  little  lower 
than    usual."    Dodd,    Fitch- 


Currier,  and  all  of  the  Greylock 
houses  drew  the  most  requests 
while  Prospect  provided  the 
most  transfer  students,  accord- 
ing to  McNally. 

She  said  that  the  Deans' 
Office  is  not  disturbed  by  the 
number  of  transfer  applicants. 
She  called  the  transfer  process 
a  "healthy  part  of  housing  at 
Williams  ...  We  realize  that 
houses  are  fluid,  and  transfers 
Increase  the  diversity  within  a 
house." 


Four  frosh  excluded 
in  house  inclusion 


Trustees  examine  campus  life 


The  Glfford  Committee 
report  and  allegedly  inadequate 
S.A.T.  funds  are  two  of  several 
issues  that  students  will  discuss 
with  members  of  the  Trustees' 
Campus  Life  committee  when 
Trustees  arrive  on  campus  this 
Thursday  for  three  days  of 
meetings. 

Officers  of  the  College  Council 
and  representatives  of  Row 
Houses  will  meet  with  the  Cam- 
pus Life  Committee  Thursday 
to  express  concern  over  the 
implementation  of  proposed 
Row  House  Dining  Hall  clos- 
ings. Details  of  the  implementa- 
tion will  be  contained  in  the  final 
Glfford  Committee  report 
which  will  be  presented  to  the 
Trustees  Thursday  and  made 
public  on  Friday. 

College  Council  Treasurer 
Steve  Spears  will  also  speak 
with  the  Committee  Thursday 
night  about  the  S.A.T.  tax  and 
the  proposed  tuition  increase. 

"First,  I  want  to  find  out  why 
they're  considering  a  $1,230  tui- 
tion hike,"  said  Spears.  "Last 
year's  $1,330  hike  was  supposed 
to  be  a  very  rare  occurrence  as 
they  explained  it.  I  think  the 
trustees  owe  parents  and  stu- 
dents an  explicit  explanation  of 
how  It  happened  again." 

Spears  added  that  there  is  a 
need   for  an  S.A.T.  Increase. 


"The  Lecture  committee  funds 
won't  keep  us  from  making 
severe  cuts  next  year,"  he 
stated.  Spears  anticipates  that 
1981-82  requests  will  exceed 
revenues  by  30-35,000. 

Friday's  trustee  meetings  are 
expected  to  remain  closed  to 
students.  They  are  expected  to 
discuss  faculty  salary  levels 
and  review  bids  for  the  con- 
struction of  the  new  Art 
complex. 

The  Trustees  will  also  discuss 
and  vote  on  a  new  Parent  Loan 


Plan  which  is  to  be  set  up  by  the 
College  to  compensate  for  pro- 
posed cuts  In  Federal  Student 
Loan  programs.  The  plan  is 
expected  to  involve  some  500  to 
600  families  with  the  total 
amounts  of  loans  expected  to 
run  more  than  $5  million. 

Final  votes  on  all  trustee 
actions  will  be  taken  at  a  Satur- 
day plenary  session.  Results  of 
the  trustees'  actions  are 
expected  to  be  made  available 
shortly  after  the  Saturday 
meeting. 


by  Sara  Ferris 

While  most  freshmen  ended 
up  in  housing  of  their  choice, 
some  members  of  the  class  may 
be  disappointed  by  the  results  of 
the  inclusion  process.  Dodd 
House  is  more  overbooked  than 
usual,  and  four  students  were 
left  out  of  inclusion  entirely. 

Freshmen  Eileen  DowUng, 
Perdlta  Finn,  Murry  Newbern 
and  Tracey  Quillen  "turned  in 
everything  ahead  of  time," 
according  to  Finn,  but  disco- 
vered that  their  names  were 
missing  from  the  posted  list  of 
house  assignments. 

Dean  Kathleen  McNally  could 
not  explain  the  omission.  "I 
don't  have  a  form  for  them," 
she  commented,  "It  got  lost 
somehow." 

The  group  was  still  roomless 
as  of  Friday.  "We're  still  sort- 
ing things  through,"  said 
McNally.  "We  may  have  them 
solved  in  the  next  few  weeks." 
She  added  that  final  room  occu- 


pancy figures  will  not  be  known 
until  September,  but  the  four 
freshmen  have  been  given  "top 
priority". 

The  group  hopes  to  live  in  Mis- 
sion Park,  but  Finn  noted, 
"We're  probably  all  going  to  be 
split  up,  which  Is  kind  of  disap- 
pointing." The  four  asked  to  be 
affiliated  with  a  house  for  social 
purposes  and  are  now  with 
Armstrong. 

McNally  remarked  that  such 
a  problem  is  not  uncommon. 
"Apparently  It  happens  every 
year,"  she  said,  "It's  never  a 
fall-safe  system."  She  praised 
the  response  of  the  students  to 
the  situation.  "They're  being 
wonderful  about  it . . .  they  don't 
mind  being  split  up." 

McNally  explained  that  there 
are  always  vacant  beds  on  cam- 
pus at  any  given  time.  "We've 
never  had  a  situation  in  which 
people  were  camped  out,"  she 
remarked. 

Continued  on  Page  6 


Funds  given  to  study  Pre-meds 


The  Josiah  Macy  Jr.  Founda- 
tion has  awarded  a  grant  of 
$750,000  to  Williams  and  six 
other  colleges  for  a  five  year 
study  of  the  nature  of  premedi- 
cal  education  and  the  factors 
which  Influence  students'  Inter- 
est In  medical  careers. 

Williams  premed  advisor 
James  Skinner  described  the 
study  as  "one  of  the  most  com- 
prehensive research  efforts 
ever  undertaken"  on  premed 
education. 

"We  have  relatively  little 
developed  information  about 
premedical  education  over  a 
span  of  time,"   said  Skinner. 


"One  question  is,  'Are  students 
moving  away  from  (liberal  arts 
educational)  Ideals,  even  incur 
best  liberal  arts  colleges, 
simply  to  Increase  their  chan- 
ces of  getting  Into  medical 
school?'  " 

The  other  six  colleges  in  the 
study  are  Amherst,  Bowdoin, 
Haverford,,  MIddlebury, 
Swarthmore,  and  Wesleyan. 
Traditionally,  graduates  of 
these  seven  colleges  have  con- 
stituted a  very  high  percentage 
of  the  students  in  medical 
school.  One  of  the  purposes  of 
the  study  will  be  to  see  why  this 
is  the  case. 


Skinner  will  be  responsible 
for  the  participation  of  Williams 
in  the  project.  Surveys,  psycho- 
logical tests,  questionnaires 
and  other  tools  will  he  used  to 
evaluate  premed  students  and 
compare  them  with  non- 
premeds.  Almost  two  thousand 
students  at  the  seven  colleges 
will  participate. 

In  addition  to  the  seven  col- 
leges previously  noted,  the 
Seven  Sisters  group  and  the 
fourteen  memt)er  Associated 
Colleges  of  the  Midwest  will 
receive  Macy  Foundation  funds 
for  similar  projects. 


Inside  the  Record 


Outlook  choose*  a  major . .  p.  3 


Odd  Couple  a  winner ...  p.  4 


Traums  hit  coffeehouse  ...  p.  5 


Men's  crew,  lax  win  ...  p.  8 


Page  2 


WILLIAMS  RECORD 


April  14,  1981 


The  Record's  Role 


There  has  been  a  continuing  discussion  in  the  RECORD  in 
recent  weeks  about  the  role  of  a  college  newspaper  in  the  affairs 
and  life  of  the  Williams  campus.  Ray  Boyer,  College  Information 
Director,  wrote  an  Outlook  piece  on  journalistic  integrity  a  few 
weeks  back  and  complimented  the  RECORD  for  pursuing  an 
adversary  relationship  with  student  organizations  and  the 
administration.  Student  letters  following  College  Council  elec- 
tions castigated  the  RECORD  for  endorsing  one  candidate  over 
another.  Each  view  reflects  a  different  conception  for  the  role  of 
the  RECORD  on  the  Williams  campus.  In  the  hopes  of  further- 
ing this  discussion  of  the  RECORD  and  its  role,  we  present  below 
the  view's  of  one  editor: 

The  Record,  in  my  opinion,  has  two  major  responsibili- 
ties. The  first  is  to  accurately  report  the  news  in  order  to 
give  the  student  body  a  reliable  source  of  campus  informa- 
tion. The  November  cross-burning  was  an  example  of  this. 
With  a  campus-wide  circulation,  the  Record  was  able  to  get 
a  fairly  complete  version  of  the  available  information  on  the 
incident  to  the  College  community  the  day  after  the  campus 
rally.  Our  reports  should  try  to  take  account  of  all  sides  of  an 
issue  and  present  them  in  an  unbiased  fashion  so  that  the 
reader  may  make  his  own  decisions. 

The  other  function  of  our  news  gathering  is  to  be  a 
journal  of  record  for  the  year's  events  on  campus.  While 
some  events  may  seem  to  be  boring,  worthless,  or  common 
knowledge,  the  Record  continues  to  print  these  stories 
because  it  hopes  to  act  as  a  future  record  of  our  time  at 
Williams. 

These  responsibilities  and  the  time  commitment  they 
require  must  be  balanced  by  the  fact  that  every  person  who 
works  on  the  Record  is  a  student  here  and  has  the  same 
course  demands  each  one  of  us  faces.  This  in  no  way 
decreases  our  responsibilities;  it  may  only  help  to  explain 
why  we  may  not  always  satisfy  the  exacting  standards  of 
our  audience.  The  standards  should  remain  high,  but  we 
often  find  our  commitment  to  the  Record  taxing. 

It  is  often  said  that  a  newspaper  should  have  an  adver- 
sary relationship  with  the  administration.  I  believe  that  this 
is  not  always  in  the  best  interests  of  the  paper  or  the  students 
we  serve.  The  administration  makes  the  major  decisions  at 
Williams  and  it  is  often  the  best  source  of  information.  Also, 
the  administration  at  Williams  and  the  students  are  not 
necessarily  working  at  cross-purposes.  For  the  most  part, 
the  Administration  is  as  interested  in  complete,  accurate 
reporting  of  the  news  as  are  the  students.  For  this  reason 
Record  editors  and  reporters  meet  with  members  of  the 
administration  weekly  for  story  ideas  and  comments  on  the 
events  of  the  week.  I  believe  this  "fraternization  with  the 
enemy"  is  in  our  readers'  best  interests  and  the  only  reaso- 
nable way  to  handle  relations  at  a  small  college  where  eve- 
ryone knows  everyone  else. 

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Frosh  hunt  fugitive 

by  Steven  H.  Epstein 

I  think  It  was  in  third  grade,  or  possibly  fourth,  when  I  should  have  got  a 
premonition  of  what  was  to  come.  It  was  when  mom  was  called  to  school  to  talk  to  the 
teacher.  I  must  have  been  eating  chalkboard  erasers  or  something,  and  I'll  never 
forget  what  my  teacher  Ms.  Crapchuck  said  to  my  mother.  "Mrs.  Epstein,"  she  said, 
searching  with  no  luck  for  gentle  tact, '  'One  thing  you  can  say  about  little  Stevie,  he'll 
never  be  ignored." 

Now  granted,  I'm  a  man  with  an  ego,  but  on  nights  like  last  Saturday,  when 
scavenger  hunts  are  the  order  of  the  night  sometimes  I  just  wish  the  whole  world 
would  go  away.  Nights  like  that  make  one  wonder— while  being  chased  with  exten- 
sion cords  by  a  mob  shouting  "kill",  whether  it's  very  much  fun  to  be  a  familiar  face 
on  campus. 

If  you're  somewhat  confused  as  to  what  I'm  rambling  about,  let  me  relate  the 
facts  to  you  as  they  occurred.  The  first  I  knew  about  the  Freshman  Scavenger  Hunt  of 
last  Saturday  night  occurred  abut  6: 15  P.M.  I  was  in  the  WCFM  studio  all  set  to  do  my 
"Sportstalk"  show  in  fifteen  minutes,  when  I  got  a  call  which  some  might  consider 
strange. 

A  lovely  freshman  young  lady  was  on  the  other  end,  with  an  adorable  Kentucky 
drawl  I  recognized  almost  immediately.  "Steve",  she  said  with  a  touch  of  bluegrass 
innocence,  "How'd  you  like  It  if  I  came  down  there  and  tied  you  up? ' '  The  offer  almost 
sounded  too  good  to  be  true. 

After  twenty  minutes  of  further  explaining  to  get  out  of  the  mess  she'd  gotten 
into,  the  young  lady  explained  that  there  was  a  freshman  scavenger  hunt,  and  I  was 
the  most  expensive  thing  on  the  list.  "You're  worth  750  points,"  she  sweetly 
explained,  and  I  was  flattered.  "But  only  if  you're  tied  up  and  gagged,"  she  added. 
And  ail  of  a  sudden  the  visions  of  sugar  plums  danced  right  out  of  my  head. 

I  knew  right  from  that  moment  it  would  be  a  long  night.  I  must  admit  I've  dreamt 
often  of  being  chased  by  the  freshman  class— or  at  least  segments  thereof.  But  not 
with  ropes  and  extension  cords.  I  knew  these  folks  would  mean  business. 

My  first  move  was  to  call  friends  at  Dodd  House  led  by  buddies  Jeff  Morrison  , 
Mickey  Longo,  John  Carlson,  and  Sid  Henderson  to  get  down  there  In  a  hurry. 
Naturally,  in  the  spirit  of  friendship,  they  took  their  time.  Next,  stalling  for  time,  I 
announced  over  the  air  that  I  would  turn  myself  in  after  my  show  was  over  and  go 
upstairs  peaceably  to  be  bound  and  gagged  as  many  times  as  their  cute  little  fresh- 
man hearts  could  endure.  Of  course,  I  never  had  any  intention  of  actually  being 


caught. 


Letters 


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Representative  farce? 

To  the  editor: 

This  letter  is  in  response  to  Congress- 
man Conte's  having  cast  the  decisive 
vote  in  favor  of  sending  more  military 
aid  to  the  repressive  government  of  El 
Salvador  knowing,  as  he  admitted,  that  a 
large  majority  of  the  people  in  his  dis- 
trict is  strongly  opposed  to  that  action. 
As  a  registered  voter  in  Williamstown 
and  a  U.S.  citizen  who  is  trying  to  believe 
in  "democracy,"  I  ask  along  with  many 
other  voters,  "what  is  this  farce  of 
'representative  government'?" 

Any  intelligent  person  must  be  able  to 
see  that  purely  from  a  standpoint  of  U.S. 
interests,  not  to  mention  basic  human 
ethics,  we  are  entering  this  war  on  the 
wrong  side.  By  backing  the  current  mil- 
itary junta  in  El  Salvador  we  are  send- 
ing a  clear  message  to  the  governments 
of  third-world  countries:  the  U.S.  will 
support  any  kind  of  right-wing  govern- 
ment when  the  possible  alternative  is 
some  form  of  that  terribly  repressive 
state  of  (horrors! )  communism,  regard- 
less of  how  many  peasants,  nuns,  and 
priests  have  to  be  killed  and  regardless 
of  how  repressive  a  right-wing  govern- 
ment It  Is.  Any  self-respecting  psychia- 
trist would  surely  label  such  behavior 
"delusional"    and/or    "extremely 


paranoid." 

The  best  chance  the  Reagan  Adminis- 
tration has  of  seeing  the  kind  of  govern- 
ment  It  could  tolerate  in  El 
Salvador— i.e.,  some  sort  of  democratic 
socialist  state  with  free  elections— is  to 

back  the  Salvadorian people  (revolution- 
aries, if  you  prefer)  who  are  composed  of 
peasants,  Democratic  Christians, 
Democratic  Socialists,  and  Marxist 
Communists.  With  two-thirds  of  the  peo- 
ple in  this  country  against  financial  mil- 
itary aid  to  the  government  in  El 
Salvador,  few  Americans  are  likely 
going  to  be  in  favor  of  sending  their  sons 
or  daughters  to  light  there.  Without 
direct  military  aid  from  the  U.S.  (i.e. 
bodies),  the  U.S.  has  been  backing  the 
current  oppressive  regime,  there  is  little 
chance  that  the  people  of  El  Salvador  are 
going  to  want  to  set  up  any  kind  of 
government  that  even  remotely  resem- 
bles that  of  the  U.S. 

In  a  town  meeting  to  be  held  soon  (time 
will  be  announced  later)  there  will  be  a 
vote  as  to  whether  Williams  College 
wants  to  take  a  stand  on  the  Issue  of  aid  to 
El  Salvador.  Please  come,  and  stay  for 
the  duration.  A  quorum  of  100  students 
must   be    met    to   make   any  official 

resolution. 

Sincerely, 

Karen  L.  MitcheU  '81 


OUTLOOK 


WILLIAMS  RECORD 


Page  3 


How  to  choose  a  major:  The  Bulletin  in  Brief 


by  Alyson  Hagy 

EDITOR'S  NOTh::  ih,'  numhvrs  followinn 
each  tistett  (iisciplint'  intlU'tilf  thr  numhi'r 
of  ftiajttrs  in  that  firttl  jron\  the  Clans  iij 
1 911 1. 

The  fresh  windy  days  of  April  are  not 
notable  for  study,  research,  or  paper 
composition.  In  fact,  books  are  dropped, 
deposited,  or  stashed  away  more  than 
they  are  lifted.  But  there  is  a  modest 
paperback  that  a  few  of  us  would  do  well 
to  notice.  Where  the  hell  Is  that  BUL- 
LETIN? The  thing  with  the  course  list- 
ings inside.  Seniors,  you  can  forget  It. 
Get  a  job.  Juniors,  hello.  It's  time  to  play 
"musical  requirements"  again.  Sopho- 
mores, can  and  will  you  choose  a  major? 
But  my  dear  Frosh,  continue  to  throw 
your  frlsbees.  There  are  at  least  eight 
more  guts  to  sample. 

I  realize  that  pre-registratlon  Is  not 
until  next  week  (April  20-23),  and  the 
Class  of  '83  need  not  scramble  to  choose 
(I.e.  sign  in  blood)  a  major  field  for  at 
least  nine  more  days.  Even  then,  any 
decision  Is  subject  to  change,  whim,  foul 
weather  or  European  excursion.  But  for 
anyone  who  cares  to  consider  his  or  her 
fate,  I  offer  a  synopsis  of  the  Williams 
College  BULLETIN  is  brief,  in  large 
print,  and  without  the  depression  of  the 
dull  brown  cover. 

The  Divisions 

Beyond  the  completion  of  the  P.E. 
requirement  (Get  on  the  stick,  guys), 
Williams  specifically  expects  very  little 
from  its  students  as  they  plan  their  cur- 
ricula choices.  We  dabble  in  Divisions  I, 
II,  and  III  largely  for  our  own  good.  A  few 
French  paintings  and  a  little  formalde- 
hyde never  hurt  anyone.  It  Is  only  when 
we  choose  a  major  that  we  package  our 
personalities  and  begin  to  seal  our  Intel- 
lectual fates.  When  we  pledge  to  a  div- 
ision, we  commit  ourselves  (in  some 
very,  very  loose  sense)  to  a  way  of  life. 

Languages  and  the  Arts 
Art  (37) 
Classics  (5) 
English  (76) 
French  (8) 
German  (2) 
History  of  ideas  (8) 
Music  (6) 
Russian  (2) 
Spanish  (3) 
Theatre  (3) 

Whoever  was  it  that  suggested  the 
youth  of  the  80's  were  practical,  prag- 
matic, and  irreversibly  cynical?  To  an 
extent,  such  observations  are  true,  but 
the  number  of  majors  In  Division  I  is  a 
credit  to  something  that  is  still  kicking  . . 

the  spirit  of  the  arts  and  letters,  confi- 
dence in  abstract  thought,  or  romantic 
silliness.  The  English  major  is  ever  pop- 
ular because  it  is,  essentially,  an  accessi- 
ble, and  in  some  sense,  an  "easy"  major. 
There  are  nine  courses  required,  of 
which  three  or  four  are  generally  taken 
by  many  Williams  students  regardless  of 
their  majors.  One  should  be  able  to  think, 
organize  and  write  when  one  graduates, 
and  because  of  Its  flexibility,  English  is  a 
good  sort  of  "general"  major.  It  Is  also 

"English  is  a  good 
sort  of  'general'  major" 

perfect  for  the  diverse  hardcore  scholars 
looking  for  two  or  three  options  of  con- 
centration. English  "doubles  up"  well. 
And  do  not  fear:  there  are  still  plenty  of 
knlght-fUled  epics,  dry  epistles,  and 
winged  odes  to  please  the  serious, 
serious  reader,  (requirements:  101,  301- 
302  (British  literature  surveys),  major 
author  course,  literary  criticism  course, 
genre  course,  senior  seminar  and  two 
electlves). 

Art  Is  a  heavy  weight  in  Division  I— for 
those  that  paint  or  draw  or  only  care  to 
shoot  the  breeze.  The  Williams  Art  His- 
tory program  is  very  well  respected,  and 
one  can't  really  graduate  without  taking 
Art  101-102.  The  majors  are  loosely  struc- 
tured, taking  their  designs  from  each 
student's  specific  interests  and  a  wide 
range  of  electlves.  An  Art  History  major 
win  whiz  through  101-102,  Basic  Design, 


301  (Fundamental  concepts),  a  seminar 
and  any  five  electlves  ( two  of  which  must 
deal  with  art  prior  to  1800).  The  studio 
sequence  also  includes  101-102,  courses 
in  two  and  three  dimensional  design,  two 
300  level  courses  in  various  media,  a  400 
level  course  and  a  seminar.  And  for  the 
mis-placed  pre-architect  student  there  is 
a  mini-program  that  just  might  sneak 
you  Into  a  graduate  school. 

For  a  more  eccentric  sample  of  Div- 
ision I  offerings,  one  could  creep  into  the 
History  of  Ideas  Department.  The  brave 
few  that  tackle  this  field  are  well- 
respected  for  their  courage  and  savvy.  If 
you  think  that  Philosophy  students  are  in 
another  dimension  .  .  .  As  a  multi- 
disciplinary  major.  History  of  Ideas 
Incorporates  the  study  of  the  Western 
intellectual  tradition  and  methodical 
modes  of  questioning  the  development 
and  progress  of  "ideas".  Study  In  this 
field  affords  a  good  deal  of  flexibility  and 
depends  on  student  initiative  as  Inde- 
pendent work  is  necessarily  encouraged. 
Classes  are  small  and  the  faculty  (col- 
lected from  various  departments)  is 
probably  best  described  as  awesome. 
For  those  looking  for  a  challenge  and  the 
abstract  roots  of  thought,  (require- 
ments: 101,  102,  201,  a  course  in  philoso- 


current  fascination.  The  field  offers  a 
range  of  options:  Concentrations  In  polit- 
ical economy  or  special  geographical 
area  studies.  Students  are  apt  to  organ- 
ize their  electlves  around  specific  social 
Interests  (developmental  econ.,  corpo- 
rate machinations,  welfare-urban  stu- 
dies) or  theoretical  preoccupations 
(economic  justice  or  history  of  economic 
thought).  The  department  is  large  and 
formidable.  The  faculty  is  admirable. 

"A  choice  to  please  any 

father." 

This  is  a  choice  to  please  any  father. 
(requirements:  101,  one  200  level  elec- 
tive, 251-252,  statistics,  three  electlves 
( two  of  the  300  level ) ,  401 ) . 

For  variety,  one  has  to  enjoy  the  Soci- 
ology department.  Although  practically 
non-existent  in  recent  days  due  to  an 
untimely  exodus  of  faculty ,  the  Sociology 
department  fills  some  holes  in  the  Willi- 
ams curriculum.  With  creative  planning 
a  student  can  complete  a  program  com. 
posed  of  healthy  doses  of  anthropology, 
philosophy,  history  and  of  course,  sociol- 
ogy itself.  While  not  quite  as  "hip"  as  it 
once  was  on  college  campuses  (one  is 


phlcal  history,  history  of  thought,  senior 
seminar  and  four  electlves  from  a  var- 
iety of  departments). 

In  defense  of  the  arts,  I  cannot  refer  to 
the  terrific  starting  salaries  of  gradu- 
ates. I  will  only  trickle  off  with  the 
phrases  '  'Growth  in  self-awareness"  and 
(heaven  forbid)  "creativity". 
Social  Studies 

....  to  recognize,  analyze,  and  evalu- 
ate the  institutions  and  social  structures 
that  men  have  created." 
American  Civilization  (26) 
Economics  (76) 
History  (56) 
Philosophy  (17) 
Political  Economy  (20) 
Political  Science  (51) 
Psychology  (42) 
Religion  (6) 
Sociology  (5) 

It  is  almost  a  custom  is  some  quarters 
to  rag  ( I  confess )  on  Econom ics  and  Poll . 
Scl.  majors.  Corporate  America  has 
found  a  small  well-spring  at  Williams. 
Those  interested  enough  or  prag- 
matic enough  to  study  in  Division  II  may 
get  rich,  it  is  true.  But  that  is  not  to  dis- 
count everything  the  social  sciences 
stand  for  with  a  blast  of  cynicism.  The 
second  division  is  sturdy  middle  ground, 
the  healthy  resting  place  of  the  majority 
of  each  graduating  class.  Economics, 
History  and  Poll.  Scl.  are  veritable 
power  houses  at  Williams  on  the  road  to 
law  school,  business  school,  or  acade- 
mla.  Non-major  programs  such  as 
anthropology  and  environmental  studies 
allow  students  the  breadth  of  academic 
concentration  hardly  available  in  Div- 
ision I  or  III.  Okay,  so  Citibank  and  the 
Federal  Government  tempt  us.  That  is 
not  to  say  that  social  studies  are  social 
ills. 

Economics  is  the  mainstream  these 
days.  If  you  can  whip  statistics  and  can 
bear  to  suffer  through  a  bit  of  Fortran 
training  you  could  be  set  for  life.  Even 
though  none  of  its  theories  appears  to  be 
absolute,  economics  as  a  science  is  the 


yci^r.fi/vTfcc/^ 


Still  not  sure  what  sociology  really  is)  the 
field  intrigues  those  who  are  interested 
in  structuring  their  own  major  focus.  Six 
courses  are  required  and  the  remaining 
three  electlves  can  be  drawn  from  a  ser- 
ies of  fields.  Mini-programs  in  Afro- 
American  Studies,  Women's  Studies, 
and  American  Civilization  can  bolster  an 
interest  in  the  field  if  one  is  looking  to 
work  outside  of  the  available  curricula. 
Sociology  Is  a  necessarily  amorphous 
discipline  and  not  the  heavy  weight  that 
its  Division  II  fellows  are.  But  it  survives 
just  because  of  its  flexibility  and 
possibility. 

Science  and  Mathematics 
Astrophysics  (3) 
Biology  (42) 
Chemistry  (30) 
Geology  (10) 
Mathematics  (12) 
Physics  (6) 

If  one  has  any  urge  at  all  to  be  a  con- 
noisseur of  the  Williams  spirit,  one  has  to 
love  the  stuff  and  reputation  of  Division 
III .  The  study  of  the  arts  and  social  scien- 
ces is  to  be  expected  as  we  idle  in  the 
beauty  of  the  Berkshires.  Such  intellec- 
tual musings  polish  the  old  ivory  tower. 
But  to  much  through  afternoon  labs  and 
to  haggle  with  our  lone  computer  (which 
is  so  often  "down"  on  the  job)  takes  disci- 
pline and  a  particular  turn  of  mind  that 
places  hard  analysis  (of  something  other 
than  poems  or  sundresses)  well  above 
missing  on  the  personal  priority  list. 
Somehow  Williams  manages  to  snag 
droves  of  science  and  math  majors, 
dragging  them  away  from  the  better 
facilities  of  larger  schools.  Somehow 
Williams  shoves  an  impressive  bunch  of 
graduates  into  and  through  medical 
school  despite  the  obscure  reputation  of 
the  biology  department.  Perhaps  it  is  the 
Bronfman  library  or  the  green,  green 
grass  of  the  science  quad  that  attracts 
them.  But  no  matter.  For  a  small  school, 
Williams  emphasizes  the  pure  sciences 
in  a  big  way. 

The  Chemistry  department    at  Willi- 


ams is  a  veritable  monolith.  Chemistry 
majors  die  a  glorious  death  in  the  bowels 
of  Thompson  Lab  .  .  .  over  and  over 
again.  The  facuhy  and  the  curricula 
have  standing  reputations  of  great 
strength.  A  student  can  concentrate  in 
biochemistry,  organic,  or  physical 
chemistry  within  the  rather  rigid  struc- 
ture of  the  major.  As  the  tough  track  for 
pre-meds.  Chemistry  is  organized 
around  a  stringent  sequence  of  courses. 
The  concepts  of  101-102  (or  the  more 
advanced  103-104)  are  followed  by  the 
Infamous  Organic  Chemistry  course. 
From  this  point  students  are  Invited  to 
choose  a  specialization  sequence.  For  a 
B.A.  in  Chemistry  at  least  eight  courses 
are  required  and  as  many  as  eleven  are 
recommended  for  those  pursuing  gradu- 
ate degrees. 

To  major  in  Geology  at  Williams  is  not 
as  off-track  as  it  sounds.  Besides  a  core 
of  five  required  courses,  students  Invest 
their  time  and  interest  in  one  of  three 
options:  Environmental  Geology,  Marine 
Geology  and  Oceanography,  or  Physical 
Geology.  Combined  with  the  field  trips, 
the  research  of  indep>endent  study  along 
river  banks  or  a  semester  at  Mystic  Sea- 
port, the  curricula  makes  fine  use  of  the 
local  environment.  A  Geology  major 
supplemented  with  background  in 
Environmental  studies.  Chemistry, 
Math  or  Physics  is  fine  preparation  for 
graduate  study.  Alumni  have  had  nota- 
ble success  in  pursuing  their  interests  in 
the  hills  or  by  the  sea. 

"Musical  Majors" 
Of  course,  one  can  choose  not  to  make 
a  choice.  By  default  or  because  of 
chronic  indecision  a  student  could  be 
caught  without  a  field  before  the  end  of 
his  or  her  sophomore  (or  even  junior) 
year.  Well,  the  Indecision  Is  natural  and 
in  fact,  it  can  be  incredibly  useful.  Only 
the  greatest  of  frustrations  could  ever 
get  us  off  of  our  duffs  long  enough  to  con- 
trive something  truly  special  and  worth- 
while. Pick  one,  any  one.  Or  make  up 
your  own.  One  only  needs  a  grain  of  pur- 
pose and  an  Injection  of  inspiration  from 
a  faculty  member  of  two  in  order  to  begin 
constructing  a  contract  major.  Williams 
lays  the  tracks  for  us  very  neatly,  and 
usually,  we  follow  them.  But  there  is  no 
reason  not  to  cut  the  cords.  Double 
majors  (including  the  pairing  of  very 
unlikely  bedfellows),  and  contract 
majors  do  not  abound  at  Williams,  but 
they  do  exist.  To  continue  to  bridge  the 
gap  between  our  educational  intentions 
and  the  actual  outcomes,  we  need  only  to 
do  that  which  they  profess  to  teach  us  to 
do  here:  think.  Even  if  it  is  on  the  lawn  In 
a  bathing  suit  under  the  sun. 

A  look  at 
The  Record— 

Continued  from  Page  2 

Editorials  are  another  matter.  Every 
week  the  editorial  tward  of  the  Record 
comments  on  one  or  two  issues  that 
effect  the  College  community.  These  are 
presented  on  a  take-it-or-leave-lt  basis. 
As  we  cover  the  events  of  the  week  we 
are  in  a  position  to  offer  some  of  our  opin- 
ions which  would  be  inappropriate  in 
any  other  part  of  the  paper.  Editorials 
are,  however,  the  opinions  of  five  stu- 
dents and  should  be  treated  as  such.  We 
hope  they  serve  to  spark  dlscusslpn  of 
issues  we  consider  important. 

Finally,  the  Record  seeks  to  give 
something  to  the  people  who  work  for  it. 
We  give  them  a  chance  to  develop  writ- 
ing and  journalistic  skills  and  a  cha  nee  to 
be  one  of  the  first  to  know  what's  going  on 
on  campus.  This  may  sound  cliched,  but 
we  also  hope  our  reporters  are  motivated 
by  the  desire  to  serve  the  rest  of  the  cam  - 
pus.  This  is  the  essence  of  our  function  as 
a  newspaper:  to  serve  the  student  body. 
We  can  only  serve,  however,  if  we  know 
what  the  students  expect  of  us.  The 
Record  is  always  open  to  suggestions, 
whether  for  publication  or  otherwise. 
Until  then,  we  hope  this  provides  some 
insight  into  what  we  try  to  do  with  the 
Record  each  week. 

-Steve  Willard 


Page  4 


WILLIAMS  RECORD 


April  14,  1981 


Choral  Society  to  perform 


by  Greg  Capaldini 

Tomorrow  Williams  will 
experience  the  largest  musical 
event  of  the  academic  year  as 
the  Choral  Society,  directed  by 
Kenneth  Rol)erts,  presents  The 
Passion  of  Our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ  According  to  Saint  Mat- 
thew, by  Johann  Sebastian 
Bach.  This  performance  brings 
together  a  number  of  separate 
musical  forces.  Including  chil- 
dren's choir,  a  professional 
chamber  orchestra,  six  profes- 
sional vocal  soloists  and  a  dou- 
ble chorus  from  the  Choral 
Society.  This  Inventory  should 
suggest  the  magnitude  of 
Bach's  piece,  easily  one  of  the 
most  powerful  and  dramatic 
oratorios  of  the  Baroque  Era. 

Professor  Roberts  points  out 
that  the  St.  Matthew  Passion  is 
the  last  in  the  Choral  Society's 
series  of  Bach's  major  works, 
which  has  included  the  so-called 
B-IVIinor  Mass,  the  St.  John  Pas- 
sion,  and  the  Christmas 
Oratorio. 

The  director's  choices  for  the 
four  aria  soloists  and  the  por- 
trayers  of  the  Evangelist  and 


Jesus  clearly  reflect  a  concern 
for  excellence.  Soprano  Mary 
Beth  Pell  is  a  meml)er  of  the 
Metropolitan  Opera  National 
Company  and  has  made  several 
appearances  in  Wililamstown 
with  consistent  success.  Coun- 
tertenor Jeffrey  Gall,  husband 
of  Williams  Assistant  Professor 
Karen  Rosenberg,  has  made 
himself  sought  after  as  a  partic- 
ipant in  early-music  programs 
in  Boston.  Tenor  Gary  Glaze 
returns  to  Wililamstown,  bring- 
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Last  Friday  evening's 
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the  Prlmavera  String  Quartet 
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lazoned on  the  posters.  While 
the  vigor  of  the  quartet's  perfor- 
mance and  their  unified  inter- 
pretation almost  made  the 
concert  a  total  success,  a  host  of 
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nlque,  and  a  rather  unimpres- 
sive program  diminished  that 
merit  considerably. 

The  Mendelssohn  Quartet 
which  opened  the  program  Is 
probably  the  worst  of  the  op.  44 
quartets.  The  shame  of  this  per- 
formance was  that  so  much  was 
actually  In  its  proper  place  mus- 
ically. The  interpretation  of  the 
quartet  as  a  whole  could  not 
have  been  better,  but  individual 
sloppiness  marred  the  entire 
work.  Intonation  immediately 
surfaced  as  a  problem  in  the 
opening  bars,  especially  in  the 
arpeggio  motifs  of  the  first  vio- 
lin. Usually  clear  ensemble 
attacks  degenerated  in  the  con- 
trapuntal sections  into  raspy 
noise  which  completely  dis- 
guised the  imitation  among  the 
players.  The  quiet  running  pas- 
sages of  the  first  violin  in  the 
second  movement  were  particu- 
larly painful  over  the  steady 
drone  of  the  other  three  musi- 
cians. Ms.  Caplin's  tone  and 
expression  were  rarely  up  to  the 
demands  of  either  the  Mendels- 


sohn or  Tchaikovsky  pieces, 
and  lacked  the  brilliance  and 
force  to  surface  above  the 
obiigato. 

The  third  movement  of  the 
Mendelssohn,  a  "song  without 
words,"  was  a  case  in  point  as 
the  second  violinist's  counter 
melody  completely  dominated 
the  primary  melodic  line  in  the 
first  violin.  Despite  these  faults, 
however,  the  drive  and  conti- 
nuity of  the  quartet's  Interpre- 
tation did  a  great  deal  to  bring 
the  work  to  life. 

The  second  piece  on  the  pro- 
gram was  probably  the  high- 
light of  the  evening.  In  1930  Ruth 
Crawford  Lleger  became  the 
first  woman  to  win  a  Guggen- 
heim and  she  did  so  in  composi- 
tion. It  is  interesting  to  note  that 
she  employed  certain  tech- 
niques, such  as  the  unconven- 
tional use  of  gllssando  and 
serialization  of  certain  musical 
parameters,  which  did  not  come 
into  widespread  use  until  much 
later.  This  performance  tri- 
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Cap  and  Bells'  production  of 
Neil  Simon's  The  Odd  Couple 
last  weekend  was  a  welcome 
surprise  to  any  theatergoer. 
The  familiar  tale  of  two  unlikely 
roommates  never  falls  to 
please;  a  fine  cast  and  well- 
orchestrated  production  made 
this  a  delightfully  funny  and 
endearing  evening. 

The  play  ran  for  2Vi  hours,  yet 
the  time  flew  by  in  a  delicious 
succession  of  one-liners  and 
physical  gags.  Bill  Hahn  as  the 
fastidiously  emotional  Felix 
and  Kevin  Weist  as  the  careless 
but  caring  Oscar  exchanged 
lines  effortlessly  as  a  fine 
comedy  team,  but  never 
eclipsed  the  strong  supporting 
cast  or  stepped  out  of  their 
setting. 

The  supporting  roles  were 
highlighted  by  Peter  Schapiro's 
whining,  henpecked  Vinnie, 
whose  bright  characterization 
was  matched  only  by  his  bright 
pants,  and  the  sweet,  charm- 
ingly dim  Pigeon  sisters,  played 
with  just  the  right  amount  of 
farcical  exaggeration  by  Dina 
Zeckhausen  and  Susan  Wil- 
liams. 

Director  Julie  Nessen  '82  has 
done  a  marvelous  job  in  only  4 
weeks  of  production.  The  action 
was  tightly  focused;  the  tempo 
never  lagged.  Physical  scenes 
were  beautifully  choreo- 
graphed. With  surprising  grace, 
the  entire  cast  simultaneously 
leaped  on  a  couch  to  save  a 
"dying"  Felix;  later,  even  a 
mere  plate  of  spaghetti  (nay, 
linguini)  became  an  agent  of 
comic  suspense  as  Felix  danced 
it  before  Oscar's  face. 

The  Odd  Couple  was  a 
refreshing  change  from  many 
Williams  productions.  This  was 
a  humanly-scaled  show  with 
Off-Off  Broadway  character. 
The  small  theater  and  stage  in 
the  AMT's  basement  were  as 
friendly  yet  much  more  ade- 
quate than  the  Log's  space; 
they  should  be  used  more  often. 

The  selection  of  a  recent 
American  comedy  was  also 
appealing.  The  audience  can 
easily  identify  with  the  charac- 
ters and  situations,  while  the 
actors  seemed  more  comforta- 
ble with  these  close  to  home 
roles  than  with  British/ Greek/ 
Absurdist  roles  more  preval- 
ent in  Williams  productions. 
The  crowded  houses  at  the  Odd 
Couple  and  other  Cap  and  Bells 
productions  such  as  the  Musical 
Revues  at  the  Log  suggest  that 
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Traums  sing  at  Coffeehouse 


Brothers  Happy  and  Artie  Traum  entertained  a  large  audience  at  last 
week's  Coffee  House. 

ARTS  •  ARTS  •  ARTS 


Spring  Concert 

Robin  Lane  and  the  Chartbus- 
ters  are  scheduled  to  perform  at 
Williams  on  April  30.  Tickets 
will  go  on  sale  for  the  Chapln 
Hall  concert  In  Baxter  Hall  and 
at  area  record  stores  this  week. 

Mid-Tour  at  Claris 

Kenneth  Ledoux  will  discuss 
works  by  Camllle  Plssaro  on 
Wednesday,  April  15  at  12:30 
P.M.  at  the  Clark  Art  Institute. 
The  program  will  be  repeated 
Sunday,  April  19  at  3. 

Blue  Grass  Concert 

The  Student  Activities  Board 
and  the  Williams  Feminist 
Alliance  present  An  Evening  of 
Blue  Grass  Music  with  Hazel 
Dickens  and  the  Johnson  Moun- 
tain Boys,  on  Wednesday,  April 
16  at  the  Brooks-Rogers  Recital 
Hall.  The  concert,  which  Is  free, 
begins  at  8: 00. 

Epiilats  Concert 

The  Williams  Ephlats  will 
hold  their  10th  Annual  Spring 
Jamboree  on  Saturday,  April  18 
In  Jesup  Hall. 

Quartet 

Continued  from  Page  4 
umphed  on  both  scores.  The 
quartet  employed  its  character- 
istic brisk,  strong,  treatment 
with  deep  sensitivity  to  the 
nuances  of  bold  dissonance  and 
melodic  Idea.  The  only  weak 
moment  occurred  In  the 
andante,  as  the  1st  violin 
worked  over  the  chords  articu- 
lated by  the  other  three  musi- 
cians, and  this  flaw  was  due  less 
to  the  performers  than  to  the 
work  Itself. 

The  second  half  of  the  pro- 
gram opened  with  a  weak  work, 
the  last  quartet  that  Tchai- 
kovsky wrote,  op.  30.  Firm 
phrasing  and  a  unified  expres- 
sive feel  were  almost  the  only 
factors  which  sustained  the 
audience  through  this  portion  of 
the  evening,  although  there 
were  some  nice  moments  in  the 
first  and  third  movements. 

Once  again  these  musicians 
breathed  incredible  life  Into  the 
performance,  perhaps  this  time 
with  more  polish. 


Art  Lecture 

Also  on  Wednesday  evening, 
April  16,  Professor  Howard  Hlb- 
bard  of  Columbia  University 
win  speak  on  "Caravagglo's 
Classic  Paintings."  The  lecture 
win  begin  at  8: 00  In  Room  111  of 
the  Thompson  Biology  Lab,  and 
is  free. 


by  Nevin  House 

Three  unique  folk  acts 
sparked  last  Saturday  night's 
Coffeehouse.  John  Segal  '82  led 
off,  keeping  the  large  crowd 
entertained  with  many  original 
tunes  despite  his  lack  of  a  guitar 
string.  A  surprise  guest  appear- 
ance by  Kevin  Hirsh  '82  singing 
Reo  Speedwagon  lyrics  capped 
a  fine  performance. 

Artie  Traum,  a  coffee  house 
favorite  from  New  York  State 
performed  with  his  older 
brother,  Happy,  Instead  of  his 
usual  partner  Pat  Alger.  An 
accomplished  folk  artist  with 
several  albums  of  his  own, 
Happy  gave  the  duo  a  dynamic 
flavor.  The  team  alternated  on 
the  lead,  presenting  the  best  of 
their  individual  compositions. 
Happy's  earrings  and  Artie's 
football  jersey  marked 
MANIAC  added  some  spice  to 
the  performance. 

Although  breaks  during  the 
middle  of  a  coffee  house  have 
traditionally  been  a  dangerous 
practice,  due  to  the  fickle 
nature  of  Williams  students, 
Saturday  night's   Intermission 


Choral  Society- 


Continued  from  Page  4 
ing  to  bear  his  International 
opera  experience  as  he  did  In 
the  St.  John.  New  York  City 
Opera's  Bass  Baritone  John 
Ostendorf  completes  this  expe- 
rienced and  highly  acclaimed 
quartet  of  artists.  Tenor  Robert 
White,  playing  the  Evangelist, 
has  produced  award-winning 
recordings  in  recent  years  and 
has  appeared  in  the  White 
House  and  on  the  BBC. 

Accompanying  all  of  the  sin- 
gers is  the  Festival  Orchestra  of 
Boston. 


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half  is  shorter,  but  that  both 
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April  14,  1981 


Chandler  named 
ALCUM  head 

by  Greg  Pliska 

College  President  John 
Chandler  has  been  named 
Chairman  of  the  Board  of  the 
Association  of  Independent  Col- 
leges and  Universities  of  Mas- 
sachusetts (AICUM)  replacing 
present  chairman  President 
Kenneth  Ryder  of  Northeastern 
University.  Now  Vice-Chair- 
man,  Chandler  was  officially 
elected  on  May  7  and  will  take 
office  on  July  1. 

According  to  Chandler, 
AICUM  "represents  the  inter- 
ests of  independent  colleges  in 
state  and  federal  governments  . 
.  .  It  is  basically  a  lobbying 
organization  that  influences 
legislation  and  public  policy 
decisions  in  Massachusetts." 

Presently,  AICUM  is  acting  to 
prevent  "the  end  of  the  tax- 
exempt  status  of  the  real  prop- 
erty of  colleges  and  universities 
,"  explained  Chandler.  "While 
the  taxation  of  buildings  and 
land  is  prevented  by  the  state 
government,  enabling  legisla- 
tion is  under  consideration  to 
pass  the  power  to  tax  to  towns 
and  cities  in  the  wake  of  Proposi- 
tion 214."  Chandler's  primary 
duty  will  be  "to  organize  groups 

AICUM  is  composed  of  the 
presidents  of  all  independent 
colleges  and  universities  in 
Massachusetts,  who  work  with 
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staff  at  the  Congressional  House 
in  Boston.  On  a  federal  level 
AICUM  works  through  the 
National  Association  of  Inde- 
pendent Colleges  and  Universi- 
ties (NAICU). 

Inclusion  — 

Continued  from  Page  1 

Which  beds  are  empty  Is  not 
known  until  classes  begin  in  the 
fall  since  many  students  decide 
not  to  return  here  over  the 
summer.  She  called  housing 
assignments  a  "balancing  act. 
Our  work  is  based  on 
probabilities." 

Each  house  is  overbooked 
slightly  to  compensate  for  an 
estimated  number  of  non- 
returnees.  Dodd  House  has  been 
assigned  8  extra  people,  which 
Tom  Casey  '82,  President  of 
Dodd,.  described  as  "a  couple 
more"  than  usual. 

At  a  house  meeting  last  week, 
Casey  announced  that  some  stu- 
dents may  have  to  live  else- 
where next  year  if  the  estimated 
number  of  students  fail  to  leave 
the  College.  He  expects  that  all 
students  will  be  accommodated 
"eventually,  with  maybe  one, 
two,  or  three  exceptions." 

McNally  believes  that  there  is 
"no  reason  for  anyone  tobe con- 
cerned". She  commented,  "In 
every  house,  there  will  be  some 
people  who  will  go  on  a  waiting 
list."  She  added  that  there  is 
"no  expectation  of  any 
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As  I  waited  for  the  cavalry  to 
come,  the  bad  guys  closed  in. 
They  huddled  in  the  lobby  out- 
side the  studio,  reaching  a  total 
of  15  or  20.  And  then  they  struck. 
Two  guys  from  Fayerweather 
(Is  that  still  considered  on  cam- 
pus living?)  decided  to  take  the 
law  into  their  own  hands  and  tie 
me  up  mid-sentence.  It's  almost 
astounding— but  for  seven 
minutes  listeners  heard  a  strug- 
gle, completely  dead  air  as  I 
was  carried  off,  and  my  hysteri- 
cal screams  and  yells  as  I  got 
away,  and  no  one  called  to  see  if 
something  was  wrong.  In  fact, 
many  said  the  following  day 
that  I  might  continue  that  for- 
mat in  the  future. 

To  make  a  painful  story  short, 
I  was  dragged  up  the  stairs  by 
the  hair  by  the  two  Intellectual 
giants  who  kept  wondering,  "Do 
you  think  we're  hurting  the 
guy?"  After  passing  our  twice 
and  attempting  to  keep  bleeding 
to  a  minimum,  I  was  taken  into 
the  Baxter  Lounge  and  two 
houses  quickly  got  credit  for 
me.  In  their  instructions,  the 
organizers  really  helped.  They 
continually  shouted  to  the  com- 
petitors, "You  only  got  credit  if 
his  legs  are  tied,"  and  other  cute 
phrases  like,  "If  he  can  breathe, 
the  gag  isn't  in  far  enough". 

After  two  groups  got  me,  I 
was  able  to  return  to  the  station 
and  finish  my  show.  By  7: 00  the 
reinforcements  still  hadn't 
shown  up,  and  my  best  guess 
was  that  they  weren't  going  to.  I 
tried  to  go  upstairs  and  make  a 
break  for  it,  but  to  no  avail.  I 
covered  the  50  yard  distance 
from  Baxter  to  Sawyer  in  a 
World  Record  35.3  seconds, 
where  six  Sage  C-men  caught  up 
with  me  and  threatened  to 
remove  various  vital  portions  of 
my  anatomy  If  I  didn't  return  to 
Baxter  with  them.  As  one 
explained,  "You're  worth  750 
points,  that's  equal  to  Mrs. 
Lauren  Stevens,  a  rejection  let- 
ter from  Harvard,  and  the 
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Somehow  I  felt  worthwhile.  But 
that  subsided  as  they  tied  me  up 
three  more  times. 

After  five  tie-ups  and  gags, 
and  with  at  least  five  more 
entries  looking  to  get  me,  the  re- 
inforcements finally  showed  up. 
Henderson  and  Carlson  were 
ready  to  battle.  Longo  had  a 
bayonnet  at  least  a  foot  long. 
Morrison  brought  a  getaway 
car.  I  knew  I  was  golden.  I  made 
a  rush  for  the  car  to  the  cries  of 
"There  he  is,  Epstein,  let's  get 
him.  750  points.  Kill  him."  The 
dramatic  aspect  of  my  person- 
ality craved  to  shout  out  a  Cag- 
neyesque  "You'll  never  take  me 
alive",  but  knowing  these  fresh- 
man minds,  I  knew  they'd  settle 
for  the  only  other  alternative. 

Morrison  sped  me  across  the 
state  line  to  Vermont  and  free- 
dom, and  I  even  got  a  chance  to 
return  later  in  the  evening  and 
keep  the  rest  of  my  attackers  at 
bay.  As  we  travelled  off  our  only 


bewilderment  was  about  my 
original  captors  from  Fayer- 
weather. We  couldn't  under- 
stand why  they  didn't  kidnap 
me  and  keep  me  from  the  other 
teams.  Well,  It  was  lucky  they 
didn't  think  of  It.  At  least  I  had 
my  freedom. 

But  even  the  secluded  free- 
dom Itself  hurt.  For  as  a  fugitive 
from  bondage  the  freshman  had 
succeeded  In  hurting  me  In  the 
worst  place  possible.  They  knew 
that  I  knew  there  was  a  strip 
tease  contest  at  10:00.  Staying 
away  would  be  murder.  They 
played  with  my  mind  and  won. 

Mrs.  Crapchuk  was  right. 
Maybe  not  for  marrying  a  guy 
named  Crapchuk,  but  definitely 
for  telling  my  mom  I'd  never  be 
ignored.  But  next  time  you  see 
me  walking  down  Spring  Street, 
do  me  a  favor  and  Ignore  me 
completely.  I  think  It's  time,  for 
my  own  hea  1th ,  to  develop  a  new 
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April  14,  1981 


WILLIAMS  RECORD 


Page  7 


Coach  Marcus  considers 
Washington  trip  successful 


by  Martha  Piatt 

It  is  not  too  surprising  that 
Spring  comes  earlier  to  the 
Washington,  D.C.  area  than  It 
does  to  WllUamstown.  While 
Plttsfleld's  Lake  Onota  lies  half- 
frozen  In  Its  typically  wintry 
state,  the  Potomac  River  flows 
gracefully  out  to  the  Atlantic. 
The  women's  crew  teams  put  in 
a  great  deal  of  mileage  on  this 
river  as  they  train  during 
Spring  break;  coursing  along  Its 
banks  they  pass  the  various 
monuments  of  our  nation's 
capltol  and  wind  up  at  Dulles 
Airport. 

Head  coach  George  Marcus 
recently  commented  on  the  suc- 
cess of  this  year's  spring  vaca- 
tion foray,  saying  that  the 
excellent  weather  had  contrib- 
uted a  great  deal  towards  estab- 
lishing a  feeling  of  continuity 
from  one  workout  to  the  next. 
There  were  two  sessions  each 
day,  and  not  one  had  to  be  can- 
celled due  to  weather  or  injur- 
ies. "There  was  a  bit  of  a  snow 
storm  our  first  time  out,"  Mar- 
cus commented,  "but  after  that 


it  was  clear  sailing." 

As  the  team  progressed 
athletically,  attitudes  were  also 
Improving;  Marcus  believes 
that  this  is  the  hardest  a  crew 
has  ever  worked  over  the  winter 
and  as  a  result,  they  are  feeling 
enthusiastic  about  the  coming 
season. 

Unfortunately,  the  crews 
experienced  something  of  a  set- 
back this  past  weekend  when 
they  took  on  Connecticut  Col- 
lege and  Boston  University  In 
Worcester.  The  varsity  boat 
consisting  of  senior  captains 
Carolyn  Matthews  and  Cindy 
Drlnkwater,  senors  Suzy  Gil- 
more  and  Karen  Jones,  and  jun- 
iors Kaja  Kool,  Kathy  Cross, 
Sue  Smith,  and  Janet  Harmon 
and  ably  coxed  by  sophomore 
Meredith  McGlll,  was  severely 
hampered  by  equipment  trou- 
ble when  the  rigging  was  malad- 
justed in  such  a  way  that  the 
rowers  found  themselves  lack- 
ing proper  leverage  on  their 
oars.  As  a  result,  the  team  fell 
behind  even  at  the  start  and  was 
unable  to  ever  get  that  water 


back.  This  led  to  a  Williams  loss 
as  Connecticut  College  finished 
one  length  up  and  B.U.  finished 
yet  another  2>4  lengths  ahead. 

The  Junior  varsity  fared 
somewhat  better  at  Worcester, 
finishing  one  length  behind  B.U. 
and  one  length  ahead  of  Connec- 
ticut. Marcus  believes  that 
though  the  race  they  rowed  was 
a  good  one,  they  weren't  quite 
aggressive  enough.  This  may  be 
due  In  part  to  the  incredibly  bad 
weather  that  plagued  this  past 
week's  practice  sessions.  Rain, 
lightning,  hail,  20  mph  winds, 
and  high  waves  prevented  all 
the  squads  from  doing  any 
effective  speed  work  what- 
soever. As  a  result,  the  J. v. 
rowed  at  a  lower  strokes-per- 
minute  rating  than  anticipated 
and  got  off  to  a  slow  start. 

Both  Coach  Marcus  and  new- 
comer Novice  coach  Dan  Coho- 
lan  are  anticipating  successful 
outings  in  the  weeks  ahead, 
especially  as  they  look  for  a  Lit- 
tle Three  crown  next  weekend 
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The  Williams  College  men's 
swim  team  finished  a  strong 
third  in  the  NCAA  Div.  Ill 
National  Championships  held 
the  weekend  of  March  21-22  in 
Oberlln,  Ohio.  Perennial  power 
Kenyon  was  first  with  319 
points,  Johns  Hopkins  second 
with  272,  and  Williams,  which 
recently  retained  their  New 
England  title,  third  with  175 
points. 

The  outcome  for  Williams, 
one  notch  up  from  their  1980 
fourth  place,  was  a  result  of  out- 
standing showings  from  individ- 
uals and  team  relays,  swims 
that  saw  six  school  records  fall. 
Freshman  Rob  Sommer  led  the 
assault  on  the  record  books  as 
he  placed  fourth  in  the  200  indi- 
vidual medley  with  a  1:56.2, 
breaking  the  school  record  he 
set  at  the  New  Englands.  The 
next  night,  Friday,  he  took  a 
second  in  the  100  backstroke, 
apparently  saving  his  best  for 
Saturday  night  when  he  became 
the  second  national  champ  ever 
from  Williams  by  winning  the 
200  yard  back  In  1:54.7,  again 
breaking  his  own  record. 

Thursday  night  brought  both 
good  news  and  bad  news  for  Jun- 
ior sprinter  Mike  Regan.  The 
good  news  was  that  his  50  free 
sprint  broke  the  school  and 
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best  time  in  two  years,  a  46.9 
The  800  free  relay  squad  of 
Regan,  Sommer,  Aronson  and 
senior  Keith  Berryhlll  went 
below  the  7  minute  mark  for  the 
first  time,  taking  second  place 
with  a  time  of  6: 55.42— a  full  six 


seconds  under  their  winning 
time  at  the  N.E.  meet.  The  400 
yard  medley  relay,  made  up  of 
Sommer,  Dave  Rowley,  Frank 
Fritz  and  Regan  also  broke  a 
school  record,  chopping  7 
seconds  off  the  team's  time  at 
the  New  Englands  to  finish  in 
third  with  a  time  of  3: 31.78. 


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WILLIAMS  RECORD 


April  14,  1981 


Laxmen  trounce  UConn 
by  13-3  score  in  opener 


Ted  Cyplot  '81  barrels  through  Albany  Law  opponents  on  way  to  scoring  a 
try  In  Eph  victory. 

Rugby  has  big  weekend 


by  Dave  Weaver 

After  a  scant  two  days  of  full 
practice,  the  Williams  Rugby 
Football  Club  opened  their  sea- 
son with  a  fine  performance  this 
weekend.  In  tiie  opener  on  Sat- 
urday, the  Club  got  the  kinks  out 
of  their  system,  defeating 
Albany  Law  RFC  4-0.  The  con- 
test was  characterized  by  hard 
hitting  and  excellent  scrum- 
work.  The  WRFC  dominated  the 
game  but  were  unable  to  put  too 
many  points  on  the  board.  The 
one  try  was  scored  by  Ted 
Cypiot  '81  and  proved  to  be  the 
winning  margin.  The  B-side 
game  was  tough  as  always,  and 
the  tenacious  Williams  ruggers 
thrashed  the  would-be  lawyers 
7-0.  Jeff  Hilger  knocked  in  a  47- 
yard  field  goal  and  joining  him 
in  his  scoring  efforts  was  Rich 
Goldhammer  '82,  who  put  over 
the  only  try  of  that  game. 

On  Sunday,  the  WRFC  played 
their  opening  game  in  the  pres- 
tigious   New    England    Rugby 


Tournament,  defeating  a  very 
aggressive  U  of  Vermont  squad 
20-3.  The  game  started  slowly 
for  the  WRFC  but  they  soon 
picked  up  momentum  as 
"Yoshi"  Belash  '81  slipped  in 
for  a  try.  Minutes  later,  Jack 
Clary  '81  powered  over  for 
another  score  following  flaw- 
less line-work,  and  the  Rugby 
machine  was  rolling.  Becoming 
more  smooth  as  the  afternoon 
wore  on,  the  line  began  to  exe- 
cute very  well,  moving  the  ball 
down  the  field  with  authority. 
Dave  Weyerhauser's  booming 
foot  opened  the  scoring  in  the 
second  half,  and  the  day  was 
capped  perfectly  when  Joe 
Carey  '83  dove  in  for  the  final 
score  after  the  entire  scrum 
totally  destroyed  any  semb- 
lance of  resistance  in  the  oppos- 
ing side. 

Next  weekend  the  WRFC 
takes  on  Chelsea  College  of 
Great  Britain,  who  are  touring 
the  U.S. 


Purple  Valley  race 
won  in  record  time 


by  Pat  Dobson 

Over  170  runners  participated 
in  the  running  of  the  4th  annual 
10  mile  Purple  Valley  Classic 
this  Sunday.  The  runners  left 
Weston  Field  on  an  overcast  but 
otherwise  ideal  day. 

Howard  Herrington,  a  newco- 
mer to  the  race  from  Cam- 
bridge, N.Y.,  led  the  competitors 
to  the  finish  with  a  course 
record  of  53: 33.  Steve  Bugbee  of 
the  Western  Mass.  R.R.C.,  Sean 
Kelly  of  the  Pioneer  Club,  and 
Cam  Virrill  '81  and  Pete  Far- 
well  of  the  WRRC  rounded  out 
the  top  five  finishers. 

Caryl  Andrew,  Sue  Merchant 
'82,  and  Linda  Tanner  placed  in 
the  top  three  spots  of  the 
Women's    open,    while    Larry 


Jowett  and  Susan  Herrington 
won  their  respective  master's 
categories.  The  under-18  age 
groups  were  headed  by  Adam 
Filson  and  Eileen  Furey. 

Other  Williams  runners  win- 
ning prizes  were  Professor  Bob 
Schneider  and  students  Dan 
Freisen  '81  and  Betsy  Kepes  '82. 
Special  awards  were  made  to 
Matt  Kennedy  '84,  Sherri  Nel- 
son '81,  and  Lisa  Eilers  '83  for 
finishing  in  the  glow  of  the  late 
afternoon  sun. 

The  Roadrunners  extend 
their  thanks  to  the  runners, 
workers,  and  especially  to  the 
local  merchants  who  donated 
many  of  the  awards,  for  making 
this  event  a  success. 


by  Dan  Keating 

Williams  College  flew  to  an  8-0 
lead  and  never  let  up  to  trounce 
the  University  of  Connecticut 
13-3  in  Williams'  season  opener 
Saturday  afternoon.  Junior  Tad 
Chase  led  the  Eph  offense  with 
five  goals  and  two  assists  as  the 
Purple  ruled  the  entire  contest 
on  their  home  field.  Head  Coach 
Renzi  Lamb  attributed  the  vic- 
tory to  outstanding  hustle  on  the 
part  of  every  player  on  the  Willi- 
ams squad. 

Senior  Brian  "Bear"  Bene- 
dict opened  the  scoring  for  the 
winners  with  his  first  of  three 
goals,  four  minutes  and  fifty- 
four  seconds  into  the  game. 
Benedict  added  two  assists  and 
a  strong  game  at  midfield  for 
the  Ephmen.  The  skillful  mid- 
field  game  played  by  Benedict, 
senior  Peter  Barbaresi,  and 
freshman  Keith  Haynes  kept 
the  ball  around  the  Husky  goal 
most  of  the  game. 

The  Purple  defense,  spear- 
headed by  senior  Captain  Peter 
Santry,  junior  Joe  Ross  and 
senior  'Tony  Passannante, 
denied  the  UConn  offense  a 
chance  to  make  up  the  deficit. 
Senior  goalie  Bill  Childs  played 
very  well  in  the  net,  turning 
away  virtually  all  scoring  bids. 

Coach  Lamb  credits  the 
team's  great  hustle  to  excellent 
conditioning  is  a  result  of  ardu- 
ous   training  under  Assistant 


Coach  Mike  Russo.  Lamb  cited 
the  game  as  the  first  in  several 
years  that  every  player  has 
hustled  all  games.  Adding  the 
remaining  goals  for  Williams 
were  senior  Robbie  Manning 
and  junior  Kennon  Miller  with 
two  goals  apiece,  and  Barbaresi 
with  one  score. 


Williams'  record  is  now  1-0. 
The  team  finished  its  Florida 
trip  with  a  2-2  record,  winning 
over  Ohio  State  and  M.LT.  The 
Purple  face  two  very  tough 
opponents  in  their  next  two 
games;  they  play  Yale  and 
UMass  both  at  home  on  Cole 
Field. 


Oarsmen  beat  two  foes 


The  Williams  College  Men's 
Crews  traveled  to  Lake  Quinsi- 
gamond  in  Worcester,  Mass. 
this  weekend  to  face  W.P.L  and 
Connecticut  College  in  Varsity, 
J.V.  and  Frosh  competition. 
Although  LakeQuinsigamondis 
notorious  for  its  "wind-tunnel" 
characteristics,  the  weather 
was  superb  for  the  races,  with 
only  a  slight  headwind  prevail- 
ing. The  Varsity  Heavyweight 
Eight  cruised  to  an  easy  victory 
over  WPL  with  a  comfortable  15 
second  margin  at  the  finish, 
turning  in  a  time  of  6:47.  The 
Ephs  were  never  seriously  chal- 
lenged in  the  race,  opening  up  a 
3  seat  lead  after  the  first  twenty 
strokes.  Senior  stroke  Cabby 
Tennis  kept  the  Ephs  at  a  31 
stroke  per  minute  cadence  for 
the  body  of  the  race,  with  Senior 
coxswain  Laura  Yordy  calling 
for  a  33  in  the  last  few  hundred 
meters.  Head  Coach  John  Pei- 
nert  was  pleased  with  the  over- 
all performance  of  the  Eph's  in 


Track  strong  in  opener 


The  Williams  College  men's 
track  team  opened  its  outdoor 
season  Saturday  by  placing  a 
strong  second  out  of  five  teams 
at  Westfield  State  College.  Final 
team  scores  were  Westfield  115, 
Williams  98,  Tufts  54,  Bryant  29 
and  Salem  State  11. 

Top  individual  performers  for 
the  Ephmen  included  senior 
Scott  Mayfield,  who  soared  15' 
for  a  new  school  record  and  first 
place  in  the  pole  vault.  Tomas 
Alejandro  and  Jeff  Poggi  were 
also  standouts,  each  winning 
two  events  on  the  track.  Alejan- 
dro swept  the  100m  and  200m 
with  fine  times  of  10.8  and  21.5, 
respectively.  His  200  time  quali- 
fied him  for  the  Division  111 
Nationals  to  be  held  at  the  end  of 
May.  Poggi  dominated  the  hur- 
dle events,  winning  the  110  highs 
in  15.7  and  the  400m  IMs  in  55.8. 

Other  winners  for  Williams 
were  Calvin  Schnure,  who  took 
the  800m  in  154.8,  Ted  Congdon, 
who  won  the  5000m  in  15: 09  and 
was  followed  by  teammates 
John  Nelson  and  Lyman  Casey, 
and  Bill  Alexander,  who  flew 
5.98m  to  win  the  longjump. 
Alexander  was  followed  by 
teammate  Russell  Howard  in 
second  at  5.89m. 

Coach  Dick  Farley  com- 
mented: "We're  in  better  condi- 
tion than  I  expected,  and  we'll 


be  bringing  down  some  times 
and  moving  up  some  distances 
in  a  hurry  in  the  next  few  weeks. 
I  think  we'll  have  a  pretty  good 
season." 

The  Eph  trackmen  have  a 
week  of  training  to  improve 
their  conditioning  before  travel- 
ing to  the  University  of  Massa- 
chusetts on  Saturday  for  the 
NESCAC  meet. 


the  race,  although  he  would 
liked  to  have  seen  a  larger  mar- 
gin of  victory. 

The  Williams  J.V.  Eight 
rowed  well,  but  was  unable  to 
overcome  WPI's  J.V.  in  that 
particular  event.  WPI  opened 
up  a  length  lead  by  750  meters, 
which  proved  to  be  the  final  dif- 
ference in  2000  meters.  Senior 
stroke  Woody  Seal  led  the  Eph's 
at  31  s.p.m.  for  the  body  of  the 
race,  sprinting  at  35  for  the  last 
300  meters. 

The  Williams  Frosh  con- 
tinued to  demonstrate  their 
potential  to  be  a  fast  Freshman 
boat,  by  beating  WPI  and  Conn. 
College.  WPI  was  never  really 
in  the  race,  but  Conn.  College 
proved  to  be  a  nuisance  until  the 
last  500  meters,  when  stroke 
Dan  Finneran  took  up  the  rating 
to  pull  the  Ephs  out  to  a  length 
lead  at  the  finish.  The  Frosh 
beat  Drexel  and  Viilanova  last 
week  in  Philadelphia. 

The  Varsity  Lightweight 
Four,  coming  off  an  impressive 
victory  against  Drexel  one  week 
before  in  Philadelphia,  lost  to 
Conn.  College's  Heavyweight 
Four  in  the  final  race  of  the  day. 
The  Eph's  rowed  well,  but  were 
handicapped  by  the  size  advan- 
tage of  Conn.  College. 

Next  Week,  the  Ephs  travel  to 
Middletown,  CT  to  face  Little 
Three  rivals  Wesleyan  and 
Amherst. 


Baseball  drops  two 


The  baseballers  fell  twice  this 
weekend  in  a  doubleheader 
against  Tufts.  The  Ephs 
dropped   to  a  regular  season 


record  of  0-3,  after  a  successful 
southern  swing  in  Florida.  The 
Eph  9  tries  for  a  home  victory 
Thursday  at  3: 00  when  they  host 
Northeastern. 


Women's  lax  edged  by  Wesleyan 


by  Mary  Kate  Shea 

The  Williams  College  and 
Wesleyan  University  women's 
lacrosse  teams  battled  to  a  4-4 
tie  in  the  first  half  of  their  Little 
Three  contest  Sat.  afternoon, 
but  the  Cardinals  outscored  the 
Ephs  by  a  7-6  margin  in  the 
second  period  to  edge  the  vis- 
itors by  an  11-10  score.  Williams 
Is  now  1-1  on  the  season  while 
Wesleyan  is  2-1-1. 

Junior  Beth  Connolly  scored 
three    of   her    team-high   five 


goals  in  the  opening  stanza  to 
keep  Williams  in  the  game.  The 
Ephs  opened  the  scoring  less 
than  two  minutes  into  the 
period,  then  thy  hosts  responsed 
with  two  goals.  Williams  tied 
the  game  at  2-2  on  a  score  by 
sophomore  Jenny  O'Brien  with 
18: 58  left  in  the  half.  Wesleyan 
then  took  a  two-goal  lead,  but 
Williams  fought  back  with  con- 
secutive goals  by  Connolly  in 
the  last  three  minutes  of  the 
stanza. 

In  the  second  half  Wesleyan's 
Beth  Martin  did  most  of  the 


damage,  scoring  five  of  her 
teams  seven  goals  in  that 
period;  Martin  led  all  scorers 
with  seven  goals  in  the  game. 
Two  goals  by  Connolly  and  solo 
tallies  by  O'Brien,  senior  Deb- 
bie Hurtt,  sophomore  Bea 
Fuller  and  co-captain  Sarah 
Foster  kept  the  Ephs  in  the 
game  throughout  the  period,  but 
the  Cardinals  strong  passing 
attack  and  a  tremendous  indi- 
vidual effort  by  goalie  Terry 
Cowdrey  with  18  saves  pre- 
vented Williams  from  taking 
the  lead  at  any  point  in  the  half. 


Freshman  Tracy  Quillen  exudes  determination  against  Wesleyan. 


Wesleyan  held  a  three-goal 
lead  at  two  points  In  the  period, 
9-6  just  five  minutes  into  the  half 
and  11-8  with  six  minutes  left  in 
the  game.  Connolly  and  Foster 
scored  at  5: 05  and  3: 04  respec- 
tively to  pull  Williams  within 
one  at  11-10  but  the  Cardinals 
were  able  to  keep  the  Ephs  from 


tieing  the  contest  in  the  closing 
minutes. 

Earlier  in  the  week  the 
women's  varsity  and  junior  var- 
sity lacrosse  teams  opened  their 
1981  season  with  a  double  win  on 
the  road.  The  varsity  edged  Mt. 
Holyoke  11-10  while  the  J.V. 
squad  won  by  a  13-9  margin. 


The  Will^ms  Record 


VOL   94,  NO    23 


USPA  684-680 


WILLIAMS 


COLLEGE 


APRIL  21,  1981 


Gifford  Committee 
moves  to  cut  dining 


by  Greg  Pliska 

The  Committee  on  Student 
Residential  Life  recommended 
that  the  College  close  row 
house  dining  halls  at  end  of  this 
semester,  retaining  the  dining 
spaces  as  study  and  commons 
rooms;  that  the  Administration 
address  the  perceived  needs  of 
minorities  within  houses  and 
Inadequacies  of  house  govern- 
ments; that  board  options  be 
increased;  and  that  faculty- 
student  relations  be  improved, 
in  its  preliminary  report  to  the 
President  released  yesterday. 

The  committee  has  been 
deliberating  since  the  fall  of 
1980  In  response  to  President 
John  Chandler's  charge  to 
examine  "some  developments 
of  recent  years  which  indicate 
that  the  residential  system  does 
not  function  as  well  as  it  once 
did,"  according  to  the  report. 

Finding  inequities  in  house 
finance  distribution  and  alloca- 
tion, overburdened  house  offic- 
ers and  a  decline  in  faculty 
participation  in  residential  life, 
the  committee  recommended 
that  the  present  houses  be 
grouped  into  four  "clusters": 
Mission  Park-Tyler,  Berkshlre- 
Dodd,  Greylock,  and  Main 
Street  Row  Houses— Coopera- 
tive Houses.  Each  of  these  clus- 
ters would  be  overseen  by  "an 
administrative  aide  with  stu- 


dent assistants  .  .(acting)  In 
support  of  the  house  govern- 
ment and  under  the  coordina- 
tion of  the  Dean's  Office,"  said 
the  report. 

The  responsibilities  of  these 
aides  would  be  to  encourage 
student-faculty  interaction  in 
residential  life,  and  to  "oversee 
equitable  distribution  of  the 
monies  allocated  to  each  cluster 
from  the  House  Maintenance 
Tax  and  from  funds  presently 
allocated  through  the  Senior 
Faculty  Associates." 

The  establishment  of  this  last 
is  an  attempt  to  solve  "the 
chronic  question:   how  are  the 

Continued  on  Page  7 


School  Costs  (Tuition,  Room  &  Board) 

%  increase 

School 

'79-'80 

•80-'81 

'81 -'82 

'79-'81 

Williams 

$7,050 

$8,386 

$9,716 

37.8 

Middlebury 

6,900 

7,800 

9,360 

35.7 

Brandeis 

7,255 

8,574 

9,824 

35.4 

Amherst* 

7,150 

8,450 

9,633 

34.7 

Wesleyan 

7,335 

8,525 

9,780 

33.3 

Cornell 

7,556 

8,420 

9,865 

30.6 

Harvard 

8,140 

9,170 

10,540 

29.5 

Columbia* 

7,700 

8,750 

9,900 

28.6 

Princeton 

7,811 

8,760 

9,994 

27.9 

Yale 

8,140 

9,110 

10,340 

27.0 

•1981-82  fig 

jres  are  estimates 

Final  costs  have 

not  been  decided. 

Trustees  hike  tuition,  create  student  loan  program 


by  Steve  Willard 

Highlighting  three  days  of  pri- 
vate meetings  on  campus,  the 
Trustees  announced  Saturday 
that  College  tuition  and  fees  will 
Increase  $1,330  next  year  to 
bring  the  cost  of  a  Williams  edu- 
cation to  $9,716  for  the  1981-82 
academic  year. 

The  bulk  of  the  15.9  percent 
Increase  will  come  in  tuition, 
which  will  increase  by  $1,000  to 
$6,950.  Room  and  telephone  will 
increase  by  $135  to  $1,165,  board 
will  go  to  $1,495  from  last  year's 
$1,300,  and  student  activity  and 
residential  house  fees  will 
remain  constant  at  $106. 


"The  Increase  In  tuition  and 
fees  is  accounted  for  largely  by 
continuing  substantial  jumps  in 
the  cost  of  electricity,  fuel  and 
food,  and  by  our  efforts  to  main- 
tain the  purchasing  power  of 
faculty  and  staff  salaries  in  a 
time  of  intense  inflation," 
according  to  President  John 
Chandler,  who  released  the  tui- 
tion figures  Saturday.  Chandler 
said  that  the  tuition  increase 
would  make  possible  a  14% 
average  increase  in  faculty 
salaries  projected  for  next  year 
and  that  this  increase  would 
"meet  the  institution's  goals  in 
remaining  competitive  in 
faculty  salaries  with  other  com- 
parable institutions."  The 
faculty  are  expected  to  meet 
Wednesday  to  discuss  the 
salary  proposal. 

Chandler  noted  that  the 
Increase  did  not  significantly 
alter  the  ratio  of  tuition  costs  to 
average  disposable  family 
income.  "Tuition  and  fees  at 
Williams  have  remained  con- 
stant for  over  20  years  as  a  pro- 
portion of  disposable  family 
Income,"  said  Chandler,  credit- 
ing the  College's  "extraordi- 
nary record  in  fund  raising  and 
management  of  endowment  and 
operations"  as  factors  in  keep- 
ing costs  low.  Chandler  also 
noted  that  the  tuition  Increase 
would  not  force  the  College  to 
discontinue  its  "aid-blind" 
admissions  program  through 
which  all  applicants  to  Willi- 
ams are  considered  for  admis- 
sion without  regard  to  financial 
situation.  According  to 
Chandler,  very  few  private  col- 


leges are  able  to  maintain  such 
a  policy. 

Chandler  also  said  he  believes 
the  tuition  Increases  will  have  a 
minimal  effect  on  the  number  of 
applicants  for  admission  in  the 
years  to  come.  "I  think  quali- 
fied students  will  continue  to 
value  a  quality  education  and  be 
willing  to  pay  for  it,"  said 
Chandler.  "Williams  will  con- 
tinue to  do  everything  it  can  to 
ensure  that  all  qualified  stu- 
dents, regardless  of  need,  will 
be  able  to  attend  the  College." 

Director  of  Admissions  Phil 
Smith  said  "he  thinks  "we  will  be 
able  to  continue  aid-blind 
admissions  for  the  foreseeable 


future.  Vis-a-vis  what  our  com- 
petition is  doing  with  tuition  I'm 
not  worried  about  admissions. 
Yet  you  always  worry  that 
you'll  price  yourself  out  of  the 
market  for  certain  students," 
he  added.  "Our  average  yearly 
tuition  has  been  roughly  com- 
parable to  the  price  of  a  new 
Ford  or  Chevy  since  the  1930's. 
The  only  problem  Is  that  people 
have  stopped  buying  Fords  and 
Chevy  s." 

In  response  to  "the  uncer- 
tainty surrounding  Federal  stu- 
dent assistance  programs," 
President  Chandler  also 
announced  the  establishment  of 
Continued  on  Page  10 


College  plans  animal  ban 


Carrels  will  replace  these  tables  next  year  following  the  Gilford  Committee 
recommendation  to  close  all  row  house  dining  by  June  of  this  year. 

Students  respond  to  committee  report 


Reaction  to  the  preliminary 
report  of  the  Ad-Hoc  Committee 
on  Student  Residential  Life  was 
swift  and  often  severe  In  criti- 
cism. The  sixteen  page  report 
has  triggered  two  formal  coun- 
terproposals from  students  in 
Fitch-Currier  and  the  College 
Council. 

Though  the  Committee  report 
was  not  officially  released  until 
today,  advance  copies  were  pro- 
vided to  College  Council,  the 
Record,  and  WCFM.  From 
these  copies  Fitch-Currier  resi- 
dents learned  of  the  tentative 
proposals  and  formed  theFltch- 
Currier  House  Ad-Hoc  Commit- 
tee on  Residential  Life.  A  group 


of  approximately  twenty  Fitch- 
Currier  students  released  their 
response  on  Sunday,  taking 
issue  with  Interpretations  of 
house  roles  on  campus  and 
faculty. student  relations. 

"Our  primary  objection  Is  the 
(Gifford  Committee's)  focus  on 
this  group  of  eight  to  twelve  peo- 
ple around  which  the  College's 
social  life  should  revolve,"  said 
Geoff  Mamlet  '83,  a  member  of 
the  Fltch-Currler  committee. 
"Such  a  limited  view  of  social 
lift  is  dangerous  to  the  concept 
of  the  house." 

The  Fitch-Currier  counter- 
report  asserts  that  the  house  is 
the  basic  social  unit  of  the  Col- 
lege. The  house  "promotes  the 


development  of  the  organiza- 
tional and  interi)ersonal  skills 
that  an  individual  must  have  . . . 
to  be  a  successful  leader  In  the 
modern  world." 

As  an  alternative  to  the  con- 
troversial "clustering"  system 
proposed  by  the  Gifford  Com- 
mittee, Fitch-Currier  commit- 
tee members  suggested  a 
redistribution  of  the  House 
Maintenance  Tax  (HMT). 
Under  their  proposal  HMT 
funds  currently  given  to  houses 
would  be  divided  proportionally 
into  two  parts:  one  for  dues- 
paying  house  members  and 
another  for  those  who  do  not  pay 
dues.  The  funds  of  the  non-dues- 

Continuedon  Page  7 


by  Sara  Ferris 

Dean  Oris  Roosenraad 
announced  the  Administration 
may  "remove  all  animals  on 
campus  effective  next  fall"  at 
the  College  Council's  April  15 
meeting. 

Roosenraad  said  the  Adminis- 
tration now  believes  this  is  "the 
right  decision";  he  added  that 
the  decision  is  not  yet  final  and 
that  he  would  "report  back"  to 
President  Chandler  with  Coun- 
cil opinion. 

Roosenrrad  pointed  to  the  dif- 
ficulties in  enforcing  the  cur- 
rent House  mascot  system  as 
the  main  reason  behind  the  pro- 
posed action.  Under  this  sys- 
tem, each  residential  house  is 
permitted  one  dog,  which  is  reg- 
istered with  Security.  However, 
many  persons  keep  dogs  ille- 
gally. Owners  of  unregistered 
dogs  must  pay  a  fine  of  $20  per 
week  until  the  dog  leaves. 

Roosenraad  noted,  "Those 
students  who  can  pay  for  an  ille- 
gal dog  will  do  so  . . .  This  should 
not  be  a  place  where  having  a 
large  amount  of  money  buys 
privilege."  So  far  this  year,  24 
students  hae  refused  to  remove 
their  dogs  and  are  paying  the 
fine,  according  to  Roosenraad. 

Under  Massachusetts  State 
Law  the  College  cannot  confis- 
cate a  dog  "until  two  verifiable 
complaints  that  the  dog  Is  a 
health  hazard  are  made,"  said 
Roosenraad. 

He  also  cited  "spwradic  com- 
plaints" about  dogs  from  towns- 
people and  students  and  the 
"expenses  .  .  .  that  animals  on 
this  campus  Impose  on  all  of 
us."   In  addition,  he  outlined 


instances  of  pet  maltreatment, 
although  "most  pet  owners 
know  how  to  treat  their  pets."  A 
dog  was  left  in  a  room  over 
Spring  Break,  he  explained,  and 
every  summer  "5  or  6"  dogs  are 
abandoned. 

Roosenraad  assured  current 
mascot  owners  that  they  could 
keep  their  dogs  on  campus  until 
they  graduate.  "We'll  establish 
a  'grandfather  clause'  in  any 
outright  banning  of  animals," 
he  remarked. 

Council  members  offered 
alternate  suggestions,  includ- 
ing stricter  enforcement  of  the 
mascot  rule  and  a  one-dog-per- 
housing  category  arrangement. 
Many  members  had  polled  their 
houses  on  the  issue  and  disco- 
vered that  most  students  favor 
the  current  system  as  it  is  or 
with  more  stringent  controls. 
Continued  on  Page  10 


Meal  theft pg  7 

The  Gifford  report....  pg  3 

Garfield  honored pg  4 

Art  complex  delayed... .pg  11 

Setearlcal  notes pg  9 

Admissions pg  io 

Crew  takes 

Liltie  Three pg  12 


Page  2 


WILLIAMS  RECORD 


April  21,  1981 


Qualms  Before  the  Storm 

At  last  the  Report  (in  preliminary  form)  of  the  Ad  Hoc 
Committee  on  Student  Residential  Life  has  been  released. 
Amen. 

The  Committee  has  proposed  to  "cluster"  residential 
houses  in  response  to  perceived  majority /minority  div- 
isions within  the  population  of  campus  houses.  But  just  what 
is  a  minority?  And  where  is  the  proof  of  their  needs?  In 
reading  the  report  and  in  discussions  with  committee 
members,  the  Record  has  only  been  able  to  discern  conflicts 
that  center  around  houje  disagreements  concerning  parie- 
tals.  Giving  the  management  of  House  Maintenance  Tax 
funds  over  to  administrative  aides  is  certainly  not  the  way  to 
satisfy  these  types  of  social  needs.  House  funds  should 
remain  the  jurisdiction  of  students.  Additional  administra- 
tors can  only  reduce  house  autonomy. 

We  understand  the  loss  of  Row  House  Dining,  but  we 
still  find  the  Committee's  reasons  for  its  absolute  elimina- 
tion incomplete.  We  wonder  how  Mr.  Keller  anticipates  a 
$60,000-$100,000  annual  savings  to  the  College  even  though 
labor  costs  and  the  number  of  meals  served  will  not 
decrease  appreciably.  Does  it  really  cost  that  much  to  shut- 
tle food  to  four  kitchens  by  van? 

Regardless  of  our  nostalgic  loss,  we  applaud  the  Com- 
mittee's optional  uses  of  Row  House  Dining  space.  Holding 
seminars  and  study  groups  in  such  imaginative  environs  is  a 
fine  idea. 

Board  options.  We  can  only  say  that  it  is  about  time.  We 
realize  that  Williams  College  is  a  small  school  but  perhaps 
Food  Services  can  be  even  more  flexible  than  the  report 
suggests.  What  are  the  costs  of  expanded  dining  hours?  And 
why  can't  the  seven  meal  plan  be  made  available  to  all 
students,  not  just  those  living  off  campus  or  in  co-op  hous- 
ing? 

It  is  almost  as  if  the  very  premise  of  the  committee 
report  is  encroachment,  implying  that  we,  as  hospitable 
social  beings,  cannot  take  care  of  ourselves.  According  to 
the  report,  students  must  bear  the  burden  necessary  to  cor- 
rect insidious  social  ills  apparent  (to  someone)  on  the  Willi- 
ams College  campus.  The  two-sided  problem  of 
student-faculty  relationships  has  been  fitted  with  a  one- 
sided solution  pressing  upon  the  students  the  necessity  of 
seeking  out  faculty.  It  is,  of  course,  apparent  to  us  that  the 
faculty  should  be  asked  to  become  as  equally  aware  of  the 
students;  we  should  all  make  an  effort  to  forego  shyness  and 
overloaded  schedules. 

The  report  is  brief  and  vague.  The  problems  and  solu- 
tions are  ambiguous  creatures,  and  we  have  been  left  with  a 
few  philosophical  suggestions  toward  the  development  of 
specific  changes.  The  final  decisions  are  in  the  hands  of  the 
administration  after  passing  quickly  by  us  for 
consideration. 

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Letters. 


Discrimination 

To  the  editor: 

We,  the  undersigned,  have  reason  to 
believe  that  Williams  faculty  show  actue 
sexual  discrimination  in  their  general 
appearance  and  movements.  This  dis- 
crimination can  be  most  easily  dis- 
cerned through  careful  examination  of 
faculty  attire  and  mannerisms.  A  recent 
survey  conducted  by  us  reveals  that  over 
98%  of  our  male  professors  regularly 
wear  pants  while  less  than  50%  of  their 
female  counterparts  choose  to  do  so. 
This  data  exhibits  conclusively  that 
female  professors  are  inhibited  by  the 
overwhelming  preponderance  of  the 
male  mystique  at  Williams. 

Another  critical  situation  concerns  the 
relative  state  of  male  and  female  lavato- 
ries. Our  campus  provides  more  stalls 
for  males  than  for  females.  In  addition, 
female  bathrooms  are  often  equipped 
with  unusable  urinals.  The  existence  of 
disparate  facilities  combined  with  an 
omnipresent  symbol  of  male  superiority 
(i.e.  the  urinal)  stigmttizes  even  the 
most  basic  of  human  functions. 

In  response  to  these  pressing  prob- 
lems, we  propose  the  following  solu- 
tions: 1.)  The  faculty  should  be  Issued 
handsome  unisexual  Jump-suits  by  the 
college.  These  outfits  would  eliminate 
the  sexual  connotations  of  dress.  2.)  To 
provide  equality  of  movement,  both 
sexes  should  have  access  to  all  college 
bathrooms. 

These  alterations  would  alleviate  the 
stress  of  sexual  demarcation.  Thus,  the 
faculty  and  facilities  would  serve  as 
examples  for  the  entire  student  body, 
relieving  sexual  tensions.  Hopefully, 
changes  such  as  these  will  make  Willi- 
ams College  a  beacon  in  the  crusade  for 
sexual  equality. 

Name  Witheld  by  request 


Eckankar 


To  the  editor: 

Because  it  has  been  my  privilege  to 
present  the  message  of  ECKANKAR  to 
the  Williams  College  Campus,  I  would 
like  to  Invite  anyone  In  the  Williams  com- 
mmunity  to  attend  the  final  ECKANKAR 
events  in  the  Williams  community  to 
attend  the  final  ECKANKAR  events  of 
this  semester.  Students  from  all  parts  of 
the  globe,  regardless  of  culture  or  herit- 
age have  found  ECKANKAR  to  be  the 
answer  to  many  of  the  questions  which 
have  plagued  mankind  since  time 
immemorial.  The  ECKists  (students  of 
ECK)  have  found  out  for  themselves  the 
answers  to  questions  such  as  "Who  am 
I?",  "Why  am  I  here?"  "Where  am  I 
going?" 

Since  learning  of  ECK  five  years  ago 
while  a  freshman  at  Williams,  I  have  stu- 
died ECKANKAR  alone,  with  my 
friends,  and  with  other  ECKists.  I  spent 
two  years  away  from  school  working  at 
the  ECKANKAR  Spiritual  Training  Cen- 
ter in  Sedona,  Arizona 

Today,  as  a  student  like  you,  ECKAN- 
KAR works  in  my  life  in  surmounting 
seemingly  Insurmountable  harriers  and 
obstacles.  It  has  made  me  a  cheerful, 
happy,  and  satisfied  individual,  able  to 
cope  with  the  daily  problems  which  arise 
In  any  endeavor  by  utilizing  a  positive 
attitude. 

It  is  this  vital  understanding  of  ECK 
which  I  wish  to  share  with  you,  fellow 
students  and  members  of  the  commun- 
ity. EACH  must  see  for  themselves  the 
miracles  which  the  ECK,  commonly 
known  as  spirit,  can  bring  Into  their 
lives.  Yet,  the  study  of  ECKANKAR  is 
not  for  everyone.  It  applies  only  to  those 
who  are  ready  and  waiting,  looking  for 
something  new,  something  different, 
each  day  unfolding  a  little  bit  more. 

Sincerely, 
Ted  AUen  '81 


1981 


I 


April  21,  1981 


WILLIAMS  RECORD 


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Introduction 

The  Committee  on  Student  Residential  Life  has  based 
Its  discussions  on  the  conviction  that  the  primary  func- 
tions of  a  residential  college  are  to  create  and  sustain  a 
residential  ethos  congenial  to  the  formal  educational 
goals  of  the  College  and  to  make  what  Whitehead  called 
"the  solitary  life  of  the  scholar"  more  companionable. 

We  became  convinced  that  over-lapping  groups  of  from 
eight  to  twelve  friends  were  the  basic  social  units  of  the 
College,  essential  to  the  Individual  student's  feeling  of 
being  a  participant  In  and  being  supported  by  the  larger 
units  which  comprise  the  College's  residential  system. 
The  Residential  Houses,  Cooperative  Houses  and  Fresh- 
man Entries  seem,  In  their  varying  ways,  to  provide 
environments  In  which  groups  of  friends  can  form  without 
hardening  Into  cliques.  The  fairly  high  levels  of  applica- 
tion for  transfer  among  the  residential  houses  (approxi- 
mately 230  requests  both  this  year  and  last)  at  first 
Impressed  us  as  evidence  of  Instability  In  the  residential 
house  system.  But  then  we  realized  that  in  the  last  ten 
years  there  has  been  a  dramatic  Increase  In  the  number  of 
students  who  elect  to  take  a  year  off  or  a  year  abroad  or  a 
year  at  another  Institution  In  this  country.  Their  arrivals 
and  departures  have  made  patterns  of  friendship  much 
more  fluid  from  year  to  year  than  they  were  when  the 
residential  house  system  was  established.  Thus  we  finally 
came  to  regard  the  number  of  transfers  as  evidence  both 
of  the  Importance  of  small  groups  of  friends  and  of  the 
flexibility  and  effectiveness  with  which  the  present  resi- 
dential house  system  accommodates  these  groups  as  they 
shift  and  re-form  from  year  to  year.  We  also  came  to  feel 
that  a  working  balance  between  the  flexibility  of  the  pres- 
ent Inter-house  transfer  system  and  the  stability  of  the 
Individual  houses  was  achleveable  and  that  balance  of  a 
dynamic  sort  was  more  Important  than  the  "house  unity" 
so  much  advocated  five  to  ten  years  ago.  Along  with  the 
term  "unity,"  the  term  "diversity"  did  not  loom  as  large 
In  our  discussions  as  It  would  have  ten  to  fifteen  years  ago, 
In  part  Ijecause  the  campus  population  Is  so  much  more 
diverse  now  than  It  then  was  and  In  part  because  diversity 
seems  healthy  enough  at  present  to  survive  without 
further  attempts  to  program  It. 

The  changes  In  dining  patterns  which  have  taken  place 
in  the  last  few  years  (see  Appendix  A )  reflect  not  only  the 
more  flexible  schedules  of  the  major  dining  halls  but  also 
the  day  to  day  Importance  of  friendship  groups  which 
could  take  advantage  of  the  flexible  schedules  to  seek 
their  own  times.  In  effect,  as  one  student  put  It,  there  Is 
"more  personal  space"  In  the  more  flexible  system  and 
thus  more  room  for  friendly  association. 

But,  while  the  residential  house  system  continues  effec- 
tively to  provide  a  companionable  environment  (what  one 
house  president  called  "comfort  and  diversion  In  the  work 
day"),  there  are  some  areas  of  concern. 

House  Government:  the  residential  houses  are  widely 
perceived  on  campus  as  units  which  organize  social  and 
other  special  events  rather  than  as  units  which  In  a 
broader  sense  govern  themselves  f  romday  today  In  order 
to  Insure  a  reasonable  quality  of  life  for  their  members. 
Social  events  have  become  the  primary  preoccupation  of 
house  governments,  and  the  consequent  pressures  on 
house  officers  and  their  time  have  led  many  houses  to 
reduce  the  term  of  office  from  a  whole  to  half  a  year.  The 
result  has  I^een  Increased  discontinuity  on  the  Student 
Housing  Committee  and  In  house  government.  Our  com- 
mittee did  not  regard  the  preoccupation  with  social  and 
other  special  events  as  bad  In  Itself;  Indeed.  In  most  of  the 
residential  houses  social  events  play  a  very  positive  role 
In  the  provision  of  a  companionable  environment.  But  the 
preoccupation  with  social  events  and  the  discontinuity  of 
most  house  governments  have  combined  to  produce  what 
we  perceive  as  uncertainty  about  the  responsibilities  and 
disciplines  of  day-to-day  self-government. 

House  Finances:  each  year  the  College  collects  almost 
$50,000  In  House  Maintenance  Tax  and  distributes  three- 
quarters  of  that  sum  to  the  residential  houses  to  provide  a 
basic  budget  for  house  activities.  That  Is  a  sizeable  sumof 
money,  and,  as  a  committee,  we  could  not  regard  It  as 
entirely  equitable  that  monies  which  the  College  collected 
from  each  student  should  then  be  dispersed  by  what 
amounts  to  simple  malorlty  rule  In  a  residential  houses. 
There  Is  obviously  no  reason  why  simple  majorities  can- 
not tax  themselves  to  support  activities  which  Interest 
them  (as  the  social  dues-paying  members  of  the  houses 
now  do),  but  there  should  be  some  working  distinction 
between  the  majority's  funds  and  the  funds  to  which  the 
College  has  required  everyone  to  contribute. 

Wealsocame  to  feel  that  theoultural  funds  at  the  dispo- 
sal of  the  senior  faculty  associates  had  served  their  func- 
tion and  that  the  once  useful  distinction  between  cultural 
funds  and  entertainment  or  social  funds  had  l)ecome  Invi- 
dious. When  the  Carnegie  Foundation  granted  support  to 
the  residential  house/faculty  associate  experiment  In 
1965,  the  weekly  extracurricular  calendar  of  the  College 


was  fairly  thin,  and  we  all  assumed  then  thai  an  infusion  of 
funds  together  with  the  Initiative  of  the  faculty  associates 
and  the  houses  would  enrich  the  weekly  calendar  of 
events,  and  (hat  proved  to  be  true,  Bui  since  that  lime  the 
Initiative  which  crowds  the  College  Register  has  passed  to 
other  organizations  and  apparently  fruitfully  so,  not  that 
we  believe  (he  houses  and  their  associates  should  cease  to 
take  any  Initiative  but  that  new  initiatives  should  take 
account  of  the  altered  context. 

Minorities  within  the  Houses  (Including  minorities  of 
one  or  two):  the  residential  houses  are  relatively  small 
units  (In  comparison  with  the  Yale  Colleges  or  the  Har- 
vard Houses,  for  example).  All  but  one  of  the  present 
houses  fall  In  the  62  to  96  range.  Such  units  are  too  large  to 
act  with  comfortable  unanimity  and  yet  too  small  to  allow 
the  minorities  within  their  memberships  much  scope  for 
Independent  action,  and  the  minorities  are  usually  too 
fragmented  to  form  and  act  as  Interest  groups  on  their 
own.  Our  concern  for  the  rights  and  privacies  of  minori- 
ties In  the  houses  relates  both  to  our  concern  about  day-to- 
day self-government  In  the  houses  and  to  our  concern 
atx)ut  house  finances.  There  Is  no  very  clear  way  for  activ- 
ities for  minorities  within  a  house  to  be  equitably  sup- 
ported by  house  budgets  established  In  effect  by  simple 
majority  rule,  and  there  Is  the  chronic  question:  how  are 
the  rights  and  privacies  of  minorities  to  be  affirmed  If  the 
minority  does  not  always  share  the  majority's  values 
about  personal  privacy,  peace  and  quiet,  entertainment, 
etc.  Some  of  this  concern  Is  alleviated  by  the  availability 
of  cooperative  and  off-campus  housing.  As  a  committee 
we  are  convinced  that  cooperative  housing  has  added  a 
significant  dimension  of  flexibility  and  choice  to  the  resi- 
dential house  system,  and  we  think  that  opportunities  for 
cooperative  housing  should  continue  to  be  expanded.  But 
we  are  also  convinced  that  the  present  quasi-random  sys- 
tem for  Inclusion  In  the  cooperative  houses  should  be 
retained .  We  would  not  want  to  see  our  concern  for  minori- 
ties In  the  residential  houses  resolved  by  the  proliferation 
of  special  Interest  cooperative  houses  which  would 
Ijehave  more  and  more  as  self-centered  Islands  because 
we  think  that  positive  values  accrue  both  from  the  cooper- 
ative houses  and  from  the  presence  of  minorities  In  the 
residential  houses. 

Freshman  Year:  we  repeatedly  discussed  freshman 
year,  not  with  any  growing  conviction  that  the  present 
arrangements  should  be  significantly  altered  but  with  the 
recurrent  feeling  that  freshmen  should  be  brought  closer 
to  upperclass  residential  life  earlier  In  the  freshman  year. 
This  does  not  necessarily  mean  earlier  Inclusion  but 
development  of  a  pattern  of  occasions  which  would  begin 
to  Introduce  freshmen  and  make  them  more  comfortable 
with  their  upperclass  contemporaries.  Academically, 
freshmen  are  already  being  Included  among  upperclass- 
men. 

Student-Faculty  Relations:  when  the  residential  house 
system  was  first  established,  the  College  was  convinced 
that  more  faculty  participation  In  the  residential  life  of  the 
College  would  result  In  better  student-faculty  relations 
and  in  an  Improved  coordination  of  the  residential  ethos 
with  the  larger  educational  goals  of  the  College.  To  imple- 
ment this  decision  the  College  developed  the  faculty  asso- 
ciate system  and  subsidized  an  open  dining  policy  for 
faculty  In  the  houses.  Houses  were  encouraged  to  Invite 
faculty  to  occasional  lunches  and  guest  meals.  At  first  the 
system  of  faculty  associates  and  open  dining  seemed  to 
work  well,  but  In  the  last  few  years  the  relation  of  the 
faculty  associates  to  many  of  the  houses  has  become  pro 
forma,  and  the  tradition  of  invited  faculty  to  lunches  and 
guest  meals  has  drifted  toward  eclipse. 

There  seems  to  have  been  a  decline  In  both  student  and 
faculty  initiative.  House  officers  once  Initiated  much  of 
the  Involvement  of  the  faculty  associates  In  thellvesof  the 
houses  and  encouraged  house  members  to  Invite  faculty 
to  lunches,  guest  meals  and  other  occasions.  Those  Initia- 
tives are  no  longer  consistently  evident.  Some  students 
say  they  are  reluctant  to  Invite  faculty  to  guest  or  other 
meals  lest  they  appear  to  Ije  currying  favor,  although 
others  dispute  this  reluctance.  Many  students  are  aware 
of  the  pressures  on  faculty  time,  particularly  on  Junior 
faculty  time,  and  are  therefore  reluctant  to  Invade  what 
they  perceive  as  faculty  privacy.  Conversely,  faculty  are 
reluctant  to  Invade  what  they  regard  as  the  privacy  of  the 
residential  houses.  It  Is  also  true  that  at  present  many 
Junior  faculty  members  commute  lo  other  communities 
each  week,  and  many  among  the  junior  faculty  feel  under 
considerable  pressure  to  produce  In  their  own  research  as 
well  as  In  the  classroom  and  are  therefore  uncertain 
whether  they  can  afford  the  time  to  commit  themselves  as 
faculty  associates. 

This  concern  about  the  decline  of  the  faculty  role  In  the 
residential  life  of  the  College  proved  an  especially  lively 
one  to  us  In  view  of  the  report  of  the  Committee  on  the 
Eighties.  That  report  repeatedly  emphasized  the  creative 
contributions  which  good  student-faculty  relations  can 
and  should  make  to  the  residential  ethos  of  the  College. 
But  that  committee's  expectation  that  the  reduction  In 
"student  services"  would  l)e  compensated  by  an  Increase 
In  faculty  participation  In  academic  counselling  and  In  the 
residential  life  of  the  College  comes  at  a  time  when  that 
participation  has  been  In  sharp  decline,  and  we  are  con- 
cerned that  something  more  than  exhortation  Is  needed  if 
the  trend  is  to  be  reversed. 

The  Outside  Environment:  we  are  much  concerned  that 
widespread  anxiety  alMul  the  nation's  economy,  focused 
by  recent  dramatic  rises  In  the  costs  of  tuition,  room,  and 
board,  have  dramatically  Increased  (and  will  continue  to 
Increase)  family  and  other  outside  social  and  psychologi- 
cal pressureson  the  College  and  its  programs.  As  the  costs 
rise,  so  the  pressure  on  Individual  students  to  succeed 


academically  and  to  prepare  tor  a  measure  of  economic 
security  after  graduation  will  rise.  Hiese  anxieties  are  not 
necessarily  conscious,  but  they  are  In  the  air.  and  the 
College  as  academic  and  residential  community  must  be 
ready  to  meet  and  alleviate  an  Increase  of  stress  and 
anxiety  In  the  coming  decade. 
The  Residential  House  System 

The  following  general  proposal  is  not  Intended  as  a  fully 
conceived  and  workable  system  but  as  a  direction  In 
which  the  College  could  move.  The  present  system  of 
residential  houses,  residential  house  governments,  and 
faculty  associates  would  be  retalncHl,  but  in  order  to  speak 
to  the  several  concerns  outlined  above  and  In  order  to 
relieve  what  we  regard  as  excessive  demands  on  the  time 
and  energy  of  house  officers,  the  houses  would  be  grouped 
Into  four  clusters:  Mission  Park-Tyler  (368).  Berkshire- 
Dodd(298).Greylock  (287),  Main  Street  Row  Houses  and 
Cooperative  Houses  (305).  £ach  of  the  clusters  would 
have  an  administrative  aide'  with  student  assistants 
whose  several  responsibilities  In  support  of  the  house 
governments  and  under  the  coordination  of  the  Dean's 
Office  would  Include: 

—to  play  "a  major  facilitating  role  In  encourag 
Ing  the  creative  Interaction  twtween  sludentsand 
faculty  .  .  .Inthe  residential  house  system. "Willi- 
ams In  the  Eighties  (the  report  of  the  Committee 
on  the  Eighties),  p.  40. 

—to  oversee  equitable  distribution  of  the  monies 
allocated  to  each  cluster  from  the  House  Mainte- 
nance Tax  and  from  funds  presently  allocated 
through  the  Senior  Faculty  Associates.  This 
responsibility  would  Include  helping  the  houses  In 
each  cluster  (and  minority  groups  within  or 
among  those  houses)  to  finance  activities  of 
Interest. 

—to  encourage  day-to-day  self-government  and  a 
balanced  emphasis  on  the  quality  of  Mfe  In  the 
residential  houses,  and  to  provide  a  continuity  of 
government  which  the  rapid  succession  of  stu- 
dent generations  makes  it  difficult  for  house 
governments  to  maintain. 

The  main  purpose  of  these  clusters  would  not  be  to  sup- 
plant but  to  reinforce  the  residential  and  cooperative 
houses  and  to  Improve  their  capacity  to  provide  a  congenial 
environment  for  the  friendship  groups  so  essential  to  the 
individual  student's  sense  of  community  wllhln  the  Col- 
lege. We  could  and  should  maintain  the  present  liberal 
transfer  policy  and  the  flexibility  of  student  choice  which 
It  allows.  At  Ihesame  time  the  administrative  presence  of 
the  clusters  should  work  to  improve  the  coherence  and 
continuity  of  the  residential  house  system. 

We  expect  thai  this  proposal,  by  establishing  formal 
responsibility  for  encouraging  "creative  Interaction 
between  students  and  faculty"  will  do  more  than  exhorta- 
tion or  volunteer  Initiative  to  reintroduce  faculty  Into  the 
residential  life  of  the  College  and  to  enrich  the  residential 
system's  contribution  to  the  College's  overall  educational 
goals.  The  hope  Is  that  this  simultaneous  centralizing  of 
the  houses  Into  administrative  clusters  and  the  decentral- 
izing of  administrative  responsibility  would  put  the  Col- 
lege in  a  better  position  to  anticipate  and  alleviate  the 
increasing  sense  of  pressure  and  anxiety  likely  lo  invest 
this  community  In  the  coming  decade. 

If  this  cluster-system  were  to  prove  Inadvisable  or 
unworkable,  we  would  urge  further  exploration  for  other 
means  to  address  theconcernsoutllned  alx)ve  In  the  Intro- 
duction (pp.  3-7)  and  to  find  ways  to  relieve  presently 
overburdened  house  governments  of  the  areas  suggested 
as  the  responsibilities  of  the  administrative  aides  of  the 
several  clusters. 

Specific  Recommendations; 
—that.  In  order  lo  Improve  continuity  In  residen- 
tial house  government  and  on  the  Student  Hous- 
ing Committee,  house  officers  be  elected  to  serve 
an  annual  term— January  through  December,  so 
that  those  who  plan  inclusion  and  make  housing 
and  room-draw  decisions  In  the  spring  can  pre- 
side over  the  Implementation  of  those  plans  and 
decisions  in  the  fall. 

—that    room    draw    procedures    be    carefully 
defined  and  well -publicized  by  each  house  before 
requests  for  transfer  are  due  in  the  Dean's  Office 
and  before  the  process  of  Inclusion  begins. 
Some  Guidelines; 

—In  order  to  Increase  the  number  of  faculty  with 
formal  association  with  the  houses.  It  might  be 
psoslble  for  the  Incoming  group  of  sophomores  In 
each  house  to  ask  a  member  of  the  faculty  to  be  an 
associate  for  the  three  years  during  which  that 
group  will  be  In  residence.  Perhaps  that  faculty 
member  could  become  Senior  Associate  during 
the  period  when  members  of  the  group  would  nor- 
mally serve  as  officers  In  the  house  (during  the 
second  half  of  Junior  year  and  first  half  of  senior 
year). 

-there  could  l>e  a  group  In  each  house  (a  standing 
committee?)  responsible  for  student-faculty 
relations. 

—It  would  be  helpful  If  that  group  or  committee 
could  find  some  way  of  Including  new  members  of 
the  faculty  as  associated  In  order  to  Introduce 
new  faculty  to  the  students  and  to  the  residential 
structure  of  the  College. 

—"guest  meal"  might  very  well  continue  In  Its 
present  tradition  (of  students  Inviting  students 
from  other  houses)  and  be  supplemented  by  other 
evenings  reserved  for  entertaining  faculty. 


—there  could  be  occasional  Joint  meetings  of 
Senior  Faculty  Associates  and  House  Officers 
both  within  each  cluster  and  college  wide  for 
exchange  of  Information  and  Ideas. 
Dining 

Thecommlltee  recommends  that  the  dining  facUltlei In 
Spencer  Brooks.  Garfield-Wood.  Perry,  and  Tyler 
Houses  be  closed  at  the  end  of  ihls  academic  year  ( 1980- 
81)  and  be  consolidated  In  the  remaining  dining  halls 
(Baxter,  Greylock.  Mission  Park.  Driscoll,  and  Dodd)  for 
the  academic  year  1981-82  as  outlined  under  the  specific 
recommendations  below. 

The  committee  examined  present  dining  patterns  and 
discovered  that  significant  changes  In  dining  habits  have 
taken  place  In  the  last  few  yearsand  that  habltsareappar 
enlly    continuing    lo     change.  Many     students 

now  gravitate  to  the  major  dining  halls  to  take  their 
meals,  apparently  attracted  to  Baxter  at  lunch  time  by 
the  magnet  of  the  mall  room  and  attracted  by  the  flexibil- 
ity of  luncheon  and  dinner  hours  In  the  major  dining  halls. 
These  changing  patterns  led  us  toward  the  conclusion  that 
most,  though  not  all,  of  the  companionable  and  educative 
functions  of  dining  on  campus  derive  from  shifting  groups 
at  Individual  tables  rather  than  from  the  entire  member- 
ship of  a  house  dining  In  lis  own  dining  room  or  assigned 
space. 

We  listened  at  length  to  appeals  from  members  of  the 
row  houses  and  others  that  we  at  least  delay  consolidation 
If  not  seek  outright  reversal  of  President  Chandler's  spe- 
cific charge  lo  this  committee,  but  we  came  lo  feel  that  In 
good  conscience  we  could  not  advocate  delay,  nor  did  we 
feel  that  we  could  recommend  simply  the  status  quo 
minus  row  house  dining.  We  had  lo  recognize  that  the 
change  would  and  should  affect  not  j  ust  the  row  houses  but 
the  other  residential  houses  as  well,  specifically,  that  old 
assumptions  about  'territorial  rights'  to  the  dining  spaces 
which  remain  will  have  to  be  relaxed. 

The  annual  saving  that  will  result  from  consolidation 
was  projected  by  the  Committee  on  the  Eighties,  p.  5  (and 
confirmed  by  Food  Services  this  spring)  as  tietween 
$60,000  and  $100,000.  This  is  a  significant  sum  In  itself,  but 
we  had  also  to  consider  that  It  Is  an  expense  borne  by  all 
the  students  on  the  College's  board  plan  and  not  just  by  the 
membership  of  the  several  row  houses.  In  a  larger  sense, 
to  continue  to  support  a  luxurious  dining  hall  capacity  of 
1603  (for  a  total  bed  capacity  of  1818)  seemed  not  only 
uneconomical  but  also  morally  questionable  In  a  time 
when  we  must  all  begin  to  commit  ourselves  to  what 
promises  to  be  an  increasingly  frugal  way  of  life. 

Many  have  argued  that  the  College  has  an  implied  com- 
mitment to  the  present  sophomore  and  junior  members  of 
the  row  houses  which  would  mean  that  row  house  dining 
should  be  continued  until  the  end  of  the  1982-83  academic 
year,  but  wecannot  agree  that  the  College  Implies  a  prom- 
ise of  unchanging  patterns  of  residence  toeach  generation 
of  Its  students.  Residential  provisions  of  room  and  board 
(and  charges  for  those  provisions)  have  changed  In  the 
past  and  will  undoubtedly  continue  to  change  In  the  future. 
At  present.  In  fairness  to  the  majority  of  the  students  on 
the  College's  board  plan  In  view  of  the  savings  to  be  real- 
ized, and  In  view  of  the  more  flexible  schedules,  board 
options,  and  arrangements  for  special  occasions  for  the 
entire  campus  outlined  below,  we  are  convinced  that  we 
have  no  rlghl  lo  hesitate. 

The  change  Is  certain  to  be  painful  to  many  students,  but 
delay  until  1983  would  prolong  rather  than  ease  the  pain  of 
transition,  and  delay  would  nourish  the  chronic  hope  that 
the  decision  lo  consolidate  could  be  further  delayed  If  not 
reversed.  We  also  were  convinced  that  to  phase  out 
lunches  and  retain  dinners  In  the  row  houses  until  1982-83 
would  be  a  half-measure  which  would  realize  considera- 
bly less  than  half  the  projected  savings  that  could  be 
accomplished  in  the  next  two  years.  Such  an  arrangement 
would  continue  to  require  personnel  who  could  be  better 
employed  elsewhere;  It  would  continue  to  tie  up  equip- 
ment that  could  be  profitably  disposed  of  now;  and  11 
would  continue  an  Inefficient  use  of  spaces  that  could  be 
converted  to  more  general  communal  use,  (see  sugges- 
tions outlined  on  p.  15  below),  Our  conclusion  Is  that  It 
would  be  far  better  to  move  quickly  towards  new  patterns 
of  dining  In  which  all  the  residential  houses  can  partici- 
pate Instead  of  backing  In  slowly  from  the  status  quo. 

We  make  this  recommendation  In  light  of  theassurance 
that  the  Office  of  Food  Services  will  accomplish  the  reduc- 
tion In  staff  through  attrition,  not  laying  off  employees, 
and  that  present  levels  of  student  employment  will  be 
maintained. 

Specific  Recommendations  to  Accommodate  New  Dining 
Patterns: 

(1)  Breakfast,  Sunday  Brunch  and  Sunday 
Dinner  In  the  majoi-  dining  halls  as  at  present. 

(2)  Lunch  hours  at  the  major  dining  halls  (Includ- 
ing Dodd?)  would  become  more  flexible. 

(3)  Present  patterns  at  dinner  In  Greylock  and 
Mission  Park  show  peak  attendance  between  5: 30 
and  6:00.  The  meal  hours  will  be  extended  until 
7:00  or  7;  15.  and  members  of  the  Main  Street 
group  of  row  houses  will  be  encouraged  iodine  (as 
they  do  now)  between  6:15  and  6: ,30— Spencer- 
Brooks  In  the  area  presently  identified  with  Car- 
ter House.  Perry  In  the  Gladden  area; 
Garfield  Wood  In  the  Hopkins  area.  The  same 
extension  of  dinner  will  take  place  In  Mission  Park, 
and  members  of  Tyler  House  will  be  encouraged 
to  establish  an  area  In  the  dining  hall  as  the  Mis- 
sion Park  Houses  presently  do. 

|5|  The  College  would  offer  three  board  plans 

Contlfiued  on  Page  7 


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WILLIAMS  RECORD 


April  21,  1981 


Qualms  Before  the  Storm 

At  last  the  Report  (in  preliminary  form)  of  the  Ad  Hoc 
Committee  on  Student  Residential  Life  has  been  released. 
Amen. 

The  Committee  has  proposed  to  "cluster"  residential 
houses  in  response  to  perceived  majority /minority  div- 
isions within  the  population  of  campus  houses.  But  just  what 
is  a  minority?  And  where  is  the  proof  of  their  needs?  In 
reading  the  report  and  in  discussions  with  committee 
members,  the  Record  has  only  been  able  to  discern  conflicts 
that  center  around  house  disagreements  concerning  parie- 
tals.  Giving  the  management  of  House  Maintenance  Tax 
funds  over  to  administrative  aides  is  certainly  not  the  way  to 
satisfy  these  types  of  social  needs.  House  funds  should 
remain  the  jurisdiction  of  students.  Additional  administra- 
tors can  only  reduce  house  autonomy. 

We  understand  the  loss  of  Row  House  Dining,  but  we 
still  find  the  Committee's  reasons  for  its  absolute  elimina- 
tion incomplete.  We  wonder  how  Mr.  Keller  anticipates  a 
$60,000-$100,000  annual  savings  to  the  College  even  though 
labor  costs  and  the  number  of  meals  served  will  not 
decrease  appreciably.  Does  it  really  cost  that  much  to  shut- 
tle food  to  four  kitchens  by  van? 

Regardless  of  our  nostalgic  loss,  we  applaud  the  Com- 
mittee's optional  uses  of  Row  House  Dining  space.  Holding 
seminars  and  study  groups  in  such  imaginative  environs  is  a 
fine  idea. 

Board  options.  We  can  only  say  that  it  is  about  time.  We 
realize  that  Williams  College  is  a  small  school  but  perhaps 
Food  Services  can  be  even  more  flexible  than  the  report 
suggests.  What  are  the  costs  of  expanded  dining  hours?  And 
why  can't  the  seven  meal  plan  be  made  available  to  all 
students,  not  just  those  living  off  campus  or  in  co-op  hous- 
ing? 

It  is  almost  as  if  the  very  premise  of  the  committee 
report  is  encroachment,  implying  that  we,  as  hospitable 
social  beings,  cannot  take  care  of  ourselves.  According  to 
the  report,  students  must  bear  the  burden  necessary  to  cor- 
rect insidious  social  ills  apparent  (to  someone)  on  the  Willi- 
ams College  campus.  The  two-sided  problem  of 
student-faculty  relationships  has  been  fitted  with  a  one- 
sided solution  pressing  upon  the  students  the  necessity  of 
seeking  out  faculty.  It  is,  of  course,  apparent  to  us  that  the 
faculty  should  be  asked  to  become  as  equally  aware  of  the 
students;  we  should  all  make  an  effort  to  forego  shyness  and 
overloaded  schedules. 

The  report  is  brief  and  vague.  The  problems  and  solu- 
tions are  ambiguous  creatures,  and  we  have  been  left  with  a 
few  philosophical  suggestions  toward  the  development  of 
specific  changes.  The  final  decisions  are  in  the  hands  of  the 
administration  after  passing  quickly  by  us  for 
consideration. 

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Letters. 


Discrimination 

To  the  editor: 

We,  the  undersigned,  have  reason  to 
believe  that  Williams  faculty  show  actue 
sexual  discrimination  in  their  general 
appearance  and  movements.  This  dis- 
crimination can  be  most  easily  dis- 
cerned through  careful  examination  of 
faculty  attire  and  mannerisms.  A  recent 
survey  conducted  by  us  reveals  that  over 
98%  of  our  male  professors  regularly 
wear  pants  while  less  than  50%  of  their 
female  counterparts  choose  to  do  so. 
This  data  exhibits  conclusively  that 
female  professors  are  inhibited  by  the 
overwhelming  preponderance  of  the 
male  mystique  at  Williams. 

Another  critical  situation  concerns  the 
relative  state  of  male  and  female  lavato- 
ries. Our  campus  provides  more  stalls 
for  males  than  for  females.  In  addition, 
female  bathrooms  are  often  equipped 
with  unusable  urinals.  The  existence  of 
disparate  facilities  combined  with  an 
omnipresent  symbol  of  male  superiority 
(i.e.  the  urinal)  stlgmttizes  even  the 
most  basic  of  human  functions. 

In  response  to  these  pressing  prob- 
lems, we  propose  the  following  solu- 
tions: 1.)  The  faculty  should  be  issued 
handsome  unisexual  Jump-suits  by  the 
college.  These  outfits  would  eliminate 
the  sexual  connotations  of  dress.  2.)  To 
provide  equality  of  movement,  both 
sexes  should  have  access  to  all  college 
bathrooms. 

These  alterations  would  alleviate  the 
stress  of  sexual  demarcation.  Thus,  the 
faculty  and  facilities  would  serve  as 
examples  for  the  entire  student  body, 
relieving  sexual  tensions.  Hopefully, 
changes  such  as  these  will  make  Willi- 
ams College  a  beacon  In  the  crusade  for 
sexual  equality. 

Name  Witheld  by  request 


Eckankar 


To  the  editor: 

Because  it  has  been  my  privilege  to 
present  the  message  of  ECKANKAR  to 
the  Williams  College  Campus,  I  would 
like  to  invite  anyone  in  the  Williams  com- 
mmunity  to  attend  the  final  ECKANKAR 
events  in  the  Williams  community  to 
attend  the  final  ECKANKAR  events  of 
this  semester.  Students  from  all  parts  of 
the  globe,  regardless  of  culture  or  herit- 
age have  found  ECKANKAR  to  be  the 
answer  to  many  of  the  questions  which 
have  plagued  mankind  since  time 
immemorial.  The  ECKIsts  (students  of 
ECK)  have  found  out  for  themselves  the 
answers  to  questions  such  as  "Who  am 
I?",  "Why  am  I  here?"  "Where  am  I 
going?" 

Since  learning  of  ECK  five  years  ago 
while  a  freshman  at  Williams,  I  have  stu- 
died ECKANKAR  alone,  with  my 
friends,  and  with  other  ECKIsts.  I  spent 
two  years  away  from  school  working  at 
the  ECKANKAR  Spiritual  Training  Cen- 
ter in  Sedona,  Arizona 

Today,  as  a  student  like  you,  ECKAN- 
KAR works  in  my  life  In  surmounting 
seemingly  Insurmountable  harriers  and 
obstacles.  It  has  made  me  a  cheerful, 
happy,  and  satisfied  individual,  able  to 
cope  with  the  daily  problems  which  arise 
in  any  endeavor  by  utilizing  a  positive 
attitude. 

It  is  this  vital  understanding  of  ECK 
which  I  wish  to  share  with  you,  fellow 
students  and  members  of  the  commun- 
ity. EACH  must  see  for  themselves  the 
miracles  which  the  ECK,  commonly 
known  as  spirit,  can  bring  into  their 
lives.  Yet,  the  study  of  ECKANKAR  is 
not  for  everyone.  It  applies  only  to  those 
who  are  ready  and  waiting,  looking  for 
something  new,  something  different, 
each  day  unfolding  a  little  bit  more. 

Sincerely, 
Ted  AUen  '81 


April  21,  1981 


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Introduction 

The  Committee  en  Student  Residential  Life  has  b^ 
Its  discussions  on  the  conviction  that  the  primary  (unc- 
tions of  a  residential  college  are  to  create  and  sustain  a 
residential  ethos  congenial  to  the  formal  educational 
goals  of  the  College  and  to  make  what  Whitehead  called 
"the  solitary  life  of  the  scholar"  more  companionable. 

We  became  convinced  that  over-lapping  groups  of  from 
eight  to  twelve  friends  were  the  basic  social  units  of  the 
College,  essential  to  the  Individual  student's  feeling  of 
being  a  participant  In  and  being  supported  by  the  larger 
units  which  comprise  the  College's  residential  system. 
The  Residential  Houses,  Cooperative  Houses  and  Fresh- 
man Entries  seem.  In  their  varying  ways,  to  provide 
environments  In  which  groups  of  friends  can  form  without 
hardening  Into  cliques.  The  fairly  high  levels  of  applica- 
tion for  transfer  among  the  residential  houses  (approxi- 
mately 230  requests  both  this  year  and  last)  at  first 
impressed  us  as  evidence  of  Instability  In  the  residential 
house  system.  But  then  we  realized  that  In  the  last  ten 
years  there  has  been  a  dramatic  Increase  In  the  number  of 
students  who  elect  to  take  a  year  off  or  a  year  abroad  or  a 
year  at  another  Institution  In  this  country.  Their  arrivals 
and  departures  have  made  patterns  of  friendship  much 
more  fluid  from  year  to  year  than  they  were  when  the 
residential  house  system  was  established.  Thus  we  finally 
came  to  regard  the  number  of  transfers  as  evidence  both 
of  the  Importance  of  small  groups  of  friends  and  of  the 
flexibility  and  effectiveness  with  which  the  present  resi- 
dential house  system  accommodates  these  groups  as  they 
shift  and  re-form  from  year  lo  year.  We  also  came  to  feel 
that  a  working  balance  between  the  flexibility  of  the  pres- 
ent Inter-house  transfer  system  and  the  stability  of  the 
individual  houses  was  achleveable  and  that  balance  of  a 
dynamic  sort  was  more  Important  than  the  '  'house  unity' ' 
so  much  advocated  five  to  ten  years  ago.  Along  with  the 
term  "unity,"  the  term  "diversity"  did  not  loom  as  large 
In  our  discussions  as  It  would  have  ten  to  fifteen  years  ago. 
In  pan  because  the  campus  population  Is  so  much  more 
diverse  now  than  It  then  was  and  In  part  because  diversity 
seems  healthy  enough  at  present  to  survive  without 
further  attempts  to  program  It. 

The  changes  In  dining  patterns  which  have  taken  place 
In  the  last  few  years  (see  Appendix  A)  reflect  not  only  the 
more  flexible  schedules  of  the  majordlnlng  halls  but  also 
the  day  to  day  Importance  of  friendship  groups  which 
could  take  advantage  of  the  flexible  schedules  tn  seek 
their  own  times.  In  effect,  as  one  student  put  It,  ttere  Is 
"more  personal  space"  In  the  more  flexible  system  and 
thus  more  room  for  friendly  association. 

But.  while  the  residential  house  system  continues  effec- 
tively lo  provide  a  companionable  environment  (what  one 
house  president  called  "comfort  and  diversion  In  the  work 
day"),  there  are  some  areas  of  concern. 

House  Government:  the  residential  houses  are  widely 
perceived  on  campus  as  units  which  organize  social  and 
other  special  events  rather  than  as  units  which  In  a 
broader  sense  govern  themselves  from  day  today  In  order 
to  insure  a  reasonable  quality  of  life  for  their  members. 
Social  events  have  become  the  primary  preoccupation  of 
house  governments,  and  the  consequent  pressures  on 
house  officers  and  their  time  have  led  many  houses  to 
reduce  the  term  of  office  from  a  whole  to  half  a  year.  The 
result  has  been  Increased  discontinuity  on  the  Student 
Housing  Committee  and  tn  house  government.  Our  com- 
mittee did  not  regard  the  preoccupation  with  social  and 
other  special  events  as  bad  In  Itself;  Indeed,  In  most  of  the 
residential  houses  social  events  play  a  very  positive  role 
in  the  provision  of  a  companionable  environment.  But  the 
preoccupation  with  social  events  and  the  discontinuity  of 
most  house  governments  have  combined  to  produce  what 
we  perceive  as  uncertainty  about  the  responsibilities  and 
disciplines  of  day-to-day  self-government. 

House  Finances:  each  year  the  College  collects  almost 
$50.(X)0  In  House  Maintenance  Tax  and  distributes  three- 
quarters  of  that  sum  to  the  residential  houses  to  provide  a 
basic  budget  for  house  activities.  That  Is  a  sizeable  sum  of 
money,  and,  as  a  committee,  we  could  not  regard  it  as 
entirely  equitable  that  monies  which  the  College  collected 
from  each  student  should  then  l>e  dispersed  by  what 
amounts  to  simple  majority  rule  In  a  residential  houses. 
There  Is  obviously  no  reason  why  simple  majorities  can- 
not tax  themselves  to  support  activities  which  Interest 
them  (as  the  social  dues-paying  members  of  the  houses 
now  do),  but  there  should  be  some  working  distinction 
between  the  majority's  funds  and  the  funds  lo  which  the 
College  has  required  everyone  to  contribute. 

Wealsocame  to  feel  that  the  cultural  funds  at  the  dispo- 
sal of  the  senior  faculty  associates  had  served  their  func- 
tion and  thai  the  once  useful  distinction  between  cultural 
funds  and  entertainment  or  social  funds  had  become  Invi- 
dious. When  the  Carnegie  Foundation  granted  support  to 
the  residential  house/faculty  associate  experiment  In 
1965,  the  weekly  extracurricular  calendar  of  the  College 


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own.  Our  concern  (or  the  rights  and  privacies  oj  minori- 
ties In  the  houses  relates  trath  to  our  concern  atx)ut  day- to- 
day self-government  In  the  houses  and  to  our  concern 
about  house  finances.  There  Is  no  very  clear  way  (or  activ- 
ities for  minorities  within  a  house  to  be  equitably  sup- 
ported by  house  budgets  established  in  effect  by  simple 
majority  rule,  and  there  Is  the  chronic  question:  how  are 
the  rights  and  privacies  of  minorities  to  be  affirmed  If  the 
minority  does  not  always  share  the  majority's  values 
atwut  personal  privacy,  peace  and  quiet,  entertainment, 
etc.  Some  of  this  concern  is  alleviated  by  the  availability 
of  cooperative  and  off-campus  housing.  As  a  committee 
we  are  convinced  that  cooperative  housing  has  added  a 
significant  dimension  of  flexibility  and  choice  to  the  resi- 
dential house  system,  and  we  think  that  opportunities  for 
cooperative  housing  should  continue  to  be  expanded.  But 
we  are  also  convinced  that  the  present  quasi-random  sys- 
tem for  Inclusion  In  the  cooperative  houses  should  be 
retained.  We  would  not  want  to  see  our  concern  for  minori- 
ties In  the  residential  houses  resolved  by  the  proliferation 
of  special  Interest  cooperative  houses  which  would 
behave  more  and  more  as  self-centered  Islands  because 
we  think  that  positive  values  accrue  both  from  the  cooper- 
ative houses  and  from  the  presence  of  minorities  in  the 
residential  houses. 

Freshman  Year:  we  repeatedly  discussed  freshman 
year,  not  with  any  growing  conviction  that  the  present 
arrangements  should  be  significantly  altered  but  with  the 
recurrent  feeling  that  freshmen  should  be  brought  closer 
to  upperclass  residential  llfeearlier  In  the  freshman  year. 
This  does  not  necessarily  mean  earlier  inclusion  but 
development  of  a  pattern  of  occasions  which  would  begin 
to  Introduce  freshmen  and  make  them  more  comfortable 
with  their  upperclass  contemporaries.  Academically, 
freshmen  are  already  tieing  Included  among  upperclass- 
men. 

Student-Faculty  Relations:  when  the  residential  house 
system  was  first  established,  the  College  was  convinced 
that  more  faculty  participation  In  the  residential  life  of  the 
College  would  result  In  better  student-faculty  relations 
and  In  an  Improved  coordination  of  the  residential  ethos 
with  the  larger  educational  goals  of  the  College.  To  Imple- 
ment this  decision  the  College  developed  the  faculty  asso- 
ciate system  and  subsidized  an  open  dining  policy  for 
faculty  In  the  houses.  Houses  were  encouraged  to  Invite 
faculty  to  occasional  lunches  and  guest  meals.  At  first  the 
system  of  faculty  associates  and  open  dining  seemed  to 
work  well,  but  In  the  last  few  years  the  relation  of  the 
faculty  associates  to  many  of  the  houses  has  become  pro 
forma,  and  the  tradition  of  Invited  faculty  to  lunches  and 
guest  meals  has  drifted  toward  eclipse. 

There  seems  to  have  been  a  decline  in  both  student  and 
faculty  initiative.  House  officers  once  initiated  much  of 
the  involvement  of  the  (acuity  associates  In  the  lives  of  tiie 
houses  and  encouraged  house  members  to  invite  faculty 
to  lunches,  guest  meals  and  other  occasions.  Those  Initia- 
tives are  no  longer  consistently  evident.  Some  students 
say  they  are  reluctant  to  Invite  (acuity  to  guest  or  other 
meals  lest  they  appear  to  be  currying  favor,  although 
others  dispute  this  reluctance,  Many  students  are  aware 
of  the  pressures  on  (acuity  time,  particularly  on  Junior 
(acuity  time,  and  are  therefore  reluctant  to  Invade  what 
they  perceive  as  (acuity  privacy.  Conversely,  faculty  are 
reluctant  to  Invade  what  they  regard  as  the  privacy  of  the 
residential  houses.  It  Is  also  true  that  at  present  many 
Junior  faculty  members  commute  to  other  communities 
each  week,  and  many  among  the  Junior  faculty  (eel  under 
considerable  pressure  to  produce  In  their  own  research  as 
well  as  In  the  classroom  and  are  there(ore  uncertain 
whether  they  can  afford  the  time  to  commit  themselves  as 
faculty  associates. 

This  concern  about  the  decline  of  the  (acuity  role  In  the 
residential  life  of  the  College  proved  an  especially  lively 
one  to  us  In  view  of  the  report  of  the  Committee  on  the 
Eighties.  That  report  repeatedly  emphasized  the  creative 
contributions  which  good  student-faculty  relations  can 
and  should  make  to  the  residential  ethos  of  the  College. 
But  that  committee's  expectation  that  the  reduction  In 
"student  services"  would  be  compensated  by  an  increase 
in  faculty  participation  In  academic  counselling  and  In  the 
residential  life  of  the  College  comes  at  a  time  when  that 
participation  has  been  In  sharp  decline,  and  we  are  con- 
cerned that  something  more  than  exhortation  Is  needed  If 
the  trend  Is  to  be  reversed. 

The  Outside  Environment:  we  are  much  concerned  that 
widespread  anxiety  about  the  nation's  economy,  focused 
by  recent  dramatic  rises  in  the  costs  of  tuition,  room,  and 
tx>ard,  have  dramatically  Increased  I  and  will  continue  to 
Increase )  family  and  other  outside  social  and  psychologi- 
cal pressures  on  the  College  and  Its  programs.  As  the  costs 
rise,  so  the  pressure  on  Individual  students  lo  succeed 


academically  and  to  prepare  (or  a  measure  of  economic 
security  after  graduation  will  rise .  These  anxieties  are  not 
necessarily  conscious,  but  they  are  in  the  air,  and  the 
ColletEe  as  academic  and  residential  community  must  be 
ready  lo  meet  and  alleviate  an  Increase  of  stress  and 
anxiety  In  the  coming  decade. 
The  Residential  House  System 

The  following  general  proposal  is  nol  Intended  as  a  fully 
conceived  and  workable  system  but  as  a  direction  In 
which  the  College  could  move.  The  present  system  of 
residential  houses,  residential  house  governments,  and 
faculty  associates  would  be  retained,  but  In  order  to  speak 
lo  the  several  concerns  outlined  above  and  In  order  to 
relieve  what  we  regard  as  excessive  demands  on  the  time 
and  energy  of  house  officers,  the  houses  would  be  grouped 
Into  four  clusters:  Mission  Park-Tyler  (368),  Berkshlre- 
Dodd  (298),OreyIock  (287).  Main  Street  Row  Houses  and 
Cooperative  Houses  (305).  £ach  of  the  clusters  would 
have  an  administrative  aide*  with  student  assistants 
whose  several  responsibilities  in  support  of  the  house 
governments  and  under  the  coordination  of  the  Dean's 
Office  would  include: 

—to  play  "a  major  facilitating  role  In  encourag- 
ing the  creative  Interaction  twtween  students  and 
faculty  ...  In  the  residential  house  system."  WUll- 
ams  in  the  Eighties  (the  report  of  the  Committee 
on  the  Eighties),  p.  40. 

—to  oversee  equitable  distribution  of  the  monies 
allocated  to  each  cluster  from  the  House  Mainte- 
nance Tax  and  from  funds  presently  allocated 
through  the  Senior  Faculty  Associates.  This 
responsibility  would  Include  helping  the  houses  In 
each  cluster  (and  minority  groups  within  or 
among  those  houses)  lo  finance  activities  of 
interest. 

—to  encourage  day-to-day  self-government  and  a 
balanced  emphasis  on  the  quality  of  life  In  the 
residential  houses,  and  to  provide  a  continuity  of 
government  which  the  rapid  succession  of  stu- 
dent generations  makes  It  difficult  for  house 
governments  lo  maintain. 

The  main  purpose  of  these  clusters  would  not  be  to  sup- 
plant but  to  reinforce  the  residential  and  cooperative 
houses  and  to  Improve  thelrcapaclty  to  provide  a  congenial 
environment  for  the  friendship  groups  so  essential  to  the 
Individual  student's  sense  of  community  within  the  Col- 
lege. We  could  and  should  maintain  the  present  liberal 
transfer  policy  and  the  flexibility  o(  student  choice  which 
hallows.  At  the  same  time  the  administrative  presence  of 
the  clusters  should  work  to  Improve  the  coherence  and 
continuity  of  the  residential  house  system. 

We  expect  that  this  proposal,  by  establishing  formal 
responsibility  for  encouraging  "creative  Interaction 
between  students  and  faculty' '  will  do  more  than  exhorta- 
tion or  volunteer  initiative  to  reintroduce  faculty  into  the 
residential  life  of  the  College  and  to  enrich  the  residential 
system's  contribution  to  the  College's  o\  erall  educational 
goals.  The  hope  is  that  this  slmultane.ius  centralizing  of 
the  houses  Into  admlnlstrallve  clusters  and  the  decentral- 
izing of  administrative  responsibility  would  put  the  Col- 
lege In  a  better  position  lo  anticipate  and  alleviate  the 
Increasing  sense  of  pressure  and  anxiety  likely  to  Invest 
this  community  In  the  coming  decade. 

If  this  cluster-system  were  to  prove  inadvisable  or 
unworkable,  we  would  urge  further  exploration  for  other 
means  to  address  theconcernsoutllned  above  In  the  Intro- 
duction (pp.  3-7)  and  to  find  ways  to  relieve  presently 
overburdened  house  governments  of  the  areas  suggested 
as  the  responsibilities  of  the  administrative  aides  of  the 
several  clusters. 

Specific  Recommendations: 
^that.  In  order  to  Improve  continuity  In  residen- 
tial house  government  and  on  the  Student  Hous- 
ing Committee,  house  officers  be  elected  to  serve 
an  annual  term— January  through  Decemljer,  so 
that  those  who  plan  Inclusion  and  make  housing 
and  room-draw  decisions  in  the  spring  can  pre- 
side over  the  Implementation  of  those  plans  and 
decisions  In  the  fall. 

— that    room    draw    procedures    be    carefully 
defined  and  well -publicized  by  each  house  before 
requests  for  transfer  are  due  In  the  Dean's  Office 
and  before  the  process  of  Inclusion  twgins. 
Some  Guidelines: 

—In  order  to  Increase  the  number  of  faculty  with 
formal  association  with  the  houses.  It  might  be 
psoslble  (or  the  Incoming  group  of  sophomores  In 
each  house  to  ask  a  member  of  the  faculty  to  be  an 
associate  (or  the  three  years  during  which  that 
group  will  be  In  residence.  Perhaps  thai  faculty 
meml)er  could  become  Senior  Associate  during 
the  period  when  members  of  the  group  would  nor- 
mally serve  as  officers  In  the  house  (during  the 
second  half  of  Junior  year  and  first  half  of  senior 
year). 

-there  could  be  a  group  in  each  house  (a  standing 
committee?)  responsible  for  student  faculty 
relations. 

—it  would  be  helpful  If  that  group  or  committee 
could  find  some  wayoflncludlng  new  members o( 
the  (acuity  as  a.s.sociated  In  order  to  Introduce 
now  faculty  to  the  students  and  to  the  residential 
structure  of  the  College. 

—"guest  meal"  might  very  well  continue  In  Its 
present  tradition  (of  students  inviting  students 
from  other  houses)  and  be  supplemented  by  other 
evenings  reserved  for  entertaining  faculty. 


—there  could  be  occasional  Jolnl   mei'llngs  of 
Senior  Faculty  Associates  and  House  Officers 
both  within  each  cluster  and  college-wide  for 
exchange  uf  information  and  Ideas. 
OlnlBg 

The  committee  recommends  that  the  dining  facilities  In 
Spencer-Brooks,  Garfield  Wood,  Perry,  and  Tyler 
Houses  he  closed  at  the  end  of  this  academic  year  ( 1900- 
81)  and  t>e  consolidated  In  the  remaining  dining  halls 
(Baxter.  Greylock.  Mission  Park.  Drlscoll,  and  E>odd)  for 
the  academic  year  1981-82  as  outlined  under  the  specific 
recommendations  below. 

The  committee  examined  present  dining  patterns  and 
discovered  that  significant  changes  In  dining  habits  have 
taken  place  in  the  last  few  years  and  that  habits  are  appar- 
ently continuing  to  change.  Many  students 
now  gravitate  to  the  major  dining  halls  to  take  their 
meals,  apparently  attracted  to  Baxter  at  lunch  time  by 
the  magnet  of  the  mall  room  and  attracted  by  the  flexibil- 
ity of  luncheon  and  dinner  hours  In  the  majordlnlng  halls. 
These  changing  patterns  led  us  toward  the  conclusion  that 
most,  though  not  all,  of  the  companionable  and  educative 
functions  of  dining  on  campus  derive  from  shifting  groups 
at  Individual  tables  rather  than  from  the  entire  member 
ship  of  a  house  dining  in  Its  own  dining  room  or  assigned 
space. 

We  listened  al  length  lo  appeals  from  memt)ers  of  the 
row  houses  and  others  that  we  at  least  delay  consolidation 
If  nol  seek  outright  reversal  of  President  Chandler's  spe- 
cific charge  to  this  commit  tee,  but  we  came  to  feel  that  in 
good  conscience  we  could  not  advocate  delay,  nor  did  we 
feel  that  we  could  recommend  simply  the  status  quo 
minus  row  house  dining.  We  had  to  recognize  that  the 
change  would  and  should  affect  not  Just  the  row  houses  but 
the  other  residential  houses  as  well,  specifically,  that  old 
assumptions  about  'territorial  rights'  lo  the  dining  spaces 
which  remain  will  have  to  be  relaxed. 

The  annual  saving  that  will  result  from  consolidation 
was  projected  by  the  Committee  on  the  Eighties,  p.  5  (and 
confirmed  by  Food  Services  this  spring)  as  between 
$60,000  and  $100,000.  This  Is  a  significant  sum  In  Itself,  but 
we  had  also  to  consider  that  It  Is  an  expense  borne  by  all 
the  students  on  the  College's  board  plan  and  not  Just  by  the 
membership  of  the  several  row  houses.  In  a  larger  sense, 
to  continue  to  support  a  luxurious  dining  hall  capacity  of 
1603  (for  a  total  t)ed  capacity  of  1818)  seemed  not  only 
uneconomical  but  also  morally  questionable  In  a  lime 
when  we  must  all  begin  to  commit  ourselves  to  what 
promises  to  be  an  increasingly  frugal  way  of  life. 

Many  have  argued  that  the  College  has  an  Implied  com- 
mitment to  the  present  sophomore  and  Junior  members  of 
the  row  houses  which  would  mean  that  row  house  dining 
should  be  continued  until  the  end  of  the  1982-83  academic 
year,  but  wecannot  agree  that  the  College  Implies  a  prom- 
ise of  unchanging  patterns  of  residence  toeach  generation 
of  its  students,  Residential  provisions  of  room  and  board 
(and  charges  for  those  provisions)  have  changed  In  the 
past  and  will  undoubtedly  continue  to  change  in  the  future. 
At  present.  In  fairness  to  the  majority  of  the  students  on 
the  College's  board  plan  In  view  of  the  savings  to  be  real- 
ized, and  In  view  of  the  more  flexible  schedules,  board 
options,  and  arrangements  for  special  occasions  for  the 
entire  campus  outlined  below,  we  are  convinced  that  we 
have  no  right  to  hesitate. 

The  change  Is  certain  to  be  painful  to  many  students,  but 
delay  until  1983  would  prolong  rather  than  ease  the  pain  of 
transition,  and  delay  would  nourish  the  chronic  hope  that 
the  decision  to  consolidate  could  be  further  delayed  If  not 
reversed.  We  also  were  convinced  that  to  phase  out 
lunches  and  retain  dinners  In  the  row  houses  until  1982-83 
would  be  a  half-measure  which  would  realize  considera- 
bly less  than  half  the  projected  savings  that  could  be 
accomplished  In  the  next  two  years.  Such  an  arrangement 
would  continue  to  require  personnel  who  could  be  better 
employed  elsewhere;  It  would  continue  to  He  up  equip- 
ment that  could  t>e  profitably  disposed  of  now;  and  It 
would  continue  an  Inefficient  use  of  spaces  that  could  be 
converted  to  more  general  communal  use.  (see  sugges- 
tions outlined  on  p.  15  below).  Our  conclusion  Is  that  it 
would  be  far  better  to  move  quickly  towards  new  patterns 
of  dining  In  which  all  the  residential  houses  can  partici- 
pate Instead  of  backing  In  slowly  from  the  status  quo. 

We  make  this  recommendation  In  light  of  the  assurance 
that  the  Of  flee  of  Food  Services  will  accomplish  the  reduc- 
tion In  staff  through  attrition,  not  laying  off  employees, 
and  that  present  levels  of  student  employment  will  be 
maintained. 

Specific  Recommendations  to  Accommodate  New  Dining 
Patterns: 

(1)  Breakfast.  Sunday  Brunch  and  Sunday 
Dinner  In  the  major  dining  halls  as  at  present. 

(2)  Lunch  hours  at  the  majordlnlng  halls  (Includ- 
ing Dodd?)  would  become  more  flexible. 

(3)  Present  patterns  at  dinner  in  Greylock  and 
Mission  Park  show  peak  attendance  between  5:  30 
and  6:00.  The  meal  hours  will  be  extended  until 
7:00  or  7:15,  and  members  of  the  Main  Street 
group  of  row  houses  will  be  encouraged  to  dine  (as 
they  do  now)  between  6:15  and  6:  30— Spencer 
Brooks  In  the  area  presently  Identified  with  Car- 
ter House,  Perry  In  the  (iladden  area; 
(larfteld  Wood  In  the  Hopkins  area.  The  same 
extension  of  dinner  will  take  place  in  Mission  Park, 
and  members  of  Tyler  House  will  be  encouraged 
to  establish  an  area  In  the  dining  hall  as  the  Mis- 
sion Park  Houses  presently  do. 

(5)  The  College  would  offer  three  board  plant 

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FEATURES 


WILLIAMS  RECORD 


April  21,  1981 


College  honors  illustrious 
alumnus.  President  Garfield 


President  James  A.  Gaiileld, 
this  spring. 


Williams  Class  of  1856,  honored  at  Williams 


Editor's  note:  Vhf  Jnntfa  A.  (,ar- 
Jit'ltl  Commemiiralivf  Exhihilions 
in  Sawyer  Library,  Chapin 
Library,  K'illiam.siana  Library  ami 
Bernhardt  Music  Center  will  be  iin 
display  throunh  June  15. 

by  Chris  McDermott 

Most  people  around  Williams 
last  week  were  aware  that  the 
College  Is  putting  on  an  exhibi- 
tion to  honor  James  Abram  Gar- 
field, Class  of  1856  and  the  20th 
President  of  the  United  States. 
Most  people  are  also  aware  that 
the  exhibition— which  was 
opened  last  Sunday  with  an 
address  by  biographer  John  M. 
Taylor  '52,  and  on  Monday  with 
a  dramatic  rendering  of  Gar- 
field's  life  directed   by  Prof. 


In  other  Ivory  Towers 


Trinity  Coiiege 

Trinity's  Presidential  Search 
Committee,  looking  for  appli- 
cants to  fill  the  college's  vacant 
presidency,  ran  into  difficulty 
last  month  over  the  issue  of 
affirmative  action. 

The  Search  Committee 
placed  advertisements  in  the 
New  Yorii  Times,  the  Wasliing- 
ton  Post,  and  the  Clironiele  for 
Higlier  Education  In  early  Feb- 


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ruary,  requesting  applications 
for  the  post.  Other  advertise- 
ments made  through  minority 
and  women's  referral  services, 
however,  were  placed  only  a 
week  before  the  March  1,  1981 
application  deadline. 

An  informal  meeting  of  the 
faculty  on  February  23  was 
called,  with  members  of  the 
Presidential  Search  Committee 
present,  to  inquire  whether  the 
Committee  was  undertaking  a 
bona  fide  "affirmative  action 
search." 

Marilyn  Denny,  Trinity's 
Affirmative  Action  Officer, 
attacked  the  Committee's 
prosecution  of  the  search,  stat- 
ing, "to  say  you  are  an  affirma- 
tive action  employer  Is  to  say 
you  do  something  extraordi- 
nary to  seek  out  minority  or 
women  candidates." 

Stuart  Watson,  one  of  seven 
trustees  on  the  Search  Commit- 
tee, responded  to  an  Inquiry 
about  the  delay  in  placing 
advertisements  in  black  jour- 
nals by  asking,  "Are  you  sug- 
gesting that  minorities  do  not 
read  the  New  York  Times?" 

The  Presidential  Search  Com- 
mittee did  extend  its  deadline  to 
April  1  in  conciliation  to  the 
affirmative  action  controversy. 
The  Committee  will  consider  all 
applications  received  by  that 
date  and  will  choose  five  final- 
ists, one  of  whom  will  be  named 
as  president. 

Colby  College 

Edmund  Muskle,  ex-U.S.  Sena- 
tor and  Secretary  of  State  under 
the  Carter  Administration,  has 


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accepted  an  endowed  chair  at 
Colby  beginning  this  spring, 
according  to  the  Colby  Echo. 
Muskle  will  join  the  faculty  for 
five  days  at  the  beginning  of 
each  semester,  and  will  "partic- 
ipate fully  in  campus  life." 

Colby  president  Cotter 
announced  Muskle's  accep- 
tance of  the  newly-established 
Edmund  S.  Muskle  Distin- 
guished Visitor's  Chair  during 
Muskle's  visit  to  Colby  in  Janu- 
ary. Muskle  is  the  first  recipient 
of  the  chair. 

Cotter  suggested  that  Muskle 
would  hold  the  chair  at  Colby 
"for  a  couple  of  years." 

Trinity  College 

Trinity's  basketball  co-captain 
John  Meaney  has  been  named  to 
the  College  Division  (II  and 
III)  Academic  All  America 
third  team.  Meaney,  a  junior 
pre-med  major  from  Hartford, 
was  the  only  player  from  Now 
England  to  be  so  honored.  Mea- 
ney Is  the  younger  brother  of 
Maureen  Meaney,  Assistant 
Professor  of  Classics  here  at 
Williams. 


Fred  Stocking— falls  on  the  cen- 
tennial of  Garfield's  assassina- 
tion in  1881.  But  few  people  see 
the  significance  of  the  com- 
memoration. Why  bother  to 
commemorate  an  unspectacu- 
lar 19th  Century  president,  who 
served  only  four  months  in 
office  anyway?  And,  apart  from 
being  an  alum,  how  Important 
can  such  a  man  be  to  Williams? 

Though  Garfield  tends  to  be 
overlooked  today,  at  the  time  of 
his  nomination  for  president  in 
1880  Garfield  was  no  political 
unknown.  A  major-general  who 
distinguished'  himself  at  Chlck- 
amauga  and  the  Big  Sandy  In 
the  Civil  War,  Garfield  took  a 
seat  In  Congress  In  1863  on  the 
Republican  ticket  representing 
his  native  state  of  Ohio,  and 
over  the  next  thirteen  years 
steadily  gained  Influence  In  the 
House.  His  reputation  as  a 
defender  of  the  new  Fourteenth 
Amendment  and  a  champion  of 
black  education  and  voting 
rights  was  boosted  In  1871  by  an 
influential  speech  Garfield 
made  denouncing  the  violence 
of  carpetbag  governments  and 
the  Intimidation  of  blacks. 

In  1876  Garfield,  rebutting  a 
Democratic  address,  made  a 
speech  before  the  House  vigor- 
ously attacking  a  motion  to 
grant  Confederate  president 
Jefferson  Davis  general 
amnesty.  Following  this 
speech,  Garfield's  prestige  took 
a  quantum  leap,  and  he  hoped  to 
run  for  a  Senate  seat.  Garfield 
desisted  at  the  request  of  Presi- 
dent Hayes,  who  held  out  the 
prospect  that  Garfield  could 
become  Speaker  of  the  (still 
Republican)  House.  By  1877, 
however,  the  House  had  a 
Democratic  majority,  and 
though  Garfield  was  still  that 
body's  minority  and  most 
prominent  Republican,  he 
had  lost  his  bid  for  the  speaker- 
ship. But  three  years  later,  just 
prior  to  his  nomination,  Gar- 
field was  finally  elected  Senator 


from  Ohio. 

Despite  Garfield's  distinction 
and  reputation  for  honesty 
(civil  service  reform  was  one  of 
his  pet  issues),  his  career  was 
not  unblemished.  Garfield 
became  Implicated  In  the  Credit 
Moblller  scandal  of  1872,  in 
which  it  was  alleged  that  sev- 
eral Congressmen,  Including 
Garfield,  were  given  or  sold  at 
reduced  prices  stock  in  the 
Credit  Moblller-Unlon  Pacific 
Companies,  just  when  these 
companies  were  to  come  under 
Congressional  Investigation. 
Though  Garfield  composed  and 
printed  a  jiersonal  defense  from 
the  allegations  (thus  saving  his 
political  career),  his  part  In  the 
scandal  resurfaced  during  his 
Presidential  campaign  In  1880, 
providing  the  opposition  much 
political  mud  to  sling  and  pro- 
ducing dozens  of  flamtwyantly 
virulent  cartoons. 

Throughout  his  life  Garfield 
maintained  a  close  relationship 
with  Williams  and  with  the  Col- 
lege's legendary  president 
Mark  Hopkins  (during  the  Civil 
War,  General  Garfield  sent 
Hopkins  military  maps,  and 
helped  to  get  Hopkins's 
wounded  son  sent  back  North). 
As  an  undergraduate  here,  Gar- 
field was  a  member  of  the  Antl- 
Secret  Confederation  or 
"Equitable  Fraternity,"  an 
antl-frat  organization.  As  such, 
Garfield  upset  the  Greek  Letter 
groups  by  becoming  president 
of  the  Phllologlan  (I.e.  literary) 
Society  and  gaining  a  seat  on  the 
Williams  Review  editorial 
board— both  traditional  frater- 
nity enclaves.  At  his  com- 
mencement, Garfield  read  the 
Metaphysical  Oration,  the 
second-highest  honor. 

It  Is  possible  that  Garfield's 
best-known  contribution  to 
Williams— his  famous  remark 
that  "the  Ideal  college  Is  Mark 
Hopkins  on  one  end  of  a  log  and  a 
student   on    the    other"— may 

Continued  on  Page  6 


Former  frats  leave  legacy 


Editor's  note:  This  is  part  one  of  a 
2-part  series  on  fraternities  at 
Williams. 

by  Lucy  Corrigan 

What  exactly  were  these  pla- 
ces everyone  now  calls  "frats"? 
What  were  these  institutions 
that  were  once  so  central  to  the 
Williams  tradition?  It  seems 
that  now  the  only  links  students 
have  with  the  days  of  Kappa 
Alpha,  Sigma  Psi,  and  Delta 
UpsUon  are  the  actual  houses 
they  left  behind.  But  not  so  long 
ago,  from  1833  to  1964,  these 
houses  were  filled  with  a  select 
group  of  young  men  and  were 
Indeed  central  to  the  college  as  a 
whole. 

The  first  Greek  letter  frater- 
nity was  Kappa  Alpha,  founded 
in  1833.  It  found  its  first  home  in 
the  attic  of  the  old  Mansion 
House,  where  Greylock  now 
stands.  Like  most  of  the  frater- 
nities that  came  after  Kappa 
Alpha,  It  went  through  many 
different  houses,  expanding 
with  its  popularity.  Fraternities 
owned  their  own  houses,  man- 
aging finances  and  property. 
Thus,  students  paid  to  the  col- 
lege tuition  only,  and  to  the  fra- 
ternity room,  board,  and  social 
fees. 

Talcott  Miner  Banks  said  In  a 
1924  Alumni  Review  that  frater- 
nities began  with  the '  'desire  for 
a  circle  of  intimate  friends,  so 
natural  to  those  who  find  them- 


selves transferred  from  home 
relations  to  the  companionship 
of  a  large  gathering  of  general 
acquaintances." 

These  "general  acquaintan- 
ces" were  selected  by  an  elabo- 
rate process  called  "rushing". 
In  the  1920s,  houses  would  get 
lists  of  Incoming  freshmen  to 
get  an  idea  of  what  they  had  to 
look  forward  to.  Then,  about  two 
weeks  Into  the  year,  the  fresh- 
men were  invited  to  the  houses 
so  that  members  could  look 
them  over.  According  to  Scott  S. 
Davis'  paper,  "Williams  Fra- 
ternities In  the  1920s",  what  the 
particular  house  was  looking  for 


depended  a  great  deal  on  the 
inclination  of  that  house, 
whether  athletic,  academic, 
literary,  etc.  But  the  way  the 
student  dressed,  spoke,  the  way 
he  combed  his  hair,  his  prep 
school  and  the  impresslveness 
of  his  family  background  also 
entered  seriously  into  the  deci- 
sion. He  then  either  went  on  In 
the  rushing  process  or  was 
rejected  by  all  fourteen  frater- 
nities, usually  leaving  only 
the  Commons  Club  to  live  In. 
Through  the  years,  rushing 
became  more  and  more  com- 
plex with  formal  legal  rushing 
Continued  on  Page  6 


The  last  remains  of  the  departed  fraternities  are  the  row  houses  such  as 


Garlleld  House  shown  here. 


Photo  by  Buckner 


April  21,  1981 


WILLIAMS  RECORD 


ENTERTAINMENT 


Ondine  to 
open  at  AMT 

WllUamstheatre  will  present 
Jean  Glradoux's  Ondine  at  the 
Adams  Memorial  Theatre  on 
April  23,  24,  25,  30  and  May  1  and 
2  at  8:00  P.M. 

Directed  by  Jill  Nasslvera, 
the  play  stars  Jennifer  White  '81 
as  the  water  nymph  Ondine  who 
falls  in  love  with  a  knight  errant 
named  Hans.  Hans  (played  by 
freshman  Richard  Dodds) 
brings  Ondine  back  to  court 
society,  where  both  are  happy— 
but  only  for  awhile.  Unable  to 
deal  with  her  new  environment, 
and  in  love  with  a  man  who  finds 
himself  Increasingly  torn 
between  two  worlds,  Ondine 
must  nevertheless  honor  the 
vow  she  has  taken— to  remain 
with  Hans  as  long  as  he  remains 
faithful.  Labeled  "a playof  star- 
tling contrasts"  by  Nasslvera, 
the  story  blends  romance  and 
comedy  with  a  tragic  ending— a 
mixture  which  Illustrates  Glra- 
doux's love  of  juxtaposing  the 
sublime  and  the  banal. 

The  musical  score  for  this 
"play  with  music"  was  com- 
posed by  Rob  Forrest  '81. 
Heather  Frelrlch  choreo- 
graphed the  dance  numbers. 
The  set  and  costumes  were 
designed  by  Bruce  Goodrich 
and  William  Groener  designed 
the  lighting. 

Tickets  for  all  performances 
are  on  sale  now  at  the  box  office 
of  the  A.M.T.  from  noon  until 
5:00  P.M.  Prices  are  $1.50  for 
the  general  public  and  .50  for  all 
of  those  with  a  Williams  I.D.  For 
more  information  call  458-3023. 


Life  as  a  Chinese-American 

by  Chris  McDermott  joys  and  schoolyard  fights  and 


Richard  Dodds  and  Jennifer  White  star  as  the  love-struck  couple  in  Jean 
Glradoux's  Ondine,  opening  on  Thursday  at  the  AMT 


China  Men  by  Maxine  Hong 
Kingston  (Knopf,  308pp.) 

When  an  immigrant  arrives 
in  America  and  an  entire  new 
world  confronts  him,  he  still 
carries  the  Image  of  the  old 
homeland  In  his  mind  like  a 
jewel  and  a  fetter.  He  possesses 
two  worlds,  and  though  his  foot- 
ing In  either  or  both  may  be 
unsure,  his  perception  opens 
onto  both  equally.  The  sons  and 
daughters  of  immigrants,  how- 
ever, are  born  poorer:  Amer- 
ica Is  the  only  country  they  have 
ever  seen.  They  are  denied 
knowledge  of  a  world  their 
fathers  knew  and  which,  likely 
as  not,  has  left  Its  imprimatur 
on  them. 

the  work  of  Maxine  Hong 
Kingston,  a  U.S.-born  Chinese- 
American,  represents  an 
attempt  to  grasp  simultane- 
ously the  America  she  has 
known  and  the  China  that  has 
been  denied  her.  Her  first  book, 
The  Woman  Warrior,  is  a 
memoir  of  Chinese-American 
girlhood  that  records  little-girl 


Epblats  and  Essence  entertain 


by  Lori  Milier 

A  dollar  doesn't  go  very  far 
these  days.  Thankfully,  it  still 
buys  an  evening  of  good  music, 
as  those  who  attended  Saturday 
evening's  Ephlats/  Essence 
concert  discovered.  Although 
the  75-mlnute  performance  was 
shorter  and  less  elaborate  than 
Spring  Jamborees  in  the  past,  it 
retained  the  good  tunes  and  high 
spirit  that  such  concerts  have 
become  famous  for. 


The  Ephlats  opened  the  pro- 
gram with  a  lively  rendition  of 
Classical  Gas.  Following  "The 
Cow,"  a  lilting  melody  that  fea- 
tured Kate  Schomp  '82  and  Bob 
Duke  '81  In  solos,  the  group 
broke  into  a  variety  of  popular 
tunes  including  the  more  recent 
version  of  the  gospel  song  "By 
the  Rivers  of  Babylon,"  James 
Taylor's  "Long  Ago  and  Far 
Away,"  and  a  duo  of  Stevie 
Wonder    hits:     "Ma    Cherie 


ARTS • ARTS • ARTS • ARTS  •  ARTS 


Faculty  Member  to  Give 
Premiere  Performance 

Dan  Gutweln,  compoer  and 
Assistant  Professor  of  Music  at 
Williams  will  lecture  on  elec- 
tronic music  and  give  a  permier 
performance  of  his  Chamber 
Concerto  (1980)  on  Tuesday, 
April  21  at  8:30  in  Brooks- 
Rogers  Recital  Hall.  The  pro- 
gram, which  also  features  two 
other  Gutweln  compositions, 
Prologue  4/5/51  and  The  Rite  of 
St.  Stephen  is  sponsored  by  the 
music  department  and  is  free 
and  open  to  the  public. 


Artist  of  the  Weeli 

Catherine  Scallen  will  discuss 
works  by  Edgar  Degas  In  the 
third  of  a  series  of  six  mini- 
tours,  to  be  held  at  the  Clark  Art 
Institute  on  Wednesday,  April 

22  at  12:30  P.M.  The  program 
will  be  repeated  Sunday,  April 
26  at  3  P.M. 

Lecture  on  Literature 
David  L.  Smith  of  the  Depart- 
ment of  English  will  lecture  on 
"Race-thinking  and  the  Study  of 
Literature"  on  Thursday,  April 

23  at  4  P.M.  at  the  Weston  Lan- 
guage Center  Lounge. 


Pulitzer  winner  to  read 


The  distinguished  American 
poet  and  translator,  W.  S.  Mer- 
wln  will  read  from  his  work  at 
Williams  on  Tuesday,  April  21  at 
8: 00  P.M.  in  Griffin  3.  The  read- 
ing is  sponsored  by  the  English 
Department,  the  Margaret 
Bundy  Scott  Fund,  and  the  Lec- 
ture Committee.  It  is  free  and 
open  to  the  public. 

W.  S.  Merwln  is  the  author  of 
nine  volumes  of  poetry,  the 
most  recent  being  The  Compass 
Flower  (1977).  He  has  been 
awarded  Rockefeller,  Ford  and 
Guggenheim  Grants,  the 
P.E.N.  Translation  Prize  for 
1968,  the  Fellowship  of  the 
American  Academy  of  Poets  for 
1974  and  a  Pulitzer  Prize  for  his 
collection  of  poems  entitled  The 
Carrier  of  Ladders.  He  has  also 
published  two  volumes  of  short 
fictions,  two  books  of  selected 
translations,  and  translations  of 
collections  of  poems  by  Jean 
Follaln,  Osip  Mandelstam, 
Pablo  Neruda  and  many  others. 

X.  J.  Kennedy  has  written 
that  Merwin's  best  poems  "do 
not  attack  the  subject  but  gra- 
ciously seduce  it.  "Merwln  has 
the  capacity  to  make  us  see 
things  which  we  feel  we  are 
aware  of  at  the  edge  of  con- 
sciousness,"   writes   Stephen 


Spender.  And  in  1970,  Adrienne 
Rich  said  of  Merwin's  recent 
poetry,  "For  years,  now,  W.  S. 
Merwln  has  been  working  more 
privately,  profoundly  and  dar- 
ingly than  any  other  poet  of  my 
generation  . . .  (His)  new  poems 
are  more  open  than  ever  In  their 
account  of  human  loneliness 
and  the  miracles  of  relation  that 
happen  in  spite  of  it. ...  I  would 
be  shamelessly  jealous  of  this 
poetry  if  I  didn't  take  so  much 
from  it  into  my  own  life." 


"Ain't  I  a  Woman" 

Mary  King-Austin  will  per- 
form "Ain't  I  a  Woman?",  a 
varied  collection  of  literary, 
political  and  philosophical 
views  on  women  and  their  roles 
in  society  and  life  on  Friday, 
April  24at8: 00P.M.  atthe Clark 
Art  Institute  Auditorium. 
Admission  is  $4  for  the  general 
public  and  $3  for  members  of  the 
Clark  and  students.  The  pro- 
gram, which  is  sponsored  by  the 
Berkshire  Public  Theatre,  will 
be  repeated  Saturday,  April  25. 
Berltshire  Symphony 

The  fourth  and  final  Berk- 
shire Symphony  Concert  of  the 
season  will  be  held  Friday, 
April  24  at  8:30  P.M.  In  Chapin 
Hall.  The  symphony,  conducted 
by  Julius  Hegyl,  will  perform 
Daniel  Bortz'  Sinfonia  One, 
Jacques  Ibert's  Concerto  for 
Flute  and  Orchestra  with  Todd 
Greenwald  '81  flutist,  and  Sho- 
takovlch's  Symphony  No.  6. 
Admission  is  $2.50  at  the  door 
for  the  general  public  and  free 
to  Williams  I.D.  holders. 
Ragazzi  Consort 

The  Ragazzi  consort  will  pres- 
Contlnued on  Paget 


Amour"  and  "Don't  you  Worry 
About  a  Thing." 

The  ascent  of  Essence  to  the 
Jesup  Auditorium  stage 
brought  a  change  of  pace  to  the 
program.  This  relatively  new, 
eight-member  a  cappella  sing- 
ing group  whipped  through  a 
repertoire  of  songs  that  was 
well-varied  and  well-per- 
formed. Their  harmonics  were 
enhanced  by  an  ability  to  vary 
tone  and  mood,  while  never  los- 
ing that  element  of  feeling  so 
vital  to  the  execution  of  any 
song. 

After  a  peppy  introduction. 
Essence  launched  into  the  gos- 
pel song  "All  Aboard"  and  a 
beautiful  trio  called  "Malalka . ' ' 
Expressive  and  richly  melodic 
solos  were  turned  in  by  Bernlce 
Manns  and  Cheryl  Martin.  Ned 
Paige  led  the  male  members  of 
the  group  through  "Just  My 
Imagination." 

The  Ephlats  returned  with  a 
technically  fine  but  uninspired 
instrumental  tune.  Dan  Fogel- 
berg's  "Souvenirs"  provided  a 
gentle  change  of  pace,  while 
Bob  Duke  created  something  of 
a  stir  in  the  audience  when  he 
asked  that  leading  question,  "Is 
Continued  on  Page  6 


fantasies  of  wearing  the  armor 
of  the  dynasty-rocking  heroine 
of  the  book's  title.  China  Men, 
Ms.  Kingston's  most  recent 
book,  continues  her  reach  for 
both  the  old  and  new  worlds  in 
six  searching  and  t)eautiful 
tales  of  men  from  China.  These 
tales  are  interspersed  with 
sketches  and  apocrypha  from 
the  Chinese  world  (the  fabulous 
wanderings  of  Tang  Ao),  and 
the  American  (a  catalogue  of 
American  Immigration  laws), 
and  occasionally  from  both  (the 
adventures  of  "Lo  Bun  Sun"— a 
version  of  the  Robinson  Crusoe 
story). 

The  characters  in  China  Men 
are  members  of  a  family— Ms. 
Kingston's  family  and  most  of 
the  tales  carry  titles  such  as 
"The  Father  from  China,"  "The 
Grandfather  of  the  Sierra  Nev- 
ada Mountains,"  etc.  The 
album  of  men  in  her  family  are 
a  mixture  of  the  realistic  and 
fantastic,  mythical  and  fleshly. 
Yet  all  of  them— the  father  who 
swats  at  "Hitler  moths"  with  a 
newspaper,  the  cousin  Mad  Sao 
who  is  hounded  back  to  China  by 
the  ghost  of  his  famine-killed 
mother,  the  great-grandfather 
Bak  Goong  who  emigrated  to 
Hawaii  and  became  a  "founding 
ancestor"  of  the  settlement 
Continued  on  Page  6 


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WILLIAMS  RECORD 


April  21,  1981 


Garfield  honored 


Continued  from  Page  4 
never  have  been  made  at  all,  at 
least  not  In  Its  surviving  form. 
Accounts  of  the  dinner  at  Del- 
monlco's  In  New  York,  where 
Garfield  supposedly  made  the 
remark  In  a  debate  over 
whether  to  use  College  funds  to 
attract  new  faculty  or  to  con- 
struct new  buildings,  do  not 
agree  on  the  metaphor  Garfield 
used,  citing  bricks  and  mortar 
and  pieces  of  birch  bark  as  well 
as  logs.  The  log  version,  it  has 
been  suggested,  may  date  from 
the  presidential  campaign,  dur- 
ing which  it  may  have  been 
added  to  emphasize  Garfield's 
birth  In  a  log  cabin. 

Garfield,  who  campaigned  in 
Willlamstown  during  the  1880 
race,  was  preparing  to  entrain 
for  the  25th  reunion  of  his  Willi- 
ams class  when  he  was  shot  by 
Charles  Guiteau  in  Baltimore  & 
Potomac  Station  on  May  4, 1881. 
He  died  In  September  of  that 
year— perhaps  less  from  the 
gunshot  wound  than  from  the 
unsophisticated  medical  treat- 
ment he  received  (which 
included  Alexander  Graham 
Bell's    using    an    especially- 


created  electrical  device  to 
attempt  to  locate  the  bullet  in 
Garfield's  body).  Despite  his 
short  term,  the  degree  to  which 
James  A.  Garfield  had 
impressed  the  nation  is  proba- 
bly most  palpable  In  the  pro- 
found nationwide  mourning  that 
followed  his  death. 


•  ARTS  • 

Continued  from  Page  5 
ent  music  from  medieval  to 
modern  times  on  recorders, 
harsichord,  gemshorn,  kortolt 
and  flute  on  Saturday,  April  25 
at  2  P.M.  in  Brooks-Rogers  Rec- 
ital Hall.  Members  of  the  group 
are  Davlde  Cervone,  Williams 
'84,   his  brother,   Gian  Carlo, 


Williams  fraternities 


Continued  from  Page  4 
agreements   and    much   later, 
Total  Opportunity  clauses. 

When  one  was  finally  a 
member,  his  fraternity  pin 
seemed  to  say  it  all.  In  most 
houses  it  was  an  almost  sacred 
ritual  to  wear  the  pin  at  all 
times;  on  one's  Jacket  or  vest 
during  the  day,  and  then  while 
undressing  he  was  to  hold  It 
between  his  teeth  and  then  put  it 
on  his  pajamas! 

This  pin  also  carried  a  great 
deal  of  social  status— especially 
at  weekend  house  parties, 
whose  major  attraction  was  the 
presence  of  women.  These 
housepartles  usually  started  on 
Friday  afternoon  with  the  arri- 
val of  women,  most  from  Vas- 


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sar.  Smith  and  other  all-women 
colleges,  and  at  times  lasted 
until  Tuesday  night.  The  guests 
and  chaperones  stayed  in  the 
fraternity  houses  while  the  men 
found  empty  couches  and  the 
life.  According  to  Davis'  report, 
one  apparently  didn't  bring  his 
"special  friend"  to  these  occa- 
sions. "If  you  were  really 
serious  about  a  girl  .  .  .  you 
didn't  want  her  seeing  this  side 
of  things,  or  risk  her  with  the 
brothers." 

Though  fraternities  seemed 
to  flourish  successfully  for  all 
those  years,  they  could  never 
rid  themselves  from  opposition, 
including  that  of  then-President 
Mark  Hopkins,  whose  said  In 
1859  that  fraternities  should  be 
abolished  "before  it  was  too 
late."  But  it  was  not  until  1964 
that  Williams  took  over  the  role 
of  providing  housing,  food  and 
social  activities  for  its  students, 
and  the  College  left  its  tradition 
of  fraternities  behind. 


Harvard  '83,  two  sisters,  Maria 
and  Christina  and  their  father, 
D.  Donald  C.  Cervone,  Associ- 
ate Professor  of  Music,  SUNY 
at  Brockport.  Admission  Is  free. 
Octet  Concert 

The  Williams  Octet  will  pres- 
ent their  annual  spring  concert 
on  Saturday,  April  25  at  8:00 
P.M.  in  Brooks-Rogers  Recital 
Hall.  Guest  groups  Include  the 
Bates  Merrymanders  and  Vas- 
sar's  Matthew's  Minstrels. 
Admission  is  $1  at  the  door. 
JazzEnsemble/Ephlats 
Concert 

The  Williams  Jazz  Ensemble 
and  the  Ephlats  will  perform  at 
the  Williams  Inn  on  Saturday 
evening,  following  the  perfor- 
mance of  Ondine. 


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Chinamen 

Continued  from  Page  5 
there— are  sketched  with  equal 
care,  the  mythic  and  the  banal 
assuming  equal  stature.  All 
become  elements  of  a  single 
consciousness. 

And  it  is  wholly  suitable  that 
this  is  so.  Ms.  Kingston  has 
created  a  China  to  fill  the  void  In 
her  mind  left  by  the  real  China 
her  forebears  fled.  Near  the 
beginning  of  Bak  Goong's  tale, 
she  speaks  of  visiting  China:  "I 
want  to  see  .  .  .  my  ancestral 
village.  I  want  to  talk  to  Canto- 
nese, who  have  always  been 
revolutionaries,  noncomfor- 
mlsts,  people  with  fabulous 
imaginings,  people  who 
invented  the  Gold  Mountain.  I 
want  to  discern  what  it  Is  that 
makes  people  go  West  and  turn 
into  Americans.  I  want  to  com- 
pare China,  a  country  I  made 
up,  with  what  country  is  really 
out  there."  Maxlne  Hong  King- 
ston has  restored  to  the  minds  of 
Chinese-Americans  a  new 
China— a  China  discovered  in 
her  own  imagination,  a  China  of 
suitable  magnificence.  To  us 
other  Americans,  Ms.  King- 
ston's China  is  a  gift,  pre- 
cious and  wholehearted. 


The  Turtle  Speaks 

"The  Voice  of  the  Turtle, 
Songs  of  the  Sephardlm,"  will 
be  presented  on  Sunday,  April 
26  at  1:00  In  Brooks-Rogers  Rec- 
tiai  Hall.  Sponsored  by  the 
Bronfman  Fund  for  Judaic  Stu- 
dies, the  program  features  a 
quartet  of  singers  dressed  In  the 
costumes  of  the  medieval 
period  performing  the  folk  and 
liturgical  music  of  the  Sepha- 
rldic  Jews. 


Ephlats— 

Continued  from  Page  5 
That  the  Way  You  Look?,"  of 
one  very  self-contained  lady  In 
plaid.  A  joyful  "Here  Comes  the 
Sun,"  which  showed  off  to 
advantage  the  group's  exuber- 
ance, was  followed  by  a  com- 
bined effort  of  Ephlat  and 
Essence  talent  in  "Trickle, 
Trickle."  Both  groups  returned 
for  encores— the  Ephlats  doing 
"Call  Me,""  and  Essence,  led  by 
Kendell  James,  "When  We  Get 
Married." 

Overall,  the  evening  was 
enjoyable.  One  could,  of  course, 
levy  at  the  Ephlats  the  charge 
that  their  repertoire  still  has  not 
progressed  much  further  than 
post- 1960  soft  rock;  and  they  do 
have  the  remarkable  ability  of 
making  almost  any  number 
sound  like  the  Mamas  and 
Papas. 

Fortunately,  however,  the 
Ephlats  are  one  of  the  most 
enthusiastic  groups  around,  and 
this  cheerfulness  makes  it  nigh 
on  impossible  not  to  enjoy  their 
performances. 

That  they  chose  Essence  as 
their  co-performers  for  Satur- 
day night's  concert  was  also  for- 
tunate. This  group  has  the 
variety  which  the  Ephlats  often 
lack  and  together,  to  put  It 
tritely  but  accurately,  they  give 
their  audience  their  money's 
worth. 


WCFM  features 


Black    Music    Series: 
April  23,  8: 30  Motown 


Thurs. 


Wed.  April  22:  LesKotke Guitar 
Nurse 


The  Music  of:  Sun.  April 26,  2:30 
Grateful  Dead  Exile  on  Spring 
St.:  Thurs.  April  23,  8:00 
Parliament— Funkadellc 
Premiere  and  Classic  Albums 
Tues.  April  21:  Gary  US  Bonds 
Dedication 


Thurs.    April   2: 
nader  D'Amour 


Police  Oult- 


Sun.   April 
Romanic 


26;    The   Silencers 


Mon.  April  27:  Jefferson  Star- 
ship  Modern  Music 


JUST  RELEASED  -  THE  RELEASED 
BROOM  HAIRSTYLE-BYTHECLiPSHOP 


Hair  is  a  lot  softer  and  freer  this  year  tfian  it  was  in  years  past. 
That's  why  the  Released  Broom  has  become  such  an  important 
style  at  The  Clip  Shop. 

For  the  most  part  geometric  styles  are  outdated.  It  is  possible 
though  to  takea  geometric  like  the  classic  Broom  (or  Page  Boy) 
and  literally  release  it— free  it— from  its  lines.  This  is  a  haircut- 
ting  technique  the  stylists  of  the  Clip  Shop  have  learned. 

The  Release  Broom  is  soft,  face  framing  and  tace-flatlering. 
It  swings  and  sways  with  the  movement  of  its  wearer.  Although 
its  upkeep  for  the  patron  is  simple,  the  actual  cut  itself  is 
something  of  a  technical  advancement. 

The  new  Released  Broom  is  not  just  a  reissuing  of  the  old 
Shag.  II  depends  upon  an  extremely  precise  haircut.  This  is 
what  the  stylists  of  the  Clip  Shop  were  taught  by  means  of 
video. 

Each  month  the  Clip  Shop  receives  video  tapes  from  a  lead- 
ing hair  care  company  on  the  latest  haircutting  or  hairstyling 
techniques.  Their  stylists  watch  these  technical  tapes  over  and 
over  again  until  they  have  mastered  the  contents.  Only  then  are 
the  stylists  allowed  to  create  the  Released  Broom  or  any  other 
new  style. 

This  innovative  teaching  program  has  really  been  a  boon  to 
the  stylists  at  the  Clip  Shop.  There  is  no  way  they  could  have 
learned  so  many  new  cuts  so  well  and  so  fast.  That  is  why  even 
though  we  live  in  a  remote  section  of  the  Slates  we  can  still  be 
up  there  with  the  style  capitals  of  the  world. 


The  CLIP  SHOP  has  four  convenient  locations: 
Walk  in  or  call  for  a  free  consultation  or  an  appointment. 


WILLIAMSTOW^4,  MA.    PITTSFIELD,  MA. 
458-9167  447-9576 


GT.  BARRINGTON,  MA.  BENNINGTON,  VT. 
528-9804  (802)  442-9823 


•■ -r-. 


April  21,  1981 


WILLIAMS  RECORD 


Page  7 


Gifford  Report  continued  from  P.  3— 


with  appropriate  color-coded  or  com- 
puterized l.D.  cards: 
meals  per  week  (full  board) 
any  14  meals  per  week  (priced  as  7 
lunches  plus  7  dinners) 
any   7   meals    (price   to  be  deter 
mined),  available  only  (o  students 
living  off-campus  or  In  cooperative 
housing. 

(6)  We  recommend  that  kitchenettes 
and  a  facility  fur  serving  coffee  be 
Installed  In  each  of  the  present  row 
houses  and  that  houses  encourage 
their  members  to  gather  over  coffee 
after  dinner.  Thesekltchenettes  (and 
the  kitchenettes  In  the  other  residen- 
tial houses)  should  be  the  responsi- 
bility   of    paid    student    monitors, 
(Bascomb  which  was  renovated  In 
1974  has  no  kitchenette  and  should  be 
Included  In  this  recommendation) 
Suggestions  for  conversion  to  new  uses  of 
spaces  In  the  residential  houses:  our  commit- 
tee Is  still  deliberating  this  question,  and 
there  are  limitations  of  budget  and  other  con- 
siderations   beyond    our   competence   (see 
Appendix    F).    But   our    primary    Interest 
remains  how  to  better  Integrate  the  educa- 
tional goals  and  residential  ethos  of  the  Col- 
lege. 

Several  spaces  with  a  certain  architectural 
separateness  In  the  houses  could  be  con- 
verted to  rooms  that  would  accommodate 
seminars  during  the  day  and  could  become 
study  sanctuaries  at  other  times:  the  library 
at  Wood  House,  the  old  fraternity  meeting 
room  In  Perry  House,  the  basement  or  ground 
floe?  In  Brooks  House.  The  old  dining  room  In 
Spencer  House,  at  present  empty.  Is  perhaps 
too  closely  Integrated  with  the  rest  of  the 
house  to  be  practical  as  a  seminar  or  small 
classroom,  but  It  could  be  converted  Into  con- 


genial study  spaces.  The  dining  rooms  and 
kitchens  In  Wood  and  Perry  Houses  are  also 
at  present  closely  related  to  the  public  spaces 
(halls  and  living  rooms)  of  those  houses,  but 
they  too  might  be  made  somewhat  more 
separate  and  converted  to  a  similar  double 
use  as  seminar  rooms  and  study  spaces. 

Tyler  House  has  less  public  space  per  resi- 
dent (72  In  Tyler  and  Tyler  Annex)  than  the 
other  houses  have.  The  present  dining  and 
kitchen  wing  should  be  retained  as  public 
space  The  dining  room  would  make  an 
attractive  library  and  study  sanctuary.  The 
kitchen  areas  could  become  kitchenette  and 
commons  room  If  those  uses  did  not  conflict 
with  the  dining  room  as  library. 

Prospect  House  continues  (o  pose  a  chal- 
lenge about  how,  as  physical  plant.  It  Is  to  be 
used.  We  might  want  lo  consider  the  possibil- 
ity of  converting  It  Into  a  group  of  coopertlve 
houses  or  suites,  and  some  thought  might  be 
given  to  the  role  that  commons  areas  might 
play  in  making  the  house  more  congenially 
residential. 

West  College  would  also  benefit  as  a  resi- 
dence If  It  had  a  commons  room  and  lounge 
area.  If  U  were  necessry  lo  compensate  for 
the  toss  of  bedrooms  entailed,  the  College 
might  consider  converting  an  area  In  one  of 
the  Main  Street  row  houses  as  the  kitchen  and 
dining  areas  In  Bascom  were  converted  In 
1974. 

Students  who  commute  from  the  surround- 
ing area  and  some  students  In  off-campus 
housing  have  no  place  they  can  temporarily 
call  home  on  or  near  campus.  At  present  they 
tend  to  congregate  In  the  snack  bar  In  Baxter 
Hall.  Greylock  D  (once  Intended  as  a  snack 
bar  for  the  Greylock  complex)  might  be  con- 
verted Into  a  commons  room  and  lounge  for 
those  students. 


One  of  these  seemingly  Innocent  looking  students  may  be  snealtlng  a  free  meal. 


(Pynchon) 


Students  abuse  meal  system 


by  Sara  Ferris 

A  friend  is  visiting  for  the 
weekend  .  .  .  since  you  haven't 
eaten  breakfast  In  two  months 


Committee  proposes  housing  clusters 


Continued  from  Page  1 
rights  and  privacies  of  minori- 
ties to  be  affirmed  if  the  minor- 
ity does  not  always  share  the 
majority's  values  about  per- 
sonal privacy,  peace  and  quiet, 
entertainment,  etc?  "  Continued 
the  report,  "We  could  not 
regard  it  as  entirely  equitable 
that  monies  which  the  College 
collected  from  each  student 
should  then  be  dispersed  by 
what  amounts  to  simple  major- 
ity rule  .  .  ." 

Professor  Don  Gifford,  Com- 
mittee Chairman,  clarified  the 
committee's  definition  of 
"minority":  "In  many  houses 
as  much  as  30%  of  the  member- 
ship doesn't  pay  social  dues. 
They  have  been  excluded,  or 
excluded  themselves,  for  a  var- 
iety of  reasons:  differing  con- 
cepts of  personal  privacy  .  .  . 
opinions  about  what  constitutes 
social  activity." 

Asked  if  the  "cluster"  system 
would  limit  house  autonomy. 
Prof.  Gifford  pointed  out,  "Our 
Intention  was  to  help  houses  to 
do  things  they  don't  have  the 
time  and  energy  for  ...  We 
found  that  house  presidents 
were  overburdened  .  . .  and  felt 
their  position  was  awkward  . . . 
We  also  hoped  to  relieve  the 
pressure  to  take  initiative  to  get 
faculty  Involvement." 

In  this  respect  the  Committee 
felt  that  the  clusters'  adminis- 
trative aides  would  encourage 
increased  student-faculty  inter- 
action in  the  residential  system. 
Given  the  "sharp  decline"  in 
faculty  participation,  the  Com- 
mittee was  "concerned  that 
something  more  than  exhorta- 
tion is  needed  if  the  trend  is  to  be 
reversed." 

Specifically,  the  committee 
recommends  that  house  officers 
serve  an  annual  term,  and  that 
room  draw  procedures  be  better 
defined  and  publicized  before 
inclusion.  Hopefully  this  will 
"provide  a  continuity  of  govern- 
ment which  the  rapid  succes- 
sion of  student  generations 
makes  it  difficult  for  house 
governments  to  maintain,"  said 
the  report. 

Additional  guidelines  offered 
by  the  committee  with  regard  to 
housing  Include  the  formation  of 
house  committees  for  faculty- 
student  relations,  and  the  possi- 
bility that  "the  incoming  group 
of  sophomores  in  each  house . . . 
ask  a  member  of  the  faculty  to 


be  an  associate  for  three 
years." 

The  committee  was  further 
charged  by  President  Chandler 
to  "offer  a  plan  for  phasing  out 
all  Row  House  dining  within  five 
years,"  stated  the  report.  In 
response,  it  continued,  "The 
committee  recommends  that 
the  dining  facilities  in  Spencer- 
Brooks,  Garfield-Wood,  Perry, 
and  Tyler  Houses  be  closed  at 
the  end  of  this  academic  year 
(1980-81)." 

After  examining  patterns  of 
campus  dining,  the  committee 
concluded  "that  most,  though 
not  all,  of  the  companionable 
and  educative  functions  of  din- 
ing on  campus  derive  from 
shifting  groups  at  individual 
tables  rather  than  from  the 
entire  membership  of  a  house 
dining  in  its  own  dining  room  or 
assigned  space."  The  report 
continued,  "We  came  to  feel 
that  In  good  conscience  we  could 
not  advocate  delay,  nor  did  we 
feel  that  we  could  recommend 
simply  the  status  quo  minus  row 
house  dining  ...  old  assump- 
tions about  'territorial  rights' 
.  .  .  .will  have  to  be  relaxed." 

To  accommodate  the  new  din- 
ing patterns  that  would  result 
from  the  elimination,  and  since 
"present  patterns  at  dinner  in 
Greylock  and  Mission  Park 
show  peak  attendance  between 
5:30  and  6:00,"  the  committee 
suggested  that  "meal  hours  be 
extended  until  7: 00  or  7: 15,  and 
member  of  the  Main  Street 
group  of  row  houses  will  be 
encouraged  to  dine  (as  they  do 
now)  between  6:15  and  6:30— 
Spencer-Brooks  in  the  area 
presently  identified  with  Carter 
House,  Perry  in  the  Gladden 
area;  Garfield-Wood  in  the  Hop- 
kins area  . . .  members  of  Tyler 
House  will  be  encouraged  to 
establish  an  area"  in  Mission 
Park,  explained  the  report. 

The  committee  further 
recommended  the  establish- 
ment of  three  board  plans:  "21 
meals  per  week  (full  board), 
and  14  meals  per  week  (priced 
as  7  lunches  plus  7  dinners ) ,  any 
7  meals  (price  to  be  deter- 
mined), available  only  to  stu- 
dents living  off-campus  or  in 
cooperative  housing." 

The  unused  dining  spaces  in 
Row  Houses,  suggested  the 
committee,  could  be  converted 
to  study  spaces,  public  lounges, 
libraries   and/or   seminar 


rooms,  within  architectural  and 
financial  limitations.  Further, 
"we  recommend  that  kit- 
chenettes and  a  facility  for  serv- 
ing coffee  be  installed  in  each  of 
the  present  row  houses  and 
houses  encourages  their 
members  to  gather  over  coffee 
after  dinner,"  added  the  report. 

The  committee's  proposals 
will  be  drawn  up  in  the  final 
report  due  at  the  end  of  May, 
following  consideration  of  the 
suggestions  and  criticisms  of  all 
interested  parties.  There  will  be 
an  open  committee  meeting  to 
discuss  the  report  on  Tuesday, 
April  28,  at  4:00  p.m.  Copies  of 
the  report  may  be  checked  out 
in  the  Dean's  Office  or  at  the 
library  circulation  desk. 

In  response  to  criticism  of  the 
alleged  "closed-door"  opera- 
tion of  the  committee.  Prof.  Gif- 
ford pointed  out  that  "we  were 
not  disposed  to  closed  meetings. 
Most,  in  fact,  were  open,  though 
Record  personnel  failed  to  show 
up."  When  confronted  with  the 
fact  that  this  reporter  and  Col- 
lege Council  Vice  President 
John  Segal  were  invited  and 
then  asked  to  leave  the  commit- 
tee's last  meeting.  Gifford 
responded:  "I  was  personally 
embarrassed,  since  I  had 
invited  them  to  attend.  How- 
ever, I  think  the  committee  felt 
that,  since  we  had  only  a  few 
more  items  to  discuss  before 
completed  the  preliminary 
report,  it  would  be  better  to 
postpone  open  discussion  until 
after  it  was  finished  ...  It  may 
have  been  delayed  .  .  .  and  we 
felt  pressure  to  publicize  it 
now." 

Danforths 

Richard  W.  Krouse,  Assistant 
Professor  of  Political  Science, 
and  Patricia  Ann  Leach,  part- 
time  Lecturer  in  Art,  have  been 
appointed  to  five-year  terms  as 
Danforth  Foundation  Associates. 

The  Danforth  Associate  Pro- 
gram, which  has  associates  in  all 
academic  disciplines  at  more 
than  1,000  colleges  and  universi- 
ties, is  aimed  at  Improving 
student-faculty  relations  and 
strengthening-  the  educational 
process. 

As  asociates,  Krouse  and 
Leach,  in  addition  to  working 
directly  with  students,  will  attend 
special  conferences  dealing  with 
the  program's  objectives. 


it's  okay  to  lend  your  friend  your 
l.D.  while  you  sign  a  chit  for 
your  meal. 

Not  quite.  Ross  Keller,  Direc- 
tor of  Food  Services,  estimates 
that  approximately  "$40,000  a 
year  ...  is  lost  as  a  result  of 
people  eating  meals  to  which 
they  are  not  entitled."  He  based 
this  guess  on  figures  from  other 
colleges  that  have  replaced  a 
relatively  lax  system  with  a 
strict  one. 

Under  the  current  College 
system,  students  may  show 
their  l.D.  card  at  any  dining  hall 
and  be  admitted.  If  a  student 
forgets  the  card,  he  or  she  may 
sign  up  to  10  chits  a  month  with 
no  penalty.  Although  l.D. 
checkers  are  stationed  in  all 
dining  halls,  "local  people,  stu- 
dents, and  friends  of  both  .  .  . 
have  access  to  meals  for  which 
they  haven't  paid,"  said  Keller. 

"Borrowing  someone  else's 
l.D.  card"  is  the  most  common 
abuse  of  the  system,  according 
to  Keller.  Baxter  experiences 
more  l.D.  fraud  than  other  din- 
ing facilities  do.  Doris  Trimar- 
chi  of  Mission  Park  "very,  very 
seldom"  finds  misuse  of  I.D.'s. 
Most  l.D.  checkers  at  other 
halls  attributed  Baxter's  prob- 
lem to  "the  greater  number  of 
students  who  eat  there.  Here, 
we  know  practically  all  the  stu- 
dents," remarked  d^  checker  at 
Greylock. 

Chits  are  another  target  of 
abuse.  Keller  has  found  "chits 
signed  with  false  names  and 
chits  signed  on  occasions  when 


the  student  has  loaned  his 
card."  Checker  D.  Tatro  once 
discovered  "the  same  name 
signed  twice"  at  one  meal. 

"It's  mostly  the  freshmen 
who  think  they  can  do  this,"  she 
noted.  Most  attempts  at  using 
someone  else's  l.D.  are  unsuc- 
cessful, Tatro  believes.  "Usu- 
ally you  know  a  face  or  you 
don't.  You  can  spot  a  face  that's 
different  in  the  crowd." 

A  random  sampling  of  fresh- 
men revealed  very  few  failures 
in  getting  meals  for  friends. 
Many  campus  visitors  entered 
dining  halls  without  showing  an 
l.D.  at  all.  Others  simply  bor- 
row I.D.'s  from  students  whom. 
they  resemble. 

Keller  noted  that  "most  stu- 
dents who  are  "off board"  can 
obtain  meals  also.  On-board  stu- 
dents often  borrow  I.D.'s  when 
they  lose  their  own. 

"There  are  enough  times  I 
don't  eat  the  meals  I  paid  for," 
commented  one  freshman.  One 
freshman  noted,  "If  you  lend 
your  I.D.,  someone  is  eating  the 
meal  you  paid  for.  It  may  not 
be  ethical,  but  it's  logical." 

Keller  disagreed,  "I  see  no 
reason  why  students  who  have 
paid  should  subsidize  those  who 
have  not."  Tatro  added,  "The 
one  holding  the  l.D.  is  the  one 
entitled  to  eat  here." 

The  owner  of  an  l.D.  that  is 
lent  to  someone  else  is  fined  $5 
by  Food  Services  if  caught.  This 
year,  bills  totaling  $255  for  51 
cases  of  l.D.  borrowing  have 
been  sent  to  students. 


Student  reaction. 


Continued  from  Page  1 

paying  pool  would  be  distrib- 
uted under  the  jurisdiction  of  a 
house  officer  and  house  faculty 
associates. 

"This  provides  for  minority 
house  interests  by  providing 
funds  for  social  minorities  to 
work  \ylth,"  explained  Mamlet. 
"The  intent  of  our  proposal  is  to 
get  the  houses  to  bring  together 
majority  and  minority  inter- 
ests." Access  to  the  dues-paying 
part  of  the  HMT  would  continue 
to  be  determined  by  house 
majority,  but  dues-paying 
members  would  have  no  claim 
to  the  non-dues-block  of  money. 

"We  would  like  to  have  the 
greatest  control  over  our  own 
funds  and  our  own  social  life," 
concluded  Fitch-Currler 
member  Mark  Kightlinger  '81. 

College  Council  President 
Freddy  Nathan  said  that  the 
Council  will  Issue  a  statement 
"outlining  the  report's  weak 
nesses  and  what  we  hope  to  see 


in  the  final  report."  Chairman 
Don  Gifford  will  meet  with  the 
council  tomorrow. 

"I've  talked  to  people  on  the 
Gifford  Committee  and  I  know 
for  a  fact  that  there  wasn't  total 
agreement,"  said  Naihan  in  ref- 
erence to  the  "clustering"  prop- 
osal. "It  was  obviously  not  well 
thought  out  by  the  committee." 

Nathan  was  pleased  with  the 
meal  plan  alternatives  In  the 
Gifford  Committee  report,  but 
was  upset  about  the  decision  to 
eliminate  row  house  dining  at 
the  end  of  the  school  year. 

"The  College  has  a  moral  obli- 
gation to  those  195  sophomores 
and  juniors  who  applied  to  row 
houses  not  knowing  dining 
would  be  abolished,"  asserted 
Nathan.  "The  only  fair  thing  to 
do  is  to  wait  until  after  they 
graduate." 

In  summarizing  the  report, 
Nathanconcluded  that  "parts of 
the  report  are  harmless  and 
parts  will  be  very  damaging . . . 
it's  flfty-flfty." 


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Page  8 


WILLIAMS  RECORD 


April  21,  1981 


THESE  COURSES  DESERVE 
MORE  THAN  A  SECOND  THOUGHT 


AFRO-AMERICAN  STUDIES 


RUSSIA  AND  EAST  EUROPE 


Art  286 
Art  318 

Economics  216 
Economics  217S 
English  220 
English  355 


History  108 

History  219 

History  220 

History  261 
History  262 

History  331 

Philosophy  215 
Political  Science  317 
Political  Science  318 
Psychology  351 
Religion  230 
Religion  232 
Sociology  206 
Sociology  305 


African  Art 

Environmental  Planning  &  Design 

Urban  and  Regional  Economics 

Environment,  Energy  and  Resources 

Introduction  to  Afro-American  writing 

Black  writing  in  the  1960's 

(same  as  Afro-American  studies  401) 

Europe  and  the  Non-Western  World: 

Industrialization  and  Social  change 

African  History:  Cultural  change  in  the 

Pre-Colonial  Era 

African  History:  The  Colonial  Period 

and  Independence 

Afro-American  History  thru  Civil  War 

Afro-American  History: 

Reconstruction  to  Present 

Southern  Africa;  Race,  class  and 

ethnicity  in  the  Modern  World 

Philosophy  of  Law 

Environmental  Law 

Civil  Liberties  in  the  United  States 

Race  Relations 

Marxism  and  Black  Religion 

The  Geneology  of  Racism 

Comparative  Race  &  Ethnic  Relations 

The  Afro-American:  A  Sociological 

Perspective 


AREA  STUDIES 

Concept  Courses: 
Area  Studies  201-202 
Economics  204 
Economics  215 
Economics  364 
Political  Science  227 

Political  Science  304F 

LATIN  AMERICA 

Anthropology  216 
Political  Science  249S 
Spanish  103-104 
Spanish  105-106 
Spanish  112 

Spanish  203 

Spanish  402 

MIDDLE  EAST 

Art/Classics  322 
Political  Science  347 
Religion  217 


Critical  Languages 
Economic  Development 
Economics  of  the  world's  food  system 
Problems  of  Developing  Countries 
The  Third  World  and  the 
International  System 
Comparative  Political  Analysis 


Peoples  of  Latin  America 

Latin  American  Politics 

Intermediate  Spanish 

Advanced  composition  &  conversation 

Latin  American  Civilization 

conducted  in  Spanish 

Major  American  Authors:  1880  to  the 

Present,  conducted  in  Spanish 

Studies  in  Modern  Latin  American 

Literature 


The  Ancient  Near  East 

Domestic  Politics  of  the  Middle  East 

Islam 


History  337 
History  338 
History  402 


Political  Science  246 

Political  Science  402F 
Russian  106 
Russian  123 
Russian  201 
Russian  203 
Russian  205 
Russian  301 
Russian  302 
Russian  305 
Russian  309 

JEWISH  STUDIES 


Religion  201 
Religion  202 


Russian  History  to  1855 
Russian  History;  1855-1964 
Studies  in  Comparative  History:  Revo- 
lution and  Peasant  Societies  in  the  Non- 
Western  World 

Soviet  Government:  Problems  of  Politi- 
cal Change  in  Communist  Systems 
Seminar  in  International  Relations 
Introduction  to  Russian  Literature 
Intensive  Intermediate  Russian 
Nineteenth  Century  Prose 
Cultural  History 
Topics  in  Advanced  Russian 
Russian  Classics  in  Translation 
Soviet  Literature  in  Translation 
Revolution  and  Modernism 
Russian  Satire  (Same  as  Theatre  315) 


The  Jewish  Bible/Old  Testament 

Christian  Tradition 

(Same  as  History  of  Ideas  102) 


(Hebrew  offered  if  tutors  and  tapes  are  available) 


WOMEN'S  STUDIES 

Anthropology  222 
Art  451 

Art  478 

Economics  203S 
English  208 

English  335 

English  354 
English  375 
History  303S 
History  31  OF 
History  401 


Psychology  342 
Religion  216F 
Sociology  203S 


The  Anthropology  of  Sex  Roles 
The  Image  of  Women,  Men  and  Man  in 
Baroque  Art 

Picasso,  Gertrude  Stein  and  Company 
Women,  The  Family  and  Economic  Life 
American  Literature  from  the  Civil  War 
to  World  War  I 

The  Realistic  Tradition  in  the  Nineteenth 
Century  Novel 

Contemporary  American  Poetry 
Psychoanalytic  and  Myth  Criticism 
American  Labor  History 
Family  and  Community  in  Early  America 
Studies  in  the  American  Tradition: 
Types  of  Social  Change  and  The  Histori- 
cal Understanding 
Individual  Differences 
Religion  and  Literature 
Social  Inequality 


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WILLIAMS  RECORD 


Page  9 


The  further  adventures  of  W.  W-Smythe 


by  John  K.  Setear 

In  our  first  envounterivith  Win- 
ston IfellinKton-Smyihe,  paragon 
of  cultured  private  eyes  every- 
where, our  hero  ivas  hired  by 
Emily  Chattinffhourne,  an  old 
chum,  to  keep  an  eye  on  her  hus- 
band, Bruce  Scott-Maxwell,  as  the 
latter  was  reputed  to  be  involved 
in  an  illegal  polo-horse  racquet.  In 
the  second  chapter  of  this  tale  of 
intrigue  amongst  the  upper  crust, 
if^inston  managed  to  get  himself 
knocked  unconscious.  His  story 
continues  .  .  .  and  concludes: 

When  I  came  to,  I  found  to  my 
chagrin  that  neither  Bruce  nor 
my  wallet  were  In  sight.  I  was 
thankful  that  my  billfold  was 
monogrammed— my  toothpicks 
are,  too— but  Bruce,  untattooed 
for  all  I  knew,  was  the  primary 
concern. 

It  wasn't  long,  however, 
before  Emily  popped  out  of  the 
pool,  next  to  which  I  had  been 
propped  In  a  deck  chair. 

"Just  like  old  times  to  see  you 

SETEARICAL 
NOTES 

waking  up  semi-conscious," 
Emily  said.  "You  look  a  bit 
crest-fallen,"  she  said,  remind- 
ing me  that,  In  days  gone  by,  she 
would  rarely  have  brushed  her 
teeth  by  this  point. 

Just  then,  Scott-Maxwell 
appeared,  leading  a  large  white 
horse  that  I  thought  I  had  seen 
somewhere  before,  but  my 
imitation  hangover  deterred 
further  speculation,  particu- 
larly since  Bruce  was  carrying 
a  large  pistol. 

"You  look  a  bit  as  if  you  might 
have  been  recently  loaded  your- 
self," Bruce  said  to  me,  glanc- 
ing at  the  gun  and  displaying  a 
sense  of  humor  obviously  honed 
by  years  of  telling  jokes  to  ser- 


vants whose  annual  Income 
depended  upon  their  laughing 
with  the  proper  sincerity. 

"All  right,  Bruce,"  I  said, 
"what's  your  game?" 

"Backgammon,  Winston,"  he 
said.  "You  know  that." 

"I  mean  with  the  polo  horses, 
Bruce." 

"A  rose  by  any  other  name 
would  smell  as  sweet,"  I  replied 
in  a  counter-cliche. 

"Sweets  to  the  sweet,"  Bruce 
said.  We  were  gaining 
momentum. 

"The  way  to  a  man's  heart  is 
through  his  stomach." 

"The  heart  is  a  lonely—" 

"STOP!"  It  was  Emily,  who 
had  always  hated  games. 
("Unlike  the  masses,"  she  had 
once  told  me  after  a  particu- 
larly complex  weekend  at  Prin- 
ceton, "I  do  not  play  games." 
She  was,  however,  a  whiz  at 
Post  Office.) 

"This  horse  is  writing  a  full- 
length  drama  for  the  legitimate 
theater,"  Bruce  said  suddenly, 
with  an  expression  of  sternness 
that  Emily  later  said  she  had 
not  seen  since  he  had  looked  at 
her  after  she  suggested  that,  for 
moral  reasons,  the  Scott- 
Maxwells  should  stop  investing 
in  kruggerands.  "And  now," 
Bruce  continued,  pausing  for 
effect,  "I'm  going  to  shoot  you 
and  the  horse,  too." 

"The  royalties  will  be  larger 
for  me  if  I  dispense  with  the  lat- 
ter," he  admitted,  "while  I  have 
been  insanely  jealous  of  the 
former  ever  since  Emily  told 
me  about  her  past." 

The  possibility  that  Emily 
had  hitherto  unrevealed  ties 
with  Catherine  the  Great 
flashed  through  my  mind  until  I 
managed  to  reconstruct  Bru- 
ce's  sentence  accurately. 

"And  both  of  you  are  in  the 
play,"  Bruce  said,  looking  at 
Emily  and  then  myself  as  he 


grew  a  tad  more  excited. 

"No  need  to  get  all  hot  under 
the  chemise  about  this,  Bruce," 
I  said,  as  calmly  as  I  could,  con- 
sidering the  pistol's  apparent 
calibre. 

"And  why  not?"  Bruce  uald  in 
something  of  a  froth.  "All  my 
pampered  life,  I've  had  to  dance 
with  debutantes  and  to  sweat 
from  wearing  too  many  layers 
of  clothes." 

He  appeared  sincere— and 
dangerous. 

"I  get  blisters  t>ecause  I  can 
never  wear  socks.  I  Itch  because 
I  have  to  wear  wool.  I  despise 
gin  and  tonic,  and  I  get  head- 
aches from  trying  to  read  the 
labels  on  everyone's  clothing." 

I  knew  now,  if  Bruce  meant 
his  remark  about  the  gin  and 
tonic,  that  I  was  dealing  with  a 
madman. 

"Money  can't  buy  happi- 
ness," Bruce  spat  out  with  a 
twisted  grin.  "Do  you  under- 
stand that,  Winston?" 

My  suspicions  about  Bruce's 
sanity  had  been  confirmed,  so  I 
decided  not  to  bandy  about  any 
more  cliches.  I  knew  that. 
Instead,  I  had  to  gamble  that 
there  was  some  shred  of  nor- 
malcy left  beneath  the  wacko 
that  was  now  Bruce  Scott- 
Maxwell. 

"Bruce!"  I  shouted  with 
alarm.  "Behind  you— it's  a  man 
from  the  IRS!  " 

Scott-Maxwell  whirled  in  a 
deeply  Instinctive  motion  and 
shot  two  bullets  into  thin  air.  It 
was  the  only  opening  I  needed, 
and  I  pounced  on  him,  giving  the 
old  boy  a  hit  of  a  knock  on  the 
skull  with  the  butt  of  the  gun, 
though  trying  to  avoid  mussing 
his  part. 

My  wallet  tumbled  out  from 
Bruce's  back  pocket  as,  in  a  fit 
of  dramatic  flair,  Bruce  per- 
ished immediately  of  a  massive 
brain  hemhorrage  rather  than 


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simply  slumping  unconscious  to 
the  pool  deck. 

"Damn,"  I  said.  "What  rotten 
luck." 

I  knew  right  then  that  I  had  to 
get  us  out  of  there.  There  was 
sure  to  be  a  media  mess,  and 
Emily  founr^  reporters  almost 
as  distasteful  as  I  did.  But  how 
to  escape? 

"Wl-1-l-l-l-bur,"  the  horse 
said. 

"The  name  is  Winston,"  I  cor- 
rected him  reflexlvely  before  I 
realized  to  whom  I  was 
speaking. 

"Wi-1-l-l-n-n-ston,"  I  said  to 
Emily,  "but  we'll  have  to  split 
up  in  case  one  of  us  is  caught." 

The  pool  pump  droned  on  in 
the  background. 

"You're  going  to  get  on  that 
horse,"  I  said  to  Emily.  "You're 
part  of  his  play,  the  thing  that 
keeps  him  going,  and  if  you 
don't  get  on  that  horse,  Emily, 
you'll  regret  it- maylie  not 
today  or  tomorrow,  but  soon  and 
for  the  rest  of  your  life." 


The  horse  whinnied  his  agree- 
ment. I  could  see  that  he  never 
spoke  unless  he  had  something 
to  say. 

"But,  Winston,"  Emily  said 
looking  at  me  the  way  she  used 
to  do,  "what  about  Princeton?" 

"We'll  always  havePrlnceton 
now.  If  we  didn't  we'd  lost  it,  but 
we  got  It  back  again  when  I 
came  to  the  Scott-Maxwell 
estate." 

She  nodded  before  I  could  call 
her  "kid,"  thank  God,  and 
climbed  up  onto  the  horse. 

"It's  more  fun  If  you  help," 
she  said  as  she  slid  Into  the  sad- 
dle with  a  wink. 

"Ed,"  I  said  to  the  horse, 
"this  could  be  the  beginning  of  a 
beautiful  friendship." 

I  watched  them  ride  into  the 
setting  sun,  and  as  I  rolled  the 
credit  cards— they  had  left 
them  all  In  the  wallet  except  for 
my  Brooks  Brothers  plate- 
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Tuition 
increased 

Continued  from  Page  1 
a  $5  million  parent  loan  pro- 
gram that  win  provide  up  to 
$7,500  per  year  to  students. 

The  Williams  loan  program 
will  be  financed  by  the  College 
and  administered  through  the 
Richard  C.  Knight  Insurance 
Agency  of  Boston.  Loans  of  up  to 
$7,500  per  year  will  be  available 
with  no  restriction  based  on 
family  income  level.  Those  still 
eligible  for  the  Federal  Guaran- 
teed Student  Loan  Program  will 
be  expected  to  use  those  resour- 
ces first.  The  loans,  which  can 
help  parents  finance  up  to  four 
years  of  education  for  their 
children,  will  carry  a  12  percent 
Interest  rate  and  an  eight-year 
repayment  period. 

The  Williams  Parent  Loan 
Program  will  be  Initially  funded 
through  the  Williams  endow- 
ment. It  is  estimated  that  up  to 
$5  million  will  be  loaned  to  a 
maximum  of  600  families  in  the 
first  year.  That  amount  would 
gradually  Increase  until  level- 
ing out  at  almost  $10  million  In 
the  fifth  year.  The  capital 
requirements  would  then  start 
declining  and  would  disappear 
about  the  tenth  year,  according 
to  Chandler. 

President  Chandler  also 
revealed  a  number  of  changes 
In   the   College's   faculty  and 


staff.  Chandler  announced  that 
effective  June  30, 1980,  Williams 
faculty  members  Lauren  Stev- 
ens, Dean  Chandler,  and  Marl- 
anna  Torgovnick  will  resign 
from  the  faculty.  As  reported 
earlier,  Dean  of  Freshman 
Stevens  will  leave  Williams  to 
form  a  new  newspaper  In  the 
Wllllamstown  area. 

Dean  Chandler,  Assistant 
Professor  of  Chemistry  and 
Assistant  Dean,  Is  leaving  the 
College  for  Chicago  where  he 
will  resume  self-employment.' 
When  asked  why  he  chose  to 
leave,  he  cited,  "the  desire  to 
take  up  a  new  challenge  and 
something  I  enjoy  doing."  He 
said  there  was  "no  animosity 
whatsoever"  Involved  in  his 
resignation.  Marlanna  Torgov- 
nick, Assistant  Professor  of 
English,  has  accepted  an 
appointment  at  Duke  Univer- 
sity. Mr.  Chandler  also 
announced  the  appointment  of 
Associate  Dean  Crls  T.  Roosen- 
raad  to  become  Dean  of  Fresh- 
man, replacing  the  departing 
Stevens.  Roosenraad  will  also 
retain  his  appointments  as 
Associate  Dean  and  Lecturer  in 
Mathematics.  Mary  Kenyatta, 
currently  assistant  to  the  Dean, 
has  been  named  Assistant  Dean 
and  will  be  responsible  for  hous- 
ing and  other  matters.  Both 
appointments  are  for  one  year 
only,  with  "the  expectation  of 
continuing  appointment", 
according  to  Chandler. 

In  other  action,  a  delay  in  the 
construction  of  a  new  addition  to 


Lawrence  Hall  was  announced 
because  of  construction  bids  In 
excess  of  budgeted  amounts  for 
the  building.  The  bids  opened 
Wednesday  were  reported  to  be 
more  than  $14  million  over  the 
planned  $2  million  dollar  cost  of 
the  extension.  (See  accompany- 
ing article  on  page  1.) 

Dogs  banned 

Continued  from  Page  1 

No  student  supjiorted  a  com- 
plete ban  of  animals. 

Roosenraad  welcomed  stu- 
dent proposals  and  asked  that 
they  be  submitted  to  his  office  in 
writing.  He  promised  the  Coun- 
cil that  the  final  decision  would 
not  coine  as  a  surprise  to  stu- 
dents. "You  will  know  it  before 
you  leave  this  spring,"  he 
added. 

CC  members  questioned  Roo- 
senraad about  the  preliminary 
report  of  the  Glfford  Commit- 
tee, which  was  released  early 
this  week.  Pat  Dobson  '81  com- 
mented that  since  CC  members 
were  not  given  copies  of  the 
report  until  Friday,  they  were 
unable  to  discuss  it  with  Trus- 
tees at  guest  meals  on 
Thursday. 

Roosenraad  responded  that 
"the  Trustees  have  not  seen  the 
report .  . .  it's  not  a  report  to  the 
Trustees."  He  explained  that 
the  decision  to  accept  or  reject 
the  report  "will  be  made  by  the 
President." 


Admissions  up  to  24  percent 


The  Admissions  Department 
has  accepted  993  of  the  4,214 
applications  for  the  class  of 
1985,  according  to  Director  of 
Admissions  Phil  Smith.  Total 
applications  were  down  600 
from  last  year,  Smith  said, 
resulting  in  a  relatively  high 
applied/accepted  ratio  of  24 
percent. 

Seventy  black  students  were 
accepted  out  of  a  small  appli- 
cant pool  of  "about  100,"  said 
Smith.  "This  is  a  high  percen- 


tage but  since  the  applicants 
were  a  better  qualified  group 
than  most,  the  quality  range  of 
our  accepted  black  students  is 
comparable  to  that  of  last 
year's."  Smith  added  that 
"whether  they  accept  is  another 
matter."  Last  year  of  approxi- 
mately 100  accepted  black  stu- 
dents 30  came  to  Williams. 

Overseas  acceptances 
increased  to  61  students  from  37 
countries.  "We  have  students 
from    Australia,    Nepal    and 


Burglars  hit  Bascom 


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weeks.  Over  $200  worth  of  goods 
were  taken  from  at  least  4 
rooms  in  Bascom  House  and  a 
suite  in  Morgan  during  lunch- 
time  burglaries,  last  Tuesday 
and  Thursday,  according  to 
Director  of  Security  Ransom 
Jenks. 

Javed  Ahmed  '82  noticed  two 
suspicious-looking  men  in  Bas- 
com on  Thursday,  April  9, 
around  11:30.  "I  was  in  my 
room,"  he  explained,  "When 
my  door  opened  and  this  guy 
tentatively  looked  In."  The  man 
seemed  startled  to  find  him  and 
asked  for  a  match,  continued 
Ahmed. 

When  a  friend  saw  the  same 
man,  who  Ahmed  described  as 
"black,  about  5' 10",  definitely 
not  of  college-age,"  the  two 
called  Security.  By  then,  the 
men  had  left. 

Several  rooms  on  the  third 
and  fourth  floors  had  been 
entered  and  "quite  a  bit  of  stuff 
stolen",  said  Ahmed. 

Barbara  Bradley  '81  disco- 
vered 3  cameras  and  a  class 
ring  missing  from  her  room. 
She  estimated  that  "probably 
over  $1000"  was  lost  by  House 
members.  "Recently  we 
haven't  locked  our  doors," 
remarked  Bradley.  "We've 
been  relatively  naive." 

On  Tuesday,  April  7,  "some 
Jewelry  and  some  money"  were 
stolen  from  a  suite  in  Morgan 


Mid-west  between  11  and  11: 30, 
according  to  one  of  the  suite 
members,  who  wished  to 
remain  unidentified.  "As  far  as 
I  know,  our  room  was  the  only 
one  entered,"  she  said.  She  set 
the  loss  at  "$100,  maybe  more." 

Jenks  said  the  Bascom 
robbery  was  the  "first  burglary 
of  this  type' '  in  some  time.  How- 
ever, he  believes  that  many 
thefts  are  so  small  that  they  go 
unnoticed  by  students. 

He  said  the  Wllllamstown 
police  are  working  on  the  case 
but  have  "nothing  new  on  it." 
Jenks  hopes  the  robberies  will 
encourage  students  to  lock  their 
rooms.  The  College  has  a  "repu- 
tation as  being  a  wide-open 
campus,"  he  remarked. 


Yugoslavia,  plus  three  more 
Mauritians,"  said  Smith. 
Acceptances  have  increased 
somewhat,  to  61. 

The  trend  towards  a  wider 
domestic  distribution  con- 
tinued, with  California  receiv- 
ing the  third  greatest  number  of 
acceptances,  behind  traditional 
leaders  New  York  and  Massa- 
chusetts. All  states  but  North 
Dakota  and  West  Virginia  were 
represented. 

The  993  students  include  144 
accepted  under  the  Early  Deci- 
sion Program;  13  students 
accepted  last  year  but  who  post- 
poned entrance  for  a  year;  156 
admitted  in  the  January- 
February  Early  Write  pro- 
gram; and  650  newly  admitted 
on  April  15. 

A  few  hundred  more  appli- 
cants have  been  placed  on  the 
unranked  waiting  list;  in  May 
the  Admissions  staff  will  review 
these  students  and  examine  the 
profile  of  the  newly-formed 
class  to  determine  who  will  be 
drawn  from  the  list. 

Smith  said  he  doubted  that  the 
elimination  of  Row  House  Din- 
ing would  affect  admissions. 
"The  prospectlves  ask  about  the 
freshman  housing  and  dining 
but  not  the  upperclass  condi- 
tions," Smith  said.  They  think 
about  what  they  will  face 
immediately." 


The  Wllliamt  Choral  Society  gave  a  magnificent  performance  of  the  St. 
Mathew  Passion  to  rave  reviews  Wednesday  afternoon  and  evening  In  the 
Thompson  Memorial  Chapel.  (Mcintosh) 

Panel  looks  at  crime 


by  Jon  Tigar 

"Much  can  be  learned  about 
the  nature  of  the  law  if  one 
simply  remembers  the  golden 
rule, ' '  said  Prof.  Gerry  Epstein. 
"The  people  who've  got  the  gold 
make  the  rules."  The  topic  of 
legal  bias  In  favor  of  the  wealthy 
recurred  often  during  the 
"Crime  and  Punishment"  panel 
discussion  held  last  Wednesday 
evening  in  the  living  room  of 
Dodd  House.  The  discussion 
was  sponsored  by  the  Williams 
Prison  Reform  Society. 

Moderator  E.  M.  Abdul- 
Mu'Min  opened  the  discussion 
by  citing  the  rise  in  corporate 
crime  and  the  one-in-ten  ratio  of 
crimes  reported  to  crimes 
committed. 

Prof.  Rosemarie  Tong 
addressed  the  inability  of  the 
current  penal  system  to  "meet 
the  needs  of  individual  offend- 
ers." She  cited  theorists  who 
are '  'advocating  the  end  of  reha- 
bilitation and  a  return  to  punish- 
ment," and  a  public  that  "is 
only  too  willing  to  celebrate  the 
demise  of  the  prisoner's 
freedom." 

Tong  also  saw  philosophical 
flaws  in  much  of  the  current 
penal  theory,  i.e.  that  American 
is  a  just  society,  and  that  all 
crime  is  Immoral.  "It  is  not 
necessarily  to  the  moral  dis- 
credit of  a  poor  person"  to  com- 
mit a  minor  property  offense, 
she  said. 

Prof.  Epstein  drew  upon  the 
rise  of  the  19th  century  indus- 
trialists and  the  subsequent 
changes  in  property  law  in  argu- 
ing that  many  Reagan  adminis- 
tration  proposals  would   only 


give  large  corporations  an 
inherent  legal  advantage. 

Epstein  pointed  out  that  mod- 
ern corporations  can  "go  on  a 
capital  strike— refuse  to  Invest 
their  money  and  refuse  to  pro- 
vide jobs."  To  appease  corpo- 
rate Interests,  he  argued,  the 
Reagan  administration  wants 
to  dismantle  the  EPA  and  the 
Occupational  Safety  and  Health 
Administration.  This,  he 
explained,  "will  subsidize  cor- 
porations at  the  expense  of  most 
of  us." 

In  closing,  Epstein  quipped, 
"To  make  our  society  a  more 
just  one,  to  reduce  the  need  to 
protect  ourselves  from  the 
deeds  of  those  in  the  streets,  our 
first  task  must  be  to  protect  our- 
selves from  those  in  thesuites." 


Seniors  get 
Watsons 

Seniors  Anita  Brooks  and  Cor- 
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granted  Thomas  J.  Watson  Fel- 
lowships for  a  year  of  travel  and 
study  after  graduation. 

Brooks  plans  to  live  and  work 
as  a  volunteer  in  a  Tanzanian 
ujamaa,  a  cooperative  develop- 
ment village. 

Pietzner  intends  to  examine 
the  cultural  effects  of  oil  pro- 
duction and  urban  growth  on  the 
fishing  industry  and  small  vil- 
lages in  Norway  and  Scotland. 

Both  were  chosen  from  a  field 
of  180  students  nominated  by  50 
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April  21,  1981 


WILLIAMS  RECORD 


Page  1 1 


Laxwomen 
win  by  great 
comeback 

by  Mary  Kate  Shea 
The  women's  lacrosse  team 
staged  a  second  half  rally  to 
defeat  Springfield  College  by  a 
score  of  7-6  last  Tuesday.  The 
Chiefs  outscored  Williams  6-2  in 
the  first  period,  but  the  Ephs 
were  able  to  tally  five  times  in 
the  second  stanza  while  holding 
the  visitors  scoreless. 

Springfield  got  on  the  score- 
board first  with  an  early  goal, 
then  moved  out  to  a  3-1  lead 
before  Williams  pulled  to  within 
one  on  a  goal  by  defense  wing 
Tracy  Qulllen.  Three  quick 
goals  by  the  Chiefs  in  the  closing 


minutes  of  the  half  gave  them  a 
solid  6-2  lead. 

Williams  dominated  the 
second  half  of  play,  tallying  five 
times  while  shutting  down  the 
Chiefs'  attack.  Junior  Beth  Con- 
nolly scored  twice  in  the  period 
and  co-captain  Anne  Ricketson, 
freshman  Alison  Earle  and 
sophomore  Jenny  O'Brien  tal- 
lied once  each.  Sophomore 
goalie  Beth  Flynn  recorded  a 
total  of  21  saves  for  the  game. 

In  the  second  game  Tuesday, 
the  Williams  J.V.  squad 
remained  undefeated  with  a  3-1 
win  over  Springfield's  J.V. 
team. 

The  team  did  not  fare  as  well 
against  Tufts  last  Saturday,  los- 
ing 7-3.  The  Ephs  outscored 
Tufts  2-1  In  the  second  half,  but 
their  efforts  were  not  enough  to 
compensate  for  the  Jumbos  6-1 
half  time  lead.  The  Williams 
record  now  stands  at  2-2. 


low  bid  is  $3.4  million 

Art  complex  delayed 
as  bids  break  budget 


Bids  submitted  for  the  con- 
struction of  the  new  wing  to 
Lawrence  Hall  came  in  well 
over  the  College's  budget  of  two 
million  dollars,  forcing  the 
Trustees  to  reassess  their  con- 
struction plans. 

The  lowest  bid  submitted  was 
$3.43  million,  nearly  71%  over 
College  estimates.  At  a  press 
conference  following  Satur- 
day's Trustee  meeting,  Presi- 
dent Chandler  reaffirmed  the 


Softballers  top 
R.  Sage,  8-3 


by  Laura  Cushler 

The  Williams  Women's  Soft- 
ball Club,  coached  by  President 
Chandler,  Lillian  Bostert,  and 
Jamie  Paries  '81,  swung  into 
their  third  week  of  the  season. 
After  the  damp  start  of  a  rained- 
out  double-header  with  South- 
ern Vermont,  and  a  loss  to 
Mount  Holyoke  by  a  score  of  14- 
6,  they  pulled  together  Thurs- 
day to  whip  Russell  Sage 
College  8-3. 

The  whirlwind  pitching  of 
Susan  Murphy  '81,  combined 
with  junior  Anne  Dancewicz's 
superb  clutch-hitting  captured 
the  errorless  win. 

"I'm  encouraged  by  their 
playing,  especially  in  the  field," 
commented  Paries,  who  has 
been  coaching  the  team  since  its 
inception. 

Pitching  a  two-hitter  against 
U.Mass.  at  Boston  on  Saturday, 
Martha  Livingston  '82  could  not 
prevent  a  hard  loss  of  5-1,  de- 
spite near-perfect  fielding. 

Top  batters  include  Thalia 
Meehan  '83  at  .444,  Anne  Dance- 
wicz  '82  at  .400,  and  Susan 
Murphy  with  a  .300  average. 

The  team  faces  R.P.I.  Friday 
at  R.P.I. ,  then  plays  at  home 
against  Amherst  on  Saturday 
and  Smith  on  Monday,  April  27. 


school's  commitment  to  the 
project. 

"We  will  be  looking  to  see 
where  cuts  can  be  made  in  the 
construction  budget,"  Chandler 
explained.  Possible  targets  for 
cuts  includes  renovation  of  the 
existing  structure  of  Lawrence 
Hall.  The  renovation  was  esti- 
mated to  cost  $700,000. 

The  original  plans  for  the  art 
wing  were  to  spend  two  million 
dollars  for  construction,  fur- 
nishing, renovation,  and  var- 
ious fees.  An  additional  $1.3 
million  was  proposed  as  a  main- 
tenance endowment  for  the 
completed  building.  Chandler 
did  not  expect  the  necessary 
budget  cuts  to  affect  the  mainte- 
nance endowment. 

Chandler  expressed  hope  that 
ground-breaking  would  not  be 
severely  delayed  by  the  reas- 
sessment. He  suggested  that 
construction  could  be  held  up 
from  three  months  to  a  year, 
depending  on  the  extent  of 
redesigning. 

The  new  wing  will  serve  the 
multiple  purposes  of  class- 
rooms, faculty  offices,  gallery, 
and  studios.  Currently  offices  of 
the  art  faculty  are  scattered 
throughout  the  campus  and 
studio-art  classes  are  con- 
ducted in  several  non- 
contiguous areas. 

The  Lawrence  wing  is  the 
final  project  of  the  $50  million 
Capital  Fund  Drive  for  the  Sev- 
enties, which  the  administra- 
tion has  touted  as  "highly 
successful."  The  Art  Center 
was  a  less  expensive  alternma- 
tlve  to  an  $11  million  art  and 
athletic  complex  that  had  been 
previously  planned. 


Men's  lacrosse  topped 
by  fifth-ranked  UMass 


Wllliamstown,  MA.— Playing 
against  a  tough  University  of 
Massachusetts,  the  Williams 
College  lacrosse  team  lost  by  a 
score  of  22-9  in  a  tough  and  hard 
fought    game. 

Ruggers  unbeaten 

Opening  their  spring  season 
with  an  impressive  12-0  win  over 
Colgate,  the  women's  rugby 
club  continued  their  undefeated 
streak  with  a  0-0  deadlock  at 
Mount  Holyoke  and  a  10-4  vic- 
tory over  Cornell  University. 
With  their  largest  team  ever, 
the  club  sports  a  full  A-side  and 
B-side  captained  by  Kirsten  Tol- 
man  '82  and  Liz  Berry  '82. 

Barb  Good  '82  made  the  first 
try  for  Williams  after  a  score- 
less first  half  quickly  followed 
with  4  more  points  by  wing  for- 
ward Jane  Parker  '83.  Consist- 
ently keeping  the  ball  in  the 
opponents  end  zone.  Katie  Card- 
well  '83  received  the  ball  on  a 
breakaway  run  for  Williams 
final  tally. 

Offering  fine  defensive  sup- 
port, the  Williams  scrum  pre- 
vented all  attempted  tries  by 
the  Colgate  line  while  helping 
the  offense  move  the  ball 
forward. 

The  following  day  both  A  and 
B  sides  travelled  to  Holyoke 
only  to  end  both  games  in  a 
deadlock  0-0,  and  4-4  respec- 
tively. Although  the  Williams 
team  played  the  entire  second 
half  almost  20  yards  off  the  goal, 
the  Holyoke  defense  prevented 
all  attempts  for  a  try.  The  B- 
side  followed  with  a  4-4  tie  after 
runner  Holly  Perry  broke  loose 
for  the  only  Williams  score  of 
the  game. 

Last  Sunday  Cornell  traveled 
to  Williams  to  play  the  A-side  in 
a  7  on  7  scrimmage.  After  a  first 
half  try  to  the  Williams  line. 
Rosalynd  Sareyen  '81  made  the 
2  point  conversion  kick  against 
the  wind.  Cornell  followed  with 
a  tally  only  to  be  matched  by 
another  Williams  try  making 
the  final  core  10-4. 

The  Williams  B-side  played 
an  impressive  game  against 
Smith  last  Wednesday,  losing  6- 
4  to  a  last  minute  Smith  conver- 
sion kick.  Junior  Holly  Perry 
again  scored  the  only  Williams 
try  as  well  as  leading  a  goal  line 
toward  the  defending  Smith 
goal  line.  A  second-half  Smith 
try  followed  by  a  successful  con- 
version kick  clinched  the  vic- 
tory for  Smith. 

The  Williams  team  will  host 
Middlebury  and  Sienna  this  Sat- 
urday at  Cole  Field.  Three 
games  will  be  on  tap:  A-side  vs. 
Sienna  A-side,  A-side  vs.  Mid- 
dlebury A-side;  and  the  B-side 
vs.  the  Middlebury  B-side. 


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Williams  opened  the  game 
with  the  tough,  aggressive  style 
which  gave  them  their  victory 
over  the  University  of  Connecti- 
cut. They  kept  the  U.Mass. 
attack  at  bay  as  goaltender  Bill 
Childs  registered  10  saves.  In 
the  meantime,  the  Eph  mid- 
fielders pumped  in  goals  to 
match  the  scoring  of  the 
Minutemen. 

In  the  first  period,  U.Mass., 
raced  out  to  a  lead  as  junior 
attackman  Jim  Weller  and 
senior  attackmen  Chris  Corrin 
combined  to  lead  the  Minute- 
men  to  seven  goals.  The  Ephs 
were  able  to  stay  close  with  two 
goals  from  senior  midfielder 
Brian  Benedict  and  two  each 
from  Peter  Barberesl  and  Lee 
Orderman. 

In  the  second  period,  Willi- 
ams completely  shut  down  the 
U.Mass.  offense,  limiting  them 
to  a  single  goal.  At  the  same 
time,  the  Eph  attack  pumped  in 


two  goals  and  Benedict  his  inira 
to  make  the  halftime  score  a 
surprising  8-7.  However,  the 
intensity  of  the  Ephmen  could 
not  match  the  all  around  skill 
and  depth  of  the  Minutemen  in 
the  second  half. 

As  Massachusetts  unveiled 
their  starting  squad  in  the 
second  half,  they  Illustrated 
why  they  are  ranked  fifth  in  the 
nation.  They  quickly  tallied 
eight  goals,  while  their  tough 
defense  held  Williams  scoreless 
in  the  third  Quarter 

It  was  not  until  5:28  of  the 
fourth  quarter,  that  the  Ephs 
got  back  on  the  board  with  Bene- 
dicts fourth  tally  of  the  match. 
The  well  balanced  offense  of 
Massachusetts  continued  to 
pump  in  'he  goals  and  the  game 
soon  got  out  of  reach.  In  the 
end,  the  Minutemen  were  too 
strong  for  the  Ephs  as  they 
raised  their  record  to  7-0.  Willi- 
ams record  fell  to  1-2. 


SPORTS 


WILLIAMS  RECORD 


April  21,  1981 


Men's,  women's  crew 
sweep  Little  Three 


by  Martha  Piatt 

For  the  first  time  since  1978, 
Williams  Men's  Crew  swept  the 
Heavyweight,  Lightweight,  and 
Freshmen  events  at  the  Little 
Three  Regatta  In  Middietown, 
Conn.  Although  the  Women's 
Crew  JV  squad  was  unable  to 
find  a  Little  Three  opponent,  the 
women's  team  overall  did 
equally  as  well. 

In  the  first  men's  event,  the 
Lightweight  Varsity,  coxed  by 
Laura  Yordy  '81,  came  in  at 
6:05,  with  Wesleyan  only  1.2 
seconds  behind.  The  boat  was 
stroked  by  Woody  Seal  '81,  who 
was  followed  by  John  Lodise  '83, 
Jim  Clarke  '84,  Tom  Knowlton 
'81,  Raf  Francis  '83,  Mark  Kin- 
dig  '84,  Swiss  Card  '81,  and 
Spike  '81.  Their  boat  was  hin- 
dered when  the  referee  started 
the  race  while  Williams  was  still 
trying  to  line  up.  The  Ephs'  final 
sprint  enabled  them  to  surge 
ahead  of  Wesleyan  for  the 
victory. 

The  women's  varsity  flew 
past  Amherst,  beating  them  by 
32  seconds  and  leaving  Wes- 
leyan yet  another  ten  seconds 
behind  in  the  wake.  The  junior 
varsity  also  raced  in  this  event, 
as  there  were  no  other  JV 
entries,  and  came  in  second  to 
their  sister  boat. 

The  men's  heavyweight  boat 
was  plagued  by  rough  water, 
but  still  managed  to  edge  out 
Wesleyan.  The  freshmen  won 
handily  for  their  third  solid  vic- 
tory in  a  row.  Amherst  was  not  a 
factor  in  any  of  the  men's  races. 

In  the  women's  novice  div- 
ision, Williams  beat  Wesleyan 
by  a  length,  and  Amherst  and  a 
second  Wesleyan  boat  by  ten 


lengths. 

The  women's  team  also  fared 
well  against  Syracuse  on  Pitts- 
field's  Lake  Onota.  The  varsity 
stroked  to  a  two  length  victory, 
even  though  coach  George  Mar- 
cus still  feels  that  the  boat  is  not 
quite  as  relaxed  as  it  ideally 
should  be. 

In  the  novice  race,  Syracuse 
sailed  on  to  victory  after  the 
Williams  boat  steered  off  the 
course  and  let  the  rating  fall. 
Though  the  Ephs  rowed  a  better 
race  than  they  had  the  day 
before,  they  were  unable  to 
challenge  a  very  strong  Syra- 
cuse crew  that  was  coming  off  a 
victory  over  Boston  University, 
Dartmouth,  and  Radcllffe  the 
day  before. 

Once  again,  the  JV  team 
found  itself  without  a  racing 
opponent.  Instead,  they  brushed 
against  the  Syracuse  second 
novice  and  lightweight  boats, 
winning  every  two-minute  piece 
by  anywhere  from  three  quar- 
ters of  a  length  to  a  length  and  a 
half.  Marcus  is  pleased  with  the 
team's  smooth,  steady  progress 
and  looks  forward  to  equally 
strong  future  performances. 


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Lisa  Yokana  and  horse  hurdle  a  fence  en  route  to  a  5th  place  In  fences. 

Riding  Club  places  well  at  UMass 


by  Nicole  Lee 

The  Williams  College  Riding 
Club  successfully  competed  in 
their  second  show  at  the  Univer- 
sity of  Massachusetts  last  Sat- 


urday. The  team  rode  to  a  fifth 
place  out  of  a  field  of  twenty-one 
colleges. 

The  club  recently  joined  the 
Intercollegiate   Horse  Show 


Eph  nine  weather  ups  and  downs 


The  Williams  College  Base- 
ball team  had  its  ups  and  downs 
this  week,  beating  Union  and 
Northeastern  but  losing  to  Little 
Three  rival  Wesleyan.  The 
team's  record  now  stands  at  2-5. 

The  Ephs  won  their  first  game 
of  the  season  last  Wednesday 
against  Union  College,  outslug- 


Rugby  rolls  by  Chelsea 


by  Dave  Weaver 

In  their  first  international 
match  of  the  season,  the  Willi- 
ams Rugby  Football  Club  made 
a  very  solid  showing,  defeating 
the  Chelsea  College  (London) 
Rugby  Club  by  a  margin  of  10-3. 

Play  commenced  under  very 
windy  conditions,  with  both 
teams  eager  to  play  what  prom- 
ised to  be  a  hard-fought  match. 
Early  on,  the  Chelsea  pack 
pressed  the  purple  scrum  quite 
closely.  After  a  few  minutes, 
however,  the  Eph  ruggers 
began  to  regain  their  balance, 
dominating  the  entire  first  half. 
Goals  by  "Yoshi"  Belash  '81 
and  Jim  Chambon  '83  gave  the 
ruggers  a  10-0  lead  at  the  half. 

With  the  wind  to  their  advan- 
tage in  the  second  half,  the  Chel- 
sea ruggers  reorganized  their 
forces  and  managed  to  put 
together  several  scoring  threats 
in  the  opening  minutes.  The  Wil- 
liams defense  stood  firm  to  their 
challenge,    allowing   only   one 


field-goal  to  put  the  tally  at  10-3. 
The  rest  of  the  match  was 
played  evenly,  with  the  able 
work  of  Dave  Park  and  Bert 
Salisbury  maintaining  the 
punch  for  the  WRFC.  Captains 
Jack  Clary  '81  and  Tim  Willi- 
ams '81  were  pleased  with  the 
outcome,  saying,  "It  was  defi- 
nitely the  best  match  we've  put 
together  this  season  and  a  good 
lead-in  to  the  New  Englands." 

In  the  B-side  game  the  Eph 
ruggers  did  not  fare  so  well  as 
the  Brits  downed  them  by  sev- 
eral points.  Mike  Brownrigg  '83, 
Mike  McGinn  "82  and  Tom 
"Slick"  Greene  led  the  Eph 
attack  and  "Taco"  Manitakos 
'83  put  in  a  fine  effort. 

"The  whole  affair  was  man- 
aged very  well,  both  on  the  field 
and  off,"  commented  Chelsea 
Captain  Cliff  Chipperfield.  "We 
sincerely  thank  the  entire  col- 
lege for  the  hospitality  shown 
us.  The  whole  tour  has  really 
been  grand!" 


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Aggressive  Eph  ruggers  demonttrate  technique  for  stripping  ball  Irom  a 
hapless  Chelsea  player. 


ging  the  visitors  16-11. 

2nd  baseman  Willie  Keville 
had  4  hits  and  shortstop  Dave 
Nasser  and  center  fielder  Dave 
Law  each  contributed  three  hits 
in  a  game  which  saw  Williams 
score  7  runs  in  the  eighth  inning 
but  still  have  trouble  hanging  on 
to  win. 

Freshman  Joe  Markland 
started  on  the  mound  for  the 
Ephs  and  pitched  four  innings, 
giving  up  four  runs  on  just  two 
hits.  He  walked  6  Union  batters 
and  hit  two  others,  however, 
before  he  was  relieved  in  the  top 
of  the  fifth  by  another  freshman 
hurler.  Matt  Viola.  Viola  was 
able  to  hold  Union  to  3  runs  until 
the  ninth  inning,  when  he 
seemed  to  let  up  and  was  racked 
for  4  quick  runs.  By  this  time, 
however,  the  Ephs  were  well  in 
control  of  the  game  and  Viola 

Tennis  team 
looks  strong 

by  Marc  Sopher 

Returning  from  a  week  of 
play  in  the  sun  of  LaJolla,  Cali- 
fornia, the  men's  tennis  team 
got  off  to  a  2-1  start  this  week. 
The  season  opener  was  a  9-0 
whitewashing  of  Union  College 
in  the  tennis  haven  of 
Schenectady. 

A  rejuvenated  MIT  squad 
almost  sent  the  Ephs  scurrying. 
However,  Williams  finally  pre- 
vailed behind  the  strong  perfor- 
mances of  Chuck  Warshaver 
and  Captain  Stu  Beath,  winning 
both  singles  and  teaming  up  to 
devastate  MIT's  number  one 
doubles  team.  The  "Special- 
ists," Don  Mykrantz  and  Jeff 
Harmet,  put  the  match  beyond 
reach  for  a  5-4  final  tally. 

The  Jumbos  of  Tufts  dealt  the 
week's  only  blow  at  the  windy 
Chaffee  Courts.  The  Ephmen 
fell  behind  4-2  after  the  singles, 
the  pair  of  victories  by  Marc 
Sopher  and  Brook  Larmer. 
Tufts  returned  home  as  victors 
by  a  5-4  margin. 

The  team  faces  Trinity  and 
Amherst  away  this  week  and 
Colgate  at  the  Chaffee  Courts  on 
Sunday. 


was  credited  with  the  win — his 
first  of  the  season. 

Offensively,  Williams  got  off 
to  a  slow  start,  scoring  only  2 
runs  in  the  first  four  innings.  In 
the  bottom  of  the  fifth,  the  see- 
saw scoring  began  as  the  Eph- 
men counted  three  times  in  this 
frame  only  to  have  Union  come 
right  back  In  the  top  of  the  sixth 
to  score  three  of  their  own.  In 
the  home  half  of  the  sixth,  Willi- 
ams finally  took  the  lead  for 
good. 

Against  Northeastern,  the 
Ephs  were  equally  successful, 
downing  the  Huskies  7-4. 

Joe  Merrill  started  on  the 
mound  for  the  Ephs  and  pitched 
well  except  for  a  shaky  third 
inning.  Entering  the  inning  in  a 
scoreless  tie,  Merrill  was 
tagged  for  two  quick  hits.  One 
sacrifice  fly  and  a  single  later, 
the  Huskies  found  themselves 
ahead,  2-0. 

However,  the  Ephmen  scored 
2  runs  in  each  of  the  3rd,  4th,  and 
5th  innings  and  wrapped  up 
their  victory  in  the  bottom  of  the 
seventh  as  first  baseman  Tinker 
Connelly  tripled  home  DH  Stu 
Berger  who  had  walked.  Sopho- 
more Mark  Pine  relieved  Mer- 
rill in  the  ninth  to  finish  the 
game. 

Sparse  hitting  was  the  culprit 
against  Wesleyan,  as  the  Ephs 
fell  in  two  games,  9-1  and  4-2. 

Game  #1  pitted  Wesleyan's 
Dave  Barnard  against  the 
Ephs'  Bill  Haylon.  Although 
Haylon  was  in  and  out  of  trouble 
throughout  the  first  three 
innings,  he  hung  tough  to  bring 
his  team  into  the  fourth  in  a 
scoreless  tie.  However,  in  the 
fourth  and  fifth  innings,  the  Car- 
dinals exploded  for  all  of  their 
runs  by  scoring  4  on  4  hits  in  the 
fourth  and  5  on  5  hits  in  the  fifth. 
Haylon  was  relieved  in  the  fifth 
Inning  by  Mark  Pine. 

The  second  game  featured  all 
of  its  scoring  in  the  first  inning, 
as  both  teams  scored  imme- 
diately, only  to  be  stymied  for 
the  rest  of  the  game  in  what 
turned  out  to  be  a  pitcher's  duel. 
John  Hennigan  started  on  the 
mound  for  the  Ephmen  and 
Mark  Keohan  .threw  for  the 
Cardinals. 


Association,  a  nationwide  asso- 
ciation of  colleges  sponsoring 
horse  shows  for  students  of  all 
ability  levels.  Williams  com- 
peted in  Region  III  of  New  Eng- 
land, against  schools  such  as 
Tufts,  Dartmouth  and  Boston 
University. 

Horses  are  supplied  by  the 
host  college.  Riders  pick  a 
horse's  name  out  of  a  hat  and 
ride  that  horse  for  the  first  time 
in  competition.  Since  the  horses 
are  unfamiliar  to  the  riders,  the 
shows  are  a  good  test  of  the  rid- 
ers' skill,  and  they  are  judged 
solely  on  the  basis  of  capability 
in  handling  the  horse  and  dis- 
play of  good  form.  The  intercol- 
legiate shows  have  two  events; 
equitatldn  on  the  flat  for  all  lev- 
els, and  jumping  for  Novice  and 
Open  riders. 

Riding  for  Williams  on  Sun- 
day were  Lisa  Yokana  in  the 
Open  division  (1st  place  flat,  5th 
fences);  Abby  Reeves,  Open 
division  (3rd  flat,  6th  fences); 
Nicole  Lee,  Novice  division  (3rd 
flat,  3rd  fences);  Barbie  Bard- 
ley,  Novice  division  (3rd  fen- 
ces); Eleanor  Coe,  Trot  division 
(6th  place  beginning  walk); 
Laurie  Boothman,  advanced 
walk,  trot,  canter  (4th  place); 
Barb  Gulino,  Novice  division 
(3rd  place  flat);  Krystyna 
Isaacs,  advanced  walk,  trot, 
canter. 


Amherst  abuses 
Chelsea  visitors 

by  Jon  Tigar 

Williams  recently  manifested 
its  omnipresent  advantage  over 
Amherst  College  in  an  often 
overlooked  area:  hospitality. 
The  Chelsea  College  Rugby 
Club,  which  played  against  our 
own  Ephmen  last  Saturday, 
also  traveled  to  the  dismal 
regions  of  Amherst,  Massachu- 
setts. In  addition  to  wallopping 
the  Lord  Jeffs  silly  on  the  field, 
the  lads  from  the  U.K.  also  had 
something  to  say  about  the 
accommodations  at  the  Lord 
Jeff  Hilton. 

"Amherst  are  a  bunch  of 
wankers,"  said  Neil  Brett,  a 
member  of  the  B-side  boys  from 
Chelsea . '  'They  stole  my  leather 
jacket  with  the  camera  in  it, 
made  us  sleep  on  the  floor,  and 
they  made  us  pay  for  it.','  In 
addition,  Brett  noted  the  lack  of 
a  welcoming  committee.  "They 
were  all  working  in  the 
library,"  he  said. 


The  Williams  Record 


Vol.  94.  No.  24 


USPA  684-680 


WILLIAMS 


COLLEGE 


April  28.  1981 


CC  responds  to  Gifford  report 


This  house,  belonging  to  Williams  trainer  Gary  Guerin  and  his  wife,  Kat- 
hleen, was  moved  from  Southworth  St.  and  Stetson  Road  to  Southworth 
and  Lynde.  The  Guerlns  recently  purchased  the  house  from  the  College  on 
the  condition  that  it  be  moved  from  College  property. 


The  College  Council  yester- 
day released  an  eight  page 
response  to  the  preliminary 
report  of  the  Ad-Hoc  Committee 
on  Student  Residential  Life.  The 
Council  response  Includes  sev- 
eral proposals  dealing  with  dis- 
tribution of  house  funds,  meal 
plans,  and  improvement  of 
student-faculty  relations. 

Regarding  the  controversial 
"cluster"  proposal  of  the  Gif- 
ford Committee,  the  Council 
wrote  "we  do  not  feel  that  the 
severity  of  the  (social)  minority 
rights  issue  warrants  the  funda- 
mental changes  involved  in 
'clustering'."  The  Council 
charged  the  Committee  with 
forcing  "a  bureaucratic  wedge 
between  students  and  the 
administration." 

As  an  alternative.  Council 
suggested  that  the  House  Main- 
tenance Tax  funds  could  be 
divided  three  ways:  one  part 
held  In  escrow  for  damages,  the 
second    part    given    to   house 


College  gets  funds  to  enlarge  theater 


by  Philip  Busch 

Through  the  recent  generos- 
ity of  the  parents  of  a  Williams 
student,  a  new  studio  theatre 
will  be  added  to  the  Adams 
Memorial  Theater. 

A  committee  chaired  by  Act- 
ing Chairman  of  the  Theater 
Department  Fred  Stocking  is 
currently  drawing  up  plans  for 
the  project.  His  "fond  hope"  is 
that  the  addition  will  be  com- 
pleted by  June  of  1982,  with  con- 
struction beginning  next  fall. 
The  anonymous  donors  have 
contributed  the  $300,000  con- 
struction costs,  to  which  the 
Trustees  have  responded  by 
voting  $100,000  from  the  endow- 
ment to  cover  maintenance 
costs. 

The  2500  square  foot  facility  will 
be  built  on  the  west  side  of 
Adams  Theater.  It  will  seat 
about  100,  and  will  be  used  for 
smaller  productions  not  requir- 
ing the  main  stage. 

"The  donors  asked  what  the 
Theater  Department  needed 
most,"  commented  Stocking. 
"Our  present  studio  theater  is 
dismal.  Its  stages  are  fixed,  and 
the  acoustics  are  terrible.  It 
can't  be  used  at  the  same  time 
as  the  main  stage.  Right  now  we 
have  students  doing  produc- 
tions everywhere— in  the  Log 
and  Rathskeller  as  well  as 
Adams.  The  new  theater  will 
give  us  much  more  space,  espe- 
cially for  Cap  and  Bells  shows 
and  for  experimental  produc- 


tions by  both  students  and 
faculty." 

"We  don't  yet  know  what  the 
exact  nature  of  the  addition  will 
be,"  noted  Stocking.  "But  it  will 
be  very  modest  and  spare.  We 
won't  use  any  more  money  than 
has  been  donated  for  con- 
struction." 

The  donors  wish  to  remain 
completely  anonymous.  "In 
view  of  their  generosity  and 
goodwill  toward  Williams," 
Stocklngsald,  "we  are  of  course 


respecting     their    wishes 
completely." 

Other  members  of  the  devel- 
opment committee  are  director 
of  the  College  Art  Museum  Tho- 
mas Krens,  Chairman  of  the 
Music  Department  Douglas 
Moore,  technical  director  of  the 
Adams  Theater  William 
Greener,  director  of  Buildings 
and  Grounds  Peter  Welanetz, 
and  students  Carolyn  McCor- 
mick  '81,  Charles  Singer  '82,  and 
Samuel  Schuchat  '82. 


governments,  and  the  third  to 
be  administered  within  the 
house  by  a  committee  of  inter- 
ested students  and  the  faculty 
advisor.  Money  in  the  third  fund 
would  be  available  to  all  house 
residents. 

The  Council  report  chal- 
lenged the  Gifford  Committee 
assertion  that  the  school  has  no 
obligation  to  guarantee  the  con- 
tinuation of  row  house  dining  for 
current  row  house  residents. 
The  Council  urged  that  mea- 
sures be  taken  to  compensate 
for  the  loss  and  maintain  "integ- 
rity as  residential  units." 

The  principle  of  alternate 
meal  plans  was  applauded  by 
the  Council,  but  they  asked  for  a 
greater  variety  than  the  seven; 
fourteen;  and  twenty-meal 
options.  One  idea  was  to  offer  a 
ten  meal  weekday  plan  for  those 
students  who  leave  campus  fre- 
quently on  weekends. 

In  addressing  student/faculty 
relations,  the  Council  once 
again  referred  to  the  clustering 
proposal,  charging  that  it  would 
decrease  the  importance  of  the 
faculty  house  associate.  The 
Council  suggested  that  faculty 
take  the  initiative  to  use 
"faculty  discretionary  funds" 
for  student/faculty  events,  and 
students  were  encouraged  to 
provide  opportunities  for  the 
use  of  these  funds. 

To  better  enable  faculty  to 
find  time  for  student  extra- 
curricular activities,  the  Com- 
mittee on  Advancement  and 
Promotion  "must  establish 
Interaction  with  students  as  a 


This  studio  theater  will  soon  be  replaced  by  an  addition  to  the  Adams  Memorial  Theater  financed  by  a  $300,000 
anonymous  donation. 

ETS  conducts  admissions  study 


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by  Greg  Pliska 

Williams  College  is  currently 
involved  with  nine  other  col- 
leges and  universities  in  a  study 
of  "Personal  Qualities  in 
Admissions"  .  .  .  The  study 
attempts  to  assess  '  'how  student 
qualities  relate  to  institutional 
goals  and  objectives,  how  such 
qualities  relate  to  actual  deci- 
sions of  students  and  decisions 
of  Institutions  in  the  admissions 
process;  and  finally,  how  such 
qualities  relate  to'achlevement 
and  development  through  the 
college  years,"  according  to  a 
pamphlet  released  by  the  Edu- 
cational Testing  Service  (ETS) , 
co-sponsor  of  the  study  with  the 
College  Board. 

The  initial  report  of  the  pro- 
ject will  be  available  in  the  fall 
of  this  year;  the  project  is  sche- 
duled for  completion  in  1983. 
Preliminary  results  cannot  be 
printed  at  this  time  because 


ETS  is  withholding  figures  until 
the  final  report  comes  out  next 
fall. 

The  other  eight  institutions 
working  on  the  project  Include 
Bucknell,  Colgate,  Hartwick, 
Kalamazoo,  Kenyon,  Occiden- 
tal, Ohio  Wesleyan  and  the  Uni- 
versity of  Richmond.  David 
Booth,  Associate  Provost  at  Wil- 
liams, points  out  that  "while 
Williams  Is  the  'cadillac  institu- 
tion' in  the  group  .  .  .  as  a  group 
they  are  above  average . . .  ETS 
was  looking  for  a  broad  range  of 
information."  The  ETS  pam- 
phlet explains  further,  "These 
nine  institutions  were  Invited  to 
participate  because  they  exclu- 
sively use  a  common  applica- 
tion form  that  provides  the 
information  needed  for  the 
project." 

The  project  Incorporates 
three  types  of  studies:  Admis- 
sions, dealing  with  "the relation 


of  personal  qualities  to  actions 
in  admissions";  Validity/Ret- 
ention, analyzing  how  personal 
qualities  relate  to  "subsequent 
academic  performance  and  stu- 
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real  criterion  for  promotion  at 
Williams,"  according  to  the 
Council  report. 

The  report  concluded  with  a 
request  for  the  exact  savings 
estimates  used  to  support  the 
elimination  of  row  house  dining. 
Both  at  the  introduction  and 
conclusion  of  the  report,  the 
Council  pressed  for  more  com- 
mentary and  discussion  with 
Gifford  Committee  meml)ers. 

In  a  related  event,  Gifford 
Committee  member  Kathleen 
Merlgan  '82  resigned  from  the 
Committee  last  Wednesday.  In 
a  letter  to  Committee  members, 
she  apologized  "for  any  embar- 
rassment I  may  have  caused" 
the  Committee.  She  was  dis- 
tressed by  the  lack  of  adequate 
student  input  and  members' 
attitudes  toward  non-member 
suggestions.  Merrlgan  asked 
President  Chandler  to  remove 
her  name  from  the  Committee's 
final  report. 


Wms.  trustee 

appointed 

ambassador 

by  Steve  Willard 

John  J.  Louis,  Jr.  '47,  a  Col- 
lege trustee  and  President  of 
Combined  Communications 
Corporation  of  Chicago,  has 
been  nominated  as  ambassador 
to  the  Court  of  St.  James's.  If 
confirmed  by  the  Senate,  Louis, 
55,  would  succeed  ex-Yale  Pres- 
ident Kingman  Brewster  Jr.  as 
chief  ambassador  to  Great 
Britain. 

L,ewls  was  elected  a  Williams 
Trustee  by  the  College's  Society 
of  Alumni  In  1979  and  was  to 
serve  a  five  year  term.  At  the 
announcement  of  the  new  posi- 
tion, Louis  resigned  his  post  as 
Williams  Trustee  and  numerous 
other  positions  In  order  to  elimi- 
nate demands  on  his  time  in  the 
U.S. 

Contacted  by  Record  repor- 
ters. President  Chandler  said  of 
the  announcement:  "Williams 
College  takes  great  pride  in 
John  Louis's  appointment  as 
Ambassador  to  the  Court  of  St. 
James.  Those  of  us  who  have 
worked  with  him  on  the  Willi- 
ams Board  of  Trustees  feel  con- 
fident that  he  will  be  an 
effective  representative  of 
American  interests  in  our 
nation's  relationship  with  the 
United    Kingdom.    Unfortu- 

Continuedon  Page  7 


Parents  visit    campus 


by  Sara  Ferris 

Parents  of  200students  visited 
the  campus  for  the  annual  Par- 
ents' Weekend  on  April  25-26. 

The  Parents'  Day  program 
held  Saturday  morning  in 
Chapin  Hall  featured  a  welcome 
from  Rhea  Powell  Jackson, 
Parents'  Council  chairman,  and 
Introductory  remarks  by  Presi- 
dent John  Chandler. 

Saturday  morning  also  saw  a 
lecture  by  Assistant  Economics 
Professor  Michael  McPherson 
on  the  place  of  orality  In  eco- 
nomics, while  the  Office  of 
Career  Counseling  presented  a 


panel  discussion  on  career 
opportunities  and  liberal  arts. 
Henry  Art.  Associate  Professor 
of  Biology,  spoke  Saturday 
afternoon  about  the  relationship 
between  energy  and  agricul- 
ture. 

Area  restaurants  reported  a 
traditional  boom  in  business.  Le 
Jardln  estimated  that  375  meals 
were  served  to  students  and 
their  parents.  The  River  House 
was  filled  to  "maximum  seating 
capacity"  on  Saturday  night. 
"We  turned  a  lot  of  people 
away,"  said  a  restaurant 
spokesman. 


Page  I 


WILLIAMS  RECORD 


April  28,  1981 


Seen,  not  heard 

The  war  Is  over  before  It  started. 
A  month  ago  we  had: 

•  House  mascots 

•  Row  House  dining 

•  Reasonable  parking  policies 

•  The  Lecture  Committee 

•  Promises  of  reasonable  tuition 

•  Six  examination  days 

•  House  unity 
And  now? 

The  administration  is  encroaching  on  student  life  from  all  sides. 
They  show  blatant  disregard  for  student  opinions. 

In  an  Informal  poll,  no  house  on  campus  voted  in  favor  of  eliminating 
mascots.  The  overwhelming  majority  of  students  supported  the  present 
policy  or  even  more  lenient  regulations.  The  administration  promised  to 
"consider"  this.  Two  days  later,  all  dogs  were  banned. 

Student  opinion  ran  heavily  against  the  Glfford  Committee  prelimi- 
nary report.  The  Committee  promised  open  meetings  to  receive  student 
suggestions,  yet  one  member  said, '  'We  don't  have  a  responsibility  to  go 
to  the  students  and  say,  'we  want  your  imprimature  on  this  report'." 

The  College  Council  asked  that  they  be  allowed  to  continue  funding 
the  Lecture  Committee.  On  dubious  grounds  of  efficiency,  the  College 
took  up  Lecture  Committee  funding.  One  administrator  said,  "College 
Council  can  pass  all  the  resolutions  they  want;  this  Is  what  we're  going  to 
do." 

The  academic  pressures  of  Williams  are  enormous.  In  the  face  of 
this,  the  faculty  chose  an  abbreviated  exam  schedule,  ostensibly  to 
avoid  sports  conflicts.  Said  one  Calendar  committee  member,  "It's  an 
experiment— let's  see  what  happens."  To  our  grades,  that  Is  .  .  . 

In  other  matters— student  parking  flexibility  being  revoked,  Row 
House  dining  going  now  instead  of  in  a  couple  of  years— we  are  fighting  a 
losing  battle.  The  Record  has  heard  many  complaints  from  students 
who  feel  they  are  losing  their  rights  as  members  of  the  Williams 
community. 

Increasingly,  student  privileges  are  being  sacrifled  to  "efficiency," 
"finances,"  and  "equity."  Acceptance  to  Williams  is  one  of  the  most 
treasured  prizes  of  a  high  school  senior.  Yet  as  applications  drop  and  the 
few  who  get  In  become  dissatisfied,  the  Williams  reputation  tarnishes. 
Facing  this,  the  administration  should  place  student  opinion  back  on  their 
list  of  priorities. 


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knowledge  that  no  more  than  2  percent  of  my  contribution  was  used  illegally." 

— John  J.  Louis,  Jr. 

Williams  Trustee,  Republican  Contributor, 

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Letters. 


Compromise? 

To  the  editor: 

It  Is  granted  that  an  Inordinate  number 
of  canines  on  campus  can  be  a  problem 
as  far  as  sanitation  and  safety.  Surely 
though,  dogs  add  some  charm  to  our 
rural  setting  and  a  reasonable  solution 
doesn't  necessitate  total  eradication  of 
pets.  Come  on,  Dean,  that  kind  of  think- 
ing is  extremely  narrow-minded.  The 
original  arrangement,  one  dog  per  house 
as  mascot,  can  function  If  the  proper  pro- 
visions are  made.  If  Security  can  circle 
campus  countless  times  dally  next  year 
making  sure  cars  are  In  proper  lots,  they 
could  easily  keep  tabs  on  15  dogs  and  be 
aware  of  "Illegal"  pets.  That  is  a  lot  less 
dogs  than  autos  for  those  mathemati- 
cally inclined.  House  mascots  can  be  a 
pleasure  and  are  enjoyed  by  everyone.  I 
know  because  I  got  Merlin  this  January 
and  the  Dennettltes  love  him.  Besides,  to 
those  who  got  their  sidekicks  when  the 
mascot  policy  was  in  effect,  there  may 
not  be  any  place  for  their  dog  but  with 
them.  How  about  a  compromise? 

Respectfully, 

Marc  Sopher  '83 

Merlin  O.  Sopher 

Unreasonable  ban 

To  the  editors: 

This  letter  has  been  Inspired  by  two 
disturbing  events  occurring  in  the  last 
week:  (1)  the  publication  of  the  article 
"College  Plans  Animal  Ban"  in  the  April 
21  Issue  of  The  Williams  Record;  and  (2) 
the  Issuance  of  a  letter  signed  by  Dean 
Oris  Roosenraad  sent  to  house  mascot 
owners.  Contrary  to  what  was  stated  in 
The  Record  article  (described  as  "inac- 
curate" by  Roosenraad)  the  letter,  sent 
to  "those  few  students  who  are  not 
seniors  but  who  are  owners  of  animals 
that  have  been  officially  designated 
house  mascots,"  demanded  that  the 
"few"  mascot  owners  "please  make 
other  arrangements  for  your  animal 
before  returning  to  Williams  in 
September." 

We  vehemently  oppose  any  ban  on 
campus  animals  but  because  of  our 
Immediate  concern  for  the  welfare  of 
those  animals  (and  owners)  currently 
alive  and  well  on  the  Williams  campus. 
Our  argument  will  center  at  this  time  on 
the  "grandfather  clause"  concept. 

We  believe  that  any  total  ban  on  anim- 
als without  a  grandfather  clause  is 
unreasonable.  One  of  the  administra- 
tion's main  arguments  for  the  ban  has 
centered  on  the  few  Incidences  of  cruelty 
to  animals  on  campus.  But,  how  could 
the  administration  follow  through  with  a 
total  ban  if  its  concern  for  cruelty  is  an 
honest  one?  Asking  owners  to  relocate 
their  dogs  could  easily  result  In  the  trau- 
matic and  detrimental  separation  of  pet 
and  owner. 

Although    Roosenraad    seems    to 


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alternative  homes  for  present  mascots. 

As  the  Record  reported  April  21,  "no 
students"  polled  by  the  College  Council 
"supported  a  complete  ban  of  animals." 
We  wonder,  then,  who  does  support  the 
ban?  If  the  answer  to  this  question  is  the 
administration,  then  we  wonder  on 
whose  behalf  does  the  administration 
act;  obviously  not  the  students'.  The 
Record  article  further  supports  this  by 
stating  that  "the  decision  was  not  yet 
final  and  that  he  (Roosenraad)  would 
'report  back'  to  President  Chandler  with 
Council  opinion."  Knowing  that  College 
Council  opinion  was  against  a  complete 
ban  and  knowing  that  the  administration 
has  now  decided  in  favor  of  a  total  ban, 
we  can  only  conclude  that  Roosenraad 
and  those  to  whom  he  reports  do  not  in 
the  least  have  any  concern  for  student 
wishes. 

Furthermore  in  the  same  article.  The 
Record  reported  that  Roosenraad 
"promised  the  council  that  the  final  deci- 
sion would  not  come  as  a  surprise  to  stu- 
dents." Indeed,  he  was  right.  It  was  no 
surprise.  It  came  as  a  shock.  Had  we 
been  aware  of  the  possibility  of  a  total 
ban,  we  would  not  have  brought  our  dogs 
to  school  or  we  would  not  have  bought  our 
dogs.  Given  that  the  administration 
wants  to  remove  all  dogs  from  campus, 
we  still  cannot  understand  nor  accept  the 
urgency  of  their  policy.  There  is  no  rea- 
son why  their  goal  cannot  be  achieved  by 
a  gradual  process  provided  by  a  policy 
which  Includes  a  grandfather  clause. 

Lastly,  The  Record  reported  that  Roo- 
senraad "welcomes  student  proposals 
and  asks  that  they  be  submitted  to  his 
office  in  writing."  Since  we  received 
word  of  his  "final  decision"  only  three 
days  after  the  appearance  of  the  article 
we  were  unable  to  draft  a  proposal  in  this 
short  period  of  time.  We  hope  this  letter 
will  stand  as  an  expression  of  our  strong 

feelings  on  this  issue.  „,  , 

Sincerely, 

Greg  Heires,  '83 

Howie  March,  '83 

Irve  DeU,  '83 

Clinton  Elliott,  '83 

Banu  Qureshl  '83 

El  Salvador  meeting 

To  the  editor: 

This  letter  alms  to  promote  attendance 
at  our  "Town  Meeting,"  U.S.  Involve- 
ment in  El  Salvador,  to  be  held  Friday  at 
7  p.m.  in  111  Thompson  Biology  Lab. 

Williams  College  students  are  con- 
cerned for  the  welfare  of  the  citizens  of 
El  Salvador.  Many  students  readily 
signed  WCOD  petitions  stating '  'we  were 
worried  by  the  growing  Involvement  of 
our  government  in  the  affairs  of  El  Sal- 
vador" and  advocating  "non- 
intervention In  domestic  affairs  of 
foreign  nations."  At  the  time,  it  struck 
me  how  few  of  our  elders  would  seriously 
consider  signing  the  petition. 

As  students  we  at  Williams  are 
members  of  a  select  world-wide  union. 
Continued  on  Page  7 


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WILLIAMS  RECORD 


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Students  are  losers  as  financial  aid  tightens 


hy  Rich  Henderson 

".  .  .  .  The  proposals  will  force  500,000 
to  700,000  students  to  drop  out  of  school." 

It  had  looked  like  another  piece  of  junk 
mall,  I  thought,  but  this  seemed  serious. 
I  read  on.  "The  American  Council  on 
education  estimates  that  (an  additional) 
500,000  to  700,000  students  will  be  forced 
to  go  to  lower  priced  Institutions  ...  a 
desperate  situation  now  confronts  all 
students  presently  receiving  financial 
aid." 

Walt  a  minute. 

In  the  Purple  Valley  we  usually  feel 
Insulated  from  evil  "proposals"  creep- 
ing through  downtown  Washington.  But 
these  seemed  capable  of  affecting  us 
directly.  Would  some  Williams  students 
be  forced  to  transfer  to  "lower-priced 
institutions"?  Certainly  we  could  make 
up  for  any  government  cuts— the  College 
in  its  sometimes  helpful  paternalistic 
attitude  would  never  cast  one  of  its  sons 
or  daughters  adrift,  I  hope. 

Just  to  make  sure,  I  went  to  see  Phil 
Wick,  Director  of  Financial  Aid,  whose 
tweedy  look  always  assures  some  he 
knows  the  answers.  It  turns  out  he  knew 
some  of  them,  though  it  is  too  early  to  tell 
exactly  what  is  going  to  emerge  from  the 
political  potboiler  in  Washington.  Seems 
there's  this  Reagan  fellow  .  .  . 

Cloudy  sides 

According  to  Wick,  there  are  three 
major  financial  aid  programs  used  by 
more  than  half  of  Williams'  students, 
which  are  slated  for  major  changes  in 
the  various  proposals  before  Congress. 
The  Reagan  administration  Intends  to 
cut  over  two  billion  dollars  from  the  Gua- 
ranteed Student  Loan,  Basic  Educa- 
tional Opportunity  (Pell)  Grant,  and 
Student  Social  Security  programs  next 
year. 

It  is  difficult  to  tell  what  the  final  pack- 
age will  be,  Wick  said.  "The  political  cli- 
mate on  the  Issue  has  been  changing 
from  week  to  week.  Not  only  is  there 
uncertainty  as  to  the  guidelines  Con- 
gress will  set  up  regarding  higher  educa- 
tion for  1982  and  on,"  he  explained,  "but 
there  is  uncertainty  as  to  the  political 
and  legal  complexities  of  any  1981-82 
changes.  People  are  beginning  to  ques- 
tion the  legality  of  an  executive  fiat  that 
overturns  the  Education  Amendments  of 
1980." 

The  House  Budget  Committee's  alter- 
native to  the  Administration  proposals 
goes  to  a  floor  vote  this  week.  The  com- 
mittee's proposals  are  more  sensitive  to 
the  purpose  of  financial  aid  than  the  Rea- 
gan package,  which  Wick  terms  "a  kind 
of  mindless  response  to  the  needs  of  edu- 
cation." Yet  the  experts  are  not  optimis- 
tic about  its  chances;  the  likely  end 
product  will  be  somewhere  between  the 
two. 

Proposals 

Wick  calls  the  Guaranteed  Student 
Loan  program  "the  big  ball  of  wax." 
Nearly  all  of  Williams'  Financial  Aid  stu- 
dents use  the  program,  plus  about  600 
who  do  not  receive  aid— a  total  of  1100  of 
Williams'  2000  students.  The  loans  are 
given  by  banks  at  seven  or  nine  percent 
rates  with  the  assurance  that  the  govern- 
ment will  pay  the  Interest  while  the  stu- 
dent is  in  school.  An  additional  "special 
allowance"  can  add  another  ten  or 
eleven  percent  to  this,  which  has  made 
these  loans  very  attractive  for  the  bank- 
ing community. 

The  Administration  proposes  to  pro- 
vide student  GSL's  only  for  need  remain- 
ing after  all  other  sources  of  aid, 
including  parent  contributions,  have 
been  allowed  for;  currently  the  loans  are 
available  to  all,  irrespective  of  need  or 
family  income.  This  would  exclude  from 
this  program  many  Williams  students 
who  need  the  loan  to  cover  temporary 
monetary  constraints.  Wick  hopes  the 
new  Williams  parent  loan  program  will 
help  these  cases.  "Where  you  have  a 
family  making  40  or  50  thousand  dollars, 
with  two  or  three  children  in  college  they 
need  some  sort  of  temporary  relief,  like 
an  extended  payment  plan,"  said  Wick. 
The  Administration  also  proposes  to 
eliminate  the  in-school  interest  subsidy, 
raising  the  student's  debt  burden 
tietween  25  and  40  ptercent  because  of  the 


accrual  and  compounding  of  interest. 

"The  education  community  is  trying  to 
influence  Congress  to  retain  the  in- 
school  interest  subsidy  for  those  with 
financial  need,"  said  Wick.  "For 
instance,  anyone  with  an  Income  under 
.30,000  dollars  will  get  it  automatically, 
while  those  over  that  will  have  to  demon- 
strate need." 

Loan  or  Grant? 

Another  major  program  facing  slgnif  1- 


scales  for  inflation.  Thus,  as  parental 
Income  rises  to  keep  pace  with  inflation, 
fewer  students  will  receive  grants. 

Finally,  the  amount  of  discretionary 
income  that  a  student's  family  must  con- 
tribute would  be  Increased  from  14  to  20 
percent.  The  National  Coalition  of  Inde- 
pendent College  and  University  Students 
(COPUS)  estimates  that  this  change 
would  eliminate  between  500,000  and 
600,000  students  from  the  Pell  Grant 


cant  changes  is  the  Basic,  or  Pell  Grant 
program,  which  gives  direct  grants 
ranging  from  $200  to  $1750  dollars  to  stu- 
dents from  Income  ranges  up  to  30,000 
dollars.  The  Reagan  plan  will  basically 
protect  the  maximum  eligibility  for  the 
lowest  income  people,  Wick  said,  but 
most  students  will  have  their  grants 
reduced  by  100  to  400  dollars,  depending 
on  their  level  of  need. 

In  addition,  under  the  proposal,  the 
government  will  not  adjust  the  eligibility 


Program. 

Williams  has  about  300  students 
receiving  Pell  grants  totalling  300,000 
dollars .  Wick  estimated  that  the  average 
grant  to  these  students  would  drop  from 
1000  to  800  dollars. 

The  potentially  great  impact 
of  the  Administration's       planned 

cuts  in  Student  Social  Security  Educa- 
tion Benefits  is  only  recently  becoming 
apparent  to  colleges.  The  program 
would  be  phased  out  in  four  years,  with 


The  following  is  the  list  of  1981-82  Jun- 

ior Advisors.  The  Record  extends  its  con- 

gratulations to  the  group  and  Its  officers. 

William  F.  Alexander 

Mark  A.  Koenlg 

Mitchell  O.  Anderson 

Elizabeth  A.  Lincoln 

Elizaljeth  M.  Blschoff 

David  C.  Lipscomb 

Karen  L.  Black 

Matthew  B.  Lynch 

David  C.  Bowen 

Thomas  A.  Lynch 

James  L.  Brault 

Katherine  L.  Lytton 

Michael  G.  Brownrlgg 

Howard  F.  March 

Brigitte  L.  Burgette 

Kim  E.  McCarthy 

Stephen  D.  Cagulat 

Meredith  L.  McGlll 

Elizabeth  M.  Cardie 

William  B.  McGill 

Arthur  G.  Connolly,  III 

Kathryn  M.  Miller 

James  G.  Corslglia 

Karen  C.  Mitchell 

Jennie  C.  Dear 

Michael  C.  Nock 

Carol  A.  Dwane 

Marianne  O'Connor 

Regina  A.  Faulk 

Prasannan  Parthasarathi 

••Daniel  T.  Flaherty 

•Stuart  Robinson 

Stephen  J.  Flaim 

Jeffrey  H.  Schumacher 

Elizabeth  A.  Flynn 

David  J.  Shufelt 

Beatrice  R.  Fuller 

S.  Jamie  Spencer 

Kathryn  C.  Galica 

William  M.  Stern 

Elizabeth  Z.  Gallun 

Kris  Strohbehn 

Kathryn  Gilmore 

Jeffrey  S.  Sutton 

Tina  M.  Glmas 

Richard  J.  Weber 

Brian  D.  Gradle 

Donna  M.  Wharton 

Sid  C.  J.  Henderson 

Amelia  M.  Withlngton 

Katherine  Hudner 

•President 

Fern  M.  Jeffries 

••Vice-President 

no  new  recipients  allowed  and  with  cur- 
rent students  losing  25  percent  of  their 
benefits  each  year. 

"I  would  guess  that  the  final  Social 
Security  changes  may  not  affect  current 
undergrads  but  could  well  affect  incom- 
ing freshmen,"  Wick  said.  "It  is  politi- 
cally troublesome  for  them  to  cut  out 
benefits  to  those  who  presently  get 
them." 

Williams  has  120  students  receiving 
Social  Security  l)eneflts;  half  are  cur- 
rently on  aid,  half  are  not.  If  the  propos- 
als are  passed,  Wick  said,  the  latter 
might  have  to  apply  for  aid,  thus  increas- 
ing the  school's  burden.  "The  money 
involved  here  is  about  the  same  as  the 
cuts  in  Basic  Grants,"  aid  Wick.  "We 
have  about  100,000  dollars  at  stake." 

Effects  on  Williams 

The  changes  will  deeply  affect  higher 
education,  Wick  feels.  "The  efforts  made 
in  the  sixties  and  seventies  did  a  lot  to 
expand  access  to  higher  education. 
These  cuts  thus  have  great  potential 
social  consequences,"  he  said.  "Large 
numbers  of  students  will  not  attend  col- 
lege if  the  process  is  made  more 
difficult— they  need  just  one  more  obsta- 
cle to  prevent  them  from  going.  It  won't 
affect  the  Williams'  and  Harvards  but 
will  affect  many  schools.  You'll  have  a 
lot  of  people  in  the  streets  who  would 
otherwise  be  in  the  educational  system. ' ' 

Some  colleges  may  face  financial  and 
admissions  troubles.  "There  are  a  lot  of 
institutions  that  have  t)ecome  very 
dependent  on  the  GSLs;  some  have  a 
very  large  proportion  of  tuition  income 
through  them,"  said  Wick.  Colleges  that 
cater  to  low  income  students  may  also 
face  declining  enrollments. 

'  'Williams  is  dealing  with  a  very  differ- 
ent population  than  most  schools,"  Wick 
continued.  "They  have  been  on  a  track 
since  grammar  school  and  will  probably 
not  deviate  from  it.  We  could  see  more 
students  using  Advanced  Placement 
credits  to  graduate  early,  though,  to  save 
money.  This  has  been  done  only  rarely  In 
the  past." 

Williams'  most  visible  changes  will 
come  in  the  student  employment  system 
as  the  College  strives  to  give  greater  pro- 
tection to  financial  aid  students.  "The 
vise  is  tightening  in  terms  of  funds  the 
College  has  available  for  employment 
and  that  parents  have  available  for  edu- 
cation," Wick  explained.  "Financial  aid 
students  really  need  to  work  enough 
hours." 

Students  who  are  currently  certified  to 
work  will  therefore  make  arrangements 
for  next  year's  jobs  beginning  now.  This 
includes  Financial  aid  students,  and 
sophomores  and  juniors  who  were  given 
an  Authorization  Form  to  work  this  year 
and  who  will  earn  at  least  100  dollars  by 
the  end  of  May.  Others  should  not  plan  on 
having  a  campus  job  next  year,  though 
opportunities  may  be  available  for  those 
who  have  completed  the  proper  applica- 
tion form  this  spring. 

"Those  non-aid  students  who  have 
been  steadily  working  can  keep  their 
Jobs,"  Wick  said. 

Hopes  and  Advice 

Educators  and  students  are  lobbying 
in  order  to  maintain  some  key  provisions 
of  the  programs.  "We  hope  people  who 
have  been  borrowing  Guaranteed  Stu- 
dent Loans  will  be  able  to  keep  borrow- 
ing for  next  year  without  restrictions," 
said  Wick.  "After  that  the  eligibility  base 
could  be  brought  to  30,000  or  35,000  dol- 
lars. We  also  want  to  keep  the  interest 
subsidy  In  the  GSL,  at  least  for  needy 
students." 

"I  discovered  last  week  that  there  Is 
sufficient  doubt  across  the  country  about 
next  year's  situation  that  has  made  some 
banks  reluctant  to  give  out  loan  forms  or 
secure  loans  until  the  government 
assures  them  they  will  guarantee  the 
loans,"  Wick  added. 

He  advised  students  who  have  bor- 
rowed GSLs  in  the  past  to  get  forms  into 
the  Financial  Aid  Office  by  July  1.  "Our 
hope  is  that  the  government  permits 
those  loans  which  have  been  processed 
for  next  year  to  come  in  under  the  old 
guidelines.  But  no  one  really  knows." 


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WILLIAMS  RECORD 


April  28.  19B1 


"What's  my  major?  Why  it's...uh..." 


by  Paul  Sabbah 

It  was  a  hectic  week. 

This  registration  stuff  is  over, 
and  the  parents  are  gone,  so  now 
I  can  get  back  to  all  that  work 
that  I  didn't  have  time  to  do.  But 
before  I  do,  let's  reminisce: 
MONDAY  10  am— I've  got  to  do 
something  with  this  registration 
packet,  so  I  thumb  thru  the 
catalog.  I  tentatively  decide  on 
a  contract  major  entitled 
"God."  My  advisor  tells  me  it's 
too  broad.  "How  about  the  polit- 
ical economy  of  God?"  he  sug- 
gests. Too  boring  . .  .  back  to  the 
catalog. 

10: 15— I've  got  It .  .  .  that  fourth 
course  I  've  been  searching  for— 
"Existential  Biology."  The 
catalog  description  is  intrigu- 
ing: "A  study  of  the  burning 
issue  of  theistlc  existentialism 
and  lower  organisms,  answer- 
ing the  question  'If  life  sucks, 
why  not  pith  frogs?'  Prereq- 
BIO  101,  PHILO 101,  P.E.  Yoga. 
3: 30  pm— Still  need  a  major.  My 
dope  sheet  still  tells  me,  among 
other  things,  that  my  SAT 
scores  stink.  I  only  have  one 
P.E.  credit  (snowshoeing). 
12:30  am— My  bagel  has  grown 
crusty  because  I've  been  star- 
ing at  this  catalog  for  hours. 
Whose  idea  was  this  new 
catalog  format,  anyway?  You 
can  never  find  what  you  are 
looking  for,  and  the  columns 
aren't  continuous.  They  leave 
well  enough  alone  with  every- 
thing else,  so  why  did  they 
screw  this  up?  You  don't  see 
King  James  writing  vertical- 
print  columns  in  the  Bible. 


TUESDAY  10  am— In  all  this 
excitement,  I  forgot  that  I  still 
need  a  summer  Job.  I  trek  down 
to  O.C.C.  and  say  "Can  I  have  a 
summer  job  please?"  I  find  out 
that  it  doesn't  work  that  way. 
Turns  out  I  have  to  find  one 
myself.  Hey,  what  am  I  paying 
ten  grand  a  year  for,  anyway?! 
11: 00— I  decide  todouble  major, 
and  I'm  told  that  I  need  a  peti- 
tion. Next,  I'm  told  that  if  I  want 
todouble  major  and  go  away  for 
a  semester,  I  need  a  petition.  If  I 
want  to  take  three  courses  in 
one  department,  I  need  a  peti- 
tion, and  if  I  want  to  take  102 
before  101,  I  need  a  petition 
signed  by  me,  my  advisor,  my 
doctor,  my  minister,  and  my 
congressman.  What  I  didn't 
realize  was  that  I  must  petition 
to  a  committee  to  get  that  peti- 
tion form,  and  have  it  signed  by 
the  person  who  rings  the  bells  in 
the  chapel,  and  the  owner  of 
Colonial  Pizza. 

11:45—1  find  out  after  getting 
my  mail  that  I  am  overdrawn  by 
39  cents  at  the  bank  and  I  must 
pay  a  $5.00  fine.  In  addition,  I 
must  pay  15<t  for  each  check 
written  on  an  overdrawn 
account,  and  submit  a  petition 
signed  by  anyone  who  works  at 
the  Snack  Bar  .  .  .  not  again! 
2: 30  pm — I  finally  decide  on  four 
courses  which  will  fulfill  my 
major  requirements,  my  div- 
isional requirements,  and  peti- 
tion requirements.  Only 
problem  is  that  they  are  all 
offered  hour  M.  Can  I  petition  to 
be  In  four  places  at  once? 
THURSDAY     11:30    am-I 


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haven't  made  any  progress,  I 
haven't  done  any  work  all  week 
because  of  it,  and  my  parents 
are  arriving  tomorrow.  I  have 
decided  to  buy  a  printing  press, 
though.  I  figure  I  can  make  a 
killing  printing  up  petitions. 
10:00  pm— Room  draw  just  fin- 
ished .  .  .  what  a  disaster.  I  got 
stuck  living  with  five  philosophy 
majors:  that  proves  that  there 
is  no  God. 

FRIDAY  3:59  pm— I  decide  to 
be  a  Russian  studies  major.  My 
mind  is  made  up  .  .  .  besides, 
there's  only  one  sequence 
course  to  take:  "Greatest  Serf 
Legends."  Wait  till  my  dad 
hears  .  .  . 


With  the  removal  of  the  fraternity  system,  houses  were  available  lor  all- 
college  housing  and  departments,  such  as  the  Center  lor  Development 
Economics.  (photo  by  Mason) 


The  end  of  institutionalized  discrimination 

The  elimination  of  fraternities 


by  Lucy  Corrigan 

Whatever  did  happen  to  fra- 
ternities? To  ol'  Alpha  Delta 
house?  to  weekend  house  par- 
ties? to  rushing?  to  the  brother- 
hood? They  were  abolished. 

The  decision  to  discontinue 
the  fraternity  system  didn't 
suddenly  arise  one  fine  day  in 
1964,  far  from  it.  The  fraternity 
system  was  an  issue  of  debate 
almost  from  its  Inception  in 
1833.  Clearly,  fraternities  were 
a  well-supported  institution  to 
have  lasted  so  long. 

But  why  was  1964  different 
from  so  many  other  years  the 
issue  was  raised?  Perhaps  it 
was  the  era,  the  era  of  a  growing 
awareness  in  this  country  of  dis- 
crimination. Or  maytje  it  was 
that  the  inequities  and  problems 
of  the  fraternity  system  had 
grown  to  such  a  proportion  that 
any  further  remedy  within  that 
system  would  be  futile. 

It  seems  though  it  was  actu- 
ally in  1961  when  the  seeds  of  the 
last  opposition  to  fraternities 
were  sown  .When  Bruce  Grinnell, 
now  a  lawyer  in  Williamstown, 
then  the  president  of  Alpha 
Delta  house,  proposed  the  mem- 
bership of  a  North  Korean,  the 
man  was  "buttered",  in  other 
words,  he  was  found  unaccepta- 
ble by  two  house  members  and 
thus  barred  from  joining  as  a 
full  member.  As  Grinnell 
recalls,  the  man  had  been  a 
social  member,  able  to  attend 
all  the  house's  social  functions 
but  not  its  private  ones.  He  had 
been  a  very  active  member, 
always  helping  out  when  work 
had  to  be  done.  "Had  he  not  been 
North  Korean,"  said  Grinnell, 
"he  probably  would  have  been 
accepted.  I  guess  I  was  naive  or 
something,  but  I  couldn't 
believe  this  could  happen." 

But  these  discriminatory 
practices  had  been  going  on  at 
Williams  for  decades.  It  was 
actually  written  in  some  houses' 
by-laws  that  no  Jew?  or  Negroes 


were  allowed  to  become 
members.  (Not  that  it  was  a  big 
thing  to  worry  about,  in  1961 
there  were  about  three  blacks  at 
Williams.)  According  to  Grin- 
nell, discrimination  concerning 
fraternity  practices  just  wasn't 
an  issue  on  campus.  "But  when 
I  spoke  to  others,  I  found  quite  a 
few  who  had  experiences  at 
their  houses  similar  to  mine. 
There  were  serious  doubts  aris- 
ing about  the  system  as  it 
stood,"  said  Grinnell. 

In  1962  President  Sawyer 
appointed  the  Angevine  Com- 
mittee to  look  into  the  status  of 
fraternities  and  their  usefulness 
to  the  college's  aims. 

The  major  conclusion  of  the 
committee's  report  was  that 
fraternities  had  taken  a  dispro- 
portionate role  in  undergradu- 
ate life  and  that  they  had 
outlived  their  usefulness  in 
enhancing  the  academic  life  at 
Williams;  actually,  the  educa- 
tional purposes  of  the  College 
had  become  secondary  to  fra- 
ternity life.  Mr.  Grinnell  noted 
that  there  was  a  "certain  anti- 
intellectualism  permeating  a 
number  of  the  fraternities.  It 
was  clear  that  the  faculty  were 
to  stay  out.  The  house  was  a 
place  to  get  away,  a  place  toeat, 
sleep,  drink,  and  party.  There 
was  a  lot  of  boozing  going  on 
then.". 

The  committee's  recommen- 


dation was  for  the  College  to 
assume  responsibility  for  hous- 
ing, eating,  and  social  accom- 
modations of  its  students.  This 
recommendation  was  based  on 
the  committee's  argument  that 
for  a  student  to  make  real  pro- 
gress, he  needs  constant  expo- 
sure to  diversity  and  challenge 
and  that  this  exposure  should  be 
equally  available  to  everyone. 
"Men  should  be  able  to  pursue 
education  and  the  rewards  and 
satisfactions  that  go  with  it, 
without  being  hampered,  dis- 
tracted, or  embarrassed  in  the 
process." 

This  argument  is  well  docu- 
mented in  the  following  quote: 
"the  Garfield  Club  (for  non- 
affiliates)  failed  of  its  purpose 
largely  because  of  the  resent- 
ment felt  by  its  members  at 
being  segregated  in  a  group  the 
very  existence  of  which  sug- 
gested their  lack  of  acceptabil- 
ity as  fraternity  material." 

According  to  Mr.  Grinnell,  the 
worst  aspect  of  fraternities  was 
the  exclusion  of  non-affiliates: 
"because  Williams  is  so  sthall, 
to  have  had  them  socially  Iso- 
lated was  a  horrible  situation." 
But  for  most,  the  evidence  of  the 
Angevine  Committee  showing 
that  fraternities  had  outgrown 
their  usefulness  at  Williams, 
was  not  clearcut.  According  to 
Grinnell,  the  student  body  was 
Continued  on  Page  6 


In  Other  Ivory  Towers 


Smith 

A  Smith  student  was  raped  in 
the  Ainsworth  Gymnasium  ele- 
vator Sunday,  April  5.  This  is 
the  third  rape  reported  on  the 
Northampton  campus  this  year. 

"There  are  a  higher  number 
of  rapes  than  usual  at  the  col- 
lege. Students  are  expressing 
concern  and  fears  about  the 
safeness  of  Smith.  The  buildings 
are  open  and  accessible  to  peo- 
ple oi.tside  the  college. 


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other  incidents  occurred  on  a 
lawn  after  a  party,  another  on 
an  upper  floor  of  a  dormitory. 
Some  people  connected  with  the 
college  believe  that  many  raf)es 
have  gone  unreported. 

Amherst  College 

Next  Year's  Amherst  College 
writer  in  residence  will  be  Den- 
nis Brutus,  a  South  African 
exile.  Brutus  is  the  first  poet  to 
fill  the  writer  in  residence  post 
in  several  years. 

Brutus  has  said:  "Mylbvefor 
my  country  is  one  of  the  most 
constant  things  in  my  personal- 
ity ..  .  I've  seen  unspeakable 
cruelty  in  that  beautiful  coun- 
try, yet  I  t)elieve  that  my  loyalty 
is  still  there." 

Brutus  is  well  known  for  his 
coordination  of  the  South  Afri- 
can Sports  Association  (SASA), 
an  organization  of  70,000  prim- 
arily black  sportsmen.  SASA, 
through  Brutus'  inquiries,  was 
able  to  pressure  the  World 
Olympic  Committee  President, 
Avery  Brundage,  to  send  an 
emissary  from  Switzerland  to 
South  Africa  to  investigate  its 
charges  of  racism  In  sport  In 
1963. 


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ENTERTAINMENT 


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Page  5 


Ondine  captures 
fairy  tale's 
hidden  deptlis 

by  Darrell  McWhorter 

It  would  be  easy  to  offer  a 
glossy  review  of  the  Williams- 
theatre  Droductlon  of  Jean 
Glraudoux's  Ondine,  especially 
If  one  reads  the  Dlav  as  a  fairy 
tale  love  story  between  a  gallant 
knlcht  errant  with  a  water 
nymph.  Such  a  reading  of  the 
play  would  not  be  faithful  to  the 
playwright's  Intentions,  but 
would,  perhaps,  be  faithful  to 
Jill  Nassive's  Interpretation  of 
the  script. 

True,  Glraudoux's  work  can 
be  examined  on  a  purely 
comedic  level  in  which  knights 
fall  in  love  with  water  nymphs 
and  illusionists'  control  time 
and  give  us  glimpses  of  the 
future.  But,  Jill  Nassivera'- 
emphasis  on  the  fairy  tale  ele- 
ment of  the  script  allows  for  a 
superficial  interpretation  of 
events,  especially  when  one 
considers  the  script  itself  and 
the  problems  Glraudoux  has  in 
relieving  the  tension  between 
the  world  of  Rltter  Hans  and  the 
supernatural  world  of  Ondine. 

Ondine  is  an  investigation  and 
discussion  of  the  conflicts 
between  the  opposites  that  ih.' 
water  nymph  and  her  earthly 
lover  represent.  Jennifer  White, 
in  the  title  role,  has  some  diffi- 
culty in  conveying  to  the 
audience  Ondine's  fundamental 
difference  from  human  mortal 
White's  movements  attempt  to 
produce  the  graceful  motion  of  a 
water  sprite,  gilding  across  the 
stage  in  an  effort  to  contrast  the 
ease  of  movement  with  the 
hobbled  walk  of  her  adopted 
parents.  Her  stage  movements 
in  Act  One,  however  are  a  bit 
distracting,  the  way  she  moves 
shifts  one's  concentration  from 
the  dialogue  to  Ondine's 
movements. 

In  Acts  Two  and  Three  White 
articulates  more  clearly  and 
economizes  her  movements.  In 
Act  Three  she  is  especially 
believable  when  we  note  her 
evolution  from  frenetic  action  to 
contemplative  sorrow.  White's 
Interpretation  in  the  last  act  is 
poignant  because  we  can  see  the 
effects  of  her  attempts  at  being 
a  human  written  on  her  face. 
She  is  no  longer  the  cheerful 
water  nymph  of  Act  One. 

Richard  Dodds  plays  Rltter 
Hans,  the  typical  knight  in  shin- 
ing armor  off  on  an  adventure  in 
honor  of  his  lady.  Princess  Ber- 
tha. He  soon  forgets  about  his 
lady,  however,  when  he  meets 
Ondine  at  her  parents'  cottage. 
They  both  experience  a  coup  de 
foudre  and  fall  in  love.  This  is 


Dodds  first  major  role  and  hope- 
fully will  not  be  his  last. 

Physically  Dodds  is  perfect 
for  the  role:  tall,  strapping,  and 
dark  but  his  character  needed  to 
be  further  developed.  Some  of 
his  lines  in  Act  One  were  tossed 
into  the  wings  and  his  Initial 
entrance  in  Act  One  lacked  the 
verve  of  the  robust  medieval 
knighthood.  While  he  imme- 
diately endeared  himself  to  the 
audience,  his  character  showed 
little  evolution  from  this  point 
on.  This  lack  of  character  devel- 
opment forces  us  to  see  Hans  on 
only  one  level,  that  of  the  comic 
chlvalric  prince  who  talks  to  his 
horse  and  falls  in  love  with  a 
water  nymph.  One  feels  no  sym- 
pathy for  Hans  at  his  death 
because  there  was  no  clearly 
discernible  difference  in  his 
character  from  the  opening 
scene. 

It  also  seems  that  Hans  is  too 
quick  to  forsake  Bertha  for 
Ondine  in  Act  One.  After  all  he  is 
betrothed  to  Bertha  and  Ondine 
is,  ostensibly,  a  mere  peasant. 
Dodds  did  not  give  the  audience 
any  hint  of  the  decision  making 


process  which  leads  him  to  dis- 
like Bertha.  Perhaps  Ondine's 
allure  is  strong  enough  to  allow 
Hans  to  forget  he  is  betrothed. 
Perhaps  it  is  the  magical  qual- 
ity of  the  Black  Forest. 

Carolyn  McCormlck's  inter- 
pretation of  Princess  Bertha  is 
perhaps  her  most  relaxed  and 
most  fluid  performance  to  date. 
McCormick  takes  a  relatively 
flat  role  and  adds  depth  and 
thought  to  it.  She  is  physically 
and  mentally  well-tailored  for 
the  role  which  demands  the 
pique  and  hurt  of  a  woman 
scorned  and  the  beauty  of  a 
dream-like  orincess. 

Dean  Grodzins'  (Auguste) 
and  Victoria  Price's  (Eugenie) 
characterization  of  the  old  par- 
ents is  well-conceived  and  con- 
vincing. Robert  Duke,  as  the 
Lord  Chamberlain,  carries  out 
the  strongest,  most  imagina- 
tively comic,  performance  of 
the  show.  As  Chamtierlain,  he  is 
a  gossip  and  backbite  who  also 
arbitrates  good  taste  and  royal 
manners  at  the  court.  In  this 
dual  role,  Duke  pushes  his  per- 
fect sense  of  comic  timine  to  its 


limit,  pointing  out  the  hypocrisy 
and  fawning  necessary  for  suc- 
cess at  the  Royal  Court,  and  per- 
haps in  the  world  of  humans. 
Duke  dashes  across  the  stage 
with  a  constantly  twitching  face 
and  a  vicious  eye  for  other  peo- 
ple's business. 

Freshman  Beth  Rebarber  as 
the  Superintendent  of  the  Royal 
Theatre  is  plxie-like,  energetic, 
and  the  perfect  foil  for  Duke's 
Chamberlain.  Daniel  Morris 
and  Mitchell  Anderson  add  to 
the  comic  falsetto  of  Act  Two  In 
flawless  fairy  tale  drag.  Gary 
Cole  was  consistently  on  as  the 
Old  One,  and  the  Illusionist. 
Huddy  Plumb,  another  senior  in 
a  final  mainstage  production, 
added  last  touch  of  comedy  as  a 
fisherman  In  the  closing 
moments  of  the  show. 

As  mentioned  earlier,  Nasslv- 
era's  directing  is  patchy  at 
times.  The  first  half  of  Act  One 
is  essentially  exposition  and  is 
performed  accordingly. 
Auguste  and  Eugenie  simply 
move  laterally  on  a  limited 
stage  setting.  This  is  a  small 
nolnt.   however,   compared   to 


Nasslvera's  major  faux  pas  In 
Act  Two  which  upsets  the  conti- 
nuity of  the  show  and  upstages  a 
major  expository  scene.  In  the 
Interlude  of  Act  Two  the  three 
Ondines  appear  at  Court  with 
the  King  of  the  Ondines  (Ben 
Duke)  The  King  and  his  Ondines 
recount  the  story  of  Bertha's 
lost  parents,  Auguste  and 
Eugenie,  information  which  Is 
vital  to  the  end  of  Act  Two. 
Unfortunately,  Ben  Duke's 
song-telling  of  this  information 
does  not  have  the  necessary 
clarity  for  the  audience  to 
understand  what  he  is  saying 
and  the  song  is  further  upstaged 
by  singers  on  the  upper  level 
performing  Salambo.  Nassiv- 
era  unsuccessfully  attempts  to 
use  a  "stop-frame"  effect  In 
which  action  takes  place  alter- 
nately on  two  different  levels.  In 
this  Instance,  the  tactic  draws 
the  audience's  attention  away 
from  the  already  vague  exposi- 
tion, and  Is  confused. 

Nasslvera's  emphasis  on  the 
fairy  motif  denies  us  the  oppor- 
tunity  to  experience  the  text 
Continued  on  Page  6 


Octet  breaks  hearts  in  Chapin 


by  John  K.  Setear 

From  the  i.me  they  marched 
onto  the  Brooks-Rogers  stage 
attired  in  plaids  and  suspend- 
ers, until  they  carried  Fearless 
Leader  Williams  S.  "Wild  Bill" 
Hahn  off  the  Chapin  stage  after 
their  third  encore,  the  Williams 
Octet  dominated  their  spring 
concert  with  a  relentlessly 
inventive  repertoire  whose  con- 
stant lunacy  overshadowed 
even  their  own  musical  talent. 

After  a  passable  medley 
which  featured  A.  J.  "People 
Love  to  Rag  on  Me"  Moor  buss- 
ing Kevin  /c,  "Comic  Genius" 
Weist  and  Octet:  The  Movie  (on 
which  more  later),  the  crowd 
moved  in  a  fashion  more 
orderly  than  any  of  the  Octet 
member's  minds  to  Chapin, 
where  the  Bates  Merry 
manders  performed  with  pas- 
sable  competence, 

After  Lyman  "Should  Be 
More  Conceited"  Casey  begana 
joke  the  thunder  of  which  was 
literally  stolen  by  Mr.  Welst, 
Vassar's  Matthew's  Minstrels 
took  to  Chapin's  antediluvian 
floorboards  for  the  set  which 
displayed  the  most  variety  and 
polished  musical  talent  of  the 
evening,  including  some  chan- 
sons(I  think  that's  French  for 
"song"),  the  most  Internally 
varied  version  of  "Java  Jive" 
that  will  ever  be  performed,  and 
a  courageous  if  uneven  solo  on 
"Teenager  in  Love." 

"Tears  on  My  Pillow"  fea- 
tured Mr.  Casey,  whose  voice's 


tendency  to  trade  volume  for 
resonance  was  well-suited  to  the 
content  of  the  lyrics,  broke  his 
usual  quota  of  female  hearts  as 
the  rest  of  the  group  did  its  post- 
adolescent  best  to  keep  things  in 
the  background  interesting  with 
an  imitation  of  a  merry-go- 
round. 

A  dynamic  backing  by  Mr. 
Moor  of  Mr.  Weist's  Chuck  L. 
Hirsch  Memorial  Solo  on  "Cha- 
tanooga  Shoe  Shine  Boy" 
showed  that  they  can  both  sing 

before  Mr.  Hahn  showed  deci- 
sively that  he  can  direct  on 
"Shenendoah,"  where  he 
allowed  the  natural  echo  of 
Chapin  Hall  to  stunningly  com- 
plement the  Octet's  precise 
harmonies. 

It  was  at  this  point  where  the 
movie — with  its  chronicling  of 
Mr.  Weist's  rise  from  president 
to  dictator  of  the  Octet,  Mr. 
Hahn's  dates  and  Mr.  Moor's 
trials  as  solicitor  of  opinions- 
was  to  have  raised  the  audience 
"to  a  fever  pitch." 

This  proved  unnecessary,  as, 
after  an  uplifting  solo  by  Mickey 
"New  Guy"  Longo  on  the  quasi- 
spiritual  "Chain  Gang"  and  dis- 
tinctive solos  by  Messrs.  Hahn 
andMackall,  the  crowd's  enthu- 


siastic  applause    brought   the 
Octet  back  for  their  first  encore, 
the  unusual  "I've  Got  Rhyhm- ' 
/Fhntstones  Theme  Song"  and 
a  tame  "Blue  Moon." 

Mr.  Hahn  could  not  then  resist 
peeking  out  at  the  packed 
Chapin  awash  with  applause,  an 
action  that  excited  both  entities 
sufficiently  to  bring  out  the 
Octet  for  another  crystal-clear 
solo  by  Mr.  Mackall,  this  time 
on  "In  the  Still  of  the  Night." 

A  St.  nding  ovation  brought 
the  eigi  t  blue-blazered  gentle- 
men ou  one  last  time  as  Mr. 
Hahn  managed  to  exemplify  in 
a  single  song  the  group  persona 
(that's  Latin  for  "personality") 
—distinctive   soloes,    straight- 


faced  lunacy,  and  a  very  happy 
audience. 

"We're  in  love  with  them  all," 
opinioned  one  slightly  intoxi- 
cated squash  goddess  at  the 
post-concert  evaluation  at  the 
Log. 

"I  think  someone  should  say 
something  nice  alx)ut  A.J.," 
said  a  heartfelt  Octet  member 
who  wished  to  remain  anonym- 
ous. (Hint:  It  wasn't  A.J.  Or  his 
mother.) 

"They  sure  must  put  a  lot  of 
time  into  their  Octet  stuff,  but  I 
guess  they  enjoy  it  so  much  they 
don't  mind,"  said  one  slightly 
wistful  Ephlat  member. 

And  neither  does  the 
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WILLIAMS  RECORD 


April  28,  1981 


Lane,  Nile  to  play  in  Chapin 


Two  of  the  brightest  new  stars 
in  popular  music  will  appear  In 
Chapin  Hall  this  Thursday, 
April  3()th,  when  Willie  Nile 
joins  Robin  Lane  and  The  Chart- 
busters  for  this  year's  Spring 
Weekend  Concert. 

Nile  and  Lane  have  both 
released  second  albums  this 
mgnth  as  follow-ups  to  their 
Immensely  successful  self- 
titled  debut  albums.  Robert 
Palmer  of  the  New  York  Times 
has  commented  that  Mr.  Nile  is 
"the  best  Singer-songwriter  to 
emerge  from  the  New  York 
Scene  In  many  years."  Rolling 
Stone  Magazine  called  him  one 
of  their  Artists  To  Watch  in  1981 , 
and  Stereo  Review  declared 
both  Willie  Nile  and  Robin  Lane 
and  tlie  Cliartbusters  as 
"Recordings  of  Special  Merit." 
His  band  Includes  some  of  the 
finest  performing  musicians  In 
New  York,  including  Jay  Dee 
Daugherty  of  the  Pattl  Smith 
Group  and  Fred  Smith  of  Televi- 
sion (the  grandaddy  of  Ameri- 
can New  Wave  bands).  As  Nile 
puts  it  in  his  WCFM  interview, 
which 'is  being  broadcast  Tues- 
day and  Wednesday  evenings  at 
11: 15,  and  Thursday  afternoon 
at  4: 00  PM,  he  is  "ready  to  rock 
at  Williams." 

Kobln  Lane's  live  performan- 
ces carry  all  the  same  power, 
along  with  the  polish  gained 
during  her  long  career  as  a 
show-biz  kid,  folk-rocker  (she 
sang  vocals  with  Neil  Young  on 
his  1970  album  Everybody 
Knows  Tliis  Is  Nowliere)  and 
now  as  female  lead  singer- 
songwriter.  Her  own  band  is  the 
Bostonlan  equivalent  of  Willie 
Nile's,  in  that  she  has  pulled  in 
much  of  the  best  local  talent. 
Including  Asa  Brebner  and 
Leroy  Radcliffe  of  Johnathan 
Richman's  Modern  Lovers. 

Ms.  Lane's  album  was  also 
called  "one  of  the  few  worth- 
while recordings  of  1980"  by 
Dave  Marsh  of  the  Roiling 
Stone.  Her  second  disc.  Imita- 
tion Life,  is  now  one  of  the  fas- 
test rising  on  the  playlists  of  the 
major  New  England  radio 
stations. 


WCFM  is  continuing  to  high- 
light the  music  of  Nile  and  Lane, 
with  such  songs  as  "When 
Things  (Jo  Wrong."  "Imitation 
Life",  "Don't  Cry  Baby,"  (by 
Robin)  and  "Golden  Down," 
"Champs  d'Elysees,"  and 
"Vagabond  Moon"  (by  Willie) 
showing  through  as  favorites  at 
this  time.  Record  giveaways 
also  continue  at  various  times 
through  Thursday. 

Tickets  are  still  available  at  a 


cost  of  $3.50  with  Williams  ID 
and  $5.00  for  the  general  public 
at  Toonerville  Trolley  Records, 
the  Record  Store  and  Baxter 
Hall  in  Wllliamstown,  Lilly's 
Music  in  North  Adams,  Platter- 
pus  Records  In  Northampton, 
Stereo  Theatre  South  in  Ben- 
nington, and  New  Wave  Music 
in  Plttsfield.  Any  tickets 
remaining  on  the  night  of  the 
erformance  will  go  on  sale  out- 
side Chapin  Hall  at  6:00  PM. 


Ondine 


Robin  Lane  and  the  Chartbuttert 
will  be  playing  In  Chapin  Hall 
Thursday. 


ARTS •ARTS 


Wllle  Nile  will  be  joining  Lane  on 
stage  Thursday. 


Pipe  Band  Gathering 

The  Williams  College  Pipe 
Band  will  present  its  Sixth 
Annual  Spring  Concert  on  Tues- 
day, April  28  at  8:30  P.M.  in 
Brooks-Rogers  Recital  Hall. 
Admission,  at  the  door,  is  $2  for 
adults,  $1  for  children  under  12 
and  free  with  a  Williams  LD. 
This  year's  concert  will  feature 
the  Braemar  Highland  Dancers 
under  the  direction  of  Jeannle 
Jardine  Brauns,  and  the  Willi- 
ams College  Pipe  Band.  Music 
will  include  well-known  High- 
land dances,  slow  airs,  marches 


Symphony  finale  a  hit 


by  Greg  Capaldini 

The  Berkshire  Symphony 
completed  its  season  Friday 
night  at  Chapin  Hall  with  an  all- 
contemporary  program— an  apt 
finish  to  a  season  characterized 
by  challenges  for  the  audience 
and  for  many  of  the  players. 

Chronic  musical  faultfinders 
have  a  field  day  with  Shostako- 
vich, as  his  music  is  often  sim- 
ple, transparent,  easy  to  listen 
to,  and  thus  child's  play  to  rag 
on.  Many  also  conveniently 
forget  that  the  quality  of  his  out- 
put was  strained  by  the  recur- 
rent critical  abuse  of  the  Soviet 
press. 

The  Symphony  #6  was  one  of 
the  many  attempts  to  placate 
compatriot  ears.  In  the  opening 
Largo,  Maestro  Julius  Hegyi 
served  up  supplely  phrased 
lines,   and    the    lower  strings 


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bravely  sustained  their  long 
trills  in  the  denouement.  Wood- 
winds showed  their  stuff  in  the 
flashing  runs  of  the  Allegro, 
while  in  the  final  Presto,  the 
audience  got  a  kick  out  of 
smlrky  references  to  the  Classi- 
cal Era  (one  was  reminded  of 
"Mozart's  in  the  clo-set.  Let  'im 
out!  Let'imout!  Let 'im  out!"). 

Of  late,  the  serious  music  pro- 
fession has  come  to  its  senses 
about  the  largely  self-indulgent 
abstruclties  that  young  com- 
posed have  turned  out.  It  is  now 
legitimate  to  employ  long- 
standing and  familiar  sym- 
phonic gestures  in  one's 
compositions.  The  Sinfonia  I  of 
Daniel  Bortz  is  an  illustration  of 
this  refreshing  attitude.  The 
texture  undulated  from  thick 
note-clusters  to  block  chords 
and  back.  Between  strings  of 
enjambed  ostlnatos  came  third- 
related  block  chords  reminis- 
cent of  Vaughan  Williams.  The 
merely  occasional  clumsy 
moments  in  the  orchestra  were 
quite  understandable. 

Principal  flautist  Todd 
Greonwaia,  '81,  was  the  fea- 
tured soloist  in  Ibort's  Flute 
Concerto.  The  outer  movements 
combined  contrapuntal  tension 
and  French  tunefulness  in  a  way 
that  has  become  this  eclectic 
stylist's  trademark.  In  the 
tender  second  movement,  alas, 
occurred  the  evening's  big 
ghtch,  as  strings  and  wood- 
winds met  in  a  hair-raising 
clash  of  wayward  intonation. 
Regarding  the  squeaky-clean 
rendering  by  the  soloist,  suffice 
it  to  say  that  it  Mr.  Greenwald,  a 
pre-med,  demonstrate  the 
same  proficiency  and  cool- 
headedness  with  a  scalpel  as  he 
does  with  a  flute,  he  can  open 
me  up  anytime.  After  the  con- 
certo, he  encored  with  a  shapely 
reading  of  Debussy's  Syrinx. 


Rev.  Dan  Smith  of  White 
Plains,  N.Y.,  will  be  giving  a 
concert  In  the  Rathskellar  on 
Monday,  May  4th  at  8:00  P.M. 
A  fine  gospel  singer  who  grew 
up  In  Uriah,  Alabama,  Smith 
has  worked  with  the  Seeger 
family,  and  his  music  rellects 
the  black  culture  of  the  early 
part  ol  this  century.  Tickets 
will  be  sold  at  the  door  for 
$1 .00.  Sponsored  by  the  Black 
Student  Union  and  the  Willi- 
ams Christian  Fellowship. 


and  Scottish  national  dances. 

Writers  to  Read 

Howard  Nemerov,  poet,  nove- 
list, and  essayist  and  Ronni  San- 
droff,  novelist  will  read  from 
their  works  in  the  sixth  and  last 
program  in  the  Contemporary 
Writers'  Series  on  Wednesday, 
April  29  at  8:00  at  the  Clark. 
Admission  is  free. 

Howard  Nemerov  will  also 
lead  a  discussion  on  Wednesday 
afternoon  at  3:00  in  Drlscoll 
Lounge. 

Renaissance  Band  Concert 

Calliope:  A  Renaissance 
Band,  will  present  a  concert  of 
Renaissance  and  medieval 
music  on  more  than  35  different 
Instruments,  on  Thursday, 
April  30  at  8: 30  in  the  Clark  Art 
Institute  Auditorium.  Admis- 
sion is  $4.50  for  the  general  pub- 
lic, $4.00  for  members  and  $3.00 
for  students. 

(Calliope  will  also  hold  a 
workshop  on  Thursday  at  4: 30 
P.M.  in  the  Instrumental 
Rehearsal  Room  in  Bernhard 
Music  Center.) 

WCFM  Features 

Thurs.  Exile  on  Spring  St. 
Black  Music  Series  Jazz  IV 

Sun.  Music  of— David  Bowie 
Premiere  Albums 

Tues.  Live  Wire 
Changes  Made 

Wed.  Magazine  Piay 

Thurs.  Procul  Harum 
Whiter  Shade  of  Paie 

Sun.  Orchestral  Maneuvers 
in  the  Dark- 
Organization 

Album   giveaways   nightly   at 

9:30  and  11:45 


Continued  from  Page  5 
itself,  which  is  beautlfull.v  writ- 
ten. Characters  utter  essential 
truths  about  human  nature- 
truths  which  are  lost  in  a  fray  of 
comic  splashes.  In  Act  Two, 
Ondine  sways '  'A  woman's  hand 
becomes  a  cage  of  marble  when 
protecting  a  living  thing. ' '  She  is 
speaking  about  her  attempt  to 
protect  Hans  from  his  own 
Infidenity— infidelity  which  will 
result  in  his  death— by  smother- 
ing him  with  love  and  devotion. 
Relevant  and  touching  lines 
such  as  this  one  are  not  handled 
subtly  enough. 

Glraudoux's  beautifully  con- 
ceived lines  and  epigrams  are 
also  overshadowed  by  a  bril- 
liant fairy  tale  set  and  cos- 
tumes. Bruce  Goodrich's  clever 
set  design  matches  the  earth 
tones  of  Eugenie's  and 
Auguste's  rustic  costumes  in 
Act  One  and  resplendently  picks 
up  on  Nasslvera's  overstate- 
ment of  the  fairy  tale  motif  in 
Act  Two,  with  the  set  echoing 
the  soft  yellows  and  oranges  of 
the  courtiers  period  costumes. 
Goodrich's  set  and  costumes 
reinforce  one's  sense  that  the 
world  of  Ondine  is  not  a  real  one. 
Perhaps  it  happens  in  the  char- 
tacters'  minds,  or  simple  in  a 
dream  of  Ondine's.  We  never 
know  for  sure,  since  Glraudoux 
does  not  address  it  in  his  text 
and  Nassivera  seems  unwilling 
to  articulate  it  in  her 
interpretation. 

Ondine  examines  human 
nature  through  fairytale 
Glraudoux's  wants  us  to  realize 
that  we  are  imperfect,  that  we 
are  locked  withhipurselvesJen- 
nifer  White's  Ondine  is  at  once 
evanescent  and  ebullient.  She  Is 
also  problematic.  The  problems 
arise  out  of  our  Inability  to  Join 
Ondine  in  her  world.  Jill  Nasslv- 
era's fails  to  see  this,  suggesting 
instead  a  fairy  tale  opulence 
where  dreams,  realities  and 
illusions  are  all  reflections  of 
themselves  or  themselves  a 
dream. 


Willlamstheatre  will  repeat 
Ondine  at  the  Adams  Memorial 
Theatre  on  April  30,  May  1 
and  2  at  8:00  P.M.  Tickets  are 
available  at  the  box  office  of  the 
AMT  weekdays  from  12  to  5 
P.M.  Price  is  $1.50  general 
admission  and  .50  for  those  with 
Williams  I.D. 


Fraternities  banned 


Continued  from  Page  4 

overwhelmingly  opposed  to  the 
abolishment  of  fraternities.  But 
the  most  powerful  and  vocal 
opponents  of  the  Committee's 
proposals  were  alumni. 

Through  its  130  year  history, 
the  fraternity  system  had  fas- 
tened strong  bonds  between  a 
house  and  its  members.  This 
bond  of  pride  and  loyalty  for 
one's  house  seemed  to  even 
grow  through  the  years  after 
graduation.  Alumni  wielded 
great  power  in  the  decisions  of 
fraternities,  influencing  the 
choice  of  members  and  han- 
dling all  the  house's  financial 
matters. 

For  many  alumni,  the  propo- 
sition to  do  away  with 
their  fraternities  was  an 
affront  to  their  history,  their 
values  and  even  their  dignity. 
Many  fought  vehemently,  vow- 
ing never  to  give  another  cent  to 
the  College  if  it  carried  out  the 
Angevine  proposals. 

Obviously,  the  decision  to 
finally  do  away  with  fraternities 
was  a  difficult  one.  According  to 
Grlnnell,   "it  Is  probably  the 


most  difficult  decision  a  college 
president  must  make.  Much 
more  so  than  the  decision  to  go 
co-ed  because  it  had  such  finan- 
cial ramifications."  The  deci- 
sion was,  of  course,  made  In 
favor  of  abolishing  fraternities 
but  the  decision  was  not  made  in 
total  disregard  of  these  ramifi- 
cations. When  alumni  decided 
not  to  give  to  the  college  any 
more,  many  non-affiliate 
alumni,  who  had  never  given 
previously,  began  supporting 
the  College  thus  in  part  off- 
setting the  loss  from  the  other 
alumni. 

"It  was  up  in  the  air  for  a  year 
or  two,"  said  Grlnnell,  "but  it 
now  looks  as  though  it  was  a 
good  decision." 

One  sometimes  hears  a  stu- 
dent ask,  somewhat  forlornly, 
"whatever  happened  to  the 
good  oV  days  of  fraternities?" 
The  answer  is,  the  discrimina- 
tion, the  unfair  standards,  the 
exclusiveness,  and  the  anti- 
Intellectuallsm,  of  the  good  ol' 
days  were  finally  replaced  with 
a  more  equitable  system  which 
encourages  the  purposes  of  a 
lllieral  arts  college. 


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WILLIAMS  RECORD 


Page  7 


Committee  looks    EPHRAIM 


at  resources 

by  Katya  Hokanson 

There  are  many  faculty  com- 
mittees, each  of  which  concerns 
Itself  with  a  separate  facet  of 
Williams,  but  until  last  year, 
there  was  no  faculty  committee 
that  looked  at  the  College  as  a 
whole  In  order  to  monitor  Its  ten- 
dencles  as  an  Institution. 
Towards  that  end,  the  Commit- 
tee on  Priorities  and  Resources, 
which  consists  of  six  faculty 
members,  three  ex-offlclo 
members  and  four  students, 
grew  out  of  the  former  Provost 
Advisory  Committee  last  year. 
Its  purpose,  In  the  words  of 
Chairman  Michael  McPherson, 
Is  to  "advise  the  President  and 
the  Provost  (J.  Hodge  Mark- 
graf)  about  resources  use  and 
budgeting.  We  really  don't 
initiate  anything— we  simply 
give  advice.  We're  an  oversight 
body;  we  look  at  the  institution 
as  a  whole  and  at  the  relations 
among  things." 

Members  of  the  committee 
are  Chairman  McPherson,  Pro- 
fessors Zirka  FiUpczak,  Robert 
Kavanaugh,  Robert  Kozelka, 
William  Moomaw,  Lawrence 
Raab,  and  students  Anthony 
DlGlovanna  '81,  Margaret 
Olney  '81,  Russell  Piatt  '82  and 
Yvonne  Vogl  '81.  The  ex-offlclo 
members  are  Provost  Mark- 
graf,  Associate  Provost  David 
Booth,  and  Treasurer  and  Vice 
President  for  the  Administra- 
tion Joseph  Kershaw. 

"We're  really  a  rubber  stamp 
for  the  Provost's  budget  recom- 
miendations,"  said  Piatt.  "How- 
ever, it  is  an  opportunity  for  a 
forum,  for  some  faculty  and  stu- 
dents to  discuss  ideas.  We 
monitor  implementation  of  the 
SO's  report,  the  progress  of  the 
budget,  and  the  portfolio.  We 
met  with  the  Trustees  once  and 
we  talk  to  the  President  and  con- 
sult with  him  about  the  discre- 
tionary fund,  a  sum  of  money 
that  will  eventually  help  'retool' 
the  faculty— retire  older  faculty 
earlier,  pay  for  time  off.  We  also 
try  to  pinpoint  problem  areas  in 
budget  projections." 

Chairman  McPherson  said 
that  the  committee  may  have 
more  of  an  opportunity  to  affect 
decision  in  the  future  "If  things 
should  diverge  from  the  SO's 
report  projections.  If  new  and 
very  different  questions  come 
up,  we  will  become  a  more 
important  committee." 

Spring  weeken 

Besides  the  Robin  Lane/Wil- 
lie Nile  Concert  on  Thursday 
evening,  the  Student  Activities 
Board  has  planned  other  events 
for  Spring  Weekend. 

On  Friday,  May  1,  the  S.A.B. 
in  conjunction  with  the  BS.U. 
will  present  "Matunda  Ya 
Afrika:  Drama,  Drum  and 
Dance  Ensemble."  The  perfor- 
mance, which  is  to  be  held  at 
7: 30  in  theRathskellar,  features 
Black  youths  from  Philadelphia 
who  perform  In  the  media  listed 
in  their  title. 

Also  on  Friday,  the  SAB  and 
the  BSU  will  present  authentic 


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nately,  we  will  lose  his  services 
as  a  "Trustee  because  of  his  deci- 
sion to  resign  all  such  positions 
for  the  period  of  his  service  as 
ambassador.  We  are  grateful 
for  what  he  has  done  for  Willi- 
ams, and  we  wish  him  and  Mrs. 
Louis  all  success  and  happiness 
in  their  important  new 
assignment." 

Louis  is  one  of  the  leading  bus- 
inessmen in  the  Chicago  area. 
In  addition  to  his  position  as 
Chairman  of  Combined  Com- 
munications Corp.,  he  Is  Execu- 
tive Committee  Chairman  and 
Director  of  Butler  Interna- 
tional, Inc.,  and  a  Director  of 
Atlanta/LaSalle,  the  First 
National  Bank  of  Winnetka,  and 
S.   C.   Johnson   and  Son,   Inc. 


CC  debates,  questions  Gilford  report  premises 


College  Council  members 
spent  nearly  an  hour  in  heated 
debate  with  four  student 
member^  of  the  Glfford  Com- 
mittee it  last  Wednesday's  CC 
meeting. 

Several  Council  members 
challenged  the  statistics  pro- 
vided by  the  College  Food  Ser- 
vice, regarding  the  cost  of  row 
house  dining.  Food  Services 
estimates  $60,000  to  $100,000  in 
savings  with  the  phase-out  of 
row  house  dining. 

The  Council  asked  for  a  spe- 
cific breakdown  of  where  the 
savings  occur.  Food  Services 
director  Ross  Keller  provided 
specific  facts  for  the  Glfford 
Committee,  but  several  Council 
members  charged  that  he 
refused  to  do  so  for  students. 

The  Council  summarized  its 
criticisms  of  and  suggestions 
for  the  Glfford  preliminary 
report  in  an  eight-page  response 
released  yesterday  (see  pagel ) . 

In  a  controversial  move,  the 
Elections  Committee  proposed 
co-chairmen  for  the  Concert 
Commission,  juniors  Chris 
Smythe  and  Lee  Butz.  Outgoing 
SAB  Chairman  Tom  Lynch  '81 
spoke  against  the  idea,  assert- 
ing that  the  students  could  lose 
"thousands  of  dollars"  when 
immediate  decisions  are 
required  at  concerts. 

Defense  of  the  co-chairmen 
proposal  was  presented  by 
Elections  Committee  chairman 
John  Segal  '82  and  outgoing 
Concert  Commission  chairman 

d  happenings 

Jamaican  reggae  with  a  group 
known  as  the  "  Jah  Love  and  the 
Survivers."  The  concert  will 
start  at  9:00  in  Dodd  House. 
Admission  is  $1.50  for  everyone 
except  seniors  who  get  in  for  a 
mere  $1.00. 

Saturday  afternoon,  the  SAB 
will  sponsor  an  outdoor  concert 
at  Poker  Flats  in  conjunction 
with  the  Miller  Tug  of  War. 
From  12:30  to  4:30  the  bands 
"Wavelength"  and  "Mental 
Floss"  will  play  and  SAB 
workers  will  give  away  free  hot 
dogs  and  beer  to  all  with  a  Willi- 
ams I.D. 


LETTERS 

Continued  from  Page  2 

Too  often  it  is  only  the  students 
who  are  willing  to  raise  their 
young,  liberal  and  ideal  voices 
against  injustice  and  their 
government's  repression. 
Immediately  think  of  South 
Korea,  El  Salvador  and  Kent 
State.  You  know  many  more 
examples. 

Our  brothers  and  sisters  in  El 
Salvador  are  currently  being 
murdered    by    their   govern- 


ment's military.  Our  elders  in 
the  U.S.  are  sending  money, 
arms  and  advisors  to  support 
the  dictatorship.  As  students  we 
can  distinguish  ourselves  from 
our  practical,  inhumane 
government  l)y  voicing  our 
opposition  to  1:6  U.S.  role  in  El 
Salvador.  Although  we  aren't 
trustees  yet,  we  can  shou;  politi- 
cal opinions. 

Let's  do  s(i  at  this  Friday's 
College  Town  Meeting  with  a 
student  resol.itl'jn. 

Peace, 
Peter  Beckford  '82 


Paul  Gallay  '81.  Gallay  Insisted 
that  the  two  candidates  would 
be  able  to  cooperate,  and  he 
asserted  that  expensive,  imme- 
diate decisions  are  infrequent. 

Segal  added  that  the  Elec- 
tions Committee  had  "given 
serious  consideration"  to  the 
issue  and  decided  that  the  high 
qualifications  of  Smythe  and 
Butz  made  co-chairmen  neces- 
sary. The  Council  unanimously 
accepted  the  Elections  Commit- 
tee candidates  for  SAB,  Concert 
Commission,  and  Social/Cultu- 
ral Board. 


In  nominations  for  the 
Finance  Committee,  CC  Treas- 
urer Steve  Spears  '83  noted  that 
the  Elections  Committee  had 
neglected  to  include  a  freshman 
candidate  as  stipulated  by  the 
Student  Body  Constitution.  The 
list  of  FinCom  candidates  was 
amended  to  include  Philip 
Busch  '84, 

In  other  action,  members  of 
the  Council  organized  a  com- 
mittee to  oppose  next  year's  ban 
of  mascots.  The  group  will  cir- 
culate a  petition  to  students  and 
faculty  opposed  to  the  ban. 


ACSR  debates  proxies 


by  Sara  Ferris 

The  Advisory  Committee  on 
Shareholder  Responsibility 
(ACSR)  discussed  a  number  of 
proxy  questions  at  its  meeting 
last  Wednesday.  The  committee 
studies  the  ramifications  of 
resolutions  accompanying 
College-owned  stocks  and 
makes  recommendations  to  the 
Trustees. 

The  ACSR  voted  to  approve  a 
motion  to  prevent  IBM  from  sel- 
ling or  leasing  computers  to  the 
South  African  government. 
"We  have  consistently  voted 
against  management  on  this," 
said  ACSR  chairman  Don 
Dubendorf.  The  committee 
chose  to  submit  their  decision 
without  the  approval  of  the 
Trustees  because  "we  saw  no 
reason  to  change  the  position  we 
had  taken,"  remarked  Profes- 
sor of  Political  Science  Vincent 
Barnett. 

A  petition  to  force  the  Contin- 
ental Illinois  Corporation,  a 
holding  company  for  several 
mldwestern  banks,  to  institute  a 
South  African  loan  review 
board  was  also  supported  by  the 
ACSR.  This  review  board  would 
examine  the  effects  of  discrimi- 
nation on  black  South  Africans 
and  determine  the  contribution 
01  Continental  l^ans  to  such 
discrimination. 

The  committee  chose  to 
abstain  from  a  request  that  the 
Phillip  Morris  tobacco  com- 
pany release  information  about 
cigarette  marketing  practices 
in  third-world  countries.  The 
ACSR  also  avoided  two  ques- 
tions concerning  the  Atlantic 
Richfield  Oil  Company 
(ARCO) .  One  would  require  the 
company  to  adopt  a  written  pol- 
icy regarding  plant  closings  in 
order  to  provide  workers  and 
affected  communities  with 
advance  notice  of  such  moves. 
The  other  would  prohibit  invest- 
ment in  Chile  until  "full  demo- 
cratic rule,  with  a  guarantee  of 
civil  and  political  rights,  is  res- 
tored," said  Dubendorf. 


Maria  Pramagiorre  '82  has 
been  selected  by  President  John 
Chandler  to  replace  ACSR  stu- 
dent member  Anita  Brooks  '81, 
who  resigned  earlier  this  year. 
Pramagiorre  joins  Jim  Levln- 
sohn  '81  as  a  student  representa- 
tive on  the  committee. 

Dubendorf  also  acknowl- 
edged a  request  from  the  Willi- 
ams Anti-Apartheid  Coalition 
(WAAC)  that  the  ACSR  investi- 
gate three  companies  doing  bus- 
iness with  South  Africa.  WAAC 
member  Anita  Brooks  ex- 
plained later  that  Mobil  and 
Texaco  oil  companies  and 
Tlmken  Corporation,  a  manu- 
facturer of  drill  bits  used  for 
mining,  supply  the  South  Afri- 
can government  with  "strategic 
commodities." 

The  ACSR  will  meet  in  execu- 
tive session  next  week  to  discuss 
its  final  report  to  the  Trustees, 
announced  Dubendorf. 


Louis  is  also  a  Trustee  and 
Chairman  of  the  Board  of  the 
Deerfleld  Academy. 

Louis  has  been  a  major  con- 
tributor to  Republican  causes 
for  the  past  several  years.  In 
1972  he  was  the  largest  single 
contributor  to  the  Nixon  for 
President  Fund,  giving  more 
than  $120,000.  In  the  same  year 
Louis  was  Nixon's  personal 
representative  and  chief  of  the 
U.S.  delegation  at  ceremonies 
commenoratlng  the  12th  anni- 
versary of  the  independence  of 
Gabon  in  West  Africa. 

Professors  get 
study  grants 

James  Anderson,  assistant 
Psychology  professor,  and 
Markes  Johnson,  assistant 
Geology  professor,  have  both 
been  awarded  fellowships  for 
research  during  the  1981-82 
year. 

Johnson  received  a  Fulbright- 
Hays  Senior  Research  Grant 
and  a  fellowship  from  the  Royal 
Norwegian  Council  on  Science 
and  Research  to  support  his 
study  of  the  Norwegian  Silurian 
System.  He  plans  to  examine 
the  fossil  patterns  in  these  395- 
435  million  year  old  rocks  for 
Indications  of  past  changes  In 
sea  level. 

Johnson  has  taught  at  Willi- 
ams since  1977.  He  received  his 
B.A.  from  the  University  of 
Iowa  and  his  Ph.D  from  the  Uni- 
versity of  Chicago. 

Anderson's  fellowship  form 
the  National  Endowment  for  the 
Humanities  will  allow  him  to 
study  the  work  of  four  promi- 
nent psychoanalysts  on  the 
effect  of  early  childhood  expe- 
riences on  development.  Ander- 
son plans  to  make  the  theories  of 
Heinz  Kohut,  Otto  Kernberg, 
Margaret  Mahler,  and  Donald 
Wlnnlcott  accessible  to  non- 
scientists,  and  also  hopes  to 
apply  their  ideas  to  biography. 

He  will  be  a  Visiting  Faculty 
Member  at  the  University  of 
Chicago  Medical  School  next 
year  and  will  also  spend  six 
weeks  as  a  visiting  scientist  at 
the  Tavistock  Clinic  in  London. 

Anderson  received  his  A.B. 
from  Princeton,  his  M.Div. 
irom  Harvard,  and  his  Ph.D. 
from  the  University  of  Chicago. 
He  has  taught  here  since  1978. 


■Concert  Listings 


Mon.,  Apr.  27  Mary  McCaslin  & 
Jim  Ringer,  Cafe  Lena,  Sarat- 
oga Springs,  NY 
Tues.,  Apr.  28  Chuck  Manglone, 
Symphony  Hall,  Springfield 
Teddy  Wilson,  Van  Dyck,  Sche- 
nectady, NY 

Wed.,  Apr.  29  Dave  Mason,  JB 
Scott's,  Albany 

John  Ice  Hooker,  Student  Union 
Ballroom,  University  of  Mass. 
Orleans  &  Mantraz,  Charisma 
Two,  Saratoga  ;   Kinky  Fried- 
man, Remington's,  Albany 
Barbara  Mlchela  Norton,  8th 
Step  Coffeehouse,  Albany 
Natlle  Cole  &  Taana  Gardner, 
Coliseum  Theatre,  Latham,  NY 
Thurs.    Apr.    30    Papa    John 
Creach,  JB  Scott's,  Albany 
I  Greg    Kihn,    Stage   West,   W. 
1  Hartford 
Dead   Kennedys,    Rusty   Nail, 
Sunderland,  MA 
38    Special    &    Donnie    Iris, 
Palace,  Albany  


John    Lee    Hooker,    Jonathan 

Swift's,.    Boston,   Commander 

Cody,  Channel,  Boston 

Frl.,  May  1  John  Hall  Band, 

Woody's,  Washington,  MA 

Ozzy  Osbourne,   Orpheum, 

Boston 

Sat.,  May  2  Ulstafarlans,  JB 

Scott's,  Albany 

38  Special,  Orpheum,  Boston 

Sun.,   May   3  Greg   Kihn,   JB 

Scott's,  Albany 

Ozzy  Osbourne,   Mid-Hudson 

Civic  Ctr.,  Poughkeepsle,  NY 

Festival  of  Latin  American  New 

Song,    Berkless    Performance 

Ctr.,  Boston  (&  May  4) 

May  4  Pat  Travers  &  Rainbow, 

Mid-Hudson    Civic    Ctr., 

Poughkeepsle 

May  5  Grateful  Dead,  Glenns 

Falls  Civic  Ctr. 

May    8    Santana,    Orpheum, 

Boston 

May    9    Gordon    Llghtfoot, 

Orpheum,  Boston 


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WILLIAMS  RECORD 


April  28,  19B1 


I 


Energy  conservation  effects  10.3%  savings 


,■1^4^ 


The  results  of  the  19801981 
Energy  Conservation  Competi- 
tion have  been  computed  with  a 
reduction  in  electricity  con- 
sumption of  10.3%  relative  to  the 
base  year  (average  of  1977, 1978, 
1979)  and  a  monetary  savings  of 
$8,344.70.  The  second  year  of 
both  the  Energy  Committee  and 
Its  competition  has  been  a  suc- 
cessful one  due  to  the  partlclpa- 


RHUMBA 
FOR  SPRING 


Castello  1.75  I. 
$9.99/bottle 

SOLIDARITY  IS 
STILL  WORKING 

KRAKUS 
(again) 

$10.gg/case 
$2.80/6-pk. 

King's 

Liquor  Store 

Spring  Street  8-5948 


tlon  and  Interaction  between 
students,  administration  and 
members  of  the  department  of 
buildings  and  grounds. 

The  money  will  be  dispersed 
to  the  house  energy  czars  before 
spring  weekend.  The  czars 
receive  10%  of  the  savings,  the 
house  receives  40%,  and  the  col- 
lege retains  50%.  The  month  of 
April  was  estimated  so  that  the 
checlfs  could  be  received  early. 
Many  houses  will  receive  credit 
from  last  year  for  the  difference 
between  estimated  and  actual 
savings. 

The  Energy  Committee  met 
with  the  Buildings  and  Grounds 
Subcommittee  of  Trustees  on 
Friday  morning  to  make  a  pres- 
entation of  the  year's  events  and 
future  expectations. 

This  year  has  been  "a  fairly 
eventful  one  in  installation  of 


permanent  and  experimental 
conservation  devices,"  accord- 
ing to  Energy  committee 
members.  A  bulkhead  was 
installed  recently  in  the  Grey- 
lock  dining  complex  to  elimi- 
nate the  wind  tunnel  effect. 
There  Is  also  an  experimental 
Installation  of  insulating  shades 
In  the  Dodd  House  T.V.  Room 
and  the  Alumni  Office.  These 
shades  are  highly  energy  effi- 
cient and  are  being  tested  for 
durability.  All  are  encouraged 
to  examine  these  two  locations. 
Finally,  the  Energy  Commit- 
tee has  received  funds  to  spon- 
sor an  Energy  Internship  for 
next  year.  This  Internship  Is 
unlimited  in  its  possibilities— 
all  proposals  concerned  with 
energy  will  be  considered. 
Deadline  for  application  Is  April 


Swim  team  captains  named 


The  Williams  College  swim 
teams  have  selected  their  team 
leaders  for  the  1981-82  season. 
The  women's  captains  are 
seniors  Barb  Good  and  Cathe- 
rine Hartley.  Seniors  Mike 
Regan  and  Bill  Hymes  will  head 
the  men's  squad. 

The  women's  team  surprised 
Coach  Carl  Samuelson  and 
other  experts  this  past  season 
by  edging  Northeastern  and 
Tufts  to  win  their  second 
straight  New  England  title,  and 
also  repeating  their  1980  fifth- 
place  finish  at  the  Association 
for  Intercollegiate  Athletics 
(AIAW)  National  Champion- 
ships. Good's  primary  events 


SINCE  1  876 


Go  Bass  or 
Go  Barefoot 

Bass  makes  fashion  news  with  Weejees,  a  brand  new  look 
with  a  sole  that  makes  walking  seem  like  floating. 
Weejees. ..in  canvas... Try  them! 


Navy  and  Natural        27.00 


Navy,  Red,  Natural        24.00 


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Telephone  4SS-3625  Spring  Street 


are  breaststroke  and  the  indi- 
vidual medley.  She  placed  fifth 
In  the  200  yard  breaststroke, 
and  helped  her  team  take  fourth 
in  the  200  medley  relay  at  the 
New  Englands.  Hartley  was  one 
of  the  team  of  five  that  repres- 
ented Williams  at  the  Nationals . 
She  was  subsequently  named  an 
All-American  as  a  result  of 
swimming  legs  on  four  Eph 
relays  which  placed  fourth  or 
higher,  with  the  squad's400free 
relay  taking  first  and  setting 
new  college  New  England  and 
Division  III  National  records  at 
3: 37.6. 

The  men's  team  also  were 
best  In  New  England  by  nine 
points  over  Boston  University, 
and  finished  third  in  their  NCAA 
Division  III  Nationals.  Hymes 
has  swum  distance  for  the  past 
three  years,  dropping  his  sea- 
son's best  some  25  seconds  In  the 
500  free  at  the  New  Englands  to 
5: 00.7.  Regan  Is  simply  the  best 
freestyle  sprinter  that  has 
swum  for  Williams.  He  became 
a  three-time  All-American  this 
season  by  helping  his  team 
place  second,  third  and  fourth  In 
the  800  free  relay,  the  400  med- 
ley relay  and  the  400  free  relay 
at  the  Nationals.  He  also  took 
second  and  fourth  In  the  50  and 
100  freestyles,  his  50  time  of 
21.19  breaking  the  old  NCAA 
national  standard  and  setting 
new  college  and  New  England 
records. 


Freshman  Tracy  Andres  looks  on  as  bicyclist  .''teve  Goodwin  Is  taken  to 
North  Adams  Regional  Hospital.  Goodwin  was  Involved  In  an  accident  last 
Sunday  on  Route  2.  He  was  treated  for  minor  Injuries  and  released,  accord- 
ing to  the  hospital.  Also  involved  was  Aldo  Bolsanti,  who  was  uninjured. 

Rugby  sees  action 

sealed  the  victory  for  the  Ephs. 
In  the  second  game,  the  WRFC 
did  not  fare  as  well  against  a 
much  larger  UMass  club.  Scor- 
ing was  spearheaded  by  Ted 
Cyplot's  53-yard  field-goal,  but 
proved  not  enough  for  victory. 
In  the  third  game,  a  tired  WRFC 
tied  arch-rival  Amherst  6-6. 
These  two  teams  will  meet  next 
week  in  the  Little  Three 
tourney. 

The  B  team  played  two  games 
at  Berkshire  College  RFC. 
Unfortunately  several  tries 
were  called  back  and  both 
games  were   dropped  by   the 


Rugby  action  this  weekend 
was  fast  and  furious.  The  A 
team  traveled  to  UMass  at 
Amherst  for  the  tough  New  Eng- 
land Rugby  tournament.  The 
first  match  against  U.  of  Rhode 
Island  went  well  as  the  WRFC, 
came  off  victorious,  12-10.  Play 
began  with  URI  pressing  the 
Williams  ruggers  closely  and 
scoring  the  first  try  of  the  day. 
Williams  retaliated  quickly 
with  a  try  of  Its  own,  and  from 
then  onward  the  rugged  Purple 
scrum  dominated  the  game. 
Rory  Dunne  led  the  pack  In  out- 
hlttlng,  and  his  blocked  kick  led 
to  the  Brian  Cradle  score  that 


tenacious  Ephmen. 


ETS  looks  at  students 


Continued  from  Page  1 
dent  retention;  and  Assess- 
ment, "designed  to  Improve 
understanding  of  subjective 
judgments  of  personal  quali- 
ties," explains  the  ETS  release. 
Specifically,  the  program  so 
far  has  entailed  information  col- 
lected from  applications  of  the 


Class  of  1983.  "Those  admitted 
as  first  year  students  have  also 
actively  helped  the  project, 
through  voluntary  response  to 
questionnaires  relating  to  their 
personal  goals  and  aspira- 
tions," administered  both  at  the 
beginning  and  end  of  freshman 
year,  said  ETS. 


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When:  Spring  Weekend,  Sat.,  May  2  12:00-4:00 

Where:  Poker  Flats 

Registration  and  Weigh-in:  Friday  during  lunch  in  Baxter  or  Saturday 

by  1:00  p.m.  at  Cole  Field  House.  Teams  of  no  more  than  10 

Men's  (1900  &  1600  lbs.);  Coed  (1500  lbs.);  Women's  (1200  lbs.)  Divisions 

T-Shirts  Faculty  Welcome 

For  more  information  contact: 

Tom  Casey   x6469  Jon  Dayton  x6479 


April  28,  1981 


WILLIAMS  RECORD 


Page  9 


Women's  lacrosse 
succumbs  to  Smith 

by  Mary  Kate  Shea 

The  Smith  College  women's 
lacrosse  team's  attack 
exploded  for  seven  second  half 
goals  while  holding  Williams 
College  to  just  two  In  that  period 
en  route  to  an  11-7  win  over  the 
Ephs  Sat.  afternoon.  Williams' 
record  dips  below  the  .55  mark 
to  2-3  while  Smith  improves  its 
ledger  to  5-2-1. 

The  Ephs  were  out  in  front  by 
a  5-4  margin  at  the  end  of  a  see- 
saw first  period.  Williams' 
freshman  Alison  Earle  led  off 
the  scoring  with  the  first  of  her 
team-high  three  goals  just  two 
minutes  into  the  contest.  Smith 
tallied  twice  to  take  a  short- 
lived 2-1  lead  before  the  Ephs 
scored  back-to-back  goals  by 
co-captains  Anne  Ricketson  and 
Sarah  Foster  to  resume  the  lead 
with  10: 00  left  in  the  half.  Smith 
scored  to  tie  the  game  at  3-3  ten 
seconds  after  Foster's  goal.  Wil- 
liams scored  two  more  times  In 
the  half  on  shots  by  Earle  and 
Foster.  Smith  pulled  to  within 
one,  5-4,  on  a  goal  by  Geraldine 
Nager  with  less  than  two  min- 
utes remaining  in  the  stanza. 

Hat  tricks  by  Smith's  Sarah 
Franklin  and  Heidi  Rowland  in 
the  second  half  propelled  their 
squad  to  the  11-7  win.  Earle  and 
junior  Beth  Connolly  were  the 
lone  scorers  for  the  Ephs  in  the 
second  half.  Rowland  iced  the 
victory  with  consecutive  goals 
In  the  closing  minutes  of  the 
game. 

Williams  travels  to  Trinity 
tomorrow. 


Crewmen  split  with  UMass 
Varsity  4,  frosh  prevail 


A  lady  lacrosse  player  shows  her  torm  on  blustery  Cole  Field. 

Lady  ruggers  win  two 


Women's  A-side  Ruggers 
remain  undefeated  after  two 
incredible  shut-outs  this  wee- 
kend. In  the  first  game,  Willi- 
ams scored  ten  tries  and  four 
conversion  kicks  for  a  devastat- 
ing final  score  of  48-0  against 
Siena.  Katie  Cardwell  '83, 
Martha  Paper  '82,  and  Barb 
"Bubs"  Good  '82  wowed  the 
fans  with  their  consistent  fine 
plays,  scoring  two  tries  each. 
Tries  by  Roz  Sareyan  '81,  Aud- 
rey Canning  '82,  Donna  Whar- 
ton '83,  and  Cathy  Howard  '83 
further  embarrassed  the  Siena 
team.  Roz  Sareyan's  awesome 
foot  added  eight  points  to  the 
final  tally. 

The  B-slde  fought  a  closely- 
contested  battle  in  the  first 
game  against  Middlebury.  Wil- 
liams lost  in  score  only  as  the 
girls  played  tough  offense  and 
defense.  Middlebury  had  the 
only  try  and  conversion  kick, 


Tennis  halfway  to 
Little  Three  title 


by  Marc  Sopher 

A  bewildered  men's  tennis 
team  defeated  Trinity  at  Hart- 
ford, 6-3,  despite  the  conspicu- 
ous absence  of  Bob  Scott. 
"Where's  Felix?"  The  Ephs 
went  ahead  4-2  on  gutsy  singles 
wins  by  Chuck  Warshaver,  Stu 
"No  ordinary  boy"  Beath, 
Brook  Larmer  and  Don  Myk- 
rantz.  The  match  was  put  away 
on  ths  red  dirt  by  Marc  Sopher 
and  Brook  Larmer,  coasting  at 
#3  doubles. 

A  pumped  up  squad  laid  thp 
wankers  of  Amherst  to  rest  by 
an  identical  6-3  score  on  Satur- 


day. Again  the  team  went  up  4-2 
on  the  victories  of  Warshaver, 
Captain  Stu,  Scott  and  Sopher 
before  wrapping  it  up  In  doubles 
play.  Warshaver  and  Beath 
posted  a  solid  victory  to  capture 
the  match  and  it  was  iced  by  the 
breath-taking  finish  of  the '  'Spe- 
cialists." Harmet  and  Myk- 
Krants. 

The  win  pushed  Williams  half- 
way toward  sole  possession  of 
the  Kelleher  Cup,  the  symbol  of 
the  Little  Three  Championship, 
for  the  first  time  in  three  years. 
The  team  returns  to  Amherst 
for  New  Englands  this  weekend . 


Budweiset 

KING  OF  BEERS. 

ATHLETE  OF  THE  WSC 


Sophomorp  Kalie  Cardwell  of  ffinnetka.  Illinois.  i.i 
this  week's  recipient.  Katie  helped  lead  the  women's 
runby  team  to  liio  shut-out  tictories  this  weekend 
a/iainsl  Siena  and  Middlebury.  She  led  the  team  in 
■scorinn  '"  ''"''i  frames,  scoring  five  tries  in  the  two 
games.  For  fine  play  on  the  field,  and  better  partying 
after  the  game.  Katie,  this  Bud's  for  you.  w'> 


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scoring  just  before  the  half  for  a 
6-0  win. 

Katie  Cardwell  continued  her 
amazing  breakaway  perfor- 
mances in  the  A-slde  vs.  Mid- 
dlebury game,  leading  the  team 
with  three  tries.  Line  and  scrum 
combined  forces  to  thwart  all 
Middlebury  attempts  to  score, 
spurred  on  by  the  exceptional 
plays  of  stand-off  Barb  Good. 
Her  try  helped  to  complete  the 
16-0  final  score.  Special  thanks 
to  Smiling  Jack  Chandler  for 
keeping  the  game  rolling  by 
retrieving  stray  kicks. 

The  Williams  team  will  play 
their  last  home  game  on  Satur- 
day when  they  host  Wheaton. 
Sunday,  they  road-trip  to  Tufts 
and  the  following  weekend  to 
Colby,  ravaging  New  England 
teams  home  and  away. 


In  rowing  action  this  Saturday, 
the  Williams  Varsity  and  J.V. 
eights  lost  to  their  UMass  oppo- 
nents, while  the  Varsity  4  and 
Frosh  picked  up  wins. 

The  Ephs  traveled  to  the  Con- 
necticut River  at  Amherst, 
Mass.  to  take  on  the  tough 
UMass  crews.  The  weather  con- 
ditions were  favorable,  with  no 
wind  and  slightly  choppy  water. 
In  the  Varsity  Heavyweight 
eight  event,  UMass  edged  out 
the  Williams  eight,  consisting  of 
Cabby  Tennis  '81  at  stroke,  fol- 
lowed by  George  Baumgarten 
'82,  Peter  Detwller  '83,  Scott 
Tripler  '81,  Scott  Schwelgh- 
auser  '83,  Tom  Knowlton  '81, 
Dinny  Sloman  '81,  Tom  Rlzzo 
'81,  and  coxed  by  Laura  Yordy. 
The  winning  time  was  6: 01.  The 
two  boats  were  neck  and  neck 
for  the  entire  2000  meters,  with 
neither  crew  having  a  clear  lead 
over  the  other.  With  about  30 
strokes  from  the  finish  line,  the 
Ephs  had  about  a  one  seat 
advantage,  but  caught  a  slight 
crab,  putting  UMass  on  top  at 
the  finish.  Cabby  Tennis  des- 
cribed the  race  as  the  best  thus 
far  in  terms  of  power  and  style, 
and  looks  forward  to  meeting 
UMass  again  at  the  Dad  Vail. 

It  was  the  first  loss  suffered 
this  season  by  the  Ephs,  whose 
record  now  stands  at  3-1.  On  a 
brighter  note,  the  Varsity  Four, 
consisting  of  Woody  Seal  '81, 
John  Lodise  '83,  Rich  Cafd  "81, 


John  Richmond  Pike  III  "81,  ani 
coxed  by  Laura  Yordy  '81, 
walked  through  their  UMass 
opponents,  winning  by  7 
seconds.  The  Ephs  showed 
characteristic  style,  power  and 
poise  in  the  2000  meter  race.  The 
Frosh  Heavyweight  8  rowed  the 
toughest  race  of  their  season 
against  UMass,  winning  in  a 
time  of  6: 30.  Stroke  Dan  Finne- 
ran  described  the  race: 
"UMass  overstroked  us  for  the 
body  of  the  race,  but  our  poise  at 
the  end  pulled  it  out  for  us."  Six 
oar  Chuck  Willing  added  that  it 
was  pretty  much  anybody's 
race  until  the  last  20  strokes, 
when  the  Ephs  took  up  the  rat- 
ing to  win  by  half  a  length.  The 
Frosh  remain  undefeated  for 
the  season. 


NEXT  WEEK: 
against  Ithaca, 
Marlst. 


The  Ephs  go 
Trinity,    and 


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Page  10 


WILLIAMS  RECORD 


April  28.  1981 


Men  run  past 
Amherst,  Wesleyan 


The  Williams  College  Men's 
Track  team  captured  its  second 
straight  Little  Three  title  at 
Wesleyan  Saturday  with  an 
Impressive  come-from-behlnd 
victory  in  the  triangular  meet. 
The  final  team  scores  were  Wil- 
liams 88,  Wesleyan  69  and 
Amherst  35. 

Coach  Dick  Farley  com- 
mented: "We  were  worried 
about  Wesleyan  the  whole  way. 
We  came  out  of  the  field  events 
23  points  behind  them  and  we 
didn't  get  the  help  from 
Amherst  I  had  hoped  for.  I  was 
also  a  bit  worried  because  we 
didn't  have  (sprinting  ace 
Tomas)  Alejandro  '83  because 
of  an  injury,  but  the  rest  of  the 
guys  did  an  excellent  job."  In 
fact ,  Williams  won  all  but  one  of 
the  nine  running  events  and  also 
grabbed  several  of  the  scoring 
places  in  second  through  fourth. 

The  field  events  were  not 
without  fine  individual  perfor- 
mances for  the  Ephmen.  As 
usual,  Scott  Mayfield  '81  easily 
won  the  pole  vault  followed  by 
teammate  John  Campbell  '84  in 
second.  The  shot  put  contingent 
of  John  Kowallk  '83,  Steve 
Serenska  '82,  and  Bernie 
Krause  '84  all  were  in  the  44' 
range  to  take  second  through 
fourth,  respectively.  Chris 
McDermott  '82  had  two  per- 
sonal records  for  the  day  .taking 
fourth  in  the  hammer  throw 
with  130'  10"  and  fourth  in  the 
discus  with  127'.  The  distance 
jumpers  also  performed  well, 
with  Micah  Taylor  '82  and  Bill- 
Alexander  '83  both  close  to  21' 
for  second  and  third  in  the  long 
jump  and  Russ  Howard  '84  third 
in  the  triple  jump.  Chris  Wood- 
worth  '84  added  a  third  in  the 
javelin  with  130'  to  round  out  the 
field  event  scoring  for  Williams. 

The  Ephmen  still  had  quite  a 
catch-up  job  to  do  on  the  rack, 
but  they  started  off  in  fine  form. 
The  400m  Relay  team  of  May- 
field,  Taylor,  Charles  Von 
Arentschildt  '82  and  Jeff  Skerry 
'82  zipped  to  victory  with  four 
solid  hand-offs.  Then  sopho- 
more distance  leader  Bo  Parker 
glided  through  the  first  three 
laps  of  the  1500m  and  unleashed 
his  powerful  kick  for  an  easy 
first.  Parker  was  followed  by 
co-captain  Phil  Darrow  '81  in 
fourth. 

As  the  meet  moved  to  the 
sprinting  events,  Williams  kept 
up  its  pace  despite  the  gap 
caused  by  Alejandro's  absence. 
Von  Arentschildt  returned  to 
capture  the  400m  dash  in  50.2. 
Taylor  then  flashed  to  a  clutch 
victory  in  the  100m  race  timing 
10.8.  Mayfield  backed  him  up 
with  fourth  place  in  the  event.  In 
the  110m  High  Hurdles,  Jeff 
Poggi  '82  and  Ken  James  '84 
teamed  up  for  a  1-3  finish,  tim- 
ing 16.0  and  16.7,  respectively. 
In  the  final  sprinting  event.  Von 
Arentshildt  and  Taylor  went  2-3 


in  the  200m  dash,  both  timing 
23.0. 

In  the  middle  distance  events, 
senior  ace  Calvin  Schnure  con- 
tinued his  domination  of  the 
800m  event,  striding  to  an  easy 
victory  in  1:56.7.  Parker 
returned  not  long  after  his  1500 
for  a  key  second  place  behind 
Schnure.  Parker  kicked  by  two 
Amherst  runners  on  the  final 
turn  to  finish  at  1:57.0.  Poggi 
then  stepped  back  on  the  track 
to  grab  first  in  the  400  IM  Hur- 
dles at  56.5.  Teammates  James 
and  Dan  Creem  '82  tied  for  third 
at  58.8. 

The  500m  run  again  went  to 
Williams,  with  senior  Ted  Con- 
gdon  cruising  to  victory  in  15: 07. 
Not  far  behind  were  Ephs  John 
Nelson  and,  amazingly  enough, 
Bo  Parker,  both  of  whom  ran 
15:14  to  tie  for  second.  In  the 
final  event.  Von  Arentshildt, 
Campbell,  Poggi  and  Schnure 
teamed  up  to  take  first  in  the 
1600m  relay,  breaking  Am- 
herst's three-year  string  in  the 
often  crucial  race. 

Williams  will  host  Trinity  at 
Weston  Field  Saturday  after- 
noon before  traveling  to  Bow- 
doin  the  following  week  for  the 
Division  III  New  Englands. 


Eph  ruggers  Dave  Weaver  and  Neville  Smythe  are  seen  here  in  action  from  last  season. 

Eph  bats  fan  at  Amherst 


by  Beth  Winchester 

With  junior  fireballer  John 
Cerutti  on  the  mound  for  them, 
the  Amherst  College  Lord  Jeffs 
hardly  needed  to  take  the  field 
each  inning,  as  their  pitcher 
struck  out  18  batters  en  route  to 
a  7-2  victory  over  the  Williams 


College  Ephmen.  For  Cerutti, 
the  win  was  his  fifth  of  the  young 
season  against  one  loss. 
Amherst,  as  a  team  is  now  8-3. 

Joe  Merrill  was  the  starter  for 
the  Ephmen  and  he  pitched  five 
strong  innings,  giving  up  but 
one  earned  run  before  he  was 
lifted   at  the  start  of  the  6th 


Lady  runners  show  promise  in  loss 


Trackster  Kerry  Malone  '84 
turned  in  a  strong  time  of  18: 38 
in  the  5000  meters  last  Saturday 
in  the  Little  Three  Meet  at  Wes- 
leyan. This  time,  although  not 
good  enough  to  beat  a  strong 
Wesleyan  runner,  allowed  the 
talented  freshman  to  qualify  for 
the  New  England  Division  III 
Track  Championships  to  be  held 
later  in  the  season. 

Coach  Sue  Hudson-Hamblin 
expressed  great  pride  in  Malone 


and  her  other  athletes,  all  par- 
ticipating in  the  first  year  of 
varsity  track  for  women  at  Wil- 
liams. Said  Hudson-Hamblin, 
"They're  a  small  squad,  but 
they're  working  hard  to  better 
themselves  every  day.  They're 
going  to  surprise  a  lot  of  people 
in  the  not-too-distant  future". 

Other  top  performances  in  the 
meet  were  compiled  by  fresh- 
man Margaret  Lynch  who  took 
third  in  the  5000  with  a  personal 
best  time  of  19: 57,  sophomore 


Ellen  Chandler  who  took  third  in 
the  1500  with  a  time  of  5: 20,  and 
soph  Sue  Ressel  and  freshman 
Jean  Loew  who  took  third'  and 
fourth  respectively  In  the  80O 
with  times  of  2: 33  and  2: 42.  Res- 
sel also  took  third  in  the  440  with 
a  time  of  0:  64. 

While  the  Ephs  lost  the  meet 
to  Wesleyan  by  a  sizeable  mar- 
gin, they  look  for  more  success 
today  against  Dartmouth  and 
Keene  State  at  Hanover,  N.H. 


Barb  are  si  leads  lax  over  Trinity 


by  Dan  Keating 

Senior  Peter  Berbaresi  led 
the  Williams  College  lacrosse 
team  to  a  13-8  thumping  of  Trin- 
ity College  on  the  Trinity  cam- 
pus Saturday  afternoon.  The 
Ephmen  raced  to  a  6-2  halftime 
lead  and  held  off  the  hometown 
Bantams  to  gain  the  win. 

Williams  took  advantage  of 
the  fact  that  Trinity  started 
their  second-string  goalie  by 
scoring  four  first  period  goals  to 
jump  to  a  4-1  lead.  The  Ban- 
tams' goalie  only  lasted  the  first 
quarter,  yielding  the  four  scores 
while  only  stopping  three  shots. 
The  netkeeping  wasn't  the  only 
factor  in  the  game  as  Williams 
out-charged  Trinity  all  over  the 


field.  The  offense,  with  Bar- 
baresi  playing  an  outstanding 
game,  unleashed  thirty-five 
shots  against  the  Trinity  net  to 
keep  the  pressure  on  the  Ban- 
tam goalies. 

Trinity  got  its  offense 
untracked  in  the  second  half, 
scoring  six  goals.  Williams 
didn't  let  the  Bantams  get  too 
close  as  captain  Peter  Santry 
and  goalie  Bill  Chllds  had  very 
impressive  games  for  the  Pur- 
ple. The  Ephmen  kept  the  game 
well  out  of  reach  by  adding  four 
tallies  in  the  fourth  quarter. 

Barbaresi  notched  four  goals 
and  an  assist  for  Head  Coach 
Renzi  Lamb's  squad.  Senior 
Brian    Benedict    netted    three 


goals  and  an  assist  and  Rob 
Manning  put  In  two  goals  and 
two  assists.  Also  contributing 
for  the  Purple  were  Wayne  Eck- 
erson,  Keith  Haynes,  Kennon 
Miller  and  Alex  Ramsey  each 
scoring  a  goal. 

Williams  stays  on  the  road  to 
face  Union  College  tomorrow. 
The  Ephs  record  is  now  2-3. 


Inning.  The  run  came  in  the  first 
inning,  when  two  singles  sand- 
wiched around  a  stolen  base  net- 
ted the  Lord  Jeffs  a  score.  In  the 
3rd  and  4th  innings,  shabby 
fielding  by  the  Williams  infield 
was  thecauseof  Amherst  count- 
ing 3  more  times. 

Joe  Markland  took  over  In  the 
bottom  of  the  6th  and  had  trou- 
ble finding  the  plate,  as  he 
walked  3  batters  and  gave  up  2 
hits — one  a  home  run— to  send 
the  game  into  the  seventh  with 
the  Lord  Jeffs  up  7-0. 

In  the  top  of  the  seventh,  Willi- 
ams finally  broke  through 
against  Cerutti  when  Bill 
Keville  reached  first  by  virtue 
of  an  error  and  was  brought 
around  to  score  when  Mark 
Rubin  slammed  a  triple.  Cerutti 
got  out  of  the  inning  by  striking 
out  the  side,  however,  so,  unfor- 
tunately for  the  Ephs,  he  did  not 
seem  to  be  losing  his 
effectiveness. 

Williams  scored  one  more 
time,  in  the  top  of  the  ninth, 
after  Cerutti  had  been  replaced 
by  Rick  Gallagher.  It  was  an 
error  once  again  which 
accounted  for  the  run,  as  Tom 
Howd  reached  base  on  a  3-base 
error  by  the  right  fielder  and 
then  came  home  on  a  grounder 
to  third  by  Rubin.  The  other 
Ephmen  to  get  hits  off  to  Cerutti 
were  Dave  Law  and  Bill  Dono- 
van. Both  hits  were  singles.  The 
loss  put  Williams  at  2-6  on  the 
season— 0-3  in  Little  Three 
competition. 


Golf  drops  Colgate 


Women's  crew  lags  behind  Ivy 


by  Martha  Piatt 

Williams  Women's  crew 
came  home  disappointed  from 
Dartmouth  this  past  weekend 
after  a  tough  race  on  the  Con- 
necticut River  in  Hanover,  New 
Hampshire.  The  team  placed 
fourth  to  Princeton.  UPenn,  and 
Dartmouth,  finishing  ten 
seconds  off  the  winning  pace. 
Conditions  were  nearly  perfect 
over  the  1500  meter  course,  and 
because  the  boats  were  rowing 
with  a  strong  current,  Williams 
was  perhaps  a  little  deceived 


about  the  strength  of  their  kick 
as  they  came  off  each  stroke. 
Steering  difficulties  also  added 
several  seconds  to  their  time. 
Head  coach  George  Marcus  was 
disappointed  about  the  outcome 
of  the  race,  but  not  about  his 
crew's  potential  to  successfully 
challenge  these  same  teams  at 
the  Eastern  Sprint  Champion 
ships  two  weeks  from  now. 

The  junior  varsity  fared 
somewhat  better,  rowing  a 
good,    strong    race    over    flat 


water,  accompanied  by  the 
swift  current.  They  finished 
third  to  Princeton  and  Dart- 
mouth, but  whipped  the  UPenn 
J.V.  by  two  lengths.  Unfortu- 
nately, the  novice  four  and  eight 
both  came  in  fourth  in  their 
respective  races.  Marcus  has 
confidence  in  the  ability  of  the 
squads  to  polish  their  technique 
and  hone  their  racing  skills  over 
the  course  of  the  next  two  weeks 
as  they  face  a  rigorous  regimen 
of  double  and  single  sessions  on 
Lake  Onota  In  Pittsfield. 


by  Ted  Herwig 

Junior  Greg  Jacobson  earned 
match  medalist  in  the  Williams 
401-404  defeat  of  Colgate  last 
Monday  afternoon.  He  earned 
honors  for  his  76;  he  had  a  one 
below  par  34  at  the  turn  but 
ended  up  with  a  total  of  five 
over.  The  remaining  Eph  scores 
were  Todd  Krieg,  78;  Bruce 
Goff,  '81;  Eric  Boyden,  82;  and 
Charlie  Thompson,  84.  Krieg  is 
a  sophomore  who  plays  football 
during  the  fall  season  and  golf  in 
the  spring  ("My  temperament 
is  not  suited  to  this  game,"  he 
said  as  he  left  the  course.  "I  like 
things  to  happen  quickly."); 
last  spring  he  placed  third  in  the 
NESCAC  individual  tourna- 
ment. Charlie  Thompson  is  new 
to  the  varsity  squad  but  he  occa- 
sionally played  for  the  fresh- 
man team  last  year.  He 
qualified  for  the  varsity  squad 


on  the  last  possible  day  by  shoot- 
ing 35  holes  of  what  coach  Rudy 
Goff  called  "amazing  golf." 

The  squad  slogged  through 
five  hours  of  wind  and  rain 
Thursday  to  take  third  place  in  a 
quadrangular  match-up  with 
Harvard,  Holy  Cross,  and  the 
University  of  Rhode  Island, 
U.R.I,  won  with  its  402;  Har- 
vard carded  a  405,  Williams  a 
406,  and  Holy  Cross  a  414. 

Greg  Jacobson  brought  in 
Williams'  low  score,  a  78  at  the 
par  72  Pleasant  Valley  Country 
Club. 

"Everyone  was  disappointed 
'with  our  one-stroke  loss  to  Har- 
vard,' said  Williams  coach 
Rudy  Goff,  'None  of  them  were 
satisfied  with  their  game 
today.'  " 

Williams  now  has  a  2-2  record 
on  the  spring  season. 


The  WilliMns  Record 


VOL.  94,  NO.  25 


USPA  684-680 


WILLIAMS 


MAY  5,  1981 


Fans  watch  intently  as  competitors  struggle  In  tug-ot-war  during  Williams  Spring  Weekend. 


(Kraus) 


Faculty  debates  school  changes 


by  Philip  Busch 

The  faculty  discussed  the  Gif- 
ford  report  among  a  variety  of 
other  business  at  last  Wednes- 
day's faculty  meeting. 

Professor  of  English  Don  Gif- 
ford  reviewed  the  preliminary 
recommendations  of  his  Ad-Hoc 
Committee  on  Residential  Life, 
while  asking  for  faculty  advice 
on  his  proposals. 

Gifford  emphasized  that  the 
overriding  goal  of  the  commit- 
tee is  to  coordinate  the  residen- 
tial policy  of  the  College  with  its 
educational  goals.  To  that  end, 
he  stressed  that  the  cluster 
proposal  is  designed  to  "sup- 
port, not  supersede"  house 
government  by  providing  more 
flexible  use  of  the  House  Main- 
tenance Tax. 

Political  Science  Chairman 
Kurt  Tauber  asked  whether  the 
faculty  will  have  a  chance  to 
vote  on  the  proposals.  President 
Chandler  noted  that  there  is  "no 
need  to  hurry,"  but  the  faculty 
will  be  asked  for  a  general  vote 
of  endorsement  at  the  next 
meeting  on  May  27. 

The  questions  of  whether 
increased  administrative  costs 
would  negate  any  savings  in  din- 
ing and  whether  such  savings 
were  worth  the  accompanying 
hardships  to  students  were 
raised.  Dean  Roosenraad 
responded  by  saying  that  "there 
will  be  substantial  savings 
through  reduction  of  the 
number  of  employees  through 
attrition  and  the  greater  effi- 
ciency of  the  large  dining  halls. 
The  longer  hours  will  add  no 
extra  costs." 

Gifford  again  stressed  equity 
in  the  matter  of  Row  House  din- 
ing, explaining  that  the  change 
was  made  to  end  the  subsidizing 
of  Row  Houses  by  all  students  as 
well  as  for  the  direct  savings. 

The  committee  is  "still 
exploring  exactly  how  an  admi- 
nistrative presence  can  be 
introduced  so  as  to  strengthen 
house  government,  and  how  to 
implement  the  cluster  con- 
cept," according  ton  Gifford. 
"House  government  too  often 
concerns  itself  with  social 
events  rather  than  the  day-to- 
day business  of  governing."  The 
cluster  plan  will  allocate  money 
on  a  more  equitable  basis  than  a 
simple  majority  vote  of  the 
House  ...  we  wrestled  with  the 
problem  of  allocating  these  sub- 


stantial sums  of  money.  This 
allocation  is  more  equitable 
than  many  in  the  past.  It's  not 
arbitrary,"  Gifford  added.  He 
emphasized  that  the  recom- 
mendations are  as  yet  only 
tentative. 

President  Chandler  an- 
nounced that  the  bids  for  con- 
struction of  the  Lawrence  Hall 
addition  were  as  much  as  $1.5 
million  over  original  estimates. 
The  project  may  have  to  be 
redesigned. 

A  two-story,  3000  square  foot 
addition  to  the  west  side  of  the 
Faculty  Club  will  be  built,  said 
Chandler,  primarily  to  host  vis- 
iting alumni.  It  will  probably  be 


packaged  with  the  Adams  Thea- 
tre addition  as  one  project  for 
bidding,  design,  and  construc- 
tion purposes. 

Roosenraad  noted  that  many 
students  are  complaining  that 
all  their  papers  are  due  about 
two  weeks  before  the  end  of 
classes,  after  faculty  response 
to  complaints  of  a  few  years  ago 
that  all  were  due  on  the  last  day. 
He  then  raised  the  question  of 
freshman  advising,  reporting 
the  recommendations  of  a 
student-faculty  subcommittee 
that  the  social  and  academic 
roles  of  advisors  be  less  inter- 
twined and  that  every  student 

Continued  on  Page  6 


Students  bark  at  dog  ban 


A  group  of  nearly  sixty  stu- 
dents and  ten  dogs  gathered  on 
Baxter  Lawn  last  Friday  at 
noon  to  protest  the  impending 
ban  on  student  mascots. 

The  rally  was  organized  by 
WOOF,  Williams  Organization 
of  Furry  Friends.  WOOFF  coor- 
dinator  Don  Carlson  '83 
defended  a  revised  mascot  plan 
that  his  organization  proposed 
to  the  President  later  that  day. 

The  WOOFF  proposal  would 
maintain  the  current  one  house/ 
one  mascot  arrangement, 
but  would  institute  a  registra- 
tion system  for  all  mascots  and 
faculty  dogs.  Owners  would  be 
held  responsible  for  their  dogs, 
specifically  keeping  them  out  of 
the  dining  areas  and  the  ground 
floor  of  Baxter  Hall. 

Security  will  be  able  to  revoke 
a  dog's  registration  in  case  of 
"consistent  or  extreme  viola- 
tion" of  the  rules.  After  two 
warnings,  the  offender  would 


face  an  escalating  fine  or  refer- 
ral to  the  Honor  and  Discipline 
Committee  if  he  refuses  to 
remove  the  dog  from  campus. 
"We  recognize  that  there  are 
some  problems  with  the  present 
system,"  said  Carlson,  "but 
there  is  no  need  to  throw  out  the 
puppy  with  the  bath  water." 

The  lawn  rally  lasted  thirty 
minutes  while  WOOFF  mem- 
bers gathered  signatures  for  a 
petition  supporting  the  WOOFF 
mascot  system.  At  12: 30 a  group 
of  thirty  protesters  and  six  dogs 
left  Baxter  to  march  to  Hopkins 
Hall  shouting,  "Save  our  dogs" 
and  other  pro-mascot  slogans. 

President  Chandler  spoke 
briefly  with  the  group  after  he 
was  drawn  out  of  his  office  by 
the  commotion.  "I  appreciate 
your  constructive  response," 
said  the  President.  He  pledged, 
"I  assure  you  that  there  will  be  a 
meeting  with  the  pet  owners." 


Opposition  voiced 
to  Gifford  proposals 


The  ongoing  controversy  over 
the  Gifford  Committee  prelimi- 
nary report  opened  another 
chapter  in  the  Currier  Ballroom 
test  Tuesday  afternoon  as  stu- 
dents and  Committee  members 
clashed  over  how  to  interpret 
the  report. 

Following  widespread 
charges  that  clustering  would 
undermine  house  governments, 
committee  chairman  Don  Gif- 
ford responded,  "Our  proposal 
is  not  weakening  house  govern- 
ments with  a  super-government 
above  them  but  instead  streng- 
thening these  governments  by 
setting  up  a  sub-government 
below  them." 

Gifford  added  that  "funds  will 
be  distributed  and  allocated 
much  as  they  are  now"  with 
most  of  the  House  Maintenance 
Tax  going  to  the  houses,  but 
with  "more  equitable  atten- 
tion" given  to  social  minorities. 

College  Council  representa- 
tive Russell  Piatt  '82  asked  Gif- 
ford Committee  members  to 
explain  the  need  for  administra- 
tive associates.  Assistant  Dean 
Kathy  McNally  responded  that 
much  of  the  problem  with  exist- 
ing house  government  was 
related  to  an  inability  to  enforce 
parietals.  Piatt  retorted,  "Then 
there's  no  compelling  reason  to 
take  away  house  monies." 

In  response  to  questions  about 
the  nature  of  a  house  minority, 
McNally  clarified,  "They  are 
those  interested  in  an  activity 
but  who  have  no  way  to  come 
together  .  .  .  They  are  less  than 
satisfied  with  the  current 
system." 

Gifford  suggested  that  the 
minorities  "have  no  recourse 
but  to  go  all  the  way  to  the  top" 
with  their  grievances.  "What  I 
would  hope  would  result  from 
this  is  that  we  could  get  away 
from  what  amounts  to  adminis- 
trative enforcement  of  parie- 


tals," he  said. 

Dean  Crls  Roosenraad 
addressed  the  "misperception" 
in  the  Council-coined  term  'self- 
serving  cliques'."  He  asserted 
that  "our  analysis  of  essential 
friendship  patterns  is  separate 
from  the  question  of  the  support 
of  minority  interests  .  .  .  "There 
will  be  no  change  from  the  house 
as  the  central  unit  of  residential 
life." 

Students  at  the  "Open  Meet- 
ing" requested  even  more 
expanded  meal  options  than  the 
7-14-20  meal  choices  in  the  Com- 
mittee report.  Council  Vice- 
President  John  Segal  '82 
suggested  a  ten  meal  option  as 
an  example. 

Roosenraad  agreed  with  the 
idea  of  expanded  board  plans, 
asking  the  Council  to  "keep  the 
pressure  up  .  . .  We'll  have  more 
options  when  we  know  what  the 
system  will  be." 

Both  the  College  Council  and 
the  Fitch-Currier  Ad-Hoc  Com- 
mittee on  Residential  Life 
hoped  that  more  emphasis 
would  be  placed  on  faculty  initi- 
ative in  student/faculty  rela- 
tions. The  Council  suggested 
that  faculty  advisors  could  set 
an  early  precedent  by  having 
freshmen  invite  more  faculty 
members  to  their  guest  meals. 

Gifford  emphasized  that  the 
Committee's  proposal  is  "not  a 
referendum  to  be  ratified  or 
rejected"  but  he  encouraged 
further  suggestions  before  the 
final  report  is  issued. 

Regarding  student  influence 
in  formulating  the  report.  Dean 
Roosenraad  said,  "This  is  not  a 
report  to  the  students,  it  is  not  a 
report  to  the  Deans'  Office— it  is 
a  report  to  President  Chand- 
ler." He  added , ' '  there  has  been 
plenty  of  student  input  through 
the  year  .  .  .  and  we  really  find 
(more  open  meetings)  to  be  a 
red  herring." 


Professor  GIflord  and  Dean  Rosenraad  listen  to  John  Cannon  '82  making 
statement  at  the  Ad  Hoc  Committee  on  Student  Residential  Life. 

(Burghardt) 


President  Chandler  resigns 


by  Steve  H.  Epstein 

"Johnny,  we  hardly  knew  ye  ." 

—The  Women's  Softball  Team 

In  a  decision  that  he  called  "a 
question  of  priorities",  Presi- 
dent John  Chandler  resigned 
last  week— as  coach  of  the 
women's  softball  team. 
Chandler's  absence  left  Mrs. 
Lillian  Bostert  and  Jamie 
Paries  '81  as  the  team's  direc- 
tional forces. 


Chandler  was  lighthearted  in 
the  wake  of  his  resignation, 
explaining  candidly  that  "I  had 
a  conflict  of  top  priorities.  I  had 
to  decide  between  producing  a 
Softball  team  the  college  could 
be  proud  of,  and  producing  a  col- 
lege the  Softball  team  could  be 
proud  of."  Chandler  has,  after 
careful  deliberation,  opted  for 
the  latter. 

Apparently  problems  ensued 
from  the  onset  of  Chandler's 
venture  into  the  sports  world. 


Trustees  and  executive  deci- 
sions began  to  take  precedence 
over  bunting  drills,  and  the 
team  and  the  President  decided 
it  might  be  better  for  both  if  they 
parted  ways. 

While  Chandler's  ballclub  did 
not  set  any  winning  percentage 
records  under  his  tutelage,  he 
noted  that  they've  played  much 
better  in  the  recent  past.  He  also 
commented  about  his  delight  at 
how  well  the  team  responded  to 
his  jokes. 


Inside  the  Record 


Outlook  examines 
Prop.  Tk  ....pg.  3 

Dog  racing pg.  4 

Performing  Art pg.  5 

Goiters  second 
in  N.  E pg.  8 


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WILLIAMS  RECORD 


May  5.  1981 


Declaration  without  Representation 

The  Williams  student  body  has  declared  Itself  opposed  to  "sending 
military  aid  and  support  to  the  reigning  military  junta  in  El  Salvador", 
according  to  a  UPI  report  Issued  last  Friday. 

In  theory,  the  world  now  Icnows  how  Williams  students  feel.  Yet  this 
was  the  opinion  of  only  83  students  who,  through  a  peculiar  system 
known  as  the  Student  Assembly,  managed  to  publicly  represent  the 
opinion  of  the  entire  Williams  student  body. 

Perhaps  the  majority  of  students  do  indeed  oppose  aid  to  El  Salva- 
dor. All  the  El  Salvador  resolution  truly  tells  us  is  that  out  of  2000 
students  on  this  campus,  four  percent  oppose  aid.  As  any  student  of 
Political  Science  Statistics  knows,  this  is  the  stuff  that  nightmares  are 
made  of. 

The  Student  Assembly  system,  which  allows  a  group  of  100  students 
to  meet  and  pass  resolutions  in  the  name  of  the  Students  of  Williams 
College,  is  theoretically  democracy  at  its  best.  Invested  with  the  time- 
honored  New  England  name  of '  'Town  Meeting' ' ,  these  assemblies  were 
designed  to  give  students  a  forum  for  debate  and  decision-making,  with 
a  presentation  of  opposing  viewpoints  and  the  opportunity  to  overturn  a 
College  Council  decision  or  express  student  sentiment.  One  was  sup- 
posed to  be  held  each  month,  but  lack  of  interest  and  issues  has  forced 
the  College  Council  to  call  them  only  on  occasion. 

Town  meetings  are  irrelevant  and  superfluous.  They  give  an  unne- 
cessary opportunity  for  special  interests  to  speak  their  mind.  The  meet- 
ings have  been  heavily  one-sided  on  their  assigned  issue,  be  it  apartheid 
or  publications.  Only  the  sports  meeting  in  the  fall  of  1979  was  really 
well-attended. 

Alternative  student  forums  are  abundant.  Petitions  are  convenient 
and  the  number  of  participants  makes  them  a  more  legitimate  guage  of 
opinion.  College  Council  is  more  representative  because  it  is  not  formed 
around  a  single  issue. 

The  past  year  stands  as  proof  that  events  important  to  students 
provide  their  own  forums.  The  cross-burning  and  the  Gifford  report  are 
just  two  examples  of  how  students  gather  to  create  opportunities  for 
discussion  without  regard  to  the  Student  Assembly  system. 

The  Student  Assembly  is  an  idea  whose  time  never  came.  While  they 
fail  to  prove  their  usefulness,  town  meetings  enable  people  to  misrepres- 
ent the  Williams  student  body. 


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OUTLOOK 
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ARTS 
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Letters. 


JA's  &  the  triple 


To  the  editor: 

I'm  writing  this  letter  to  the  editor 
because  I  feel  strongly  that  something 
should  be  said  publicly  about  the  inept 
way  in  which  the  Junior  Advisor  room 
draw  was  handled.  I'm  hoping,  through 
this  letter,  to  prevent  it  from  happening 
in  the  future. 

The  situation  was  this:  the  women 
drew  after  the  drawings  for  the  Morgan 
East  entry  of  four  J.A.s  and  the  men's 
entries  had  occurred.  In  both  of  the 
preceding  draws,  there  had  been  the 
same  number  of  chances  in  the  hat  as 
there  were  people  drawing.  Before  the 
women  drew,  it  came  to  light  that  no 
group  of  three  wanted  to  room  together, 
and  that  left  the  situation  unsettled  for 
Williams  F.  The  way  Dean  Stevens  chose 
to  handle  this  was  to  remove  a  number 
from  the  hat  without  telling  anybody  so 
that  there  were  only  ten  numbers  for 
eleven  women  drawing.  As  there  was 
much  elbowing  and  confusion  at  the  hat, 
I  remained  in  the  rear  of  the  group, 
assuming  that  everyone  had  an  equal 
chance  in  the  luck  of  the  draw.  I  was 
more  than  surprised  when  I  found,  on 
reaching  the  hat,  that  there  was  no 
number,  and  heard  Dean  Stevens  inform 
me  that  my  partner  and  I  were  in  Willi- 
ams F.  I  seriously  have  to  question  a 
system  which  gives  ten  groups  of  women 
an  equal  chance  and  "assigns"  three 
other  women  to  a  particular  place,  with- 
out making  plain  what  system  was  being 
used.  Had  my  partner  and  I  not  been  so 
shocked,  we  would  have  requested  a  re- 
draw then  and  there,  as  did  a  male  who 
found  himself  in  exactly  the  same  posi- 
tion two  years  ago.  How  could  the  same 
careless  error  in  judgment  occur  twice? 
The  three  of  us  felt  that  we  had  been 
tricked,  and  that  the  entire  group  was 
treated  disrespectfully  in  that  the  situa- 
tion was  not  made  plain.  Why  should 
Stevens  assume  that  the  group  of  us  was 
not  mature  enough  to  work  out  our  own 
living  situations  among  ourselves  if 
there  had  been  eleven  memt)ers? 

As  it  stands  now,  my  partners  and  I 
feel  that  a  re-draw  would  be  difficult, 
uncomfortable,  and  unfair  to  the  other 
women  who  were  not  aware  that  they 
were  drawing  unwittingly  under  a  dis- 
honest system. 


Had  I  drawn  number  eleven  fair  and 
square  I  would  feel  much  better  about 
the  system  fostered  by  Stevens,  and 
would  feel  comfortable  knowing  that,  as 
a  Junior  Advisor,  I  was  representing  an 
administration  which  handles  such 
things  in  an  equitable  manner. 

Disappointedly, 
Amy  Withington  '83 

Bio  majors  diverse 

To  the  editor: 

It's  time  the  school  took  a  new  look  at 
the  "obscure  reputation"  of  the  Biology 
Department  (4/14/81,  Outlook  Section). 
The  Biology  faculty  and  curriculum  are 
committed  to  more  than  'shoving'  stu- 
dents into  medical  school.  Graduates 
pursue  interests  in  graduate  studies, 
teaching,  law,  veterinary  school,  and  of 
course  banking! 

The  last  two  years  have  seen  a  change 
in  the  character  of  the  Department  In 
terms  of  new  professors  and  courses  that 
reflect  flexibility  and  cooperation 
among  students,  junior  and  senior 
faculty.  In  fact,  students  participate  In 
evaluation  of  the  curriculum  and  review 
of  faculty  appointments.  Frequent  collo- 
quia  provide  Biology  students  with  an 
exposure  to  current  research  and  promi- 
nent biologists.  And  in  case  you  still  find 
the  Biology  Department  to  be  obscure, 
consider  that  faculty  and  student  inter- 
ests range  from  recombinant  DNA  to  the 
appearance  of  wild  flowers  in  Hopkins 
Forest. 

Biology  Majors  Advisory  Committee 

Beach  litter 

To  the  editor: 

Recently  there  was  a  Mt.  Everest 
expedition  whose  sole  purpose  was  to 
pick  up  the  trash  left  on  the  mountain  by 
numerous  earlier  expeditions. 

A  mountain  of  trash  has  been  accumu- 
lating around  campus  this  spring,  espe- 
cially on  Chapin  "beach."  How  about  a 
concerted  effort  by  all,  especially  stu- 
dents, to  pick  up  the  campus?  Don't 
leave  trash  behind;  use  the  litter  barrels. 
Pick  up  any  trash  you  encounter;  don't 
leave  it  for  others  to  look  at. 

Sincerely, 
Douglas  B.  Moore 


Quote  of  the  Week 

"/W  never  seen  so  many  goddamned  alligators  in 
my  life." 

—A  member  of  Robin  Lane's 
road  crew,  scanning  the  Freshman  Quad 


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May  5.  1981 


WILLIAMS  RECORD 


OUTLOOK 


Proposition  IVi 


The  no-longer  hidden  costs  in  cutting  taxes 


by  Sara  Ferris  '84 

The  taxpayers'  revolt  hit  Massachu- 
setts last  November  with  the  over- 
whelming passage  of  ballot  Question  2, 
or  Proposition  21/2.  More  than  60%  of 
state  voters  approved  this  mandate  to 
limit  property  taxes  In  1981  to  2!4%  of  the 
real  market  value  of  the  property.  In  suc- 
ceeding years,  property  taxes  may  be 
Increased  by  only  2i/2%-  The  proposition 
also  reduces  the  automobile  excise  tax 
from  $66  to  $25  per  $1000. 

Prior  to  2'/^ ,  Massachusetts  demanded 
the  second  highest  per  capita  tax  rate  In 
the  nation  from  Its  citizens  (New  York 
ranked  first).  A  1978  Census  Bureau 
study  calculated  that,  for  a  family  of  four 
owning  a  home  in  Boston,  state  and  local 
taxes  consumed  20.3%  of  its  annual 
Income. 

Proposition  2'/i  strikes  at  the  most  con- 
spicuous of  these  taxes;  property  taxes 
alone  run  70%  above  the  national  aver- 
age. Voters  hoped  to  send  a  message  to 
politicians  to  reduce  waste  and  corrup- 
tion in  state  and  local  government.  Only 
8%  of  those  who  voted  for  21/2  expected 
substantial  cuts  in  municipal  services, 
according  to  a  Harvard  survey  taken 
after  the  1980  election.  However,  since 
revenues  from  property  and  excise  taxes 
make  up  a  major  part  of  local  budgets, 
most  Massachusetts  communities  are 
now  facing  severe  financial  problems. 

Many  cities  have  cut  fire  and  police 
personnel  and  closed  branch  stations. 
The  Boston  school  system  went  bankrupt 
just  before  spring  vacation  while  Pitts- 
field  is  shutting  down  five  elementary 
schools.  WUliamstown,  however,  has  so 
far  managed  10  escape  relatively 
unscathed  from  the  cutbacks  plaguing 
most  state  communities. 

Robert  Janes,  Williamstown  Town 
Manager,  said  the  proposed  town 
budget  for  1982  has  decreased 
by  only  $79,427  from  this  year's 
figure.  He  explained  that  "the 
shortfall  in  excise  taxes  was  made  up  by 
investments."  While  auto  tax  payments 
fell  by  $88,000  the  town  earned  approxi- 
mately $95,000  from  high  Interest  rates 
on  investments.  Williamstown  also  lost 
only  $25,000  from  property  tax  cuts, 
according  to  Janes.  A  recent  reassess- 
ment by  the  State  Treasurer  that  boosted 
property  values,  coupled  with  already 
low  tax  rates,  allowed  property  taxes  to 
remain  relatively  unchanged.  The  third 
main  component  of  the  town  budget  is 
state  aid,  which  has  not  diminished  at 
all.  Most  Williamstown  departments 
have  therefore  experienced  only  slight 
cutbacks. 

Under  2'/2,  Mt.  Greylock  High 
must  eliminate  28  administra- 
tive and  leaching  positions. 

Mt.  Greylock  Regional  High  School  is  a 
different  story,  however.  Williamstown 
shares  the  cost  of  this  school  with  Lanes- 
borough;  each  community  pays  a  per- 
centage of  the  budget  based  on  the 
number  of  pupils  from  each  community 
enrolled  there.  Williamstown  currently 
contributes  slightly  less  than  two-thirds 
of  the  total  expenses. 

Unlike  Williamstown,  Lanesborough 
has  been  hit  hard  by  21/2.  It  asked  to 
reduce  this  year's  final  payment  by 
$22,000  and  will  cut  next  year's  allocation 
substantially.  Under  the  district's  regu- 
lations, Williamstown  will  be  obliged  to 
pay  less  also.  Next  year  the  school  will 
operate  on  16%  less  money  than  in  1981. 
$475,000  has  been  slashed  from  the  cur- 
rent budget  figure;  when  inflation  Is  con- 
sidered, total  losses  amount  to  $725,000, 
according  to  statistics  provided  by  Dr. 
Robert  Weiser,  Mt.  Greylock 
Superintendent. 

With  a  1982  budget  of  $2.7  million  (the 
1981  total  was  $2.9  million),  the  school  is 
forced  to  eliminate  28  positions,  of  which 
19  would  be  teacher  or  counselor  posts. 
This  represents  a  25%  reduction  from  the 
current  personnel  total.  These  cuts  mean 
larger  class  sizes  and  fewer  elective 
courses  for  Mt.  Greylock  pupils. 


In  addition,  extracurricular  activities 
will  suffer  greatly.  Weiser  Informed  stu- 
dents earlier  this  year  that  "Discussion 
centers  around  maintaining  a  very 
limited  athletic  program  or  eliminating 
athletics  altogether.  A  limited  athletic 
program  would  probably  offer  one  var- 
sity sport  each  season."  The  athletic 
budget  has  been  cut  by  $17,000  while 
money  for  other  activities  has  been  cut  In 
half.  Weiser  anticipates  the  end  of  some 
dramatic  activities,  the  literary  maga- 
zines, and  some  clubs.  All  other  organi- 
zations. Including  the  newspaper  and  the 
yearbook,  will  receive  less  funding.  All 
field  trips  have  been  canceled  and  areas 
such  as  maintenance  and  classroom 
supplies  will  be  forced  to  sacrifice. 

Weiser  terms  these  losses  "devastat- 
ing." He  noted  that  Mt.  Greylock  has  an 
excellent  reputation  and  was  named  as 


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'  'one  of  the  better  schools  In  the  country" 
in  a  1960's  magazine  article.  This  year 
alone  the  school  produced  4  National 
Merit  finalists.  With  the  1982  budget, 
however,  Weiser  believes,  "We  will  no 
longer  have  quality  education  at  Mt. 
Greylock." 

Acting  Director  of  Athletics  at  Willi- 
ams Curt  Tong,  who  also  serves  as  a  Wll- 
llamstown  school  committeeman, 
agrees  with  Weiser's  assessment.  "My 
experience  with  communities  which 
have  lessened  their  commitment  to  edu- 
cation by  reducing  funds  has  been  that 
the  communities  themselves  suffer  tre- 
mendously," he  said.  "Right  now  we're 
at  a  crossroads.  We're  being  mandated 
by  a  law  to  lessen  the  quality  of  our 
schools  ...  if  the  community  Is  not  ready 
to  do  all  that  it  can  to  offset  that  Impact, 
this  is  going  to  be  a  hurting  community." 

Williams  freshman  Richard  Dodds, 
who  graduated  from  Mt.  Greylock  last 
year,  thinks  the  school  is  "faring  pretty 
well"  with  the  cuts.  He  doesn't  foresee  an 
Immediate  effect:  "Academically,  it'll 
stay  the  same  for  a  while  at  least. 
They've  got  a  good,  hard  core  of 
teachers."  He  also  believes  that  the  rep- 
utation of  the  school  will  not  be  tar- 
nished, "It's  all  relative.  People  will 
realize  that  other  schools  are  suffering, 
too.  (Mt.  Greylock)  will  stay  above 
water." 

Interestingly,  these  losses  may  be 
delayed  for  a  year  if  Williamstown 
voters  choose  to  assist  the  school.  A  war- 
rant to  be  considered  at  the  May  19  town 
meeting,  at  which  the  town  budget  will 
be  discussed  and  voted  on,  will  approp- 
riate an  additional  $165,000  to  the  high 
school.  Williamstown  may  pay  the 
school  district  up  to  $1.4  million  and  still 
remain  within  the  restrictions  of  2'^ .  It  is 
assessed  only  $1.26  million  because  of 
Lanesborough's  inability  to  pay  more 
than  it  now  does. 

Tong  explained,  "We're  in  a  position 
now  to  be  able  to  help  the  school.  It's  not 
clear  exactly  where  ( the  funds )  are  com  ■ 
Ing  from,  but  they  are  now  in  the  town 
coffers.  Some  maintain  that  it  would 
take  from  existing  operations,  others 
suggest  it's  free  cash.  Regardless  of 
that.  It  Is  important  that  it  be  freed  for 
purposes  of  education." 

These   funds   would    "buy   us  some 


time",  said  Tong.  "We  can  restore 
enough  that  we  can  continue  to  be  a  via- 
ble school  system  ...  It  would  allow  us  to 
keep  some  of  our  teachers,"  he  added. 

Weiser  also  anticipates  additional 
state  aid,  but  is  unsure  as  to  the  exact 
amount  or  how  it  will  be  distributed. 
Final  state  allocations  will  not  be  made 
until  June.  A  "buyback"  list  approved  by 
the  School  Committee  would  reinstate  4 
teaching  positions,  1  counselor,  1  custo- 
dian, and  add  to  the  athletics,  activities, 
supplies,  and  field  trip  budgets,  depend- 
ing on  the  amount  of  aid  received, 
whether  from  the  state  or  from 
Williamstown. 

In  any  event,  education  at  Mt.  Grey- 
lock is  sure  to  decline  somewhat  in  excel- 
lence. This  may  seem  to  have  absolutely 
nothing  to  do  with  life  at  Williams;  after 
all,  we  don't  have  to  go  to  school  there. 
The  quality  of  primary  and  secondary 
education,  however,  is  a  factor  that 
many  professors  consider  when  accept- 
ing teaching  positions. 

"If  the  school  system  is  not  superior,  it 
affects  the  College's  ability  . .  .  to  attract 
top-flight  professional  people  here,  par- 
ticularly people  who  have  children," 
said  Tong.  He  noted  that  many  faculty 
members  "are  very  concerned.  We  all 
want  the  best  for  our  children.  It's  hard 
to  accept  anything  less  than  the  best." 

Peter  Berek  of  the  English  Depart- 
ment doesn't  expect  much  of  an  affect  on 
the  quality  of  teachers  the  College  can 
draw.  He  explained  that  Williams  usu- 
ally hires  people  right  out  of  graduate 
schools,  who  "usually  don't  have  kids. 
It's  fairly  rare  at  that  stage  to  pay 
detailed  attention  to  educational  facili- 
ties. It  sometimes  makes  a  difference, 
but  ...  not  an  enormous  one." 

Berek  suggested  that  "those  faculty 
who  can  afford  to  do  so  may  send  their 
kids  to  private  schools  and  pay  every  lit- 
tle attention  to  town  schools  ...  I  hope 
that  won't  happen."  Tong  thinks  this 
alternative  is  "possible,  but  that's  a 
costly  venture  that  doesn't  resolve  the 
problem.  I  don't  blame  people  for  doing 
that,  but  I  would  rather  they  fight  this. 
It's  important  that  the  College  commun- 
ity rally  .  .  .  there's  no  group  in  town 
more  conscious  of  the  need  for  quality 
education." 

In  other  areas,  budget  cuts  will  have 
minimal  effect  on  the  College  or  on  the 
town.  The  elementary  schools  lost  only 
5%  of  this  year's  budget  and  will  not  have 
to  eliminate  any  teaching  posts.  The  Fire 
Department  is  staffed  by  volunteers  and 
supported  by  a  separate  payment  from 
townspeople.  The  number  of  street- 
lights, which  are  under  the  jurisdiction 
of  the  Fire  Department ,  may  be  reduced , 
however. 

The  Police  Department  will  lose  one 
man,  which  Chief  Joseph  Zoito  says  will 
mean  "one  shift  with  one  man  on  that 
shift."  This  will  "place  us  in  a  very  bad 
situation,"  he  continued.  "We're  not 
going  to  respond  to  certain  types  of  situa- 
tions in  times  of  emergencies."  He 
expects  that  dog  complaints  will  "take  a 
little  time"  and  that  "investigations  will 
be  hampered"  by  this  reduction  in 
manpower. 

Williams  Director  of  Security  Ransom 


Jenks,  on  the  other  hand,  believes  that 
the  loss  of  one  police  officer  "will  not 
affect  police  coverage  one  iota."  He 
explained  that  the  Chief  will  be  on  call 
during  the  shift  with  one  officer. 

The  Williamstown  public  library  will 
be  closed  Friday  nights  and  the  branch 
library  at  White  Oaks  will  be  closed  com- 
pletely.  Cuts  in  the  Forestry  department 
will  mean  "no  planting  of  trees  and  no 
significant  pest  control,"  said  Town 
Manager  Janes. 

While  the  College  will  not  be  dramati- 
cally hurt  by  the  effects  of  Proposition 
2H,  It  will  not  benefit  much  either.  Col- 
lege Business  Manager  Shane  Riorden 
remarked,  "I  don't  see  any  drastic  con- 
sequences on  the  College".  Williams 
must  pay  real  estate  taxes  on  all  prop- 
erty not  used  specifically  for  educational 
purposes.  Riorden  listed  "faculty  rental 
housing,  some  business  buildings  on 
Spring  Street,  and  unused  land"  as 
among  the  properties  on  which  the  Col- 
lege pays  approximately  $160,000  a  year 
in  taxes.  "If  tax  rates  go  down,  the  Col- 
lege will  enjoy  the  declining  rate," 
Riorden  noted.  However,  reassessments 
have  "kept  taxes  relatively  unchanged" 
so  the  College  will  receive  much  the 
same  tax  bill  in  1982  as  it  did  this  year. 

So,  apart  from  Mt.  Greylock  High 
School,  Proposition  21/2  will  have  very 
little  impact  on  Williamstown  next  year. 
Fiscal  year  1983  may  be  a  different  story, 
however,  when  property  taxes  increase 
by  only  2i4%.  If  Inflation  remains  at  its 

With  inflation,  the  REAL 
crunch  will  come  in  1983. 


current  level,  municipal  services  will 
have  to  be  cut  even  further.  1983  "will  be 
a  more  critical  test  of  the  effect  of  21/2," 
said  Janes.  "The  real  crunch  will  come 
then." 

Tong  hopes  that  the  high  school  can 
retain  Its  standards  long  enough  so  that 
"we  can  educate  the  voting  public  on  the 
need  to  revoke  this  craziness  .  .  .  Most 
people,  when  they  understand  the  reper- 
cussions of  2Vi,  will  help  to  relieve  the 
problem." 

The  Massachusetts  State  Legislature 
is  now  considering  a  number  of  propos- 
als to  soften  thelmpactof2y2.  If  21/2.18  not 
modified  or  repealed  soon,  however,  Wil- 
liamstown will  have  two  options  open. 

Under  21/2 ,  no  community  can  override 
the  property  tax  limits  until  the 
November  1982  state  elections,  accord- 
ing to  the  Boston  Globe.  A  two-thirds  ref- 
erendum or  town  meeting  vote  is  needed 
to  rescind  the  restrictions  of  2'/2.  but 
town  meeting  votes  must  also  be 
approved  by  a  subsequent  referendum 
vote.  Williamstown  rejected  2V2  in  1980 
by  1,908  votes  to  1,710. 

Williamstown  can  also  learn  to  live 
within  the  limits  of  21/2-  This  will  mean 
reduced  services  and  the  possibility  of 
increased  charges  for  provided  services, 
but  so  far  Williamstown  has  managed 
quite  well  under  2%-  Compared  with 
other  communities  in  the  common- 
wealth, the  town  can't  really  complain 
about  Its  position. 


Freshman  warnings  reach  4-year  high 


by  Jon  Tigar 

Freshman  warning  figures  released 
last  week  showed  the  highest  percentage 
and  number  of  freshmen  warned  in  four 
years.  Seventy  two  students,  or  14.2%  of 
the  class  as  a  whole ,  received  at  least  one 
warning.  In  comparison,  the  spring  of 
1980  only  saw  55  freshmen  warned.  These 
freshmen  comprised  11.2%  of  thelrclass. 

Perennial  warning  leader  Division  III 
captured  the  distinction  of  warning  the 
greatest  percentage  of  freshmen,  9.54%. 
Although  most  of  the  departments  within 
the  Division  reported  fairly  high  totals. 
Astronomy  and  Chemistry  distinguished 
themselves  with  17.39%  and  12.72% 
totals,  respectively. 


The  Psychology  Department  also  reg- 
istered high  percentage  totals.  Second 
semester  warnings  this  year  were  Issued 
to  10.75%  of  the  freshman  class,  down 
eight  percent  from  last  semester,  but  up 
on  the  whole  from  years  past. 

The  Physics  department  showed  a  sig- 
nificant gain  in  the  number  of  people  who 
escaped  departmental  notoriety.  Only 
2%  of  the  freshmen  in  this  department 
received  warnings  this  semester,  whe- 
reas 15.75%  were  notified  last  semester. 

A  total  of  85  warnings  were  issued  to 72 
freshmen  this  spring.  63  received  one 
warning,  6  received  2  warnings,  two 
freshmen  received  3,  and  one  lucky  Eph 
devotee  racked  up  a  total  of  4  warnings. 


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WILLIAMS  RECORD 


FEATURES 


A  day  at  the  dog  races 


by  Lucy  Corrlgan 

I  got  a  free  ticket  last  time  I 
was  at  King's  and  figured, 
"what  the  heck,  it's  Friday 
night,  there's  nothing  better  to 
do.  It'll  be  a  wild  experience." 
Llttie  did  I  know  just  how  wild 
the  Green  Mountain  Dog  Races 
would  be! 

I  took  off  for  Pownai,  Ver- 
mont, to  an  old  horse  racing 
track  turned  dog  track  (Its 
former  existence  evident  every- 
where, abandoned  stables  and 
huge  stands  that  hold  only 
around  300  tonight.)  Everyone 
was  milling  about  the  betting 
booth;  again  I  figured  "what  the 
heck",  and  decided  to  bet.  Just 
figuring  out  how  to  bet  Is  easier 
said  than  done,  though,  and  I 
finally  bet  the  lowest  amount 
possible,  $2.00.  I'm  a  little  wary 
about  this  dog  racing  stuff. 

You  do  get  a  chance  to  see  the 
dogs  up  close.  From  behind  a 
window  they  are  paraded  In 
front  of  you  by  their  trainers. 
It's  a  good  thing  there's  a  piece 
of  plexiglass  between  one  and 
those  greyhounds,  I  thought, 
because  they  don't  )ook  very 


nice.  But  (assures  Daniel 
Laughllnd,  general  manager  of 
the  track),  under  those  leather 
muzzles  lay  hearts  of  gold .  I  was 
not  convinced,  and  chose  the 
meanest  looking  one. 

1  took  my  place  In  the  stands- 
there  are  a  lot  of  choices— and 
suddenly  over  a  loud  speaker  a 
low,sexyvolcemurmured,  "It's 
race  time,  and  heeeer's  Fros- 
teeee! ' '  You  were  given  hardly 
enough  time  to  wonder  who 
Frosty  is  when  a  mechanical 
rabbit  jumped  out  on  the  track. 
"And  they're  off! ' '  Suddenly  my 
ears  filled  with  the  din  of  wildly 
awrflng  dogs  and  shouting 
people. 

Before  you  knew  It,  the  sexy 
voice  named  the  winner  and 
everyone  remains  expression- 
less. I  wondered  If  It's  because 
no  one  won  or  If  It's  just  the  way 
they  look. 

Walking  out  I  heard  an 
ecstatic  shout,  someone 
screaming  something  about 
$1500.  "Hmmm,"  I  thought  to 
myself,  "maybe  this  dog  racing 
stuff  isn't  so  funny  after  all." 


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by  John  K.  Setear 

"\ ou  art'  ivhat  yon  oat" 

—Proverb 

God  forbid  that  we  at  Willi- 
ams should  be  what  we  eat,  as 
we  should  be  lost  in  evolution- 
ary space  somewhere  between 
the  toothsome  chimpanzee  and 
the  Neanderthal's  mother-in- 
law. 

But  ask  someone  where  they 
live  .  .  . 

"I  was  in  the  Quad,"  they  will 
reply,  and  the  less  socially  ept 
bow  their  heads  in  reverence  at 
this  revelation  of  their  fellow's 
residence  at  the  soclal-galactlc 
core. 

"I  lived  in  East  College," 
someone  else  will  reply 
sheepishly. 

"Well,"  the  sympathetic  will 
say,  "did  you  have  any  friends 
in  the  Quad?" 

In  any  case,  now  that  all  the 
wide-eyed  Freshpeople  have 
been  included  somewhere,  a 
candid  evaluation  of  the  various 
rooming  options  on  campus  can 
be  offered  without  fear  of 
unduly  influencing  the  ever- 
impressionable  youths  of  the 
Class  of  1984. 

Greylock  Quad— There  are 
four  different  houses  in  the 
Greylock  Quad,  but  not  even  the 
residents  can  tell  them  apart 
( they  are  content  with  their  per- 
ceptlveness  if  they  don't  wind 
up  pounding  on  the  doors  of  the 
Bronfman  Science  Center  after 
a  big  evening  at  the  Log).  All 
else — social  acceptance,  Clyde, 
anything  except  for  the  ability 
to  eat  a  meal  with  members  of 
various  houses  sitting  at  the 
same  table— will  then  follow. 
Mission  Park— There  are  also 


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four  houses  In  Mission  Park,  but 
their  lucky  residents  have  huge 
paintings  on  the  walls  to  distin- 
guish them.  (The  house,  that  is. 
The  hallway  walls  are  easy  to 
separate  from  the  floors, 
although  some  of  the  angles  in 
the  rooms  are  tricky,  and  the 
residents,  like  all  students  at 
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bles  nothing  so  much  as  a  Home 
for  the  Supporters  of  Barry 
Goldwater  on  the  outside,  or 
perhaps  a  Colonial  Hotel  ("Cus- 
tomers may  not  use  Wash- 
rooms—Management  "/"One 
Plain  Towel?  Feefteen  Mee- 
nuts"),  so  there  Is  little  danger 
in  confusing  it  with  any  other 
campus  entities.  Residents 
must  enjoy  linoleum,  a  tre- 
mendous echo,  and  people  eat- 
ing  breakfast  in  their 
bathrobes.  They  must  also 
awaken  each  morning  on  mat- 
tresses the  thickness  of  melba 
toast  and  be  unlntlmldated  by 
walls  that  are  undoubtedly  part 
of  a  long-run  experiment  in  per- 
ceptual psychology. 

Dodd-Tyler— There  are  lots  of 
little  houses  around  the  manes- 
tic  Cyrus  R.  Dodd  building,  nee 
the  Williams  Inn,  but  all  of 
them— Cy  included— either 
have  helpful  signs  or  helpful 
occupants  of  the  porch  to  tell 
you  which  is  which,  although  no 
one  has  ever  found  Tyler  House. 
Residents  must  not  mind  actual 
hallways,  actual  wood,  or  being 


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automatlcally  considered  a 
"jock"  regardless  of  the  rela- 
tionship between  your  GPA  and 
your  time  in  the  40-yard  dash. 

Row  Houses— There  are 
always  a  whole  bunch  of  these, 
in  order  that  clever  administra- 
tors can  confuse  so  thoroughly 
the  hapless  student  body  that 
some  people  wind  up  living  in  a 
palatial  room  for  three  years 
straight  while  others  spend 
their  time  shuttling  between 
West  College  and  some  obscure 
annex  that  people  are  forever 
confusing  with  a  faculty 
member's  house  in  Stetson 
Court. 

Whether  Susie  Hopkins  was 
ever  a  row  house  is  a  good  trivia 
question,  but  it,  along  with  other 
peripheral-type  buildings,  was 
marked  in  the  ominous  "Outer 
Campus"  Zone  in  a  map  of  hous- 
ing units  I  saw  recently,  so  one 
can  assume  safely  that  it  is 
slated  for  demolition  pending 
the  predicted  cutback  In  Fed- 
eral Aid  to  Outer  Campus 
Housing— which  is  not  to  be  con- 
fused with  Federal  Aid  to  Out- 
housing,  which  is  something 
that  a  government  attempting 
trimultaneously  to  balance  the 
budget,  cut  taxes,  and  raise 
defense  spending  will  have  to 
subsidize  Just  to  store  their 
rhetoric. 

Berkshire  Quad— Most  people 
forced  to  discuss  the  Berkshire 
Quad  sort  of  say,  "I  hear  that 
Fitch  House  is  nice,"  andreturn 
to  discussing  why  it  is  that  the 
mailroom  still  lets  people  dis- 
tribute anonymous  notes.  Peo- 
ple who  actually  live  there, 
however,  after  long  and  often 
somewhat  humiliating  hours 
spent  defending  the  Berkshire 
Quad,  can  often  maintain  with 
reasonable  persuasiveness  that 
their  housing  group  has  an  out- 
standing location,  a  nice  dining 
hall,  a  communal  spirit  of  the 
sort  engendered  only  through 
adversity  (e.g.,  Dunkirk, or  per- 
haps New  Jersey) ,  and  the  most 
vibrant  population  of  squirrels 
on  campus. 

On  the  minus  side,  I  lived 
there  for  three  years.  (I  have, 
however,  moved  since  then.  So 
there.) 


CLASSIFIEDS 


To  Whom  It  May  Concern: 
R.G.L.  stands  for  Robert  George 
Leeson. 

Investigatively  yours, 

JJ.S.  Holmes 

SB.  Clouseau 

B.L.M.  Poirot 

Video  Night  al  the  Log:  Thurs. 
May  7  at  9:30  p.m.  See  The 
Adventures  of  the  MirrorHeads 
and  other  Highlights  on  the  Big 
Screen. 

Arina, 
To  think  It  all  started  here\ 
I  love  you. 

Stephen 


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Performing  artists  featured 


On  the  weekend  of  May  7-9, 
Williams  College  will  sponsor  a 
Performance  Art  Festival.  In 
this  new  interdisciplinary  field, 
artists  employ  videotapes, 
music,  dance,  slides,  and 
audience  participation  as  well 
as  their  own  actions  to  create  an 
art  that  is  nothing  short  of  alive. 

The  Williams  Performing 
Arts  Festival  will  feature  five 
New  York  artists  chosen  to 
highlight  the  diversity  and  pos- 
sibilities of  Performance  Art. 
While  in  residence  at  Williams, 
they  will  give  performances  and 
lectures  and  offer  workshops  in 
various  aspects  of  Performance 
Art.  A  schedule  of  the  week- 
end's events  Is  as  follows: 

Thurs.,  May  7,  6:30  P.M., 
Lawrence  Hall.  Betsy  Damon 
will   lead   a  workshop  for  all 


give  an  improvisational  perfor- 
mance, based  on  his  Impres- 
sions of  Williams  College  and 
the  memories  they  evoke. 

Sat.,  May  9, 4: 30  P.M.  Currier 
Ballroom.  Betsy  Damon  will 
perform  and  encourage 
audience  participation. 

Sat.,  May  9,  7:30  P.M. 
Rehearsal  Hall,  Bernhard 
Music  Ctr.  Layne  Redmond  will 
perform,  using  colored  flashing 
lights,  mylar  banners,  slides 
and  music. 

Sat.,  May  9,  9  P.M.  Room  4, 
Lawrence  Hall.  Mlerle  Lader- 
man  Ukeles  will  perform  her 
"Maintenance  Art"  in  which 
she  focuses  attention  on  such 
necessary  but  traditionally  non- 
artful    aspects    of    life    as 


In  Other  Ivory  Towers 


Robin  Lane  drew  an  enthusiastic 
response  from  her  audience— 
particularly  the  male  segment. 


Swarthmore  College 

The  burning  of  a  pair  of  blue 
jeans  on  the  Swarthmore  cam- 
pus April  22  to  protest  the  Men's 
Cooperative-sponsored  "Blue 
Jeans  Day"  has  evoked  alarm 
on  the  part  of  many  students, 
faculty  and  administration. 

"Blue  Jeans  Day"  was 
intended  by  the  Men's  Coopera- 
tive, a  gay-rights  organization, 
as  a  demonstration  of  solidarity 
over  the  issue  of  gay  rights.  By 
wearing  blue  jeans  on  that  day, 
members  of  the  Swarthmore 
community  were  to  show  their 
support  for  gay  rights. 

Three  Swarthmore  students 
wearing  suits,  however,  pro- 
tested the  occasion  by  burning  a 


sanitation, 
will   leaa   a  worKsnop  tor  all       i-»       «     •  -i   f  tt-t  •  i  1  •  1         '11  T^l  1  1  ' 

those  interested  in  participating  Robin  and  Willie  thrill  1  hursdav  audience 

in  her  Saturday  performance.  ■' 

Fri.,May8,4: 30P.M. Room 4,  Last  Thursday  evening,  the 

Concert  Committee  of  the  Stu- 
dent Activities  Board  sponsored 
a  successful  concert  by  Willie 
Nile  and  Robin  Lane  and  the 
Chartbusters.  A  crowd  of  1,020 
gathered  in  Chapln  for  the  per- 
formance which  was  dubljed  a 
"virtual  sell-out"  by  a  member 
of  the  Concert  Committee. 

Willie  Nile  opened  the  show 
with  a  selection  of  songs  that 
included  a  couple  of  Rolling 
Stone  favorites  and  one  dedi- 
cated to  the  starving  people  of 
Somalia.  Enthusiastic  audience 
response    brought    the    group 


Lawrence  Hall.  Martha  Wilson, 
performance  and  executive 
director  of  Franklin  Furnace,  a 
non-profit  art  gallery  in  New 
York,  will  deliver  a  slide- 
lecture  on  "An  Introduction  of 
Performance  Art." 

Fri.,  Mays,  7: 30 P.M.  Room  3, 
Griffin  Hall.  Michael  Smith  will 
give  a  comedy  performance 
parodying  all  aspects  of  life 
from  the  struggles  of  children  to 
the  traditions  of  popular  enter- 
tainment and  high  art. 

Fri.,  Mays, 9: 00P.M.  Room 3, 
Griffin    Hall.   Bill  Gordh  will 


back  for  two  encores. 

After  intermission,  Robin 
Lane  and  the  Chartbusters  took 
the  stage.  Contrasted  with  Wil- 
lie Nile's  limited  lighting  and 
effects,  Robin  Lane's  perfor- 
mance was  much  more  involved 
in  production.  An  elaborate 
light  show  and  the  use  of  a  fog 
machine  complemented  the 
group's  music  which  was 
deemed  "hybrid"  by  one  per- 
son and  "Pat  Benitar-like"  by 
another.  Lane  did  much  to 
appeal  to  the  male  segment  of 
the  audience,  which  may 
account,    in    part,    for    the 


extremely  warm  reception  that 
she  and  the  Chartbusters 
received. 

Security  chief  Ransom  Jenks 
and  Dean  Cris  Roosenraad  both 
agreed  with  the  Concert  Com- 
mittee that  the  concert  was 
well-managed.  Consequently, 
"Concerts  are  very  much  alive 
for  next  year,"  according  to 
Concert  Committee  chairman 
Paul  Gallay. 

The  S.A.B.  is  also  considering 
the  possibility  of  sponsoring  an 
End  of  Class  party  on  the  last 
day  of  classes. 


pair  of  jeans  in  a  trash  can  out- 
side a  dining  facility  that 
evening. 

"The  act  is  at  once  Infantile 
and  demagogic'  contended 
Dean  of  Students  Thomas 
Blackburn  of  the  jeans  burning. 
"The  implicit  violence  of  fire 
places  the  act  in  a  category  not 
far  from  cross  burning  or  the 
torching  of  synogogues." 

One  participant  stated  that 
the  burning  was  not  a  "burning 
of  homosexuals  in  effigy,"  but  a 
protest  against  the  "unethical, 
coercive,  and  divisive"  nature 
of  turning  an  article  of  clothing 
into  a  symbol  of  opinion. 

Amherst  College 

An  amendment  to  the  Student 
Assembly's  constitution  to  pro- 
hibit the  payment  of  manage- 
rial salaries  to  members  of 
Student  Allocation  Committee- 
funded  groups  was  defeated 
April  20.  Though  the  SAC  denied 
that  the  measure  was  expressly 
aimed  against  Amherst's  news- 
paper, the  Student,  managers 
on  the  newspaper  staff  are  cur- 
rently the  only  ones  being  paid. 

"The  fact  is  that  there  are  no 
comparable  jobs  on  campus," 
said  Student  publisher  Chris 
Bohjalian  '82,  in  explaining  the 
Student's  unique  paid  status. 
"No  other  organization  on  cam- 
pus makes  the  demands  on  its 
personnel  as  the  Student. 


ARTS • ARTS • ARTS 


Isaac  Bashevis  Singer,  winner  of 
the  1978  Nobel  prize  for  Literature, 
will  lecture  in  Williams  Chapln  on 
Monday,  May  11  at  8  P.M.  Singer's 
works,  written  in  Yiddish,  are  world- 
reknowned  for  their  Impassioned 
narrative  that  brings  universal 
human  conditions  to  life. 


Recital 

Lisa  Gutwein,  soprano,  Terry 
Dwyer,  bass  and  Paula  Ennls- 
Dwyer,  piano  will  perform  in  a 
recital  on  Tuesday,  May  5  at 
8:30  P.M.  in  Brooks-Rogers 
Recital  Hall.  Admission  is  free. 

Poetry  Reading 

The  student  winners  of  the 
Academy  of  American  Poets 
Contest  will  read  from  their 
work  on  Wednesday,  May  6  at  4 
P.M.  in  Driscoll  Lounge.  Those 
reading  will  be  Joy  Howard  '81 
winner,  and  Mark  Andres  '81, 
Alex  Beatty  '83,  Muhammad 
Kenyatta  '81,  Cheryl  Martin  '82, 
Riikka  Melartin  '82  and  Ste- 
phanie Voss  '82,  Honorable 
Mention. 

Gallery  Talk 

Susan  Williams  '81  will  give  a 
gallery    talk   of  the   "Samuel 


Bourne:  In  Search  of  the  Pictu- 
resque" exhibition  which  she 
organized  at  the  Clark  on  Wed- 
nesday, May  6  at  5  P.M.  Admis- 
sion is  free. 

Student  Play 
Proteus  a  play  written  and 
directed  by  John  Rubino  '81  will 
be  performed  on  Friday  May  8 
at  8  P.M.  in  the  Jesup  Hall  Aud- 
itorium. Tickets,  which  are  .50 
are  available  at  the  door  one 
half-hour  before  the  perfor- 
mance. The  play  will  be 
repeated  on  May  9  and  10  at  the 
same  time. 

Spring  Concert 

The  Springstreeters,  and 
Ephoria  will  present  their 
spring  concert  on  Saturday, 
May  9  at  8  P.M.  in  Brooks- 
Rogers  Recital  Hall. 


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Sophomore  Night  at  the  Log 

Discounts  for  all  card-carrying 
members  of  tfie  Class  of  1983 

WEDNESDAY 

Marc  Hunnmon  &  Friends  will  perform 

FRIDAY 

HAPPY  HOUR  4-6  p.m. 

featuring  "The  Sprinkler" 
and  Happy  Hour  prices. 

*Remember  "Beat  the  Clock 
Night"  every  Monday  night. 


THE  VAMP:    FROM  THE  CLIP  SHOP 


We're  seeing  a  dramatic  change  in  the  shape  of 
fashion.  Accordingly,  the  shape  of  hair  must  be 
adapted  to  the  shape  of  fashion.  Our  new  cut.  The 
Vamp,  does  just  this. 

The  Vamp  is  a  "released"  cut.  That  means  that  the 
hair  is  cut  in  the  direction  that  it  grows.  It  is  a  precision 
cut  that  takes  the  stylist  a  considerable  amount  of  time 
(and  involves  a  considerable  amount  of  skill).  But  once 
it  is  completed,  it's  maintenance  is  practically  non- 
existent. Just  shake,  and  hair  falls  beautifully  into 
place.  The  Salon  has  been  offering  its  clients  released 
cuts  for  some  time  now.  What  is  new  is  that  the  line.of 
this  cut  is  narrow,  with  its  close-to-th«-head,  soft, 
string  sides. 

The  V-shaped  bangs— a  definite  departure  from  the 
old  blunt-cut  version— reinforces  the  new  V-shaped 
fashions 

The  Vamp  is  one  more  cut  that  members  of  Tfie  Clip 
Shop  learned  by  studying  a  recent  videotape  supplied 
by  a  professional  hair  care  company,  which  is  a  pioneer 
in  the  salon  educational  field.  They  prepare  at  least  two 
videotapes  a  month;  one  for  the  salon's  stylists  and 
another  for  the  salon's  clients.  The  Clip  Shop  believes 
in  continual  education  for  its  stylists  and  clients. 


The  CLIP  SHOP  has  four  convenient  locations: 

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WILLIAMS  RECORD 


May  5,  1981 


Town  meets  on 
El  Salvador 

by  Jon  Tigar 

At  a  town  meeting  last  Friday 
night  in  Thompson  Biology  Lab, 
a  resolution  opposing  military 
aid  to  El  Salvador  passed  over- 
whelmingly, 83-3.  3  voters 
abstained.  The  resolution  called 
for  the  withholding  of  aid  on  the 
grounds  that  the  Salvadoran 
government  "represses  people 
attempting  to  attain  the  very 
rights  we  consider  just  and 
essential  to  every  human 
being." 

In  order  to  pass  a  resolution, 
at  least  100  people  must  be  pre- 


sent at  a  Town  Meeting.  Moder- 
ator Gerry  Epstein  proposed  at 
the  beginning  of  the  Meeting 
that  if  the  audience  reached  100 
at  any  time,  a  vote  could  be 
taken  from  that  point  on,  re- 
gardless of  the  number  of  peo- 
ple present  at  the  time  of  the  ac- 
tual vote.  This  rule,  which  met 
with  no  objection  from  the  floor, 
accounts  for  the  low  total  vote 
on  the  resolution. 

Debate  on  the  resolution 
never  concerned  the  Issue  of 
whether  or  not  to  pass  the  prop- 
osal. Rather,  the  audience  ques- 
tioned the  political  validity  of 
cutting  off  aid,  the  alignment  of 
the  Salvadoran  government, 
and  the  exact  meaning  of  the 
"rights"    mentioned    in    the 


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resolution. 

The  debate  was  restrained 
and  orderly.  On  politics,  Jim 
Peck  '82  said,  "I  think  it's 
Important  for  everyone  here  to 
recognize  that  this  Is  not  a  battle 
between  left  and  right."  On 
rights,  Elisa  Walngort  '81  com- 
mented, "The  most  important 
right  is  the  right  to  live." 

The  resolution,  as  amended, 
reads,  "Therefore  be  it  resolved 
that  the  Williams  College  stu- 
dent body  opposes  sending  mil- 
itary aid  and  support  to  the 
reigning  military  junta  in  El 
Salvador,  a  government  which 
represses  people  attempting  to 
attain  the  very  rights  we  con- 
sider j  ust  and  essential  to  every 
human  being." 

Faculty  meeting 

Continued  from  Page  1 
should  be  academically  advised 
by  a  faculty  member  only. 

Some  faculty  commented  on 
being  assigned  students  with 
whom  they  shared  no  common 
interests.  Tauber  commented, 
"I  get  gung-ho  pre-meds  asking 
me  about  chem  or  bio  courses  I 
know  nothing  about.  I  think  it's 
useful  for  them  to  meet  a  gung 
ho  antl-pre-med  like  me." 


CC  debates  mascots, 
increases  Record  funds 


A  proposal  to  save  mascots 
and  a  funding  request  from  the 
Record  highlighted  last  Wed- 
nesday's College  Council  meet- 
ing at  the  Log. 

Don  Carlson  '83,  CC.  repre- 
sentative and  mascot  activist, 
spoke  in  favor  of  a  revised  mas- 
cot system  that  was  drawn  up 
by  the  Williams  Organization  of 
Furry  Friends,  WOOFF. 

Council  members  debated 
methods  of  enforcing  the  prop- 
osal. All  seemed  to  agree  that 
there  is  no  student  support  for  a 
ban,  but  rather  for  better  regu- 


The  meeting  began  with  com- 
mittee reports.  First  to  be  heard 
was  Michael  McPherson  of  the 
Economics  Department,  who 
concluded  his  discussion  of  the 
budgetary  concerns  of  the  Com- 
mittee on  Priorities  and  Resour- 
ces by  announcing  that  he  was 
the  father  of  a  nine-pound  baby 
boy  to  tumultuous  applause. 

Admission  director  Phil 
Smith    reported    that    so    far 


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acceptances  for  the  class  of  1983 
were  "just  about  on  target," 
with  about  one-third  of  the  993 
accepted  applicants  still  to  be 
heard  from. 

Retiring  Art  Professor  Whit- 
ney Stoddard  concluded  the 
meeting  with  some  reflections 
on  his  fifty  years  here.  He  called 
Williams  "a  wonderful  place," 
but  noted  a  few  "peeves," 
Including  reference  to  the  Col- 
lege as  a  "school."  'We've  lost 
something  academically  by 
dropping  the  major  exam,"  he 
continued. 

Some  other  Stoddard  peeves 
were  take-home  exams  and  the 
lack  of  comprehensive  core 
requirements.  Most  of  all,  Stod- 
dard felt  that  faculty  Involve- 
ment has  suffered,  especially 
outside  the  classroom.  "We 
aren't  acting  with  a  feeling  for 
what  liberal  arts  education  is  all 
about  ...  we  act  as  it  we  don't 
believe  In  what  we're  doing  .  .  . 
we  ask  students  to  perform  for 
us,  but  then  we  don't  give  a 
damn  about  doing  It  ourselves . ' ' 


lation  of  the  dogs.  The  Council 
recommended  that  an  escalat- 
ing fine  be  included  in  the  plan, 
to  address  Dean  Roosenraad's 
concern  that  some  students 
merely  pay  the  existing  fines 
and  Ignore  the  rules. 

In  financial  matters,  the 
Record  requested  an  additional 
allocation  of  SAT  funds  to  cover 
the  cost  of  the  two  remaining 
Issues  of  the  year.  Several  Coun- 
cil members  challenged  the 
management  of  the  Record  and 
were  strongly  opposed  to  any 
additional  allocation.  They 
feared  the  precedent  It  might 
set,  encouraging  other  C.C- 
funded  organizations  to  over- 
spend their  budgets. 

The  Record  editors  defended 
the  request,  citing  the  need  for 
coverage  of  the  Gif  ford  commit- 
tee and  the  mascot  ban  in  the 
final  weeks  of  classes. 

After  some  debate  about  wor- 
ka'ole  proposals,  Don  Carlson 
suggested  that  the  Record  be 
given  $700,  the  amount  thatC.C. 
Treasurer  Steve  Spears  '83 
believed  would  be  left  in  the 
"buffer  fund"  at  the  end  of  the 
academic  year.  The  Council 
approved  the  $700  allocation  by 
a  vote  of  15-8. 

In  other  Council  business,  the 
Elections  Committee  com- 
pleted its  selection  process  for 
student/faculty  committees. 
The  nominees  recommended  by 
the  Committee  were  unanim- 
ously approved,  and  Committee 
Chairman  John  Segal  noted  that 
nominations  were  still  open  for 
several  committees.  By 
Ui'.animous  vote,  the  Council 
allocated  $300  to  the  Williams 
Outing  Club  to  help  defray  costs 
of  a  new  truck.  Their  old  one 
was  totalled  in  a  late  spring 
snowstorm. 


Parking  reverts  to  old  system 


by  Liz  Palermo 

College  Security  Director 
Ransom  Jenks  announced  that 
the  College  parking  policy  will 
revert  to  the  system  of  1979-80, 
assigning  parking  spaces  to 
students. 

The  system  used  this  year 
was  conceived  by  Jenks  tor 
greater  student  convenience. 
Problems  arose  when  students 
converged  on  the  central  cam- 
pus lots,  causing  "chaos" 
according  to  Jenks.  He  added 
that  students  received  more 
parking  tickets  this  year  than  in 
previous  years. 

For  next  year  Jenks  plans  to 
allow    students   to   park   near 


Agard  or  Mission  Park  regard- 
less of  their  assigned  space  and 
to  extend  the  inner-campus 
parking  time  by  one  hour,  from 
6:00p.m.  to  3:00a.m. 

College  Council  President 
Freddy  Nathan  '83  was  dis- 
pleased with  the  new  regula- 
tions. 

"Mr.  Jenks  failed  to  consult 
the  Council  before  he  reached 
his  decision,"  Nathan  charged. 
"The  situation  obviously  war- 
rants student  Input." 

The  Council  plans  to  set  up  a 
meeting  with  Jenks  and  repre- 
sentatives of  the  Dean's  office 
sometime  this  week  to  discuss 
alternatives  to  the  old  system. 


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Page  7 


Men's  lacrosse  whips  Wesleyan  and  Union 


by  Dan  Keating 

The  hometown  Wesleyan  Car- 
dinals jumped  to  a  4-1  lead  but 
Williams  College  came  back 
with  a  fantastic  offense  and  tre- 
mendous hustle  to  beat  Wes- 
leyan going  away  by  a  score  of 
13-6  Saturday  afternoon.  After 
the  Cardinals  took  a  6-4  lead 
early  In  the  third  period,  the 
Ephmen  ruled  the  game,  scor- 
ing nine  consecutive  goals 

Williams  Head  Coach  Renzi 
Lamb  called  the  comeback  "a 
tribute  to  poise  and  confidence 

Ressel  excells 


which,  at  one  time,  I  doubted  we 
had."  The  Wesleyan  squad  was 
extremely  flred-up  for  the  Little 
Three  contest.  As  the  game 
wore  on,  the  Williams  talent  and 
far  superior  conditioning  over- 
came the  Cardinals  initial  men- 
tal edge. 

Junior  Tim  Schwarz  led  Wes- 
leyan to  its  4-1  first  quarter 
advantage  with  two  goals. 
Early  in  the  second  stanza, 
senior  Brian  Benedict  notched 
his  first  of  three  played  and  Alex 
Ramsay  scored  his  only  goal  of 
the  game  to  narrow  the  lead  to 
4-3. 


Women's  tracksters 
trounced  by  Trinity 


On  the  sun-drenched  Weston 
Field  this  Sunday,  the  Williams 
women's  Track  team  hosted  a 
strong  Trinity  squad.  Trinity 
won  the  meet  by  a  score  of  72-27. 

The  outstanding  Williams 
runner  of  the  day  was  sopho- 
more Sue  Ressel.  Ressel  cap- 
tured first  place  in  both  the  440 
and  880  with  times  of  1: 06  and 
2:38  respectively.  She  also 
placed  third  in  the  220  behind 
Trinity  women  Anne  Rohltlng 
and  Trish  Behrens. 

Williams  coach  Sue  Hudson- 
Hamblin   commented,    "Sue 


Ressel  had  a  great  day  today. 
She  is  a  strong  contributor  to 
our  fledgling  team.  As  this  year 
is  our  first  as  a  varsity  team,  I 
look  to  girls  like  Sue  to  be  instru- 
mental in  the  coming  season." 

Also  turning  in  a  fine  perfor- 
mance was  freshman  Jean 
Loew  who  took  second  place  in 
the  880,  third  in  the  10,  and 
fourth  in  the  220. 

Freshman  Kerry  Malone  did 
not  compete  for  Williams  in  the 
meet  as  she  was  at  New  Eng- 
lands.  Malone  qualified  earlier 
in  the  season  for  the  3000. 


Standout  runners  Sue  Ressel  and  Jean  Loew  competing  lor  the  Williams 
women's  track  squad  against  Trinity. 


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Williams  faced  an  additional 
problem  at  halftime.  Goalie  Bill 
Chllds  had  been  hit  with  a  crush- 
ing check  late  in  the  second 
quarter  and  was  suffering  from 
a  severe  headache.  There  was  a 
question  of  whether  he  could 
play  in  the  second  half.  Chllds, 
confident  that  he  was  capable  of 
playing,  went  in  and  played  an 
outstanding  half. 

Wesleyan  appeared  to  be  on 
the  right  track  in  the  third  quar- 
ter as  they  scored  just  twenty- 
five  seconds  into  the  period. 
That  goal  made  the  score  6-4.  It 
was  Wesleyan's  last.  With  Dan 
Maynard,  Tom  Davies  and 
Benedict  each  garnering  two 
second  half  scores,  Childs  mind- 
ing the  net  superbly  and  the 
defense  shutting  down  the  Car- 
dinals, the  Ephmen  roared  past 
the  hometown  squad  and  left 
them  in  the  dust.  Captain  Peter 
Santry  and  Joe  Ross  played 
ferocious  defense  for  the  Willi- 
ams cause. 

The  referees  had  a  lively 
whistle,  calling  16  penalties  on 
the  Ephmen  and  ten  on  the  Car- 
dinals. The  fact  that  most  of  the 
Wesleyan  infractions  came  in 
the  second  period  was  a  contri- 
buting factor  to  the  Wi'liams 
comeback. 


Wesleyan's  record  falls  to  3-7 
while  Williams  is  above  .500  for 
the  first  time  since  the  second 
game  of  the  season  with  a  4-3 
mark.  The  Ephmen  will  have 
their  first  home  game  In  three 
weeks  tomorrow  afternoon 
against  Middlebury. 

Williams  Laxmen  Slosli 
Over  Union,  15-5 

Earlier  in  the  week,  the  Ephs 
traveled  to  Union  and  toppled 


their  hosts  in  the  rain,  by  a  lop- 
sided 15-5  score.  Freshman  Tom 
Davies  was  the  surprise  player 
of  the  game  for  Williams,  notch- 
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The  most  spectacular  play  of 
the  game  was  the  fifth  goal  for 
the  Ephmen.  Benedict  went 
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an  attempted  long  pass  by 
Union.  He  then  wheeled  around 
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WILLIAMS  RECORD 


May  5,  1981 


Track  sweeps  Trinity,  Union 


The  Williams  College  Men's 
Track  team  closed  out  its  regu- 
lar season  on  a  positive  note  at 
Weston  Field  Sunday,  trouncing 
both  Trinity  and  Union  to  finish 
with  a  record  of  7-1.  Final  team 
scores  were  Williams  115,  Trin- 
ity 51  and  Union  23. 

Coach  Dick  Farley  com- 
mented after  the  meet:  "I  was 
very  pleased,  especially  consid- 
ering most  of  the  team's  partici- 
pation in  Spring  Weekend 
festivities  on  Saturday  night. 
For  some  of  the  guys  this  was  a 
good  workout  to  prepare  for  the 
New  Englands  next  week;  for  a 
few  it  was  the  last  meet  of  their 
careers." 

A  coach  could  not  very  well 
complain  after  watching  his 
team  win  14  of  18  events  while 
sweeping  all  the  track  races. 
Wlliams  also  nailed  down  quite 
a  few  scoring  places  to  run  up 
the  score. 

In  the  hammer  throw,  Chris 
McDermott  '82  and  Bernie 
Krause  '84  fired  up  to  go  138'  and 
133',  respectively,  placing 
second  and  third.  Steve 
Serenska  '82  and  Krause  also 
outdid  themselves  in  the  shot 
put,  throwing  46'2"  and  44'  for 
third  and  fourth.  Tim  Marr  '83 
won  the  discus  with  131',  fol- 
lowed by  Krause  in  third  at 
124'8".    Chris    Woodworth    '84 


turned  in  a  personal  best  of  142' 
in  the  javelin  good  for  a  forth. 

The  jumpers  were  the  big 
scorers  for  Williams,  with  Bill 
Alexander  '83  the  individual 
standout.  Alexander  won  both 
the  long  and  triple  jumps,  flying 
21'i/2''  and  41'6".  Scott  May  field 
'8i  won  the  pole  vault  once  again 
and  was  followed  by  teammate 
.John  Campbell  '84  in  third. 

Williams  runners  were  never 
challenged  on  the  track.  The 440 
relay  squad  led  off  the  lands- 
lide, capturing  the  sprinting 
event  by  four  seconds  with  43.5. 
Phil  Darrow  '81  strode  to  a  win 
in  the  1500m  run,  with  Eph  Ben- 
nett Yort  '84  taking  third. 

The  Williams  margin  started 
to  get  wider  in  the  440.  Calvin 
Schnure  '81,  Charles  Von  Arent- 
schildt  '82,  Vince  Leon  '84  and 
Jeff  Skerry  '82  cruised  to  a  1-2-3- 
4  sweep  In  the  event,  with  the 
first  two  both  under  51  seconds. 
In  the  100,  Alejandro  and  Micah 
Taylor  '82  virtually  tied  for  first 
before  Alejandro  sprawled  off 
the  track  with  a  muscle  pull. 
The  120  high  hurdlers  also  went 
1-2,  with  Jeff  Poggi  '82  lowering 
his  time  by  almost  a  second  to 
14.8  for  the  win  and  Ken  James 
'84  gliding  into  second. 

Schnure  returned  for  his 
second  middle  distance  victory 
of  the  day  in  the  880,  winning  in 


1:57.6  ahead  of  teammates  Wil- 
lie Spring  '83  and  Brian  Angle 
'84  in  second  and  third.  Poggi 
also  returned  for  a  victory  as 
Williams  unleashed  another  1-2- 
3-4  sweep  in  the  440  IM  hurdles. 
James  and  Dan  Creem  '82  tied 
for  second  and  Mark  Rice  '84 
took  fourth  to  complete  the 
sweep. 

After  Taylor  won  the  220  in 
22.3,  the  5000m  crew  of  Ted  Con- 
gdon  '81,  John  Nelson  '84  and 
Lyman  Casey  '83  closed  out  the 
individual  scoring  with  a  1-3-4 
finish  in  a  long,  hot  race.  Willi- 
ams added  an  easy  win  in  the 
mile  relay  to  end  the  meet. 

A  large  contingent  of  Ephmen 
will  travel  to  Brunswick,  Me. 
Saturday  for  the  Division  III 
New  England  championships. 
The  Ephmen  figure  to  place 
high  in  the  team  standings, 
though  their  hopes  for  victory 
may  hinge  on  the  availabiUty  of 
Alejandro  and  of  distance  ace 
Bo  Parker  '83,  who  has  also 
been  bothered  by  a  nagging  leg 
injury. 


Charles  Von  Arenlschlldt  heads  lor  the  tape  lor  the  Eph  tracksters  In 
weekend  sweep  lor  Williams. 


Golf  places  second  in  New  England 


Amherst  game  washed  out 


by  Ted  Herwig 

The  golf  squad  had  an  excit- 
ing week,  overcoming  10 
penalty  strokes  to  place  second 
in  the  New  England  Champion- 
ships and  putting  three  Ephs  in 
the  tourney's  top  nine.  Later 


Connelly  triple  drops  Middlebury 


When  it  comes  to  Little  3  Com- 
petition, the  weather  gods  don't 
always  smile  upon  the  Wiliams 
9.  A  perfect  example  of  this  lack 
of  concern  for  tradition 
occurred  last  Saturday,  as  the 
Eph  baseballers  were  rained 
out  after  4  innings  of  a  double 
header  against  Amherst. 

The  Ephs  were  playing  fan- 
tastic baseball,  locked  in  a  1-1 
tie  after  4  against  an  Amherst 
team  that  had  defeated  them 
soundly  just  two  weeks  before. 
Tom  Howd's  double  set  up  the 
Ephs  run,  and  senior  Joe  Mer- 
rill was  coasting  when  tho  down- 
pour  came  that  forced 
postponement  of  the  twinbill 
began. 

Due  to  problems  at  press 
time,  the  re-scheduling  date  is 
not  known.  Williams  has  sche- 
duled games  tomorrow  and  Sat- 
urday, while  Amherst  finished 
its  season  Saturday  at  Wes- 
leyan.  Amherst  has  reading 
period  the  following  week,  and 
this  adds  to  complications  in 
rescheduling. 

Earlier  in  the  week,  the  team 
snapped  a  6  game  losing  streak 
with  a  7-3  win  over  the  Panthers 
of  Middlebury  College  in  a  game 


that  went  11  innings.  Freshman 
receiver  BJ  Connelly  got  the 
game  winning  hit  in  the  top  of 
the  last  extra  inning  when  he 
slashed  a  triple  over  the  left- 
fielder's  head  to  score  seniors 
Tim  Connelly  and  Dave  Law. 
The  hit  came  with  2  out  in  the 
inning  and  on  a  3-2  pitch. 

Freshman  John  Hennigan 
was  the  winning  pitcher  as  he 
pitched  scoreless  ball  in  the  two 
extra  innings  in  which  he 
worked.  Joe  Markland  was  the 
starter  for  Williams  and  pitched 
9  strong  innings,  giving  up  3 
runs  on  but  3  hits. 

Middlebury  drew  first  blood 
in  the  contest  as  it  took  advan- 
tage of  Markland's  early  con- 
trol troubles  to  count  twice  in 
the  first  inning.  The  Ephs  came 
right  back  in  the  top  of  the 
second  to  score  two  of  their  own, 
and  that's  the  way  the  game  was 
until    the   6th   when    Williams 


scored  one  to  take  the  lead. 

Going  into  the  bottom  of  the 
9th  inning,  Williams  was  up,  but 
thanks  to  couple  of  Infield  hits 
and  a  sacrifice  fly,  Middlebury 
was  back  in  the  ball  game.  The 
10th  was  scoreless,  but,  in  the 
11th,  junior  Bobby  Brownell 
started  off  with  a  solid  basehit, 
and  was  moved  to  2nd  on  a  sacri- 
fice by  Howd.  Dave  Law  was  hit 
by  a  pitch  and  Tom  Connelly 
grounded  into  a  fielder's  choice 
to  set  the  stage  for  BJ  Connel- 
ly's clutch  hit.  Pinch  hitter 
Dave  Calabro  followed  with  a 
triple  of  his  own  to  score  the  3rd 
run  of  the  inning,  and  he  was 
brought  in  on  a  suicide  squeeze 
play  executed  by  Dave  Nasser. 
The  four  runs  were  more  than 
enough  to  net  Williams  its  third 
win  of  the  season  against  10 
losses.  Middlebury  is  1-5.  The 
Ephs  face  Amherst  next,  for  a 
double  header  on  Saturday  at 
home. 


Lax 
fall. 


women 
J.V.  win 


The  Williams  College 
women's  lacrosse  teams  took  a 
split  in  their  Wednesday  after  • 
noon  contests  against  the  Trin- 
ity College  Bantams.  The 
varsity  saw  its  season  record 
fall  to  2-4  with  a  16-7  loss  to  a 
once-beaten  Bantam  squad. 
The  JV  Ephs  stand  at  4-1  follow- 
ing an  11-9  win  over  a  previously 
undefeated  Trinity  JV  squad. 

Williams's  attack  was  led  by 
freshmen  Lisa  Scott  and  Sue 
Harrington  with  three  goals 
apiece.  In  the  varsity  game. 
Trinity  dropped  Williams  des- 
pite two  tallies  each  by  Alison 
Earle,  Beth  Connolly,  and  Julia 
Weyerhauser. 


they  absolutely  devastated 
Union  and  A.I.C.  in  preparation 
for  this  week's  NESCAC 
tournament. 

The  New  Englands  were 
played  last  Monday  and  Tues- 
day on  two  courses  on  Cape  Cod. 
The  Ephmen  held  third  place 
after  their  first  round,  9  strokes 
behind  the  leader.  Central  Con- 
necticut College.  Ephs  Greg 
Jacobson  (4)  and  Eric  Boyden 
had  shot  the  day's  low  round,  a 
pair  of  75s,  on  the  New  Seabury 
Country  Club  course. 

But  as  the  team  walked  the 
Cape  Cod  Country  Club  course, 
which  they  would  play  on  Tues- 
day, they  played  a  short  par- 
three  for  practice.  This,  said  the 
tournament's  rules  committee, 
was  illegal  and  each  of  the  five 
Ephs  was  awarded  two  penalty 
strokes. 

Now  down  by  nineteen 
strokes,  the  Williams  squad 
went  out  and  played  superb  golf 
to  whittle  down  Central  Connec- 
ticut's margin  of  victory  to 
eleven  and  to  put  three  of  the 
Eph  five  in  the  tourney's  top 
nine,  even  including  their  two 
penalty  strokes. 

Bruce  Goff  led  the  Ephs  on  the 
second  day  rampage  around  the 
Cape  Cod  Country  Club  course; 
he  shot  the  only  even-par  round 
of  the  390  rounds  placed  during 
the  tournament.  He  did  this  in  a 
rather  spectacular  way— four 
successive  birdies  followed  by 
yet  another  later  in  the  round. 


Greg  Jacobson  placed  fourth 
overall  in  the  tournament;  the 
two  penalty  strokes  cost  him 
third.  Todd  Krieg  placed  sixth 
and  Eric  Boyden  ninth. 

Reflecting  on  what  was 
nearly  a  one-stroke  margin 
between  Williams  and  Central 
Conn.,  Eph  coach  Rudy  Goff 
said  "we  gave  them  a  good 
scare— and  they  even  have  golf 
scholarships.  But,  it  is  interest- 
ing that  we  would  have  finished 
second  even  without  the 
penalty;  the  final  team  results 
were  not  really  affected  by  the 
penalty." 

Williams  then  hosted  A.I.C. 
and  Union  College  at  the 
Taconic  on  Thursday  and 
drubbed  them  both.  The  Eph 
five  carded  a  413,  far  ahead  of 
Union's  436  and  A.I.C.'s  479. 

Bruce  Goff  had  medalist 
honors  in  the  match  with  his  77. 
Tod  Krieg  was  one  stroke 
behind  with  a  78.  Greg  Jacobson 
did  not  play  and  Eric  Boyden 
was  disqualified. 

The  Ephs  have  now  turned 
their  attention  to  the  New  Eng- 
land Small  College  Athletic  Con- 
ference individual  tournament 
(NESCACs)  to  be  played  at  the 
Taconic  Sunday  and  Monday, 
May  3-4.  Bruce  Goff  is  the 
defending  champion;  he  will 
seek  to  protect  his  title  from  the 
10  five-man  NESCAC  teams. 

Williams  now  has  a  4-2  record 
for  the  spring  season  and  a  12-2 
record  for  the  year. 


Women's  rugby  drubs  Tufts 


Sophomore  soltballer  Thalia  Meehan  Is  seen  here  eluding  the  tackle  ol  the 
UMass  catcher.  Her  run  helped  sweep  the  MInulewomen  In  a  doubleheader 
last  Saturday  alfernoon.  A  doubleheader  victory  Sunday  over  Southern 
Vermonts  made  It  lour  straight  lor  the  Chandlerless  Eph  women. 

(Burghardt) 


Extending  their  undefeated 
streak  to  six,  the  women's 
rugby  A-side  used  a  consistently 
strong  defense  to  hand  Tufts  an 
8-0  loss  in  Medford  on  Sunday. 

Wing  forward  Jane  Parker  '83 
played  her  most  aggressive 
game  to  date  scoring  both  of 
Williams'  tries  in  the  first  half. 
Within  10  minutes  of  the  first 
half,  Williams  found  itself  on  the 
Junos'  one  yard  line.  Scrum 
captain  Kirsten  Tolman  '82 
threw  a  short  line-out  pass  to 
Parker  who  touched  it  down  for 
the  first  score  of  the  game.  The 
conversion  kick  was  unsuc- 
cessful. 

Williams  continued  to  domi- 
nate both  offensively  and 
scrum-down  only  yards  off  the 
goal.  On  the  last  successful 
scoring  play,  wing  Katie  Card- 
well  '83  kicked  the  ball  onto  the 
goal  line,  where  Parker  touched 


it  down. 

Although  the  second  half  was 
scoreless,  both  teams  found 
themselves  within  yards  of 
scoring.  Continual  strong  defen- 
sive play  prevented  all  try 
attempts,  ending  the  game  with 
an  8-0  tally. 

Captain  Tolman  cited  a 
strong  tight  scrum  which  has 
prevented  all  but  one  try  thus 
far  this  season.  "We've  all 
worked  hard  to  transform  our 
previously  inexperienced  team 
into  an  undefeated  one.  We're  a 
close  unit  both  on  and  off  the 
field  and  that's  why  we've  had 
such  a  successful  game." 

The  women's  A-slde  will 
travel  to  Colby  College  in  Maine 
next  week.  They  travel  north- 
ward with  the  men's  team  to 
defend  their  unblemished 
record— in  parties  as  well  as 
games. 


The  Willmns  Record 


VOL  94,  NO.  26 


USPA  684-680 


WILLIAMS 


COLLEGE 


MAY  12,  1981 


Dogs  gain 
reprieve 

After  a  meeting  Friday  with 
eleven  student  mascot  owners, 
Dean  Cris  Roosenraad  an- 
nounced that  only  registered 
mascots  belonging  to  students 
in  the  classes  of  1982  and  1983 
would  be  permitted  on  campus 
next  year. 

The  decision  to  allow  a 
"grandfather  clause"  was 
made  by  Roosenraad  and  Presi- 
dent Chandler  after  a  student 
rally  was  held  on  Baxter  lawn 
May  2. 

Roosenraad  said  that  the  new 
system  would  include  a  special 
identification  tag  for  the  anim- 
als. The  animals  will  be  allowed 
only  in  the  residential  houses 
and  on  campus,  not  in  the  snack 
bar,  the  library,  or  in  class- 
rooms. "If  one  of  these  dogs  is 
found  in  any  of  these  areas,  he 
will  automatically  lose  his 
authorization,"  says  Roosen- 
raad. "There  will  be  no  second 
chances." 

Roosenraad  said  that  the  new 
plan  was  an  experiment  and 
would  not  necessarily  continue 
alter  the  1981-82  academic  year. 

Roosenraad  pointed  out  that 
student  input  was  responsible 
for  this  week's  decision  on  the 
mascot  issue:  "Students  were 
both  articulate  and  reasonable. 
They  went  about  this  the  right 
way." 

Williams  Organization  of 
Furry  Friends  (WOOFF)  coor- 
dinator and  student  mascot 
owner  Greg  Heires  '83  said 
"From  the  outset,  WOOFF 
advocated  the  maintenance  of  a 
revised  and  permanent  House 
Mascot  System.  We  are  thus  not 
totally  satisfied  with  the  out- 
come. But  we  appreciate  the 
fact  that  the  administration  at 
least  tried  to  compromise." 

"Some  of  the  administra- 
tion's complaints  about  the  stu- 
dents as  well  as  Dean 
Roosenraad  himself  believe 
that  the  presence  of  mascots  at 
Williams  adds  to  the  atmos- 
phere and  character  of  the 
College. 

WOOFF  coordinator  Will 
Layman  '82  said  of  themeeting, 
"Ultimately  I'm  disappointed." 
Layman  felt  that  there  was  little 
hope  of  saving  Williams 
mascots. 


UN  ambassador  speaks  June? 


Donald  F.  McHenry  will  deliver  the 
address  for  the  192nd  Williams 
Commencement  this  June, 


Donald  F.  McHenry,  former 
head  of  the  United  States  dele- 
gation to  the  United  Nations, 
will  speak  at  the  192nd  Com- 
mencement exercises  at  Willi- 
ams. McHenry  will  speak  to  the 
482  graduating  seniors  at  10 
a.m.  on  Sunday,  June  7,  on  the 
Stetson  Hall  lawn,  when  he  will 
receive  an  honorary  degree 
from  the  College. 

McHenry,  45,  became  the  14th 
and  youngest  U.S.  Ambassador 
to  the  U.N.  in  1979,  following 
government  service  in  the  State 
Department,  and  executive 
positions  with  foreign  policy 
research  institutions.  McHen- 
ry's  time  as  head  of  the  U.S. 


delegation  to  the  United  Nations 
came  during  a  period  marked 
by  international  crisis.  He  Is 
widely  credited  with  guiding  the 
U.S.  Security  Council  to  a  rare 
unanimous  vote  in  favor  of 
release  of  the  U.S.  hostages  in 
Iran.  He  also  led  this  nation's 
response  through  the  U.N.  to  the 
Russian  invasion  of  Af- 
ghanistan. 

A  native  of  St.  Louis,  Mo., 
McHenry  became  involved  in 
civil  rights  activities  as  an 
undergraduate  at  Illinois  State 
University,  where  he  organized 
a  chapter  of  the  NAACP.  After 
receiving  a  master's  degree 
from  Southern  Illinois  Univer- 


College  Council  challenges  Gif  Com 


The  Gifford  report  was  once 
again  the  subject  of  debate  as 
the  College  Council  met  with 
members  of  the  Ad-Hoc  Com- 
mittee on  Residential  Life  on 
May  6. 

Student  concerns  centered  on 
the  committee's  plan  to  cluster 
houses  into  four  groups,  each 
of  which  would  have  an  adminis- 
trative aide,  responsible  for 
overseeing  distribution  of 
House  Maintenance  Tax  (HMT) 
money  and  day-to-day  self- 
government  of  the  houses. 
Council  members  criticized  the 
committee's  concern  with 
minority  interests,  which 
spurred  the  clustering  proposal. 

Several  students  challenged 
the  Committee's  plan  to  redis- 
tribute the  House  Maintenance 
Tax  money,  inciting  Chairman 
Gifford  to  comment,  "You  do 
not  spend  the  HMT  by  majority 
rule.  If  you  don't  understand 
that,  then  we  have  nothing  more 
to  say."  He  concluded,  "I'm  not 
interested  in  discussing  funding 
anymore." 

Funding  and  its  relation  to 
House  social  minorities  con- 
tinued to  dominate  the  discus- 
sion. Paul  Gallay  '81  observed 
that  current  social  minority 
groups  are  not  fixed,  but  change 
with  each  house  activity.  While 
each  activity  will  not  appeal  to 
all  members,  "people  who 
didn't  like  one  activity  will  like 
another.  Where  is  the  problem 
with  minorities,"  he  asked. 

Jeff  Trout  '81  remarked  that 
majority  allocation  of  HMT 
money  "doesn't  mean  that  it's 
spent  solely  for  the  benefit  of 
that  majority."  Gallay  added 
that,   "when  minorities   come 


before  my  house  (for  cultural 
funds),  they're  notturned  down. 
Not  one  has  been  refused."  He 
suggested  that  "action  led  by 
the  minorities  toward  change  in 
the  house"  would  encourage 
more  house  unity  than  the  Gif- 
ford proposal,  which  many 
believe  will  lead  to  competition 
among  groups  and  houses  for 
limited  funds. 

Dean  Cris  Roosenraad 
responded,  "You're  probably 
reading  more  into  the  clustering 
than  we  are.  The  vast  majority 
of  house  monies  are  going  to 
flow  as  they  do  now.  We  think 
the  clustering  plan  speaks  to  the 
needs  of  the  students  here  a  lit- 
tle bit  better  than  the  current 
system  does." 

Committee  members  periodi- 
cally lost  patience  with  Council 
questioning.  "Why  is  it  that  the 
student  body  at  Williams  ...  is 
full  of  people  who  see  change  as 
bad,"  said  Dean  Kathy 
McNally.  "We  are  not  trying  to 
screw  the  students." 

Senior  Susan  Edelman 
responded  by  explaining  that 
students  view  the  recent  Admin- 
istration  decisions  not  as 
changes  but  as  losses  in  student 
life. 

Students  also  challenged  the 
role  of  the  administrative  aide 
in  house  government.  Gallay 
remarked,  "It's  going  to  be 
tougher  and  tougher  to  main- 
tain house  autonomy."  Trout 
asked  committee  members 
"whether  the  purpose  of  clus- 
tering is  to  replace  autonomy? ' ' 
Roosenraad  replied,  "The 
answer  is  very  simple.  We  do 
not  intend  to  remove  autonomy 
...  from  the  residential  houses." 
Gifford  continued,  "No  one 
wants  to  challenge  the  auto- 
nomy of  house  government.  The 


This  dog,  on  a  leaah,  out  of  dining  halls, 
back  ntxt  year. 


and  under  control,  may  be  allowed 


Inside  the  Record 


Lax  wins  Little  Three  for 
fifth  year ...  p.  10 

Outlook  honors  seniors ...  p.  3 

Just  Bodies  ....  p.  4 

Local  recording  studio  ...  p.  5 

Jacobson  wins 

NESCACS p.  10 


house  system  is  fundamentally 
strong.  I  think  there  are  signifi- 
cant problems  with  day-to-day 
government."  He  explained 
that  the  committee  wanted 
"".ome  sort  of  change  beyond 
mere  admonition.  What  we  are 
concerned  about  is  .  .  .  getting 
that  day-to-day  self-govern- 
ment back  to  the  houses." 

Gallay  proposed  that  the 
faculty  resident  of  each  house 
be  given  some  of  the  responsi- 
bilities of  the  administrative 
aide.  McNally  commented, 
"Because  of  the  lack  of  defini- 
tion of  their  roles,  they  can't 
give  that  sort  of  guidance." 

Pat  Dobson  '81  suggested  that 
the  Housing  Committee  could 
deal  with  house  government 
Continued  on  Page/ 


sity ,  McHenry  taught  English  at 
Howard  University  for  several 
years  before  joining  the  State 
Department  in  1963. 

During  his  ten  years  at  the 
State  Department,  McHenry 
was  an  international  affairs 
officer  primarily  concerned 
with  Africa  and  Asia.  In  1973,  he 
left  the  State  Department  to 
become  the  project  director  of 
humanitarian  policy  studies  for 
the  Carnegie  Endowment  for 
International  Peace.  He 
returned  to  the  State  Depart- 
ment in  1977  as  the  U.S.  Deputy 
Representative  to  the  United 
Nations  Security  Council. 

McHenry,  who  now  holds  a 
faculty  appointment  at  George- 
town University's  Edmund  A. 
Walsh  School  of  Foreign  Ser- 
vice, has  been  an  International 
Affairs  Fellow  of  the  Council  of 
Foreign  Relations  and  a  guest 
scholar  at  the  Brookings  Institu- 
tion. He  received  a  Superior 
Service  Award  from  the  State 
Department  in  1966,  and  is  a 
member  of  the  Council  of  For- 
eign Relations. 

Ronald  M.  Dworkin,  a  leading 
legal  philosopher  and  active 
spokesman  for  individual 
rights,  will  deliver  the  Bacca- 
laureate message  at  the  Service 
to  be  held  on  Saturday,  June  6, 
at  5  p.m. 

Dworkin,  who  is  Professor  of 
Law  at  New  York  University 
Law  School  and  Professor  of 
Jurisprudence  at  Oxford  Uni- 
versity,   has  put  his   theories 

Continued  on  Page  7 


Our  cup  runneth  over 

New  Frosh  number  519 


Five  hundred  nineteen  people 
have  matriculated  to  Williams, 
setting  a  record  for  acceptances 
and  causing  College  officials  to 
adjust  their  plans. 

Tim  Napier,  Assistant  Direc- 
tor of  Admissions,  said  that  the 
large  number  of  incoming 
freshmen  "simply  means  that 
no  people  will  come  off  the  wait 
list."  The  admissions  office  had 
anticipated  a  class  of  490  to  500 
students. 

Napier  noted  that  although 
applications  were  down  from 
last  year,  the  number  of  inter- 
views on  campus  was  approxi- 
mately 10%  higher  than  in 
1979-80. 

"It  is  getting  harder  to  predict 
class  size  as  seniors  decline  in 
number  and  competition  for  the 
best  students  increases,"  he 
explained. 

Napier  offered  two  factors 
contributing  to  the  high  matric- 
ulation rate.  Two  hundred 
thirty-seven  women  will  be  in 
next  year's  freshnian  class,  an 
increase  of  seventeen  from  the 
'84  class.  Matriculations  for 
men  increased  by  only  two 
students. 

Minority  and  international 
students  also  played  a  large  role 
in  the  burgeoning  '85  class .  Both 
categories  of  students  submit- 
ted more  applications,  were 
accepted  at  a  higher  rate,  and 
matriculated  at  a  higher  rate 
than  last  year's  candidates. 

Dean  of  Freshmen  Lauren 
Stevens  expected  little  trouble 
in  housing  the  large  class.  He 
explained  that  with  the  last 
year's  expansion  of  Williams 


Hall,  the  College  can  house  five 
hundred  students  in  regular 
freshman  housing,  excluding 
West  College  and  the  Infirmary. 

Both  Stevens  and  Napier 
noted  that  in  every  class  several 
students  who  matriculate  will 
withdraw  for  a  year  because  of 
travel  or  family  reasons.  Nap- 
ier estimated  the  number  of 
withdrawals  to  be  about  ten  per 
year.  This  could  leave  the  Col- 
lege with  as  many  as  ten  fresh- 
men to  put  in  alternate  housing. 

Placing  students  in  alternate 
housing  would  isolate  them 
from  the  main  body  of  freshmen 
and  could  present  some  diffi- 
culty for  Junior  Advisors. 

"If  we  should  have  to  put  a 
few  students  in  the  infirmary  I 
don't  think  we  would  put  extra 
JA's  in  with  them"  said  Stev- 
ens. Freshmen  were  most 
recently  housed  in  alternate 
housing  last  year  in  West  Col- 
lege. Freshmen  there"  were 
assigned  their  own  JA. 

Each  faculty  advisor  will 
probably  have  no  more  than  six 
students  assigned  to  him.  Stev- 
ens credited  the  "good 
^response"  from  the  faculty  for 
maintaining  the  low  advisor/ 
student  ratio.  Eighty-five 
faculty  members  volunteered  to 
advise  next  year. 

The  College  has  yet  to  hear 
from  nearly  two  dozen  appli- 
cants who  were  accepted.  Nap- 
ier said  the  admissions  office 
sent  letter  to  the  remaining  few 
saying  "something  like  'we 
expect  that  you  have  already 
made  other  plans.'  " 


Page  2 


WILLIAMS  RECORD 


May  12,  1981 


Questionable  Statement 

The  idea  behind  the  gay  People's  Union  "blue-Jeans  Day"  was  a 
good  one— to  raise  community  consciousness  on  an  Important  minority 
Issue  Is  necessary.  But  the  support  of  blue  jeans  as  a  national  symbol  for 
this  demonstration  is  ill  advised  and  potentially  even  damaging  to  the 
gay  cause. 

Blue  jeans  are  too  commonplace  an  artlcleof  clothing  to  be  honestly 
co-optecr  into  a  political  context.  Unless  absolutely  every  last  person  at 
Williams  was  thinking  about  the  GPU  demonstration  while  he  or  she  was 
pulling  on  their  pants  this  morning,  chances  are  many  students  may 
have  arbitrarily  worn  blue  jeans  and  found  themselves  making  a  politi- 
cal statement  they  didn't  intend  to.  To  these  people  this  kind  of  "uncon- 
cious  consciousness-raising"  might  seem  an  infringement  of  their 
freedom  of  expression. 

The  reasoning  behind  the  choice  of  such  an  innocuous  symbol  may 
be  Indicative  of  the  careful  sensitivity  of  the-gay  community.  Those  who 
are  less  than  secure  in  their  support  of  gay  rights  can  wear  clothing  that 
makes  a  statement  but  can  be  excused  In  case  of  harrassment. 

But  the  wearing  of  armbands,  ribbons,  or  even  jackets  and  ties 
would  have  reflected  a  committed  choice  on  the  part  of  the  wearers  and 
would  thus  have  made  more  viable  symbols. 

That  a  "blue  jeans  day"  can  divide  a  campus  was  demonstrated 
visibly  at  Swarthmore  two  weeks  ago,  where  the  burning  of  a  pair  of  blue 
jeans  by  anti-gay  students  protesting  the  "coercive  nature"  of  the  blue 
jean  symbol  upset  the  campus,  polarized  student  opinion,  and  effec- 
tively strangled  any  discourse  on  the  Issues  of  gay  rights. 

We  sincerely  hope  to  see  no  repeat  of  the  Swarthmore  incident  at 
Williams.  But  we  wish  the  GPU  had  considered  the  potentially  divisive 
nature  of  "blue  jeans  day"  before  turning  a  pair  of  Levis  into  a  political 
statement. 


TANGENTS 


by  Grodzins 


Dog  Days 


This  week's  action  on  the  House  Mascot  System  is  a  ray  of  light  in  a 
semester  otherwise  darkened  by  Administration  encroachment  on  the 
privileges  of  the  student  body. 

Dean  Roosenraad  explained  that  his  decision  on  mascots  was 
changed  due  to  "responsible  student  input  through  proper  channels." 

The  victory  of  a  one  year  reprieve  for  mascots  is  tainted.  Our  views 
were  ignored  In  the  original  decision  and  we  were  bought  off  with  a  sop 
which  helps  only  current  owners. 

We  will  not  be  assuaged  by  similar  designs  in  implementing  the 
Glfford  Committee  report. 

Have  a  good  summer. 


Quote  of  the  Week 

"In  New   York  news  is  mandatory,  but  out  here  news  is 
optional." 

Gordon  F.  Sander,  Freelance  writer 
currently  visiting  Williams 

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Letters. 


Misleading  story 


To  the  editor: 

I  would  like  to  clarify  and  comment  on 
a  few  aspects  of  your  May  5  coverage  of 
the  Town  Meeting  which  passed  a  resolu- 
tion calling  for  the  U.S.  government  to 
stop  sending  military  aid  to  the  govern- 
ment of  El  Salvador.  The  news  story  in 
the  Record  was  generally  accurate  but 
somewhat  misleading,  In  parts.  It 
reported  that  the  total  vote  on  the  resolu- 
tion was  92  despite  the  fact  that  100  stu- 
dents must  attend  a  town  meeting  for  Its 
vote  to  be  binding.  The  article  attributed 
the  discrepancy  to  the  rules  established 
by  consensus  that  a  quorum  would  be 
constituted  if  at  any  time  100  students 
were  present,  regardless  of  how  many 
remained  when  the  actual  vote  was 
taken.  This  rule  was  established  after 
consultation  with  Russell  Piatt  who  sug- 
gested that  while  formal  rulej  were 
open-ended  on  this  point,  some  such  rule 
would  be  advisable  since,  in  the  past, 
groups  of  students  had  attended  meet- 
ings, saw  that  the  discussion  was  going 
against  them,  and  then  left,  denying  the 
meeting  the  necessary  quorum  and  pre- 
venting a  vote. 

In  any  case,  the  issue  is  moot.  After  the 
vote,  we  counted  the  number  of  students 
who  left  the  room  and  established  that 
over  100  students  had  been  present  at  the 
time  of  the  vote. 

Other  aspects  of  the  Record's  cover- 
age are  more  troubling,  however.  It 
seems  curious  that,  although  United 
Press  International  found  the  Williams 
El  Salvador  resolution  of  sufficient 
importance  to  carry  the  story  on  its 
wires,  the  Record  relegated  it  to  page 
six— along  with  stories  about  mascots 
and  student  parking.  Front  page  space 
was  reserved  for  in-depth  analyses  of 
President  Chandler's  resignation  as 
coach  of  the  women's  Softball  team  and, 
equally  momentous,  a  rally  to  protest  the 
banning  of  dogs  on  campus.  Some  of  the 
mystery  surrounding  this  odd  choice  of 
priorities  is  dissipated  when  one  reads 
the  Record's  editorial  page.  There  one 
discovers  that,  in  Its  first  pronounce- 
ment on  the  student  assembly  system, 
the  Record  has  now  found  that  the  rules 
governing  town  meetings  smack  of 
"Declaration  without  Representation". 
Whatever  problems  one  might  have  with 
the  town  meeting  system,  the  suggestion 
that  it  Is  not  open  to  any  student  who 
wants  to  attend  is  not  one  of  them.  The 
Record's  conclusion  that  "town  meet- 
ings enable  people  to  misrepresent  the 
student  body"  can  only  be  reasonably 
construed  to  mean  that  those  who  choose 
not  to  go  potentially  allow  their  opinions 
to  go  unrepresented. 

The  Record  argued  that  all  that  can  be 


inferred  from  the  meeting  is  that  4%  of 
the  student  body  opposes  aid;  but,  of 
course,  the  meeting  really  tells  us  that  at 
least  four  percent  oppose  aid.  The 
Record  evokes  its  proficiency  in  "Politi- 
cal Science  Statistics"  to  suggest  that 
this  Implies  possible  misrepresentation. 
But  if  the  Record  Is  so  proficient  In  statis- 
tics, and  I  have  reason  to  believe  that  at 
least  one  of  its  editors  is,  then  it  could 
have  established  the  representativeness 
of  the  El  Salvador  resolution  quite 
simply  itself.  As  it  must  well  know.  It 
could  have  taken  a  poll  of  a  randomly 
selected  sample  of  students  and  estab- 
lished a  range  on  the  percentage  of  them 
who  oppose  U.S.  military  aid  to  El  Salva- 
dor. If  the  opinion  of  Williams  students  is 
at  all  similar  to  that  of  the  American 
People  as  a  whole,  then  the  Record  would 
find  the  vast  majority  of  the  students 
oppose  military  aid  to  a  government 
which  is  waging  a  vicious  war  of  torture 
and  murder  against  its  own  people. 

If  the  Record  supports  U.S.  military 
aid  to  the  government  of  El  Salvador, 
then  why  doesn't  it  make  a  rational  argu- 
ment about  the  substance  of  the  issue? 
Not-so  subtle  forms  of  bias  in  coverage 
and  skirting  of  the  substantive  Issues  in 
editorials  does  not  contribute  to  wha't 
should  be  a  serious  debate  on  this  and 
every  campus  across  the  county.  I  urge 
the  Record  and  the  entire  student  body  to 
inform  themselves,  if  they  have  not 
already  done  so,  on  the  facts  of  the  El 
Salvador  tragedy  and  to  reach  a  knowl- 
edgeable position  on  this  matter  of  grave 
importance  to  us  and  the  people  of  El 
Salvador. 

Gerald  Epstein 
Asst.  Professor  of  Economics 


Indictment 


In  response  to  your  editorial  of  May 
5th,  entitled  "Declaration  without 
Representation,  "  I  would  like  to  voice  a 
few  objections: 

1)  Your  logic  Is  faulty  at  best;  you  say 
that  "College  Council  is  more  represen- 
tative than  a  town  meeting  because  It  is 
not  formed  around  a  single  issue,"  yet 
you  fail  to  mention  that  this  same 
"representative"  body  called  the  College 
Council  established  the  concept  of  the 
town  meeting. 

2)  You  point  to  the  fact  that  the  meet- 
ings have  been  heavily  one-sided  and 
that  only  the  sports  meeting  In  the  fall  of 
1979  was  really  well-attended.  If  you  had 
been  at  that  meeting,  as  I  was,  you  may 
have  noticed  that,  though  well-attended, 
it,  too,  was  extremely  one-sided.  That 
meeting  was  attended  mostly  by  jocks 
because  they  were  the  students  who 
cared  about  the  role  of  sports  at 
Williams. 

Continued  on  Page  8 


May  12,  I9f 


A\ 


Dear 

It  fiivps  nn 
thai  the  Co 
admilteii  yoi 
term  henin 
Ctinnralulalii 
In  rei'ieivii 
applications, 
ivas  challengi 
talents,  inter 
Class  of  198 
admitted  app 
including  sch 
gists,  a  numbi 
talists  and 
healthy  com/ 
hockey  playei 
dent  policinn 


— a  long  lost 

« 

To  the  Class 
The  truth 
mental  old 
admit  tocryi 
school  class 
"Those  wer 
summer  of  1 
rlence  of  a  t 
witnessing  tl 
when  Jimmy 
when  Ronnie 
these  last  da 
moved  to  coi 
Didn't  you 
lousy  high  si 
sharks,  shov 
benches  at  th 
that  you  woi 
believe  those 
quick-drying 
much,  actua: 
I'm  a  lousy  Ji 
that  fact.  I  h£ 
ing  you  guys 
clous  suite  in 
to  polish  a  fa 

Between  D( 

1977  Admissh 
letter  excerp 
gin  of  each  ot 
sonal  purpl€ 
Congratulatic 
If  he  actually 
you  from  th 
thought  you  h 
"smiley  face 
your  cousin's 
had  gotten.  G 
all.  Harvard 
that  smelled  : 
Four  hundi 
showed  up  In  1 
the  Russians, 
ing,   482  will 

Co^ 

Editor's  tiote:  7 
America  may  sc 
foreign  policy  /i 
on  individuals, 
written  by  Bob 
College  and  bro 
Peck.  If  rites  Jin 
San  Jose,  Costa 
part  of  a  netc,  re 
Central  .Imeria 
place  t  wo  tlays 
inauguration  in 
itself  on  free  ex 
stralion.  qiialitii 
in  the  region. '' 

The  events  wl 
a  dramatic  con: 
cerns  we  Nort 
about  certain  tr 
American  natit 
some  six  montl 
educational  lea 
ate  studies  at  A 

Costa   Rica 
island   of  dem 
upheaval  of  this 
of  Central  Ami 
proud  of  saying 


May  12,  1981 


WILLIAMS  RECORD 


Page  3 


A  valediction:    forbidden  mourning 


by  Alyson  Hagy 

Aitril  ir,.  ;977 
Dear , 

//  f(ivos  int'  firvut  ftlvasurv  tii  injorm  ytiu 
that  the  Coinmilli'V  on  Aiimissions  has 
atimiltvii  you  l<>  Williams  Collegv  for  l/ic 
lerin  bvninninn  in  SvplpmhiT,  1977. 
Congratulations! 

In  mii'winn  nwrv  than  4700  vomitleted 
applications,  tho  Atlmissions  Contmittev 
was  vhallpnued  to  incorporate  a  t'ariely  of 
talents,  interests  and  hackftrountls  in  the 
Class  i)J  I9HI.  Ihtiler  Early  Decision  ue 
admitted  approximately  a  third  of  the  class, 
includiuK  scholars,  novel  writers,  ornitholo- 
gists, a  number  of  enthusiastic  environmen- 
talists and  haclspaclters,  along  with  a 
healthy  cfnnplinient  of  ntttsicians,  artists, 
httckey  players  (both  ice  and  field)  and  stu- 
dent pttlicians.  **** 

Sincerely  yours. 
Phillip  F.  Smith 
Directttr  of  Admissions 
— a  long  lost  excerpt 

«  •  •  »  • 

To  the  Class  of  1981: 

The  truth  is  out.  I  am  indeed  a  senti- 
mental old  ninny.  While  I  will  never 
admit  to  crying  (I  did  not)  when  my  high . 
school  class  hit  the  old  gym  floor  to  sing, 
"Those  were  the  Days"  in  the  hot 
summer  of  1978,  I  can  confess  the  expe- 
rience of  a  twinge  when  I  believe  I  am 
witnessing  the  end  of  an  era.  I  felt  little 
when  Jimmy  Carter  left  office,  even  less 
when  Ronnie  Reagan  strolled  in,  but  in 
these  last  days  of  the  Class  of  '81,  I  am 
moved  to  commemoration. 

Didn't  you  guys  hate  it  when  those 
lousy  high  school  juniors,  circling  like 
sharlcs,  shoved  you  into  the  graduate 
benches  at  the  end  of  the  football  field  so 
that  you  would  leave?  It  was  hard  to 
believe  those  little  weasels,  grasping  the 
quick-drying  laurels  that  once  meant  so 
much,  actually  looked  up  to  you.  Well, 
I'm  a  lousy  Junior  but  I  beg  you  to  Ignore 
that  fact.  I  have  nothing  to  gain  by  boot- 
ing you  guys  out  of  here:  not  even  a  spa- 
cious suite  in  a  row  house.  I  merely  wish 
to  polish  a  farewell. 

The  Facts 

Between  December  of  1976  and  April  of 
1977  Admissions  mailed  925  copies  of  the 
letter  excerpted  above.  The  bottom  mar- 
gin of  each  one  was  graced  with  the  per- 
sonal purple  scrawl  of  Phil  Smith. 
Congratulations!  Best  Wishes!  It  was  as 
if  he  actually  knew  you  or  remembered 
you  from  that  group  interview.  You 
thought  you  had  it  made.  With  luck,  your 
"smiley  face"  was  bigger  than  the  one 
your  cousin's  best  friend  (from  Exeter) 
had  gotten.  Gotta  go  to  Williams.  After 
all.  Harvard  only  sent  you  stationery 
that  smelled  funny. 

Four  hundred  and  eighty-five  of  you 
showed  up  in  September  of  '77.  Weather, 
the  Russians,  and  your  professors  oblig- 
ing,  482  will   shake  hands  with  John 


Chandlerin  less  than  three  weeks.  A  few 
things  have  changed  In  four  years  Your 
dads  figured  on  a  total  survival  package 
costing  $6,700  in  '77.  You'll  sneak  out  of 
here  for  $8,400  ($9,000  including  travel 
and  expenses)  lucky  as  hell,  while  the 
rest  of  us  sweat  out  the  era  of  five  figure 
tuition.  You  romped  onto  the  Quad  (259 
men,  226  women)  a  puzzle  of  geographi- 
cal distribution.  You  came  before  the 
influx  of  Callfornlans  (They  area  boon,  I 
admit, frisbees,  tans,  good  taste  in  wine) , 
before  the  inclusion  of  controversial  for- 
eign royalty,  before  they  sabotaged  Leh- 
man's lawn  and  built  a  music  building. 
Your  SAT  scores  were  consistently 
admirable.  Although  no  one  ever  menti- 
oned it,  most  of  you  checked  in  between 
twelve  and  thirteen  hundred.  You  came 
before  the  stringent  campaign  to  battle 
grade  inflation  was  being  actively  waged 
(believe  it  or  not).  But  as  the  brochures 


Cono^^o^-^L^l^+^OWs'  (S) 


you  tit  <liscern   ttr  define  a  value  that  you 
hold." 

—from  the  infamous  green  sheet 


Do  you  remember  those  essays?  If  you 
want  a  good  laugh,  have  the  Dean's 
Office  pull  your  file  for  you  sometime 
before  you  leave.  The  peer  references 
and  teacher  recommendations  are  so 
memorable.  Your  essay  may  not  have 
been  a  literary  masterpiece,  but  I  main- 
tain that  for  you  guys  It  was  the  content 
not  the  form  that  mattered. 

Values.  Do  we  know  what  they  are  or 
where  they  come  from?  Here,  buried  in 
the  Berkshires,  with  few  newspapers 
and  as  little  contact  with  the  world  as 
possible?  Well,  in  1977  there  may  have 
been  something  special  In  the  air.  I'll 


say,  "Statistics  are  hollow",  and  the 
important  thing  were  the  life,  the 
energy,  the  differences.  The  supposed 
and  hoped  for  diversity.  Did  you  work? 
Think  so?  Well,  you  seemed  to  have  done 
all  right,  and  I  would  love  to  meet  the  or- 
nithologists. I  really  would. 

The  Fictions 

*7(  i.-*  our  aim  toget  to  Unowyoii  as  wellas 
possible  through  this  application.  If^ith  this 
in  mind,  tve  hope  you  will  find  an  ttpportun- 
ity  for  further  self-expression  in  responding 
to  the  following." 

"Comment  on  an  experience  that  helped 


never  forget  the  first  copy  of  the 
RECORD  I  received  early  in  1978,  an 
anxious  E.  D.  member  of  the  fledglings 
of  '82.  Candlelight  vigils.  Concerted 
efforts.  Petitions.  Marches.  Somebody 
was  doing  something  at  my  college.  I 
tried  hard  to  pronounce  "apartheid".  I 
tried  hard  to  think  about  it.  My  parents 
swallowed,  suppressed  thoughts  of  insi- 
dious "Northern  liberalism"  and 
remembered  the  60's.  Were  they  Still 
doing  that?  I  was  fascinated. 

You  guys  were  freshmen  in  a  year 
filled  with  cries  for  divestiture,  organ- 
ized pressure  for  gay  rights,  and  emo- 


tional discussions  of  sexism.  Now  we 
fight  to  save  our  dining  halls  and  our 
dogs,  and  only  the  brief  passage  of  the 
presidential  primary  season  ever  seems 
to  stir  the  pot.  You  were  older  when  you 
met  the  shadows  of  racism,  but  after 
what  you'd  been  through  perhaps  it 
seemed  to  be  that  much  more  realistic 
and  pressing. 

Nobody  listened  for  awhile,  but  the  ball 
did  begin  to  roll.  The  tiny  Newmont  Min- 
ing Co.  controversy  has  just  been 
resolved  and  more  rational  suggestions 
for  responsible  divestment  are  being 
made.  It  started  with  hundreds  of  drip- 
ping candies  burning  around  the  Faculty 
Club.  A  clause  excluding  an  individual's 
sexual  orientation  from  consideration 
during  the  admissions  or  hiring  process 
was  Included  in  the  Williams  code.  And 
though  "The  Library  Incident"  will 
always  exist  In  the  annals  of  the  infam- 
ous, after  your  introduction  to  sex  and 
sexism  at  college,  Williams  began  to 
house  freshmen  in  truly  coeducational 
environments  to  ease  the  transition  and 
to  educate  the  ignorance. 

Values.  Oh,  you  guys  have  won  a  hel- 
luva lot  of  Little  Three  titles,  outlasted  a 
few  deans,  witnessed  the  birth  of  a  cou- 
ple of  buildings.  Very  nice.  But  from  my 
perspective  after  three  years  of  sparse 
politicking,  muted  controversy,  and  no 
snow,  I  have  to  confess  admiration. 
Values  (somewhere)  and  vitality.  If  you 
haven't  lost  these  in  the  last  few  sultry 
days,  hold  on. 

The  End 

So,  482  will  graduate.  Hallelula.  With- 
out the  class  rankings  and  without  the 
Latin  honors  the  emphasis  will  perhaps 
be  on  the  comaraderie.  Not  that  you  are  a 
bristling  liberal  cadre.  Hardly  that.  But 
perhaps  you  can  leave  us  bearing  with 
you  the  best  of  Williams  to  the  outside 
world.  Maybe  all  you  Division  II  majors 
will  remember  having  heard  of  the  Third 
World  somewhere.  Perhpas  you  leftover 
Division  I  types  can  fake  it,  plaster  your- 
selves in  college  eloquence,  the  rem- 
nants of  a  liberal  arts  education  and  get  a 
job.  And  hopefully,  both  German  majors 
(where  are  you  guys? )  will  achieve  a  few 
more  odd  goals  due  to  their  intriguing 
diligence. 

What  can  I  say?  You  guys  have  beaten 
me  in  tennis  and  you  have  beaten  me  in 
reaching  the  edge  of  the  real  world.  I 
don't  draw  smileys;  I  merely  muse.  You 
aren't  the  class  that  housed  my  J.A.'s.  I 
am  not  supposed  to  know  you  except  as  a 
prsence  "higher"  (in  room  draw)  and 
"more  powerful"  (sneaking  into  my 
lower  level  courses  for  a  gut) .  Tiiere  Is  no 
pedestal,  only  an  extension  of  a  few 
hundred  hands.  Shake.  Thank  y'all  for 
the  lessons  and  the  quick -drying  laurels. 
Farewell.  I  understand  that  the  Cape  is 
wonderful  In  June.  Farewell. 


Costa  Rica  grows  increasingly  repressive 


Editor's  n<}te:  The  current  crisis  in  Central 
.-imerica  may  seem  far  away,  but  .American 
foreign  policy  has  had  tremendous  impact 
on  individuals.  The  following  article  ivas 
written  bv  Bob  Peck,  a  student  at  .'imherst 
College  and  brother  of  Williams  junior  Jim 
Peck.  If  rites  Jim:  "While  spending  a  year  in 
San  Jt>se,  Costa  Hica,  Boh  was  arrestetl  as 
part  of  a  new.  repressive  policy  of  this  small 
Central  .imerican  nation.  The  arrest  took 
place  two  days  after  President  Heagan's 
inaugurati(m  in  a  country  which  had  prided 
itself  on  free  expression  and  open  demon- 
stration, qualities  which  are  extremely  rare 
in  the  region." 

The  events  which  move  me  to  write  are 
a  dramatic  confirmation  of  growing  con- 
cerns we  North  Americans  have  had 
about  certain  trends  in  this  small  Central 
American  nation.  I  have  lived  here  for 
some  six  months  now,  taking  a  year  of 
educational  leave  from  my  undergradu- 
ate studies  at  Amherst  College. 

Costa  Rica  has  been  known  as  an 
island  of  democracy  In  the  troubled 
upheaval  of  this  region, '  'the  Switzerland 
of  Central  America"  as  the  TIcos  are 
proud  of  saying.  It  was  precisely  for  this 


reputation  of  free  expression  and  justice 
that  I  chose  this  country  to  learn  about 
Latin  American  culture  and  to  Inform 
myself  on  the  stormy  politics  at  our 
nation's  southern  doorstep.  What  is 
alarming  is  that  my  epxerlence  brings 
the  continuation  of  this  tradition  into 
question. 

Last  Thursday,  January  22nd,  two 
North  American  friends  in  the  Spanish 
language  school  and  I  went  to  a  public- 
ized demonstration  in  the  center  of  San 
Jose.  It  was  to  express  solidarity  with  the 
sufffering  El  Salvadorean  people  and  to 
protest  Costa  Rican  and  U.S.  govern- 
ment support  of  the  military-civilian 
junta.  We  were  at  that  demonstration  to 
observe  Costa  Rican  free  expression,  so 
rare  in  Latin  America,  and  to  listen  to 
Information  on  the  current  situation  in  El 
Salvador. 

We  arrived  early  for  the  rally  In  the 
central  park,  opposite  the  capital's 
cathedral.  This  is  a  very  public  area; 
many  people  were  passing  through, 
some  of  whom  would  stop  a  moment  to 
listen,  some  of  whom  continued  on  their 
way  through  the  gathering  crowd.  Dur- 


ing the  initial  "warm-up"  chants,  a  tap 
on  my  shoulder  led  me  to  face  an  uniden- 
tified man  who  said  hurriedly,  "Your 
friend's  asking  for  you."  I  had  the 
friend's  knapsack  and  so  walked 
around  the  central  bandstand  ti  look  for 
him.  Upon  turning  the  corner,  I  suddenly 
faced  some  30  plainclothes  immigration 
agents,  recognizah'e  because  several 
immediately  clustered  menacingly 
around  me  and  said,  "Mlgraclon!  "  to  the 
other  friend  behind  me.  He  took  out  his 
papers  and  showed  them  that  all  was  in 
order,  but  they  insisted  that  he  go  to  a 
waiting  car  where  the  first  friend  was 
being  held.  I  then  walked  over  and 
handed  the  knapsack  In  through  a 
momentarily  opened  door  and  asked 
them  whom  I  should  notify  on  their 
behalf.  As  I  talked,  someone  came 
around  the  car  to  where  I  was  stooped 
listening  and  shoved  me  violently  away 
from  the  window.  Without  showing  me 
any  identification.  2  or  3  agents  grabbed 
me  and  threw  me  into  another  unmarked 
car.  Someone  else  was  thrown  in  on  fop  of 
me,  then  the  car  sped  across  town,  a  hos- 
tile silence  emanating  from  our  guards. 


They  asked  for  my  passport  only  upon 
arriving  at  the  General  Detention  jail, 
where  they  left  us  without  a  word  of 
explanation.  The  next  21  hours  were 
spent  in  that  jail:  4  North  Americans,  a 
Nicarauguan,  an  Honduranean,  and  15 
Salvadoreans  i  a  cell  the  size  of  a  bed- 
room. No  charges  had  been  filed. 

We  U.S.  citizens  were  released  In  the 
late  afternoon  of  the  next  day  with  orders 
to  appear  before  a  tribunal  Monday 
morning.  We  still  had  been  told  nothing 
by  anyone  official  and  had  not  been  given 
an  opportunity  to  make  a  statement.  We 
all,  however,  were  fingerprinted  and 
photographed.  Two  and  a  half  hours 
after  I  returned  home,  immigration 
officers  appeared  at  our  door  instructing 
me  to  come  with  them  again.  They  told 
my  parents  that  1  would  be  back  In  1% 
hours,  that  they  wanted  simply  to  pro- 
cess our  cases  before  the  weekend.  They 
put  us  in  (General  Detention  again  and 
told  us  simply  to  wait.  After  several 
hours,  one  of  us  asked  a  guard  angrily 
what  was  going  on.  He  told  us  we  were  all 

Continued  on  Page  6 


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May  12,  1981 


Dancers     adjust     bodies 


Heather  Freirich 

On  May  7,  8,  and  9th  the  Willi- 
ams College  Dance  Society 
presented  Its  annual  Spring 
Dance  Concert,  entitled  Just 
Students,  Just  Bodies  at  Lasell 
Gymnasium.  Every  year  a 
group  of  students  organize  a 
concert  of  their  own  works 
between  the  crunch  of  spring 
midterms  and  finals.  With  a 
minimal  amount  of  rehearsal 
time,  they  manage  to  present 
some  truly  Innovative  and  crea- 
tive work. 

The  most  versatile  and  crea- 
tive dancer  of  the  program  was 
Kenneth  Talley.  Whether  per- 
forming a  solo  or  doing  ensem- 
ble work  he  always  had  a  strong 
sense  of  the  style  and  mood  of 
the  choreography.  The  high- 
light of  the  evening  was  the  solo 
piece  he  created  for  himself, 
"At  Home  In  Your  Spare 
Time, ' '  set  to  the  music  of  Gary 
Neuman.  As  It  began,  he  stood 
with  his  back  to  the  audience. 
One  hand  after  another  reached 
out  and  staked  a  claim  in  space. 
This  aura  of  dominance  disinte- 
grated bit  by  bit  as  his  own  body 


went  Into  rebellion,  propelling 
him  from  side  to  side,  making 
him  pummel  himself  against  his 
own  win,  literally  making  him 
retch  in  fear.  Gradually,  order 
is  restored  but  a  feeling  of  dis- 
quiet   remains. 

Freshman  Will  McLaren  was 
Impressive  in  the  two  pieces  he 
danced  in.  In  the  only  large 
ensemble  work  on  the  program, 
"Perculator,"  also  choreo- 
graphed by  Ken  Talley,  he 
cheerfully  bopped  his  way 
through  with  the  rest  of  a  very 
spirited  cast,  making  the 
audience  wish  that  they  could 
get  up  and  join  in. 

"Peter's  Dance,"  choreo- 
graphed by  the  late  Peter  Mach 
and  reconstructed  by  Michael 


LaFosse,  paired  him  with  Ken 
Talley.  Together  they  presented 
a  fusion  of  dance  and  karate 
movements  as  an  exercise  in 
serene,  unruffled  control.  He 
demonstrated  a  clean  technique 
for  a  beginner,  and  his  supple 
style  was  a  nice  contrast  to  Ken 
Talley's  strength. 

Three  solos  by  Marianne 
O'Connor,  Rachel  Varley,  and 
Banu  Qureshl  suffered  from 
good  ideas  not  being  followed 
through  to  satisfying  conclu- 
sions. In  each  case  strong  open- 
ing phrases  gradually  dissolved 
into  confusion. 

Marianne  O'Connor's  "Ever- 
ything and  More"  had  a  soft  but 
clean  line  that  created  a  good 
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Members  ot  the  Williams  Dance  Society  exhibited  creative  and  technical 
ability  In  their  Spring  concert  last  weekend. 


Music   in    the   Round    finale   shines 


by  Greg  Capaldini 

Music  in  the  Round  presented 
Its  last  program  of  the  season 
Friday  night  at  BR  Hall.  Over- 
all, the  audience  was  treated  to 
tasteful  readings  of  music  that, 
in  one  way  or  another,  conveyed 


RancroFt 

TRETORN 

TENNIS    SHOES 


Available  in  Leather  and  Canvas 
for  both  Ladies  and  Gentlemen. 


Williamstown,  Mass. 
Telephone  458-3625  Spring  Street 


the  spirit  of  Classicism. 

Bernard  HenrlkCrusell  (1775- 
1838)  was  a  top-notch  clarlnte- 
tist  whose  pieces  for  that 
instrument  are  still  looked  up  to 
by  modern  players.  His  Quartet 
in  E-tlat  for  clarinet  and  strings 
Isn't  particularly  original,  but 
Its  finely  wrought  form,  themes, 
and  scoring  make  for  very  plea- 
sant listening.  MITR's  perfor- 
mance featured  Susan  Ho-henb 
rg,  whose  rather  open  playing 
approach  was  well-suited  to  the 
simple  style  at  hand,  but  whose 
high  notes  were  occasionally 
off-center  and  Ill-supported. 

By  1932,  Stravinsky  had 
already  started  what  would 
become  an  irritating  trend,  that 
of  turning  out  works  conspicu- 
ously and  often  pretentiously 
modeled  after  those  of  past 
masters  or  based  on  some  half- 
baked  notion  of  reviving  ancient 
art.  His  Duo  Concertant,  for  vio- 
lin and  piano,  is  based  on  the 


concept  of  Hellenic  bucolic 
verse,  but  this  is  projected  more 
directly  by  the  titles  of  the  five 
movements  (like  Eglogue, 
Dithyrambe)  than  by  the  com- 
pelling music.  Julius  and  Char- 
lotte Hegyi  handled  the  stark 
textures  and  robust  rhythmic 
gestures  well,  but  Mrs.  Hegyi 
could  have  provided  greater 
contrast  with  a  more  martele 
(hammer-like)  keyboard  touch. 

When  it  comes  to  writing  light 
pieces,  the  line  of  French  ico- 
noclasts beginning  at  the  turn  of 
the  century  with  Chabrier  and 
Satie  takes  the  cake.  Jean  Fran- 
calx  (borh  1912)  is  the  last  survi- 
vor in  that  line,  and  his  Trio  for 
strings  Is  a  delight  from  start  to 
finish.  Mr.  Hegyi,  Susan  St. 
Amour,  and  Douglas  Moore 
stylishly  served  up  this  bubbly 
vintage,  complete  with  an  Aeo- 
lian Andante,  a  Rondo  with 
impish    portamenti    (sliding 


between  notes)  and  references 
to  the  charming  Piano 
Concertino. 


Mozart's    Quaintet    in    De, 

sometimes  called  a  "viola 
quintet"  for  the  extra  viola,  Is  a 
rather  late  work.  Thus,  one  is 
tempted  to  point  to  such  "dark" 
touches  as  modulations  based 
on  the  lowered  third  in  the  first 
movement,  a  long  series  of  dim- 
inished chords  In  the  second, 
and  the  almost  neurotic  agita- 
tion of  triplets  in  the  springtly 
finale.  On  closer  Inspection  of 
Mozart's  works,  however,  one 
sees  that  the  "darkness"  was 
really  there  all  along. 


ARTS  •  ARTS  •  ARTS  • 


Arlists  of  the  Week 

The  last  in  a  series  of  six  mini- 
tours  at  the  Clark  will  be  held  on 
Wednesday,  May  13  at  12:30. 
Beth  Carver  Wees  will  discuss 
work  by  Paul  de  Lamerle.  The 
tour  will  be  repeated  on  Sunday 
at  3  PM. 

Bagpipe  lecture/recital 

Jackson  Galloway,  a  junior 
music  major,  will  present  a  lec- 
ture/recital on  the  classical 
music  of  the  Great  Highland 
Bagpipe  on  Wednesday,  May  13 
at  7: 30  P.M.  in  Brooks  Rogers 
Recital  Hall.  The  lecture,  which 
is  given  In  conjunction  with  a 
Music  326  Independent  Study, 
will  include  discussion  of  the 


history  and  structure  of  bagpipe 
music  and  analysis  of  the  four 
selections  to  be  played. 

Exhibition  opening 

An  opening  reception  for  the 
exhibition,  "Treasures  of  the 
Royal  Photographic  Society" 
will  be  held  on  Friday,  May  15  at 
5  P.M.  at  the  Clark  Art  Institute. 

Concert 

Matunda  Ya  Afrika,  a  drama, 
drum  and  dance  ensemble  will 
perform  on  Friday,  May  15  at 
7: 30  in  the  Currier  Ballroom. 
Admission  is  free. 

(The  ensemble  will  also  per- 
form on  Saturay,  May  16  at  1 
P.M.  on  Baxter  Lawn,  or  in  the 
case  of  rain,  at  DriscoU 
Lounge.) 


In  his  30  some-odd  years  at  Willi- 
ams, Whitney  Stoddard  has  seen 
artistic  value  In,  many  objects.  But  a 
tape  recorder?  Yes,  as  pari  of  last 
weekend's  Performance  Art  festi- 
val, which  synthesized  various 
media  and  audience  participation 
In  an  Innovative  new  art  form. 

(Burghardt) 


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this  fall. 


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Local 
studio 
cuts  LP's 


You  just  wouldn't  expect  to 
see  it  up  here,  amid  the  moun- 
tains and  trees  and  small  towns. 
A  professional  recording  studio 
seems  to  belong  In  one  of  The 
Centers  of  the  Recording 
World— In  New  York,  say,  or 
Los  Angeles.  After  all,  that  Is 
where  most  of  the  musicians 
are,  and  you  go  where  the  busi- 
ness is.  Right? 

Not  according  to  David 
Fowle,  Williams  graduate  and 
co-founder  of  "Spectrum 
Recorders,"  a  new  24-track  stu- 
dio In  Lanesboro,  just  south  of 
Willlamstown.  Recording  stu- 
dios in  the  city,  explains  Fowle, 
have  to  pour  money  into  mate- 
rials when  building  which  will 
give  them  the  sound  and  vibra- 
tion isolation  needed  for  a  top 
quality  professional  recording. 
By  locating  a  new  studio  outside 
the  city,  the  amount  of  neces- 
sary insulation  is  drastically 
reduced. 

These  reduced  construction 
costs  and  the  savings  they  ena- 
ble the  studio  to  pass  on  to  its 
customers  are  the  logic  behind 
Spectrum.  "Cutting  an  album 
for  national  release,"  says 
Fowle,  "takes  about  four  hours 
per  song,  for  every  song  on  the 
record.  In  New  York  or  L.A.  the 
recording  time  can  cost  $200  an 
hour;  here,  we  can  cut  those 
costs  in  half." 

Fowle  is  quick  to  emphasize 
that  these  lower  prices  do  not 
reflect  any  lower  quality  in 
facilities  or  recordings.  The  stu- 
dio, which  opened  in  January, 
took  years  to  design  and  con- 
struct, and  was  built  in  consul- 
tation with  a  New  York  audio 
firm  to  be  acoustically  perfect. 
Peter  Seplow,  co-founder  and 
engineer  at  Spectrum,  has 
worked  as  a  professional  studio 

BSD  sponsors 
dance  concert 

Concert  Friday  May  15  at  7: 15  in 
Currier  Ballroom,  group  called 
MATUNDA  YA  AFRIKA; 
Drama,  Drum,  and  Dance 
Ensemble.  Free  admission. 
Sponsors  are  the  Black  Student 
Union,  S.A.B.,  The  Lecture 
Committee.  There  will  be  a 
repeat  performance  outdoors 
on  Baxter  Lawn  at  1:00  on  Sat- 
urday, May  16.  In  case  of  rain 
the  performance  will  occur  in 
Driscoll  Lounge  at  the  same 
time. 


engineer  for  over  13  years. 
"This  is  not  a  garage  studio," 
asserts  Fowle. 

The  presence  of  a  profes- 
sional recording  studio  in  the 
area  and  the  possibilities  it 
offers  were  quickly  felt  in  the 
Williams  musical  community. 
"The  studio  has  already 
recorded  a  lot  of  Williams  tal- 
ent," says  Fowle,  "Including 
recent  graduates  Jake  Raskolb 
and  Scott  Lankford,  and  most 
recently  a  national  release  on 
Rounder  Records  for  the  local 
'Cobble  Mountain  Band'  which 
includes  Williams  graduate 
Rich  Thornberg."  Buddie  Kare- 
lis,  Professorof  Philosophy,  has 
also  recorded  a  number  of  songs 
with  Spectrum.  Besides  these 
locals,  the  studio  has  already 
i-ecorded  several  more  promi- 
nent musicians  such  as  Arlo 
Guthrie  and  his  band. 
Shenandoah. 

One  of  the  most  fascinating 
features  of  the  studio  is  its  abil- 
ity to  change  physically  to  fit  the 
music  being  recorded.  For 
instance,  when  recording  rock 
music,  the  wails  are  covered 
with  sound-absorbent  material 
and  the  floor  with  carpet  to  pre- 
vent the  sound  from  spreading 
too  much.  Instead,  each  instru- 
ment has  its  own  microphone 
which  records  on  a  separate 
channel.  Then  the  seven  foot 
control  console  places  the 
separate  tracks  of  sound  on  a 
single  24  track  tape. 

If  the  studio  is  recording  a 
string  quartet,  on  the  other 
hand,  the  reversible  walls 
become  non-absorbent  and  a 
hardwood  floor  is  used.  The 
microphones  are  removed  a  dis- 
tance from  the  players  so  that 
the  sound  has  time  to  echo 
within  the  sound  boxes  of  the 
individual  instruments  and 
develop  properly. 

While  the  studio  seems  to 
have  so  many  resources  for 
recording  music,  it  is  interest- 
ing to  note  that  the  "bread  and 
butter"  of  any  recording  studio 
is  often  non-musical  in  nature. 
Spectrum,  for  instance,  makes 
a  large  part  of  its  income  from 
such  services  as  recording 
interviews  with  famous  people 
for  a  medical  society. 

For  a  group  that  it  feels  has 
great  potential,  the  studio  may 
offer  to  record  "on  spec. "In  this 
case,  the  group  pays  just  for  the 
tape  and  Spectrum  keeps  track 
of  the  recording  time.  Then  the 
studio  helps  them  market  their 
tape.  If  the  tape  is  sold,  Spec- 
trum gets  paid  a  percentage 
plus  its  fee  for  the  recording 
time;  if  not,  well,  they  lose 
nothing  but  their  time.  Arlo 
Guthrie's  Shenandoah,  Is  cur- 
rently recording  "on  spec." 


In  Other  Ivory  Towers 


Trinity  College 

William  F.  Buckley,  Jr.,  syn- 
dicated columnist  and  editor  of 
National  Review,  debated  the 
meaning  of  McCarthyism  on 
April  10  with  author,  editor,  and 
New  York  University  Professor 
Dennis  Wrong.  The  discussion, 
entitled  "The  Meaning  of  the 
McCarthy  Period:  An  Informal 
Debate,"  was  organized  and 
moderated  by  Trinity  Professor 
of  History  Jack  Chatfieid. 

Buckley  and  Wrong  both 
agreed  that  Senator  Joe 
McCarthy  was  morally  wrong 
in  making  unsubstantiated 
charges  of  disloyalty  during  his 
ascendancy  from  1950-1954,  also 
concurring  that  certain  seg- 
ments of  the  American  Left 
overreacted  to  McCarthy.  The 
contention  between  Buckley 
and  Wrong  centered  on  the 
extent  of  that  overreaction. 


Wrong  emphasized  that  by 
the  time  of  McCarthy's  rise  to 
power,  the  American  Commu- 
nist movement  was  on  the  wane. 
He  also  asserted  that  The  Left 
did  not  universally  condemn  aii 
anti-communist  campaigns 
during  this  period,  and  that  the 
myth  of  Joe  McCarthy's  vast 
popular  support  was  just  that— 
a  myth. 

Buckley,  who  in  1954  co- 
authored  a  book-length  defense 
of  McCarthy,  vividly  described 
his  impression  of  the  apprehen- 
sive atmosphere  in  postwar 
America,  when,  Buckley  said, 
"we  saw  our  own  secrets  being 
handed  to  the  Soviets  by  men 
and  women  we  trusted."  But  to 
Buckley  the  liberal  reaction  to 
McCarthy— which  he  described 
as  "something  on  the  order  of  a 
national  distemper"— is  more 
interesting  than  the  Senator 
himself.  Referring  to  such  dis- 
sention  as  emanated  from  the 
Right  as  well  as  the  Left,  Buck- 
ley said  of  McCarthy,  "the 
name  of  the  man  couldn't  be 
brought  up  without  dividing  the 
house." 


Hamilton  College 

A  potentially  disastrous 
explosion  was  narrowly  averted 
Palm  Sunday  morning  when  a 
propane  tank  outside  the  Delta 
Kappa  Epsilon  fraternity  house 
was  damaged  and  began  to  leak 
near  a  small  bonfire.  According 
to  Clinton,  Pa.  Volunteer  Fire 
Department  Captain  Dave 
Brown,   had  sparks  from  the 


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bonfire  ignited  the  gas,  the 
resulting  explosion  would  have 
destroyed  land  and  property  for 
"a  one-quarter  mile  radius"  of 
Hamilton's  Stryker  campus. 
Brown  commented,  "It  would 
have  been  over  for  quite  a  few 
people." 

Luck  and  the  Fire  Depart- 
ment's prompt  action  pre- 
vented the  explosion  of  the 
propane  tank,  which  allegedly 
had  been  damaged  by  a  cinder 
block  carelessly  pushed  from  a 
fire  escape  by  one  of  the  frat 
members.  Reportedly,  propane 
vapors  could  already  be  seen 
drifting  toward  the  bonfire  as 
the  fire  department  evacuated 
the  DKE  house  and  surrounding 
area,  t)efore  a  man  from  the 
Suburban  Propane  Company 
arrived  to  close  the  tank. 

Hamilton's  Dean  Bingham 
called  the  incident  "thought- 
less, irresponsible,  and  sense- 
less," and  promised  that 
Judicial  Board  action  would  be 
pending  on  the  incident.  There 


remains  a  possibility  that  the 
Incident  will  be  turned  over  to 
the  police. 

Amherst  College 

An  Amherst  student  was  held 
at  knife-point  and  robbed  by  two 
men  In  his  own  Pratt  Dormitory 
room  early  on  the  morning  of 
April  29,  the  Amherst  Student 
reports. 

The  student,  whose  name  was 
not  given,  was  not  injured,  but 
he  was  bound  and  gagged,  and 
robbed  of  a  gold  ring  and  a  small 
amount  of  cash.  The  thieves 
were  both  described  as  young 
white  males,  one  wearing  a 
gorilla  mask  and  armed  with  a 
knife.  The  other,  unmasked, 
was  armed  with  a  pair  of  knim- 
chucks  (two  pieces  of  wood 
linked  by  a  short  chain). 

The  Student  printed  a  compo- 
site sketch  of  the  unmasked  sus- 
pect. Police  are  asking  for 
anyone  with  information  about 
the  incident  to  contact  Campus 
Security. 


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Peck  imprisoned 
in  Costa  Rica— 

Continued  from  Page  3 
to  be  deported  In  the  morningl 

We  telephoned  frantically  to 
try  to  untangle  this  drastically 
worsened  situation.  The  Salva- 
doreans with  whom  we  had 
spent  the  previous  night  com- 
miserated with  us  North  Ameri- 
cans. Shortly,  they  were  all  put 
In  a  bus  and  sent  to  Nicaragua. 
An  hour  later  !  was  suddenly 
released — perhaps  because  I 
was  living  with  my  parents  here 
In  Costa  Rica.  My  two  friends 
had  to  spent  their  second  night  in 
Jail  and,  despite  our  efforts 
throughout  Saturday  morning, 
were  forced  to  leave  the  country 
for  Miami  that  afternoon. 

The  interpretation  that  the 
American  consul  gave  us  for  our 
detention  was  that  we  were  ille- 
gally participating  in  internal 
Costa  Rican  politics,  though  he 
admitted  that  it  was  not  clear  as 
to  what  constituted  participa- 
tion: could  one  lool<?  could  one 
listen?  Further,  this  law  had  not 
been  enforced  in  recent  Costa 
Rican  history:  during  the  Nica- 
rauguan  revolution  there  were 
weekly  popular  demonstrations 
in  favor  of  the  people's  struggle 
with  extensive  involvement  of 
many  nationalities,  including 
Nicaraguan  refugees.  From 
this  recent  demonstration,  how- 
ever, 13  Salvadorean  refugees 
were  deported. 


Demonstrations  up  until  this 
last  one  have  been  typically 
Latin  in  their  Informality; 
loosely  organized  and  way 
behind  schedule,  taco  and  ice 
cream  vendors  working  the 
periphery  of  the  crowd.  This 
time,  however,  tmmlgration 
agents  and  police  were  heavily 
present  making  arrests  since 
before  the  rally  had  even  prop- 
erly started.  The  Costa  Rican 
press  has  given  virtually  no  cov- 
erage to  these  events  in  spite  of 
the  17  deportations  and  the 
arrest  of  some  15  Costa  Ricans, 
a  heretofore  unheard-of  occur- 
rence. The  absence  of  a  single 
word  of  relevant  newsprint  In 
"La  Nacion",  the  nation's  lead- 
ing newspaper,  seems  to  be  an 
example  of  the  conspiracy  of 
silence  concerning  the  repres- 
sive new  application  of  the  law. 

My  friends  and  I  appear  to 
have  been  the  arbitrary  vic- 
tims, the  unwitting  precedent- 
setting  examples  of  a  strict  new 
government  policy  on  political 
expression  and  on  the  status  of 
visitors  to  this  country.  The 
implications  for  those  of  us  who 
have  made  this  country  home 
for  a  while  are  grave,  and  the 
correlation  that  these  actions 
have  with  the  current  atmos- 
phere in  Central  America  is 
what  has  some  of  the  North 
American  community  alarmed. 

As  I  noted,  Costa  Rica  has 
been  known  as  a  democratic 
country;  as  my  experience  indi- 
cates,   the    government    has 


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taken  a  step  away  from  such 
rights.  This  move  has  been 
made  in  an  over-all  context  of 
polarization  between  the  mil- 
itary governments  in  Guatem- 
ala, El  Salvador,  and  Honduras, 
and  the  campeslnos,  or  pea- 
sants, who  make  up  the  great 
majority  of  the  Central  Ameri- 
can population.  As  we  saw  our 
rights  of  due  process  infringed 
on  and  free  expression  cur- 
tailed, we  also  saw  the  hopes  of 
Costa  Rica  as  a  moderate  place 
of  dialogue  fading.  This  is  tragic 
because  there  are  so  few  viable 
options  to  the  accelerating  vio- 
lence of  the  region.  For  exam- 
ple, in  N  vember,  six  leaders  of 
the  Democratic  coalition  of  the 
left,  were  kidnapped  from  a 
press  conference  and  mur- 
dered; the  U.S.  government 
recently  refused  to  continue 
talks  with  members  of  this 
same  representative  organiza- 
tion which  is  working  out  of 
Mexico,  while  sending  arms  and 
military  personnel  to  this  tiny 
nation.  Further,  Guatemalean 
and  Hondurean  border  troops 
engage  in  joint  actions  against 
Salvadorean  rebels.  Such  inter- 
nationalization of  the  Salvado- 
rean people's  civil  war 
threatens  both  the  integrity  of 
their  internal  struggle  and  the 
dynamics  of  this  continent's 
politics.  Many  people  here 
speak  of  the  Vietnamization  of 
the  U.S.  involvement  in  El 
Salvador. 

During  a  lull  in  the  conversa- 
tion in  my  cell,  late  in  the  chilly 
night  of  our  detention,  a  young 
man  from  El  Salvador  who  the 
next  day  would  be  separated 
from  his  wife  and  8-month  old 
daughter  suggested  that  each  of 
his  countrymen  share  an  expe- 


rience of  repression  they  had 
witnessed  or  suffered  before 
fleeing  from  home.  After  a 
moment  of  deep  quiet  someone 
spoke  up,  and  then  another,  and 
then  another,  until  they  had 
shared  with  us  North  Ameri- 
cans a  litany  of  personal 
tragedy  and  injustice,  and  had 
asked  us  many  questions  about 
our  distant  country.  I  began  to 
learn  what  I  had  come  to  Costa 
Rica  for,  in  one  of  its  Jails;  the 
contradiction  between  this  and 
Costa  Rica's  tradition  of  demo- 
cratic Ideals  is  too  obvious  and 
too  painful  to  dwell  further  on. 
In  the  aftermath  of  my  expe- 
rience I  am  concerned  that  this 
has  serious  ramifications  for 
U.S.  citizens  in  Costa  Rica  and 
that,  more  importantly,  it  mat- 
ters on  the  very  human  level  of 
the  crisis  of  Justice  in  Central 
America.  I  feel  that  we  need  to 
deepen  our  awareness  of  this 
struggle  and  the  impact  on 
human  lives  of  our  govern- 
ment's corresponding  policy. 


Dance  concert- 

Continued  from  Page  4 
ebb  and  flow  of  movement. 
However,  it  became  a  series  of 
poses  Instead  of  moving 
towards  a  climax  and  then 
slowly  declining. 

After  demonstrating  a  con- 
trolled technique,  one  wished 
that  Rachel  Varley  had  pulled 
out  all  the  stops  and  let  more  of 
her  personality  shine  through  in 
"Scrambled  Eggs." 

"•wo  duets  presented  the  oppo- 
site problem.  In  "Just  Hav'ln 
Fun  .  .  .  Yall,"  choreographed 
by  Rodney  Potts,  two  guys 
played  a  friendly  game  of  one- 
upmanship  and  took  a  stab  at 
balletic  parody.  Stacy  Williams 
was  well  partnered  by  Ken  Tal- 
ley  in  "Wind  Joy."  Her  choreo- 
graphy blended  smoothly  with 
the  fluid,  dreamy  style  of  the 
Christopher  Cross  music.  Both 
duets  were  well  constructed  but 
needed  more  technical  work  to 


be  fully  realized. 

Trivial  minds  to  compete 


This  Friday  night  from  12  to  8 
in  the  morning,  students  will 
gather  into  small  groups  with 
strange  names  to  search  for  the 
trivial,  the  obscure  and  the  sub- 
ject of  Captain  Kurtz's  doctoral 
dissertation  at  Harvard.  Once 
again,  WCFM  will  feature  the 
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win  anticipated  "between  20 
and  30  team;-  will  participate, 
with  10  t>elng  serious  contenders 
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by  Jon  Tigar 

Last  week  the  Prison  Reform 
Society  (PRS)  sponsored  the 
movies  "Short  Eyes"  and 
"Zombies  in  Prison"  in  Bronf- 
man Auditorium.  Two  weeks 
earlier,  the  organization  spon- 
sored a  panel  on  Crime  and  Pun- 
ishment. Except  for  these 
surfacings,  no  one  seems  to 
know  a  great  deal  about  the 
PRS.  Last -week,  E.  M.  Abdul 
Mu'Mln,  the  founder  and  the 
man  in  charge  of  the  organiza- 
tion, talked  to  the  Record  about 
why  he  started  the  PRS  and  out- 
lined some  of  their  ongoing 
concerns. 

The  PRS  was  founded  during 
the  last  weeks  of  Abdul  Mu'M- 
in's  Sociology  of  Imprisonment 
course  in  the  fall,  in  an  attempt 
to  "try  to  complement  the  edu- 
cational experience  of  the  class 
and  also  involve  the  Williams 
community,"  Mu'Mln  said. 

The  group  took  a  trip  to  Rah- 
way  prison  in  New  Jersey, 
where  the  television  documen- 
tary "Scared  Straight"  was 
filmed.  The  experience  taught 
members  of  the  group  that  pri- 
soners are  no  different  from 
anyone  else.  "We  met  people 
convicted  of  murder  who  were 
very  nice,"  commented 
Mu'Mln. 

Abdul  Mu'Mln  said  he  is  not 
sure  what  the  administration 
thought  of  the  PRS  at  first.  "I 
don't  know  what  view  they've 

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Visiting  journalist  Gordon  F. 
Sander  will  read  selections 
from  his  "pedagogical  humor" 
and  reportage— as  well  as  dis- 
cuss his  impressions  of  life  at 
Williams— at  a  prose  reading 
sponsored  by  the  Record  and 
Nexus,  in  Driscoll  Lounge  at 
7:  30  P.M.,  Wednesday  night. 

A  freelance  journalist  who 
divides  his  time  between  writ- 
ing about  education  and  foreign 
affairs,  Sander  is  currently  vis- 
iting the  Williams  campus  to 
research  several  essays  he  is 
writing  about  contemporary 
college  life  and  student  culture. 

Sander's  work  has  previously 
appeared  in  the  New  York 
Times  Magazine  and  "Week  in 
Review,"  Omni  magazine, 
CrawTladdy,  and  College 
Monthly,  where  he  was  contri- 
buting editor.     


taken  publicly.  I  think  they 
Initially  thought  we  wanted  to 
free  all  prisoners,"  he  added, 
laughing. 

The  PRS  has  several  con- 
cerns, Abdul  Mu'Mln  said.  "We 
have  to  make  the  public  aware 
that  rights  to  privacy,  mail,  and 
religion  are  being  denied. 

"One  of  our  basic  feelings  is 
that  people  in  prison  are  suffer- 
ing from  economic  or  social 
wrongs  ., . .  what  we  have  to  do  is 
go  back  and  look  at  some  of  the 
social  factors  that  are  contri- 
buting to  crime  and  crim- 
inality." 

Among  those  factors,  noted 
Abdul  Mu'Min,  are  the  discrimi- 
natory application  of  the  law  to 
minorities  and  the  lower  class, 
and  the  "correlation  between 
high  unemployment  and  the  use 
of  imprisonment  as  a  sanction 
for  people  who  commit 
crimes." 

Abdul  Mu'Min  will  not  be  here 
next  year,  but  the  organization 
will  be  left  in  the  hands  of  a 
"hard-core  membership  of 
about  12  people,"  he  said. 

Abdul  Mu'Min  also  said  that 
the  PRS  will  finish  a  "policy 
paper"  which  "looks  at  the  his- 
tory of  prison  issues."  The 
paper  concludes  with  some  pol- 
icy recommendations,  and  will 
be  finished  within  two  weeks. 


Commencement  speaker- 


Continued  from  Page  1 
aboii.  the  philosophy  of  law  into 
practice  as  an  outspoken  advo- 
cate of  the  rights  of  the  individ- 
ual. He  contributes  regularly  to 
"The  New  York  Review  of 
Books,"  writing  on  issues  of 
contemporary  social  and  politi- 
cal interest  such  as  affirmative 
action,  freedom  of  expression, 

Howard's  poem 
wins  A. A. P.  prize 

Senior  Joy  Howard  has  been 
awarded  $100  by  the  Academy 
of  American  Poets  for  her  poem 
"For  the  Frozen  Girl,  Jean  Hil- 
liard,  and  Wally  Nelson,  the 
Man  Who  Found  Her." 

Six  students— seniors  Mark 
Andres  and  Muhammad 
Kenyatta,  Juniors  Cheryl  Mar- 
tin, Stephanie  Voss,  and  Riika 
Melartin,  and  sophomore  Alex 
Beatty— received  Honorable 
Mention  recognition. 

Howard's  poem  was  chosen 
from  115  entries  by  Suzanne 
Berger,  author  of  "These 
Rooms."  Berger  participated  in 
the  Contemporary  Writers  Ser- 
ies at  the  Clark  Art  Institute  in 
October. 


and  the  obligation  of  govern- 
ment to  the  individual.  He  also 
writes  extensively  on  topics  in 
the  field  of  jurisprudence  for 
scholarly,  philosophical  and 
law  journals. 

Dworkin  was  educated  at 
Harvard,  Harvard  Law  School 
and  Oxford  University,  and 
clerked  for  Judge  Learned 
Hand  before  being  admitted  to 
the  New  York  Bar.  Although 
Dworkin  started  his  career  as 
an  associate  with  the  well- 
known  New  York  law  firm  of 
Sullivan  &  Cromwell,  he  with- 
drew from  active  practice  in 
1962  to  teach  at  Yale  Law 
School.  At  Yale  he  became  Mas- 
ter of  Trumbull  College  and 
Hohfeld  Professor  of  Jurispru- 
dence. In  1969  he  joined  the 
faculty  of  Oxford  University 
and  was  named  a  fellow  of  Uni- 


versity College,  Oxford.  Dwor- 
kin spends  three  months  each 
spring  at  the  New  York  Univer- 
sity Law  School  where  he  offers 
a  course  in  recent  analytical 
jurisprudence  for  law  students, 
and  a  course  in  contemporary 
political  theory  for  students  and 
faculty. 

Dworkin  is  the  author  of  a 
book  which  examines  Individual 
rights  as  opposed  to  utilitarian 
considerations,  "Taking  Rights 
Seriously,"  and  is  the  editor  of 
"Philosophy  of  Law."  Dworkin 
was  chairman  of  the  U.  S. 
Democratic  Party  Abroad  from 
1972  to  1974,  and  was  delegate  to 
the  Democratic  National  Con- 
ventions of  1972  and  1976  He  is  a 
fellow  of  the  American 
Academy  of  Arts  and  Sciences, 
and  a  Fellow  of  the  British 
Academy. 


Gifford  com^mittee- 


Continued  from  Page  1 
problems  such  as  parietals  and 
room  draw  procedures.  "We 
could  regenerate  this  commit- 
tee and  make  it  a  much  more 
important  organism,"  he  said. 

McNally  answered,  "I  have 
felt  rather  good  about  some  of 
the  issues  that  have  come  up 
before  the  Housing  Committee, 
but .  .  .  much  of  the  energy  goes 
into  social  life." 

Council  President  Freddie 
Nathan  '83  asked  if  the  commit- 
tee had  considered  alternatives 
to  clustering.  Gifford  com- 
mented, "We're  short  on  spe- 
cific proposals  for  alternatives. 
Gifford  also  did  not  "feel  privi- 
leged to  comment"  on  any 
changes  that  the  committee 
envisions  in  its  final  report. 

Gifford  said  the  final  report 
will  go  to  the  President  "as  soon 
as  we  can  get  it  done."  Nathan 
suggested  that  the  committee 
try  to  eliminate  "the  vagueness 
and  generalities"  that  caused 
confusion  over  the  preliminary 
report.  Nathan  added  that 
"many  people  on  the  College 
Council  were  very  pleased  that 
many  suggestions  came  out  in 
the  report." 

In  other  areas,  the  Council 
voted  to  join  the  American  Stu- 
dent Association.  Nathan 
remarked,  "This  is  the  number 


one  group  of  its  kind  in  getting 
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Washington  that  Nathan  plans 
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on  every  girl's  ten  most  wanted  list.  They  were  con- 
tinental lovers,  international  lady  killers.  They  were 
the  Williams  Gigolos.  They  were  the  Best  Looking 
Guys  on  Campus,  They  were  gods. 

Chris  Gootkind  was  their  leader.  Picking  up  girls  for 
"Mr.  Girlfriends"  was  as  challenging  as  mailing  let- 
ters. He  had  the  best  wheels  on  campus,  and  his 
guage  was  always  on  full  He  loved  his  Winnetka 
women,  and  they  loved  him  back  He  was  the  1977 
Mr.  Face  Book  Shot, 

Ramzi  Saad  was  the  Great  Wide  Hope  He  was 
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year  He  was  his  roommate  last  year  and  the  year 
before  that  &  every  year  since  they  decimated  the 
girls  of  Ralston-Purina  Burnt-Hills  M.S.  He 
obviously  picked  up  more  than  Saad's  clothes  in 
that  time,  and  it  looks  like  they'll  be  1  -2  in  the  next  75 
Mr.  Albany  contests 

BillSkelly  was  so  cute.  Girls  thought  he  was  collect- 
ing for  the  N.  A.  Transcript  when  he  knocked  on  their 
door.  But  he  wasn't  called  Dr  Love  because  he  was 
pre-med. 

Mike  Sardo  was  "The  Love  Machine  '  Students, 
faculty,  animals,  he  never  ran  out  of  affection  A  self 
imposed  vow  of  chastity  kept  him  in  forpart  of  1979, 
but  that  year  he  was  Most  Dreamed  About  Male  at 
Williams. 

Terry  Guerriere  spent  more  time  in  the  Quad  for  four 
years  than  Giselle  "Humbert  Humbert  also  liked  his 
large  women.  "If  they're  on  the  regular  board  plan, 
you  can  have  them  " 

Bill  Haylon  was,  simply,  a  10.  Mr  Suntan's  hurling 
career  may  be  over,  but  he  has  an  outstanding 
future  in  the  Major  Leapje  of  Romance  He  was  so 
mean  that  a  girl  stood  him  up  once  and  he  killed  her 

Bill  Keville  was  "The  GQ  Kid"  He  looked  elegant  in 
sweatpants  He  did  more  for  the  population  explo- 
sion in  four  years  than  the  Pope  He  can't  wait  to  get 
back  and  do  his  thing  again  in  Wusta. 

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Page  8 


WILLIAMS  RECORD 


May  12,  1981 


I 


Elbow,  Erik  son 
of  Wiiiiams-  win 
Kent  Fellotvships 

Peter  Elbow,  a  1957  graduate 
of  Williams,  and  Peter  Erikson, 
Assistant  Professor  of  English, 
have  been  named  Kent  Postdoc- 
toral Fellows  for  1981-82  at  Wes- 
leyan  University. 

After  completing  his  under- 
graduate work  at  Williams  in 
1957,  Elbow  received  a  B.A.  and 
an  M.A.  from  Oxford  Universi- 
ty's Exeter  College  and  earned 
his  Ph.D.  from  Brandeis  in  1969. 
A  member  of  Phi  Beta  Kappa 
here,  he  was  a  recipient  of  a 


Moody  Fellowship,  and  a  Dan- 
forth  Fellowship.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Evergreen  State 
College  faculty  in  Olympia, 
Wash. 

Erikson  received  his  B.A. 
from  Amherst  College  in  1967. 
He  attended  the  Centre  for  Con- 
temporary Cultural  Studies  at 
the  University  of  Birmingham, 
England,  and  was  awarded  his 
Ph.D.  by  the  University  of  Cali- 
fornia at  Santa  Cruz  in  1975.  He 
was  a  member  of  Phi  Beta 
Kappa,  and  received  an 
Amherst  Memorial  Fellowship 
and  UC  Regent  Fellowship. 

As  Kent  Fellows  they  will 
teach,  do  research,  and  partici- 
pate in  lectures. 


Letters. 


Bud  Athletes  of  the  Year 


Budweiser,  who  has  spon- 
sored the  "Athlete  of  the  Week" 
feature  in  the  Record  this  year, 
would  like  to  honor  Cathy  Ger- 
nert  and  Brian  Benedict  as  1981 
senior  Athletes  of  the  Year. 

Gernert  has  shown  great  abil- 
ity as  a  member  of  the  varsity 
volleyball  and  basketball 
teams,  as  well  as  a  member  of 
the  Softball  club.  As  a  volleyball 
player,  Gernert  was  elected  to 
the  Volleyball  Hall  of  Fame  for 
her  outstanding  varsity 
achievements.  In  basketball, 
she  started  at  guard  as  a  senior 
and  helped  lead  the  team  to  a 
NIAC  Championship  and  a  Lit- 
tle 3  Title. 


Benedict  starred  in  football 
and  lacrosse  in  4  years  of  var- 
sity competition,  placing  a  per- 
fect 8-0  record  against  Amherst 
in  varsity  competition  between 
the  two  sports.  Benedict  was  all 
ECAC  at  linebacker,  and  was 
voted  New  England  College 
Newsletter's  defensive  player 
of  the  year  in  1980.  He  is  also  an 
attacker  for  the  lacrosse  team, 
leading  the  club  h\  ^coring  this 
season.  Benedict's  greatest 
moment  in  Williams  sports 
came  when  he  intercepted  a 
pass  against  Amherst  this  past 
fall  to  preserve  a  victory  and  the 
Little  3  Title. 


Continued  from  Page  2 
Before  the  town  meeting  of 
Friday,  May  1,  regarding  U.S. 
aid  to  El  Salvador,  members  of 
the  Committee  to  Oppose  the 
Draft  all  went  out  of  their  way  to 
invite  people  who  might  hold 
opposing  viewpoints.  We 
wanted  a  true  debate.  Every 
Williams  student  was  indirectly 
invited  to  attend  the  meeting; 
there  were  posters  all  over  cam- 
pus and  it  was  in  the  Register. 
Yes,  perhaps  4%  is  a  small  frac- 
tion of  the  student  body,  but  It  is 
no  smaller  than  the  fraction  of 
students  at  this  school  that  gives 
a  damn. 

I  propose  that  it  is  not  the  peo- 
ple who  call  town  meetings  who 
have  too  much  power  at  Willi- 
ams College  but  that  it  is  the  edi- 
tors of  the  Record.  These  people 
are  not  elected  by  the  student 
body,  and  this  very  small  frac- 
tion (0.1%)  of  the  student  body 
has  the  power  to  decide  which 
issues  receive  attention  in  the 
newspaper  which  many  stu- 
dents read  only  because  they 
have  no  alternative.  I  feel  that 
this  power  is  abused  when  an 
article  about  President 
Chandler's  having  resigned  as 
coach  of  the  women's  Softball 
team  gets  front  page,  coverage 
in  the  same  issue  that  an  article 
about  student  sentiment 
regarding  international  policy 
is  relegated  to  the  sixth  page! 
With  disgust, 
Karen  L.  Mitchell  '81 

Misleading 

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his    article    about    Freshman 
Warnings.  In  reference  to  the 
"distinguished"    number   of 
freshman  warnings  in  Astron- 
omy courses,  it  should  be  made 
clear  that  the  correctly  stated 
17.39'^  in  fact  represents  only  4 
out  of  23  freshmen  in  Astronomy 
102.  This  Is  an  example  of  how 
misleading  percentages  can  be 
when  applied  to  small  numbers. 
Sincerely, 
Karen  B.  Kwitter 
Assistant  Professor 
of  Astronomy 

Town  Meeting 

To  the  editor: 

The  attack  on  town  meetings 
on  page  two  of  the  May  5  Record 
seems  unwarranted.  I  write  to 
express  support  of  the  validity 
of  the  Student  Assembly  system 
as  one  way  of  allowing  students 
to  express  their  opinions.  Stri- 
dent yellow  posters  advertised 
the  meeting  on  El  Salvador  ade- 
quately in  advance.  The  meet- 
ing was  open  to  all  members  of 
the  community.  Although  the 
vast  majority  at  the  meeting 
voted  to  pass  the  declaration, 
recorded  opposition  and 
abstaining  votes  show  that  var- 
ying opinions  were  represented. 
The  meeting  provided  broader 
representation  than  is  given  by 
College  Council,  since  some 
Council  members  attended  and 
voiced  their  opinions  and  also 
heard  other  student  opinions.  In 
fact,  a  Student  Assembly 
seemed  like  a  rather  good  way 
of  communication  to  CC  reps 
the  opinions  of  their  constitu- 
ents. A  gathering  at  which 
scores  of  people  discuss  an 
issue,  amend  the  wording  of  a 
declaration,  and  vote  allows 
more  room  for  the  dynamic 
resultion  of  differences  than  the 
medium  of  the  petition  sug- 
gested by  the  Record. 

Sincerely, 
Audrey  Lezberg  '83 


Pro-life? 


To  the  editor: 

With  dismay  and  outrage  we 
address  the  May  7th  appear- 
ance of  Dr.  Mildred  Jefferson, 
pro-life  advocate,  sponsored  by 
the  Newman  Association.  Hav- 
ing graduated  Harvard  Medical 
School  (the  first  black  woman  to 
have  done  so),  received  eight 


honorary  degrees,  served  on 
President  Nixon's  and  Ford's 
population  committees,  and 
been  national  chair  of  a  major 
pro-life  group,  among  other 
honors.  Dr.  Jefferson  should 
know  better.  It  is  our  loss  that 
she  does  not,  as  she  plans  to  run 
against  Senator  Kennedy  in  the 
1982  race. 

She  spoke  for  an  hour  on 
"Why  Do  We  Need  a  Human 
Life  Amendment."  (It  would 
outlaw  abortion,  the  Pill,  the 
lUD,  and  other  contraceptives 
interferring  with  implantation 
of  the  fertilized  egg  in  the  ute- 
rus.) Her  comments  addressed 
abortion  and  denigrated  the 
1973  Supreme  Court  ruling  that 
decided  abortion  is  a  private 
matter  between  a  woman  and 
her  doctor. 

According  to  Dr.  Jefferson,  it 
is  woman's  "obligation  and 
burden"  to  be  the  only  one  "the 
human  family"  biolog'';ally 
capable  and  therefore  destined 
to  bear  children.  She  considers 
that  members  of  the  pro-choice 
movement  have  a  "fascist  men- 
tality." We  wish  to  defend  the 
movement  against  this  slander. 

The  pro-choice  movement 
does  not  want  to  impose  abor- 
tions on  anyone.  It  does  seek  to 
obtain  the  right  to  a  safe  abor- 
tion (despite  Jefferson's  denial, 
such  is  not  a  contradiction  in 
terms)  for  anyone  who  needs 
one.  Abortion  is  not  a  contracep- 
tive. Nor  is  any  contraceptive 
100%  effective;  this  considera- 
tion is  academic  in  light  of  the 
number  of  pregnancies  from 
rape. 

We  hold  that  the  denial  of  a 
woman's  reproductive  freedom 
is  the  insistence  on  her  mother- 
hood. The  pro-life  movement 
believes  that  society,  not  the 
woman  herself,  should  decide 
what  an  individual  does  or  does 
not  do  with  her  body.  A  constitu- 
tional amendment  such  as  the 
Human  Life  statute,  now  being 
debated  in  the  Senate,  would 
affirm  this  tragic  negation  of 
human  rights. 

Sincerely  yours, 

Jane  Fischberg,  '82 

Elisa  Waingort  '81 

Lax  Note 

The  Williams  lacrosse  team 
has  received  the  first  seeding  in 
the  ECAC  lacrosse  tournament. 
Middlebury  got  the  second  seed. 
The  Ephs  open  at  home  on  Fri- 
day at  3: 00  pm  against  an  oppo- 
nent undetermined  at  press 
time. 


CELEBRATE  WITH 
CHAMPAGNE  AT  THE  LOG! 

FRIDAY 

End  of  semester  HAPPY  HOUR 

4  -  6  p.m. 
The  AD  HOC  COMMITTEE 

a  new  campus  band  on  Friday  night 

SATURDAY 

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Imported  beers  of  the  week: 
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MacEwans  Scotch  Ale. 


May  12,  1981 


WILLIAMS  RECORD 


Page  9 


Bill  Haylon: 
the  attitude 
of  a  winner 

by  Steve  H.  Epstein 
The  first  paragrapii  of  tiie 
news  story  told  the  bare  facts: 
Willlamstown,  Ma.— The 
Amherst  College  Lord  Jeffs 
improved  their  record  to  21-5 
Saturday  when  they  tame  from 
behind  to  grab  an  11  inning  7-4 
victory  from  the  Ephmen  of  Wil- 
liams College.  The  game  was 
rescheduled  from  a  ralnout  of  a 
week  ago. 

But  to  anyone  who  knows  Wil- 
liams baseball,  the  game  was 


more  than  just  another  disap- 
pointing loss  for  a  3-15  ballclub 
that  hasn't  had  much  to  get 
excited  about  this  spring.  It  was 
the  end  of  a  college  career  for  a 
guy  who  deservecfmuch  better. 

Senior  pitcher  Bill  Haylon 
pitched  the  loss  against 
Amherst,  taking  the  ballclub 
Into  extra-innings  tied  4-4  before 
running  out  of  steam  in  the  elev- 
enth, and  surrendering  three 
runs  to  an  overpowering 
Amherst  club.  For  Haylon,  the 
record  dropped  to  0-5.  As  far  as 
stats  go,  it's  not  the  kind  of  year 
that  makes  vis'ons  of  sugar 
plums  dance  li  pro  scouts' 
heads.  But  then  again,  Billy 
Haylon  never  played  ball  with 
delusions  of  going  to  the  pros. 

Haylon  is  a  two-year  starter 
who    plays    baseball    purely 


Lax  win  Little  Three 


Continued  from  Page  10 
trol  of  the  game.  Outstanding 
hustle  and  aggressiveness,  par- 
ticularly by  Benedict  and  cap- 
tain Peter  Santry,  turned  the 
tide  for  the  Ephmen.  Williams 
tallied  three  goals  in  three  min- 
utes and  three  seconds  to  close 
out  the  period.  The  scores,  com- 
ing from  Maynard,  Benedict 
and  Eckerson,  put  the  favored 
Middlebury  squad  in  an  unusual 
position  for  the  Panthers.  The 
Ephmen  led  at  halftime  6-5. 

The  game  tightened  and  the 
scoring  virtually  stopped  in  the 
well-played  third  quarter.  After 
five  minutes  of  physical  and 
even-matched  play,  the  Panth- 
ers tied  the  score  at  six  all. 
Brian  Benedict  then  netted  his 
third  goal  of  the  afternoon  on  a 
spectacular  individual  effort. 
Middlebury  knotted  the  score  at 
seven  near  the  end  of  the 
quarter. 

The  fourth  quarter  belonged 
to  the  Williams  offense  and  the 

Softballers 
take  two— 

Continued  from  Page    10 

The  team  batting  average  is  a 
startling  .378.  The  top  batters 
include  Martha  Livingston, 
with  .583,  Terry  Dancewicz  '82 
at  .500,  Thalia  Meehan  "83  with 
.485,  and  Cathy  Gernert  '81  at 
.441.  R.B.I,  leaders  are  Meehan 
with  11,  Murphy  at  10,  and  Eliza- 
beth Jex  '83  with  9  to  date. 


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goaltending  of  Ephman  Bill 
Childs.  Although  the  Panthers 
were  able  to  keep  pressure  on 
the  Williams  goal,  key  defen- 
sive plays  by  Santry  and  Joe 
Ross  held  the  Middlebury 
attack  to  only  a  few  good  scor- 
ing bids.  Those  scoring  bids 
were  stifled  by  Childs'  quick 
stick.  Peter  Barbaresi, 
although  tightly  covered, 
released  a  low,  hard  shot  which 
beat  the  Panther  goalie  for  the 
winning  goal.  Manning  put  the 
game  out  of  reach  on  Ecker- 
son's  second  assist  of  the  con- 
test  and   a   breakaway  score . 


because  he  loves  the  game. 
Without  an  overpowering  100 
mph  plus  fastball,  Haylon 
became  the  ace  of  the  Eph  pitch- 
ing staff  in  his  Junior  year,  using 
a  finesse  junkball  and  expert 
control  to  beat  Tufts  and  Wes- 
leyan  en  route  to  one  of  the  best 
seasons  an  Eph  pitcher  has  ever 
had.  At  one  time  his  ERA  was  an 
astrounding  1.29,  and  the  man  to 
pitch  in  a  key  situation. 

But  that  wasn't  really  Hay- 
Ion's  style.  He  just  doesn't  have 
the  'jock  superstar'  mentality. 
Haylon  loved  his  mediocrity, 
until  he  was  thrust  forward  as  a 
pitching  ace.  Some  felt  he  was  a 
flake,  not  really  dedicated  to  the 
game.  Others  saw  Haylon  as  a 
wiseguy,  wearing  number  10 
simply  because,  "It  worked  for 
Bo  Derek,  It  can  work  for  me." 
Haylon  had  a  great  time  on  and 
off  the  mound,  and  all  of  his 
teammates  found  him  a  refresh- 
ing relief  in  comparison  to 
many  successful  pitches  today, 
looking  only  for  three  days  rest 
and  a  one-way  ticket  to  the 
major  leagues. 

With  his  buddy  and  roommate 
Captain  Willie  Keville,  Haylon 
started  a  group  of  bench- 
warmers  his  sophomore  year 
which  he  referred  to  affection- 
ately as  "The  Buffalo  Heads". 
Named  after  a  group  of  mal- 
contents on  the  Boston  Red  Sox, 
these  guys  worked  their  butts 
off  in  practice  honing  their 
skills,  and  then  sat  on  the  edge 
of  the  bench  watching  upper- 


classmen  play  and  taking  the 
game  anything  but  seriously. 
They  sat  with  their  mascot,  the 
golf-playing,  beer-drinking 
Invisible  horse  Leon,  Haylon 's 
Imaginary,  but  very  lively  con- 
stant companion.  They  enjoyed 
baseball,  whether  playing  or 
just  contributing  In  any  way 
possible. 

Then  came  1981.  Haylon  a 
senior,  coming  off  a  storybook 
junior  year.  Keville  was  cap- 
tain, and  the  team's  leading  hit- 
ter In  '80.  It  was  the  year  to  take 
over,  a  time  to  star.  But  some- 
body forgot  to  fix  the  script.  A 
team  combining  lots  of  youth 
and  a  bit  of  experience  found 
Itself  in  a  losing  rut,  and  Haylon 
was  taking  a  beating.  A  couple 


of  close  games  found  him  0-2  due 
to  mistakes  of  youth  and  lack  of 
hitting.  Each  time  he  went  out 
for  the  big  games,  something 
went-  wrong.  The  kid  with  the 
three-speed  fastball  (slow, 
slower,  and  slowest)  was 
struggling. 

Amherst  was  Haylon's  last 
chance.  He  had  a  4-1  lead  after 
five,  and  he'd  given  up  only  one 
run— unearned.  But  Amherst 
came  back  to  tie  the  game  In  the 
7th,  with  the  run  set  up  by  a  Hay- 
ion  walk.  With  a  lack  of  conti- 
nuity in  the  bullpen,  coach 
Brlggs  opted  to  go  with  Haylon 
past  the  scheduled  9  innings.  In 
the  eleventh,  the  Jeffs  finally 
got  to  him.  and  it  was  over  7-4. 


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Page  10 


WILLIAMS  RECORD 


May  12.  1981 


Lax  humiliates  Amiierst 


by  Dan  Keating 

Keeping  their  playoff  hopes 
alive,  the  Williams  College 
men's  lacrosse  team  clinched 
their  fifth  straight  Little  Three 
lacrosse  championship  by 
thrashing  Amherst  19-4  at  Willi- 
ams on  Saturday  afternoon.  The 
win,  the  fifth  in  a  row  for  the 
Ephmen,  brings  their  record  to 
6-3  with  one  game  remaining  in 
their  season. 

The  beginning  of  the  game 
was  evenly  matched  and  gave 
no  indication  that  it  would  be  a 
blow-out.  The  first  quarter 
ended  with  the  score  tied  3-3  and 
no  one  in  control.  The  goals 
came  in  bursts  with  Williams 
picking  up  the  first  three  in  a 
three  minute  span,  and 
Amherst  retaliating  with  two  in 
twenty-seven  seconds.  The  last 
goal  came  with  under  a  minute 
left  in  the  quarter. 

Brian  Benedict  opened  the 
second  quarter  with  a  spectacu- 
lar play.  He  won  the  face-off 
Instantly  and  took  the  ball  right 
to  the  goal.  He  scored  with  a 
low,  hard  bullet  in  the  right 
corner.  The  excitement  con- 
tinued as  Benedict  won  the 
ensuing  face-off  in  the  same 
manner  and  once  again  led  a 
fastbreak  toward  the  Lord 
Jeff's  net.  This  time  the  defend- 
ers imediately  clustered  on 
Benedict  so  he  dished  the  ball  to 
Wayne  Eckerson  who  missed 
scoring  by  inches. 

Rob  Manning  and  Eckerson 
took  over  from  there.  Manning 
tallied  two  goals,  both  on  assists 
from  Eckerson  who  also  had 
two  goals.  By  the  end  of  the  half, 
Williams  was  decidedly  in  con- 
trol. The  score  was  only  8-3  but 


the  ball  was  kept  around  the 
Amherst  net  for  virtually  the 
whole  second  quarter.  Williams 
had  thirty-three  shots  on  goal 
while  Amherst  had  merely  thir- 
teen, most  of  which  were  In  the 
first  quarter. 

In  the  second  half  the  Rob 
Manning  Show  continued  as  he 
picked  up  his  fifth  goal  of  the 
afternoon  just  fourteen  seconds 
into  the  quarter  off  a  deflected 
shot  by  Peter  Barbaresi.  Less 
than  a  minute  later,  defense- 
man  Joe  Ross  had  the  defense- 
man's  dream.  He  picked  up  a 
ground  ball  in  front  of  the  Willi- 
ams net,  broke  from  the  crowd 
and  raced  downfield.  He  never 
stopped,  slicing  through  the 
defense  and  bouncing  a  shot 
over  the  shoulder  of  the 
Amherst  goalie.  The  team 
erupted  into  cheering.  Less  than 
a  minute  later,  Benedict  scored 
his  second  and  final  goal  of  the 
game  to  bring  his  team-leading 
season  total  to  twenty-three. 
The  game  culminated  a  four- 
year,  two  sport  career  against 
Amherst  for  Benedict  with  a 
perfect  8-0  record.  The  Lord 
Jeffs  will  be  glad  to  see  him 
graduate. 

Amherst  scored  one  more 
goal,  but  excellent  netmindlng 
by  Bill  Childs  and  tough  defense 
kept  the  Amherst  offense  at 
bay.  Manning  notched  his  sixth 
goal  of  the  game  to  lead  all 
scorers. 

Early  this  week  Head  Coach 
Renzi  Lamb  should  hear 
whether  the  Ephmen  are 
invited  to  the  New  England 
Championships.  The  squad, 
with  their  five  straight  wins,  is 
very  hopeful. 


Jacobson    Wins 
N  ESC  AC   tourney 


by  Ted  Herwig 

After  two  years  of  playing  the 
number  one  position  for  Willi- 
ams golf,  junior  Greg  Jacobson 
pulled  one  of  his  largest  victo- 
ries yet  out  of  his  hat,  as  he  won 
the  NESCAC  Individual  Golf 
Tournament  last  Monday  after- 
noon. Ephs  Bruce  Goff  and  Todd 
Krieg  also  took  third  and  fifth 
place  honors  respectively. 

"  'Mr.  Steady'  hung  right  in 
there  with  two  superb  rounds  of 
76,"  said  Williams  Coach  Rudy 
Goff  of  Jacobson 's  two-day 
score  of  152.  Jacobson  set  the 
pace  on  the  tourney's  first  day, 
mastering  his  home  Taconic 
Course  on  his  way  to  a  four- 
over-par  round.  He  duplicated 
his  effort  exactly  on  day  two,  to 
give  himself  the  NESCAC  win. 

"  'Mr.  Unpredictable',  said 
Goff  of  son  Bruce,  "was  true  to 
form.  He  played  the  same  kind 
of  golf  he  did  at  the  New  Eng- 
lands:  after  a  bad  first  day  (he 
shot  a  14-over-par  86),  he  came 
roaring  out  of  nowhere  to  shoot 
the  tournament's  best  round,  a 
73."  Goff,  the  defending  cham- 
pion, posted  a  two-day  total  of 
159  to  finish  three  strokes 
behind  second-place  Jim  Collins 
of  Amherst.  Todd  Krieg  finished 
two  slots  behind  Goff,  carding  a 
161. 

The  tourney's  top  five  fin- 
ishers will  play  in  the  N.C.A.A. 
Division  III  national  tourna- 
ment played  May  19-22  in  Pine- 
hurst,  North  Carolina. 
Freshman  Eric  Boyden,  who 
tied  Jacobson  for  the  lead  after 
the  first  day,  will  also  make  the 
trip.  Rudy  Goff  is  excited  about 
this.  He  said,  "It  takes  four  men 
to  field  a  team  in  the  N.C.A.A.; 
and  we  have  four.  This  Is  the 
first  year  Williams  will  have  a 


team  in  the  national  tourna- 
ment. 

Later  in  the  week,  the  squad 
defeated  Trinity  convincingly 
by  nine  strokes,  but  suffered  a 
disappointing  one-stroke  defeat 
to  Fairfield  as  the  three  met  at 
Trinity's  Del  Campo  Golf  Course 
In  Avon,  CT  Wednesday  after- 
noon. The  Fairfield  five  posted  a 
397;  Williams  had  a  398  and 
Trinity  a  409.  Jacobson  got 
medalist  honors  for  the  Ephs 
with  a  one-under-par  71  on  the 
tough  Avon,  Connecticut  links. 

On  Saturday  the  Ephs  tra- 
velled to  Dartmouth,  where 
they  lost  to  the  Green  5  389-376  to 
drop  the  Ephs  seasonal  record 
to  13-4. 


Senior  Steve  Schow  keeps  In  top 
diving  form  after  setting  a  new 
intramural  diving  record  and  win- 
ning the  diving  portion  of  the 
Intramural  swim  meet  for  a  third 
year.  (Mcintosh) 


The  Purple  has  one  game 
remaining  in  the  regular  sea- 
son. They  play  at  Springfield 
tomorrow  afternoon. 

Earlier  in  the  week,  Benedict 
personifleu  the  unbridled  feroc- 
ity which  led  the  Williams  Col- 
lege lacrosse  team  to  10-7  upset 
victory  over  Middlebury  Col- 
lege which  was  ranked  fifth  in 
New  England  coming  into  Wed- 
nesday afternoon's  game.  For 
Middlebury,  it  was  only  their 
third  loss  of  the  season,  their 
first  to  a  Division  III  school. 

The  warpaint-laden  Middleb- 
ury Panthers  jumped  to  a  2-0 
lead  less  than  two  and  a  half 
minutes  into  the  game.  The  two 
squads  then  exchanged  two 
goals  apiece  for  the  rest  of  the 
first  period  to  close  the  quarter 
at  4-2. 

The  Panthers  got  another 
quick  start,  scoring  just  one 
minute  and  seventeen  seconds 
Into  the  second  period.  The 
Eph's  Rltenhouse  retaliated  on 


Tom  Costley  circumvents  Lord  Jeff  defenders  during  a  19-4  drubbing  of 
the  Defectors  of  1821. 


a  perfect  feed  from  Eckerson. 
The  score  stood  at  5-3  for  over 
eight  minutes. 


During  that  time,  the  home- 
town Purple  began  to  take  con- 
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Women's    Softball   Surges 


The  Women's  Softball  Club, 
although  without  the  superb 
coaching  ability  of  President 
Chandler,  is  winding  up  the  sea- 
son with  a  remarkable  record  of 
7  and  3.  After  beating  the  socks 
off  of  R.P.I,  on  their  own  Trojan 
field,  with  a  score  of  14-7,  the 
women  wrestled  Smith  to  a  tight 
victory  on  Williams  turf  of  14-13. 

Facing  back-to-back  double- 
headers  last  weekend,  pitchers 


Susan  Murphy  '81  and  Martha 
Livingston  '82  gave  it  all  they 
had,  and  pulled  through  victor- 
iously. U.Mass  (Amherst) 
came  determined  to  fight 
through  cold,  rain,  sleet,  wind, 
and  mud,  but  the  Ephwomen  tri- 
umphed, nevertheless.  In  a  bru- 
tal 8-lnning  first  game, 
Williams  finally  took  the  win- 
ning run,  for  a  score  of  8-7.  The 
weather  improved  only  slightly 


Eph  nine  drops  two 


by  Beth  Winchester 

When  it  rains  it  pours,  as  they 
always  say,  and  the  baseball 
team  can  vouch  for  that.  With 
their  doubleheader  loss  to  the 
Mohawks  of  North  Adams  State 
College  Saturday  afternoon,  the 
frustrated  Ephs  saw  their  sea- 
son record  drop  to  3-14— an 
embarrassing  record  for  a  team 
that,  on  paper,  is  fairly  sound. 

In  the  first  game  of  the  twin- 
bill,  a  7-0  victory  for  NASC,  the 
Mohawks'  Kurt  O'Sullivan 
pitched  a  masterpiece  as  he 
pitched  the  complete  game  shu- 
tout while  surrendering  only 
two  singles;  one  to  Dave  Law  in 
the  3rd  inning,  and  the  other  to 
Bill  Kevllle  in  the  6th.  Joe  Mark- 
land  pitched  for  Williams,  and 
gave  up  6  runs  in  6  innings 
before  being  relieved  in  the  6th 
by  Matt  Viola.  Viola  came  in 
with  the  bases  loaded  and  only 
one  out  and  pitched  his  way  out 
of  the  jam,  but  was  tagged  for  a 
run  in  the  7th  and  final  inning, 
when  he  walked  the  two  leadoff 
hitters  and  wild  pitched  them 
ahead  to  set  up  a  score  on  an 
error. 

The  second  game,  a  7-2  win  for 
North  Adams,  pitted  NASC's 
Mark  Beaulieu  against  the 
Ephs'  John  Hennigan.  Beaulieu 
was  touchable,  as  the  Ephmen 
were  hitting  some  solid  sliots  off 
of  him.  However,  most  of  these 
shots  were  either  right  at 
fielders  or  foul.  Williams  scored 
its  first  run  of  the  afternoon  in 
the  4th  inning  when  third  base- 
man Tom  Howd  led  off  with  a 
booming  triple  to  left  and  came 
home  on  a  single  to  left  by  first 
baseman  Dave  Calabro.  The 
run  came  after  a  4  run  uprising 
by  the  Mohawks  in  the  top  of  the 
same  inning,  when  4  hits,  2 
errors  and  a  wild  pitch  put 
North  Adams  in  control  of  the 
game.  In  the  5th  Inning,  the 
teams  swapped  runs,  with  Willi- 
ams' run  coming  on  a  Captain 
Bill  Kevllle  single  to  center,  an 
error  by  the  center  fielder,  and 


an  RBI  single  by  Howd.  The 
final  two  Mohawk  runs  were 
scored  In  the  6th  inning  when 
Hennigan  walked  the  first  two 
batters  and  then  surrendered 
two  successive  singles. 

Top  hitters  in  this  game  for 
Williams  were  Howd  who  went  2 
for  3  with  one  run  scored  and  an 
RBI,  and  shortstop  Bobby  Brow- 
nell  who  was  2  for  4. 

The  Ephs  finished  their  sea- 
son today  at  home  against 
Springfield  College. 


for  the  second  hair-splitting, 
tooth-gritting  win  of  11-10.  Liv- 
ingston pitched  both  winners. 

As  if  apologizing  for  Satur- 
day's misery,  the  sun  shone 
brightly  on  Sunday's  games 
against  the  University  of  South- 
ern Vermont.  The  scores— 29  to 
5  and  22  to  1— betray  the  number 
of  errors  made  by  the  Vermon- 
ters.  Murphy  and  Livingston 
split  the  victories. 

Last  Thrusday  marked  their 
third  defeat  of  the  season, 
played  against  North  Adams 
State.  The  game  was  held  up  in 
the  bottom  of  the  seventh 
inning,  preventing  a  possible 
tie,  as  the  opposing  bench  called 
two  Williams  players  out  on  a 
technicality.  The  umpires  had 
not  seen  the  play,  and  could  not 
call  It.  North  Adams  continued 
to  play  under  protest,  still  win- 
ning the  game,  8-4. 

"They've  exceded  my  expec- 
tations. I'm  very  happy  with  our 
progress,"  said  Jamie  Paries 
'81,  who  coaches  the  team  with 
Lillian  Bostert. 

Continued  on   Page  9 


Track    snares    5th 
in     New    England 


Minus  half  its  star  sprinting 
duo,  the  Williams  College  Men's 
Track  team  still  landed  a  solid 
fifth  out  of  some  twenty  teams 
at  the  Division  III  New  Eng- 
lands  meet  held  at  Bowdoin  Col- 
lege Saturday.  The  Ephmen 
finished  with  59  points,  16 
behind  champion  MIT  and  only 
5  out  of  second  place. 

As  coach  Dick  Farley  com- 
mented: "Having  Tomas  Ale- 
jandro ('83)  out  hurt  us,  but  I 
was  pleased  with  the  meet  in 
general.  With  Alejandro  in  we 
might  have  had  a  shot  at  first, 
but  almost  all  the  other  guys 
performed  well  so  we  have  to 
like  what  we  got." 

Performing  especially  well 
for  the  Ephs  were  the  two  dis- 
tance aces,  senior  Ted  Congdon 
and  soph  Bo  Parker.  Congdon 
led  off  the  meet  with  his  first 
10,000m  race  of  the  season  and 
established  a  new  meet  record 
by  cruising  to  victory  in  30: 34.0 
Congdon  thus  qualified  for  the 
Division  III  Nationals  in  the 
event.  Parker,  running  with  a 
slight  leg  injury,  still  managed 
to  pull  away  from  Bates'  Tom 
Rooney  for  a  three  second,  meet 
record  victory  in  the  5000m  run. 
Parker,  who  timed  14:37,  has 


already  run  a  second  faster  and 
qualified  for  Nationals. 

Despite  the  absence  of  his 
sprinting  partner,  Micah  Taylor 
'82  still  flashed  to  a  strong  third 
place  in  the  100m  in  11.1.  Taylor 
thus  qualified  for  the  Division  I 
New  Englands,  where  he  will 
try  to  lower  his  time  another  .2 
seconds  to  go  to  Nationals. 

Already  qualified  for  that 
meet  is  senior  Scott  Mayfield, 
who  had  a  slightly  off  day  in  tak- 
ing second  in  the  pole  vault  at 
14'6" ,  but  who  has  already  gone 
over  15'.  Mayfi  'Id  is  likely  to  be 
in  the  top  five  a;  Nationals  if  he 
is  healthy. 

Other  high  placers  Saturday 
Included  Calvin  Schnure,  '81 
who  dashed  to  third  in  the  800m 
with  a  fine  1:54.8,  and  Jeff 
Poggi,  '82  who  took  fourth  in 
both  the  110m  high  hurdles  and 
the  400m  intermediates.  The 
400m  relay  squad  also  grabbed 
third  and  the  1600m  relay  fourth 
to  round  out  the  scoring. 

Several  Ephs  will  travel  to  the 
Division  I  New  Englands  in  Bos- 
ton Saturday  in  final  prepara- 
tion for  the  Nationals,  which 
will  be  held  in  Cleveland  May 
27-30. 


The  WiUMis  Record 


June  7,  1981 


GRADUATION  1981 


USPS  684-MO 


While  2000  look  on 

479  earn  degrees 


The  College  awarded  Bachelor 
of  Arts  degrees  to 479  members  of 
the  Class  of  1981  this  morning  in 
Williams'  192nd  Commencement 
Exercises. 

Ten  graduate  students  in  the  His- 
tory of  Art  and  29  fellows  from  the 
Williams  Center  for  Development 
Economics  were  awarded  Master 
of  Arts  degrees.  The  479  graduat- 
ing seniors  include  125  members  of 
Phi  Beta  Kappa  and  nine  members 
of  Sigma  Xi,  named  for  outstand- 
ing achievement  in  science. 

Liese  C.  Reich  and  Jennifer  D. 
White,  who  tied  as  class  valedicto- 
rian, both  spoke  at  the  Commence- 
ment exercises.  Reich,  a  political 
science  major  and  one  of  eight 
seniors  to  graduate  summa  cum 
laude,  gave  the  charge  to  the  class. 

Reich  spoke  of  the  capacity  to 
marvel,  saying  "Involved  in  nur- 
turing our  more  obvious  interests 
and  facilities,  too  often  we  have 
neglected  a  more  delicate  side  of 
ourselves,  a  capacity  needing 
more  careful  nourishment:  the 
capacity  to  marvel." 

"There  are  elements  of  nature 
and  there  are  creations  and  activi- 
ties of  mankind  that,  if  we  but  turn 


ourselves  towards  them,  have  an 
incredible  power  to  stir  us,  to 
transport  us  beyond  the  ordinary, 
to  make  us  marvel  at  the  beauty 
and  joy  that  can  exist  in  our 
world." 

Reich  concluded  with  the  charge 
to  the  class.  "Fellow  classmates, 
let  us  continue  to  do  well  that  which 
we  choose  to  do.  Let  us  continue  to 
be  active  people,  setting  chal- 
lenges and  responding  to  them.  But 
as  we  leave  Williams  let  us  also 
take  with  us  both  the  ability  to  find 
joy  and  beauty  and  the  desire  to 
build  a  world  in  which  flourish  joy, 
beauty,  and  people  who  lave  not 
outgrown  the  capacity  to  marvel." 

White,  a  double  major  in  theatre 
and  psychology,  also  graduating 
summa  cum  laude,  centered  her 
speech  on  the  meaning  of  grades 
and  academics  in  the  context  of 


Carmen  Masslmiano,  High  Sheriff  of 
Berkshire  County,  leads  the  proces- 
sion of  graduates  to  the  192nd  Williams 
graduation.  (Bucl<ner) 

education.  She  entitled  it  "Intangi- 
ble Evidence",   referring  to  the 
qualities  of  a  Williams  education 
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192  years 
of  tradition 

To  a  casual  observer,  the  Willi- 
ams College  Commencement 
ceremonies  may  look  very  similar 
from  year  to  year,  only  drawing 
comment  when  there  is  a  major 
change— but  things  aren't  always 
what  they  seem. 

Frederick  Rudolph,  the  Mark 
Hopkins  Professor  of  History  at 
Williams  and  author  of  Mark  Hop- 
kins and  the  Log,  an  early  history 
of  the  College,  has  looked  into  the 
history  of  Commencements  at  Wil- 
liams and  found  that  what  looks  the 
same  from  year  to  year  has  been 
through  some  remarkable 
changes. 

"In  the  early  decades,"  says 
Rudolph,  "Every  senior  spoke  at 
the  Commencement  and  the  pro- 
gram took  two  days."  That  wasn't 
much  of  a  problem  at  the  first  Wil- 
liams Commencement  in  1795, 
when  there  were  only  four  gradu- 
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Seven    get  honorary   degrees 


A  distinguished  panel  of  seven 
men  and  women  representing  edu- 
cation, government,  journalism, 
law,    and    diplomacy    received 


Professor  Whitney  Stoddard,  shown  reaching  for  his  tassel,  witnessed  his  forty- 
fourth  Williams  graduation  today  beginning  with  his  own  graduation  In  1935. 


honorary  degrees  at  today's 
Commencement. 

President  Chandler  presented 
Doctor  of  Laws  degrees  to  Donald 
McHenry,  former  US  Ambassador 
to  the  United  Nations;  Cyrus 
Vance,  former  Secretary  of  State; 
Carla  Hills,  former  Secretary  of 
the  Department  of  Housing  and 
Urban  Development;  Julian 
Gibbs,  President  of  Amherst  Col- 
lege; and  Harding  Bancroft,  Willi- 
ams Trustee  Emeritus  and  former 
Director  of  The  New  York  Times 
Co.  Ronald  Dworkin,  legal  philo- 
sopher and  law  professor  at  Yale 
and  Oxford  Universities,  received 
a  Doctor  of  Letters  degree,  and 
prominent  journalist  Elizabeth 
Drew  received  a  Doctor  of 
Humane  Letters  degree. 

McHenry,  45,  became  the  14th 
and  youngest  United  States  Per- 
manent Representative  to  the  Uni- 
ted Nations  in  1979,  following  a 
career  that  included  government 
service  in  the  State  Department 
and  executive  positions  with  for- 
eign policy  research  institutions. 
McHenry,  who  now  holds  a  faculty 
appointment  at  Georgetown  Uni- 


versity's Edmund  A.  Walsh  School 
of  Foreign  Service,  has  been  an 
International  Affairs  Fellow  of  the 
Council  of  Foreign  Relations  and  a 
guest  scholar  at  the  Brookings 
Institution. 

Before  his  appointment  as  Secre- 
tary of  State  in  1977,  Cyrus  Vance, 
a  graduate  of  Yale  Law  School,  had 
served  as  counsel  for  a  number  of 
Senate  committees,  as  general 
counsel  for  the  Defense  Depart- 
ment, Secretary  of  the  Army  under 
President  Kennedy,  and  as  Deputy 
Secretary  of  Defense  for  President 
Johnson.  He  was  one  of  the  two 
United  States  negotiators  at  the 
1968-69  Paris  Peace  Conference  on 
Vietnam.  In  1969,  President  John- 
son, describing  Vance  as  a  "man  of 
energy,  uncompromising  intellect, 
and  remarkable  wisdom," 
awarded  him  the  Medal  of  Free- 
dom, this  country's  highest  civ- 
ilian award.  Vance  has  now 
resumed  private  law  practice  with 
the  New  York  firm  of  Simpson, 
Thacher  &  Bartlett,  of  which  he  is 
an  Associate  and  Partner. 

McHenry  and  Vance  were  key 
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3  from  Carter  Cabinet  take  honorary  degrees 


Continued  from  Page  1 

figures  In  last  Marcli's  UN  resolu- 
tion condemning  Israeli  settle- 
ments In  occupied  territories. 
Citing  a  "failure  to  communi- 
cate," McHenry  -was  forced  to 
renounce  US  support  of  the  resolu- 
tion tor  which  he  had  previously 
voted  in  favor.  The  Carter  admin- 
istration realized  its  error  only 
after  pro-Israeli  factions  in  Amer- 
ica joined  Israel  in  a  tremendous 
outcry  against  the  US  vote. 
The  "flip-flop"  caused  dismay  in 


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Donald  McHenry 
Doctor  of  Laws 


Cyrus  Vance 
Doctor  of  Laws 


Carta  Hills 
Doctor  of  Laws 


Israel  and  Arab  nations  alil<e,  lead- 
ing one  Jordanian  newspaper  to 
attaclt  "Carter  and  his  team  of 
incompetents."  McHenry  said  of 
the  event,  "We  wound  up  with  the 
worst  of  both  worlds."  Vance 
accepted  responsibility  for  the 
mishap  and  reaffirmed  that  he 
would  not  resign  his  post  In  the  Car- 
ter cabinet. 

One  month  later  Vance  sur- 
prised the  White  House  and  the 
nation  by  resigning  immediately 
following  "Operation  Blue  Light," 
the  ill-fated  Iran  rescue  attempt. 
Vance's  resignation  capped  a 
years-long  struggle  between  him- 
self and  National  Security  Advisor 
Zblgniew  Brzezinslti  over  the  tone 
of  U.S.  foreign  policy.  One  Vance 
aide  commented  last  May,  "The 
Secretary  despised  Brzezinsl?!." 

Vance  consistently  sought  a  pol- 
icy of  mutual  concessions  and  cau- 
tious action  in  foreign  relations, 
while  Brzezlnski  urged  displays  of 
strength. 

Vance  was  vehemently  opposed 
to  the  rescue  mission,  and  ten- 
dered his  handwritten  resignation 
when  he  heard  that  the  mission 
received  White  House  approval 
before  he  could  present  his  case  in 
person. 

In  the  resignation  letter  Vance 
cited  what  he  considered  to  be  the 
highlights  of  his  tenure  as  Secre- 
tary of  State,  including  the 
Panama  Canal  treaty.  Camp 
David  accords,  SALT  II,  and  nor- 
malized relations  with  the  People's 
Republic  of  China. 

Ronald  Dworkin,  who  holds  law 
professorships  at  both  Yale  Uni- 
versity and  Oxford  University  in 
England,  has  put  his  theories  about 
the  philosophy  of  law  into  practice 
as  an  outspolten  advocate  of  indi- 
vidual rights.  His  reputation  as  a 
foremost  legal  philosopher  was 
established  largely  through  his 
boolc,  Taking  Rights  Seriously. 
He  contributes  regularly  to  "The 
New  York  Review  of  Books,"  writ- 
ing on  issues  of  contemporary 
social  and  political  interest  such  as 
affirmative  action,  freedom  of 
expression,  and  the  obligation  of 
government  to  the  individual.  He  is 
a  fellow  of  the  American 
Academy  of  Arts  and  Sciences,  and 
a  Fellow  of  the  British  Academy. 

Julian    Gibbs    was    appointed 


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President  of  Amherst  College,  his 
alma  mater,  in  1979,  after  a  thirty- 
year  career  as  a  physical  chemist. 
After  earning  his  Ph.D.  from  Prin- 
ceton in  1950,  Gibbs  worked  in  the 
chemistry  department,  of  which  he 
later  became  chairman.  Gibbs  has 
received  many  academic  and  pro- 
fessional honors,  and  serves  on  the 
editorial  tward  of  a  number  of 
research  journals.  He  has  been  a 
Guggenheim  Fellow,  a  NATO  Fel- 
low, and  a  Fulbright  Fellow,  and 
was  awarded  the  American  Physi- 
cal Society  Prize  for  High  Polymer 
Physic::  in  1967.  Gibbs  is  a  Fellow 
of  the  American  Physical  Society 
and  of  the  American  Institute  of 
Chemists. 

Carla  Hills,  a  partner  in  the 
Washington  law  firm  of  Latham, 
Watkins  &  Hills,  became  the  Secre- 
tary of  Housing  and  Urban  Devel- 
opment (HUD)  in  1975,  the  third 
woman  in  the  country's  history  to 
be  named  to  a  Cabinet  position.  She 
attended  Yale  Law  School,  and 
after  being  admitted  to  the  Califor- 
nia bar  worked  as  an  Assistant 
United  States  Attorney  in  Los 
Angeles.  Before  her  appointment 
as  Secretary  of  HUD,  Hills  served 
as  an  Assistant  Attorney  General 


for  the  Department  of  Justice  in 
Washington.  She  serves  on  the 
boards  of  many  corporations  and 
national  and  International  founda- 
tions and  committees.  She  is  also  a 
contributing  editor  to  "Legal 
Times,"  and  a  member  of  the  edi- 
torial board  of  the  "National  Law 
Journal." 

Elizabeth  Drew  has  written 
about  politics  and  public  issues 
since  1959  when  she  was  a  writer 
and  editor  for  "Congressional 
Quarterly"  in  Washington.  She 
was  the  Washington  editor  for  the 
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Harding  Bancroft 
Doctor  of  Laws 


Julian  Gibbs 
Doctor  of  Laws 


Ellzabetli  Drew 
Doctor  of  Humane  Letters 


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June  7,  1981 


WILLIAMS  RECORD 


Page  3 


Six  speak  to  graduates 


Continued  from  Page  1 

not  reflected  In  a  Grade-Point 
Average.  The  GPA  does  not  really 
measure  what  we  learned,  White 
said;  academics  Is  only  a  small 
part  of  the  value  of  our  education. 

Elected  class  speaker,  Michael 
V.  Sardo  11  delivered  an  address 
entitled,  "The  'Real  World',  Willi- 
ams College  and  Blackberry 
Wine". 

Sardo  spoke  of  a  meeting  with  a 
wino  in  a  New  York  subway.  After 
creating  a  vivid  picture  of  all  that 
Williams  isn't,  Sardo  went  on  to 
question  if  that.  In  fact,  is  the  real 
world.  Sardo  quoted  George  Ber- 
nard Shaw:  "People  are  al- 
ways blaming  their  circum- 
stances for  what  they  are.  I 
don't  believe  in  circumstances. 
The  people  who  get  on  in  this  world 
are  the  people  who  get  up  and  look 
for  the  circumstances  they  want, 
and  if  they  can't  find  them,  they 
make  them."  Sardo  concluded 
with  a  charge  to  the  class,  saying 
"We  are  the  real  world.  And  Willi- 
ams College  is  the  real  world 
because  it  Is  the  world  we  have 
chosen  tocreateandparticipatein. 
One  is  no  more  real  than  the 
other." 

The  49  seniors  who  qualified  for 
membership  in  Phi  Beta  Kappa  at 


CONGRATULATIONS 
SENIORS! 

Good  Luck 

and 
Thank  You 

for  four 

years  of 

faithful 
patronage. 


King's 

Liquor  Store 

Spring  Street  8-5948 


the  end  of  their  junior  year  elected 
Philip  H.  Darrow  as  that  organiza- 
tion's speaker.  Darrow,  who  titled 
his  speech  "The  White(?) 
Man's(?)  Burden?",  defined  the 
difference  between  elitist  behavior 
and  being  a  member  of  a  responsi- 
ble elite.  AUthe  graduating  seniors 
are  members  of  a  certain  kind  of 
elite  because  of  their  educational 
status,  Darrow  asserted.  This  has 
given  them  the  responsibility  to 
perform  active  social  service  in  a 
non-condescending  and  culturally 
sensitive  manner.  They  must  have 
a  broad  perspective  on  the  world, 
"We  must  have  a  broad  perspec- 
tive on  the  world,  "We  must  avoid 
putting  ourselves  in  a  cultural 
box,"  he  urged,  adding  that  the 
class  must  also  think  in  terms  of 
the  long-term  future  of  the  earth. 

Membership  in  the  Phi  Beta 
Kappa  Society  grew  to  12f)  as  76 
additional  seniors  qualified  for 
that  honor  at  the  end  of  this  year. 

TheCoUegeawardedllSdegrees 
with  the  cum  laude  distinction, 
given  to  seniors  with  a  grade  point 
average  between  9.0  and  9.7-  53 
seniors  won  the  magna  cum  laude 
distinction,  which  requires  an 
average  between  9.8  and  10.4. 
Eight  seniors  graduated  summa 
cum  laude  with  cumulative  aca- 
demic averages  in  excess  of  10.5. 

Of  the  seventy-three  candidates 
for  honors  in  their  major  studies, 
27  received  highest  honors  and  47 
received  honors.  The  graduating 
class  consisted  of  263  men  and  216 
women. 

Donald  McHenry,  former  U.S. 


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President  John  Chandler  referred  to  liberal  arts  graduates  as  "society's  bearers  of 
the  collective  memory  of  humankind,"  In  his  speech  to  the  class  o!  1 981.  Chandler 
observed  that  competition  defines  the  "spirit  of  a  college  atmosphere."  The 
President  assessed  graduation  as  'a  passage  from  being  looked  after  to  having 
the  responsibility  to  look  after. " 


representative  to  the  United 
Nations  gave  the  keynote  address 
at  the  Convocation.  McHenry,  the 
14th  and  youngest  U.S.  Permanent 
Representative  to  the  U.N.,  is  gen- 
erally credited  with  guiding  the 
U.N.  Security  Council  to  a  rare 
unanimous  vote  in  favor  of  release 
of  the  U.S.  hostages  in  Iran.  He  also 
led  this  nation's  response  through 
the  U.N.  to  the  Russian  invasion  of 
Afghanistan. 


On  Saturday  afternoon  Ronald 
M.  Dworkin  spoke  to  the  senior 
class  at  the  Baccalaureate  cerem- 
ony. Dworkin  is  a  leading  legal  phi- 
losopher and  an  active  spokesman 
for  the  rights  of  the  individual. 


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WILLIAMS  RECORD 


June  7,  19B1 


John  Setear  looks  at  the  way  things  are 


Williams  College  Is  a  funny 
place. 

If  you  keep  your  eyes  open  here, 
you  can't  help  but  see  some  Inter- 
esting things.  Some  of  these  things 
are  ha-ha-funny  while  others  are 
weird-funny;  some  of  the  most 
memorable  show  you  that  such  a 
distinction  is  largely  artificial. 

I  have  seen  monogrammed 
bookbags. 

I  have  seen  a  first-semester 
freshman  who,  unvanqulshed  by 
prohibitions  against  driving  his 
own  car,  roadtrlpped  to  Smith  in  a 
taxicab.  I  heard  a  different  fresh- 
man dismiss  the  charge  that  Willi- 
ams is  excessively  homogeneous 
by  pointing  out  that  few  other  col- 
leges in  the  United  States  offer 
breakfast  until  ten  a.m. 

I  have  seen  seniors  who  do  not 
know  that  Williams  owns  an  essen- 
tially original  edition  of  Shakes- 
peare's First  Folio  and  of  Newton's 
Prlncipia,  sets  of  ideas  that  influ- 
ence educated  Westerners  more 
subtly  than  we  can  calculate.  I 
have  also  seen  seniors  who  do  not 
know   where  Williams  keeps  its 


".  .  .  Some  portions  of  the 
Williams  education  are 
not  particularly  well 
rounded  ..." 


computer,  a  set  of  ideas  that  In  one 
form  or  another  will  come  to  influ- 
ence us  more  visibly,  though  no 
less  thoroughly,  than  Hamlet  or 
universal  gravitation. 

And— once— I  even  saw  James 
MacGregor  Burns. 

There  were  a  number  of  things  of 
which  I  saw  little  at  Williams  Col- 
lege. Since  the  less  visible  pheno- 
mena tend  In  this  particular 
Instance  to  be  the  less  funny  ones, 
while  college  Is  Inherently  a  rich 
agar  for  the  growth  of  amusing 
escapades,  this  is  perhaps  as  it 
should  be.  Nonethless,  it  seems 
that  some  portions  of  the  Williams 
education  are  not  particularly  well 
rounded,  particularly  those  out- 
side the  classroom. 

I  saw  little  of  poverty  at  Willi- 
ams. There  Is  a  house  on  the  walk 
to  the  Grand  Union  whose  occu- 
pants must  patch  their  torn  win- 
dow screens  with  yarn,  but  the 
wool  Is  brightly  colored,  and  thus  I 
can  Imagine  that  they  are  a  cheery 
bunch  within  their  peeling  paint. 
There  are  (very  roughly)  600  peo- 
ple at  Williams  who  must  depend 
on  the  Financial  Aid  office  to  assist 
them  In  some  manner  with  their 


tuition,  but  their  long-run  futures 
are  almost  uniformly  bright,  and 
thus  I  can  imagine  that,  having 
learnt  much  from  our  professors, 
all  of  us  who  graduate  from  here 
win  grow  up  to  complain  occasion- 
ally about  the  certain  discord 
between  the  Income  we  earn  and 
that  we  deserve,  though  remaining 
well-housed  enough  to  worry  about 
whether  our  slothfulness  with 
regards  to  yardwork  will  diminish 
our  sta.nding  In  our  neighbors'  eyes 
and  well-fed  enough  to  worry  about 
putting  on  a  few  too  many  pounds 
when  we  have  trouble  finding  peo- 
ple with  whom  to  take  an  afternoon 
Jog. 

I  saw  little  of  the  acceptance  of 
extraordinary  risk  that  character- 
izes true,  human  love,  as  nearly  all 
of  us  here  must  spe.nd  too  much  of 
our  time  either  in  studying  or  in 
laboring  to  separate  the  effects  of 
intoxication  from  those  of  eroti- 
cism to  stumble  with  sufficient 
vigor  into  what  Mr.  Shakespeare's 
Antony  called  "the  love  of  Love." 
More  typical  is  an  acquaintance  of 
mine  unable  to  imagine  a  relation- 
ship as  selfless  as  that  portrayed  in 
a  song  by  Bread. 

Some  of  the  people  who  work  full- 
time  for  the  Food  Service  have 
been  divorced  or  would  like  us  to 
think  that  they  have  affairs,  of 
course,  while  the  acute  ear  can 
convert  faint  floatlngs  about  the 
faculty  Into  evidence  both  hearten- 
ing and  sad.  It  is  the  unique  oppor- 
tunity of  youth,  however,  to  know 
love,  not  in  the  obsessive  negation 
of  its  dissolution  or  as  the  continu- 
ous thrill  of  an  ever-expanding 
marriage,  but  In  the  overflowing 
creation  of  friends  you  will  cry  in 
front  of  for  a  lifetime  or  of  lovers 
who  know  you  naked  to  the  marrow 
and  not  just  'til  the  'morrow.  It  is 
unfortunate  that  the  whole  process 
resists  so  tenaciously  our  efforts  to 
attenuate  it  during  just  those  years 


"It  is  the  unique 
opportunity  of  youth  . . .  to 
know  love  ..." 


when  we  wish  to  spend  so  much 
time  preparing  to  enter  a  Real 
World  — one  whose  forceful 
loomlng-up  during  our  senior  year 
confirms  for  us  our  earlier  wisdom 
in  laboring  mightily,  and  often 
inventively,  to  steel  ourselves 
against  It  In  whatever  ways  we 


could  clutch-that  generally  winds 
up  rather  less  fluffy  for  our  haste. 
Like  the  threat  of  a  cavalry 
charge,  our  perceptions  of  the  Real 
World  seem  to  require  us  to  defend 
ourselves  at  more  points  than  can 
possibly  be  struck  by  the  actual 
onrush.  Anyone  smart  enough  to 
make  it  through  Williams,  how- 
ever, should  be  able  to  see  that  gra- 
duation is  an  opportunity,  not 
merely  the  potential  womb  of  some 
now-struggling  psychiatrist's  suc- 
cess. There  are  no  J.A.'s  and  few 
Face   Books  to  assist  us  In  the 


"/  saw  little  of  the  accep- 
tance of  extraordinary  risk 
that  characterizes  true 
human  love  .  .  ." 


struggle  we  face  in  moving  from 
Indulged  post-adolescence  to  min- 
imally responsible  adulthood,  but 
there  Is  a  lot  going  on  Out  There, 
and  even  those  of  us  bereft  of  the 
cushion  of  a  few  years  at  graduate 
school  might  do  well  to  tiptoe  upon 
occasion  over  to  a  convenient 
library  or  newsstand  and  peek  In  at 
more  sweeping  struggles,  of  the 
sort  reported  in  the  New  York 
Times. 

I  know  some  of  you  already  read 
about  them.  (I  also  know  that  some 
of  you  don't,  as  one  acquaintance 
of  mine  was  unable  to  name  Mr. 
Carter's  second  Secretary  of 
State. )  I  know  very  few  of  us,  how- 
ever, who  ever  change  their  plan  of 
action  for  the  day  or  the  decade 
because  of  soinething  they  read  In 
the  New  York  Times. 

This  apathy  Is  hardly  unique  to  a 
select  group  of  students  here,  or 
even  to  Williams  students  as  a 
whole.  Few  of  my  friends,  from 
here  or  anywhere,  are  activists- 
there  are  times,  after  all,  when  all 
of  us  wonder  if  any  of  our  friends 
are  even  friends — and  my  own  list 
of  socially  useful  pursuits  at  Willi- 
ams is  limited  to  ambiguously  suc- 
cessful efforts  to  make  people 
laugh  and  a  substantial  admiration 
for  John  F.  Kennedy's  Inaugural 
Address.  While  I  do  think  that  the 
powerlessness  and  lack  of  social 
concern  on  the  part  of  the  Williams 
student  Is  insufficient  cause  for 
verbal  finger-jabbing  and  may 
even  be  a  rational  response  to  the 
environment  we  face  here,  I  do  not 
think  that  It  needs  to  be  a  perman- 
ent component  of  the  personality  of 
the  Williams  graduate.  Society 
generally  considers  those  who 
leave    Williams    to    be    capable 


enough  to  grant  them  the  opportun- 
ity to  exercise  either  power  or  their 
conscience— to  do  both  at  once  Is  a 
challenge  that  can  be  met  only  by 
the  individual— and  thus  the  oppor- 
tunity to  play  some  small  part  In 
changing  what  we  see  as  The  Way 
It  Is. 

Some  casual  advice  from  a  peer 
and  from  a  professor  of  mine  com- 
bined recently  to  make  me  wonder 
If  perhaps  the  young  are  breezily 
confident  about  their  ability  to 
affect  aggregate  social  outcomes 
but  unconvinced  that  it  is  an  urgent 
pursuit,  while  older  people  are  less 
certain  that  they  can  deflect  his- 
tory but  surer  that  the  effort  must 
be  made.  I  am  not  sure  that  such  a 
generalization  Is  true  or  even  rele- 
vant, but  It  may  at  least  provide 
the  ambivalent  soul  with  the  hope 
of  winding  up  somewhere  in  mid- 
dle age  both  In  the  right  place  and 
with  the  right  attitude. 

Perhaps,  then,  on  some  day 
when  we  are  choosing  pursuits 
more  permanent  than  a  Dinner 
Dance  date,  we  will  remember 
how  much  we  enjoyed  worrying 
about  whether  or  not  we  would  be 
drenched  in  an  upcoming  water 
fight  and  resolve  to  reduce  the 
painfully  contrasting,  burled  wor- 
ries we  have  about  being  inciner- 
ated in  a  nuclear  exchange.  We 
might,  even  unconsciously, 
remember  our  complaints  about 


".  .  .  we  will  remember  how 
much  we  enjoyed  .  .  .  an 
upcoming  water  fight  .  .  ." 


Green  Veal  and  Red  Stuff  with  suf- 
ficient vividness  to  nudge  some 
more  food  towards  those  people 
who  do  not  even  have  the  privilege 
of  eating  at  tables. 

It's  pretty  much  of  a  long  shot  to 
think  that  such  tenuous  connec- 
tions win  influence  us,  I  suppose, 
or  even  to  think  that  very  many 
people  care.  But  then,  how  good 
are  the  odds  of  having— despite  the 
absence  of  Shakespearean  Love, 
small  American  cars,  and  an  equit- 
able  system  of  granting 
extensions— the  Best  Time  of  Your 
Life  (so  far,  at  any  rate)  at  a  col- 
lege intellectually  air-dropped  into 
a  bunch  of  resort  mountains  and 
blessed  with  a  mascot  that  is  not 
only  fictional  but  entirely  unre- 
lated to  the  sports  teams'  official 
nickname? 

So:  See  you  In  the  New  York 
Times— I  hope. 


It/mm 


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June  7,  1981 


WILLIAMS  RECORD 


Page  5 


Eighty  students  win  prizes  and  fellowships 


Eighty  students  received  prizes  or  graduate  fel- 
lowships at  Class  Day  exercises  Saturday  Prizes 
covered  all  academic  fields  at  the  College  and  were 
awarded  (or  writing,  speaking,  and  overall 
excellence 

GRADUATE  FELLOWSHIPS 

Horace  f.  Clark  Prize  Fetlowthip 

Patrick  Foley  Dobson  81 
Jennifer  Dorr  White  '81 

Francis  S.  Hutchlnt 

Mark  Kevin  Bowen  '81 

Hubbard  Hutchinson  Memorial  Fellowship 

Robert  Charles  Forrest  '81 
Alison  Laurie  Palmer  '81 
John  Dominic  Rubino  '81 

John  E.  Moody 
Erika  Ann  Jorgensen  '81 

Dr.  Htrchel  Smilh  Fellowthip 

Karen  Jill  Eppler  '81 
Mark  Fred  Kightlinger  '81 

GENERAL  AWARDS 

William  Bradford  Turner  Cfllzenship  Prize 

Awarded  to  the  member  of  the  graduating  class 
who.  in  the  judgment  of  the  faculty  and  of  the  gra 
duating  class,  has  best  fulfilled  one's  obligations  to 
the  College,  to  fellow  students,  and  to  self 
Christel  R.  Albritlon  '81 

Allan  L.  Grosvenor  Memorial  Award 

Awarded  to  that  member  o(  the  Junio.r  Class  who 
best  exemplifies  the  tradition  of  Williams, 
Kenneth  B   TaHey  '82 

PRIZES 
Acadamy  ot  American  Poets  Prize 
Audrey  Joy  Howard  '81 

John  SabIn  Adrlance  Prize  In  Chemistry 

Athos  Bousvaros  '81 

Benedict  Prizes 

In  Biology 

First  Prize:  Kameran  Lashkari  '81 
Second  Prize    Peter  Curtis  Brilton  '81 


Lauretta  Catherine  Clough  "81 
Caroline  Prioleau  Haydock   81 


First  Prize:  Lynn  Brandi  '81 

Second  Prize   Susan  Rebecca  Perry  "81 

In  Greek 

First  Prize  Anne  Katherine  Jeantheau  '81 

Christopher  Daniel  Suits  '81 

Second  Prize   Gregory  Colin  Narver  '82 

In  History 

First  Prize   Kurt  John  Weisl  '81 
Second  Prize:  David  James  Sorkm  '81 

In  Latin 

First  Prize:  Jane  MacRea  Bailey  81 
Second  Prize:  William  Scott  Harrison  '83 

In  Mathematics 

First  Prize:  Douglas  Owen  Staiger  '83 
Second  Prize:  Robert  Lester  Buckner  "83 

William  Robert  Hogan   83 

Janet  Marie  Johnston  '83 

Galua  C.  Bolin  89  Essay  Prize 

Lee  William  Doyle  83 

Kenneth  L.  Brown  Award  In  American  Studies 

William  Lawrence  Burakoff  '82 

Sterling  A.  Brown  Award 

Deirdre  Mane  Ratteray  '81 

Canby  Athletic  Scholarship  Prize 

Stephen  Goodwin  Colt  '81 

David  Taggarl  Clark  Prize  In  Latin 

Phihp  Delalield  Carroll  '84 

Comparative  Literature  Essay  Prize 

Mark  Sulton  Andres  '81 

Honorable  Mention:  David  Bruce  Kramer  '81 

Conant-Harringlon  Prize  in  Biology 

William  Scoft  Schroth  81 

Henry  Rutgers  Conger  Memorial  Literary  Prize 

Eric  Paul  Schmitt  '82 


Doris  da  Keysertlngk  Prize  In  Russian 

Margaret  Mary  Galvm  '81 
Christopher  Daniel  Suits  '81 


Garretl  Wright  DeVriea  Mamorlal  Prize  In  Spanish 

Kadi  Mai  Kool   81 

Sherwood  O.  DIckerman  Memorial  Prtze 

Margaret  Curzon  Welch  '83 

Dwighl  Botanical  Prize 

Anthony  Joseph  diGiovanna.  Jr   '81 
Donna  Lyn  Vallas  '81 

GlltMrl  W.  Gabriel  Memorial  Awaid  in  Theatre 

Frances  Joanne  Civardi'81 
Carolyn  Inez  McCormick  '81 
Jennifer  Dorr  White  '81 

Arthur  B.  Grave*  Essay  Prize 

Art   Sarah  Madeleine  Carng  81 
Economics   Edward  Scott  Mayfield  '81 
History  David  James  Sorkin  '81 

Philosophy:  Mark  Fred  Kightlinger  '81 
Political  Science:  Liese  Gary  Reich  "81 
Religion:  no  award 

Graves  Prize  for  Delivery  of  Essay 

Erika  Ann  Jorgensen  '81 

Frederick  C.  Hagedorn,  Jr.  Prize 

Mark  Kevin  Bowen  '81 

Henry  H.  Hamilton  '25  Prtmedlcal  Award 

Carolyn  Michelle  Matthews  '81 

Thomas  G.  Hardle  III  '78  Memorial  Award 
In  Environmental  Studies 

Edward  Christian  Wolf  '81 

C.  David  Harris,  Jr.  Prize  In  Political  Science 

Elizabeth  Mary  Gardle  '83 
Sean  David  Stryker  '83 

Arthur  C.  Kaulmann  Prize  in  English 

Mark  Sulton  Andres  '81 


Lalhers  Prize  and  Medal 


No  award 


LeveraH  Mears  Prize  in  Chemistry 

Mark  Kevin  Bowen  '81 
Mark  Jason  Lemos  '81 


Willis  1.  Mllham  Priia  In  Aatronomy 

Richard  Lee  Boyce  '81 

Richard  Ager  Newhall  Book  Prize 
in  European  History 

David  Ernest  Woodworth  '83 

Rice  Prize*  in  Clas*ical  Languages 
In  Greek 

Louise  Harrison  Pratt  '82 

In  Latin 

Richard  Adam  Leavitt  '82 

Royal  Society  of  Art*  Sliver  Medal 

Julia  Porter  Bicktord  '81 

Bruce  Sanderson  Award  for  Excellence 
In  Architecture 

Mark  Farrand  Aselline  '81 

Sentinels  01  Ttie  Reputitic  Prize 

Cynthia  Jean  Goheen  '81 

Edward  Gould  Shumway  Prize  in  English 

Karen  Jill  Eppler  81 

HertMrt  R.  Silverman  Award  In  American  History 

Anna  Jarrelt  Morns  '61 

Theodore  Clarke  Smith  Prize  In  Anwrtcan  History 

Jeffrey  Hale  Brainard  '84 
Kirstm  Gail  Lynde  '84 

Howard  P.  Stabler  Prize  In  Phyaics 

Shawn  Burdick  '81 


William  Bradford  Turner  Prize  In 
American  History 

Hugh  Foster  Beckwith,  Jr   '81 

Van  Vechten  Prize  For  Extemporaneou*  Speaking 

First  Prize  Douglas  Scott  Nelson  '82 
Second  Prize   Bruce  Navarre  Davis  '83 
Third  Prize   Tyler  O'Hara  Horsley  '84 

Benjamin  B.  Walnwrlghl  Award  In  Engllah 

Mark  Sutton  Andres  '81 

Kari  E.  Weston  Prize  For  Distinction  In  Art 

Eric  Phihp  Widing  '81 


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Class  of  1981 
names  officers 

Members  of  the  Class  of  1981  at 
Williams  have  elected  four  of  their 
classmates  to  represent  them  as 
class  officers  for  their  first  five 
years  as  alumni.  As  class  presi- 
dent, Nevill  Smythe  of  Rochester, 
N.Y.,  will  officiate  at  alumni  activ- 
ities. Anne  D.  Ricketson  of  Dover, 
Mas^.,  is  the  vice  president, 
Michael  V.  Sardo  of  the  Bronx, 
N;Y.,  the  secretary,  and  William 
B.  Wilkes  of  Darien,  Conn.,  the 
treasurer.  Smythe  and  Christel 
Albritton  have  been  elected  class 
marshals  for  Commencement. 

Smythe,  a  history  major,  has 
been  active  as  a  player  on  and 
president  of  the  Rugby  Football 
Club,  a  junior  adviser,  treasurer  of 
Cap  &  Bells,  assistant  manager  of 
The  Log,  and  vice  president  of 
Armstrong  House. 


GOOD 
LUCK 

in  the 

future  to 

the 

CLASS 

OF 

1981 

HART'S 

PHARMACISTS.  INC. 

40  SPRING  ST. 


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WILLIAMS  RECORD 


June  7,  1981 


Williams  1980-81: 


compiled  by  Ann  Morris  and 
Susan  Hobbs 

It  was  the  year  Williams  had  to 
climb  down  from  its  Ivory  tower. 
The  real  world  found  Its  way  Into 
the  usually  serene  Purple  Valley 
this  year  In  ways  that  even  Willi- 
ams could  not  Ignore.  A  cross  burn- 
ing in  the  fall  thrust  the  issue  of 
racism  before  the  college  com- 
munity, and  thrust  the  college 
itself  into  the  public  eye.  Economic 
necessity  brought  an  end  to  the  lux- 
ury of  Row  House  dining,  and  an 
inflation  ravaged  Student  Activi- 
ties Tax  couldn't  support  all  the 
publications  students  wanted  to 
produce.  It  was  a  year  to  face 
unpleasant  realities,  and  Williams 
struggled  to  descend  from  its  ivory 
tower  with  grace. 


September 

An  unusually  large  freshman 
class  of  501  arrived  at  Williams  in 
September.  Williams  Hall 
dwellers  found  completely  refur- 
bished rooms,  and  a  fourth  person 
in  their  previously  three-person 
suites.  Displaced  upperclassmen 
found  a  temporary  home  in  newly 
remodeled  Thompson  Infirmary. 

Economist  Herbert  Stein 
defended  capitalism  as  "an  essen- 
tial source  and  guarantor  of  free- 
dom" at  the  1980  Convocation 
exercises.    His    speech,    which 


included  a  plea  for  a  stronger  mil- 
itary, became  the  focus  of  the 
year's  first  controversy.  Students 
at  the  Center  for  Developmental 
Economics  objected  to  Stein's 
speech,  as  did  a  Record  editorial. 
Everyone  wondered  why  MIT 
economist  Lester  Thurow,  a 
member  of  the  Convocation  panel, 
wasn't  the  featured  speaker.  Eve- 
ryone knew  why  British  socialist 
and  Labor  Party  leader  Tony  Benn 
wasn't.  Benn's  degree  from  Willi- 
ams sparked  an  anti-Benn  diatribe 
by  William  Buckley,  who  charac- 
terized Benn  as  a  "Left  fascist" 
and  "solopsistic  Marxist." 

A  Record  poll  showed  John  And- 
erson to  be  the  favorite  presiden- 
tial candidate  of  60  percent  of  the 
student  body.  Only  47  percent, 
however,  said  they  planned  to  vote 
for  him.  Carter  was  the  favorite  of 
23  percent,  Reagan  of  13  percent. 

The  Advisory  Committee  on 
Shareholder  Responsibility 
reported  that  the  Newmont  Mining 
Company  had  "no  interest  in  giv- 
ing factual  responses"  toquestions 
about  the  company's  racial  poli- 
cies in  South  African  operations.  In 
January  Williams  trustees 
responded  by  expressing  no  inter- 
est in  Newmont  stock. 

Steve  Forbert  rocked  a  crowd  of 
950  in  the  most  popular  and  suc- 
cessful concert  in  years. 


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His  Munificence  Don  Giflord  I  issued  his  edict  "commiltus  ad  hoc  residorum"  in 
April.  When  Pilgrims  In  the  square  below  expressed  opposition,  Gilford  merely 
smiled  and  explained  that  he  was  not  personally  responsible;  the  edict  came  from 
a  source  higher  than  any  single  man. 


October 

There  were  predictions  of  doom 
among  the  colored  leaves  of  fall. 
Allen  Ginsberg,  poet  laureate  of 
the  Beat  generation,  predicted 
nuclear  holocaust  and  denounced 
hope  as  "dope."  Daniel  Eilsberg, 
famous  for  his  psychiatrist's 
office,  made  similar  predictions  in 
a  speech  the  next  week.  The  Carter 
administration  is  making  open 
nuclear  threats,  Eilsberg  charged, 
threats  that  are  no  longer  safe 
given  the  proliferation  of  nuclear 
weapons. 

Students  flocked  to  the  Fresh- 
man Review  to  escape  the  dooms- 
day tidings.  Titled  "Steps  and 
Stages,"  the  student  written  musi- 
cal was  a  bittersweet  look  at  life  at 
Williams,  portrayed  on  an  approp- 
riately purple  stage.  With  its  mix 
of  humor,  pain  and  truth,  the  show 
moved  its  audiences  to  cheers  and 
tears. 

John  McCammond  won  the  Col- 
lege Council  Vice-Presidential 
elections  on  October  3. 

He  won  the  runoff  election  on 
October  14. 

He  won  a  third  time  on 
November  8. 

After  a  challenge  to  the  legiti- 
macy of  that  week's  election,  both 
candidates  threw  in  the  towel  and 
declared  McCammond  the  winner. 
The  Council  accepted  the  results 
and  spent  the  rest  of  the  year  try- 
ing to  prove  who  bought  Russell 
Piatt's  beer. 


November 

Two  shrouded  figures  burned  a 
cross  in  front  of  Perry  House  on  the 
night  of  Saturday,  November  1,  in 
view  of  about  40  Homecoming 
party-goers  at  Perry  and  Wood 
Houses.  The  incident  sparked  a 
reaction  of  fear  and  anger  in  the 
Williams  community.  In  a  letter  to 
all  students  on  Monday,  President 
Chandler  denounced  the  act  as  "an 
affront  to  the  fundamental  values 
and  commitments  of  Williams  Col- 
lege." Many  black  students 
charged,  however,  that  the  admin- 
istration had  neglected  its  duties 
by  not  alerting  them  to  the  possible 
danger  earlier. 

On  Monday  afternoon  more  than 
1200  students,  faculty  and  staff 
assembled  outside  Baxter  for  a 
rally  to  protest  the  cross  burning. 
Chandler  announced  that  the  Col- 
lege was  offering  a  $1000  reward 
for  information  leading  to  the  iden- 
tification of  those  responsible,  and 
further  denounced  the  act.  Black 
Student  Union  co-ordinator  Greg 


Witcher  charged  that  Williams  Is 
"institutionally  racist"  because  of 
its  lack  of  tenured  black  faculty,  its 
response  to  the  divestiture  issue 
and  its  curricular  bias.  A  crowd  of 
800  marched  from  Baxter  to  the 
site  of  the  cross-burning,  where 
special  student  and  former  civil 
rights  leader  Muhammad 
Kenyatta  delivered  a  short  prayer. 

The  week  brought  repeated 
threats  and  harassments  directed 
at  black  students.  Some  appeared 
to  come  from  Williams  students, 
others  from  unknown  outsiders.  At 
the  request  of  the  Black  Student 
Union,  President  Chandler  sus- 
pended al)  classes  Tuesday  morn- 
ing, November  11.  A  crowd  of  1300 
gathered  in  Chapin  Hall  to  hear 
racial  issues  discussed.  After  the 
two  hour  program,  the  crowd 
broke  up  into  30  small  discussion 
groups  led  by  student  and  faculty 
volunteers.  Most  agreed  that  these 
candid  discussions  about  racial 
questions  were  educational,  eye- 
opening  and  extremely  worth- 
while. After  the  moratorium  the 
threats  and  harassments  began  to 
die  down,  and  both  black  and  white 
students  seemed  pleased  with  a 
new  -nosphere  of  sensitivity  and 
comm.'.cment. 

Security  conducted  an  exhaus- 
tive investigation  for  the  cross- 
burners,  but  had  little  success. 
Williams  made  the  UPI  wire  ser- 
vice and  was  carried  on  several  tel- 
evision news  shows,  both  locally 
and  regionally.  At  the  Helsinki 
Human  Rights  conference  the 
Soviet  Union  cited  Williams  as  an 
example  of  American  human 
rights  violations. 

The  press  coverage  was  proba- 
bly responsible  for  the  drop  in  the 
number  of  applicants  to  Williams, 
particularly  black  applicants. 
Only  one  black  student  applied 
early  decision,  and  the  number  of 
total  black  applicants  was  down 
one  third  from  last  year. 

Former  Williams  student  Reza 
Pahlavi  declared  himself  Shah  of 
Iran  while  fortifications  continued 
to  increase  at  his  home  off  the  17th 
green  of  the  Taconic  Golf  Course. 

December 

An  alumni  team  called  Grape 
Nehi  took  first  place  in  the  trivia 
contest  run  by  the  Cunning  Lingu- 
ists, much  to  the  dismay  of  Ethel 
the  Frog. 

"Putting  on  the  Ritz,"  a  student 
cabaret,  was  presented  at  the  Log 
to  enthusiastic  audiences.  Other 
Log  cabarets  featured  the  40's, 
60's,  the  music  of  Irving  Berlin  and 


June  7,  1981 


WILLIAMS  RECORD 


Page  7 


The  Year  in  Review 


the  "real  world."  All  were  ener- 
getic, amusing  and  professional 
performances  which  brought 
much  appreciated  song  and  dance 
to  the  Williams  stage. 

January 

The  Advisory  Committee  on 
Shareholder  Responsibility 
announced  that  the  Trustees  had 
accepted  recommendations  to  sell 
all  College  stock  in  Newmont  Min- 
ing and  cease  buying  certificates 
of  deposit  from  six  banks.  New- 
mont is  the  first  stock  the  College 
has  sold  because  of  a  company's 
refusal  to  provide  information 
about  its  South  African  operations. 
The  Williams  Anti-Apartheid  Coa- 
lition has  been  calling  for  divesti- 
ture for  years,  and  many 
perceived  the  sale  of  Newmont 
stock  as  the  first  step  in  such  a 
process. 

A  make-up  Economics  101  exam 
was  given  on  Jan.  7,  due  to  the  dis- 
covery of  a  copy  of  the  test  in  a 
Stetson  Hall  mailbox  hours  before 
students  were  to  begin  taking  the 
exam  December  15.  A  veritable 
froshburger  panic  ensued  as  stu- 
dents ran  screaming  to  the  Dean's 
Office.  Some  students  took  a 
revised  test  December  16,  but 
those  with  plane  reservations  were 
permitted  to  take  the  new  version 
in  January. 

For  the  second  year  in  a  row, 
Williams  produced  a  Rhodes  Scho- 
lar. This  year  the  Scholarship  went 
to  Christopher  Suits,  a  double 
major  in  History  of  Ideas  and  Clas- 
sics. Suits,  also  a  football  and 
rugby  player,  will  spend  two  years 
at  Oxford. 

Amidst  bitter  controversy,  the 
College  Council  approved  the  con- 
solidation of  the  literary  maga- 
zines Pique  and  Backtalk.  Though 
all  involved  were  piqued,  the 
merged  Nexus  appeared  in  the 
spring.  There  were  threats  but  no 
murders. 

Jazz,  once  a  great  Williams  tra- 
dition, returned  in  a  January  festi- 
val to  steal  the  hearts  of  even  the 
most  dedicated  punk  fans.  Dizzy 
Gillespie  wowed  a  full  house  in 
Chapin  with  his  "be-bop"  jazz  and 
devastating  humor,  while  both 
Clyde  Criner  and  Gary  Burton 
showed  their  talents  to  apprecia- 
tive audiences.  Many  suspect  that 
the  festival  may  once  again 
become  a  tradition. 

February 

The  Neo-Druid  Society's  show- 
ing of  the  X-rated  film,  "The  Devil 
in  Miss  Jones"  sparked  controv- 


ersy over  issues  of  propriety,  taste, 
censorship  and  sexism.  In  a 
faculty  meeting  in  March,  Dean 
Roosenraad  defended  the  decision 
to  allow  the  showing  of  the  film  as  a 
protection  against  administration 
censorship. 

A  feud  between  bookstore 
owners  developed  when  Joseph 
Dewey  took  an  ad  out  in  the  Record 
claiming  that  students  were  being 
deprived  of  their  free  choice 
because  only  25  percent  of  textbook 
ordeis  came  to  his  store.  Ralph 
Renzi  charged  Dewey  with  un- 
ethical business  practices.  The 
exchange  of  insults  between 
Dewey  and  Renzi  kept  students 
amused.  Prices  remained  high. 

Arts  flourished  In  February  as 
the  piano  lounge  at  Mission  Park 
became  the  home  of  a  new  student 
art  gallery.  Students  directed  four 
theatre  productions  and  the 
National  Black  Theatre  presented 
the  vibrant  'Soul  Fusion"  to  an 
AMT  audience. 

Due  to  an  oversight  by  the 
Athletics  Depariment  there  were 
no  major  sports  events  held  at  Wil- 
liams during  Winter  Carnival 
weekend.  It  was  a  balmy  weekend, 
as  usual,  so  there  was  no  snow  for 
ski  races  or  sculptures.  Snow 
came,  of  course,  in  May. 

March 

March  came  in  like  a  lion,  and 
went  out  with  Dean  Stevens.  Dean 
of  Freshmen  Lauren  Stevens 
announced  in  March  that  he  was 
resigning  to  begin  a  weekly  news- 
paper for  Williamstown.  Williams 
students  anticipated  the  first  issue 
of  the  Advocate,  which  appeared  in 
May. 

Neil  Simon  came  and  went  with 
March.  The  author  of  The  Odd  Cou- 
ple entertained  questions  from  a 
small  audience  at  an  unpubiicized 
gathering  at  the  AMT 

A  Record  table  showed  what  we 
all  knew  already:  Division  HI 
departments  tend  to  give  the  low- 


est grades.  Math  had  the  lowest 
average  GPA,  6.92;  Anthropology 
the  highest,  8.97.  Pre-meds  took 
note  and  registered  by  the  dozen 
for  soclollnguistics. 


April 

The  Ad  Hoc  Committee  on  Stu- 
dent Residential  Life,  fondly 
known  as  the  Gifford  Committee, 
recommended  that  Row  House  din- 
ing be  closed  down  at  the  end  of  the 
year;  that  residential  houses  be 
"clustered"  to  respond  better  to 
minority  groups  within  houses; 
that  board  options  be  increased 
and  that  faculty-student  relations 
be  improved.  The  recommenda- 
tions, particularly  the  cluster 
proposal,  quickly  drew  criticism 
and  spawned  two  counter- 
proposals from  student  groups. 
Row  House  dining  will  definitely 
disappear  next  year,  but  the  fate  of 
the  other  Gifford  Committee  prop- 
osals lemains  to  be  seen. 

Students  worried  they  were  truly 
being  denied  their  rights  when 
Dean  Roosenraad  announced  a 
total  ban  on  animals,  beginning 
next  fall.  With  the  support  of  the 
College  Council  and  the  Williams 
Organization  of  Furry  Friends 
(WOOFF),  however,  mascot 
owners  won  a  one  year  "grand- 
father clause . "  Sources  close  to  the 
Dean's  Office  say  the  compromise 
came  when  WOOFF  threatened  to 
call  in  Lassie. 

But  Lassie  couldn't  save  the  day 
when  the  Trustees  raised  tuition 
151,330  for  next  year,  bringing  the 
total  cost  of  one  year  at  Williams  to 
$9,716.  Parents  showed  their  Willi- 
ams spirit  by  turning  purple  on  the 
face  when  they  were  notified  of  the 
tuition  hike.  At  the  same  time, 
however,  the  Trustees  acted  to 
create  a  parent  loan  program  to 
take  the  place  of  the  federal  pro- 
grams being  cut  by  Reagan. 

The  College  honored  its  famed 
alum  President  James  Garfield 
with  a  ceremony  and  exhibition  of 


Garfield  letters,  photos  and  memo- 
rabilia. Garfield,  who  was  gradu- 
ated from  Williams  125  years  ago, 
was  assassinated  100  years  ago 
during  his  first  year  in  office. 

Construction  of  the  new  Art  Com- 
plex, planned  for  this  spring,  was 
delayed  as  bids  exceeded  the  Col- 
lege budget.  The  theatre  will  defi- 
nitely expand,  though,  due  to  an 
anonymous  $300,000  gift  for  the 
building  of  a  new  studio  theatre  at 
the  AMT.  On  the  mainstage,  April 
brought  the  performance  of  the 
musical  Ondine.  The  show 
received  good  reviews,  as  did  the 
earlier  Theatre  Department  per- 
formances of  Major  Barbara  and 
Old  Times. 


May 

Robin  Lane  and  Willie  Nile 
played  to  another  near  sell-out 
crowd  in  Chapin.  The  S.A.B.  rejo- 
iced and  students  danced  in  the 
aisles. 

The  Admissions  Office  an- 
nounced that  the  Class  of '85  will  be 
the  largest  ever,  519,  due  to  an 
unusually  high  number  of  accep- 
tances. West  College  and  Infir- 
mary dwellers  swore  they'd  fight 
for  their  suddenly  precious  rooms. 

At  a  student  assembly  on  El  Sal- 
vador, a  resolution  was  passed  by  a 
vote  at  83  to  3  stating  opposition  to 
the  U.S.  sending  military  aid  to  El 
Salvador.  UPI  picked  up  the  story, 
while  a  Record  editorial  attacked 
such  assemblies,  known  as  town 
meetings,  as  irrelevant,  superflu- 
ous, and  misleading. 

June 

Donald  F.  McHenry  addressed 
the  482  graduates  at  the  192nd  Wil- 
liams Commencement.  Ronald 
Dworkin  was  the  Baccalaureate 
speaker.  Luckily  for  the  gradu- 
ates, the  watch  dropped  from  the 
Chapel  tower  on  Class  Day  was  not 
a  Timex.  It  broke,  signifying  good 
luck  for  the  graduates  of  1981. 


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Daniel  Maremont  Bernick 
Ricfiard  Eric  Besser 
Ttiomas  Cummins  Black 
Susan  Singleton  Blakeslee 
Athos  Bousvaros 
Mark  Kevin  Bowen 
Ricfiard  Lee  Boyce 
Barbara  Ann  Bradley 
Peter  Curtis  Britton 


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Sarah  Madeleine  Carrig 
David  Gordon  Cliff 
Laurette  Cattienne  Clough 
Gary  Daniel  Cole 
Stephen  Goodvuin  Colt 
Caroline  Contrata 
Jeffrey  Atan  Cooper 
Philip  Hokanson  Darrow 
Anthony  Joseph  de  Giovanna.  Jr. 
Patrick  Foley  Dobson 
Margaret  Wylie  Drinker 
Morgan  Webster  Dudley 
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Todd  Paul  Greenwald 
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Ephilles  (and  his  heel) 


by  Garj  Cole 


Farewell,  ivory  towers, 
Mother,  send  no  flowers, 
I'm  shedding  my  cocoon, 
Won't  you  shine  my  silver  spoon? 

Ephman  uber  alles 
Be  it  deutschmarlcs,  yen,  or  dollars. 
Won't  you  kindly  horn  my  rims— 
Or  better  yet,  just  stripe  my  pins? 

Chorus: 

I'm  a  world-beater,  a  go-getter, 

and  a  god, 
Give  my  doormen  in  Manhattan 

and  a  beach-house  on  Cape  Cod. 
I'm  sharp  and  quick  and  cute;  I'm 

manifest  destiny. 
And  I'm  busily  collecting  what  the 

world  owes  to  me. 

So  long,  bookish  womb, 
Now  it's  me  who  calls  the  tune. 
Free  from  Renzi,  free  from  Dewey, 
No  more  soggy,  limp  chop  suey. 

I  was  born  to  rule 
Since  my  days  in  grammar-school, 
I  have  savoir-faire,  an  air  of  ease 
And  I'll  do  anything  I  please. 


Chorus: 

I'm  a  world-t)eater,  a  go-getter, 

and  a  god. 
Give  me  doormen  in  Manhattan 

and  a  beach-house  on  Cape  Cod. 
I'm  sharp  and  quick  and  cute;  I'm 

manifest  destiny. 
And  I'm  busily  collecting  what  the 

world  owes  to  me. 

Jesus  Christ,  I'll  stop  this  sham 
And  really  tell  you  who  I  am, 
I'm  worried,  scared,  and  lazy 
And  New  York  will  drive  me  crazy . 

I'm  not  ready  for  this  yet. 
Someone  else  can  go  and  get, 
I'll  just  stay  an  adolescent 
Past  my  birthday  twenty-second. 

New  Chorus: 

I'm  a  skier,  I'm  a  napper,  I'm  a 

cruiser,  I'm  a  bum. 
Give  me  beer  on  Chapin  steps  and 

a  Frisbee  in  the  sun. 
If  a  Williams  education  teaches 

Ingenuity 
Why  don't  I  convince  them  that  a 

fifth  year  here's  for  me? 


June  7.  1981 


WILLIAMS  RECORD 


Page  9 


Purple  Key 

Continued  from  Page  12 

ot  32  people  across  the  country 
recently  selected  for  the  Olympic 
Development  Camp  for  crew. 

Other  seniors  honored  were 
Christian  Mdlone  (Bristol,  Ct.), 
the  Dr.  I.S.  Drubben  '24  Award  for 
golf;  Marl<  Lemos  (Dover,  N.H.), 
the  Young-Jay  Hockey  Trophy; 
Dean  Ahlberg  (Garden  City, 
N . Y . ) ,  the  Oswald  Tower  Award  in 
basketball;  Stuart  Beath  (Far- 
mington,  Ct.),  the  Scrlbner  Mem- 
orial Tennis  Trophy;  Scott  Frost 
(North  Bennington,  Vt.),  the  J. 
Edwin  Bullock  Wrestling  Trophy; 
Richard  Sloman  (Dallas,  Tx.),  the 
Brian  Dawe  Award  in  crew;  Daniel 
Friesen  (Los  Angeles,  Ca.)  the 
Fox  Memorial  Soccer  Trophy;  and 
William  Keville  (Shrewsbury, 
Ma.),  Robert  W.  Johnston  Memor- 
ial Trophy  in  baseball. 

Other  recognized  seniors 
included  William  Childs  (Dennis, 
Ma.),  the  Men's  Lacrosse  Award; 
Ann  Ricketson  (Dover,  Ma.),  the 


Women's  Lacrosse  Award;  Keith 
Berryhill  (Corpus  Christi,  Tx.), 
the  Robert  B.  Mulr  Men's  Swim- 
ming Trophy;  Philip  Darrow(Win- 
netka,  II.)  ,  the  Franklin  F. 
Olmsted  Memorial  Award  for 
cross-country;  and  Mary  Tom 
Hlggs  (Concord,  N.H.),  the 
Women's  Squash  Award.  Higgs 
also  shared  the  Lady  Tennis 
Award  with  senior  Mary  Simpson 
(Ottsville,  Pa.),  Seniors  Scott 
Mayfield  (Wilmington,  Del.)  and 
Calvin  Schnure  (Pittsburgh,  Pa.) 
claimed  the  Anthony  Plansky 
Award  for  track. 

Juniors  receiving  awards  were 
Gregory  Jacobson  (Needham, 
Ma.),  the  Golf  Trophy;  Stephen 
Doherty  (Milton,  Ma.),  the 
Michael  J.  Rakov  Memorial 
Award  in  football;  Donald  Hangen 
(Corning,  N.Y.),  the  Ralph  J. 
Townsend  Ski  Trophy;  Brenda 
Mailman  (Montpelier,  Vt.),  the 
Alumnae  Skiing  Award;  and  Ken- 
non  Miller  (Greenwich,  Ct.),  the 
Squash  Racquets  Prize. 

Gladden  House  took  the  Intram- 
ural Sports  championship. 


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Continued  from  Page  2 

"Atlantic  Monthly"  from  1967  to 
1973.  For  two  years  during  this 
time  Drew  also  hosted  a  series  of 
weekly  programs  for  public  televi- 
sion, in  which  she  conducted  inter- 
views with  such  public  figures  as 
Edward  Kennedy,  John  Ehriich- 
man  and  Indira  Gandhi.  She  is  now 
a  regular  contributor  to  "The  New 
Yorker"  magazine,  and  is  a  com- 
mentator for  Post-Newsweek  tele- 
vision stations.  She  appears 
frequently  on  Public  Broadcast- 
ing's "Agronsky&  Company,"  and 
also  participates  on  "Meet  the 
Press'  and  "Face  the  Nation." 
Harding  Bancroft,  a  1933  Willi- 
ams graduate,  has  been  affiliated 
with  the  New  York  Times  Co.  since 
1956,  and  was  a  Williams  Trustee 
from  1968  to  1980.  After  graduating 
from  Harvard  Law  School  in  1936, 
Bancroft  practiced  with   a   New 


York  law  firm  until  the  war,  when 
he  worked  for  the  Office  of  Price 
Administration  and  the  Office  of 
Lend  Lease  Administration  and 
saw  two  years  of  active  duty  in  the 
Navy.  After  the  war,  he  held  posi- 
tions in  several  State  Department 
offices  connected  with  the  United 
Nations  before  joining  the  New 
York  Times  Co.  There  he  served  as 
executive  vice  president  from  1963 
to  1974,  as  vice  chairman  from  1974 
to  1976,  and  as  director  from  1961  to 
1976.  Bancroft  was  a  member  of 
the  United  States  delegation  to  the 
21st  United  Nations  General  As- 
sembly. He  has  served  on  the  board 
of  directors  of  the  Greer  Children's 
Community,  the  Ralph  Bunche 
Institute  at  the  United  Nations, 
Carnegie  Corporation  and  Sarah 
Lawrence  College.  He  is  President 
of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  the 
Clark  Art  Institute. 


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June  7,  1981 


I 


Tradition 

Continued  from  Page    i 

ates.  "Every  effort  was  made  to 
provide  an  impressive  display  of 
orations  and  talents,"  notes 
Rudolf.  "Each  senior  spoke  four 
times. ' '  By  the  mid-nineteenth  cen- 
tury there  were  musical  offerings, 
gingerbread  and  cider  stands  to 
offer  "relief  from  the  orations." 

Four  hundred  seventy-nine 
seniors  graduated  today,  but  there 
weren't  an  endless  number  of 
speeches.  In  1901,  the  number  of 
student  speakers  was  limited  to 
three:  the  valedictorian,  a  speaker 
selected  by  the  senior  class,  and 
one  chosen  by  Phi  Beta  Kappa. 

The  most  recent  change  has 
been  the  location  of  graduation. 
The  Stetson  Lawn  is  the  tenth  dif- 
ferent place  Commencement  has 
been  held.  The  first  seventy  or  so 
were  held  in  the  Old  Congrega- 
tional Church  in  Williamstown 
which  has  since  burned  down.  The 
ceremony  moved  to  Chapin  Hall 
during  the  first  half  of  the  twen- 
tieth century. 

During  World  War  II,  graduat- 
ing classes  were  small.  There  were 
only  19  men  in  the  1944  procession; 
the  rest  of  the  class  had  gone  to 
war.  Commencements  were  held 
in  the  Faculty  Club  or  Thorripson 
Memorial  Chapel.  After  the  war, 
graduation  moved  outside— unless 
it  rained.  But  in  the  last  30  years  it 
has  only  rained  on  five  Commence- 
ments. In  1955  and  1965  the  cerem- 
ony returned  to  Chapin  Hall;  in 
1972, 1975,  and  last  year,  it  was  held 
inside  the  Lansing  Chapman 
Hockey  Rink. 

Rudolph  points  out  that  World 
War  II  disrupted  Williams  gradua- 
tions as  well.  Several  classes  grad- 
uated in  February  and  one  in  May 
in  order  to  meet  the  needs  of  the 
students'  future  employer,  the  mil- 
itary. "While  the  College  will  not 
reach  its  two  hundredth  anniver- 
sary until  1993,"  says  Rudolph, 
"It's  two  hundredth  Commence- 
ment will  take  place  in  1989." 

Cap  and  gowns  for  seniors 
became  part  of  the  Williams  Com- 
mencement near  the  end  of  the 
1800's,  inspired  by  Oxford  custom. 
While  he  bachelor's  gowns  are 
plain  black,  the  faculty  members 
wear  gowns  which  give  a  bright 
splash  of  color  to  the  procession. 

"In  recent  years,"  remarked 
Rudolph,  "American  universities 
have  followed  the  custom  of  Euro- 
pean insitutions  of  having  doctoral 
gowns  in  the  color  of  the  univer- 
sity." Rudolph  says  some  readily 
recognizable  gowns  in  the  Willi- 
ams procession  are  "Yale's  blue 
doctoral  gown,   Harvard's  crim- 


son, and  Columbia's  light  blue." 

While  the  Commencement  has 
been  marked  by  change,  there  are 
many  ties  to  the  earliest  days  of  the 
College.  Ever  since  1795,  for  exam- 
ple, the  High  Sheriff  of  Berkshire 
County  has  led  the  procession.  This 
year.  Carmen  Massimiano  of 
Pittsf ield  donned  a  top  hat  and  tails 
with  a  distinctive  gold  vest  to  lead 
the  column  of  seniors  and  faculty 
members.  Just  as  in  the  earliest 
days  of  the  College,  the  procession 
marched  past  West  College,  the 
first  College  building,  on  its  way  to 
the  ceremonies. 


Sigma  Xi 
elects  nine 

The  William  Chapter  of 
Sigma  Xi  has  elected  the  follow- 
ing seniors  for  membership  in 
recognition  for  their  outstand- 
ing research  in  the  sciences: 
Harold  G.  Bailey,  Jr.  - 
Psychology 

Thomas  C.  Black  -  Astronomy/ 
Physics 

Athos  Bousvaros  -  Chemistry 
Richard  L.  Boyce  -  Astronomy/ 
Physics 

Valerie  R.  ColviUe  -  Geology 
Deborah  A.  Haley  -  Psychology 
Kameran  Lashkari  -  Biology 
William  S.  Schroth  -  Biology 
Scott  D.  Solomon  -  Psychology 


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plant  the  traditional  Ivy  on  class  day. 


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Are  your  ends  looking  more  orange  than  auburn'? 

Has  your  hair  lost  its  sheen— The  sheen  it  once  had? 

Is  It  showing  signs  of  hfelessness'? 

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always  wanted  can  be  achieved  beautifully— and  safely— 

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the  dullest  hair— and  Cellophanes  leave  hair  not  only  in 

great  colour  but  also  in  great  condition! 

How  hard  is  It  on  my  hair? 

Fact—  Cellophanes  contain  no  ammonia,  no  peroxide  or 

harsh  chemicals— your  hairdresser  will  explain  to  you  the 

benefits  ol  using  a  haircolor  that  is  acid  base  (pH  5  5)  — (An 

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Cellophanes  are  non-toxic 

free  of  skin  and  eye  irritants 

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no  peroxide 

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From  the  sensational  Black  Orchid  to  the  sparkling  Reddis- 

simo  to  the  soft  Gold  Blondness  to  the  gentle  Caramel,  rest 

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The  CLIP  SHOP  has  four  convenient  locations: 

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WILLIAMS  RECORD 


Page  11 


Sports 
wrap  up 

Continued  from  Page  12 

more  '83,  Lisa  Pepe  '83  and  Anne 
and  Terry  Dancewicz  '82,  the  team 
rolled  to  a  21-5  record  this  fall.  The 
squad  also  captured  third  place  in 
the  NIAC  tournament,  finishing 
behind  Smith  and  Bates. 

Waterpolo 

The  Waterpolo  team  swam  to  a 
13-3  record,  including  two  big  vic- 
tories over  Amherst.  In  a  tourna- 
ment at  Harvard,  the  team  placed 
second  in  New  England.  Gordon 
Cliff  '81,  Burlte  IVIiller  '81,  Gerry 
Treiman  '82,  and  Mark  Weeks  '83 
were  among  the  leaders  for  the 
waterpolo  squad. 


WINTER 

Basketball 

A  devastating  loss  to  Amherst  in 
the  final  game  of  the  season  gave 
the  Williams  Varsity  Basketball 
team  a  strong,  yet  for  many,  disap- 
pointing 11-11  record.  One  bright 
note  in  the  season  came  in  the  Win- 
ter Carnival  game  Feb.  21  against 
Drew  University  as  senior  Dean 
Ahlberg  reached  the  1,000  point 
career  mark. 
Hockey 

Head  Hockey  Coach  Bill  McCor- 
mick  led  his  team  to  a  16-4-3  record 
in  one  of  Williams'  strongest  sea- 
sons on  record.  Freshman  Daniel 
Finn  received  the  most  valuable 
player  award  for  the  team,  giving 
up  an  average  of  only  3.07  goals  per 


game.  He  made  a  total  of  505  saves 
in  the  course  of  the  season. 

Junior  forward  David  Calabro 
received  the  most  improved  player 
award.  Calabro  totaled  a  team- 
high  41  points  on  14  goals  and  27 
assists. 
Women's  Basketball 

The  Ephwomen  logged  an 
impressive  17-4  record  this  year  as 
they  took  both  the  Little  Three  and 
the  NIAC  Championships.  The 
team  finished  the  season  with  a 
strong  57-52  win  over  Amherst. 
Swimming 

Williams  Swim  teams  domi- 
nated the  New  England  Champion- 
ships for  the  third  straight  year  in 
the  men's  category  and  the  second 
straight  in  the  women's.  Both 
teams  then  went  on  to  the  Nation- 
als where  the  women  raced  to  a  5th 
place  win.  The  Ephs  were  sparked 
by  the  dynamic  performance  of 
sophomore  swimming  sensation 
Liz  Jex,  who  won  three  individual 
events  during  the  competition  in 
Cedar  Rapids,  Iowa. 
Squash 

Despite  a  blas^  13-8  season,  the 
Williams  Squash  team  distin- 
guished itself  in  the  1980-81  season 
by  winning  the  coveted  "Coaches 
Award"  at  the  squash  nationals. 
"Receiving  that  award  meant  a  lot 
to  us,"  said  Ken  Miller,  team  cap- 
tain. "We  finished  up  the  season 
proud  of  our  overall  performance 
and  the  award  confirmed  those 
feelings." 
Women's  Hockey 

This  was  a  building  season  for 
the  still-young  Women's  Hockey 
Club.  Despite  a  winless  record. 
Coach  Bill  Jacobs  said  "We've  def- 


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initely  been  building  a  squad  this 
year.  Next  year  we'll  have  a  better 
depth  of  experience  and  we'll  com- 
pile a  much  better  record." 

SPRING 

Baseball 

The  1981  season  was  a  nightmare 
for  the  Williams  baseball  team  as 
they  posted  a  3-16  season.  Plagued 
by  shaky  hitting  and  crucial  men- 
tal errors  in  the  field,  the  Ephs 
dropped  many  games  that  could-- 
and  should—  have  been  won.  Presi- 
dent Chandler  refused,  however,  to 
allow  Coach  James  Briggs  to  com- 
mit ritual  suicide,  and  he  promises 
to  do  better  this  year. 
Tennis 

A  f  ired-up  Williams  Tennis  team 
swept  past  both  Wesleyan  and 
Amherst  to  take  the  Little  Three  on 
the  way  to  a  6-4  spring  season. 
Standouts  for  the  Ephs  were  j  unior 
Chuck  Warshaver,  seniors  Stu 
Beath  and  freshman  Brook 
Larmer. 
Women's  Crew 

The  Women's  Crew  finished  its 
season  at  the  prestigious  Eastern 
Championships,  finishing  a  strong 
ninth  in  the  varsity  competition. 
Held  at  Lake  Waramaug  in 
Northwestern    Connecticut,    the 


regatta    assembled    the   finest 
women's  crews  in  the  East  for  a 
full  day  of  competition. 
Men's  Lacrosse 

The  Varsity  Lacrosse  team, 
flush  with  a  6-0  Division  III  record, 
came  to  the  ECAC  Division  III 
men's  lacrosse  championships  as 
the  number  one  seed.  It  was  all 
downhill  from  there  as  they  faced 
humiliation  at  the  hands  of  the 
Bears  of  Bowdoin.  The  Ephmen's 
final  record  was  8-4. 
Men's  Track 

The  Track  team  closed  the 
spring  season  with  a  7-1  record. 
They  then  went  on  to  land  a  solid 
fifth  out  of  some  twenty  teams  in 
the  Division  III  New  Englands 
meet  held  at  Bowdoin.  The  Eph- 
men  finished  16  points  behind 
champion  MIT  and  only  5  out  of 
second  place.  At  the  Nationals  in 
Cleveland,  Scott  Mayfieid  was 
named  an  Ail-American  after  gain- 
ing sixth  place  in  the  pole  vault. 
Softball 

The  Williams  Softball  team 
posted  an  8-3  record  in  their  first 
season  of  play  this  spring.  Par- 
tially under  the  direction  of  Willi- 
ams' own  President  Chandler,  the 
squad  quickly  became  a  "power 
that  be"  on  the  softball  circuit. 


# 


JOSEPH  E.  DEWEY 


WILLIAMSTOWN,  MASS. 
01267 


Page  12 


WILLIAMS  RECORD 


June  7,  1961 


The  year  in  Eph  sports 


Teams  have 
mixed  success 

Williams  athletic  teams  saw 
mixed  success  in  this  year's  intra- 
coUeglate  sports  schedule.  From 
the  football  team's  capture  of  the 
Little  Three  title  for  the  eighth 
year  In  ten  to  an  abysmal  3-16  sea- 
son for  the  baseball  team,  Williams 
teams  and  fans  ran  a  gamut  of 
glorious  victories  and  agonizing 
losses. 

Fall  1980 
Football 

The  Williams  varsity  Football 
team  finished  its  1980  season  with  a 
record  of  5-2-1.  The  Ephmen  cap- 
tured the  Little  Three  Champion- 
ship outright  for  the  eighth  time  In 
the  last  ten  years  by  downing  Wes- 
ieyan  and  Amherst  in  tough  defen- 
sive battles,  9-0  and  10-3 
respectively.  The  other  major 
highlight  of  the  season  was  a  12-7 
upset  win  over  Bowdoin  in  Bruns- 
wick, Maine. 

Co-captain  Brian  Benedict  led 
the  defense  with  40  unassisted 
tackles  and  35  assists,  while  his 
partner  at  the  other  linebacker 
spot,  Mark  Deuschele,  had  28  unas- 
sisted tackles  and  26  assists.  Jay 
Wheatley  led  the  team  in  scoring 
with  five  touchdowns,  and  Bill 
Novlcki  was  the  mainstay  of  the 
rushing  game  with  370  yards. 
Soccer 

The  varsity  Soccer  team  finished 
a  disappointing  season  with  a  3-8-1 
record.  Little  Three  hopes  were 
smashed  in  back-to-back  losses 
against  Wesleyan  and  Amherst. 
The  highlight  of  the  season  came 
as  Williams  beat  out  Dartmouth  3-2 
early  in  the  season. 
Field  Hockey 

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The  scoreboard  explains  the  drama  as  the  Ephmen  unsuccessfully  tried  to  break  a  tie  game  with  MIddlebury.  (Precht) 


Sophomores  Mary  Beard  and  Kathy 
Gllmore  leap  lor  the  chance  to  smash 
the  foes  of  Ihe  Eph  splkers.      (Kraus) 


finished  a  5-5  season  at  the  Nor- 
theast College  Field  Hockey  Asso- 
ciation championships  where,  of 
the  24  teams  present,  Williams  had 
the  most  players  selected  to  the 
division's  All-Star  team.  Named  to 
the  first  team  were  seniors  Sarah 
Behrer,  Sarah  Foster,  and  Anne 
Ricketson  and  juniors  Beth  Con- 
nolly and  Holly  Perry.  Freshmen 
Sue  Harrington  and  Dorothy 
Briggs  were  selected  to  the  second 
and  third  teams,  respectively. 

Golf 

The  Williams  Golf  team  drove  to 
a  perfect  8-0  season  under  the  lead- 
ership of  coach  Rudy  Goff.  The 
highpoint  of  the  season,  according 
to  Goff,  was  the  Williams-UMass 
match  in  early  October. '  'That  was 
probably  our  toughest  match  and 
yet  we  shot  our  lowest  team  score. 
It  feels  good  to  beat  the  pressure." 

Women's  Tennis 

After  losing  its  first  match,  the 
Women's  Tennis  team  won  nine 
consecutive  matches  before  losing 
the  final  match  against  Amherst, 
finishing  the  season  with  a  9-2 
record.  The  squad  finished  seventh 
out  of  35  teams  in  the  New  England 
Intercollegiate  tournament  and 
won  the  Little  Three  Champion- 
ship over  Amherst  and  Wesleyan. 
Sophomore  Lisa  Noferi  and  Cap- 
tain Mary  Simpson  led  the  way  in 
singles  competition,  while  Jami 
Harris  and  Melanie  Thompson  per- 
formed solidly  in  the  doubles.  'This 
was  the  first  season  Sean  Sloane 
had  coached  both  women's  and 
men's  tennis. 


Rugby 

The  Rugby  team  finished  with  a 
6-2  mark  on  the  year,  concluding 
with  a  fine  thrashing  of  Amherst. 
Much  promise  was  shown  by  a  tre- 
mendous B-side,  which  was  scored 
on  only  once  the  entire  season. 
Men's  Cross  Country 

The  Cross  Country  continued  its 
winning  ways  this  fall,  capturing 
its  lltii  consecutive  Little  Three 
Title  and  extending  its  match 
streak  to  29.  Outstanding  per- 
formers included  Bo  Parker  '83, 
Little  Three  champion  Ted  Con- 
gdon  '81,  who  placed  second  in  the 
Division  II  New  England  Cham- 


pionships, and  Phil  Darrow  '81, 
who  captained  the  team. 
Women's  Cross  Country 

The  Ephs  drove  to  a  successful 
season,  posting  a  5-1  mark  in  regu- 
lar meets  in  addition  to  capturing 
the  Amherst  Invitational  and  the 
Little  Three  championship.  Fine 
seasons  were  registered  by  Liz 
Martineau  '82,  who  finished  19th  in 
New  England,  Kerry  Malone  '84, 
Sue  Marchant  '82,  and  Trish  Hell- 
man  '82. 
Volleyball 

Led  by  hall  of  famer  Cathy  Ger- 
nert,  Jane  Uretz  '81,  Kathleen  Gil- 
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Purple  Key  awards 


Seniors  Catherine  Gernert  and 
Brian  Benedict  received  Williams' 
highest  athletic  honors  at  the  24th 
Annual  Purple  Key  Awards 
Ceremony  held  on  May  15. 

Benedict,  from  Sayville,  N.Y., 
and  Gernert,  of  Chappaqua,  N.Y., 
won  the  men's  and  women's  Pur- 
ple Key  Trophies,  awarded  to  the 
senior  man  and  woman  who  exem- 
plify "leadership,  team  spirit,  abil- 
ity, and  character."  Gernert,  who 
also  won  the  Class  of  1981  award  for 
Women's  Baslcetbail,  has  been  an 
outstanding  member  of  the 
women's  basketball,  volleyball, 
and  Softball  teams.  Earlier  this 
year  she  was  elected  to  the  Volley- 
ball Hall  of  Fame. 

Benedict  was  an  all-ECAC  line- 
backer  and  co-captain  of  the  foot- 
ball team;  he  also  was  a  standout 


lacrosse  player  and  that  team's 
leading  scorer  this  year. 

Benedict  shared  the  Belvidere 
Brooks  Memorial  Medal  for  foot- 
ball with  Christopher  Suits,  a 
senior  defenseman  from  Ellens- 
burg,  Wa.,  who  was  named  a 
Rhodes  Scholar  this  spring.  Suits 
was  also  awarded  the  Willard 
Hoyt,  Jr.,  '23  Memorial  Award  for 
the  male  senior  who  combines 
superior  athletic  ability  with  out- 
standing scholarship. 

The  Class  of  1925  Scholar  Athlete 
Award  for  "inspiring  commitment 
and  excellence  in  athletics  and 
scholarship"  by  a  senior  woman 
was  accorded  to  Carolyn  Matthews 
of  Hume,  Va.  Matthews  is  a  junior- 
year  Phi  Beta  Kappa  and  captain 
of  the  women's  Crew.  She  was  one 
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